Prescriptions for Mediating Shaoyang Channel
Qing Pi Yin (清脾饮): Classic TCM Formula
Name
The Prescription of 清脾饮
Source
The book Tai Chan Mi Shu
Ingredients
Bai Zhu 3 g,Fu Ling 3 g,Zhi Mu 3 g,Qing Pi 1.2 g,Hou Po 2.4 g,Huang Qin 6 g,Gan Cao 1.5 g,Sheng Jiang 3 g.Explanation
Bai Zhu and Fu Ling: Strengthening the spleen and inducing diuresis so as to eradicate the source of phlegm.
Sheng Jiang: Dispersing wind-cold, warming the middle energizer to stop vomiting, warming lung to stop cough.
Zhi Mu: Clearing heat and purging fire, nourishing yin and moistening dryness.
Qing Pi :Moving qi and soothing the liver, breaking qi and resolving stagnation.
Huang Qin: Clearing heat and removing toxicity.
Hou Po: Promoting the circulation of qi.
Zhi Gan Cao: Invigorating the spleen and stomach, tempering the actions of all the other ingredients.
The Effect of 清脾饮
Effect
Malaria during pregnancy.
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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