Decoction for Cleansing Pathogenic Factors，From *A Concise Explanation of Medical Formulas*, Volume 5.，If menstruation has already begun and the patient is further affected by a heat pathogen, resulting in alternating chills and fever—which may be milder during the day and more severe at night, or manifest only as body heat—regardless of whether the patient experiences mental confusion, impending convulsions, or impending syncope.
Decoction for Cleansing Pathogenic Factors
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Formulas Name : Decoction for Cleansing Pathogenic Factors
Chinese Name : 涤邪汤
Drug Formulation
1 qian 5 fen of Ze Lan, 1 qian of Amber, 2 qian of Moutan Bark, 3 qian of Asparagus Root, 1 qian of Charred Schizonepeta, 1 qian 5 fen of Scutellaria Root, 8 fen of Roasted Gastrodia, 1 qian of White薇, 3 qian of Charred Gardenia, and 1 qian of Platycodon.
Source
From *A Concise Explanation of Medical Formulas*, Volume 5.
Benefits
If menstruation has already begun and the patient is further affected by a heat pathogen, resulting in alternating chills and fever—which may be milder during the day and more severe at night, or manifest only as body heat—regardless of whether the patient experiences mental confusion, impending convulsions, or impending syncope.
Instructions for Use
Decoct in water and take orally.
Note
Avoid consuming raw or cold foods.
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Decoction for Cleansing Pathogenic Factors,If menstruation has already begun and the patient is further affected by a heat pathogen, resulting in alternating chills and fever—which may be milder during the day and more severe at night, or manifest only as body heat—regardless of whether the patient experiences mental confusion, impending convulsions, or impending syncope.