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Depression-Relieving and Fire-Reducing Decoction

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Depression-Relieving and Fire-Reducing Decoction,Anger injures the liver; combined with stagnant fire and phlegm, this causes bilateral or unilateral tonsillitis in children.

Formulas Name : Depression-Relieving and Fire-Reducing Decoction

Chinese Name : 舒郁降火汤

Drug Formulation

Processed Cyperus Rhizome, Large-flowered Forsythia, Guangdong Dried Tangerine Peel, Light-colored Scutellaria Root, Sichuan Phellodendron Bark, Sichuan Coptis Rhizome, Trichosanthes Root, and Raw Licorice Root.

Source

*Family Instructions on Laryngology*, Volume 2.

Benefits

Anger injures the liver; combined with stagnant fire and phlegm, this causes bilateral or unilateral tonsillitis in children.

Instructions for Use

Decoct in water and take orally.

Depression-Relieving and Fire-Reducing Decoction,*Family Instructions on Laryngology*, Volume 2.,Anger injures the liver; combined with stagnant fire and phlegm, this causes bilateral or unilateral tonsillitis in children.

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