Prescriptions for Clearing away Heat in Zang-Fu Organs
Huangqin Jia Banxia Shengjiang Tang
Name
The Prescription of Huangqin Jia Banxia Shengjiang Tang
Source
The book Shang Han Lun
Ingredients
Huang Qin 9 g,Shao Yao 6 g,Zhi Gan Cao 6 g,Da Zao 12 dates,Ban Xia 6 g,Sheng Jiang 4.5 g.Explanation
Sheng Jiang: Dispersing wind-cold, warming the middle energizer to stop vomiting.
Ban Xia: Dissolving phlegm and dispersing accumulation of pathogens, keeping the adverse Qi flowing downward and regulating the stomach.
Da Zao and Zhi Gan Cao: Replenishing the spleen-Qi and tempering the actions of all the other ingredients.
Huang Qin: Clearing heat and removing toxicity.
Shao Yao: Regulating the nutrient system, dispelling pathogenic heat.
The Effect of Huangqin Jia Banxia Shengjiang Tang
Effect
Promote diuresis, clear heat and arrest vomiting, alleviate pain.
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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