Search for Herbal Teas Recipes by Symptom:

White Tiger Decoction with Floating Duckweed and Rehmannia

Category: Formulas

Disclaimer: These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. All references in this article to TCM syndrome differentiation, herbal medicines, teas, and decoctions are intended to promote TCM culture and are provided solely for educational and reference purposes.

White Tiger Decoction with Floating Duckweed and Rehmannia,For cases of warm-epidemic heat pathogens that have transmitted to the Fu organs, where exterior symptoms have not yet resolved.

Formulas Name : White Tiger Decoction with Floating Duckweed and Rehmannia

Chinese Name : 白虎加青萍地黄汤

Drug Formulation

3 qian of duckweed, 3 qian of raw rehmannia, 2 qian of gypsum, 1 qian of anemarrhena, 1 qian of licorice (raw), and half a cup of glutinous rice.

Source

From *Si Sheng Xuan Shu*, Volume 4.

Benefits

For cases of warm-epidemic heat pathogens that have transmitted to the Fu organs, where exterior symptoms have not yet resolved.

Instructions for Use

Decoct in running water until reduced to half a cup; take while hot.

White Tiger Decoction with Floating Duckweed and Rehmannia，From *Si Sheng Xuan Shu*, Volume 4.，For cases of warm-epidemic heat pathogens that have transmitted to the Fu organs, where exterior symptoms have not yet resolved.

Copyright: Excerpt from From *Si Sheng Xuan Shu*, Volume 4., Copyright belongs to the Original Author and all original sources, This article was shared by DeDe on August 18, 2026, Please credit the source and include a link to the original article when reposting.

Terminology Proofreading: [Cheng Bo] | August 18, 2026
Reviewed by: [Wang Zhongxiang, Associate Chief TCM Physician (China)] | August 18, 2026

Correct Content Errors: Errors may occur during the writing, editing, translation, and publication of website content. If you find any errors or inaccurate information in this article, please feel free to Contact Us to report them, and we will correct them promptly.

FDA Disclaimer: The descriptions of the efficacy of Chinese herbal medicines, herbal teas, decoctions, and formulas, as well as the content on Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) diagnostic theory and traditional TCM therapies contained on this site, are intended solely for the purpose of popularizing TCM culture and serving as an educational reference; they do not constitute medical diagnosis or treatment advice. Please do not attempt to use these products on your own without proper guidance. These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you are experiencing any physical discomfort, please consult a licensed healthcare professional and seek treatment at a reputable medical institution. This platform assumes no responsibility for any consequences resulting from the use of herbs or formulas by any individual based on the information provided on this site. Please read Medical Disclaimer.

Related Reading

More Herbs Formulas

Jujube Root Decoction

Jujube Root Decoction，From *Shenghui*, Volume 91.，For children with a five-colored rash covering the entire body, with red oozing and erratic changes in appearance.

Decoction for Disinfecting and Resolving Hardened Lesions

Decoction for Disinfecting and Resolving Hardened Lesions，*Shou Shi Bao Yuan*, Volume 9.，For scrofula nodules shaped like a saber, appearing in front of or behind the ears, or on the nape of the neck, chest, or armpits, clustered like pearls—this formula treats both unruptured and ruptured lesions.

Ermu Ning Sou Decoction

Ermu Ning Sou Decoction，*Medical Mirror of Ancient and Modern Times*, Volume 4.，For cases where excessive alcohol or food consumption has caused stomach fire to rise and overwhelm the lung metal, resulting in coughing and phlegm production that has persisted for ten days without resolution.

Four-Ingredient Wu-Chen Decoction

Four-Ingredient Wu-Chen Decoction，From *Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 7.，Stabbing pain in the heart and spleen.

Qingjing Ointment

Qingjing Ointment，From *Special Teachings on Ophthalmology*.，Heat in the Heart Meridian surges upward to the brain, causing the eyes and temples to swell and ache as if pricked by needles.

Liver-Calming Powder

Liver-Calming Powder，From *Concise Medical Compendium*, Volume 4.，Anger.

