Composition and dosage of Jiaotai Tang Water Decoction

The composition and dosage of the decoction of Jiaotai Tang are different depending on the patient’s condition. Take the Manual of Formulas Commonly Used by General Practitioners as an example to introduce this formula, which consists of chasteberry, Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Radix Paeoniae Alba, Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae Praeparata, Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae Praeparata, Radix jujube officinalis, Rhizoma Polygalae, Rhizoma Polygalae, Rhizoma Polygalae, Rhizoma Polygonatum odoratum, and Rhizoma Polygonatum officinalis, the dosage of which should be prescribed by a doctor. Jiaotai Tang consists of 12 herbs, among which Angelica sinensis and Salvia miltiorrhiza can activate blood circulation and remove blood stasis, Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng can nourish yin and cool blood circulation, Radix jujube nut can nourish the heart and calm the mind (stabilizing the mind by nourishing the heart), Radix Acorus calamus and Rhizoma Polygoni Multiflori can tranquilize the spirit and stimulate wisdom (stabilizing the mind and promoting intellectual development), Radix Paeoniae Alba can nourish blood and astringe yin and calm the liver yang, and Radix chaste tree seeds can nourish the liver and kidney. In addition, Schisandra chinensis can astringent (astringent consolidation), tonifying the kidney and tranquilizing the heart (tonifying the kidney and stabilizing the heart and mind), Ophiopogon can promote the production of fluids and quench thirst, and Glycyrrhiza glabra can harmonize the various medicines on the basis of tonifying the qi and moistening the lungs (harmonizing the properties of different traditional Chinese medicines). Jiaotai Tang has the effects of calming, nourishing the heart and tranquilizing the mind, nourishing yin and tonifying the kidneys, and is often used in clinical practice to treat insomnia of the heart-kidney disharmony type (heart fire and kidney yin deficiency, disorders of the physiological functions of the heart and the kidneys), and if there is excessive dreaming, mother-of-pearl and dragon’s teeth can be added to this formula. This formula should not be used in patients with spleen deficiency and loose stools (thin and unformed feces). The specific composition of Jiaotai Tang varies with different diseases, and patients need to take into account their own conditions and be treated by a TCM practitioner, and the specific dosage should follow the doctor’s instructions.