Diaphoretic Prescriptions Composed of Drugs Pungent in Flavor and Warm in Nature
Gui Zhi Jia Shao Yao Tang (桂枝加芍药汤)
Name
The Prescription of 桂枝加芍药汤
Source
The book of Shang Han Lun
Ingredients
Gui Zhi 9 g,Shao Yao 18 g,Zhi Gan Cao 6 g,Da Zao 3 dates,Sheng Jiang 9g.Explanation
Gui Zhi: Expelling pathogenic factors from the muscles and skin by means of diaphoresis, warming the channels to expel pathogenic cold.
Bai Shao: Nourishing the liver to relieve pain.
Sheng Jiang: Being pungent in taste and warm in nature, dispersing accumulation of pathogens, regulating the stomach to arrest vomiting.
Da Zao: Invigorating the spleen-Qi, relieving the liver depression, treating deficiency of the heart.
Zhi Gan Cao: Invigorating the spleen and stomach, tempering the actions of all the other ingredients.
The Effect of 桂枝加芍药汤
Effect
Warm the spleen, harmonize the spleen and stomach to alleviate pain.
Administrations
Decocted in water for oral dose to be taken twice.
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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