bai ye tang • biota twig decoction • 柏叶汤

👉 the chinese herbal prescription bai ye tang is used for

middle jiao qi xu cold with liver yang rising, spleen qi unable to govern the blood.

🤕 symptoms indicating the use of bai ye tang

incessant vomiting or spitting up of dark blood or nosebleeds, wan face.

🤠 western interpretation of bai ye tang

acute hemorrhagic esophagitis, hemorrhagic gastritis, bleeding from peptic ulcer.

tcm pocketguide - bai ye tang • biota twig decoction • 柏叶汤 -prescription

💡 explanation of the mechanism

this is cold from deficiency affecting the middle qi and results in the failure of the spleen qi to govern the blood. this is accompanied by ascendant liver yang which induces the upward-movement of uncon-trolled blood and causes incessant vomiting or spitting up of blood or nosebleeds.

although this pattern involves an aspect of ascendant yang, examination should reveal a clear predominance of spleen qi deficiency which is failing to govern the blood. this will include such characteristic signs of cold from deficiency of the middle qi as a wan complexion, a pale tongue with a thin coating, and a deficient, rapid, and forceless pulse.

(bensky & barolet)

tcm pocketguide - bai ye tang • biota twig decoction • 柏叶汤 -modification
tcm pocketguide - bai ye tang • biota twig decoction • 柏叶汤 -explanation
tcm pocketguide - bai ye tang • biota twig decoction • 柏叶汤 -explanation 2
tcm pocketguide - bai ye tang • biota twig decoction • 柏叶汤 -western interpretation

⚠️ important note: these prescriptions are not meant for self-medication and should only be prescribed by a licensed tcm practitioner upon a proper diagnosis.

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