茵陈蒿汤

Name

Oriental Wormwood Decoction

The Prescription of 茵陈蒿汤

Source

The book Shang Han Lun

Ingredients

Explanation

Yin Chen: The principal drug, being bitter in flavor and slightly cold in nature, having the special action of clearing away dampness-heat to treat jaundice.

Zhi Zi: Removing obstructions from the tri-Jiao, leading damp-heat to go downward, inducing damp-heat to be eliminated through urination.

Da Huang: Clearing away heat and stagnancy and relieving constipation.

The Effect of 茵陈蒿汤

Effect

Clearing away heat, removing dampness and treating jaundice.

Indications

Syndrome or jaundice due to damp-heat pathogen, marked by yellowish face and body surface, slight full sensation in the abdomen, thirst, disturbance in urination, yellowish greasy tongue coating, and deep rapid pulse; including such diseases with the above symptoms as acute infectious icterohepatitis, acute cholecystitis, cholelithiasis, leptospirosis, etc.

Administrations

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