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Yang He Tang (陽和湯) warms and tonifies the yang and blood and disperses cold and phlegm to dissipate masses; the principal formula for yin-type (deep, cold) abscesses and masses.
English Name
Harmonise the Yang Decoction
Classical Source
Wai Ke Zheng Zhi Quan Sheng Ji, 1740
Ingredients
- Shu Di Huang & Lu Jiao Jiao (nourish blood/warm yang) – chief
- Rou Gui, Pao Jiang, Ma Huang, Bai Jie Zi (warm/disperse); Gan Cao
Actions & Functions
- Warms the yang and nourishes the blood
- Disperses cold and dissipates phlegm/masses
Indications
Yin-type abscesses and masses: deep, diffuse, hard swellings that are not red or hot and cause dull pain, with a pale complexion and no thirst (e.g. chronic cold sores, certain joint or bone disorders).
Tongue & Pulse
Tongue: pale with a white coat. Pulse: deep, thin or faint.
Modifications
For yang-type (hot, red) sores this is contraindicated.
Cautions & Contraindications
Strictly for yin-type cold patterns; contraindicated in heat-type sores and yin deficiency.
