Da Gui Tang

The Prescription of Da Gui Tang

Source

The book Bei Ji Qian Jin Yao Fang

Ingredients

• Rou Gui
• Ban Xia
• Sheng Jiang
• Huang Qi

Explanation

Ban Xia: Being pungent in flavor and warm in nature, dispersing accumulation of pathogens, letting the adverse flow of the stomach-Qi go downwards to arrest vomiting.

Sheng Jiang: Being pungent in taste and warm in nature, dispersing accumulation of
pathogens, regulating the stomach to arrest vomiting.

Huang Qi: Invigorating Qi and tonifying the spleen and stomach.

Rou Gui: Reinforcing fire and strengthening yang, dispelling cold to alleviate pain, warming meridians and collaterals.

The Effect of Da Gui Tang

Effect

Warm and tonify the spleen and stomach, tonify qi, direct qi downward.

Indications

Abdominal distension, nausea and vomit, palpitation and dizziness.

Administrations

Decoct in water for oral dose to be taken 5 times a day.