Gardenia and Prepared Soybean Decoction
Chinese Prescription: Zhi Zi Dou Chi Tang
English Translation: Gardenia and Prepared Soybean Decoction
Formula Type: Clear Qi Level Heat
Actions: Clears heat & alleviates restlessness & irritability.
Indications: Fever, irritability, insomnia with tossing & turning in bed, a stifling sensation in the chest with a soft epigastrium, hunger without a desire to eat, a slightly yellow tongue coating, & a slightly rapid pulse, or a strong, floating pulse at the distal position.
Contraindications: Use with caution in patients with long-lasting Spleen deficiency & loose stools.
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Zhi Zi / Gardenia, Cape Jasmine Fruit |
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Taste: Bitter • Temperature: Cold • Category: Clear Heat • Sub Category: Drain Fire |
Dosage3-12g |
Actions1. Clears heat & eliminates irritability: for heat patterns with fever, irritability, restlessness, a stifling sensation in the chest, insomnia, or delirious speech.
2. Dries damp-heat: for painful urinary dysfunction due to damp-heat in the lower burner; damp-heat & constrained Liver & Gallbladder (middle burner) with jaundice; & damp-heat in the Gallbladder & Triple Burner channels of the face, affecting the nose & eyes or causing sores in the mouth or facial region.
3. Cools the blood & stops bleeding: for heat in the blood with such symptoms as nosebleed, or blood in the vomit, stool, or urine. For this purpose, the herb is partiallly charred.
4. Reduces swelling & moves blood stasis due to trauma: for this purpose, apply topically as a powder mixed with egg white or vinegar. |
MeridiansHeart, Liver, Lung, Stomach, Triple Burner |
CautionsContraindicated in cases of loose stool or loss of appetite due to cold from deficiency. |
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Dan Dou Chi / Soybean (prepared) |
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Taste: Sweet, Slightly Bitter • Temperature: Cold or Warm • Category: Exterior Releasing - Cool • Sub Category: |
Dosage6-15g |
Actions1. Releases the exterior: for both hot & cold exterior disorders. Because of its mild character, it is also appropriate for treating patterns of yin deficiency with superimposed exterior disorders.
2. Eliminates irritability: for irritabilty, restlessness, a stifling sensation in the chest, & insomnia following febrile disorders. |
MeridiansLung, Stomach |
CautionsContraindicated for nursing mothers, as it inhibits lactation. |