Formula for Banxia Xiexin Decoction without Dried Ginger and Licorice, with the Addition of Zhi Shi and Apricot Kernels

Formula for Banxia Xiexin Decoction without Dried Ginger and Licorice, with the Addition of Zhi Shi and Apricot Kernels,For Yangming summer-heat syndrome characterized by a slippery and rapid pulse, loss of appetite, absence of hunger, and constipation, with thick, turbid phlegm congealed and epigastric fullness.

Formulas Name : Formula for Banxia Xiexin Decoction without Dried Ginger and Licorice, with the Addition of Zhi Shi and Apricot Kernels

Chinese Name : 半夏泻心汤去干姜甘草加枳实杏仁方

Drug Formulation

1 liang Pinellia, 2 qian Coptis, 3 qian Scutellaria, 2 qian Zhi Shi, 3 qian Apricot Kernel.

Source

*Treatise on Warm Diseases* (Wen Bing Tiao Bian), Volume 2.

Benefits

For Yangming summer-heat syndrome characterized by a slippery and rapid pulse, loss of appetite, absence of hunger, and constipation, with thick, turbid phlegm congealed and epigastric fullness.

Instructions for Use

Add 8 cups of water, boil down to 3 cups, and divide into 3 doses.

Formula for Banxia Xiexin Decoction without Dried Ginger and Licorice, with the Addition of Zhi Shi and Apricot Kernels,*Treatise on Warm Diseases* (Wen Bing Tiao Bian), Volume 2.,For Yangming summer-heat syndrome characterized by a slippery and rapid pulse, loss of appetite, absence of hunger, and constipation, with thick, turbid phlegm congealed and epigastric fullness.

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