梔子甘草豉湯

Source

The book Shang Han Lun

Ingredients

• Zhi Zi 9 g,
• Gan Cao 6 g,
• Dou Chi 4 g.

Explanation

Zhi Zi: Being bitter in flavor and cold in nature, purging pathogenic heat.

Dou Chi: Relieving restlessness and assisting Zhi Zi in removing heat.

Gan Cao: Tonifying qi of heart and spleen and harmonizing property of medicine.

Effect

Clearing away pathogenic heat to relieve restlessness, tonify qi.

Indications

The same syndrome of The Prescription of Zhizi Chi Tang with weak breath.

Administration

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