Gui Zhi Shi Gao Decoction.

Gui Zhi Shi Gao Decoction.,In cases of sudden swelling due to cold damage—whether in the limbs, chest, or back—where the swelling is diffuse and puffy like a balloon, or affects the head, face, lips, mouth, neck, and nape; in severe cases, it may be confined to the outer side of the lower leg, as thick as an axle but without pain or redness; or where the limbs are stiff and unresponsive—if treatment with the Five-Spice Ma Huang Decoction fails to cure, and the yang qi remains in the meridians without having entered the zang-fu organs, and the pulse remains rapid.

Formulas Name : Gui Zhi Shi Gao Decoction.

Chinese Name : 桂枝石膏汤。

Drug Formulation

2 liang of Cinnamomum twig, 2 liang of Scutellaria baicalensis, 2 liang of Glycyrrhiza, 3 liang of Cimicifuga, 3 liang of Pueraria root, 3 liang of fresh ginger, 6 liang of Paeonia, 8 liang of gypsum, and 2–7 pieces of Gardenia.

Source

The formula is from *Qian Jin* (Vol. 9); the name appears in *Huo Ren Shu* (Vol. 17).

Benefits

In cases of sudden swelling due to cold damage—whether in the limbs, chest, or back—where the swelling is diffuse and puffy like a balloon, or affects the head, face, lips, mouth, neck, and nape; in severe cases, it may be confined to the outer side of the lower leg, as thick as an axle but without pain or redness; or where the limbs are stiff and unresponsive—if treatment with the Five-Spice Ma Huang Decoction fails to cure, and the yang qi remains in the meridians without having entered the zang-fu organs, and the pulse remains rapid.

Instructions for Use

Coarsely crush the ingredients. Boil with 9 sheng of water until reduced to 2 sheng and 7 he; divide into two doses, taken 10 li apart. If, after taking the first two doses, sweating occurs, discontinue the medication; if sweating does not occur, take one more dose, and stop once sweating begins. If sweating does not occur, omit the gardenia the next day, add 2 liang of ephedra, use 2 sheng of water, and follow the formula again.

Gui Zhi Shi Gao Decoction.,The formula is from *Qian Jin* (Vol. 9); the name appears in *Huo Ren Shu* (Vol. 17).,In cases of sudden swelling due to cold damage—whether in the limbs, chest, or back—where the swelling is diffuse and puffy like a balloon, or affects the head, face, lips, mouth, neck, and nape; in severe cases, it may be confined to the outer side of the lower leg, as thick as an axle but without pain or redness; or where the limbs are stiff and unresponsive—if treatment with the Five-Spice Ma Huang Decoction fails to cure, and the yang qi remains in the meridians without having entered the zang-fu organs, and the pulse remains rapid.

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