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Formula清热剂· 清气分热

白虎汤

Bái Hǔ Tāng

White Tiger Decoction

The representative formula for yang-brightness qi-level great heat from the Shang Han Lun, composed of shi gao, zhi mu, zhi gan cao, and geng mi. When the four cardinal signs appear—great heat, great thirst, great sweating, and surging pulse—this formula is indicated.

Source《伤寒论》辨太阳病脉证并治下

Treatment Principle

清热生津

Clear heat and generate fluids

Composition · 组成

Herb	Role	Dosage	Notes
石膏Shí Gāo	君Sovereign	30g	辛甘大寒，清泄气分大热
知母Zhī Mǔ	臣Minister	9g	苦寒质润，清热滋阴
粳米Jīng Mǐ	佐Assistant	9g	甘平益胃生津，护胃气、防石膏知母之大寒伤中，并助化生津液
甘草Gān Cǎo	使Courier	3g	调和诸药，益胃护津

Treats Patterns · 主治证型

阳明腑实证

Yáng Míng Fǔ Shí Zhèng

Yangming Bowel Repletion Pattern

Preparation · 煎服法

原方加粳米；现常省略。水煎服。

Editor-reviewed· 2026-04-08

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白虎汤Bái Hǔ Tāng

White Tiger Decoction

Herb	Pinyin	Role	Dose
石膏	Shí Gāo	Jun (Sovereign)	30g
知母	Zhī Mǔ	Chen (Minister)	9g
粳米	Jīng Mǐ	Zuo (Assistant)	9g
甘草	Gān Cǎo	Shi (Courier)	3g

Preparation: 原方加粳米；现常省略。水煎服。

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@misc{bencaodian-bai-hu-tang,
  author       = {{Bencaodian Editorial}},
  title        = {Bái Hǔ Tāng 白虎汤 (White Tiger Decoction)},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
  url          = {https://bencaodian.org/en/formulas/bai-hu-tang},
  urldate      = {2026-04-17},
  note         = {CC BY-SA 4.0}
}

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Composition · 组成

Herb	Role	Dosage	Notes
石膏Shí Gāo	君Sovereign	30g	辛甘大寒，清泄气分大热
知母Zhī Mǔ	臣Minister	9g	苦寒质润，清热滋阴
粳米Jīng Mǐ	佐Assistant	9g	甘平益胃生津，护胃气、防石膏知母之大寒伤中，并助化生津液
甘草Gān Cǎo	使Courier	3g	调和诸药，益胃护津

Herb

Pinyin

Role

Dose

石膏

Shí Gāo

Jun (Sovereign)

30g

知母

Zhī Mǔ

Chen (Minister)

粳米

Jīng Mǐ

Zuo (Assistant)

甘草

Gān Cǎo

Shi (Courier)

@misc{bencaodian-bai-hu-tang, author = {{Bencaodian Editorial}}, title = {Bái Hǔ Tāng 白虎汤 (White Tiger Decoction)}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine}, url = {https://bencaodian.org/en/formulas/bai-hu-tang}, urldate = {2026-04-17}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }