Prescriptions for Treating Carbuncles and Abscess
Wei Jing Tang (苇茎汤)
Name
Reed Stem Decoction
The Prescription of 苇茎汤
Source
The book Bei Ji Qian Jin Yao Fang
Ingredients
Wei Jing (Rhizoma Phragmitis) 30 g,Yi Yi Ren (Semen Coicis) 30 g,Dong Gua Ren (Semen Benincasae) 24 g,Tao Ren (Semen Persicae) 9 g.Explanation
Wei Jing: The principal drug, being sweet in flavor and cold in nature, clearing away heat form the lung.
Dong Gua Ren and Yi Yi Ren: Clearing and resolving phlegm-heat, removing dampness and expelling pus.
Tao Ren: Promoting the circulation of blood to remove its stasis, moistening the intestines to induce bowel movement.
The Effect of 苇茎汤
Effect
Clearing away heat from the lung to resolve phlegm, removing stasis and expelling pus.
Indications
Syndrome due to accumulation of heat-toxin in the lung and combination of phlegm and stasis, marked by pulmonary abscess, cough, low fever, viscid and fish-stench sputum in severe case, dull pain in the chest, squamous and dry skin, reddened tongue with yellowish greasy coating, and slippery rapid pulse; including such diseases with the above symptoms and signs as pulmonary abscess, lobar pneumonia, bronchiectasis and pulmonary emphysema.
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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