Prescriptions for Warming the Middle-Jiao to Dispel Pathogenic Cold · 3-min read

吴茱萸汤

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NameDecoction of Root of Medicinal EvodiaThe Prescription of 吴茱萸汤SourceThe book Shang Han LunIngredientsWu Zhu Yu (Fructus Euodiae) 3 g,Ren Shen (Radix Ginseng) 6 g,Da Zao (Fructus Jujubae) 4 dates,Sheng Jiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens) 18 g.ExplanationWu Zhu Yu: The principal drug, being pungent a

Name

Decoction of Root of Medicinal Evodia

The Prescription of 吴茱萸汤

Source

The book Shang Han Lun

Ingredients

Wu Zhu Yu (Fructus Euodiae) 3 g,Ren Shen (Radix Ginseng) 6 g,Da Zao (Fructus Jujubae) 4 dates,Sheng Jiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens) 18 g.

Explanation

Wu Zhu Yu: The principal drug, being pungent and bitter in flavor and heat in nature, warming the stomach to disperse cold, removing stagnated food, descending Qi to lower the turbid.

Ren Shen: Invigorating primodial Qi and benifiting Yin.

Sheng Jiang: Warming the stomach to purge cold.

Da Zao: Replenishing Qi and nourishing the spleen, working together with Sheng Jiang to regulate Ying and Wei.

The Effect of 吴茱萸汤

Effect

Warming the middle-Jiao to tonify the spleen and stomach, keeping the adverse flow of the stomach-Qi going down to stop vomiting.

Indications

Syndrome due to deficiency-cold in the stomach, marked by nausea after meal, fullness in the chest and gastric region, gastric pain, gastric discomfort with acid regurgitation, or due to Jueyin disease marked by headache and vomiting with foams, or due to Shaoyin disease marked by vomiting and diarrhea; including such diseases with the above symptoms as chronic gastritis, nervous headache, vomiting in pregnancy, gastrointestinal neurosis, Meniere’s disease, drug anaphylactic vomiting, etc.

Administrations

Decocted in water for oral dose to be taken 3 times.

When to see a doctor: herbal care suits mild, everyday issues. For worsening, severe, or sudden symptoms — or if you are pregnant, on medication, or treating a child — consult a licensed practitioner first.

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