Decoction for Clearing Epidemic Fever and Eliminating Toxins，*Yi Zhen Yi De* (Insights on Epidemic Rashes), Volume 2.，All conditions characterized by intense heat, with both exterior and interior symptoms pronounced, accompanied by mania, restlessness, and mental agitation; dry mouth and sore throat; severe fever with dry retching; delirium and insomnia; hematemesis and epistaxis; and the appearance of macules due to intense heat. In modern times, it is frequently used for hepatitis B, leptospirosis, sepsis, and similar conditions.
Decoction for Clearing Epidemic Fever and Eliminating Toxins
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Formulas Name : Decoction for Clearing Epidemic Fever and Eliminating Toxins
Chinese Name : 清瘟败毒饮
Drug Formulation
Raw Gypsum: Large dose 6–8 liang, medium dose 2–4 liang, small dose 8 qian–1 liang 2 qian; Raw Rehmannia: Large dose 6 qian–1 liang, medium dose 3–5 qian, small dose 2–4 qian; Black Rhinoceros Horn: Large dose 6–8 qian, medium dose 3–4 qian, small dose 2–4 qian; Genuine Sichuan Coptis: Large dose 4–6 qian,medium dose: 2–4 qian; small dose: 1 qian–1 qian and a half; Raw Gardenia, Platycodon, Scutellaria, Anemarrhena, Red Peony, Scrophularia, Forsythia, Bamboo Leaves, Licorice, and Moutan Bark.
Source
*Yi Zhen Yi De* (Insights on Epidemic Rashes), Volume 2.
Benefits
All conditions characterized by intense heat, with both exterior and interior symptoms pronounced, accompanied by mania, restlessness, and mental agitation; dry mouth and sore throat; severe fever with dry retching; delirium and insomnia; hematemesis and epistaxis; and the appearance of macules due to intense heat. In modern times, it is frequently used for hepatitis B, leptospirosis, sepsis, and similar conditions.
Instructions for Use
In the early stages of an epidemic syndrome, characterized by chills and fever, a splitting headache, restlessness and delirium, a hot body with cold limbs, a prickly tongue and parched lips, vomiting and diarrhea, and six pulses that are deep, fine, and rapid, administer a large dose; for deep and rapid pulses, use a medium dose; for floating, large, and rapid pulses, use a small dose. Once rashes appear, immediately add Daqingye (Isatis leaf) and increase the dosage of Shengma (Cimicifuga root) by 4–5 fen to draw the toxin outward.
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Decoction for Clearing Epidemic Fever and Eliminating Toxins,All conditions characterized by intense heat, with both exterior and interior symptoms pronounced, accompanied by mania, restlessness, and mental agitation; dry mouth and sore throat; severe fever with dry retching; delirium and insomnia; hematemesis and epistaxis; and the appearance of macules due to intense heat. In modern times, it is frequently used for hepatitis B, leptospirosis, sepsis, and similar conditions.