Donkey-Hide Gelatin and Scutellaria Decoction，From *Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*.，In cases of autumn dryness-induced cold or summer heat transformed into fire, with lung dryness and intestinal heat: upwardly, this manifests as a scratchy throat and dry cough; if the cough is severe, phlegm becomes sticky and blood-streaked, with bright red blood and phlegm accumulating in the chest and flanks;in the lower part, the abdomen feels as if on fire, with watery diarrhea pouring out like a torrent, heat and pain in the anus, or even abdominal pain and diarrhea; the bowel movements are straining and difficult, resembling dysentery but not quite so, with sharp pain in the intestines as if obstructed by a hard mass; pressing on the area causes severe pain; the tongue coating is dry, prickly, and cracked.
Donkey-Hide Gelatin and Scutellaria Decoction
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Formulas Name : Donkey-Hide Gelatin and Scutellaria Decoction
Chinese Name : 阿胶黄芩汤
Drug Formulation
3 qian aged donkey-hide gelatin, 3 qian Scutellaria baicalensis, 2 qian sweet almonds, 2 qian raw mulberry bark, 1 qian raw white peony root, 8 fen raw licorice root, 5 qian fresh plantain herb, 5 qian sugarcane tips.
Source
From *Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*.
Benefits
In cases of autumn dryness-induced cold or summer heat transformed into fire, with lung dryness and intestinal heat: upwardly, this manifests as a scratchy throat and dry cough; if the cough is severe, phlegm becomes sticky and blood-streaked, with bright red blood and phlegm accumulating in the chest and flanks;in the lower part, the abdomen feels as if on fire, with watery diarrhea pouring out like a torrent, heat and pain in the anus, or even abdominal pain and diarrhea; the bowel movements are straining and difficult, resembling dysentery but not quite so, with sharp pain in the intestines as if obstructed by a hard mass; pressing on the area causes severe pain; the tongue coating is dry, prickly, and cracked.
Instructions for Use
First, take 1 liang of raw glutinous rice, soak it in boiling water to extract the liquid, and use this liquid in place of water to decoct the herbs.
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Donkey-Hide Gelatin and Scutellaria Decoction,In cases of autumn dryness-induced cold or summer heat transformed into fire, with lung dryness and intestinal heat: upwardly, this manifests as a scratchy throat and dry cough; if the cough is severe, phlegm becomes sticky and blood-streaked, with bright red blood and phlegm accumulating in the chest and flanks;in the lower part, the abdomen feels as if on fire, with watery diarrhea pouring out like a torrent, heat and pain in the anus, or even abdominal pain and diarrhea; the bowel movements are straining and difficult, resembling dysentery but not quite so, with sharp pain in the intestines as if obstructed by a hard mass; pressing on the area causes severe pain; the tongue coating is dry, prickly, and cracked.