Atractylodes Decoction for Regulating the Middle Burner

Atractylodes Decoction for Regulating the Middle Burner,For cold in the middle burner, fullness, oppression, and acute pain; cold and dampness intermingling, causing vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain; clear, cold, and transparent fluid discharged from both upper and lower orifices; undigested food in stools; clear, white, and unobstructed urine; a cool body without thirst; or cases where, despite signs of yang heat, the pulse is slow.

Formulas Name : Atractylodes Decoction for Regulating the Middle Burner

Chinese Name : 白术调中汤

Drug Formulation

Half a liang of Atractylodes macrocephala, half a liang of Poria cocos (peeled), half a liang of Red Peony root (white pith removed), half a liang of Alisma orientale, 1 fen of dried ginger (roasted), 1 fen of Cinnamomum cassia (peeled), 1 fen of Amomum villosum, 1 fen of Agastache rugosa, and 1 liang of Glycyrrhiza uralensis.

Source

*Xuanming Lun*, Volume 12.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a powder.

Benefits

For cold in the middle burner, fullness, oppression, and acute pain; cold and dampness intermingling, causing vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain; clear, cold, and transparent fluid discharged from both upper and lower orifices; undigested food in stools; clear, white, and unobstructed urine; a cool body without thirst; or cases where, despite signs of yang heat, the pulse is slow.

Instructions for Use

Take 3 qian per dose, dissolved in plain hot water with a small amount of honey, three times daily. Refine the honey into pills, making 10 pills per liang, named “Atractylodes Mediate-the-Middle Pills.” For children, divide one adult dose into three smaller doses.

Note

For patients with mouth sores, eye disorders, or pregnant women experiencing vomiting and diarrhea—who may be contraindicated for dry ginger or cassia bark and thus cannot take this formula—

Atractylodes Decoction for Regulating the Middle Burner,*Xuanming Lun*, Volume 12.,For cold in the middle burner, fullness, oppression, and acute pain; cold and dampness intermingling, causing vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain; clear, cold, and transparent fluid discharged from both upper and lower orifices; undigested food in stools; clear, white, and unobstructed urine; a cool body without thirst; or cases where, despite signs of yang heat, the pulse is slow.

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