Bai Hu Jia Cang Zhu Tang
Star白虎加苍术汤 (White Tiger plus Atractylodes Decoction)
Source: Lei Zheng Huo Ren Shu — Zhu Gong (1108)
Last updated October 1, 2026
Description
Bai Hu Jia Cang Zhu Tang (White Tiger plus Atractylodes Decoction), from the Lei Zheng Huo Ren Shu (Book to Safeguard Life Arranged According to Pattern) by Zhu Gong — a variation of Bai Hu Tang.
Presentation: Yangming channel syndrome with interior dampness: in addition to yangming signs, chest distention, profuse perspiration, warm sensations in the body, dyspnea, irritability, and a red tongue with a white, greasy coating.
Composition: Bai Hu Tang plus Cang Zhu.
Source: Chen JK, Chen TT. Chinese Herbal Formulas and Applications: Pharmacological Effects & Clinical Research. Art of Medicine Press, 2009, p. 324.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Zhi Mu
as printed: Zhi Mu (Rhizoma Anemarrhenae) 18g [9g]
|
9g | 15% | — | |
|
Gan Cao
as printed: Zhi Gan Cao (Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae Praeparata cum Melle) 6g [3g]
|
3g | 5% | — | |
|
Shi Gao
as printed: Shi Gao (Gypsum Fibrosum) 48g [30g]
|
30g | 50% | — | |
|
Jing Mi
as printed: Geng Mi (Semen Oryzae) 9g [9g]
|
9g | 15% | — | |
|
Cang Zhu
as printed: Cang Zhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis) 9g [9g]
|
9g | 15% | addresses interior dampness |
Energetics dose-weighted
The formula's overall nature, taste balance and channel reach, weighted by each herb's dose. Classical formulas often pair warm and cool herbs on purpose, so a net figure summarises the mix — it doesn't describe every herb in it.
Nature
Net cool (-1.15)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cold 65%, neutral 20%, warm 15%.
Taste
- pungent 33%
- sweet 53%
- bitter 15%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Stomach 100%
- Lung 85%
- Spleen 35%
- Kidney 15%
- Liver 15%
- Heart 5%
Share of the grams entering each channel, from 100% of the weighed grams.
Dose-weighted from each herb's recorded nature, taste and channels (missing values are left out, never counted as neutral). It describes the composition — it is not a recommendation.
Preparation
Grind coarsely; cook 15g of powder in 1.5 large bowls water to 80-90%; take 60% of the warm, strained decoction per dose. Today decocted at bracketed doses.
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Formula family
Each entry reads as the larger formula written out: “+” adds its other catalogue cores, then the herbs none of them hold. A catalogue formula counts as a core only when at least 80% of its herbs are present, no more than 1 is absent, and the absent herb is not its chief.
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Match score combines dosage-weighted composition (cosine, 70%) with shared-herb overlap (Jaccard, 30%).
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