Modified Fu Mai Decoction，*Treatise on Warm Diseases* (Wen Bing Tiao Bian), Volume 3.，In cases of warm disease where the pathogenic factor has been lingering in the Yangming channel for a long time—whether a purgative has already been administered or not—manifesting as fever, a flushed face, dry mouth and tongue, and in severe cases, blackened teeth and cracked lips, with a weak and large pulse, and the palms and soles being significantly hotter than the backs of the hands and feet; or in cases where, after treatment for warm disease, sweating has not been achieved or fever has not subsided after purgation, and the pulse remains agitated and vigorous beyond 6–7 days;or cases of warm disease where ascending and dispersing agents were mistakenly used, resulting in a knotted or intermittent pulse, or—in severe cases—a pulse with two consecutive beats; or cases following sweating or purgation where the mouth and throat are dry, the patient feels listless and drowsy, and the tongue is red with a thick coating.
Modified Fu Mai Decoction
Formulas Name : Modified Fu Mai Decoction
Chinese Name : 加减复脉汤
Drug Formulation
6 qian of Fried Licorice, 6 qian of Dried Rehmannia, 6 qian of Raw White Peony, 5 qian of Ophiopogon (with core intact), 3 qian of Donkey-hide Gelatin, 3 qian of Hemp Seed.
Source
*Treatise on Warm Diseases* (Wen Bing Tiao Bian), Volume 3.
Benefits
In cases of warm disease where the pathogenic factor has been lingering in the Yangming channel for a long time—whether a purgative has already been administered or not—manifesting as fever, a flushed face, dry mouth and tongue, and in severe cases, blackened teeth and cracked lips, with a weak and large pulse, and the palms and soles being significantly hotter than the backs of the hands and feet; or in cases where, after treatment for warm disease, sweating has not been achieved or fever has not subsided after purgation, and the pulse remains agitated and vigorous beyond 6–7 days;or cases of warm disease where ascending and dispersing agents were mistakenly used, resulting in a knotted or intermittent pulse, or—in severe cases—a pulse with two consecutive beats; or cases following sweating or purgation where the mouth and throat are dry, the patient feels listless and drowsy, and the tongue is red with a thick coating.
Instructions for Use
Boil 8 cups of water until reduced to 3 cups; divide into 3 doses. For severe cases, add licorice up to 1 liang, rehmannia and white peony root at 8 qian each, and ophiopogon at 7 qian. Take 3 doses during the day and 1 at night.
Modified Fu Mai Decoction,In cases of warm disease where the pathogenic factor has been lingering in the Yangming channel for a long time—whether a purgative has already been administered or not—manifesting as fever, a flushed face, dry mouth and tongue, and in severe cases, blackened teeth and cracked lips, with a weak and large pulse, and the palms and soles being significantly hotter than the backs of the hands and feet; or in cases where, after treatment for warm disease, sweating has not been achieved or fever has not subsided after purgation, and the pulse remains agitated and vigorous beyond 6–7 days;or cases of warm disease where ascending and dispersing agents were mistakenly used, resulting in a knotted or intermittent pulse, or—in severe cases—a pulse with two consecutive beats; or cases following sweating or purgation where the mouth and throat are dry, the patient feels listless and drowsy, and the tongue is red with a thick coating.