Lotus, Apricot, Gypsum, and Licorice Decoction

Lotus, Apricot, Gypsum, and Licorice Decoction,After recovery from typhoid fever, when latent heat has not yet been completely eliminated, a new pathogenic factor is contracted; the pathogenic factor becomes stagnant internally, causing the illness to recur, with restlessness, headache, fever, aversion to wind or chills, a dry tongue, thirst, and possibly accompanied by coughing.

Formulas Name : Lotus, Apricot, Gypsum, and Licorice Decoction

Chinese Name : 荷杏石甘汤

Drug Formulation

1 qian of Su Bohe, 3 qian of polished apricot kernels, 4 qian of gypsum, 3 qian of Anemarrhena, 6 fen of raw licorice, 3 fen of Asarum, and 30 fresh bamboo leaves.

Source

From *Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*.

Benefits

After recovery from typhoid fever, when latent heat has not yet been completely eliminated, a new pathogenic factor is contracted; the pathogenic factor becomes stagnant internally, causing the illness to recur, with restlessness, headache, fever, aversion to wind or chills, a dry tongue, thirst, and possibly accompanied by coughing.

Lotus, Apricot, Gypsum, and Licorice Decoction,From *Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*.,After recovery from typhoid fever, when latent heat has not yet been completely eliminated, a new pathogenic factor is contracted; the pathogenic factor becomes stagnant internally, causing the illness to recur, with restlessness, headache, fever, aversion to wind or chills, a dry tongue, thirst, and possibly accompanied by coughing.

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