Formula

White Tiger Decoction

白虎湯bai hu tang
1 source

4 herbs·from Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage)

In the Shanghan Lun (《傷寒論》) tradition, this formula is described for a cold-damage presentation with a floating, slippery pulse, recorded in the classical text as heat in the exterior with cold in the interior. A historical indication, not a modern diagnostic or treatment recommendation.

Source
传统主治（traditional context, not a modern clinical claim）：傷寒脉浮滑，此以表有熱，裏有寒，白虎湯主之。…

Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage)《伤寒论》辨太阳病脉证并治·白虎湯（证治条文·宋本176）

References
  • Self-authored English rendering of the classical formula name (pinyin + sense translation); not a verbatim excerpt, no modern proprietary source.
Composition
  • Anemarrhena Rhizome六兩
  • Gypsum (Shi gao)一斤
  • Licorice二兩
  • Japonica Rice (Jing mi)六合
Citations
  • Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《伤寒论》辨太阳病脉证并治·白虎湯（组成·宋本176）Cited from Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) for its composition.
  • Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《伤寒论》辨太阳病脉证并治·白虎湯（证治条文·宋本176）；hash 锚含方名唯一上下文片段Cited from Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) for its traditional indications.
  • Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《伤寒论》辨太阳病脉证并治·白虎湯（煎服法·宋本176）Cited from Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) for its preparation & usage.