◎方  名：芍藥甘草湯（和解之劑）

   總  結：腹痛                                                                   

   編  號：004                                                                    

   組  成：白芍藥、甘草

   主  治：1.治腹中不和而痛。                                                     

           2.仲景用治誤表發厥，腳攣吐逆，與干姜甘草湯以復其陽，厥愈足溫者，更作此湯以和其陰，其腳即伸。                                               

   加  減：(1)脈緩傷水，加桂枝、生姜。                                            

           (2)脈洪傷金，加黃芩、大棗。                                            

           (3)脈濇傷血，加當歸。                                                  

           (4)脈弦傷氣，加芍藥。                                                  

           (5)脈遲傷寒，加干姜。                                                  

   歸  經：足太陰陽明藥也                                                         

   方  義：(1)氣血不和，故腹痛；白芍酸收而苦泄，能行營氣；炙草溫散而甘緩，能

              和逆氣。

           (2)又痛為木盛克土，白芍能瀉肝，甘草能緩肝和脾也。                      

   變化方：(1)本方去芍藥，加干姜，名甘草干姜湯，金匱用此治肺痿肺冷，吐涎沫，      

              小便數。                                                            

           (2)本方加附子，名芍藥甘草附子湯。                                      

           (3)本方加黃芩，名黃芩芍藥湯，治熱痢，腹痛，后重，身熱，濃血稠黏。      

              及鼻不止。脈洪數。                                                

           (4)本方加白朮，名白朮芍藥湯，治脾濕水瀉，身重困弱。