Da Huang Mu Dan Pi Tang
Ingredients: Moutan bark (mu dan pi),Peach kernel (tao ren),Benincasa seed (dong gua zi), Chinese rhubarb root (da huang), Mirabilitum (mang xiao).
Mandarin: 大黃牡丹皮湯 Pin-Yin: Da Huang Mu Dan Pi Tang English: Rhubarb & Moutan Combination Romaji: Daio Botanpi To Kanji: 大黄牡丹皮湯 Kampo: Yes |
Source:
- Essentials from the Golden Cabinet (Jin Gui Yao Lue, 206)
How it works:
- Removes accumulations and hardness
- Alleviates swelling
- Drains heat
- Disperses stagnant blood
Clinical Applications:
- Stagnation of heat and blood
This formula was first published in “Essentials from the Golden Cabinet” by the renowned Han dynasty physician Zhang Zhongjing. Da Huang Mu Dan Pi Tang treats stagnation of heat and blood by removing accumulations and hardness, alleviating swelling, draining heat, and dispersing stagnant blood.
English Name |
Pin-Yin Name |
Moutan Bark |
Mu Dan Pi |
Peach Kernel |
Tao Ren |
Benincasa Seed |
Dong Gua Zi |
Rhubarb Root |
Da Huang |
Mirabilitum |
Mang Xiao |
Main Ingredient(s):
In this formula, Rhubarb purges heat and disperses blood stasis, and Moutan cools blood, purges heat, and clears accumulations caused by blood stasis.