Formula for Hemoptysis

Formula for Hemoptysis，*Danxi’s Essentials of Medical Practice*, Volume 2.，For hemoptysis. Indicated for cough due to lung heat, with blood-streaked sputum, difficulty expectorating, restlessness, thirst, flushed cheeks, constipation, a yellow tongue coating, and a string-like, rapid pulse.

Su Gu Dan

Su Gu Dan，From *Jie Wei Yuan Sou*, Volume 4.，Leprosy.

Fluid-Replenishing Decoction

Fluid-Replenishing Decoction，From *Miscellaneous Remarks on Treating Uncommon Conditions: Essential Formulas for Emergency Use*.，For smallpox accompanied by thirst due to deficiency of body fluids.

Eight-Toxin Red Pills

Eight-Toxin Red Pills，From *Records of Verified Remedies Through the Ages*, citing *Hu Lu* (see *Wai Tai*, Volume 13).，It cures all conditions involving the five types of corpse-induced masses, as well as nausea, pain, witchcraft-induced ailments, and ghostly qi.

Fermented Black Soybean Decoction

Fermented Black Soybean Decoction，Formula from *Elbow-Back* (Vol. 3); name cited in *Compendium of Mugwort Collection* (Vol. 2).，For treating mild wind-stroke with uncontrollable limbs.

Bitter Gourd Pills

Bitter Gourd Pills，The formula is from *Qian Jin* (Vol. 21); the name appears in *Zengbu Neijing Shiyi* (Vol. 3).，Generalized edema. “Stone water” (edema with excessive urination), characterized by swelling confined to the lower abdomen.

Qianchui Green Cloud Ointment

Qianchui Green Cloud Ointment，From *A Collection of Insights on Surgical Diseases: Formulas for Home Use—Ointments, Pills, and Powders*.，Phlegm nodules.

Minor Sour Jujube Decoction

Minor Sour Jujube Decoction，From *Shenshi’s Formulas*, cited in Volume 17 of *Wai Tai*.，For insomnia due to deficiency-related debility, with restlessness that cannot be calmed.

Cinnabar Pill for Sucking

Cinnabar Pill for Sucking，From *Shenghui*, Volume 95.，

Trichosanthes and Cinnamon Twig Decoction

Trichosanthes and Cinnamon Twig Decoction，From *The Golden Chamber* (Volume 1).，In a Taiyang syndrome where all symptoms are present, the body is stiff and rigid, and the pulse is unexpectedly deep and slow; this is spasm.

External Bone-Setting Powder

External Bone-Setting Powder，*Lecture Notes on Traditional Chinese Medicine Traumatology*.，Fractures, bone fractures, and sprains of tendons and meridians.

Xie Chuanxiao’s Dispelling Powder

Xie Chuanxiao’s Dispelling Powder，From *The Continuation of the Medical Lamp*, Volume 18.，For toothache.

Adult Ginseng Powder

Adult Ginseng Powder，From *Pu Ji Fang*, Volume 368.，For children with seasonal cold-induced fever, characterized by a warm, robust stage with headache, coarse breathing, and nasal wheezing; as well as cases complicated by indigestion or fright, restlessness, thirst, palpitations, and refusal to take milk or food.

Myrrh and Corydalis Powder

Myrrh and Corydalis Powder，From *Formulas of the Ruizhu Hall*, Volume 2.，For acute chest and abdominal pain in men and women.

Er Chen Decoction for Relieving Exterior Symptoms

Er Chen Decoction for Relieving Exterior Symptoms，*Dongyi Baojian: Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 5, citing *Yijian*.，Asthma.

Perilla and Mint Cake

Perilla and Mint Cake，*Medical Convenience*, Volume 5.，

Loquat Leaf Decoction

Loquat Leaf Decoction，*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 40.，For cholera, with restlessness and inability to sleep peacefully.

Yin-Nourishing Pill

Yin-Nourishing Pill，From *Essentials for Childbirth and Lactation*.，

Like a Sacred Gold Ingot

Like a Sacred Gold Ingot，From *Introduction to Medicine*, Volume 7.，For sudden constriction of the throat, swelling and pain in the cheeks and jaw, tonsillitis, and a stiff or double tongue.