Prescriptions for Regulating the Liver and Spleen
Bai Shao Gan Cao Tang (白芍甘草汤)
Baishao Gancao Tang
白芍甘草湯
Name
The Prescription of 白芍甘草汤
Source
The book Yi Men Ba Fa
Ingredients
Bai Shao 30 g,Gan Cao 9 g.Explanation
Bai Shao: Nourishing yin and soothing the liver.
Gan Cao: Strengthening the spleen and harmonizing the spleen and stomach.
The Effect of 白芍甘草汤
Effect
Soothe the liver to alleviate pain.
Indications
Stomachache, yin deficiency with blood dryness.
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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