Gua Lou Xie Bai Bai Jiu Tang
Star瓜蒌薤白白酒汤 (Trichosanthes Fruit, Chinese Chive, and Wine Decoction)
Source: Jin Gui Yao Lue — Zhang Zhong-Jing (Eastern Han, c. 220)
Last updated October 1, 2026
Description
Gua Lou Xie Bai Bai Jiu Tang (Trichosanthes Fruit, Chinese Chive, and Wine Decoction), from the Jin Gui Yao Lue (Essentials from the Golden Cabinet) by Zhang Zhong-Jing — a variation of Zhi Shi Xie Bai Gui Zhi Tang.
Actions: Unblocks yang to disperse stagnation; Activates qi to dispel phlegm.
Presentation: Xiong bi (painful obstruction of the chest): chest fullness and pain, chest pain radiating to the back, dyspnea, shortness of breath, white, greasy tongue coating, deep, wiry or tight pulse.
Source: Chen JK, Chen TT. Chinese Herbal Formulas and Applications: Pharmacological Effects & Clinical Research. Art of Medicine Press, 2009, p. 832.
Composition
Dui Yao — Core Herb Pairs
The classical two-herb combinations at the heart of this formula, as recorded on the herbs' own pages — each pair has an action neither herb has alone.
Preparation
Source: cook together in 7 cups of grain-based liquor, reduce to 2 cups; take warm twice daily. Today decocted in a mix of water and grain-based liquor with the bracketed doses.
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