Talc and Apricot Kernel Decoction

Talc and Apricot Kernel Decoction,Clears heat and removes dampness; promotes circulation and facilitates diuresis. Indicated for summer-heat and latent summer-heat affecting all three burners, manifested by a grayish-white tongue, chest fullness and oppression, tidal fever, vomiting and nausea, restlessness and thirst, spontaneous diarrhea, sweating, and scanty urine.

Formulas Name : Talc and Apricot Kernel Decoction

Chinese Name : 滑石杏仁汤

Drug Formulation

3 qian of apricot kernels, 3 qian of talc, 2 qian of Scutellaria baicalensis, 1.5 qian of tangerine peel, 1 qian of Coptis chinensis, 2 qian of Curcuma longa, 1 qian of Akebia trifoliata, 2 qian of Magnolia officinalis, and 3 qian of Pinellia ternata.

Source

*Treatise on Warm Diseases* (Volume 2)

Benefits

Clears heat and removes dampness; promotes circulation and facilitates diuresis. Indicated for summer-heat and latent summer-heat affecting all three burners, manifested by a grayish-white tongue, chest fullness and oppression, tidal fever, vomiting and nausea, restlessness and thirst, spontaneous diarrhea, sweating, and scanty urine.

Instructions for Use

Boil with eight cups of water until reduced to three cups; divide into three doses.

Talc and Apricot Kernel Decoction,*Treatise on Warm Diseases* (Volume 2),Clears heat and removes dampness; promotes circulation and facilitates diuresis. Indicated for summer-heat and latent summer-heat affecting all three burners, manifested by a grayish-white tongue, chest fullness and oppression, tidal fever, vomiting and nausea, restlessness and thirst, spontaneous diarrhea, sweating, and scanty urine.

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