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Heart-Clearing and Diaphragm-Cooling Powder

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Heart-Clearing and Diaphragm-Cooling Powder,Clears the heart and cools the diaphragm; disperses the lungs and promotes the eruption of rashes. Treats the initial stage of epidemic rashes.

Formulas Name : Heart-Clearing and Diaphragm-Cooling Powder

Chinese Name : 清心凉膈散

Drug Formulation

120克 Forsythia, 60克 Licorice, 30克 each of Scutellaria (wine-fried), Peppermint, and Gardenia, 60克 Platycodon, and 150克 Gypsum.

Source

*The Classic of Warm-Heat Diseases*, Volume 5

Benefits

Clears the heart and cools the diaphragm; disperses the lungs and promotes the eruption of rashes. Treats the initial stage of epidemic rashes.

Instructions for Use

Grind the ingredients into a coarse powder. For each dose, take 9–15 g, add 1 bamboo leaf, and decoct in 375 mL of water until reduced to 250 mL. Strain, add 20 mL of raw white honey, simmer briefly, and take while warm.

Heart-Clearing and Diaphragm-Cooling Powder,*The Classic of Warm-Heat Diseases*, Volume 5,Clears the heart and cools the diaphragm; disperses the lungs and promotes the eruption of rashes. Treats the initial stage of epidemic rashes.

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