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Decoction for Dispelling Filth and Expelling Toxins

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Decoction for Dispelling Filth and Expelling Toxins,Plague. When foul toxins are trapped internally and toxic qi attacks the heart, the patient experiences headaches, fatigue in the limbs, stiffness in the joints, and may develop red spots, a scarlet rash, vomiting, or diarrhea, along with a dry tongue and sore throat; in some cases, sudden loss of consciousness may occur, accompanied by phlegm gushing forth and obstruction of the orifices.

Formulas Name : Decoction for Dispelling Filth and Expelling Toxins

Chinese Name : 辟秽驱毒饮

Drug Formulation

8 fen of Western Ox Bile (ground and dissolved in hot water), 3 qian of Ren Zhong Huang, 5 fen of Nine-Joint Acorus, 1.5 qian of Indigo Leaves, 5 qian of Honeysuckle Stamen (fresh ones steamed and left to release their dew are also acceptable), and 1 qian of Wild Curcuma.

Source

*Three Hundred Collected Effective Formulas*, Middle Volume.

Benefits

Plague. When foul toxins are trapped internally and toxic qi attacks the heart, the patient experiences headaches, fatigue in the limbs, stiffness in the joints, and may develop red spots, a scarlet rash, vomiting, or diarrhea, along with a dry tongue and sore throat; in some cases, sudden loss of consciousness may occur, accompanied by phlegm gushing forth and obstruction of the orifices.

Decoction for Dispelling Filth and Expelling Toxins,*Three Hundred Collected Effective Formulas*, Middle Volume.,Plague. When foul toxins are trapped internally and toxic qi attacks the heart, the patient experiences headaches, fatigue in the limbs, stiffness in the joints, and may develop red spots, a scarlet rash, vomiting, or diarrhea, along with a dry tongue and sore throat; in some cases, sudden loss of consciousness may occur, accompanied by phlegm gushing forth and obstruction of the orifices.

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