Formula
Licorice Decoction to Drain the Epigastrium
甘草瀉心湯gan cao xie xin tang
1 source
6 herbs·from Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage)
In the Shanghan Lun (《傷寒論》) tradition, this formula is described for a glomus pattern arising after repeated improper purging: diarrhea dozens of times a day with undigested food, rumbling in the abdomen, a hard, full glomus below the heart, dry retching, and a restless vexation — understood as stomach deficiency with counterflow of guest-qi. A historical indication, not a modern diagnostic or treatment recommendation.
Source
传统主治（traditional context, not a modern clinical claim）：傷寒中風，醫反下之，其人下利日數十行，穀不化，腹中雷鳴，心下痞鞕而滿，乾嘔心煩不得安。…
Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage)《伤寒论》辨太阳病脉证并治·甘草瀉心湯（证治条文·宋本158）
References
- Self-authored English rendering of the classical formula name (pinyin + sense translation); not a verbatim excerpt, no modern proprietary source.
Composition
- Licorice四兩
- Scutellaria (Huang qin)三兩
- Dried Ginger (Gan jiang)三兩
- Pinellia (Ban xia)半升
- Jujube (Da zao)十二枚
- Coptis一兩
Citations
- Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《伤寒论》辨太阳病脉证并治·甘草瀉心湯（组成·宋本158）Cited from Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) for its composition.
- Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《伤寒论》辨太阳病脉证并治·甘草瀉心湯（证治条文·宋本158）；hash 锚含方名/组成唯一上下文片段Cited from Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) for its traditional indications.
- Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《伤寒论》辨太阳病脉证并治·甘草瀉心湯（煎服法·宋本158）Cited from Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) for its preparation & usage.