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Inula Decoction

金匱要略湯劑
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Source
金匱要略
Original text
Liver fixation (gan zhuo): the person often wishes to press or stamp on the chest; before the condition becomes painful, they only desire warm drinks; Xuanfuhua Decoction governs it. (Jin Gui Yao Lue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet)) -- The Cun-kou pulse is wiry and large: wiry indicates reduction, large indicates hollow; reduction indicates cold, hollow indicates deficiency; cold and deficiency strike each other, and this is called the ge (leather/drum-skin) pulse. In a woman, it may manifest as miscarriage and leakage; Xuanfuhua Decoction governs it. (Jin Gui Yao Lue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet))
Composition
Xuanfuhua (Inula flower) 3 liang, scallion 14 stalks, Xinjiang (new crimson silk) a little. The above three ingredients: with 3 sheng of water, decoct to reduce to 1 sheng, and take in one dose. (Shang Han Za Bing Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage and Miscellaneous Diseases))
Preparation
The above three ingredients: with 3 sheng of water, decoct to reduce to 1 sheng, and take it in one dose.
Form
湯劑
Function
Regulate Qi and free yang; invigorate blood and dissipate stasis.
Traditional indications
Liver fixation: chest oppression and discomfort, even distending pain, slightly relieved by pressing or pounding with the hand; preference for warm drinks; in women, miscarriage and leakage; the pulse is wiry and large.