Firstly, Ni Haixia’s mention of one sheng refers to a bowl, specifically a small bowl, especially when decocting herbs.Recently, I used Gan Mai Da Zao Decoction, so I measured it myself. The diameter of the bowl I used was 12 centimeters, but I only filled it a little over half. As shown in the image below.
I selected 150 grams, and the effect was quite good. Regarding the wheat in the image, some say to use floating wheat, but since we need to reduce tears, we should definitely use sinking wheat.
Floating Wheat (Fu Xiao Mai):
Meridian: Heart Meridian
Main Functions: Clears empty heat, stops sweating. Treats bone steaming heat, stops spontaneous sweating and night sweats.
Wheat (Xiao Mai): Heart, Spleen, Kidney Meridians
Main Functions: Suitable for patients with insufficient heart blood, palpitations, excessive yawning, insomnia with vivid dreams, emotional instability, and conditions like beriberi, peripheral neuritis, physical weakness, spontaneous sweating, night sweats, and excessive sweating; also suitable for women weaning.
Additionally, some people replace wheat with Huai Xiao Mai when copying the formula. I used ordinary wheat from Shandong, which was effective for treating insomnia caused by significant events; the second dose showed good results.
174,Gan Mai Da Zao Decoction Formula
Licorice 90 grams, ordinary wheat 150 grams, ten jujubes.
Combine these three ingredients, add six sheng of water, decoct to obtain three sheng, and take warm in three doses; it also tonifies spleen qi.
From the “Jin Gui Yao Lue – Miscellaneous Diseases of Women” chapter: “Women with organ disturbance, prone to sadness and tears, as if possessed by spirits, frequently yawning, are treated with Gan Mai Da Zao Decoction. Women experiencing mental depression, irritability, uncontrollable crying, erratic laughter and anger, frequent yawning, and loss of control are termed organ disturbance. If it occurs during pregnancy, it is called ‘pregnancy sadness’; if it occurs postpartum, it is termed ‘postpartum organ disturbance’.
Translation:Raw licorice 12 grams, ordinary wheat 150 grams, ten jujubes.
In simple terms, this is a disease caused by poor mood.It nourishes the heart and calms the spirit, alleviating irritability, depression, and insomnia, while also eliminating residual toxins from the body and enhancing immune function..