Ganlu Decoction Pills，From *Yan’s Treatise on Pediatric Formulas*.，Heat rising from the heart and stomach, causing swelling and pain in the gums and throat, sores in the mouth and on the tongue, and redness, swelling, and pain in the eyes;damp-heat jaundice, yin deficiency with night sweats, and epigastric pain; it also treats spleen and stomach affected by dampness with internal stasis-heat; or jaundice caused by the interplay of dampness and heat following intoxication, overeating, or sexual exertion, presenting with slight swelling of the limbs, chest fullness, shortness of breath, and yellow, scanty urine; or intermittent fever, febrile diseases, cough, diabetes insipidus, liver-qi stagnation headaches, epistaxis, and dysmenorrhea.
Ganlu Decoction Pills
Formulas Name : Ganlu Decoction Pills
Chinese Name : 甘露饮子
Drug Formulation
Raw Rehmannia (roasted), Prepared Rehmannia (roasted), Asparagus Root, Ophiopogon Tuber (each with core removed, roasted),Loquat leaves (hairs removed), Scutellaria baicalensis (heart removed), Dendrobium (stems removed), Zhi Ke (fried with wheat bran, pith removed), Licorice (chopped, fried), and Artemisia capillaris leaves—all in equal parts.
Source
From *Yan’s Treatise on Pediatric Formulas*.
Processing
Grind the ingredients into a coarse powder.
Benefits
Heat rising from the heart and stomach, causing swelling and pain in the gums and throat, sores in the mouth and on the tongue, and redness, swelling, and pain in the eyes;damp-heat jaundice, yin deficiency with night sweats, and epigastric pain; it also treats spleen and stomach affected by dampness with internal stasis-heat; or jaundice caused by the interplay of dampness and heat following intoxication, overeating, or sexual exertion, presenting with slight swelling of the limbs, chest fullness, shortness of breath, and yellow, scanty urine; or intermittent fever, febrile diseases, cough, diabetes insipidus, liver-qi stagnation headaches, epistaxis, and dysmenorrhea.
Instructions for Use
Take 2 qian per dose, boil with 1 zhan of water until reduced to 8 fen, and drink warm after meals; for loose teeth and foul-smelling, hot gums, rinse the mouth with the decoction and then swallow it.
Note
This formula is not suitable for individuals with a constitutional Yang deficiency, chronic ulcers that are slow to heal, cold limbs, soreness in the lower back and knees, and clear urine. Symptoms such as a pale tongue with tooth marks and a deep, fine pulse—indicating kidney Yang deficiency, Yin damage leading to Yang excess, water failing to nourish fire, and deficient fire rising upward—are contraindications for this formula.
Ganlu Decoction Pills,Heat rising from the heart and stomach, causing swelling and pain in the gums and throat, sores in the mouth and on the tongue, and redness, swelling, and pain in the eyes;damp-heat jaundice, yin deficiency with night sweats, and epigastric pain; it also treats spleen and stomach affected by dampness with internal stasis-heat; or jaundice caused by the interplay of dampness and heat following intoxication, overeating, or sexual exertion, presenting with slight swelling of the limbs, chest fullness, shortness of breath, and yellow, scanty urine; or intermittent fever, febrile diseases, cough, diabetes insipidus, liver-qi stagnation headaches, epistaxis, and dysmenorrhea.