白虎加蒼術湯

The Prescription of 白虎加蒼術湯

Source

The book Lei Zheng Huo Ren Shu

Ingredients

• Zhi Mu 18 g,
• Shi Gao 50 g,
• Zhi Gan Cao 6 g,
• Jing Mi 9 g,
• Cang Zhu 9 g.

Explanation

Shi Gao: The principal drug, being pungent and sweet in flavor and very cold in nature, purging heat in the lung and stomach, eliminating vexation.

Zhi Mu: Purging heat in the lung and stomach, being moisture in nature to moisten dryness.

Gan Cao and Jing Mi: Benifiting the stomach, protecting body fluids from being impaired, letting prescriptions very cold in nature not injure the spleen and stomach.

Cang Zhu: Drying dampness and invigorating spleen, dispelling wind-dampness.

The Effect of 白虎加蒼術湯

Effect

Clear heat and eliminate dampness.

Indications

Joint pain, rheumatic arthritis, excessive sweat, red tongue, whitish and greasy coating on the tongue, choking sensation in chest.

Administrations

Decocted in water for oral dose to be taken twice.