Prescriptions for Removing Heat in Qi System
Zhi Zi Gan Jiang Tang (栀子干姜汤)
Zhizi Ganjiang Tang
梔子幹姜湯
Name
The Prescription of 栀子干姜汤
Source
The book Shang Han Lun
Ingredients
Zhi Zi 9 g,Gan Jiang 6 g.Explanation
Zhi Zi: Being bitter in flavor and cold in nature, purging pathogenic heat.
Gan Jiang: Warming the lung and dispelling cold so as to eliminate retained phlegm and warming up the spleen-Yang to remove dampness.
The Effect of 栀子干姜汤
Effect
Dispel cold and purge heat, remove dampness.
Administrations
Decoct 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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