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Bai Hu Jia Ren Shen Tang白虎加人参汤

White Tiger plus Ginseng Decoction

Clearing Heat 清热剂Clear Qi-Level Heat 清气分热

Ingredients5 herbs

Indications

Clears qi-level heatAugments qi and generates fluidsStops thirst that returns immediately after drinking

Qi-level heat with qi and fluids both damaged: the heat is still real and must be cleared, but the sweating it caused has drained the qi that holds and generates fluid, so clearing alone will not settle the thirst.

Clinical Manifestations

  • Blazing fever with unrelenting thirst after heavy sweating
  • Summerheat injury with exhaustion and dry mouth
  • Slight chilliness of the back in the middle of a high fever
  • Persistent thirst and weakness in the late stage of a febrile illness
TongueRed and dry, thin yellow coating
PulseFlooding but hollow, or large and weak

Health Categories

Heart & CirculationEnergy & FatigueBlood Sugar BalanceCold & Flu Relief

Modern Applications

Heat strokeDehydrationHigh feverDiabetes-related thirstConvalescent weakness

Common adjustments

  • Marked yin and fluid damage — add Mai Men Dong 麦门冬 and Shi Hu 石斛
  • Summerheat with heavy sweating and exhaustion — combine with a qi-and-fluid restoring strategy such as Sheng Mai San 生脉散

Contraindications

Not for exterior patterns still unresolved, and not where the heat is gone and only depletion remains — at that point a clearing formula is no longer the answer. Not for true-cold-false-heat.

For licensed practitioners’ reference only — not a self-treatment guide.

Pregnancy

Practitioner supervision required in pregnancy. It is less harsh than plain Bai Hu Tang because of the Ren Shen, but the base is still very cold and should be used only for confirmed qi-level heat.

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References

Source Shang Han Lun 《伤寒论》 · Eastern Han

「服桂枝汤，大汗出后，大烦渴不解，脉洪大者，白虎加人参汤主之。」
— 《伤寒论》(classical source, public domain)
  1. Classical source (public domain), cited in the source-quote section.
    2. Scheid, Bensky, Ellis & Barolet. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Formulas & Strategies, 2nd ed. — composition & dosage cross-checked.
    3. 《方剂学》（全国中医药行业高等教育规划教材）— pattern analysis cross-checked.

Professional reference notice. Entries are scholarly references for licensed TCM practitioners and students — not medical advice, and not a recommendation to self-prescribe. Chinese herbal formulas should be used under the guidance of a qualified practitioner. Content is an original editorial compilation by Cura x Cura, cross-checked against the cited references.