Prescriptions for Warming the Middle-Jiao to Dispel Pathogenic Cold
Gui Zhi Ren Can Tang (桂枝人参汤)
Name
The Prescription of 桂枝人参汤
Source
The book Shang Han Lun
Ingredients
Gui Zhi 12 g,Zhi Gan Cao 12 g,Bai Zhu 9 g,Gan Jiang 9 g,Ren Shen 9 g.Explanation
Gui Zhi: Expelling pathogenic factors from the muscles and skin by means of diaphoresis, warming the channels to dispel pathogenic cold.
Bai Zhu: Tonifying spleen qi.
Ren Shen: Replenishing the Qi of the middle-Jiao.
Gan Jiang: Warming the lung and dispelling cold so as to eliminate retained phlegm and warming up the spleen-Yang to remove dampness.
Zhi Gan Cao: Invigorating the spleen and stomach, tempering the actions of all the other ingredients.
The Effect of 桂枝人参汤
Effect
Relieving exterior syndrome and warming the spleen and stomach.
Administrations
Gan Cao, Bai Zhu, Ren Shen and Gan Jiang are first decocted for the decoction into which Gui Zhi is put, taken warm 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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