Lotus, Apricot, Gypsum, and Licorice Decoction，From *Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*.，After recovery from typhoid fever, when latent heat has not yet been completely eliminated, a new pathogenic factor is contracted; the pathogenic factor becomes stagnant internally, causing the illness to recur, with restlessness, headache, fever, aversion to wind or chills, a dry tongue, thirst, and possibly accompanied by coughing.
Lotus, Apricot, Gypsum, and Licorice Decoction
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Formulas Name : Lotus, Apricot, Gypsum, and Licorice Decoction
Chinese Name : 荷杏石甘汤
Drug Formulation
1 qian of Su Bohe, 3 qian of polished apricot kernels, 4 qian of gypsum, 3 qian of Anemarrhena, 6 fen of raw licorice, 3 fen of Asarum, and 30 fresh bamboo leaves.
Source
From *Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*.
Benefits
After recovery from typhoid fever, when latent heat has not yet been completely eliminated, a new pathogenic factor is contracted; the pathogenic factor becomes stagnant internally, causing the illness to recur, with restlessness, headache, fever, aversion to wind or chills, a dry tongue, thirst, and possibly accompanied by coughing.
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Lotus, Apricot, Gypsum, and Licorice Decoction,After recovery from typhoid fever, when latent heat has not yet been completely eliminated, a new pathogenic factor is contracted; the pathogenic factor becomes stagnant internally, causing the illness to recur, with restlessness, headache, fever, aversion to wind or chills, a dry tongue, thirst, and possibly accompanied by coughing.