zhi gan cao 5 qian, da zao 1 liang, fu xiao mai 1 liang﹐  ye jiao teng 1 liang﹐ bai zi ren 4 qian.
 

Note:

In these formulae,  qian = 3.75 g; liang = 37.5 g  (old traditional weight, used by most oversea Chinese and also in Hong Kong)

Lacking vitamin B12, folic acid may cause depression. Meat, eggs, and dairy produce are rich sources and dietary deficiency is unlikely except among vegans who do not use any food derived from animal product..

Folic acid is found in leafy vegetables, bean, lentils, beets, brussel sprouts, bananas, cantaloupes, tuna, asparagus, wheat germs, food yeast,  mushroom, spinach, broccoli strawberries etc.

According to a study by Taipei Medical University, gan mai da zao tang can increase the amount of serotonin and dopamine of lab mice.

方名﹕ 甘麥大棗湯  《金 櫃 要 略 》

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主婦人臟躁，男女妄悲傷哭者，癇症及狂症 。應用於病態過度興奮 ﹐ 神經衰弱﹐ 幼兒夜啼症﹐ 癲癇等症。本方能使異常興奮之神經鎮靜，能緩解各種痙攣症狀，尤其對病態過度興奮﹐ 褐斑和精神分裂症等。 小兒夜啼等症更具療效。

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