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How are the 泻心汤s prepared?

By Karina • Jun 19th, 2008 • Category: herbal preparation, shanghanlun

Of the five 泻心汤s…
(A)2 decoctions are used to treat 热痞证:
For 大黄黄连泻心汤:
“上二味,以麻沸汤二升,渍(zi4)之须臾(xu1yu2),绞去滓(zi3),分温再服。”

this means that you bring to boil 200ml of water, soak the herbs in this teeny volume of water for a bit, ’strangle’ off the dregs, and then drink a portion of it warm.

For 附子泻心汤:
“上四味,切三味, 以麻沸汤二升渍(zi4)之,须臾(xu1yu2),绞去滓(zi3),内附子汁,分温再服。”

 same as above, just that you pre-prepare fuzi by boiling […]