Prescriptions for Mediating Shaoyang Channel
Houpo Qiwu Tang: Classic TCM Formula
厚朴七物汤
厚樸七物湯
Name
Houpo Qiwu Tang (Magnolia Bark Decoction of Seven Ingredients)
Source
Jin Gui Yao Lue
Ingredients
- Hou Po (Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis) 250 g
- Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae) 90 g
- Da Huang (Radix et Rhizoma Rhei) 90 g
- Da Zao (Fructus Jujubae) 10 dates
- Gui Zhi (Cinnamomi Ramulus) 60 g
- Sheng Jiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens) 150 g
Explanation
- Hou Po is the principal drug: it promotes the flow of qi to subdue distention, dries dampness and removes fullness.
- Sheng Jiang is acrid in flavor and warm in nature: it disperses accumulation of pathogens and regulates the Stomach to arrest vomiting.
- Da Huang removes accumulated heat from the intestines and clears away heat and toxic material.
- Da Zao tonifies qi and the Spleen and nourishes the blood.
- Gui Zhi warms and opens the channels.
- Raw Gan Cao clears heat and removes toxicity.
Nature and action
Releases the exterior syndrome, promotes the circulation of qi and relaxes the bowels.
Indications
Abdominal distention, constipation and fever, with a floating and rapid pulse.
Dose
Decocted in water and taken by mouth in two divided doses.
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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