zhi zi hou po tang

Name: zhi zi hou po tang
Creator: Bencao Index

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

Herb	Amount
zhi zi	9 g
hou po	12 g
zhi shi	6 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

Belching
Chest oppression
Fever
Hunger with no desire to eat
Insomnia
Irritability
Nausea
Poor appetite
Weakness

Cautions

caution Take care in long-standing Spleen deficiency with loose stools

Names

Pinyin	zhi zi hou po tang
English Name	gardenia and magnolia bark decoction

Classification

Category: Clear Heat from Qi Level