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金匱要略湯劑
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Source
金匱要略
Original text
Diarrhea with lung pain: Zi Shen Tang governs it. (Jin Gui Yao Lue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet))
Composition
Zi Shen half a jin, Gan Cao three liang. The above two ingredients, with five sheng of water, first boil Zi Shen to obtain two sheng, add Gan Cao, boil to obtain one and a half sheng, divide into three warm doses. (Shang Han Za Bing Lun)
Preparation
The above two ingredients, with five sheng of water, first boil Zi Shen to obtain two sheng, add Gan Cao, boil to obtain one and a half sheng, divide into three warm doses.
Form
湯劑
Function
Stop diarrhea.
Traditional indications
Diarrhea, chest pain.