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Minor Chest-Relieving Decoction with Added Zhi Shi

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Minor Chest-Relieving Decoction with Added Zhi Shi,Yangming summer-heat syndrome with fluid retention in the chest; a洪滑 pulse; flushed face, body heat, and dizziness; no aversion to cold but aversion to heat; a yellow, slippery coating on the tongue; thirst with a desire for cool drinks, but drinking does not quench the thirst; vomiting upon drinking water; tenderness upon palpation below the chest; scanty urine; and constipation.

Formulas Name : Minor Chest-Relieving Decoction with Added Zhi Shi

Chinese Name : 小陷胸加枳实汤

Drug Formulation

2 qian of Coptis, 3 qian of Trichosanthes, 2 qian of Zhi Shi, 5 qian of Pinellia.

Source

*Treatise on the Differentiation of Warm Diseases*, Volume 2.

Benefits

Yangming summer-heat syndrome with fluid retention in the chest; a洪滑 pulse; flushed face, body heat, and dizziness; no aversion to cold but aversion to heat; a yellow, slippery coating on the tongue; thirst with a desire for cool drinks, but drinking does not quench the thirst; vomiting upon drinking water; tenderness upon palpation below the chest; scanty urine; and constipation.

Instructions for Use

Boil 5 cups of running water until reduced to 2 cups; divide into 2 doses and take.

Minor Chest-Relieving Decoction with Added Zhi Shi,*Treatise on the Differentiation of Warm Diseases*, Volume 2.,Yangming summer-heat syndrome with fluid retention in the chest; a洪滑 pulse; flushed face, body heat, and dizziness; no aversion to cold but aversion to heat; a yellow, slippery coating on the tongue; thirst with a desire for cool drinks, but drinking does not quench the thirst; vomiting upon drinking water; tenderness upon palpation below the chest; scanty urine; and constipation.

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