Prescriptions for Warming the Channels and Removing Cold
Huangqi Guizhi Wuwei Tang
Name
The Prescription of Huangqi Guizhi Wuwei Tang
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 Huangqi Guizhi Wuwei Tang
Effect
Tonify qi and warm meridians, harmonize blood and treat rheumatic arthritis.
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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