桂枝加大黄汤

Source

The book Shang Han Lun

Ingredients

• Gui Zhi 9 g,
• Da Huang 6 g,
• Shao Yao 18 g,
• Sheng Jiang 9 g,
• Zhi Gan Cao 6 g,
• Da Zao 12 dates.

Explanation

Gui Zhi: Expelling pathogenic factors from the muscles and skin by means of diaphoresis, warming the channels to expel pathogenic cold.

Bai Shao: Nourishing the liver to relieve pain.

Sheng Jiang: Being pungent in taste and warm in nature, dispersing accumulation of pathogens, regulating the stomach to arrest vomiting.

Da Zao: Invigorating the spleen-Qi, relieving the liver depression, treating deficiency of the heart.

Zhi Gan Cao: Invigorating the spleen and stomach, tempering the actions of all the other ingredients.

Da Huang: Relaxing the bowels to sweep away the stagnancy of food or other pathogenic factors.

Effect

Relieve exterior syndrome, eliminate accumulation, promote diuresis and relieve arthralgia.

Administration

Decoct in water for oral dose to be taken three times a day.