Folio Bound VIEWS - Chinese Medicine

• Rou Gui is added partly to balance the coldness of the other herbs and partly according
  to the principle of using Heat to conduct Heat downwards.

Huang Qin Tang
(Scutellaria Decoction)

Huang Qin Radix Scutellariae baicalensis 9 g

Bai Shao Radix Paeoniae albae 9 g

Zhi Gan Cao Radix Glycyrrhizae uralensis praeparata 3 g

Da Zao Fructus Ziziphi jujubae 4 dates

Explanation

This formula is similar to the previous one in action. It is simpler and suitable for a less severe
case of abdominal pain.

• Huang Qin drains Damp-Heat.


• Bai Shao absorbs leakages and moderates urgency.


• Gan Cao and Da Zao harmonize.

Bai Tou Weng Tang
(Pulsatilla Decoction)

Bai Tou Weng Radix Pulsatillae chinensis 15 g

Huang Bo Cortex Phellodendri 12 g

Huang Lian Rhizoma Coptidis 4 g

Qin Pi Cortex Fraxini 12 g

Explanation

This prescription clears Heat, drains Dampness, resolves Fire-Poison and stops abdominal pain.
It is suitable if there is diarrhoea with a lot of mucus and blood, the pulse is Rapid and Slippery
on both Rear positions, and the tongue is Red with red points on the root and with a
sticky-yellow coating.

• Bai Tou Weng and Qin Pi resolve Fire-Poison from the Intestines and stop abdominal
  pain.