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Gan Jiang Huang Qin Huang Lian Ren Shen Tang
干将黄芩黄连人参汤
Ginger, Scutellaria, Coptis and Ginseng Decoction
干将黄芩黄连人参汤
Ginger, Scutellaria, Coptis and Ginseng Decoction
Tradition:
TCM
Source / Author:
Discussion of Cold Induced Disorders (Shang Han Lun) C.220
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Preparation:
Decoct the herb in 4 bowels of water down to 2.
Ginseng may be cooked separately in a douible boiler, then added. It may also be taken as a powder along with the other herbs in decoction.
Function:
Clears Heat, Strengthens the Stomach, Increases Qi
Use:
Digestive disorders with poor appetite, thirst, epigastric pain, bitter taste, acid regurgitation, rapid pulse, red tongue with a yellow coating.
Important because it clears Damp-Heat and Cold simultaneously while strengthening Qi.
1. Chronic Indigestion with Heat
2. Acid Reflux, GERD
3. Foul smelling Diarrhea
4. Amoebic and Bacillary Dysentery
5. Acute Gastroenteritis
6. Ulcerative Colitis
7. Crohn's Disease
8. Poliomyelitis
9. Eczema
10. Periodontitis, Toothache
11. Hangover
Dose:
The above is taken in 2 equal doses over the course of the day.
Cautions:
1. Not used for Diarrhea or Dysentery without strong Heat or Fever
2. Not suiatble for Yin deficiency
Modifications:
1. Rumbling and Pain in the lower abdomen, add Costus (Mu Xiang)
2. When Pinellia Ban Xia, Jujube (Da Zao) and Licorice is added, it forms Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang. This is better for cases with more Phlegm.
Similar Formulas:
Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang
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