Laxative Decoction (Also Known as Chengqi Decoction)

Laxative Decoction (Also Known as Chengqi Decoction),For Yangming warm disease where purgation fails to clear the obstruction, the left cun pulse is firm and tight, the urine is red and painful, and there is intermittent severe restlessness and thirst.

Formulas Name : Laxative Decoction (Also Known as Chengqi Decoction)

Chinese Name : 导亦承气汤

Drug Formulation

3 qian of red peony root, 5 qian of fine raw rehmannia root, 3 qian of raw rhubarb, 2 qian of Coptis, 2 qian of Phellodendron, and 1 qian of sodium silicate.

Source

*Treatise on Warm Diseases* (Wen Bing Tiao Bian), Volume 2.

Benefits

For Yangming warm disease where purgation fails to clear the obstruction, the left cun pulse is firm and tight, the urine is red and painful, and there is intermittent severe restlessness and thirst.

Instructions for Use

Boil 5 cups of water down to 2 cups; take 1 cup first; if no evacuation occurs, take another dose.

Laxative Decoction (Also Known as Chengqi Decoction),*Treatise on Warm Diseases* (Wen Bing Tiao Bian), Volume 2.,For Yangming warm disease where purgation fails to clear the obstruction, the left cun pulse is firm and tight, the urine is red and painful, and there is intermittent severe restlessness and thirst.

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