Prescription for Clearing away Pathogenic Heat of Deficiency Type
Hua Shi Dai Zhe Tang (滑石代赭汤)
Name
The Prescription of 滑石代赭汤
Source
The book Jin Gui Yao Lue
Ingredients
7 Bai He,Hua Shi 9 g,1 Dai Zhe Shi.Explanation
Bai He: Nourishing yin of lung and heart, clearing heat of lung and heart, relieving cough and dispelling phlegm.
Dai Zhe Shi: Pacifying Liver and subduing yang, checking adverse rise of qi by heavy settling, cooling blood to stop bleeding.
Hua Shi: Inducing diuresis and clearing heat and summer-heat.
The Effect of 滑石代赭汤
Effect
Tonify yin and promote diuresis, harmonize the stomach and direct qi downward.
Indications
Lily disease with fluid deficiency.
Administrations
Decoct 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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