Guizhi decoction, the first classic prescription, can alleviate the imbalance between yin and yang.

Guizhi decoction comes from Treatise on Febrile Diseases written by Zhang Zhongjing, a medical sage. There is a sentence that can sum up its importance: "There are about 200 pieces of Zhongjing Fang, including 20 pieces of direction, accounting for about one seventh." Therefore, Guizhi decoction is also known as the first prescription and the highest prescription.

It is said that Guizhi Decoction was prepared by Yi Yin, the minister of Shang Dynasty, and was included in Treatise on Febrile Diseases by Zhang Zhongjing. Yi Yin used to be an excellent cook. He summed up the experience of predecessors in treating diseases with herbs and combined with cooking techniques to create many soups. Guizhi soup is made of spicy spices. Among them, cinnamon, ginger and jujube are still common seasonings in our kitchen.

Guizhi decoction is a basic prescription for treating exogenous wind-cold exterior syndrome. Although it is an antidote, it can also regulate ying and Wei externally and Yin and Yang internally. Yin-yang imbalance is the general name of yin-yang imbalance in human body. In the process of disease, due to the role of pathogenic factors, the growth and decline of yin and yang in the body lose their relative balance, resulting in pathological changes in which yin does not control yang and yang does not control yin. This prescription is suitable for patients with exogenous spontaneous sweating, abdominal pain, umbilical and abdominal palpitations, emaciation, weak pulse and other diseases and physical weakness.

The drugs used in Guizhi Decoction are as follows: 9 grams of cassia twig (peeled), 9 grams of peony, 9 grams of ginger, 9 grams of jujube (cut) and 6 grams of licorice (fried). Decoct with water, daily 1 dose, and take it warm for three times. After taking 6 doses, fever and sweating were reduced, mood was stable and sleep was improved. Taking 2 doses after taking the medicine can consolidate the curative effect. Cold, spicy, alcohol and tobacco should be avoided during medication.

Author: Yao

Producer: Hu Lili