Prescriptions for Removing Heat in Qi System
Bai Hu Jia Ren Can Tang (白虎加人参汤)
Name
The Prescription of 白虎加人参汤
Source
The book Shang Han Lun
Ingredients
Shi Gao (Gypsum Fibrosum) 30~45 g,Zhi Mu (Rhizoma Anemarrhenae) 18 g,Zhi Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata) 6 g,Jing Mi (Semen Oryzae Sativae) 12 g.Ren Shen (Radix Ginseng) 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.
Ren Shen: Powerfully reinforcing original qi, tonifying zang-organ qi, promoting the generation of body fluid to alleviate thirst.
The Effect of 白虎加人参汤
Effect
Clear heat and purge fire, replenish qi and promote the secretion of saliva or body fluid.
Administrations
Decocted in water for oral dose to be taken thrice.
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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