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Source: Shāng Hán Lùn 伤寒论

Ingredients:

• Guì zhī (桂枝 Cinnamomi Ramulus, cinnamon twig) 12g
• Zhì gān cǎo (炙甘草 Glycyrrhizae Radix cum Mele Preparatum, mix-fried licorice [root]) 6g

Action: Warms and frees heart yáng.

Indication: Excessive promotion of sweating causing insufficiency of heart yáng, palpitation below the heart that patient presses to relieve.

Category: Interior-warming formulas / Channel-warming cold-dispersing formulas

Method: Decoct with water and take in a single dose.

Rationale: Guì zhī enters the heart; being acrid and warming it frees yang. Zhì gān cǎo is sweet and warm; it boosts qì and supplements the center. The two combined warm and free heart yáng to reduce heart palpitation.

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