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Source: Empirical formula

Ingredients

• Chái hú (柴胡 Bupleuri Radix, bupleurum [root]) 9–15g
• Huáng qín (黄芩 Scutellariae Radix, scutellaria [root]) 9g
• Bàn xià (半夏 Pinelliae Rhizoma, pinellia [rhizome]) 9g
• Zhī zǐ (栀子 Gardeniae Fructus, gardenia [fruit]) 9g
• Yù jīn (郁金 Curcumae Radix, curcuma [root]) 9g
• Mù xiāng (木香 Aucklandiae Radix, costusroot) 9g
• Dà huáng (大黄 Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, rhubarb) (add at end) 9g
• Mù tōng (木通 Akebiae Trifoliatae Caulis, trifoliate akebia) 9g
• Chē qián zǐ (车前子 Plantaginis Semen, plantago seed) 9g
• Yīn chén (茵陈 Artemisiae Scopariae Herba, virgate wormwood) 15g

Actions: Courses the liver, frees the interior, and resolves dampness.

Indications: Damp-heat cholecystitis or cholelithiasis characterized by rib-side pain, dry mouth and bitter taste in the mouth, alternating heat effusion and aversion to cold, no thought of food and drink, and turbid yellow urine. In some case yáng jaundice with the eyes and body turning to the color of mandarin oranges (a sign of damp-heat with heat more pronounced than dampness). Tongue: Red with slimy yellow fur. Pulse: Stringlike and slippery or slippery and rapid.

Method: Decoct with water.

Rationale: Chái hú, Mù xiāng, and Yù jīn course the liver and rectify qì. Huáng qín clears the gallbladder. Dà huáng frees the bowels. Bàn xià checks vomiting. These agents are also common to Qīng dǎn xiè huǒ tāng (清胆泻火汤 Gallbladder-Clearing Fire-Draining Decoction) and Qīng dǎn xíng qì tāng (清胆行气汤 Gallbladder-Clearing Qì-Moving Decoction). However, since this formula addresses damp-heat, Yīn chén, Mù tōng, and Chē qián zǐ are added.

Similar: 柴胡汤

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