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The top herbs in Da Huang Fu Zi Tang are Prepared Aconite (Zhi Fu Zi), Rhubarb (Da Huang) and Wild Ginger (Xi Xin)
Source date: 220 AD
Number of ingredients: 3 herbs
Key actions: Warms the Interior. Disperses Cold. Unblocks the bowels. Alleviates pain.
Because it is a formula often recommended to treat the pattern 'Exterior Cold invading the Interior' of which gingivitis is a symptom.
The top herbs in Bai Hu Tang are Gypsum (Shi Gao), Anemarrhena Rhizomes (Zhi Mu) and Liquorice (Gan Cao)
Source date: 220 AD
Number of ingredients: 4 herbs
Key actions: Clears Qi-level Heat. Drains Stomach Fire. Generates fluids. Alleviates thirst.
Bai Hu Tang has sometimes been used by TCM professionals to alleviate the symptoms of gingivitis
The top herbs in Bing Peng San are Borneol (Bing Pian), Borax (Peng Sha) and Exsiccated Sodium Sulfate (Xuan Ming Fen)
Source date: 1617 AD
Number of ingredients: 4 herbs
Key actions: Clears Toxic-Heat. Dispels putrescence. Reduces swellings and relieves pain.
Bing Peng San has sometimes been used by TCM professionals to alleviate the symptoms of gingivitis
The top herbs in Chai Ge Jie Ji Tang are Bupleurum Roots (Chai Hu), Kudzu Roots (Ge Gen) and Notopterygium Roots (Qiang Huo)
Source date: 1445 AD
Number of ingredients: 11 herbs
Key actions: Releases pathogenic evils from the muscle layer . Clears Interior Heat .
Chai Ge Jie Ji Tang has sometimes been used by TCM professionals to alleviate the symptoms of gingivitis
The top herbs in Ge Gen Tang are Kudzu Roots (Ge Gen), Ephedra (Ma Huang) and Cinnamon Twigs (Gui Zhi)
Source date: 220 AD
Number of ingredients: 7 herbs
Key actions: Releases the Exterior and muscle layer. Forms Body Fluids.
Ge Gen Tang has sometimes been used by TCM professionals to alleviate the symptoms of gingivitis
Abdominal pain Constipation Hypochondriac pain Chills Low-grade fever Cold hands and feet Fever Dry mouth Asthma Coughing