Daochi Chengqi Decoction

Daochi Chengqi Decoction,Attacks and purges heat-induced stagnation; clears and drains the small intestine. Indicated for Yangming fu-stage excess with intense heat in the small intestine, manifested as fever, constipation, scanty and difficult urination, pain during urination, reddish-red urine, and severe, intermittent thirst.

Formulas Name : Daochi Chengqi Decoction

Chinese Name : 导赤承气汤

Drug Formulation

3 qian of red peony root, 5 qian of raw rehmannia root, 3 qian of raw rhubarb, 2 qian of Coptis, 2 qian of Phellodendron, and 1 qian of芒硝.

Source

*Treatise on Warm Diseases* (Vol. 3)

Benefits

Attacks and purges heat-induced stagnation; clears and drains the small intestine. Indicated for Yangming fu-stage excess with intense heat in the small intestine, manifested as fever, constipation, scanty and difficult urination, pain during urination, reddish-red urine, and severe, intermittent thirst.

Instructions for Use

Boil with five cups of water until reduced to two cups; take one cup first; if no bowel movement occurs, take the second cup.

Daochi Chengqi Decoction,*Treatise on Warm Diseases* (Vol. 3),Attacks and purges heat-induced stagnation; clears and drains the small intestine. Indicated for Yangming fu-stage excess with intense heat in the small intestine, manifested as fever, constipation, scanty and difficult urination, pain during urination, reddish-red urine, and severe, intermittent thirst.

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