Decoction for Clearing Heat and Regulating Qi，*Definitive Treatise on Smallpox and Measles*, Volume 4.，A 5-day-old infant presented with internal heat, abdominal pain, crying, slightly red eyes, and sticky, closed eyelids.
Decoction for Clearing Heat and Regulating Qi
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Formulas Name : Decoction for Clearing Heat and Regulating Qi
Chinese Name : 清热顺气汤
Drug Formulation
Gou Teng 7 fen, Ju Hong 5 fen, Chai Hu 5 fen, Huang Qin 3 fen (wine-fried), Huang Lian 1 fen (wine-fried), Shu Da Huang 2 fen, Zhi Ren 2 fen (wine-fried), Bo He 3 fen, Shan Zha Rou 7 fen, Zhi Ke 3 fen (wheat bran-fried), Mu Tong 3 fen (peeled), Gan Cao 1 fen (raw, peeled).
Source
*Definitive Treatise on Smallpox and Measles*, Volume 4.
Benefits
A 5-day-old infant presented with internal heat, abdominal pain, crying, slightly red eyes, and sticky, closed eyelids.
Instructions for Use
Add 50 cun of lamp wick and one piece each of gold and silver as guides; decoct with 1 zhong of water until reduced to 3 fen, then administer in 5–6 slow, warm doses. After taking this formula, the infant passed stool twice; half was black and half was yellow. The child recovered completely thereafter.
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Decoction for Clearing Heat and Regulating Qi,A 5-day-old infant presented with internal heat, abdominal pain, crying, slightly red eyes, and sticky, closed eyelids.