Modified Cinnamon Twig Decoction，*Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 249.，Pain in the labia, radiating from the base of the left breast, as thin as a spider’s thread, causing the labia to contract and become rigid, with inability to flex or extend; the pulse is deep, taut, tight, and涩 (thready).
Modified Cinnamon Twig Decoction
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Formulas Name : Modified Cinnamon Twig Decoction
Chinese Name : 桂枝加味汤
Drug Formulation
Cinnamon Twig, Peony Root, Licorice, Jujubes, Fresh Ginger, Alisma, Sichuan Aconite (roasted), Rock Salt, and Fennel, each in equal parts.
Source
*Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 249.
Benefits
Pain in the labia, radiating from the base of the left breast, as thin as a spider’s thread, causing the labia to contract and become rigid, with inability to flex or extend; the pulse is deep, taut, tight, and涩 (thready).
Instructions for Use
Decoct in water and take orally. Next, take processed Aconite Root, Fenugreek (wine-fried), Chinese Melia Fruit (fried), and Fennel (fried)—all four ingredients in equal parts—and grind into a powder. Boil wild boar kidneys in wine, remove the tendons and membranes, grind them into a fine paste, and mix with a small amount of wine to form pills the size of a Paulownia seed. Take 40–50 pills per dose, swallowed with water before meals.
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Modified Cinnamon Twig Decoction,Pain in the labia, radiating from the base of the left breast, as thin as a spider’s thread, causing the labia to contract and become rigid, with inability to flex or extend; the pulse is deep, taut, tight, and涩 (thready).