The peony and licorice decoction comes from an ancient prescription in Zhang Zhongjing's "Treatise on Febrile Diseases". Since ancient times, many Chinese medicine practitioners have made good use of the peony and licorice decoction, and some even use it as a magic wand to conquer the world.
What we are sharing today is Dr. Liu, a folk doctor. His deep understanding of Shaoyao Licorice Decoction has been used in many clinical diseases. It can be said that it has been used repeatedly with repeated effects. For some diseases, adding several herbs on the basis of this prescription can even affect the patient's health. I felt that the prescription was too small and I doubted its efficacy. However, once I took it, I had unexpected effects.
Because of his good use of this prescription, this folk doctor was respectfully called "Mr. Peony" in the industry.
Shaoyaogancao decoction treats 16 diseases
Demonstration of adding and subtracting medicinal flavors
He has addition and subtraction demonstrations for treating each disease, which are simple and clear. For those who understand Chinese medicine and traditional Chinese medicine, they can understand it after reading it, which is surprising.
The original recipe consists of: four liang each of peony and licorice (broiled) (modern dosage is 12 grams).
This is a prescription from "Treatise on Febrile Diseases", which can relieve sourness and sweetness and relieve pain. Its initial main treatment was stomach pain caused by insufficient liver yin, cramps in the legs and feet, and insufficient stomach yin.
However, from the perspective of Chinese medicine practitioners, this prescription is versatile. There are so many things that peony and licorice soup can do.
1. Swelling and pain of athlete’s foot
An old man's feet were swollen like winter melons because he lived near water and had heavy moisture. 50 grams of white peony root and 10 grams of licorice root. The old man doubted whether the two medicines could cure it? After taking it for ten days, the swelling in my feet was reduced by half. From now on, I will continue to kick my legs and bask in the sun every day, and my body will be as strong as a bull.
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It is recorded in the book "Sui Shi Guang Ji" that white peony root and licorice are used at a dose of five to one to treat athlete's foot, which is called swollen foot soup.
2. Trigeminal neuralgia
The peony and licorice decoction can relax the muscles. If the muscles are tense, they will hurt, but if they are relaxed, they will be relaxed.
The headache never goes away after the exam. It's like wearing a tight spell on your head. If you think about it a little more, get tired, or get angry, your head will immediately hurt into unbearable pain. I have tried painkillers, but they have no lasting effect. The hospital said it was trigeminal neuralgia. Master Liu casually prescribed 60 grams of white peony root, 10 grams of licorice root, 20 grams of Chuanxiong root, and 10 grams of Angelica dahurica. Five doses, each one more headache relaxing than the last. After eating this soup recipe, I feel that my sleep quality is particularly good.
Use Ligusticum chuanxiong to treat the head, and headaches cannot be separated from Ligusticum chuanxiong. Angelica dahurica can direct the medicinal power to the forehead. "Zheng's Family Prescriptions" records that for stubborn headaches that don't heal, such as trigeminal neuralgia, 60 grams of white peony root and 10 grams of licorice can be used. It usually heals after seven doses.
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3. Treat weak feet and difficulty walking
After giving birth to a child, a woman's feet remained weak. During her confinement period, she continued to look at her mobile phone for a month. When I get out of bed, my two legs cannot support my upper body, so I have to use crutches to move forward. It is surprising that I use crutches in my thirties.
She found Dr. Liu, who said that looking at her for a long time would damage her liver, leaving her liver blood empty and her legs weak. She was prescribed 50 grams of white peony root, 30 grams of licorice root, and 30 grams of angelica root.
The woman looked at it suspiciously. It was so serious, but it was such a simple medicine.
After taking 10 doses, the woman lost her crutches. After taking 20 doses, her feet were strong and she could walk quickly.
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"Zhu's Collection of Prescriptions" says that two herbs, peony, licorice and licorice, called Quzhang Decoction, can treat weak feet and difficulty walking.
4. Breast cancer
If you make good use of the medicine and can distinguish between cold and heat, you can take this medicine all over the street to treat various acute, chronic and difficult diseases.
