Licorice, Wheat, and Jujube Decoction

金匱要略

-- In women with visceral agitation, [she] is prone to sadness and desire to cry, as if acted upon by spirits, and frequently yawns and stretches; Gan Mai Da Zao Tang governs it. (Jin Gui Yao Lue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet))

Licorice 3 liang; wheat 1 jin; jujube 10 pieces. The above three ingredients, with 6 sheng of water, boil to obtain 3 sheng; take warm in three divided doses. It also supplements spleen qi. (Shang Han Za Bing Lun)

The above three ingredients, with 6 sheng of water, boil to obtain 3 sheng; take warm in three divided doses.

湯劑

Nourish the heart and Calm the spirit, harmonize the middle and relieve urgency.

Women's visceral agitation pattern. Mental haziness, grief and desire to cry, loss of self-control, frequent yawning.

Infantile night crying: Add Chantui (cicada slough): 1.5.