Formula

White Penetrating Decoction

白通湯bai tong tang
1 source

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

In the《Shanghan Lun》tradition, this formula is described for a Shaoyin-stage pattern with diarrhoea. A historical indication, not a modern diagnostic or treatment recommendation.

Source
传统主治（traditional context, not a modern clinical claim）：少陰病，下利，白通湯主之。…

Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage)《伤寒论》辨少阴病脉证并治·白通湯（证治条文·宋本314）

References
  • Self-authored English rendering of the classical formula name (pinyin + sense translation); not a verbatim excerpt, no modern proprietary source.
Composition
  • Scallion (Cong)四莖
  • Dried Ginger (Gan jiang)一兩
  • Aconite (Fu zi)一枚
Citations
  • Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《伤寒论》辨少阴病脉证并治·白通湯（组成·宋本314）；hash 锚含方名/组成唯一上下文片段Cited from Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) for its composition.
  • Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《伤寒论》辨少阴病脉证并治·白通湯（证治条文·宋本314）；hash 锚含方名/组成唯一上下文片段Cited from Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) for its traditional indications.
  • Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《伤寒论》辨少阴病脉证并治·白通湯（煎服法·宋本314）Cited from Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) for its preparation & usage.