Formula
Kansui and Pinellia Decoction
甘遂半夏汤gan sui ban xia tang
1 source
4 herbs·from Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet)
In the《Jingui Yaolue》tradition, this formula is described for a "retained-fluid" (留飲) pattern: a hidden pulse, diarrhoea that brings relief yet leaves a persistent hard fullness below the heart, taken as retained fluids seeking to discharge. A historical indication, not a modern diagnostic or treatment recommendation.
Source
传统主治（traditional context, not a modern clinical claim）：病者脉伏，其人欲自利，利反快，雖利，心下續堅滿，此爲留飲欲去故也，甘遂半夏湯主之。…
Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet)《金匮要略》痰饮咳嗽病脉证并治第十二·甘遂半夏汤证（18条）
References
- Self-authored English rendering of the classical formula name (pinyin + sense translation); not a verbatim excerpt, no modern proprietary source.
Composition
- Kansui (Gan sui)三枚
- Pinellia (Ban xia)十二枚
- Peony Root (Shao yao)五枚
- Licorice一枚
Citations
- Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《金匮要略》痰饮咳嗽病脉证并治第十二·甘遂半夏汤（组成·18）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》痰饮咳嗽病脉证并治第十二·甘遂半夏汤证（18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》痰饮咳嗽病脉证并治第十二·甘遂半夏汤（煎服法·18）；hash 锚公版逐字子片段Cited from Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) for its preparation & usage.