Jingjie Decoction，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 10.，For those who have eaten rotten meat to stave off hunger, resulting in a full and distended chest and diaphragm, vomiting and diarrhea, pain in the large intestine as if cut by a knife, and uncontrollable diarrhea leading to death.
Jingjie Decoction
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Formulas Name : Jingjie Decoction
Chinese Name : 苨楂汤
Drug Formulation
3 large bowls of shepherd’s purse and Chinese hawthorn juice, 3 qian of hawthorn pulp, 3 qian of Shenqu, 3 qian of barley malt, and 3 qian of raw licorice.
Source
*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 10.
Benefits
For those who have eaten rotten meat to stave off hunger, resulting in a full and distended chest and diaphragm, vomiting and diarrhea, pain in the large intestine as if cut by a knife, and uncontrollable diarrhea leading to death.
Instructions for Use
Add 1 bowl of water and decoct all ingredients together; reduce to 2 bowls and take the entire dose at once. Once vomiting and diarrhea cease, the patient will recover.
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Jingjie Decoction,For those who have eaten rotten meat to stave off hunger, resulting in a full and distended chest and diaphragm, vomiting and diarrhea, pain in the large intestine as if cut by a knife, and uncontrollable diarrhea leading to death.