Sini and Sishun——Also on whether there is ginseng in Sini Decoction

Original work by Tang Yixiao

Some time ago, some netizens asked what is the secret of Sini Decoction? Is there any ginseng? The reason is that the "Sini Decoction" in "Guilin's Treatise on Febrile Diseases" contains ginseng. From my search of major ancient prescription books, there is no "Sini Tang" with ginseng. The "Sini Decoction" with added ginseng is called "Sini plus ginseng soup" or "Ginseng Sini Decoction" in the Song Dynasty version of "Treatise on Febrile Diseases", and some prescription books are also called "Sishun Decoction".

1. About "Sini Decoction"

The recipe for Sini Decoction in the Song Dynasty's "Treatise on Febrile Diseases": licorice (broiled, two ounces) dried ginger (one and a half) aconite (raw) Use, peel, break into eight slices, one piece) add the three flavors, boil one liter and two with three liters of water, drain, and then drink. A strong person can take one piece of monkshood and three ounces of dried ginger.

Same as the Song version of "Jingui Jade Han Jing".

Same as "Tangben Treatise on Febrile Diseases" in "Qian Jin Yifang".

The "Sini Decoction" in "Chunhua Ben Treatise on Febrile Diseases" in "Taiping Shenghui Prescription" has the same medicinal taste, but the three medicinal herbs are all one or two.

There are actually other types of "Sini Soup" in history.

"Mai Jing" [Volume 2. Pingsanguan Disease Symptoms and Treatment Appropriate Part 3] has "Fuzi Sini Decoction": "The pulse in the foot is astringent, the shin is cold and the urine is red. It is advisable to take Fuzi Sini Decoction" Sini Decoction, acupuncture is too strong, and it can be replenished." There is no prescription. Maybe it's "Sini Soup".

"Waitai" [Volume 14, eight poems for the treatment of aphonia and muteness] contains: "Another Sini Decoction. It is used to treat strokes and strokes where speech is not possible. It is the prescription for people with epilepsy, pulseless limbs and tightness in the hands and feet. Dogwood, Cut the five flavors of asarum and dried ginger (one ounce each), licorice (one liter, and remove the heart). Boil two liters of water and divide into four servings. Onions. (In Volume 9) There are no prescriptions for curing the back of the elbow."

"Waitai" [Volume 6, Four Cold Prescriptions for Hands and Feet After Cholera" contains: "Thousands of Gold and Four Inverses." The decoction is mainly used to treat colds, cold hands and feet, and pulse. (Qianjin is an adjective, not "qianjin") Evodia (two liters), Angelica sinensis (three liang), Guixin (three liang), Paeonia lactiflora (three liang), Asarum (two liang). ) Tongcao (two ounces) Ginger (eight ounces) Licorice (two ounces roasted) Jujube (twelve pieces) Cut into nine flavors, add six liters of water, six liters of sake, boil three liters together, divide into four servings, and use the old formula of jujube. Twenty-five pieces. Today, cholera is the most common method, so it is best to add two ounces of kudzu root in addition to dates. Avoid raw green onions, lettuce, seaweed, and spinach. Add Evodia and Ginger Decoction)"

"Taiping Shenghui Prescriptions" [Volume 12: Prescriptions for Treating Typhoid and Cholera]: "Treatment of typhoid, fever, and aversion to cold in the limbs. Cold. It is advisable to take the Sini Decoction: Licorice (slightly roasted and peeled) Aconite (one ounce of each of the above) dried ginger (half a ounce of peeled and peeled). Pound into powder. . Take 4 qian each time. Add three jujubes to a cup of water and take it as often as possible. 11. Prescriptions for treating Yin poison typhoid fever]: "Cure Yin poison typhoid fever. Pulse is deep and thready. Limbs are cold in reverse. Irritability and headache. Sini decoction. Dried ginger (cracked and filed) Aconite (cracked and peeled navel) Guixin and licorice (Griddle and stir-fry) Atractylodes sinensis (fine and stir-fry) (half and half of each). Pound into powder. Take 1 cup of water and boil for 6 minutes. "Take it frequently when it is slightly hot." "Guilin Treatise on Febrile Diseases" Sini Decoction: 2 ounces of ginseng, 2 ounces of licorice (broiled), 1 ounce of dried ginger, and 1 piece of aconite (peeled and broken into eight pieces). ), the right four flavors, boil three liters of water, boil one liter and two, remove the dregs, let it warm before taking it, a strong person can take one big aconite and three liang of dried ginger.

2. About "Sishun Decoction"

Song version of "Treatise on Febrile Diseases" Sini plus ginseng decoction: 385. For those with aversion to cold, weak pulse and compound sharpness, stasis, and bleeding, add Ginseng Decoction to treat the four adverse symptoms. Fang Yi. Licorice (broiled, 2 ounces), aconite (raw, peeled, broken into eight pieces, one piece) dried ginger (one or two halves), ginseng (one ounce), the above four flavors, boiled with three liters of water, boiled into one liter and two pieces, drained , warm it up before taking it.

In the Song Dynasty version of "Jingui Jade Han Jing", it is called "Ginseng Sini Decoction", with the same prescription, and ginseng is ranked first among the four medicinal herbs.

"Sini plus ginseng decoction" in the "Tang version of Treatise on Febrile Diseases" in "Qian Jin Yifang" is the same as the Song version of "Treatise on Febrile Diseases".

There is no such prescription in "Chunhua Ben Treatise on Febrile Diseases" in "Taiping Shenghui Prescription".

The article "Kang's Treatise on Treating Basic Treatises" and "Kang Ping's Treatise on Treating Colds" by Yu Xueru said that there is ginseng in the "Sini Decoction" in these two books. I don't know which version it is. I saw that the "Sini Decoction" in the Kyoto Shulin engraving of "Kangzhi Basic Treatise on Febrile Diseases" written in the fifth year of Ansei (1858) in Japan does not have "ginseng", and the word "licorice" has been mistakenly written as "caocao". There is also no ginseng in the "Sini Tang" of "Kanghei Ben Treatise on Febrile Diseases" published in the third year of Kanghei's reign (1060) by Tanba Masazada in Japan. In "Kang Ping Ben Treatise on Febrile Diseases", "Sini Decoction" is called "Huini Decoction", "Sini plus Ginseng Decoction" is called "Huini plus Ginseng Decoction", and "Sini Powder" is called "Huini Powder". The medicinal flavor is divided into two. Both are the same as the Song version of "Treatise on Febrile Diseases".

"Sini plus ginseng decoction" or "ginseng Sini decoction" was called "Sishun decoction" after the Han Dynasty, but the dosage of the medicine has changed.

"Mai Jing" [Volume 2. Pingsanguan Disease Symptoms and Treatment Suitable for the Third Time]: "The ruler pulse is weak, syncope, tightness in the lower abdomen, and cold air. It is advisable to take Xiaojianzhong Decoction ( There is also "Sishun Tang" in this book, "Acupuncture Qi Hai"

In "Mai Jing", "Sini Tang" and "Sishun Tang" exist side by side.