Bafeng Xuming Tang

The Prescription of Bafeng Xuming Tang

Source

The book Bei Ji Qian Jin Yao Fang

Ingredients

• Ren Shen
• Gui Xin
• Dang Gui
• Du Huo
• Huang Qin
• Gan Jiang
• Gan Cao
• Shi Gao
• Xing Ren

Explanation

Dang Gui: Tonifying blood and activating blood, alleviating pain and moistening intestines.

Huang Qin: Clearing heat and removing toxicity.

Du Huo: Removing cold-dampness in the lower-Jiao and the joints.

Gui Xin: Warming and clearing the blood vessels.

Shi Gao: Being pungent and sweet in flavor and very cold in nature, facilitating the flow of the lung-Qi to clear away the lung-heat and preventing the other drugs warm in nature from producing heat.

Xing Ren: Discending the lung-Qi, assisting Shi Gao in removing heat from the lung to relieve asthma.

Ren Shen, Gan Jiang and Gan Cao: Replenishing qi, warm the spleen and stomach.

The Effect of Bafeng Xuming Tang

Effect

Expel wind, relieve convulsion, tonify blood and dredge meridians.

Administrations

Decoct in water for oral dose to be taken twice.