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Prescriptions for Warming the Channels and Removing Cold

Huang Qi Gui Zhi Wu Wu Tang (黄芪桂枝五物汤)

黄芪桂枝五物汤 Huangqi Guizhi Wuwei Tang
By the TCMHH editorial team Not medically reviewed How we work Updated 6 Oct 2026
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Name

The Prescription of 黄芪桂枝五物汤

Source

The book Jin Gui Yao Lue

Ingredients

Huang Qi 9 g,Shao Yao 9 g,Gui Zhi 9 g,Sheng Jiang 18 g,Da Zao 4 dates.

Explanation

Huang Qi: Invigorating Qi and tonifying the spleen and stomach.

Gui Zhi: Warming Yang-Qi and dispelling cold.

Shao Yao: Tonifying blood and Replenishing Yin.

Sheng Jiang: Dispersing wind-cold.

Da Zao: Tonifying blood and qi.

The Effect of 黄芪桂枝五物汤

Effect

Tonify qi and warm meridians, harmonize blood and treat rheumatic arthritis.

Administrations

Decocted in water for oral dose to be taken twice.

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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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