Qing Hao Bie Jia Tang
Ingredients: Wormwood herb (qing hao), Turtle shell (bie jia), Anemarrhena root (zhi mu), Raw rehmannia root (sheng di huang), Moutan bark (mu dan pi).
| Mandarin: 青藁鱉甲湯 Pin-Yin: Qing Hao Bie Jia Tang English: Chiang-huo Root & Turtle Shell Combination Romaji: Seiko Bekko To Kanji: 青藁鱉甲湯 Kampo: No |
Source:
- Discrimination of Feverish Diseases (Wen Bing Tiao Bian, 1798)
How it works:
- Nourishes yin
- Vents heat out
Clinical Applications:
- Later stages of febrile diseases with heat still present
- Yin and body fluids are injured
- Red tongue with little coating
This 200-year-old formula was developed by the Qing dynasty physician Wu Tang. Qing Hao Bie Jia Tang is used to treat the later stages of febrile diseases in which heat is still present and yin and body fluids are injured. This formula works by nourishing yin and venting heat out.
|
English Name |
Pin-Yin Name |
|
Ching-hao |
Qing Hao |
|
Turtle Shell |
Bie Jia |
|
Anemarrhena |
Zhi Mu |
|
Raw Rehmannia |
Sheng Di Huang |
|
Moutan |
Mu Dan Pi |
Main Ingredient(s):
In this formula, Chiang-huo (Ching-hao) uses its cold properties to purge and vent heat. Turtle Shell also has cold properties, and it nourishes yin and purges heat from the yin level.