Trichosanthes and Cinnamon Twig Decoction

金匱要略

Taiyang disease, with all its signs present, the body rigid and stiff, yet the pulse is deep and slow instead — this is tetany; Gualou Guizhi Tang governs it. (Jin Gui Yao Lue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet))

Gualougen 2 liang, Guizhi 3 liang, Shaoyao 3 liang, Gancao 2 liang, Shengjiang 3 liang, Dazao 12 pieces. The above six ingredients, with 9 sheng of water, boil to obtain 3 sheng, divide into three warm doses, to obtain slight sweating. If sweating does not occur, after the time of a meal, sip hot congee to promote it. (Shanghan Zabing Lun)

The above six ingredients, with 9 sheng of water, boil to obtain 3 sheng, divide into three warm doses, to obtain slight sweating. If sweating does not occur, after the time of a meal, sip hot congee to promote it. (Modern usage: boil 9 bowls of water down to 3 bowls; Guizhi is added later and boiled for only 15 minutes; take one warm bowl after each of the three meals.)

湯劑

Release the flesh and effuse the exterior, generate fluids and relax the sinews.

For Guizhi Tang pattern with accompanying spasms and contractures, thirst, and a deep pulse.