Bamboo Leaf and Heart-Clearing Decoction，*Zhun Sheng: Shang Han* (Treatise on Standard Rules: Cold Damage), Volume 5.，In cases of typhoid fever where heat invades the heart, causing restlessness, agitation, and shivering.
Bamboo Leaf and Heart-Clearing Decoction
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Formulas Name : Bamboo Leaf and Heart-Clearing Decoction
Chinese Name : 竹叶清心汤
Drug Formulation
20 slices of light bamboo leaves, 1 qian of Scutellaria baicalensis, 1.5 qian of Gardenia, 0.5 fen of licorice, 0.5 fen of Coptis chinensis (fried with ginger), 1 qian of mint, 1.5 qian of Forsythia, and 0.8 fen of Acorus tatarinowii.
Source
*Zhun Sheng: Shang Han* (Treatise on Standard Rules: Cold Damage), Volume 5.
Benefits
In cases of typhoid fever where heat invades the heart, causing restlessness, agitation, and shivering.
Instructions for Use
Decoct in 2 zhong of water and take the decoction.
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Bamboo Leaf and Heart-Clearing Decoction,In cases of typhoid fever where heat invades the heart, causing restlessness, agitation, and shivering.