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Modified Bamboo Leaf and Gypsum Decoction

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Modified Bamboo Leaf and Gypsum Decoction,Following a cold-induced numbness, symptoms include sweating, persistent fever, dry mouth with a desire to drink, or sore throat with a sensation of a lump in the throat, as well as coughing with excessive phlegm.

Formulas Name : Modified Bamboo Leaf and Gypsum Decoction

Chinese Name : 加减竹叶石膏汤

Drug Formulation

30 pieces of green bamboo leaves, 1 qian 5 fen of mulberry leaf bark, 3 qian of honeysuckle, 1 liang of fresh reed stems (knots removed), 3 qian of calcined gypsum, 3 qian of polished apricot kernels, 3 qian of forsythia fruit shells, 1 liang of white radish, 6 fen of raw licorice, 3 qian of elephant’s-tooth lily, and 4 qian of winter melon seeds.

Source

*Outline of the Treatment of Throat Rash Syndrome*.

Benefits

Following a cold-induced numbness, symptoms include sweating, persistent fever, dry mouth with a desire to drink, or sore throat with a sensation of a lump in the throat, as well as coughing with excessive phlegm.

Modified Bamboo Leaf and Gypsum Decoction,*Outline of the Treatment of Throat Rash Syndrome*.,Following a cold-induced numbness, symptoms include sweating, persistent fever, dry mouth with a desire to drink, or sore throat with a sensation of a lump in the throat, as well as coughing with excessive phlegm.

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