Formula
White Tiger Decoction Plus Cinnamon Twig
白虎加桂枝汤bai hu jia gui zhi tang
1 source
5 herbs·from Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet)
In the《Jingui Yaolue》tradition, this formula is described for the "warm 瘧" (温瘧) pattern of intermittent fevers: a near-normal pulse, heat without cold, aching painful joints, and bouts of retching. A historical indication, not a modern diagnostic or treatment recommendation.
Source
传统主治（traditional context, not a modern clinical claim）：温瘧者，其脉如平，身無寒但熱，骨節疼煩，時嘔，白虎加桂枝湯主之。…
Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet)《金匮要略》疟病脉证并治第四·白虎加桂枝汤证（4条）
References
- Self-authored English rendering of the classical formula name (pinyin + sense translation); not a verbatim excerpt, no modern proprietary source.
Composition
- Anemarrhena Rhizome六兩
- Licorice二兩
- Gypsum (Shi gao)一斤
- Japonica Rice (Jing mi)二合
- Cassia Twig (Gui zhi)三兩
Citations
- Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《金匮要略》疟病脉证并治第四·白虎加桂枝汤（组成·4）Cited from Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) for its composition.
- Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《金匮要略》疟病脉证并治第四·白虎加桂枝汤证（4条）；hash 锚公版逐字子片段Cited from Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) for its traditional indications.
- Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《金匮要略》疟病脉证并治第四·白虎加桂枝汤（煎服法·4）；hash 锚公版逐字子片段Cited from Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) for its preparation & usage.