Decoction for Clearing Heat and Unblocking the Meridians

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.

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.

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.

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