Diaphoretic Prescriptions Composed of Drugs Pungent in Flavor and Warm in Nature
Guizhi Jia Houpo Xingzi Tang
Name
The Prescription of Guizhi Jia Houpo Xingzi Tang
Source
The book of Shang Han Lun
Ingredients
Gui Zhi 9 g,Shao Yao 9 g,Sheng Jiang 9 g,Zhi Gan Cao 6 g,Da Zao 3 dates,Hou Po 6 g,Xing Ren 6 g.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.
Xing Ren: Promoting the flow of the lung-Qi.
Hou Po: Inducing Qi to flow downward and relieving distention.
Da Zao: Invigorating the spleen-Qi, relieving the liver depression.
Zhi Gan Cao: Invigorating the spleen and stomach, tempering the actions of all the other ingredients.
The Effect of Guizhi Jia Houpo Xingzi Tang
Effect
Relieve exterior syndrome, direct qi downward and relieve asthma.
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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