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Poria, Cinnamon Twig, Licorice and Jujube Decoction
傷寒論湯劑
Source-based · educational reference
Source
傷寒論
Original text
-- After sweating, if the person has palpitations below the umbilicus, about to develop running piglet, Fuling Guizhi Gancao Dazao Tang governs it. (《Shang Han Lun》)
Composition
Poria half a jin, Cinnamon twig four liang, Licorice two liang, Jujube fifteen pieces. The above four flavors, with one dou of sweet clarified water, first boil Poria, reduce by two sheng, add all medicinals, boil and take three sheng, remove dregs, take one sheng warm, three times daily. (Shang Han Za Bing Lun)
Preparation
The above four flavors, with one dou of sweet clarified water, first boil Poria, reduce by two sheng, add all medicinals, boil and take three sheng, remove dregs, take one sheng warm, three times daily.
Form
湯劑
Function
Descend kidney Qi.
Traditional indications
After sweating in cold damage, the person has palpitations below the umbilicus, about to develop running piglet.
Modifications
Pancreatitis: combine with Pai Nong San.
Cautions
Zhang Zhongjing's original text uses sweet clarified water for decoction. Zhang Zhongjing's method for making sweet clarified water: "Take two dou of water and place in a large basin, scoop and pour with a ladle; on the water's surface five or six thousand pearl-like droplets chase each other; take and use it."