Formula
Trichosanthes Root and Cinnamon Twig Decoction
栝楼桂枝汤gua lou gui zhi tang
1 source
6 herbs·from Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet)
In the《Jingui Yaolue》tradition, this formula is described for a fully-formed Taiyang pattern with a rigid body and stiff nape but a paradoxically sunken, slow pulse, taken as the 痙 (convulsive rigidity) pattern. 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，其證備，身體强，几几然，脉反沉遲，此爲痙，栝樓桂枝湯主之。…
Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet)《金匮要略》痉湿暍病脉证治第二·栝楼桂枝汤证（11条）
References
- Self-authored English rendering of the classical formula name (pinyin + sense translation); not a verbatim excerpt, no modern proprietary source.
Composition
- Trichosanthes Root二兩
- Cassia Twig (Gui zhi)三兩
- Peony Root (Shao yao)三兩
- Licorice二兩
- Fresh Ginger (Sheng jiang)三兩
- Jujube (Da zao)十二枚
Citations
- Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《金匮要略》痉湿暍病脉证治第二·栝楼桂枝汤（组成·11）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》痉湿暍病脉证治第二·栝楼桂枝汤证（11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》痉湿暍病脉证治第二·栝楼桂枝汤（煎服法·11）；hash 锚公版逐字子片段Cited from Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) for its preparation & usage.