Bai Hu Tang (White Tiger Decoction)

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• Formulas that Clear Heat from the Qi Level

Pattern:

• 6 Stages: Yang Ming Channel Heat
• 4 Levels: Qi Level Heat

Actions:

• Clear Yang-Ming and Qi Level excess heat
• Generates fluids and stops thirst.
• Drains Stomach fire.

Indications:

• High fever, excess thirst, profuse sweating, irritability, dry mouth, and aversion to heat

Possible Tongue Appearance:

• Dry tongue

Possible Pulse Patterns:

• Forceful
• Slippery and Rapid Pulse

Cautions, Contraindications, Herb Drug Interactions:

• Do not use in cases of Stomach and Spleen deficiency with symptoms such as spontaneous sweating, fever, aversion to wind, fatigue, and a floating deficient pulse
• Do not use in cases of true cold and false heat.
• Do not use in exterior conditions.

Preparation Notes:

• Decoction. Cook until rice is done and ingest liquid.

Originally Appeared In:

• On Cold Damage (Shang Han Lun)

Notes:

• This formula is often described as treatng the "4 Bigs", which are big fever, big thirst, big sweat, big pulse.

Combined Channels of all herbs in this formula:

• Lungs, Stomach, Kidneys, Spleen

There are 4 Substances in this Chinese Medicne

Shi Gao (Gypsum)
Quantity = 30 grams Zhi Mu (Anemarrhena Rhizome)
Quantity = 9 grams Zhi Gan Cao (Honey Fried Licorice Root)
Quantity = 3 grams Geng Mi (Rice)
Quantity = 9-15 grams

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