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Decoction for Cooling the Heart and Promoting Diuresis

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Decoction for Cooling the Heart and Promoting Diuresis,Extreme heart fire; inability to urinate; not even a drop can be passed; acute distress as if on the verge of death; restlessness and agitation; intense thirst with a craving for drink; drinking only exacerbates the urgency.

Formulas Name : Decoction for Cooling the Heart and Promoting Diuresis

Chinese Name : 凉心利水汤

Drug Formulation

1 liang of Ophiopogon tuber, 5 qian of Poria sclerotium, 1 qian of lotus seed heart, 3 qian of Plantain seed.

Source

From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 9.

Benefits

Extreme heart fire; inability to urinate; not even a drop can be passed; acute distress as if on the verge of death; restlessness and agitation; intense thirst with a craving for drink; drinking only exacerbates the urgency.

Instructions for Use

Decoct in water and take orally.

Decoction for Cooling the Heart and Promoting Diuresis,From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 9.,Extreme heart fire; inability to urinate; not even a drop can be passed; acute distress as if on the verge of death; restlessness and agitation; intense thirst with a craving for drink; drinking only exacerbates the urgency.

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