Formula
Ginseng Decoction
人参汤ren shen tang
1 source
4 herbs·from Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet)
In the《Jingui Yaolue》tradition, this formula is described for a "chest impediment" (胸痹) with stuffiness in the heart region, qi lodged and bound in the chest, chest fullness, and a sense of upward thrust from below the flank toward the heart. A historical indication, not a modern diagnostic or treatment recommendation.
Source
传统主治（traditional context, not a modern clinical claim）：胸痹心中痞，留氣結在胸，胸滿，脇下逆搶心，枳實薤白桂枝湯主之；…
Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet)《金匮要略》胸痹心痛短气病脉证治第九·人参汤证（5条）
References
- Self-authored English rendering of the classical formula name (pinyin + sense translation); not a verbatim excerpt, no modern proprietary source.
Composition
- Ginseng三兩
- Licorice三兩
- Dried Ginger (Gan jiang)三兩
- White Atractylodes三兩
Citations
- Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《金匮要略》胸痹心痛短气病脉证治第九·人参汤（组成·5）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》胸痹心痛短气病脉证治第九·人参汤证（5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》胸痹心痛短气病脉证治第九·人参汤（煎服法·5）；hash 锚公版逐字子片段Cited from Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) for its preparation & usage.