Formula
Sour Jujube Seed Decoction
酸枣仁汤suan zao ren tang
1 source
5 herbs·from Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet)
In the《Jingui Yaolue》tradition, this formula is described for taxation depletion with vexation and sleeplessness. A historical indication, not a modern diagnostic or treatment recommendation.
Source
传统主治（traditional context, not a modern clinical claim）：虛勞虛煩不得眠，酸棗仁湯主之。…
Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet)《金匮要略》血痹虚劳病脉证并治第六·酸枣仁汤证（17条）
References
- Self-authored English rendering of the classical formula name (pinyin + sense translation); not a verbatim excerpt, no modern proprietary source.
Composition
- Sour Jujube Seed (Suan zao ren)二升
- Licorice一兩
- Anemarrhena Rhizome二兩
- Poria二兩
- Chuanxiong (Sichuan Lovage)二兩
Citations
- Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《金匮要略》血痹虚劳病脉证并治第六·酸枣仁汤（组成·17）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》血痹虚劳病脉证并治第六·酸枣仁汤证（17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》血痹虚劳病脉证并治第六·酸枣仁汤（煎服法·17）；hash 锚公版逐字子片段Cited from Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) for its preparation & usage.