Gypsum and Green Onion Decoction，*Treatise on General Diseases of Cold Damage*, Volume 5.，For warm diseases of the lungs and viscera, as well as yin and yang toxic qi: if the viscera are excess and damaged by yang toxicity, resulting in body heat with the appearance of rashes, shortness of breath, and a strong desire to drink.
Gypsum and Green Onion Decoction
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Formulas Name : Gypsum and Green Onion Decoction
Chinese Name : 石膏葱白汤
Drug Formulation
Half a sheng of fermented soybeans, 2 liang of scallion whites (with roots), 4 liang of gypsum, 4 liang of fresh ginger, 1.5 liang of gardenia seeds, 1.5 liang of cimicifuga, 1.5 liang of isatis, and 1.5 liang of sodium carbonate.
Source
*Treatise on General Diseases of Cold Damage*, Volume 5.
Benefits
For warm diseases of the lungs and viscera, as well as yin and yang toxic qi: if the viscera are excess and damaged by yang toxicity, resulting in body heat with the appearance of rashes, shortness of breath, and a strong desire to drink.
Instructions for Use
Coarsely crush the ingredients. Add 8 sheng of water and decoct until reduced to 3.5 sheng; strain out the residue, then add芒消 and stir until completely dissolved. Drink 1 zhan warm at a time, 3–4 times daily.
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Gypsum and Green Onion Decoction,For warm diseases of the lungs and viscera, as well as yin and yang toxic qi: if the viscera are excess and damaged by yang toxicity, resulting in body heat with the appearance of rashes, shortness of breath, and a strong desire to drink.