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Porridge with Bamboo Sap

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Porridge with Bamboo Sap,For heat-toxin wind causing restlessness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, or red and scanty urine.

Formulas Name : Porridge with Bamboo Sap

Chinese Name : 淡竹沥粥

Drug Formulation

1 he of bamboo sap, 1 liang of gypsum (crushed), 1 fen of Scutellaria baicalensis (ground into powder), 2 he of millet, and half a he of honey.

Source

From *Shenghui*, Volume 96.

Benefits

For heat-toxin wind causing restlessness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, or red and scanty urine.

Instructions for Use

First, use 2.5 large bowls of water to decoct the gypsum and Scutellaria baicalensis until reduced to 1.5 bowls; strain out the residue. Add the millet and cook into porridge. Just before it is done, stir in the bamboo sap and honey, mix well, and let it finish cooking. Eat as desired.

Porridge with Bamboo Sap,From *Shenghui*, Volume 96.,For heat-toxin wind causing restlessness and oppression in the chest and diaphragm, or red and scanty urine.

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