Huoxiang Zuojin Decoction

Huoxiang Zuojin Decoction,Feverish cholera. Symptoms include vomiting yellow fluid or sour fluid, sudden and urgent diarrhea with thick, sticky stools, restlessness and thirst, chest tightness and abdominal pain, dark red, scanty, and hot urine; the pulse is often string-like and taut; the tongue coating is yellow and greasy, or predominantly yellow with a small amount of white.

Formulas Name : Huoxiang Zuojin Decoction

Chinese Name : 藿香左金汤

Drug Formulation

3 qian of Agastache, 2 fen of Evodia, 6 fen of Coptis, 2 qian of Xinhui citrus peel, 1.5 qian of Ginger-processed Pinellia, 1.5 qian of Roasted Trifoliate Orange Peel, 1.5 qian of Roasted Plantain Seed, 3 qian of Red Poria, 1 qian of Slender Akebia, 2 qian of Jian Alisma, 1.5 qian of Poria, and 4 qian of Liu Yi Powder (decocted separately).

Source

*Methods for Treating Damp-Heat Epidemics*.

Benefits

Feverish cholera. Symptoms include vomiting yellow fluid or sour fluid, sudden and urgent diarrhea with thick, sticky stools, restlessness and thirst, chest tightness and abdominal pain, dark red, scanty, and hot urine; the pulse is often string-like and taut; the tongue coating is yellow and greasy, or predominantly yellow with a small amount of white.

Instructions for Use

First, use 5 qian of fresh, scraped Bamboo Shavings and 1 liang of fresh, stir-fried loquat leaves, along with one bowl each of well water and river water. Decoct until reduced to one bowl, and take in two divided doses.

Note

After taking the decoction, do not drink too much tea; drinking too much tea will cause the medicine to be vomited up, rendering it ineffective. You must endure this.

Huoxiang Zuojin Decoction,*Methods for Treating Damp-Heat Epidemics*.,Feverish cholera. Symptoms include vomiting yellow fluid or sour fluid, sudden and urgent diarrhea with thick, sticky stools, restlessness and thirst, chest tightness and abdominal pain, dark red, scanty, and hot urine; the pulse is often string-like and taut; the tongue coating is yellow and greasy, or predominantly yellow with a small amount of white.

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