Formula
Gleditsia Pill
皂荚丸zao jia wan
1 source
1 herbs·from Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet)
In the《Jingui Yaolue》tradition, this formula is described for cough with counterflow qi rising, frequent spitting of turbid phlegm, and an inability to sleep except sitting up. A historical indication, not a modern diagnostic or treatment recommendation.
Source
传统主治（traditional context, not a modern clinical claim）：欬逆上氣，時時吐唾濁，但坐不得眠，皂莢丸主之。…
Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet)《金匮要略》肺痿肺痈咳嗽上气病脉证治第七·皂荚丸证（7条）
References
- Self-authored English rendering of the classical formula name (pinyin + sense translation); not a verbatim excerpt, no modern proprietary source.
Composition
- Gleditsia Pod (Zao jia)八兩
Citations
- Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《金匮要略》肺痿肺痈咳嗽上气病脉证治第七·皂荚丸（组成·7）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》肺痿肺痈咳嗽上气病脉证治第七·皂荚丸证（7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》肺痿肺痈咳嗽上气病脉证治第七·皂荚丸（煎服法·7）；hash 锚公版逐字子片段Cited from Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) for its preparation & usage.