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Yigan San

保嬰撮要·急驚風門湯劑
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Source
保嬰撮要·急驚風門
Original text
Treats deficiency heat of the Liver channel with convulsions/twitching, or fever with teeth grinding, or palpitations with chills and fever, or wood overwhelming earth causing vomiting, phlegm, and wheezing, with abdominal distention, reduced food intake, and restless sleep.
Composition
Soft Bupleurum (Ruan Chaihu) and Licorice, 5 fen each. Ligusticum chuanxiong (Chuanxiong), 8 fen. Angelica sinensis (Danggui), stir-fried Atractylodes macrocephala (Baizhu), Poria, and Gambir vine hooks (Gouteng gou), 1 qian each. Decoct the above in water; mother and child take it together. Made into honey pills, it is called Yiqing Wan (Restrain the Liver Pill). (Jingyue Quanshu)
Preparation
Decoct nine bowls of water into three bowls; for Gambir vine (Gouteng), Add later and decoct only 15 minutes. Take one bowl warm after meals each time.
Form
湯劑
Function
Calm and suppress deficiency heat of the Liver channel; relieve spasms and Calm the spirit.
Traditional indications
Deficiency heat of the Liver channel, convulsions/twitching, or palpitations with chills and fever, or fever with teeth grinding, or vomiting of phlegm and drool, with abdominal distention, reduced food intake, and restless sleep.
Modifications
Palpitation to the left of the umbilicus _ pulsation of the abdominal aorta in the left abdomen: add Chen Pi 6, Jiang Ban Xia 10. -- Localized convulsions: add Bai Shao 20. -- Restlessness in sleep, vexation and insomnia: add Bai Zi Ren 15, Chao Suan Zao Ren 15, Suan Zao Ren 15. -- Palpitations with chills and fever; or Parkinson's disease, chorea, generalized tremors and trembling: combine with Xiao Chai Hu Tang. -- Vomiting of phlegm and saliva: combine with Wen Dan Tang.