Formula
Poria, Licorice, Schisandra, Ginger and Asarum Decoction
苓甘五味姜辛汤ling gan wu wei jiang xin tang
1 source
5 herbs·from Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet)
In the《Jingui Yaolue》tradition, this formula is described for a stage where the surging qi has subsided yet cough and chest fullness return instead. A historical indication, not a modern diagnostic or treatment recommendation.
Source
传统主治（traditional context, not a modern clinical claim）：衝氣即低，而反更欬、胸滿者，用桂苓五味甘草湯，去桂加乾薑、細辛，以治其欬滿。…
Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet)《金匮要略》痰饮咳嗽病脉证并治第十二·苓甘五味姜辛汤证（37条）
References
- Self-authored English rendering of the classical formula name (pinyin + sense translation); not a verbatim excerpt, no modern proprietary source.
Composition
- Poria四兩
- Licorice三兩
- Dried Ginger (Gan jiang)三兩
- Asarum (Xi xin)三兩
- Schisandra (Wu wei zi)半升
Citations
- Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《金匮要略》痰饮咳嗽病脉证并治第十二·苓甘五味姜辛汤（组成·37）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》痰饮咳嗽病脉证并治第十二·苓甘五味姜辛汤证（37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》痰饮咳嗽病脉证并治第十二·苓甘五味姜辛汤（煎服法·37）；hash 锚公版逐字子片段Cited from Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) for its preparation & usage.