Description
Gui Shao Di Huang Tang (Chinese Angelica, Peony and Rehmannia Decoction), from Symptoms, Causes, Pulses, and Treatment (Zheng Yin Mai Zhi).
Actions: Enrich yin and nourish the blood, clear heat and relieve vexation
Indications: Indicated for the treatment of kidney yin and blood deficiency, with cough, dry throat, scanty phlegm, vexing heat in the five centers (chest, palms, and soles), steaming bone fever, tidal fever, spontaneous sweating, night sweating, red tongue slight coating, thready and rapid pulse, or wiry and rapid pulse
Category: Formulas that Supplement Yin.
Source: Xi S, Gong Y. Essentials of Chinese Materia Medica and Medical Formulas: New Century Traditional Chinese Medicine. Academic Press/Elsevier, 2017, pp. 591–598.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sheng Di Huang
as printed: Radix Rehmanniae (sheng di huang) 9 g
|
9g | 15.25% | — | |
|
Dang Gui
root body (shen); as printed: Radix Angelicae Sinensis (dang gui shen) 9 g
|
9g | 15.25% | — | |
|
Bai Shao
as printed: Radix Paeoniae Alba (bai shao) 9 g
|
9g | 15.25% | — | |
|
Mu Dan Pi
as printed: Cortex Moutan (mu dan pi) 6 g
|
6g | 10.17% | — | |
|
Zhi Mu
as printed: Rhizoma Anemarrhenae (zhi mu) 6 g
|
6g | 10.17% | — | |
|
Gou Qi Zi
as printed: Fructus Lycii (gou qi zi) 6 g
|
6g | 10.17% | — | |
|
Ren Shen
as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng (ren shen) 6 g
|
6g | 10.17% | — | |
|
Di Gu Pi
as printed: Cortex Lycii (di gu pi) 5 g
|
5g | 8.47% | — | |
|
Gan Cao
as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae (gan cao) 3 g
|
3g | 5.08% | — |
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 slightly cool (-0.68)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cold 34%, cool 25%, neutral 15%, warm 25%.
Pairs warm and cool. 25% of the weighed grams are warm or hot and 59% cool or cold — the net is their average, not the whole story.
Small but decisive: Di Gu Pi 5g (cold, 9% of the grams). Dose weighting nearly cancels a herb this small, but it may be what the formula is for.
Taste
- pungent 13%
- sweet 45%
- sour 8%
- bitter 31%
- bland 4%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Liver 75%
- Kidney 64%
- Heart 56%
- Spleen 46%
- Lung 44%
- Stomach 15%
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
Decoct the ingredients with water for oral use
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Formula family
Full herb lists
- This formula = Shao Yao Gan Cao Tang + Dang Gui, Di Gu Pi, Gou Qi Zi, Mu Dan Pi, Ren Shen, Sheng Di Huang and Zhi Mu
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