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Ten-Jujube Decoction

Chinese Prescription: Shi Zao Tang

English Translation: Ten-Jujube Decoction

Formula Type: Drive Out Excess Water

Actions: Purges & drives out thin mucus.

Indications: Cough with pain in the chest and hypochondria, hard focal distention in the epigastrium, dry heaves, shortness of breath, headache, vertigo, a white, slippery tongue coating, a submerged, wiry pulse. There may also be chest pain extending to the back that makes breathing difficult.

Contraindications: This formula should be used with extreme caution in weak or pregnant patients. If severe diarrhea occurs, cold rice porridge shoud be taken. In cases with weakness, this formula should be taken, in turn, with another that strengthens the Spleen & augments the qi: one purges while the other tonifies. It is not advisable to prepare this formula as a decoction. Experience & animal tests show that side effects increase when the herbs are boiled together rather than taken as a powder with Da Zao decoction. By preparing the main herbs in this formula with vinegar before use, it is possible to reduce the potential side effects.

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