Prescriptions for Removing Heat in Qi System
Zhi Zi Shi Tang (栀子豉汤): Classic TCM Formula
Name
Decoction of Capejasmine and Phellodendron
The Prescription of 栀子豉汤
Source
The book Shang Han Lun
Ingredients
Zhi Zi (Fructus Gardeniae) 9 g,Dan Dou Chi (Semen Sojae Preparatum) 9 g.Explanation
Zhi Zi: The principal drug, being bitter in flavor and cold in nature, purging pathogenic heat.
Dou Chi: Relieving restlessness and assisting Zhi Zi in removing heat.
The Effect of 栀子豉汤
Effect
Clearing away pathogenic heat to relieve restlessness.
Indications
Syndrome due to mild attack of exogenous heat on Qi system or lingering fever in the later stage of a disease, marked by fever, fullness in the chest, mania, insomnia due to fidget even with the body turning over in bed again and again, reddish tongue with slightly yellowish coating, and rapid pulse; including such diseases with the above symptoms as neurosism, chronic cholecystitis, coronary heart diseases, etc.
Administrations
Decocted 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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