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formula
Gardenia and Soja C.
chinese formulae

definition

Gardenia and Soja C. = Zhi Zi Dou Chi Tang = "Gardenia and Prepared Soybean Decoction"
sources: Hsu, 1980, p. 162; Dharmananda, 1986, p. 284; Bensky and Barolet, p. 73.
signs and symptoms: Fever, irritability, insomnia, depression, poor appetite, a stifling sensation in the chest.
tongue and pulse: Red tongue with yellowish tongue coating, and a slightly rapid pulse, or a strong, floating pulse at the distal position.
indications: Qi-Level Heat Lingering in the Yang Brightness Stage. With the appropriate presentation, may be used in conditions conventionally diagnosed as insomnia, nervous exhaustion, stomatitis, upper respiratory tract infection, pharyngitis, esophageal cancer, esophageal constriction, hemoptysis, fatigue after sweating or vomiting, and fever of unknown origin.
cautions and contraindications:
ingredients: dosage for one day:
» 4 grams: soja (dan dou chi).
» 3 grams: gardenia (zhi zi).
modifications:
» for a bitter taste in the mouth with yellow tongue coating, add scute (huang qin) and forsythia (lian qiao).
» for nausea, vomiting, a greasy tongue coating, and other signs of Dampness, add pinellia (ban xia) and agastache (huo xiang).



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