Formula

Cinnamon Twig plus Rhubarb Decoction

桂枝加大黄湯gui zhi jia da huang tang
1 source

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

In the《Shanghan Lun》tradition, this formula is described for a Taiyang pattern mistakenly purged into a Taiyin picture of abdominal fullness with intermittent pain, here in its more severe, solidly painful form. A historical indication, not a modern diagnostic or treatment recommendation.

Source
传统主治（traditional context, not a modern clinical claim）：本太陽病，醫反下之，因爾腹滿時痛者，屬太陰也，桂枝加芍藥湯主之；…

Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage)《伤寒论》辨太阴病脉证并治·桂枝加大黄湯（证治条文·宋本279）

References
  • Self-authored English rendering of the classical formula name (pinyin + sense translation); not a verbatim excerpt, no modern proprietary source.
Composition
  • Cassia Twig (Gui zhi)三兩
  • Rhubarb Root二兩
  • Peony Root (Shao yao)六兩
  • Fresh Ginger (Sheng jiang)三兩
  • Licorice二兩
  • Jujube (Da zao)十二枚
Citations
  • Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《伤寒论》辨太阴病脉证并治·桂枝加大黄湯（组成·宋本279）Cited from Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) for its composition.
  • Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《伤寒论》辨太阴病脉证并治·桂枝加大黄湯（证治条文·宋本279）；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》辨太阴病脉证并治·桂枝加大黄湯（煎服法·宋本279）Cited from Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) for its preparation & usage.