Formula

Melon Pedicle Powder

瓜蒂散gua di san
1 source

2 herbs·from Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage)

In the《Shanghan Lun》tradition, this formula is described for a picture resembling a Guizhi pattern but without headache or neck stiffness: a faintly floating wrist pulse, firm stuffiness in the chest, qi surging up to the throat, and difficulty catching the breath, taken as cold lodged in the chest. A historical indication, not a modern diagnostic or treatment recommendation.

Source
传统主治（traditional context, not a modern clinical claim）：病如桂枝證，頭不痛，項不强，寸脉微浮，胸中痞鞕，氣上衝喉咽，不得息者，此爲胸有寒也，當吐之…

Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage)《伤寒论》辨太阳病脉证并治·瓜蒂散（证治条文·宋本166）

References
  • Self-authored English rendering of the classical formula name (pinyin + sense translation); not a verbatim excerpt, no modern proprietary source.
Composition
  • Muskmelon (Tian gua)一分（熬黄）
  • Adzuki Bean (Chi xiao dou)一分
Citations
  • Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《伤寒论》辨太阳病脉证并治·瓜蒂散（组成·宋本166）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·瓜蒂散（证治条文·宋本166）；hash 锚 carrier 逐字唯一片段（含方名/组成上下文）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·瓜蒂散（煎服法·宋本166）Cited from Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) for its preparation & usage.