Prescriptions for Removing Heat in Qi System
Zhi Zi Gan Cao Shi Tang (栀子甘草豉汤)
Name
The Prescription of 栀子甘草豉汤
Source
The book Shang Han Lun
Ingredients
Zhi Zi 9 g,Gan Cao 6 g,Dou Chi 4 g.Explanation
Zhi Zi: Being bitter in flavor and cold in nature, purging pathogenic heat.
Dou Chi: Relieving restlessness and assisting Zhi Zi in removing heat.
Gan Cao: Tonifying qi of heart and spleen and harmonizing property of medicine.
The Effect of 栀子甘草豉汤
Effect
Clearing away pathogenic heat to relieve restlessness, tonify qi.
Indications
The same syndrome of The Prescription of Zhizi Chi Tang with weak breath.
Administrations
Decoct in water for oral dose to be taken three times a day.
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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