Diaphoretic Prescriptions Composed of Drugs Pungent in Flavor and Cold in Nature
Yinqiao Tang
Name
The Prescription of Yinqiao Tang
Source
The book Wen Bing Tiao Bian
Ingredients
Jin Yin Hua 15 g,Lian Qiao 9 g,Zhu Ye 6 g,Gan Cao 3 g,Mai Dong 12 g,Sheng Di 12 g.Explanation
Yin Hua: The principal drug, being sweet in flavor and cold in nature, mildly promoting the dispersing function of the lung, clearing away heat and toxic material.
Lian Qiao: The other principal drug, being bitter in flavor and slightly cold in nature, mildly relieving the exterior syndrome, clearing away heat and toxic material.
Mai Dong and Sheng Di: Nourishing Yin and clearing heat.
Gan Cao: Clearing away heat and replenishing qi.
Zhu Ye: Removing the heat in the upper-Jiao.
The Effect of Yinqiao Tang
Effect
Tonify yin and relieve exterior syndrome.
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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