Prescriptions for Relieving Diarrhea with Astringents
Tao Hua Tang (桃花汤)
Name
The Prescription of 桃花汤
Source
The book Shang Han Lun
Ingredients
Chi Shi Zhi (Halloysitum Rebrum) 30 g,Jing Mi (Semen Oryzae Sativae) 30 g,Gan Jiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis) 9 g.Explanation
Chi Shi Zhi: The principal drug, being heavy and warm in nature, astringing the intestines to relieve diarrhea.
Gan Jiang: Warming the middle-Jiao to expel pathogenic cold.
Jing Mi: Nourishing the stomach and regulating the function of the rniddle-Jiao.
The Effect of 桃花汤
Effect
Warming up the middle-Jiao to astringe the intestines.
Indications
Syndrome due to deficiency-cold of the spleen and stomach, marked by protracted dysentery, deep-colored stools with pus and blood, dysuria, abdominal pain alleviated by warming and pressing, pale tongue with whitish coating, and feeble thready pulse; including such diseases with the above symptoms as amebic dysentery, chronic bacillary dysentery and chronic enteritis.
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.
Spotted an error or a better source? Tell us — corrections are logged on our editorial policy page.
Did this article help you?
Your answer shapes what gets rewritten next.
Keep readingRelated entries
Something this article did not cover?
Ask us directly. We reply within two days, and good questions become public articles.
Ask a question →