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Enhanced Xiao Jianzhong Decoction

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Enhanced Xiao Jianzhong Decoction,Unbearable, stabbing pain in the epigastrium and abdomen; the pain subsides with light pressure but resolves completely with firm pressure—all indicative of a deficiency-cold pattern—in cases where treatment with warming herbs, acupuncture, or moxibustion has failed to bring relief.

Formulas Name : Enhanced Xiao Jianzhong Decoction

Chinese Name : 加味小建中汤

Drug Formulation

Cinnamon Bark (Cinnamomi Cortex) 3 fen, Licorice (roasted) half liang, White Peony Root (Paeoniae Radix Alba) 1.5 liang, Polygala (without core) half liang.

Source

*San Yin*, Volume 9.

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a coarse powder.

Benefits

Unbearable, stabbing pain in the epigastrium and abdomen; the pain subsides with light pressure but resolves completely with firm pressure—all indicative of a deficiency-cold pattern—in cases where treatment with warming herbs, acupuncture, or moxibustion has failed to bring relief.

Instructions for Use

Take 4 daqian per dose. Add 1.5 zhan of water, 5 slices of fresh ginger, and 1 jujube. Decoct until reduced to 7 fen, strain out the residue, add 1 piece of malt sugar the size of a soapberry, and decoct until dissolved. Take warm before meals.

Enhanced Xiao Jianzhong Decoction,*San Yin*, Volume 9.,Unbearable, stabbing pain in the epigastrium and abdomen; the pain subsides with light pressure but resolves completely with firm pressure—all indicative of a deficiency-cold pattern—in cases where treatment with warming herbs, acupuncture, or moxibustion has failed to bring relief.

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