Yang He Tang
Star阳和汤 (Yang-Heartening Decoction)
Source: Wai Ke Quan Sheng Ji (1740)
Last updated October 1, 2026
Description
Yang He Tang (Yang-Heartening Decoction), from the Wai Ke Quan Sheng Ji, is used to warm the Yang and tonify the blood; expel cold; treat Yin-type swelling or ulcer.
Presentation: localized swelling without perforation, no clear border, no skin colour change, no warmth or severe pain; Yin-type ulcer with fluid and thin pus, slow to heal; tongue: pale with a white coating; pulse: deep and thready.
Syndrome: Yong Yang - Yin syndrome.
Composition strategy:
- Warm-sweet group (Shu Di Huang, Lu Jiao Jiao, Rou Gui) tonifies Yang, essence and blood and promotes new flesh.
- Hot-pungent group (Ma Huang, Bai Jie Zi) activates Yang, expels cold, eliminates damp and phlegm.
- Animal products tonify quickly and strongly; a diet with chicken, mutton and venison is suggested.
Source: Yang Y. Chinese Herbal Formulas: Treatment Principles and Composition Strategies. Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, 2010, p. 394.
Preparation
Decoction. Lu jiao shuang may substitute for lu jiao jiao, and gui zhi for rou gui.
Source: Scheid V, Bensky D, Ellis A, Barolet R. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Formulas & Strategies, 2nd ed. Eastland Press, 2009, p. 869.
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