Formula

Bamboo Shavings Great Pill

竹皮大丸zhu pi da wan
1 source

5 herbs·from Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet)

In the《Jingui Yaolue》tradition, this formula is described for a nursing woman with depletion, agitation and retching counterflow. A historical indication, not a modern diagnostic or treatment recommendation.

Source
传统主治(traditional context, not a modern clinical claim):婦人乳中虛,煩亂嘔逆,安中益氣,竹皮大丸主之。…

Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet)《金匮要略》妇人产后病脉证治第二十一·竹皮大丸证(10条)

References
  • Self-authored English rendering of the classical formula name (pinyin + sense translation); not a verbatim excerpt, no modern proprietary source.
Composition
  • Bamboo (Zhu)二分
  • Gypsum (Shi gao)二分
  • Cassia Twig (Gui zhi)一分
  • Licorice七分
  • Cynanchum atratum (Bai wei)一分
Citations
  • Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《金匮要略》妇人产后病脉证治第二十一·竹皮大丸(组成·10)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》妇人产后病脉证治第二十一·竹皮大丸证(10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》妇人产后病脉证治第二十一·竹皮大丸(煎服法·10);hash 锚公版逐字子片段Cited from Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) for its preparation & usage.