Prescriptions for Removing Pathogenic Heat and Toxic Material
Zhi Zi Jin Hua Tang (栀子金花汤)
Name
The Prescription of 栀子金花汤
Source
The book Zhang Shi Yi Tong
Ingredients
Huang Lian 3 g,Huang Qin 3 g,Huang Bo 3 g,Zhi Zi 3 g.Explanation
Huang Qin: Clearing the fire of upper-jiao.
Huang Lian: Clearing the fire of middle-jiao.
Huang Bo: Clearing the fire of lower-jiao.
Zhi Zi:Clearing heat syndrome of heart, liver and stomach.
The Effect of 栀子金花汤
Indications
Typhoid during pregnancy, fever with strong desire for drinking, heat toxin accumulation.
Administrations
Soaked in 2 litres of boiling water for a while. Then filter it for oral taking 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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