Guizhi Decoction for Reversing Collapse (with Cinnamon Twig, omitting Peony, and adding Sichuan Lacquer, Oyster Shell, and Dragon Bone)，*Treatise on Cold Damage*.，For cases of cold damage with a floating pulse, where the physician has used excessive heat to treat it, resulting in yang depletion; this will inevitably lead to convulsions and delirium, with the patient unable to lie down or sit up comfortably. For cases of fire rebellion with restlessness and severe agitation in the chest and abdomen; and for malaria accompanied by upward surging of pathogenic factors.
Guizhi Decoction for Reversing Collapse (with Cinnamon Twig, omitting Peony, and adding Sichuan Lacquer, Oyster Shell, and Dragon Bone)
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Formulas Name : Guizhi Decoction for Reversing Collapse (with Cinnamon Twig, omitting Peony, and adding Sichuan Lacquer, Oyster Shell, and Dragon Bone)
Chinese Name : 桂枝去芍药加蜀漆牡蛎龙骨救逆汤
Drug Formulation
3 liang of Guizhi (peeled), 2 liang of licorice (roasted), 3 liang of fresh ginger (sliced), 12 jujubes (split), 5 liang of oyster shell (roasted), Sichuan lacquer (deodorized), and 4 liang of dragon bone.
Source
*Treatise on Cold Damage*.
Benefits
For cases of cold damage with a floating pulse, where the physician has used excessive heat to treat it, resulting in yang depletion; this will inevitably lead to convulsions and delirium, with the patient unable to lie down or sit up comfortably. For cases of fire rebellion with restlessness and severe agitation in the chest and abdomen; and for malaria accompanied by upward surging of pathogenic factors.
Instructions for Use
Boil Sichuan lacquer in 1 dou 2 sheng of water until the volume is reduced by 2 sheng; add the remaining herbs, boil until 3 sheng remain, strain, and take 1 sheng while warm.
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Guizhi Decoction for Reversing Collapse (with Cinnamon Twig, omitting Peony, and adding Sichuan Lacquer, Oyster Shell, and Dragon Bone),For cases of cold damage with a floating pulse, where the physician has used excessive heat to treat it, resulting in yang depletion; this will inevitably lead to convulsions and delirium, with the patient unable to lie down or sit up comfortably. For cases of fire rebellion with restlessness and severe agitation in the chest and abdomen; and for malaria accompanied by upward surging of pathogenic factors.