Prescription for Clearing away Pathogenic Heat of Deficiency Type
Bai He Di Huang Tang (百合地黄汤)
Name
The Prescription of 百合地黄汤
Source
The book Jin Gui Yao Lue
Ingredients
7 Bai He,Sheng Di Huang juice 200 ml.Explanation
Bai He: Nourishing yin of lung and heart, clearing heat of lung and heart, relieving cough and dispelling phlegm.
Sheng Di Huang: Clearing heat and cooling blood, stopping bleeding, nourishing yin.
The Effect of 百合地黄汤
Effect
Nourish yin and clear heat.
Indications
Yin deficiency and endogenous heat due to fluid and blood deficiency.
Administrations
Decoct in water for oral dose to be taken twice.
Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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