Prescriptions for Warming the Channels and Removing Cold
Danggui Sini Jia Wuzhuyu Shengjiang Tang
Name
The Prescription of Danggui Sini Jia Wuzhuyu Shengjiang Tang
Source
The book Shang Han Lun
Ingredients
Dang Gui 45 g,Shao Yao 45 g,Zhi Gan Cao 30 g,Tong Cao 30 g,Gui Zhi 45 g,Xi Xin 45 g,Sheng Jiang 125 g,wu Zhu Yu 140 g,Da Zao 25 dates.Explanation
Dang Gui: Nourishing blood and activating the flow of it.
Gui Zhi: Warming the channels to promote the circulation of blood.
Bai Shao: Enriching blood and regulating Ying.
Xi Xin: Promoting the circulation of blood through the channels to disperse pathogenic cold.
Da Zao and Zhi Gan Cao: Replenishing the spleen-Qi and tempering the actions of all the other ingredients.
Tong Cao: Removing obstructions from the channels.
Wu Zhu Yu: Warming the stomach to disperse cold, removing stagnated food, descending Qi to lower the turbid.
Sheng Jiang: Warming the stomach to purge cold.
The Effect of Danggui Sini Jia Wuzhuyu Shengjiang Tang
Effect
Tonify blood and dredge meridians, dispel cold and direct qi downward.
Administrations
Decocoted in 1200 ml water and 1200 ml sake for oral dose to be taken 5 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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