Decoction for Clearing Summer-Heat and Subduing Wind

Decoction for Clearing Summer-Heat and Subduing Wind,Feverish conditions caused by wind-heat, characterized by fever, sweating, thirst, restlessness, aversion to heat rather than cold, redness and pain in the throat or severe white, putrid swelling, a洪大 pulse, and a yellow or dry tongue—indicating that the “mutual fire” of the Three Jiao has risen to the upper orifices, a condition of severe Yangming heat.

Formulas Name : Decoction for Clearing Summer-Heat and Subduing Wind

Chinese Name : 清暑熄风汤

Drug Formulation

Scrophularia, Ophiopogon, Gypsum, Moutan Bark, Peppermint, Mulberry Leaf, Sichuan Fritillary Bulb, Fresh Rehmannia, Honeysuckle, and Liu Yi San.

Source

*Family Instructions on Laryngology*, Volume 2.

Benefits

Feverish conditions caused by wind-heat, characterized by fever, sweating, thirst, restlessness, aversion to heat rather than cold, redness and pain in the throat or severe white, putrid swelling, a洪大 pulse, and a yellow or dry tongue—indicating that the “mutual fire” of the Three Jiao has risen to the upper orifices, a condition of severe Yangming heat.

Instructions for Use

Decoct in water and take orally.

Decoction for Clearing Summer-Heat and Subduing Wind,*Family Instructions on Laryngology*, Volume 2.,Feverish conditions caused by wind-heat, characterized by fever, sweating, thirst, restlessness, aversion to heat rather than cold, redness and pain in the throat or severe white, putrid swelling, a洪大 pulse, and a yellow or dry tongue—indicating that the “mutual fire” of the Three Jiao has risen to the upper orifices, a condition of severe Yangming heat.

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