Traditional Chinese Medicine Healing Herbs(TCMHH)
Ask us

Prescriptions for Relieving Diarrhea with Astringents

Zhen Ren Yang Zang Tang (真人养脏汤)

Zhenren Yangzang Tang 真人養臟湯
By the TCMHH editorial team Not medically reviewed How we work Updated 6 Oct 2026
Advertisement

Name

Decoction for Nourishing Zang-organs

The Prescription of 真人养脏汤

Source

The book Tai Ping Hui Min He Ji Ju Fang

Ingredients

Ren Shen (Radix Ginseng) 6 g,Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae) 6 g,Dang Gui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis) 9 g,Mu Xiang (Radix Aucklandiae) 9 g,Bai Zhu ( Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae) 12 g,Rou Dou Kou (Semen Myristicae) 12 g,He Zi (Fructus Chebulae) 12 g,Bai Shao (Radix Paeoniae Alba) 15 g,Ying Su Qiao (Pericarpium Papaveris) 20 g,Rou Gui (Cortex Cinnumomi) 3 g.

Explanation

Ying Su Qiao: One of the principal drugs, astringing the intestines tostop diarrhea.

Rou Gui: The other principal drug, warming the kidney and spleen.

Ren Shen and Bai Zhu: Invigorating Qi and strengthening the spleen.

Dang Gui and Bai Shao: Enriching blood and coordinating Ying.

Mu Xiang: Regulating the flow of Qi to relieve pain.

Gan Cao: Tempering the actions of all the other ingredients, relieving spasm and pain.

The Effect of 真人养脏汤

Effect

Astringing the intestines to stop diarrhea, warming and tonifying the kidney and spleen.

Indications

Syndrome due to deficiency-cold of the spleen and kidney, marked by protracted diarrhea and dysentery, incontinence of defecation, abdominal pain relieved by pressing and warming, or frequent diarrhea with pus and blood, lassitude and anorexia, pale tongue with whitish coating, and deep slow pulse; including such diseases with the above symptoms as chronic enteritis, chronic bacillary dysentery, and intestinal tuberculosis.

Administrations

Decocted in water for oral dose to be taken twice.

Advertisement

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.

Spotted an error or a better source? Tell us — corrections are logged on our editorial policy page.

Did this article help you?

Your answer shapes what gets rewritten next.

👍 Yes, this helped 👎 No, something is missing

Keep readingRelated entries

Zhenren Yangzang Tang Decoction for Nourishing Zang-organs The Prescription of Zhenren Yangzang Tang Source The book Tai Ping Hui Min He Ji Ju Fang Ingredients Ren Shen (Radix Gins Zao Chang Wan (燥肠丸): Classic TCM Formula The Prescription of 燥肠丸 Source The book Yun Qi Zi Bao Ming Ji Ingredients 1 Fu Zi,Long Gu 15 g,Gan Jiang 30 g,Wu Zhu Yu 15 g,Mi Qiao 15 g,He Zi 15 g Si Shen Wan (四神丸): Classic TCM Formula The Prescription of 四神丸 Source The book Zheng Zhi Zhun Sheng Ingredients Rou Dou Kou (Semen Myristicae) 60 g,Wu Wei Zi (Fructus Schisandrae) 60 g,Bu Gu Zhi (F Taohua Tang: Classic TCM Formula The Prescription of Taohua Tang Source The book Shang Han Lun Ingredients Chi Shi Zhi (Halloysitum Rebrum) 30 g,Jing Mi (Semen Oryzae Sativae) 30 g,Gan Jiang

Something this article did not cover?

Ask us directly. We reply within two days, and good questions become public articles.

Ask a question →