A woman runs a pancake shop and often likes to eat pancakes. After eating pancakes, she doesn't like to drink water. Once, after a quarrel with my husband at home, my breasts became unbearably swollen and painful. The hospital confirmed that I had acute mastitis. After taking anti-inflammatory drugs for a few days, the swelling and pain are still there.
Dr. Liu said, those who are in a hurry should wait. 30 grams of white peony root, 30 grams of red peony root, 10 grams of raw licorice, and 30 grams of tangerine peel. After the woman took it for a week, her breasts became softer and softer day by day, and the swelling and pain gradually disappeared. I went back for a check-up ten days later and found that I was cured.
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"Selected Single Prescriptions" records that using red white peony root and raw licorice at a dosage of five to one can treat acute mastitis, mastitis, and breast tenderness.
5. Eye jump and wind protection
Whenever there is pain in the body, there will be tightness around the painful area. Peony and licorice can relax tight areas. The key is to use different priming agents to lead it to the exact place to release it.
After a student finished his exam, his father rewarded him with a mobile phone and he read fantasy novels every day. It was very enjoyable at first, but the more I watched, the more exhausted I became. I didn’t even want to eat or do anything. I just sat there holding my phone.
Later, my eyes kept twitching, first one eye twitched, then both eyes kept twitching, and finally I couldn't see. After various examinations and taking various medicines, I was not completely relieved. The cost of overuse is heavy. When both eyes are twitching, it means that both eyes are protesting. If you don't let it rest, it will prevent you from working.
30 grams of white peony root, 30 grams of licorice root, and 10 grams of Fangfeng.
After taking three doses of medicine, my eyes relaxed, and after seven doses, my eyes stopped twitching.
"Wu Family Prescription" records that using 30 grams of white peony root can relieve liver problems.
30 grams of licorice can be used to cultivate the soil. If the soil is empty, the wood will shake, and if the soil is strong, the wood will be strong.
Why add wind protection? All kinds of trembling are wind signs, and using Fangfeng can dispel wind and relieve spasm.
6. Cervical spondylosis plus kudzu root
When learning how to use medicine, it is very important to introduce medicine. A soldier without a guide cannot reach the territory of a thief; without medicine, a soldier cannot reach the place of illness. Use Ligusticum chuanxiong as a guide for the head. Use turmeric for shoulders. Use Eucommia ulmoides as a guide for the waist. Use Achyranthes bidentata as a guide for the knees. The arms are drawn with cassia twigs.
What about the cervical spine? A courier will have severe neck pain after overexertion. Cupping massage and taking these analgesic medicines were unable to relieve the pain, and the pain often kept me awake all night. Mr. Liu and Dr. Liu said that the young man was so overdrafted that the back of his neck was bent sideways. Rest more and work less in the future.
60 grams of white peony root, 30 grams of licorice root, and 60 grams of kudzu root.
Don’t underestimate the three herbs. This is the essence summarized by the sages of the past generations. These three herbs can basically cure all stiffness and tightness of the cervical spine. They are three special herbs that relax the meridians of the neck.
After taking one dose, I felt my neck was relaxed. After taking five doses, my sleep quality improved and my fatigue disappeared.
"Zheng's Family Prescriptions" records that white peony root and licorice can relieve tension, and taking kudzu root can relieve tension and pain in the neck and shoulders. Therefore, these three herbs are particularly effective for neck and shoulder fatigue.
7. Facial paralysis (facial spasm)
Shaoyao Gancao Decoction has an important effect, nourishing blood and softening the liver, quenching wind and relieving convulsions.
The liver will be nourished by blood and will not develop wind; the tendons will be nourished by blood and will not spasm.
An old farmer, his face has not recovered well after facial paralysis. The muscles on the left side of his face will be beating uncontrollably, and the skin on half of his face will be numb. Dr. Liu said that the wind should not be used when sitting or lying down, and the windows of the sleeping place must be closed tightly in the future. The body is weak, and the body cannot bear a gust of wind.
