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Modified Huangbai Decoction

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Modified Huangbai Decoction,For severe febrile dysentery in children accompanied by thirst.

Formulas Name : Modified Huangbai Decoction

Chinese Name : 增损黄柏汤

Drug Formulation

Phellodendron bark (coarse outer bark removed, roasted) half liang, Scutellaria root (black core removed) 1 liang, Fructus Aurantii (pulp removed, fried with wheat bran) half liang, Zelkova bark (roasted) 1 liang and 1 fen, Bamboo leaves half liang, Ginseng half liang, Gypsum (pounded and sifted into powder) 1 liang.

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 179.

Processing

Chop the ingredients into pieces the size of sesame seeds or beans.

Benefits

For severe febrile dysentery in children accompanied by thirst.

Instructions for Use

For a 1-year-old child, take 1 qian bi per dose; add 7 fen of water to 1 zhan, decoct until reduced to 4 fen, strain out the residue, and divide into 2 warm doses—one taken on an empty stomach and one in the afternoon.

Modified Huangbai Decoction,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 179.,For severe febrile dysentery in children accompanied by thirst.

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