Formula

Vinegar Decoction

苦酒湯ku jiu tang
1 source

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

In the Shanghan Lun (《傷寒論》) tradition, this formula is described for a Shaoyin presentation in which the throat is injured with sores, so that the person cannot speak and the voice will not come out. A historical indication, not a modern diagnostic or treatment recommendation.

Source
传统主治（traditional context, not a modern clinical claim）：少陰病，咽中傷，生瘡，不能語言，聲不出者，苦酒湯主之。…

Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage)《伤寒论》辨少阴病脉证并治·苦酒湯（证治条文·宋本312）

References
  • Self-authored English rendering of the classical formula name (pinyin + sense translation); not a verbatim excerpt, no modern proprietary source.
Composition
  • Pinellia (Ban xia)十四枚（洗，破如棗核）
  • Chicken (Ji)一枚（去黄，内上苦酒，著雞子殼中）
Citations
  • Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《伤寒论》辨少阴病脉证并治·苦酒湯（组成·宋本312）Cited from Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) for its composition.
  • Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《伤寒论》辨少阴病脉证并治·苦酒湯（证治条文·宋本312）；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》辨少阴病脉证并治·苦酒湯（煎服法·宋本312）Cited from Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) for its preparation & usage.