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60 grams of white peony root, 20 grams of roasted licorice, 15 grams of Chuanxiong, decocted in water, seven doses.
The old farmer took two doses of facial muscles, and his facial muscles stopped beating. After taking the sixth dose, the numbness disappeared.
"Chen Guohua's Medical Records" records that facial paralysis, facial muscle spasm and jumping, which does not heal repeatedly, is due to blood deficiency and wind.
Use 60 grams of white peony root, 20 grams of roasted licorice, 15 grams of Chuanxiong, decoct in water, seven doses will heal.
Paeoniae officinalis and licorice can nourish the blood and soften the liver, the liver gets blood and nourishes the wind, and Chuanxiong leads the medicine to the head and face.
8. For acute arm contracture, add cinnamon twigs
Excessive sweating will damage body fluids, so use peony and licorice decoction.
Chinese medicine believes that sweat and blood have the same source. After a person sweats too much, the body fluid decreases, the meridians lose nourishment, and they will twitch and become stiff.
A worker in a boiler factory was working next to the boiler on a hot summer day. He was sweating profusely. Suddenly he felt that he had exerted too much force. His left hand twitched and he could not stop it. He rested for two or three days and did not recover. Everything becomes dry and hard when it is dry, and soft when it is moisturized. Therefore, if the body is stiff and tense, it means that the body fluid has decreased.
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60 grams of white peony root and 30 grams of licorice root. The worker's arm was painful, tight, and could not be loosened. He added 10 grams of cassia twig to the arm, bringing the pain-relieving effect of peony and licorice to this arm.
After taking the first dose, I felt that my hands were soft and less tense. After taking the third dose, my hands recovered. Zhang Zhongjing said in "Treatise on Febrile Diseases" that after excessive sweating, the hands and feet caused by body fluids are spasmodic and tense, and cannot be relaxed. Use the peony and licorice decoction. It can soften the liver, soothe menstruation, relieve pain and relieve pain.
9. Frozen shoulder plus Clematis and Qianghuo
A veteran cadre suffered from severe shoulder pain when he was 50 years old. The pain often kept him awake at night. In severe cases, he could not even lift his hand.
The hospital said it was frozen shoulder, frozen shoulder. The veteran cadres took a lot of blood-activating and blood-stasis-removing medicines, and also did cupping, acupuncture and moxibustion. However, these treatments were only effective in the short term and were not long-lasting. Master Liu said, how did your illness get worse?
The veteran cadre said that when he gets anxious, his shoulder pain gets worse.
60 grams of peony, 30 grams of licorice, 15 grams of clematis, and 5 grams of Qianhuo.
Don't underestimate this medicine, peony can relieve liver tension with sourness.
Zhi licorice can relieve hepatitis due to its sweetness.
Clematis promotes wind and ventilation, opening up the twelve meridians.
For pain above the waist, use Qianghuo, and for pain below the waist, use Duhuo.
The veteran cadre took the medicine and went back to take it. After taking the first dose, he felt that his shoulders were loose and he was very happy. After ten doses of the medicine, the pain around his shoulder was completely eliminated, and he had not had an attack for more than half a year.
According to "The Miraculous Uses of Medical Prescriptions", the heavy use of peony and licorice can relieve pain and relieve pain, and the addition of Clematis and Qianghuo can treat numbness and pain around the shoulder. The liver is suffering and needs to be slowed down. Soothing the liver can relieve the pain. Make the liver gentle and gentle. Massage the liver to make it soft. Now the patient is easily anxious and angry. If the mentality is poor and anxious, the meridians will be distorted. "Huangdi Nei Jing" says that if the liver is suffering from pain and urgency, eat sweet food to relieve it, and use acidity to relieve it. Peony and licorice decoction is a famous prescription that specifically helps the liver relieve stress.
10. For kidney stones and renal colic, add Akebia, peach kernel, and Corydalis
Kidney stones are easier to pass, gallstones are more difficult to pass, hard stones are more difficult to pass, sandy stones are easier to pass, large stones are difficult to pass, and small stones are easy to pass. But no matter what kind of stone he is, he is prone to colic, so peony and licorice decoction is of great use.
