Bai Hu Tang
白虎湯 bái hǔ tāng, "White Tiger Decoction"

Translated Name: White Tiger Decoction

Category:

Decoction

Is this Formula effective in the clinic?

Pinyin Pronunciation:

Components (4):

	Herb	Common Name	Quantity	Unit
石膏	Shi Gao	gypsum	30	grams
知母	Zhi Mu	anemarrhena rhizome	9	grams
粳米	Geng Mi	hulled or husked, uncooked non-glutinous rice	9 - 15	grams
炙甘草	Zhi Gan Cao	Honey Prepared Licorice	3	grams

Tongue:

Red body, Yellow, dry tongue coating

Pulse:

Rate: Rapid (Quick, Fast)

Qualities: Excess (Shi, Strong, Full), Rolling (Slippery)

Cautions:

No caution data at this time

Reference Source:

Modifications:

	+2 Alma Myers '''Add Herb (蘆根, ) Lu Gen''' '''Add Herb (天花粉, heavenly flower powder) Tian Hua Fen''' '''Add Herb (麥門冬, luxuriant winter) Mai Men Dong''': For Xiao Ke syndrome due to Stomach Heat. - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p70-71 details... add comment

	+1 Debbie Rodriguez '''Add Herb (細辛, thin acrid) Xi Xin''' '''Add Herb (蔥白, ) Cong Bai''' '''Add Herb (淡豆豉, ) Dan Dou Chi''': For concurrent wind-cold in the exterior - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p71 details... add comment

	+1 Debbie Rodriguez '''Add Herb (黃苓, ) Huang Qin''' '''Add Herb (黃蓮, yellow links) Huang Lian''': Add for excruciating headache and red, swollen eyes - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p71 details... add comment

	+2 Brady Chin (Rootdown Staff) '''Add Herb (大黄, big yellow) Da Huang''': For pain and swelling of the gums, headache, noseb - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p71 details... 3 comments

	+1 Debbie Rodriguez '''Add Herb (山藥, mountain herb) Shan Yao''': For concurrent Stomach qi deficiency - to be used in place of Jing Mi - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p71 details... add comment

	+3 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Clears heat and generates fluids. 1 comment

	+2 Rootdown Staff (Rootdown Staff) Clears Qi level Heat and Yangming excess add comment

	+1 Brady Chin (Rootdown Staff) Profuse sweating add comment

	+1 Brady Chin (Rootdown Staff) Aversion to heat add comment

	+1 Brady Chin (Rootdown Staff) Bleeding of the gums add comment

	+1 Benjamin Satterfield (Rootdown Staff) 4 Greats (4 Bigs) add comment

	+1 jenny akee Thirst and dry throat-yangming jing syndrome add comment

	+1 Debbie Rodriguez '''Related to (Bupleurum White Tiger Decoction) Chai Hu Bai Hu Tang''': Harmonizes lesser yang and clears yang brightness-stage heat. For severe fever that alternates with mild chills, sweating, irritability, thirst and a wiry, forceful, rapid pulse. add comment

	+1 Debbie Rodriguez '''Related to (White Tiger plus Ginseng Decoction) Bai Hu Jia Ren Shen Tang''': For injury to the qi and fluids characterized by fever, thirst, profuse sweating, generalized weakness and a large forceless pulse. add comment

	+1 Brady Chin (Rootdown Staff) Do not use unmodified if the patient is deficient add comment

Bai Hu Tang白虎湯 bái hǔ tāng, "White Tiger Decoction"