Enhanced Atractylodes and Cinnamon Decoction

Enhanced Atractylodes and Cinnamon Decoction,When Yang fails to ascend, and cold pathogens in the Kidney meridian are excessively severe—manifesting as false heat above and true cold below—this leads to sudden obstruction at the Guān point, with both urination and defecation blocked and obstructed. The patient craves and drinks cold water, but vomits shortly thereafter; drinking more results in further vomiting. The face is flushed and the lips parched; not even a grain of rice can pass into the stomach. Drinking one cup results in vomiting one and a half cups, and the pulse is deep and hidden.

Formulas Name : Enhanced Atractylodes and Cinnamon Decoction

Chinese Name : 加味术桂汤

Drug Formulation

1 liang Atractylodes macrocephala, 1 qian Cinnamomum cassia, 1 fen Glycyrrhiza uralensis, 2 qian Panax ginseng, 1 qian Clove.

Source

*Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 5.

Benefits

When Yang fails to ascend, and cold pathogens in the Kidney meridian are excessively severe—manifesting as false heat above and true cold below—this leads to sudden obstruction at the Guān point, with both urination and defecation blocked and obstructed. The patient craves and drinks cold water, but vomits shortly thereafter; drinking more results in further vomiting. The face is flushed and the lips parched; not even a grain of rice can pass into the stomach. Drinking one cup results in vomiting one and a half cups, and the pulse is deep and hidden.

Instructions for Use

Decoct in water, add half a bowl of human urine, test for coolness, and administer. Relief is achieved after one dose.

Enhanced Atractylodes and Cinnamon Decoction,*Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 5.,When Yang fails to ascend, and cold pathogens in the Kidney meridian are excessively severe—manifesting as false heat above and true cold below—this leads to sudden obstruction at the Guān point, with both urination and defecation blocked and obstructed. The patient craves and drinks cold water, but vomits shortly thereafter; drinking more results in further vomiting. The face is flushed and the lips parched; not even a grain of rice can pass into the stomach. Drinking one cup results in vomiting one and a half cups, and the pulse is deep and hidden.

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