Formula

Kudzu, Scutellaria and Coptis Decoction

葛根黄芩黄連湯ge gen huang qin huang lian tang
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4 herbs·from Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage)

In the《Shanghan Lun》tradition, this formula is described for a Taiyang pattern mistakenly purged so that diarrhoea will not stop, with a hurried pulse showing the exterior unresolved, panting and sweating. A historical indication, not a modern diagnostic or treatment recommendation.

Source
传统主治（traditional context, not a modern clinical claim）：太陽病，桂枝證，醫反下之，利遂不止，脉促者，表未解也；…

Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage)《伤寒论》辨太阳病脉证并治·葛根黄芩黄連湯（证治条文·宋本34）

References
  • Self-authored English rendering of the classical formula name (pinyin + sense translation); not a verbatim excerpt, no modern proprietary source.
Composition
  • Kudzu半斤
  • Licorice二兩
  • Scutellaria (Huang qin)三兩
  • Coptis三兩
Citations
  • Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《伤寒论》辨太阳病脉证并治·葛根黄芩黄連湯（组成·宋本34）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·葛根黄芩黄連湯（证治条文·宋本34）；hash 锚含方名唯一上下文片段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·葛根黄芩黄連湯（煎服法·宋本34）Cited from Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) for its preparation & usage.