Bai Hu Tang

Ingredients: Gypsum (shi gao), Oryza seed (jing mi), Anemarrhena root (zhi mu), Chinese licorice root (zhi gan cao).

Source:

• Discussion of Cold Damage (Shang Han Lun)

How it works:

• Clears and disperses heat
• Alleviates thirst
• Generates body fluids

Clinical Applications:

• Yangming pattern
• Heat in the qi
• Aversion to heat
• Qi and yin deficiency

Bai Hu Tang comes from the profound physician Zhang Zhongjing’s late Han dynasty “Discussion of Cold Damage” to treat yangming pattern, heat in the qi, as well as qi and yin deficiency by clearing heat and promoting the generation of body fluids.

Main Ingredient(s):

In this formula, Gypsum clears heat and drains fire.