Formula
Stephania and Poria Decoction
防己茯苓汤fang ji fu ling 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 "skin-water" (皮水) pattern: swelling of the four limbs with water-qi lodged in the skin, the limbs faintly twitching. A historical indication, not a modern diagnostic or treatment recommendation.
Source
传统主治（traditional context, not a modern clinical claim）：皮水爲病，四肢腫，水氣在皮膚中，四肢聶聶動者，防己茯苓湯主之。…
Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet)《金匮要略》水气病脉证并治第十四·防己茯苓汤证（24条）
References
- Self-authored English rendering of the classical formula name (pinyin + sense translation); not a verbatim excerpt, no modern proprietary source.
Composition
- Fangji (Stephania tetrandra)三兩
- Astragalus三兩
- Cassia Twig (Gui zhi)三兩
- Poria六兩
- Licorice二兩
Citations
- Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《金匮要略》水气病脉证并治第十四·防己茯苓汤（组成·24）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》水气病脉证并治第十四·防己茯苓汤证（24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》水气病脉证并治第十四·防己茯苓汤（煎服法·24）；hash 锚公版逐字子片段Cited from Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) for its preparation & usage.