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Danggui Niantong Tang

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NameThe Prescription of Danggui Niantong TangSourceThe book Lan Shi Mi CangIngredientsBai Zhu 4.5 g,Ren Shen 6 g,Ku Shen 6 g,Sheng Ma 6 g,Ge Gen 6 g,Cang Zhu 6 g,Fang Feng 15 g,Zhi Mu 15 g,Ze Xie 15 g,Zhu Ling 9 g,Dang Gui 9 g,Zhi Gan Cao 15 g,Huang Qin 15 g,Yin Chen 15 g,Qiang Huo 15 g.ExplanationD

Name

The Prescription of Danggui Niantong Tang

Source

The book Lan Shi Mi Cang

Ingredients

Bai Zhu 4.5 g,Ren Shen 6 g,Ku Shen 6 g,Sheng Ma 6 g,Ge Gen 6 g,Cang Zhu 6 g,Fang Feng 15 g,Zhi Mu 15 g,Ze Xie 15 g,Zhu Ling 9 g,Dang Gui 9 g,Zhi Gan Cao 15 g,Huang Qin 15 g,Yin Chen 15 g,Qiang Huo 15 g.

Explanation

Dang Gui: Tonifying blood and activating blood to alleviate pain, regulating menstruation, and moistening intestines.

Zhu Ling and Ze Xie: Draining dampness, removing excessive fluid by promoting diuresis.

Huang Qin: Clearing heat and drying dampness.

Sheng Ma: The principal drug, being pungent and sweet in flavor and slightly cold in nature, expelling pathogenic factors from the muscles and skin, promoting eruption, removing toxic substances.

Ge Gen: Assisting Sheng Ma in promoting eruption and expelling exo-pathogens, aiding in the production of body fluids.

Bai Zhu: Strengthening the spleen and drying dampness.

Cang Zhu: Drying dampness and invigorating spleen, dispelling wind-dampness.

Ren Shen: Tonifying qi.

Fang Feng: Dispersing wind pathogen to relieve exterior syndrome.

Qiang Huo: Going up to disperse wind-cold-dampness pathogens in the exterior.

Ku Shen: Clearing heat and drying dampness, purging fire and removing toxicity, killing parasites and inducing diuresis.

Zhi Mu: Clearing heat and purging fire, nourishing yin and moistening dryness.

Yin Chen: Clearing away dampness-heat to treat jaundice.

Zhi Gan Cao: Invigorating the spleen and stomach, tempering the actions of all the other ingredients.

The Effect of Danggui Niantong Tang

Indications

Disease caused by damp-heat.

Administrations

Decoct in water for oral dose to be taken on empty stomach.

When to see a doctor: herbal care suits mild, everyday issues. For worsening, severe, or sudden symptoms — or if you are pregnant, on medication, or treating a child — consult a licensed practitioner first.

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