Decoction for Dispelling Heat and Eliminating Toxins

Decoction for Dispelling Heat and Eliminating Toxins,Red and painful eyes, with swelling resembling an inverted cup.

Formulas Name : Decoction for Dispelling Heat and Eliminating Toxins

Chinese Name : 散热消毒饮子

Drug Formulation

Arctium lappa seeds (ground and stir-fried), Notopterygium root, Coptis rhizome, Scutellaria root, Perilla and Peppermint, Saposhnikovia root, and Forsythia fruit—each in equal parts.

Source

From *Shenshi Yaohan*, Volume 3.

Processing

Coarsely chop the ingredients.

Benefits

Red and painful eyes, with swelling resembling an inverted cup.

Instructions for Use

Decoct in 2 zhong of plain water until reduced to 8 fen; strain and take after meals.

Decoction for Dispelling Heat and Eliminating Toxins,From *Shenshi Yaohan*, Volume 3.,Red and painful eyes, with swelling resembling an inverted cup.

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