Diabetes
Herb Formulae for
lungs and stomach heat is overactive
Translated and edited by:
Joe
Hing Kwok Chu
Formula: bai hu tang, xiao ke fang adjusted
Application: for syndrome
of thirst, frequent urination, dry throat and tongue, hungry, gradually
losing weight, constipation, red tongue with thin yellow fur, rapid or
thin and rapid pulse.
Prescription: bai hu tang
with adjustment (as follows)
raw
shi
gao 30 g,
zhi mu 10 g,
sheng di huang 15 g,
10 g, tian hua fen 30 g,
huang lian 6 g,
huang qin 10 g,
gan cao
6 g, ou zhi (lotus root juice) 25 g
(added after boiling all the above herbs with water).
If the patient is thirsty, drinks and urinates often: add
wu wei zi , shi hu to
facilitate the enhancing of yin to remove
heat..
If the patient is tired and has cold sweat: add ren shen to
improve qi and rid of thirst.
The above is
classical traditional Chinese herb formula. Do not confuse this with the
pre-packaged
formulae which sometimes are not pure traditional Chinese herbs and might
contain modern prescription drugs.
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