Formula
Bistort Decoction
紫参汤zi shen tang
1 source
2 herbs·from Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet)
In the《Jingui Yaolue》tradition, this formula is described for diarrhoea with pain in the chest. A historical indication, not a modern diagnostic or treatment recommendation.
Source
传统主治（traditional context, not a modern clinical claim）：下利肺痛，紫參湯主之。…
Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet)《金匮要略》呕吐哕下利病脉证治第十七·紫参汤证（46条）
References
- Self-authored English rendering of the classical formula name (pinyin + sense translation); not a verbatim excerpt, no modern proprietary source.
Composition
- Zi shen (bistort root)半斤
- Licorice三兩
Citations
- Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《金匮要略》呕吐哕下利病脉证治第十七·紫参汤（组成·46）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》呕吐哕下利病脉证治第十七·紫参汤证（46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》呕吐哕下利病脉证治第十七·紫参汤（煎服法·46）；hash 锚公版逐字子片段Cited from Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) for its preparation & usage.