Notopterygium and Isatis Root Decoction
Chinese Prescription: Qiang Lan Tang
English Translation: Notopterygium and Isatis Root Decoction
Formula Type: Release Exterior Wind-Heat
Actions: Releases exterior, clears heat, & relieves toxicity.
Indications: For external heat affecting the head & neck. Presents with fever & chills, generalized soreness, headache, & a sore swollen throat.
Contraindications: Unknown.
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Qiang Huo / Notopterygium Rhizome |
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Taste: Acrid, Bitter • Temperature: Warm • Category: Exterior Releasing - Warm • Sub Category: Aromatic |
Dosage6-15g |
Actions1. Releases the exterior & disperses cold: for exterior cold patterns with such symptoms as chills, fever, headache, & body aches & pains. Most commonly used when accompanied by dampness with joint pain, a general feeling of heaviness, sleepiness, or when there is pain in the occipital region.
2. Unblocks painful obstruction & alleviates pain: for wind-cold-damp painful obstruction, especially in the upper limbs & back.
3. Guides qi to the greater yang channel & governing vessel: to direct other herbs in a prescription to the areas served by these two channels. |
MeridiansBladder, Kidney |
CautionsContraindicated in cases of blood deficiency, yin deficiency, & exterior deficiency. Overdosage may cause nausea & vomiting. |
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Ban Lan Gen / Isatis Root, Woad Root |
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Taste: Bitter • Temperature: Cold • Category: Clear Heat • Sub Category: Relieve Toxicity |
Dosage15-30g |
ActionsDrains heat, relieves fire toxicity, cools the blood, & benefits the throat: for warm-febrile diseases, warm epidemic disorders, mumps, & painful swollen throat conditions. Also for damp-heat jaundice. |
MeridiansHeart, Lung, Stomach |
CautionsContraindicated for patients who are weak, or in the absence of fire toxin. |