formula | White Tiger Purgative Decoction Bai Hu Cheng Qi Tang |
source | Chongding Tongsu Shanghan Lun |
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bubble_chart Composition Gypsum Fibrosum 24 gm (finely ground), Radix et Rhizoma Rhei 9 gm, Radix Glycyrrhizae 2.4 gm, Rhizoma Anemarrhenae 12 gm, Natrii Sulfas 6 gm, Semen Oryzae Sativae 9 gm (wrapped in lotus leaf).
bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage
Decocted in water, Glauber's salt is administered by mixing with liquid.
bubble_chart Efficacy
Clearing heat and purging fire, promoting bowel movement.
bubble_chart Indications
Cold-damage disease yangming disease, pathogenic fire stagnation, unconsciousness, delirious speech, mania, intense heat and restlessness, extreme thirst, profuse sweating, dry stool accumulation, and dark, scanty urine.
bubble_chart Formula Principles
This formula is a combination of White Tiger Decoction and Stomach-Regulating Purgative Decoction. It clears dryness-heat from the stomach meridian and purges excess fire from the stomach fu-organ. It is an essential formula for intense stomach fire and constipation due to fluid dryness.