Properties: Sweet, lightly cold
Meridans Entered:
Primary: Lung, Heart and Stomach
Traditional Actions/Indications:
- Clears Heat and transforms Hot Phlegm
Lung Heat with viscous sputum a stifling sensation in the chest or hemoptysis (Phlegm-Heat in the Lungs)
Gallbladder Fire harboring Phlegm and Phlegm-Heat
- Clears Heat and stops vomiting
Stomach Heat with bad breath, vomiting bitter or sour fluid, aversion to Heat, a greasy, yellow tongue coat (due to either Excess or Deficiency)
- Cools the Blood and stops bleeding
Blood Heat bleeding
- Calms the fetus
Restless fetus
Suggested Daily Dosage: 6-10g in decoction.
Appears in 18 formulae listed on this site: (click to display)
Di Tan Tang (Scour Out Phlegm Decoction)
From: Fine Formulas of Wonderful Efficacy (1470)
Gua Lou Zhi Shi Tang (Trichosanthes Fruit and Unripe Bitter Orange Decoction)
From: Restoration of Health from the Myriad Diseases by Gong Ting-Xian (1587)
Guan Zhuang Bing Du Yu Fang Pei Fang San (Coronavirus Preventative Formula 3)
From: Phoenix Medical Newsletter by Federation of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners (2020)
Hao Qin Qing Dan Tang (Sweet Wormwood and Scutellaria Decoction to Clear the Gallbladder)
From: Revised Popular Guide to the Discussion of Cold Damage by Yu Gen-Chu, Revised by He Bing-Yuan (Qing dynasty)
Huang Lian Wen Dan Tang (Warm the Gallbladder Decoction with Coptis)
From: Warp and Weft of Warm Diseases by Wang Shi-Xiong / Wang Meng-Ying (1852)
Ju Pi Zhu Ru Tang (Tangerine Peel and Bamboo Shavings Decoction)
From: Essentials from the Golden Cabinet by Zhang Zhong-Jing (c. 220)
Ju Pi Zhu Ru Tang (Tangerine Peel and Bamboo Shavings Decoction)
From: Formulas to Aid the Living by Yan Yong-He (1253)
Ling Jiao Gou Teng Tang (Antelope Horn and Uncaria Deocction)
From: Revised Popular Guide to the Discussion of Cold Damage by Yu Gen-Chu, Revised by He Bing-Yuan (Qing dynasty)
Qing Fei Tang (Clear the Lung Decoction)
From: Restoration of Health from the Myriad Diseases by Gong Ting-Xian (1587)
San Shi Tang (Three Minerals Decoction)
From: Systematic Differentiation of Warm Pathogen Diseases by Wu Tang / Wu Ju Tong (1798)
Sang Dan Xie Bai Tang (Mulberry Leaf and Moutan Decoction to Drain the White)
From: Revised Popular Guide to the Discussion of Cold Damage by Yu Gen-Chu, Revised by He Bing-Yuan (Qing dynasty)
Sheng Jiang San (Ascending and Descending Powder)
From: Systematic Differentiation of Cold Damage and Warm Epidemics (1748) by Yang Lishan
Wen Dan Jia Ban Xia Chai Hu Tang (Warm Gallbladder plus Pinellia and Bupleurum Decoction)
From: Xu Ming Yi Lei An by Wei Zhixiu (1863)
Wen Dan Tang (Warm Gallbladder Decoction)
From: Discussion of Illnesses, Patterns and Formulas Related to the Unification of the Three Etiologies by Chen Yan (1174)
Xin Zhi Ju Pi Zhu Ru Tang (Newly Formulated Tangerine Peel and Bamboo Shavings Decoction)
From: Systematic Differentiation of Warm Pathogen Diseases by Wu Tang / Wu Ju Tong (1798)
Zhen Ni Bai Hu Tang (White Tiger to Suppress Rebellion Decoction)
From: Essays on Medicine Esteeming the Chinese and Respecting the Western by Zang Xi Chun / Zang Shou Fu (1918-1934)
Zhu Ru Wen Dan Tang (Bamboo Decoction to Warm the Gallbladder)
From: Restoration of Health from the Myriad Diseases by Gong Ting-Xian (1587)
Zhu Ru Wen Dan Tang (Warm Gallbladder with Bamboo Shavings Decoction)
From: Xu Ming Yi Lei An by Wei Zhixiu (1863)
Research Links & References: (click to display)
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Reference Notes:
Individual herb information has sourced mainly from TCM Wiki and American Dragon for basic data and then updated manually with my own notes. Zhou, Xie and Yan (2011): Encyclopedia of Traditional Chinese Medicines, Vol. 5, and A+ Medical Encyclopaedia have been used for entries not available from those sources with additional material searched for and filled in where available. Western herbs not appearing in the Chinese literature have used Ross (2010): Combining Western Herbs and Chinese Medicine: A Clinical Materia Medica, White Rabbit Institute of Healing and therapeutika.ch. Choices of which source to use or combine have been my own.
These pages are intended to assist clinicians and are not intended for self-diagnosis or treatment for which a qualified professional should be consulted. Actions and indications are taken from traditional uses and do not necessarily reflect the evidence base which should be researched independently. Dosages are for guidance only and will vary dependening on the potency of the batch and the tolerance of the individual so should be evaluated by a professional based on individual needs.
