Food Poisoningaccording to TCM

Formulas that rescue devastated Yang

Food poisoning can be treated by these formulas if it is a result of a severe depletion or collapse of Yang energy, requiring urgent restoration and warming actions.

One such formula is Hui Yang Jiu Ji Tang, with prepared aconite as a key herb.

Formulas that purge Heat accumulation

Food poisoning can be treated by these formulas if it arises from an excess of internal heat, needing actions that clear heat and reduce its intensity.

One such formula is Xiao Cheng Qi Tang

Formulas that Release the Exterior and Clear the Interior

Food poisoning can be treated by these formulas when it arises from external pathogenic factors affecting the body's surface, coupled with internal disharmony.

One such formula is Ge Geng Huang Qin Huang Lian Tang, with kudzu root as a key herb.

Herbs that warm the Interior and/or expel Cold

Food poisoning can be treated by these herbs if it is due to internal coldness or deficient Yang energy, working to warm the body and dispel cold.

One such herb is Prepared Aconite (Zhi Fu Zi), a key herb in some formulas recommended for food poisoning, like Hui Yang Jiu Ji Tang.

Other herbs of this category are listed in the table below.

Cool/Acrid herbs that release the Exterior

Food poisoning can be treated by these herbs when the body needs to harmonize with external environmental changes, particularly when there's a need to expel pathogenic factors like wind or cold without overly cooling the body.

One such herb is Kudzu Roots (Ge Gen), a key herb in some formulas recommended for food poisoning, like Ge Geng Huang Qin Huang Lian Tang.