bai hu jia ren shen tang

Name: bai hu jia ren shen tang
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White Tiger plus Ginseng Decoction

About bai hu jia ren shen tang

Bai Hu Jia Ren Shen Tang, White Tiger plus Ginseng Decoction, adds Ren Shen to the White Tiger base. The catalogue classes it among the formulas that clear Heat from the Qi level, and records it as draining Stomach Fire and generating fluids.

Ingredients

Herb	Amount
shi gao	30 g
zhi mu	9 g
zhi gan cao	3 g
geng mi	9 g
ren shen	—

Actions and indications

Clears Qi-level Heat and drains Stomach Fire

Yang Ming channel or Qi-level Heat with Qi and body fluids depleted
Qi and fluids damaged by Summerheat, or by vomiting or purging
High fever, heavy sweating, dislike of heat, a red face, red or congested eyes and headache
Irritability and anxiety, delusions, and in serious cases delirious talk or mania
Toothache, bleeding gums and nosebleed
Burning or itching skin

Generates fluids and relieves thirst

Severe thirst that may not be quenched
Dry lips, mouth and tongue, and rough, dry skin
Copious urination

Tonifies Qi

General weakness and listlessness, sometimes with heavy, laboured breathing
Possibly a feeling of cold across the upper back, or severe chills
Abdominal fullness that is soft to pressure
Tongue red at the tip and sides with a dry yellow or white coat; pulse large but without force

Modern uses

Pneumonia
Lobar pneumonia
Bronchitis
Asthma
Upper respiratory tract infection
Common cold
Influenza
Measles
Scarlet fever
Typhoid fever
Erysipelas
Encephalitis B
Meningitis
Bacterial infections
Viral infections
Heat stroke
High fever
Cerebral bleeding
Basedow's disease
Diabetes mellitus
Hyperglycemia
Uremia
Nephritis
Nocturnal enuresis
Cholecystitis
Gastritis
Abdominal fullness and distention
Dermatitis
Eczema
Urticaria
Pruritis
Epistaxis
Hemophthalmia
Red eyes
Toothache
Gingivitis
Periodontitis
Bad breath
Peripheral neuropathy
Emotional disorders
AIDS/HIV/ARC
Weakness
Profuse perspiration

Symptoms

Abdominal distention
Anxiety
Aversion to cold
Aversion to heat
Bleeding gums
Burning sensation
Chills
Delirium
Delusions
Dry lips
Dry mouth
Dry skin
Epistaxis
Fatigue
Flushed face
Headache
High fever
Irritability
Itching
Mania
Polyuria
Red eyes
Rough skin
Shortness of breath
Sweating
Thirst
Toothache
Weakness

Modifications

Thirst with restless irritability: + mai men dong, + wu wei zi
Thirst in summer: + xiang fu, + sha shen
To disperse and clear Summerheat: + jin yin hua, + lian qiao, + dan zhu ye
Dampness: + huo xiang, + pei lan
Summerheat in both the Wei and Qi levels: + xiang ru, + dan dou chi, + lian qiao
Liver Wind: + ling yang jiao, + gou teng, + ju hua, + chan tui
Summerheat injuring Qi and Fluids (combined with Zhu Ye Shi Gao Tang)
HIV/AIDS: Qi deficiency with Yangming organ pattern: + gan cao, + jin yin hua, + qing dai, + fu ling, + chuan bei mu, + chen pi, + sang bai pi, + huang qin, − zhi gan cao, − geng mi

Cautions

contraindication True Cold with false Heat: fever yet a wish to be warm, no desire for fluids, restless limbs in a patient who is otherwise subdued, and a pulse that is flooding but weak

Names

Pinyin	bai hu jia ren shen tang
English Name	White Tiger plus Ginseng Decoction

Classification

Category: Clear Heat from Qi Level

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