What are the dosage efficacy and contraindications of Citrus Aurantium Allium Cinnamomi Tang?

Hovenia Citrus and Allium Scallion and Gui Zhi Tang is from “The Essentials of the Golden Chamber”, the dosage is four pieces of Hovenia Citrus, four taels of Huperzia, half a liter of Allium Scallion, one or two pieces of cinnamon, and one piece of gua vulgaris, but this is the ancient dosage, and the modern application is changed, it has the effect of dispersing the Yang and dispersing knots and eliminating phlegm and lowering the qi, and is forbidden to use for patients with qi and blood deficiency, or yin and fire deficiency. The regular dosage of the herbs in Hovenia Citrus Allium Cinnamon Branch Soup in the Pharmacopoeia is 3-10g of Hovenia Citrus, 3-10g of Huperzia, 5-10g of Allium cepa, 3-10g of Cinnamon Branch, and 9-15g of Psidium Guajava, please adjust the dosage according to the condition by a professional doctor. This formula is mainly used in treating chest paralysis (stuffy pain in the chest) caused by chest yang deficiency, phlegm-qi inter-conjugation (phlegmatic evils in the body accompanied by poor qi), symptoms such as chest fullness (distension and discomfort in the chest) and pain, or even chest pain that goes through the back, coughing and wheezing, shortness of breath, and qi rushing backward from the hypochondrium and attacking the heart and chest upwards. Modern pharmacological study of Hovenia Citrus Allium cinnamon soup has pharmacological effects such as strengthening the heart, improving coronary blood supply, improving cerebral blood supply, protecting gastric mucosa, inhibiting thrombosis, etc. It can be used for the treatment of coronary heart disease, pulmonary heart disease, rheumatic heart disease, arrhythmia, intercostal neuralgia, bronchial asthma, etc. The identification of these diseases belongs to the person who is not vibrant in the chest yang and the person who is interlaced with phlegm and qi. This formula is contraindicated in patients with deficiency of qi and blood, and yin deficiency and fire exuberance. If there is any discomfort, please consult a doctor in time and use the medicine under the guidance of a professional Chinese medicine practitioner.