Formula
Cocculus Decoction minus Gypsum plus Poria and Mirabilite
木防己去石膏加茯苓芒硝汤mu fang ji qu shi gao jia fu ling mang xiao 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 propping-fluid (支飲) in the diaphragm region: panting and fullness, a firm stuffiness below the heart, a dark sallow complexion, and a sunken tight pulse, in cases that recurred after earlier methods. A historical indication, not a modern diagnostic or treatment recommendation.
Source
传统主治（traditional context, not a modern clinical claim）：膈間支飲，其人喘滿，心下痞堅，面色黧黑，其脉沉緊，得之數十日，醫吐下之不愈，木防己湯主之。…
Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet)《金匮要略》痰饮咳嗽病脉证并治第十二·木防己去石膏加茯苓芒硝汤证（24条）
References
- Self-authored English rendering of the classical formula name (pinyin + sense translation); not a verbatim excerpt, no modern proprietary source.
Composition
- Fangji (Stephania tetrandra)二兩
- Cassia Twig (Gui zhi)二兩
- Ginseng四兩
- Poria四兩
- Pu xiao (crude mirabilite)三合
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·木防己去石膏加茯苓芒硝汤（组成·24）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·木防己去石膏加茯苓芒硝汤证（24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·木防己去石膏加茯苓芒硝汤（煎服法·24）；hash 锚公版逐字子片段Cited from Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) for its preparation & usage.