Artemisia and Scutellaria Decoction to Clear the Gallbladder，From *Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*.，Dampness obstructs the Gallbladder Meridian of the Foot-Shaoyang and the Triple Energizer Meridian of the Hand-Shaoyang, causing heat to become stagnant; the Qi mechanism of the Triple Energizer is impaired; and the “ministerial fire” in the gallbladder rages, leading to chest tightness, vomiting, and alternating chills and fever resembling malaria.
Artemisia and Scutellaria Decoction to Clear the Gallbladder
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Formulas Name : Artemisia and Scutellaria Decoction to Clear the Gallbladder
Chinese Name : 蒿芩清胆汤
Drug Formulation
Artemisia annua brain 1.5–2 qian, Bamboo shavings 3 qian, Xian Banxia 1.5 qian, Red Poria 3 qian, Scutellaria baicalensis 1.5–3 qian, Raw Trifoliate Orange Peel 1.5 qian, Aged Tangerine Peel 1.5 qian, Bi Yu San (wrapped) 3 qian.
Source
From *Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*.
Benefits
Dampness obstructs the Gallbladder Meridian of the Foot-Shaoyang and the Triple Energizer Meridian of the Hand-Shaoyang, causing heat to become stagnant; the Qi mechanism of the Triple Energizer is impaired; and the “ministerial fire” in the gallbladder rages, leading to chest tightness, vomiting, and alternating chills and fever resembling malaria.
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Artemisia and Scutellaria Decoction to Clear the Gallbladder,Dampness obstructs the Gallbladder Meridian of the Foot-Shaoyang and the Triple Energizer Meridian of the Hand-Shaoyang, causing heat to become stagnant; the Qi mechanism of the Triple Energizer is impaired; and the “ministerial fire” in the gallbladder rages, leading to chest tightness, vomiting, and alternating chills and fever resembling malaria.