bing tang

Name: bing tang
Creator: Bencao Index

About bing tang

Bing Tang is rock sugar. It is sweet in flavour and neutral in temperature, entering the Lung and Spleen channels.

Names

Pinyin	bing tang

Classification

Channels: Lung, Spleen
Flavour: Sweet
Temperature: Neutral

Actions and indications

Strengthens the Spleen and harmonises the Stomach

Qi deficiency of the Spleen and Stomach
Tiredness and poor appetite from Qi deficiency, as a mild food-therapy tonic; too gentle to lead a formula where deficiency is marked

Moistens the Lungs and stops cough

Dry cough from Lung dryness, with a dry, scratchy throat
Little sputum, sometimes streaked with blood

Harmonises and improves the taste of formulas

Bitter or acrid formulas that need sweetening and smoothing, without adding Heat

Dosage

Age	Raw	Granule	Tincture	Concentrate	Frequency
Any	10-15 g	—	—	—	—

Cautions

caution Diabetes, high blood sugar or metabolic syndrome: it is essentially refined sugar, so use sparingly and count it as dietary sugar
caution Cough with plentiful phlegm or Damp-type phlegm: sweet, tonifying substances may add to Damp instead of clearing it
caution As with any sugar, frequent use carries a risk of tooth decay

Interactions

Drug interactions

Glucose-lowering medicines: account for it as dietary sugar (a general dietary precaution, not a pharmacological interaction)

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