Zhen Ni Bai Hu Tang
Star镇逆白虎汤 (White Tiger Decoction to Suppress Rebellion)
Source: Essays on Medicine Esteeming the Chinese and Respecting the Western (1918-1934)
Last updated October 1, 2026
Description
Zhen Ni Bai Hu Tang (White Tiger Decoction to Suppress Rebellion), from Essays on Medicine Esteeming the Chinese and Respecting the Western (1918-1934).
Associated formula of Bai Hu Tang.
Actions: Clears Stomach heat; Regulates the Stomach qi
Indications: Fever, thirst, other yang brightness-warp symptoms, and fullness and stifling oppression in the epigastrium
Pattern: Heat entering the Stomach with rebellious Stomach qi in cold damage or warm-heat disease
Usage: For cold damage or warm-heat disease where heat in the Stomach causes rebellious qi with epigastric fullness.
Category: Formulas that Clear Qi-Level Heat.
Source: Scheid V, Bensky D, Ellis A, Barolet R. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Formulas & Strategies, 2nd ed. Eastland Press, 2009, p. 155.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Shi Gao
as printed: Gypsum fibrosum (shi gao) 90g
|
90g | 50.85% | — | |
|
Zhi Mu
as printed: Anemarrhenae Rhizoma (zhi mu) 45g
|
45g | 25.42% | — | |
|
Ban Xia
as printed: Pinelliae Rhizoma preparatum (zhi ban xia) 24g
|
24g | 13.56% | — | |
|
Zhu Ru
as printed: Bambusae Caulis in taeniam (zhu ru) 18g
|
18g | 10.17% | — |
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 (-1.49)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cold 76%, cool 10%, warm 14%.
Taste
- pungent 39%
- sweet 48%
- bitter 13%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Lung 100%
- Stomach 100%
- Kidney 25%
- Spleen 14%
- Heart 10%
- Gallbladder 10%
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
Decoction: cook in 5 cups of water down to 3; take 1 cup warm. Stop if much improved within two hours; otherwise take another cup, and a third two hours later if needed.
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