Gardenia and Rhubarb Decoction

金匱要略

Wine jaundice, agitation in the heart, or heat pain, Zhizi Dahuang Tang governs it. (Jin Gui Yao Lue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet))

Gardenia 14 pieces; rhubarb 1 liang; bitter orange 5 pieces; fermented soybean 1 sheng. For the above four ingredients, use 6 sheng of water; boil to obtain 2 sheng; divide into three warm doses. (Shang Han Za Bing Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage and Miscellaneous Diseases))

For the above four ingredients, use 6 sheng of water; boil to obtain 2 sheng; divide into three warm doses.

湯劑

Clear the liver and promote gallbladder function, Regulate Qi and resolve jaundice.

Hypochondriac pain (i.e., pain in the liver region), abdominal distention, epigastric oppression, no desire to eat, heat pain in the stomach, agitation in the heart, dizziness, vertigo, yellowing of the body, eyes, and urine, red tongue, yellow greasy coating, rapid pulse.