Shen’s Heatstroke Decoction，*A Clear Explanation of the Origins and Course of Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 12.，For cases where summer-heat pathogens directly affect the Heart and Liver meridians, presenting with no headache, no fever, occasional restlessness, a short tongue, and twitching of the hands and feet.
Shen’s Heatstroke Decoction
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Formulas Name : Shen’s Heatstroke Decoction
Chinese Name : 沈氏中暑汤
Drug Formulation
6 fen of Coptis chinensis (mixed with 5 grains of Evodia fruit soaked in 1–2 spoons of water), 1 qian of Anemarrhena asphodeloides (mixed with 1 fen of dried ginger soaked in 1–2 spoons of water), 1 qian of Polygala tenuifolia (mixed with 4–5 spoons of Acorus tatarinowii juice), 2 qian of Fritillaria cirrhosa (mixed with half a fen of roasted mugwort soaked in 1–2 spoons of water), 8 fen of Fructus Aurantii (juice extracted),1 qian of antelope horn, 3 qian of Trichosanthes seed, 2 qian of Ophiopogon tuber, and 5 qian of watermelon rind.
Source
*A Clear Explanation of the Origins and Course of Miscellaneous Diseases*, Volume 12.
Benefits
For cases where summer-heat pathogens directly affect the Heart and Liver meridians, presenting with no headache, no fever, occasional restlessness, a short tongue, and twitching of the hands and feet.
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Shen’s Heatstroke Decoction,For cases where summer-heat pathogens directly affect the Heart and Liver meridians, presenting with no headache, no fever, occasional restlessness, a short tongue, and twitching of the hands and feet.