Bai Tou Weng Tang 白頭翁湯
Pulsatilla Decoction

Tradition:

TCM

Source / Author:

Herb Name

Latin

Amount

Bai Tou Weng (Pulsatilla)

Pulsatilla chinensis

6 grams

Huang Bai (Phellodendron)

Phellodendron chinense

Huang Lian (Coptis)

Coptis chinensis

Qin Pi (Fraxinus)

Fraxinus rhynchophylla

9 grams ea.

Preparation:

Decoction

Function:

Clears Heat and Damp, Resists Poison, Stops Diarrhea

Use:

Abdominal pain, distention, cramping, burning anus when defecating, blood in the stool with a Fast pulse and Red tongue with yellow coat.
1. Acute Dysentery
2. Amoebic Dysentery
3. Acute Gastroenteritis
4. Ulcerative Colitis
5. Diverticulitis
6. Urinary Tract Infection.
7. Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

Dose:

The above is divided into three equal doses to be taken over the day.

Cautions:

Not used for chronic and deficient cases.

Modifications:


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