Seven-Ingredient Decoction with White Fresh Bark

Seven-Ingredient Decoction with White Fresh Bark,For newly onset jaundice, where the patient feels slight internal heat and restlessness, with no outward signs differing from normal, but the entire body is uniformly yellow; in severe cases, the eyes appear the color of cypress, and nasal discharge, saliva, urine, and sweat all resemble cypress sap; the patient digests food more readily than usual but feels slightly emaciated, haggard, and weak.

Formulas Name : Seven-Ingredient Decoction with White Fresh Bark

Chinese Name : 白鲜皮七味汤

Drug Formulation

3 liang of White Fresh Bark, 5 liang of dried Pueraria root, 3 liang of Scutellaria root, 3 liang of Curcuma, 5 liang of fermented soybeans, 10 Gardenia fruits, and 6 liang of sodium silicate.

Source

Quoted from *Formulas of Xu Renze* in Volume 4 of *Wai Tai*.

Processing

The ingredients above are sliced.

Benefits

For newly onset jaundice, where the patient feels slight internal heat and restlessness, with no outward signs differing from normal, but the entire body is uniformly yellow; in severe cases, the eyes appear the color of cypress, and nasal discharge, saliva, urine, and sweat all resemble cypress sap; the patient digests food more readily than usual but feels slightly emaciated, haggard, and weak.

Instructions for Use

Boil 8 sheng of water until reduced to 2.5 sheng; strain out the residue, add芒消, and divide the decoction into three doses to be taken warm. Wait until the time it takes to walk 20 li, then take another dose of this decoction; this should induce a bowel movement. After the bowel movement, rest for 1–2 days, then take the Huanglian Pills.

Seven-Ingredient Decoction with White Fresh Bark,Quoted from *Formulas of Xu Renze* in Volume 4 of *Wai Tai*.,For newly onset jaundice, where the patient feels slight internal heat and restlessness, with no outward signs differing from normal, but the entire body is uniformly yellow; in severe cases, the eyes appear the color of cypress, and nasal discharge, saliva, urine, and sweat all resemble cypress sap; the patient digests food more readily than usual but feels slightly emaciated, haggard, and weak.

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