Prescriptions for Clearing away Heat in Zang-Fu Organs
Bai Tou Weng Jia Gan Cao A Jiao Tang (白头翁加甘草阿胶汤)
Name
The Prescription of 白头翁加甘草阿胶汤
Source
The book Jin Gui Yao Lue
Ingredients
Bai Tou Weng 6 g,Gan Cao 6 g,E Jiao 6 g,Qin Pi 9 g,Huang Lian 9 g,Huang Bo 9 g.Explanation
Bai Tou Weng: Clearing away noxious heat in the blood system.
E Jiao: Nourishing Yin and tonifying the lung, enriching blood to arrest bleeding.
Huang Lian, Huang Bo and Qin Pi: Removing heat and toxic material, drying dampness and relieving dysentery.
Gan Cao: Invigorating the spleen and stomach, clearing heat and removing toxicity.
The Effect of 白头翁加甘草阿胶汤
Effect
Clear heat and treat dysentery, replenish qi and tonify blood.
Indications
Dysentery after delivery, abdominal pain, tenesmus, qi and blood deficiency, stool containing pus and blood.
Administrations
The ingredients are decocted in water for the decoction, to which E Jiao that has been melted in boiling water is added. The decoction is taken 3 times.
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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