Four-Ingredient Chengqi Decoction

Four-Ingredient Chengqi Decoction,For abdominal distension, fullness, and pain, accompanied by labored breathing and high fever, occurring 4 days or more after the onset of cold damage.

Formulas Name : Four-Ingredient Chengqi Decoction

Chinese Name : 四味承气汤

Drug Formulation

Rhubarb (finely chopped, stir-fried with vinegar) 2 liang; Trifoliate Orange Peel (pith removed, stir-fried with wheat bran) 1.5 liang; Sodium Carbonate 2 liang; Licorice (roasted, chopped) 0.3 fen.

Source

From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 21.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a coarse powder.

Benefits

For abdominal distension, fullness, and pain, accompanied by labored breathing and high fever, occurring 4 days or more after the onset of cold damage.

Instructions for Use

Take 5 qian per dose; boil with 1.5 zhan of water until reduced to 1 zhan; strain and take warm on an empty stomach.

Four-Ingredient Chengqi Decoction,From *Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 21.,For abdominal distension, fullness, and pain, accompanied by labored breathing and high fever, occurring 4 days or more after the onset of cold damage.

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