Decoction to Warm the Lower and Clear the Upper

Decoction to Warm the Lower and Clear the Upper,Summer Heat in Children (commonly known as “Zhu Xia,” more common in southern regions), characterized by persistent fever, a dry and burning sensation on the forehead, cold feet, restlessness, thirst with excessive drinking, and clear, copious urine. The pathogenesis lies in pathogenic heat invading the upper body while original yang is deficient in the lower body.

Formulas Name : Decoction to Warm the Lower and Clear the Upper

Chinese Name : 温下清上汤

Drug Formulation

Coptis, Aconite, Magnetite, Dragon’s Teeth, Dodder Seed, Rubus Fruit, Mulberry Cuttlefish Bone, Trichosanthes Root, and Suoquan Pills.

Source

*Experienced Formulas of Mr. Xu Xiaopu*

Benefits

Summer Heat in Children (commonly known as “Zhu Xia,” more common in southern regions), characterized by persistent fever, a dry and burning sensation on the forehead, cold feet, restlessness, thirst with excessive drinking, and clear, copious urine. The pathogenesis lies in pathogenic heat invading the upper body while original yang is deficient in the lower body.

Decoction to Warm the Lower and Clear the Upper,*Experienced Formulas of Mr. Xu Xiaopu*,Summer Heat in Children (commonly known as “Zhu Xia,” more common in southern regions), characterized by persistent fever, a dry and burning sensation on the forehead, cold feet, restlessness, thirst with excessive drinking, and clear, copious urine. The pathogenesis lies in pathogenic heat invading the upper body while original yang is deficient in the lower body.

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