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Formula温里剂· 温经散寒

阳和汤

Yáng Hé Tāng

Yang-Heartening Decoction

From Wang Hongxu's Complete Collection of Patterns and Treatments in External Medicine, the representative formula for yin-type deep abscesses. Shu Di Huang greatly supplements essence-blood as sovereign, Lu Jiao Jiao and Rou Gui warm yang and disperse cold as ministers, Ma Huang opens the interstices and Bai Jie Zi transforms phlegm and disperses nodulation as assistants — so that yang is invigorated, cold congelation disperses, and yin abscesses resolve.

Treatment Principle

温阳补血，散寒通滞

Warm yang and supplement blood, disperse cold and free stagnation

Composition · 组成

Herb	Role	Dosage	Notes
熟地黄Shú Dì Huáng	君Sovereign	30g	滋补精血，填髓养阴，为君药
肉桂Ròu Guì	臣Minister	3g	温阳散寒，通行血脉
鹿角胶Lù Jiǎo Jiāo	臣Minister	9g	温补肾阳，生精养血
麻黄Má Huáng	佐Assistant	2g	开腠理，散寒凝，引药达表
白芥子Bái Jiè Zǐ	佐Assistant	6g	温化痰湿，消肿散结
生姜Shēng Jiāng	佐Assistant	3g	温散寒邪
甘草Gān Cǎo	使Courier	3g	调和诸药

Preparation · 煎服法

水煎服。

Draft

PractitionerPatientDate

阳和汤Yáng Hé Tāng

Yang-Heartening Decoction

Herb	Pinyin	Role	Dose
熟地黄	Shú Dì Huáng	Jun (Sovereign)	30g
肉桂	Ròu Guì	Chen (Minister)	3g
鹿角胶	Lù Jiǎo Jiāo	Chen (Minister)	9g
麻黄	Má Huáng	Zuo (Assistant)	2g
白芥子	Bái Jiè Zǐ	Zuo (Assistant)	6g
生姜	Shēng Jiāng	Zuo (Assistant)	3g
甘草	Gān Cǎo	Shi (Courier)	3g

Preparation: 水煎服。

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@misc{bencaodian-yang-he-tang,
  author       = {{Bencaodian Editorial}},
  title        = {Yáng Hé Tāng 阳和汤 (Yang-Heartening Decoction)},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
  url          = {https://bencaodian.org/en/formulas/yang-he-tang},
  urldate      = {2026-04-16},
  note         = {CC BY-SA 4.0}
}

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Herb

Role

Dosage

Notes

熟地黄Shú Dì Huáng

君Sovereign

30g

滋补精血，填髓养阴，为君药

温阳散寒，通行血脉

温补肾阳，生精养血

开腠理，散寒凝，引药达表

温化痰湿，消肿散结

温散寒邪

调和诸药

Herb

Pinyin

Role

Dose

熟地黄

Shú Dì Huáng

Jun (Sovereign)

30g

肉桂

Ròu Guì

Chen (Minister)

鹿角胶

Lù Jiǎo Jiāo

Chen (Minister)

麻黄

Má Huáng

Zuo (Assistant)

白芥子

Bái Jiè Zǐ

Zuo (Assistant)

生姜

Shēng Jiāng

Zuo (Assistant)

甘草

Gān Cǎo

Shi (Courier)

@misc{bencaodian-yang-he-tang, author = {{Bencaodian Editorial}}, title = {Yáng Hé Tāng 阳和汤 (Yang-Heartening Decoction)}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine}, url = {https://bencaodian.org/en/formulas/yang-he-tang}, urldate = {2026-04-16}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }