Prescriptions for Removing Heat in Qi System
Bai Hu Jia Cang Shu Tang (白虎加苍术汤)
Name
The Prescription of 白虎加苍术汤
Source
The book Lei Zheng Huo Ren Shu
Ingredients
Zhi Mu 18 g,Shi Gao 50 g,Zhi Gan Cao 6 g,Jing Mi 9 g,Cang Zhu 9 g.Explanation
Shi Gao: The principal drug, being pungent and sweet in flavor and very cold in nature, purging heat in the lung and stomach, eliminating vexation.
Zhi Mu: Purging heat in the lung and stomach, being moisture in nature to moisten dryness.
Gan Cao and Jing Mi: Benifiting the stomach, protecting body fluids from being impaired, letting prescriptions very cold in nature not injure the spleen and stomach.
Cang Zhu: Drying dampness and invigorating spleen, dispelling wind-dampness.
The Effect of 白虎加苍术汤
Effect
Clear heat and eliminate dampness.
Indications
Joint pain, rheumatic arthritis, excessive sweat, red tongue, whitish and greasy coating on the tongue, choking sensation in chest.
Administrations
Decocted 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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