About
The design of Golden Pearls represents a combination of the classical 2nd century remedy Guizhi Jia Gegen Tang (Cinnamon Twig Decoction plus Kudzu), from Zhang Zhongjing’s herbal primer Treatise on Disorders Caused by Cold (Shanghan lun), and the effective anti-abscess formula Weijing Tang (Reed Decoction) from Sun Simiao’s 7th century encyclopedia, Essential Formulas for Emergencies Worth a Thousand Pieces of Gold (Qianjin yaofang). It is designed to treat acute situations of pus development in confined spaces (sinuses, teeth, etc.) in constitutionally yang deficient individuals. This kind of person tends to be yang deficient and suffer from frequent infections, yet does not respond well to “antibiotic” cooling treatments. Guizhi Jia Gegen Tang can address the underlying microcirculation issues in yang deficient constitutions, while Weijing Tang and other added herbs gently address the acute heat phlegm situation.
Therapeutic Principles
- Release taiyang/yangming and gently clear heat phlegm
- For weak and generally allergic constitutional types with external invasions in the respiratory tract involving colored phlegm
Formula Architecture
| CHINESE | PINYIN | COMMON NAME; PAOZHI (PROCESSING) | BASE FORMULA AND/OR ACTIONS |
| 葛根 | Gegen | Pueraria | Guizhi Jia Gegen Tang, Huangdan Tang |
| 桂枝(尖) | Guizhi | Cinnamon twig | |
| 赤芍 | Chishao | Red Peony | |
| 白芍 | Baishao | Peony, white; dry fried | |
| 炮姜 (砂燙) | Paojiang | Ginger; sand roasted | |
| 甘草 | Gancao | Licorice | |
| (南) 五味子 | Wuweizi | Schisandra | |
| 黃芩 (酒制) | Huangqin | Scutellaria; wine cured | |
| 蘆根 | Lugen | Phragmites | Weijing Tang |
| 冬瓜子 | Dongguazi | Benincasa seed | |
| 薏苡仁 (清炒) | Yiyiren | Coix; dry fried | |
| 桃仁 | Taoren | Persica seed | |
| 桔梗 | Jiegeng | Platycodon | Open stubborn congestion in the nose and chest |
| 絲瓜絡 | Sigualuo | Luffa fiber |