Dispelling Dampness and Fluids from the Wei Layer，*Essentials of the Diagnosis and Treatment of Summer-Heat Diseases*，Expels pathogens from the exterior, clears summer-heat, and transforms dampness. Summer-heat and dampness invade the exterior, stagnating and obstructing the Wei layer. Symptoms include fever with slight aversion to wind and cold, headache with a sensation of distension and heaviness, heaviness of the body and soreness in the joints, absence of sweat or scant sweating, no thirst, a red tip of the tongue, a white greasy or slightly yellow greasy coating, and a floating, slippery, rapid, or soft and rapid pulse.
Dispelling Dampness and Fluids from the Wei Layer
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Formulas Name : Dispelling Dampness and Fluids from the Wei Layer
Chinese Name : 卫分宣湿饮
Drug Formulation
Elsholtzia 3 g, Artemisia annua 6 g, Talc 12 g, Poria 3 g, Akebia 3 g, Apricot Kernel 6 g, Lotus Leaf 6 g, Winter Melon Rind 30 g, Bamboo Leaf 9 g.
Source
*Essentials of the Diagnosis and Treatment of Summer-Heat Diseases*
Benefits
Expels pathogens from the exterior, clears summer-heat, and transforms dampness. Summer-heat and dampness invade the exterior, stagnating and obstructing the Wei layer. Symptoms include fever with slight aversion to wind and cold, headache with a sensation of distension and heaviness, heaviness of the body and soreness in the joints, absence of sweat or scant sweating, no thirst, a red tip of the tongue, a white greasy or slightly yellow greasy coating, and a floating, slippery, rapid, or soft and rapid pulse.
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Dispelling Dampness and Fluids from the Wei Layer,Expels pathogens from the exterior, clears summer-heat, and transforms dampness. Summer-heat and dampness invade the exterior, stagnating and obstructing the Wei layer. Symptoms include fever with slight aversion to wind and cold, headache with a sensation of distension and heaviness, heaviness of the body and soreness in the joints, absence of sweat or scant sweating, no thirst, a red tip of the tongue, a white greasy or slightly yellow greasy coating, and a floating, slippery, rapid, or soft and rapid pulse.