Prescriptions for Clearing away Heat in Zang-Fu Organs
Zeng Wei Dao Chi San (增味导赤散)
Name
The Prescription of 增味导赤散
Source
The book Ren Zhai Zhi Zhi
Ingredients
Sheng Di HuangMu TongHuang QinGan CaoChe Qian ZiZhi ZiChuan XiongChi ShaoExplanation
Sheng Di Huang: Clear heat and cool blood, stop bleeding.
Mu Tong: Clear heart-fire and promote diuresis.
Huang Qin: Clear heat and remove toxicity.
Che Qian Zi: Induce diuresis to relieve stranguria, drain dampness, clear liver-fire to improve vision and clear lung heat.
Zhi Zi: Purge fire, cool blood and stop bleeding, clear heat.
Chuan Xiong: Activate blood circulation and promote the flow of qi.
Chi Shao: Clear heat and cool blood, activate blood and resolve stasis.
Raw Gan Cao: Tonify qi, clear heat and remove toxicity, and harmonize property of medicine.
The Effect of 增味导赤散
Indications
Hematuresis, stranguria complicated by hematuria.
Administrations
All the drugs are pounded into fine powder. 9 g of the powder is decocted in water with 10 Zhu Ye and Sheng Jiang 10 g in water for oral dose to be taken.
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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