A drugstore owner doesn't pay attention to his diet and living habits. He often stays up late and is fat and greasy. I had low back pain on both sides and thought it was due to kidney deficiency. I took kidney-tonifying medicine but the pain was not relieved.
One time, the pain was like a knife. I rushed to the hospital for examination and found a small stone in the left kidney. Mr. Liu said that if you eat too much tobacco and alcohol, your blood will be too thick, so don’t overeat.
60 grams of white peony root, 10 grams of raw licorice, 10 grams of Akebia, 10 grams of Corydalis, and 10 grams of peach kernels.
An hour after drinking it, the pain in the kidneys was greatly reduced. After taking it for five or six days, seven or eight small stones were passed out.
"The Miraculous Uses of Medical Prescriptions" records that for the treatment of patients with renal colic, 60 grams of white peony root, 10 grams of raw licorice, plus Akebia and Corydalis are added. The pain is usually relieved within two hours of taking the medicine and will be cured after a few doses. If it is urinary tract stones, you can also add peach kernels and safflower. This Paishi Decoction has treated hundreds of cases of urinary system stones, and the stone removal rate can reach more than 80%.
11. Dysmenorrhea
Xiaoyao Powder, Bazhen Tang, Bupleurum Soothing Gan Powder, these famous prescriptions all contain peony and licorice and are widely used. Whether it is muscle pain or pain in internal organs and bones, it can be used. Its relieving and analgesic effect is well-known. All cures
A middle school girl suffers from menstrual cramps before menstruation every time she takes exams, a small pain during small exams, and a severe pain during major exams. Once the pain is severe, I can't even take the exam. After looking at it, Doctor Liu said, "You have dysmenorrhea caused by intense study and stress."
30 grams each of red peony root and white peony root, and 10 grams of licorice root.
Does your stomach hurt when you eat popsicles? The girl said that her stomach hurts badly when she eats ice cream or popsicles.
Mr. Liu added 15 grams of cumin.
After the girl finished eating, her stomach no longer hurt.
Then, take two or three doses five days before your monthly menstrual period to regulate your menstrual cycle for two or three consecutive months, and your dysmenorrhea will be completely cured.
"The Miraculous Uses of Medical Prescriptions" records that for dysmenorrhea in adolescence, especially among middle school students who are stressed out from studying, use white peony to relieve pain, red peony root to activate blood circulation, 30 grams each, and roasted licorice to relieve pain. If the pain is severe, it is very severe, laugh. If you can't even laugh, add Puhuang and Wulingzhi. These two medicines are also known as Shi Xiao Powder. Generally, it will heal after two to three menstrual cycles.
12. Scrotal contraction
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the liver meridian of foot Jueyin in the human body flows through the yin organs and enters the lower abdomen.
Therefore, if the tension and pain around the lower abdomen are unbearable, most people need to regulate the liver. As long as the liver relaxes, the pain and tension will be relieved. A little boy fell into the reservoir and was rescued. Because of the fright and nervousness, he developed a strange disease. The scrotum and penis were all shrunk into the stomach. He was recuperated in the hospital for a week without being adjusted.
30 grams of white peony root, 10 grams of licorice root, 10 grams of orange core, and 10 grams of cumin.
Peony and licorice can relieve stress and relieve tension. Orange core and fennel can introduce medicine into the penis and testicles, and fennel can warm the belly. If the belly is warm, it will relax. If the belly is cold, it will tense and contract. After taking the first dose, the scrotum and penis became relaxed, and it was fine after taking two doses.
"Guohua Medical Records" said that the contraction of the scrotum and penis into the abdomen is caused by the spasm of the cremaster muscle, and peony and licorice can relieve the muscle spasm.
Ma, male, 10 years old, primary school student. The penis and scrotum contracted into the abdomen for 4 days, with attacks occurring once or twice a day. Multiple treatments had no effect. Afterwards, use 40 grams of white peony root and 12 grams of licorice root, decoction in water and take it. One dose will remove most of the disease, and two doses will make the disease heal.
