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Licorice Decoction

傷寒論湯劑
Source-based · educational reference
Source
傷寒論
Original text
-- In Shaoyin disease for two or three days, if there is sore throat, one may give Gancao Tang. If it does not heal, give Jiegeng Tang. (Shang Han Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage))
Composition
Gan Cao 2 liang. The above one ingredient: use 3 sheng of water, boil down to 1.5 sheng, remove the dregs, take 7 ge warm, twice daily. (Shang Han Za Bing Lun)
Preparation
Use 3 sheng of water, boil down to 1.5 sheng, remove the dregs, take 7 ge warm, twice daily.
Form
湯劑
Function
Clear heat and resolve toxin.
Traditional indications
Shaoyin disease with sore throat.