Huangqin Dingluan Decoction，*Treatise on Cholera*, Volume 4.，In cases where a warm disease has progressed to cholera, with no abdominal pain but cold limbs and a hidden pulse; or where the limbs are not cold, but there is thirst, a yellow tongue coating, scant urination, and restlessness.
Huangqin Dingluan Decoction
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Formulas Name : Huangqin Dingluan Decoction
Chinese Name : 黄芩定乱汤
Drug Formulation
Scutellaria baicalensis 1 qian 5 fen (wine-fried), charred Gardenia 1 qian 5 fen, fermented black beans (fried) 1 qian 5 fen, raw silkworm sand 3 qian, processed Pinellia 1 qian, tangerine peel (salt-water fried) 1 qian, dandelion 4 qian, fresh bamboo shavings 2 qian, Coptis chinensis (ginger juice-fried) 6 fen, aged Evodia 1 fen (lightly soaked).
Source
*Treatise on Cholera*, Volume 4.
Benefits
In cases where a warm disease has progressed to cholera, with no abdominal pain but cold limbs and a hidden pulse; or where the limbs are not cold, but there is thirst, a yellow tongue coating, scant urination, and restlessness.
Instructions for Use
Add 2 zhan of Yin-Yang Water, decoct until reduced to 1 zhan, and take slowly while still warm.
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Huangqin Dingluan Decoction,In cases where a warm disease has progressed to cholera, with no abdominal pain but cold limbs and a hidden pulse; or where the limbs are not cold, but there is thirst, a yellow tongue coating, scant urination, and restlessness.