Sang Xing Tang (Mulberry leaf and Apricot Kernel Decoction)

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Formulas that Gently Disperse and Moisten Dryness

Possible Tongue Appearance:

Red tongue with a dry, thin, white coat

Possible Pulse Patterns:

Floating rapid pulse

Cautions, Contraindications, Herb Drug Interactions:

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Preparation Notes:

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)

Combined Channels of all herbs in this formula:

Lungs, Liver, Stomach, Heart, Large Intestine

There are 6 Substances in this Chinese Medicne

Sang Ye (White Mulberry Leaf)
Quantity = 3 grams

Channels:

LIV, LU

Properties:

Sweet, Bitter, Cold

Latin:

Folium Mori Albae

Chinese:

桑叶

Tone Marks:

sāng yè

Zhi Zi (Gardenia, Cape Jasmine Fruit)
Quantity = 3 grams

Channels:

HT, LIV, LU, ST, TB

Properties:

Bitter, Cold

Latin:

Fructus Gardeniae Jasminoidis

Chinese:

栀子

Tone Marks:

zhī zi

Dan Dou Chi (Prepared Soybean)
Quantity = 3 grams

Channels:

LU, ST

Properties:

Sweet, Slightly Bitter, Neutral

Latin:

Semen Praeparatum Sojae

Chinese:

淡豆敕

Tone Marks:

dàn dòu chì

Xing Ren (Apricot Seed or Kernel)
Quantity = 4.5 grams

Channels:

LI, LU

Properties:

Bitter, Slightly Warm, Slightly Toxic

Latin:

Semen Pruni Armeniacae

Chinese:

杏仁

Tone Marks:

xìng rén

Alt Names:

Ku Xing Ren

Zhe Bei Mu (Thunberg Fritillaria Bulb)
Quantity = 3 grams

Zhe Bei Mu (Fritillariae Thunbergii Bulbus)

Channels:

HT, LU

Properties:

Bitter, Cold

Latin:

Fritillariae Thunbergii Bulbus

Chinese:

浙贝母

Tone Marks:

Zhè bèi mŭ

Translation:

Shell Mother from Zhejiang

Bei Sha Shen (Glehnia Root)
Quantity = 6 grams

Bei Sha Shen (Radix Glehniae Littoralis)

Channels:

LU, ST

Latin:

Radix Glehniae Littoralis

Chinese:

北沙参

Tone Marks:

bĕi shā shēn

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