Magnolia Bark and Rhubarb Decoction

金匱要略

For propping rheum with chest fullness, Houpo Da Huang Tang governs. (Jin Gui Yao Lue)

Magnolia bark one chi; Rhubarb six liang; Aurantium four pieces. The three ingredients above: with five sheng of water, boil down to two sheng, divide and take warm in two doses. (Shang Han Za Bing Lun)

The three ingredients above: with five sheng of water, boil down to two sheng, divide and take warm in two doses.

湯劑

Drains heat and moves qi, transforms rheum and washes away excess.

Distension, fullness and pain in the chest, epigastrium and abdomen, shortness of breath, inability to lie down, or panting; constipation; red tongue with yellow greasy coating; slippery pulse.