Cinnamon-Poria-Schisandra-Licorice Decoction (omitting Cinnamon, adding Dried Ginger, Asarum, and Pinellia)，From *The Golden Chamber* (Volume Middle).，In cases of retained fluid, there should be a sensation of fullness in the head; where there is such fullness, vomiting is inevitable. Cold in the lungs causing retained fluid manifests as coughing with copious, clear, thin, white phlegm; dizziness and vertigo; chest fullness and retching; a white, greasy tongue coating; and a deep, taut, and slippery pulse.
Cinnamon-Poria-Schisandra-Licorice Decoction (omitting Cinnamon, adding Dried Ginger, Asarum, and Pinellia)
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Formulas Name : Cinnamon-Poria-Schisandra-Licorice Decoction (omitting Cinnamon, adding Dried Ginger, Asarum, and Pinellia)
Chinese Name : 桂苓五味甘草去桂加干姜细辛半夏汤
Drug Formulation
4 liang of Poria, 2 liang of Licorice, 2 liang of Asarum, 2 liang of Dried Ginger, half jin of Schisandra, and half jin of Pinellia.
Source
From *The Golden Chamber* (Volume Middle).
Benefits
In cases of retained fluid, there should be a sensation of fullness in the head; where there is such fullness, vomiting is inevitable. Cold in the lungs causing retained fluid manifests as coughing with copious, clear, thin, white phlegm; dizziness and vertigo; chest fullness and retching; a white, greasy tongue coating; and a deep, taut, and slippery pulse.
Instructions for Use
Boil 8 sheng of water down to 3 sheng, strain out the residue, and take half a jin while warm, three times daily.
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Cinnamon-Poria-Schisandra-Licorice Decoction (omitting Cinnamon, adding Dried Ginger, Asarum, and Pinellia),In cases of retained fluid, there should be a sensation of fullness in the head; where there is such fullness, vomiting is inevitable. Cold in the lungs causing retained fluid manifests as coughing with copious, clear, thin, white phlegm; dizziness and vertigo; chest fullness and retching; a white, greasy tongue coating; and a deep, taut, and slippery pulse.