Prescriptions for Warming the Middle-Jiao to Dispel Pathogenic Cold
Dang Gui Jian Zhong Tang (当归建中汤)
Name
The Prescription of 当归建中汤
Source
The book Tai Ping Hui Min He Ji Ju Fang
Ingredients
Dang Gui 12 g,Rou Gui 9 g,Zhi Gan Cao 6 g,Shao Yao 18 g,Da Zao 6 dates,Sheng Jiang 9 g.Explanation
Dang Gui: Tonifying blood and activating blood, alleviating pain.
Rou Gui: Reinforcing fire and strengthening yang, dispelling cold and alleviating pain.
Shao Yao: Replenishing Yin-blood.
Zhi Gan Cao: Together with Shao Yao to promote the production of Yin-fluid, invigorating the liver and nourishing the spleen.
Sheng Jiang: Warming the stomach.
Da Zao: Tonifying the spleen, working together with Sheng Jiang to regulate Ying and Wei.
The Effect of 当归建中汤
Effect
Tonify qi and blood, soothe the liver to alleviate pain.
Administrations
Decocted in water for oral dose to be taken three times a day.
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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