Ermiao Tang refers to Ermiao San, the original formula of which is Cangzhu and Huangbai, with no specific dosage in the original text.
Ermiao San is composed of Cangzhu and Huangbai, and the specific dosage should be decided by a medical professional according to the condition. It is effective in clearing heat and drying dampness, and is mainly used in treating the symptoms of dampness-heat infiltration (dampness and heat invading the intestines, bladder, pubic region, lower limbs, etc.).
This formula can treat pain in the tendons and bones, or impotence and weakness in both feet, or redness, swelling and pain in the feet and knees, or dampness-heat subluxation, or wet sores and eczema in the lower part of the body, etc., with short and reddish urine (small amount of urine with dark yellow color) and yellowish greasy tongue coating.
In this formula, Huang Bai takes its bitter to dry dampness and cold to clear heat, which can clear the evil of dampness and heat in the lower Jiao, and it is the king’s medicine. Atractylodes macrocephala is pungent, bitter and dry, which can also strengthen the spleen and help transportation, and is the subject medicine. The two drugs together, clearing heat and drying dampness, both symptoms and root causes. A little ginger juice should be added when taking the medicine, which can dispel dampness and enhance the function of clearing dampness and relieving pain through the collaterals with the help of ginger.
The adverse effects of the above formula are not clear. If the patient is not feeling well, it is recommended to consult the doctor in time and use the medicine reasonably under the doctor’s guidance, so as to avoid delaying the condition or damaging the organism.