白虎加人參湯
白虎加人參湯 is also named 白虎加人参汤, 人參白虎湯, 人参白虎汤, The Prescription of Renshen Baihu Tang, The Prescription of Baihu Jia Renshen Tang
Source
The book Shang Han Lun
Ingredients
- Shi Gao (Gypsum Fibrosum) 30~45 g,
- Zhi Mu (Rhizoma Anemarrhenae) 18 g,
- Zhi Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata) 6 g,
- Jing Mi (Semen Oryzae Sativae) 12 g.
- Ren Shen (Radix Ginseng) 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.
Ren Shen: Powerfully reinforcing original qi, tonifying zang-organ qi, promoting the generation of body fluid to alleviate thirst.
Effect
Clear heat and purge fire, replenish qi and promote the secretion of saliva or body fluid.
Administration
Decocted in water for oral dose to be taken thrice.