Formula
Running Piglet Decoction
奔豚湯ben tun tang
1 source
9 herbs·from Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet)
In the《Jingui Yaolue》tradition, this formula is described for the "running-piglet" (奔豚) pattern: a surge of qi rushing up to the chest, abdominal pain, and alternating cold and heat. A historical indication, not a modern diagnostic or treatment recommendation.
Source
传统主治（traditional context, not a modern clinical claim）：奔豚氣上衝胸，腹痛，往來寒熱，奔豚湯主之。…
Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet)《金匮要略》奔豚氣病脉證治第八·奔豚湯（2）（证治条文）
References
- Self-authored English rendering of the classical formula name (pinyin + sense translation); not a verbatim excerpt, no modern proprietary source.
Composition
- Licorice二兩
- Chuanxiong (Sichuan Lovage)二兩
- Chinese Angelica二兩
- Pinellia (Ban xia)四兩
- Scutellaria (Huang qin)二兩
- Kudzu五兩
- Peony Root (Shao yao)二兩
- Fresh Ginger (Sheng jiang)四兩
- Plum Root Bark一升
Citations
- Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《金匮要略》奔豚氣病脉證治第八·奔豚湯（2）（组成）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》奔豚氣病脉證治第八·奔豚湯（2）（证治条文）；hash 锚公版逐字条文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》奔豚氣病脉證治第八·奔豚湯（2）（煎服法）Cited from Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) for its preparation & usage.