
Properties: Sweet, neutral
Meridans Entered:
Primary: Lung, Liver, Kidney and Heart
Extraordinary Vessels: Ren
Suggested Daily Dosage: 5-10g in decoction.
Cautions: It should be used with cautions for spleen and stomach deficiency, poor appetite, loose stool due to spleen deficiency because it is greasy and will produce indigestion.
Animal products are prohibited from use in the UK under the Medicines Act 1968 ch. 67 which restricts herbalists to the use of plant products only. It may be substituted with a variety of Blood and Yin tonics depending on the formula, or gelatin from other animal sources such as pigs or cows included as dietary advice, provided it is not supplied by the herbalist as part of the prescription.
Bai Tou Weng Jia Gan Cao E Jiao Tang (Pulsatilla Decoction plus Licorice and Ass-Hide Gelatin)
From: Discussion of Cold Damage by Zhang Zhong-Jing (c. 220)
Bu Fei E Jiao Tang (Ass-Hide Gelatin Decoction to Tonify the Lung)
From: Craft of Medicines and Patterns for Children by Qian Yi (1119)
Chang Ning Tang (Intestinal Serenity Decoction)
From: Fu Qing-Zhu's Women's Disorders by Fu Qing-Zhu (1826)
Da Ding Feng Zhu (Major Arrest Wind Pearl)
From: Systematic Differentiation of Warm Pathogen Diseases by Wu Tang / Wu Ju Tong (1798)
Ding Xiang Jiao Ai Tang (Clove, Ass-Hide Gelatin and Mugwort Decoction)
From: Secrets from the Orchid Chamber by Li Gao / Li Dong Yuan (1276)
E Jiao Ji Zi Huang Tang (Ass-Hide Gelatin and Egg Yolk Decoction)
From: Popular Guide to the Discussion of Cold Damage (Qing Dynasty)
Er Jia Fu Mai Tang (Two Shell Decoction to Restore the Pulse)
From: Systematic Differentiation of Warm Pathogen Diseases by Wu Tang / Wu Ju Tong (1798)
Fei Hu Shi Chen Liao Yang Cao Yao Fang (Lung Tiger Time Recuperative Herbal Prescription)
From: Treatise on Armament Technology by Mao Yuanyi (1621)
Huang Lian E Jiao Tang (Coptis and Ass-Hide Gelatin Decoction)
From: Discussion of Cold Damage by Zhang Zhong-Jing (c. 220)
Huang Tu Tang (Yellow Earth Decoction)
From: Essentials from the Golden Cabinet by Zhang Zhong-Jing (c. 220)
Jia Jian Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang (Modified Tonify the Middle to Augment the Qi Decoction)
From: Discussion of the Spleen and Stomach by Li Gao / Li Dong Yuan (1249)
Jia Jian Fu Mai Tang (Modified Restore the Pulse Decoction)
From: Systematic Differentiation of Warm Pathogen Diseases by Wu Tang / Wu Ju Tong (1798)
Jiao Ai Tang (Ass-Hide Gelatin and Mugwort Decoction)
From: Essentials from the Golden Cabinet by Zhang Zhong-Jing (c. 220)
Jiu Xian San (Nine Immortal Powder)
From: Precious Mirror of Health by Luo Tian-Yi (Yuan Dynasty)
Ning Xue Tang (Qiuet the Blood Decoction)
From: Traditional Chinese Ophthalmology (c. 1970)
Qing Zao Jiu Fei Tang (Clear Dryness and Rescue the Lungs Decoction)
From: Precepts for Physicians (1658)
San Jia Fu Mai Tang (Three Shell Decoction to Restore the Pulse)
From: Systematic Differentiation of Warm Pathogen Diseases by Wu Tang / Wu Ju Tong (1798)
Shou Tai Wan (Fetus Longevity Pill)
From: Essays on Medicine Esteeming the Chinese and Respecting the Western by Zang Xi Chun / Zang Shou Fu (1918-1934)
Shu Yu Wan (Dioscorea Pill)
From: Essentials from the Golden Cabinet by Zhang Zhong-Jing (c. 220)
Sun Shang Yao Jiu (Detriment and Damage Wine)
From: Chinese Medicinal Wines and Elixirs (2008) by Various
Wen Jing Tang (Warm the Flow Decoction)
From: Essentials from the Golden Cabinet by Zhang Zhong-Jing (c. 220)
Wu Shi Lian Mei Tang (Master Wu's Coptis and Mume Decoction)
From: Systematic Differentiation of Warm Pathogen Diseases by Wu Tang / Wu Ju Tong (1798)
Xiao Ding Feng Zhu (Minor Arrest Wind Pearls)
From: Systematic Differentiation of Warm Pathogen Diseases by Wu Tang / Wu Ju Tong (1798)
Yi Jia Fu Mai Tang (One Shell Decoction to Restore the Pulse)
From: Systematic Differentiation of Warm Pathogen Diseases by Wu Tang / Wu Ju Tong (1798)
Yue Hua Wan (Moonlight Pill)
From: Awakening of the Mind in Medical Studies by Cheng Guo-Peng (1732)
Zhi Gan Cao Tang (Prepared Licorice Decoction)
From: Discussion of Cold Damage by Zhang Zhong-Jing (c. 220)
Zhu Che Wan (Halt the Carts Pill)
From: Arcane Essentials from the Imperial Library by Wang Tao (752)
Zhu Ling Tang (Polyporus Decoction)
From: Discussion of Cold Damage by Zhang Zhong-Jing (c. 220)
Zi Wan Tang (Aster Decoction)
From: Analytical Collection of Medical Formulas (1682) by Wang Ang
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.
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