Dayan Honey Decoction，From *Qianjin* Volume 8 (with small-character annotations), citing *Xiaopin Fang*.，For pathogenic wind causing colicky abdominal pain; also for “flying corpse” and “escaping and rushing” syndromes, which occur unpredictably and, upon onset, cause a sense of pressure and fullness in the heart, with the area under the ribs feeling as if pierced by an awl or knife; also indicated for Shaoyin-type cold damage.
Dayan Honey Decoction
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Formulas Name : Dayan Honey Decoction
Chinese Name : 大岩蜜汤
Drug Formulation
15 Gardenia fruits, 1 liang Licorice, 1 liang Dried Rehmannia, 1 liang Asarum, 1 liang Goat Fat (green goat horn may also be used), 1 liang Poria, 1 liang Evodia, 1 liang Ligusticum (the *Qianjin* uses Peony), 1 liang Dried Ginger, 1 liang Angelica, 1 liang Cinnamon Bark.
Source
From *Qianjin* Volume 8 (with small-character annotations), citing *Xiaopin Fang*.
Benefits
For pathogenic wind causing colicky abdominal pain; also for “flying corpse” and “escaping and rushing” syndromes, which occur unpredictably and, upon onset, cause a sense of pressure and fullness in the heart, with the area under the ribs feeling as if pierced by an awl or knife; also indicated for Shaoyin-type cold damage.
Instructions for Use
Coarsely crush the ingredients. Boil in 8 sheng of water until reduced to 3 sheng; strain out the residue, add lard and melt it in the decoction, then warm the mixture and divide it into 3 doses, taking each dose at intervals equivalent to the time it takes a person to walk 10 li.
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Dayan Honey Decoction,For pathogenic wind causing colicky abdominal pain; also for “flying corpse” and “escaping and rushing” syndromes, which occur unpredictably and, upon onset, cause a sense of pressure and fullness in the heart, with the area under the ribs feeling as if pierced by an awl or knife; also indicated for Shaoyin-type cold damage.