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Source: Jǐng Yuè Quán Shū 景岳全书

Ingredients

• Sān qī (三七 Notoginseng Radix, notoginseng [root]) 3–9g
• Bái zhú (白朮 Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma, white atractylodes [root]) (stir-fried) 3–9g
• Bái biǎn dòu (白扁豆 Lablab Semen Album, lablab [bean]) (stir-fried) 6g
• Chén pí (陈皮 Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium, tangerine peel) 3g
• Gān jiāng (干姜 Zingiberis Rhizoma, dried ginger) (scorch-fried) 6–9g
• Gān cǎo (甘草 Glycyrrhizae Radix, licorice [root]) (mix-fried) 3g
• Dāng guī (当归 Angelicae Sinensis Radix, Chinese angelica) 3–6g

Indications: Cold vomiting, acid swallowing, diarrhea, no thought of food and drink, and, in women, nausea and vomiting from visceral cold and unquiet fetal qì (stirring fetus).

Method: Decoct with water. Take between meals.

Variations: Qì stagnation or pain chest and abdominal pain: Add agents such as Huò xiāng (藿香 Pogostemonis Herba, patchouli), Dīng xiāng (丁香 Caryophylli Flos, clove), Mù xiāng (木香 Aucklandiae Radix, costusroot), Bái dòu kòu (白豆蔻 Amomi Fructus Rotundus, cardamom), Shā rén (砂仁 Amomi Fructus, amomum [fruit]), and Bái jiè zǐ (白芥子 Sinapis Albae Semen, white mustard [seed]).

Notes: This is lizhongtang with additions.

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