Zhizi Bopi Tang

Name

1. 栀子柏皮汤
2. 柏皮汤
3. 梔子柏皮湯
4. 柏皮湯

The Prescription of Zhizi Bopi Tang

Source

The book Shang Han Lun

Ingredients

• Zhi Zi 10 g,
• Zhi Gan Cao 3 g,
• Huang Bo 6 g.

Explanation

Zhi Zi: The principal drug, being bitter in flavor and cold in nature, purging pathogenic heat.

Huang Bo: Clearing the fire of lower-jiao.

Gan Cao: Invigorating the spleen and stomach, tempering the actions of all the other ingredients.

The Effect of Zhizi Bopi Tang

Indications

Nose bleeding, hematemesis, typhoid fever.

Administrations

Decoct in water for oral dose to be taken twice.