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Sang Xing Tang (Mulberry leaf and Apricot Kernel Decoction)

Sang Xing Tang

Mulberry leaf and Apricot Kernel Decoction

Category
Formulas that Treat Dryness
Subcategory
Formulas that Gently Disperse and Moisten Dryness
Ingredients
6 herbs
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Ingredients

6 substances in Sang Xing Tang — each links to its full herb monograph.

Bei Sha ShenBei Sha Shen6 gTonify YinDan Dou ChiDan Dou Chi3 gCool, Spicy Herbs that Release the ExteriorSang YeSang Ye3 gCool, Spicy Herbs that Release the ExteriorXing RenXing Ren4.5 gRelieve Coughing and WheezingZhe Bei MuZhe Bei Mu3 gCool and Transform Phlegm-HeatZhi ZiZhi Zi3 gDrain Fire

Preparation & dosage

Decoction. Modern dosage is often increased 2-3 times.

  • Bensky also lists 3 Grams of Li Pi (Fructus Pyri) as the last ingredient. Oddly, this substance is not in his 2nd or 3rd edition Materia Medica. I believe it is pear skin.

    • Originally Appeared In:

    • Systematic Differentiation of Warm Diseases (Wen Bing Tiao Bian)

    Sources & References

    Compiled and edited by Thomas Dehli, Founder & Editor, Sacred Lotus

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    Chinese Formulas Books & References

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      Him Che. Yeung

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      Qiao Yi

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