Yung ba bzhi thang  ཡུང་བ་བཞི་ཐང་
Si Wei Jiang Huang Tang (TCM)
Xie Ri Ga-4 (Mongolian)
Turmeric 4 Decoction

Tradition:


Tibetan

Source / Author:


Men Tsee Kang

Herb Name

Yung Ba (Turmeric)
Skyer pa dkar po (Barberry)
Gze ma (Tribulus)
Skyu ru (Emblic)

Latin


Curcuma longa
Berberis aristata
Tribulus terrestris
Phyllanthus emblica

Amount


15 grams
12 ½ grams
25 grams
25 grams

Preparation:


Decoction

Function:


Clears Heat, Moves the Blood,

Use:


Heat in the palms and soles, daytime sleepiness, cloudiness of urine caused by profuse urination.
1. Hot and Cold disorders of the Uterus
2. Uterine Bleeding from Heat
3. Urinary retention
4. Stabbing pain and Inflammation in the Bladder
5. Diabetes
6. Heat and Inflammation following Trauma
7. Dizziness


Dose:


1–1 ½ grams can be boiled in water

Cautions:


None noted

Modifications:



Similar to Emblic 6, which see.

Famous traditional Mongolian medicine Xieriga-4 (Turmeric-4) decoction: A review
Revealing the improvement of diabetes by Si Wei Jiang Huang Tang San through ERK/HIF1α signaling pathway via network pharmacology
Comparative Study of Three Traditional Mongolian Medicines on Streptozotocin-induced Diabetic Nephropathy in Rats.
Amelioration of diabetic nephropathy in db/db mice treated with tibetan medicine formula Siwei Jianghuang Decoction Powder extract.
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