Dang Gui Liu Huang Tang (Tangkuei and Six-Yellow Decoction)

Tangkuei and Six-Yellow Decoction

Lan Shi Mi Cang, 1276

• Dang Gui, Sheng Di, Shu Di (nourish yin/blood)
• Huang Lian, Huang Qin, Huang Bai (drain fire); Huang Qi (stabilise exterior)

• Enriches the yin and nourishes the blood
• Drains fire and stops sweating; stabilises the exterior

Yin deficiency with fire: pronounced night sweats, a flushed face, irritability, a dry mouth and lips, and dark urine.

Tongue: red with a yellow coat. Pulse: rapid.

For sweating from qi deficiency instead, use a qi-stabilising approach.

Cold and bitter; use with caution in Spleen-Stomach deficiency with poor appetite.