Modified Longdan Decoction

Modified Longdan Decoction,Internal heat in children.

Formulas Name : Modified Longdan Decoction

Chinese Name : 加减龙胆汤

Drug Formulation

Gentiana, Bupleurum, Scutellaria, Ophiopogon, Saposhnikovia, Platycodon, Red Peony, Poria, Licorice, Rhubarb (roasted, reduced by half; one formula uses Peucedanum).

Source

*Complete Record of Medicine*, Volume 409.

Benefits

Internal heat in children.

Instructions for Use

Decoct in water and take orally; discontinue once a bowel movement occurs.

Modified Longdan Decoction,*Complete Record of Medicine*, Volume 409.,Internal heat in children.

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