Decoction for Clearing Heat and Unblocking the Meridians，*Family Instructions on Laryngology*, Volume 2.，In cases of damp-heat epidemic toxins that have penetrated inward and transformed into fire, scorching body fluids; the nutritive aspect of the lung and stomach is disturbed; the heat reverses and transmits to the pericardium; extreme heat stirs wind; resulting in tremors of the hands and feet, thirst, phlegm-related cough, fever, and confusion—resembling convulsions or epilepsy; inability to speak, resembling a “corpse-like stupor”; a string-like and rapid pulse; a dry, scorched tongue coating; and a sore throat with eroded tissue.
Decoction for Clearing Heat and Unblocking the Meridians
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Formulas Name : Decoction for Clearing Heat and Unblocking the Meridians
Chinese Name : 泄热通络饮
Drug Formulation
Rhinoceros Horn, Antelope Horn, Conus Shell, Artemisia annua, Forsythia, Anemarrhena, Ophiopogon, Double-hooked Shell, Acorus.
Source
*Family Instructions on Laryngology*, Volume 2.
Benefits
In cases of damp-heat epidemic toxins that have penetrated inward and transformed into fire, scorching body fluids; the nutritive aspect of the lung and stomach is disturbed; the heat reverses and transmits to the pericardium; extreme heat stirs wind; resulting in tremors of the hands and feet, thirst, phlegm-related cough, fever, and confusion—resembling convulsions or epilepsy; inability to speak, resembling a “corpse-like stupor”; a string-like and rapid pulse; a dry, scorched tongue coating; and a sore throat with eroded tissue.
Instructions for Use
Add 1 pill of Zhibao Dan, dissolve in hot water, and take first. Then follow with the decoction.
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Decoction for Clearing Heat and Unblocking the Meridians,In cases of damp-heat epidemic toxins that have penetrated inward and transformed into fire, scorching body fluids; the nutritive aspect of the lung and stomach is disturbed; the heat reverses and transmits to the pericardium; extreme heat stirs wind; resulting in tremors of the hands and feet, thirst, phlegm-related cough, fever, and confusion—resembling convulsions or epilepsy; inability to speak, resembling a “corpse-like stupor”; a string-like and rapid pulse; a dry, scorched tongue coating; and a sore throat with eroded tissue.