zhi zi hou po tang

gardenia and magnolia bark decoction

About zhi zi hou po tang

Zhi Zi Hou Po Tang, Gardenia and Magnolia Bark Decoction, is Zhi Zi, Hou Po and Zhi Shi. The catalogue classes it among the formulas that clear Heat from the Qi level, and records it as clearing Heat and relieving fullness and distension.

Ingredients

HerbAmount
zhi zi9 g
hou po12 g
zhi shi6 g

Actions and indications

Clears Heat and eliminates irritability

  • Heat remaining after sweating, purging or vomiting, with fullness and distension
  • Fever, irritability and restless insomnia with tossing and turning
  • Tongue normal with a slightly yellow coat; pulse slightly rapid, or strong and floating at the distal position

Relieves fullness and distension

  • Abdominal fullness with belching and nausea
  • Stifling feeling in the chest with an epigastrium that is soft to touch
  • Hungry but no wish to eat, poor appetite, and a general sense of weakness

Modern uses

  • Common cold
  • Influenza
  • Abdominal fullness and distension

Symptoms

Cautions

Names

Pinyinzhi zi hou po tang
English Namegardenia and magnolia bark decoction

Classification

Category
Clear Heat from Qi Level
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