Formula

Major Construct the Middle Decoction

大建中汤da jian zhong tang
1 source

3 herbs·from Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet)

In the《Jingui Yaolue》tradition, this formula is described for severe cold pain in the chest, vomiting with inability to eat, cold in the abdomen with visible risings beneath the skin, and pain so sharp it cannot bear to be touched. A historical indication, not a modern diagnostic or treatment recommendation.

Source
传统主治（traditional context, not a modern clinical claim）：心胸中大寒痛，嘔不能飲食，腹中寒，上衝皮起，出見有頭足，上下痛而不可觸近，大建中湯主之。…

Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet)《金匮要略》腹满寒疝宿食病脉证治第十·大建中汤证（14条）

References
  • Self-authored English rendering of the classical formula name (pinyin + sense translation); not a verbatim excerpt, no modern proprietary source.
Composition
  • Sichuan Pepper (Shu jiao)二合
  • Dried Ginger (Gan jiang)四兩
  • Ginseng二兩
Citations
  • Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《金匮要略》腹满寒疝宿食病脉证治第十·大建中汤（组成·14）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》腹满寒疝宿食病脉证治第十·大建中汤证（14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》腹满寒疝宿食病脉证治第十·大建中汤（煎服法·14）；hash 锚公版逐字子片段Cited from Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) for its preparation & usage.