Gardenia, Ginger, and Fermented Soybean Decoction，*Treatise on Cold Damage*.，For cases following sweating, vomiting, or purgation, characterized by restlessness due to deficiency and inability to sleep; in severe cases, the patient tosses and turns repeatedly, experiences deep distress, and may vomit.
Gardenia, Ginger, and Fermented Soybean Decoction
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Formulas Name : Gardenia, Ginger, and Fermented Soybean Decoction
Chinese Name : 栀子生姜豉汤
Drug Formulation
14 Gardenia fruits (split open), 5 liang of ginger, 4 he of fermented black beans (wrapped in cotton).
Source
*Treatise on Cold Damage*.
Benefits
For cases following sweating, vomiting, or purgation, characterized by restlessness due to deficiency and inability to sleep; in severe cases, the patient tosses and turns repeatedly, experiences deep distress, and may vomit.
Instructions for Use
Add 4 sheng of water; first boil the gardenias and ginger, reduce to 2.5 sheng, then add the fermented soybeans and boil down to 1.5 sheng. Strain out the residue, divide into two doses, and take one dose while warm; if vomiting occurs, discontinue the second dose.
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Gardenia, Ginger, and Fermented Soybean Decoction,For cases following sweating, vomiting, or purgation, characterized by restlessness due to deficiency and inability to sleep; in severe cases, the patient tosses and turns repeatedly, experiences deep distress, and may vomit.