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Licorice, Wheat, and Jujube Decoction

金匱要略湯劑
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Source
金匱要略
Original text
In women with visceral agitation, they are prone to sadness and desire to cry, as if possessed by spirits, and frequently yawn and stretch; Gan Mai Da Zao Tang governs it. (Jin Gui Yao Lue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet))
Composition
Gancao 3 liang; wheat 1 jin; Dazao 10 pieces. The above three ingredients, with 6 sheng of water, boil down to 3 sheng; take warm in three divided doses. It also supplements spleen qi. (Shang Han Za Bing Lun)
Preparation
The above three ingredients, with 6 sheng of water, boil down to 3 sheng; take warm in three divided doses.
Form
湯劑
Function
Nourish the heart and Calm the spirit, harmonize the middle and relieve tension.
Traditional indications
Women's visceral agitation pattern. Mental haziness, grief and desire to cry, loss of self-control, frequent yawning.
Modifications
Infantile night crying: add cicada slough: 1.5.