Decoction to Clear Dryness

Decoction to Clear Dryness,For cases of warm disease where there is no sweating after purgation, and the pulse is floating and rapid.

Formulas Name : Decoction to Clear Dryness

Chinese Name : 清燥汤

Drug Formulation

Ophiopogon tuber 5 qian, Anemarrhena rhizome 2 qian, Curcuma rhizome 1 qian 5 fen, Rehmannia root 5 qian, Scrophularia root 3 qian.

Source

*Treatise on Warm Diseases* (Wen Bing Tiao Bian), Volume 2.

Benefits

For cases of warm disease where there is no sweating after purgation, and the pulse is floating and rapid.

Instructions for Use

Add 8 cups of water, boil down to 3 cups, and take in 3 divided doses.

Decoction to Clear Dryness,*Treatise on Warm Diseases* (Wen Bing Tiao Bian), Volume 2.,For cases of warm disease where there is no sweating after purgation, and the pulse is floating and rapid.

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