Folio Bound VIEWS - Chinese Medicine

This formula is selected if Damp-Heat spreads to the Lower Burner and affects urination.

• Fu Ling Pi drains Dampness, resolves oedema and promotes urination.


• Yi Yi Ren, Zhu Ling and Tong Cao resolve Dampness via urination.


• Da Fu Pi fragrantly resolves Dampness.


• Zhu Ye clears Heat and benefits urination.

Bai Hu Jia Cang Zhu Tang
(White Tiger Decoction plus Rhizoma Atractylodis Lanceae)

Shi Gao Gypsum fibrosum 30 g

Zhi Mu Radix Anemarrhenae asphodeloidis 15 g

Gan Cao Radix Glycyrrhizae uralensis 4.5 g

Geng Mi Semen Oryzae sativae 9 g

Cang Zhu Rhizoma Atractylodis lanceae 12 g

Explanation

This formula, a variation of Bai Hu Tang which clears Stomach-Heat, is used if there is a marked
prevalence of Heat over Dampness.

Variations

The following variations apply to all four previous formulae.

• If Dampness affects the head causing a pronounced feeling of heaviness and muzziness
  of the head add (or increase) Shi Chang Pu Rhizoma Acori graminei, Yuan Zhi Radix
  Polygalae tenuifoliae and Bai Zhi Radix Angelicae dahuricae.


• If symptoms of Heat are pronounced add (or increase) Zhi Zi Fructus Gardeniae
  jasminoidis and Huang Qin Radix Scutellariae baicalensis.


• If there is ache in the muscles add (or increase) Pei Lan Herba Eupatorii fortunei, Sha
  Ren Fructus seu Semen Amomi and Bai Dou Kou Fructus Amomi cardamomi.


• If the urine is dark add Ze Xie Rhizoma Alismatis orientalis, Che Qian Zi Semen