HERB FORMULAS

BAI SHI TANG

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HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang 3-15g Drains Heat, purges accumulations, transforms Dampness, promotes urination, invigorates the Blood and dispels Blood Stasis.
Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai 3-12g Drains Damp-Heat especially from the Lower Jiao.
Rz. Scutellariae Huang Qin 3-18g Clears Heat and dries Dampness.
With Da Huang, for constipation.
Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang 1.5-10g Promotes the movement of Qi, alleviates pain, adjusts and regulates stagnant Qi in the Intestines, dispels Damp-Heat and harmonizes the Liver and Spleen.
Fr. Aurantii Zhi Ke 3-10g Promotes the movement of Qi, reduces distention and pressure and resolves hardenings.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Clears Heat
  • Drains Dampness
  • Clears the Gallbladder

SYNDROMES

  • Damp-Heat in the Liver and Gallbladder

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Right-sided rib distention and pain
  • Abdominal distention and fullness
  • Palpable pain in the Gallbladder region
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Sluggish intake
  • Dry mouth with a bitter taste
  • Thirst with no desire to drink
  • Alternating chills and fever
  • If heat is Internal, only fever
  • Right upper quadrant pain
  • There may be Yang jaundice that is bright and sometimes itches
  • Anorexia
  • Tendency toward Liver enlargement
  • Dry stools
  • Yellow urine
  • T: Normal or Red
  • C: Greasy and yellow or Dry and yellow (more Heat)
  • P: Wiry, slippery and rapid or Rolling and rapid

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

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