Formula
Immature Bitter Orange, Chinese Chive, and Cinnamon Twig Decoction
枳實薤白桂枝湯zhi shi xie bai gui zhi 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 "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》胸痹心痛短氣病脉證治第九·枳實薤白桂枝湯（5）（证治条文）
References
- Self-authored English rendering of the classical formula name (pinyin + sense translation); not a verbatim excerpt, no modern proprietary source.
Composition
- Immature Bitter Orange (Zhi shi)四枚
- Magnolia Bark (Hou po)四兩
- Chinese Chive Bulb (Xie bai)半斤
- Cassia Twig (Gui zhi)一兩
- Trichosanthes Fruit一枚
Citations
- Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《金匮要略》胸痹心痛短氣病脉證治第九·枳實薤白桂枝湯（5）（组成）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》胸痹心痛短氣病脉證治第九·枳實薤白桂枝湯（5）（证治条文）；hash 锚公版逐字条文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》胸痹心痛短氣病脉證治第九·枳實薤白桂枝湯（5）（煎服法）Cited from Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) for its preparation & usage.