HERB FORMULAS

QI BAI TANG - 芪白汤 - ASTRAGALUS AND ATRACTYLODES DECOCTION

English: Astragalus and Atractylodes Decoction
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Astragali Huang Qi 20g Tonifies Qi and Blood, promotes the discharge of pus, generates flesh and expels toxins.
With Bai Zhu, for Spleen Qi Deficiency with weakness, lassitude and loose stools.
Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu 15g Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi, dries Dampness and promotes water metabolism.
With Huang Qi and Fang Feng, for spontaneous sweating with aversion to Wind due to Wei Qi Deficiency.
Rx. Saposhnikoviae Fang Feng 15g Releases the Exterior, expels External Wind, expels Wind-Dampness and alleviates pain.
Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin 10g Clears Heat, dries Dampness, drains Fire and detoxifies.
Bombyx Batryticatus Jiang Can 10g Dispels Wind, disperses Wind-Heat, transforms Phlegm, softens hardness, eliminates toxins, dissipates nodules and stops itching and pain.
Periostracum Cicadae Chan Tui 10g Disperses Wind, clears Heat, vents rashes and relieves itching.
Concha Ostreae Mu Li 30g Prevents leakage of fluids, softens hardness and dissipates nodules.
Fol. Isatidis Da Qing Ye 30g Clears Heat, resolves Fire toxicity, cools the Blood and dissipates maculae.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao 3g Moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs and guides the herbs to all twelve channels.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Tonifies the Spleen
  • Tonifies Qi
  • Clears Heat
  • Resolves Dampness
  • Resolves toxicity
  • Disperses Wind
  • Stops itching

SYNDROMES

  • Damp-Heat

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Red, eroded weeping lesions
  • The scales and crusts are greasy
  • The lesions often exude an unpleasant odor
  • There may be fissures on and around the lesions that affect the nasolabial folds and behind the ears

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

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