Minor Bupleurum Decoction with Elsholtzia，From *The Collection of Compassionate Guidance*, Volume 2.，For the initial stage of summer malaria, where latent heat is first present internally and latent cold and heat are present externally; if there is only heat and no cold, and the interior is full without diarrhea, there will certainly be no sweating, accompanied by restlessness, thirst, and vomiting, with wasting of the muscles.
Minor Bupleurum Decoction with Elsholtzia
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Formulas Name : Minor Bupleurum Decoction with Elsholtzia
Chinese Name : 小柴胡加香薷汤
Drug Formulation
Bupleurum (Chai Hu) 1 qian, Scutellaria (Huang Qin) 1 qian 2 fen, Ginseng (Ren Shen) 8 fen (simmered separately), Pinellia (Ban Xia) 2 qian, Licorice (Gan Cao) 5 fen, Elsholtzia (Xiang Ru) 1 qian, Agastache (Huo Xiang) 2 qian, Artemisia annua (Qing Hao) 2 qian.
Source
From *The Collection of Compassionate Guidance*, Volume 2.
Benefits
For the initial stage of summer malaria, where latent heat is first present internally and latent cold and heat are present externally; if there is only heat and no cold, and the interior is full without diarrhea, there will certainly be no sweating, accompanied by restlessness, thirst, and vomiting, with wasting of the muscles.
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Minor Bupleurum Decoction with Elsholtzia,For the initial stage of summer malaria, where latent heat is first present internally and latent cold and heat are present externally; if there is only heat and no cold, and the interior is full without diarrhea, there will certainly be no sweating, accompanied by restlessness, thirst, and vomiting, with wasting of the muscles.