Purgative Prescriptions Composed of Drugs Cold in Nature
Diao Wei Cheng Qi Tang (调胃承气汤)
Name
The Prescription of 调胃承气汤
Source
The book Shang Han Lun
Ingredients
Da Huang 12 g,Zhi Gan Cao 6 g,Mang Xiao 15 g.Explanation
Da Huang: the principal drug, being bitter in flavor and cold in nature, purging fire and relaxing the bowels.
Mang Xiao: Softening hardness and moisten dryness.
Gan Cao: Invigorating the spleen and stomach.
The Effect of 调胃承气汤
Effect
Relax the bowels and heat accumulation.
Indications
Sore throat, sores and boils, constipation with thrist, rapid and smooth pulse, yellow coating on the tongue, abdominal distension, diabetes, hematemesis, nose bleeding, dry heat in the stomach and intestines.
Administrations
Decocted in water for oral dose to be taken twice.
Contraindication
It is contraindicated in case of constipation due to deficiency-cold.
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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