Summer-Heat Clearing and Qi-Nourishing Decoction

Summer-Heat Clearing and Qi-Nourishing Decoction,Indicated for patterns of damp-heat where damp-heat has injured qi, presenting with fatigue in the limbs, diminished vitality, fever with a high pulse, restlessness, yellow urine, thirst, spontaneous sweating, and a weak pulse. Characterized by profuse sweating, restlessness, and thirst, with a large yet weak pulse.

Formulas Name : Summer-Heat Clearing and Qi-Nourishing Decoction

Chinese Name : 清暑益气汤

Drug Formulation

American Ginseng, Dendrobium, Ophiopogon, Coptis, Bamboo Leaves, Lotus Stem, Anemarrhena, Licorice, Japonica Rice, Watermelon Rind.

Source

The formula is from *The Compendium of Warm-Heat Diseases* (Vol. 4); its name is cited in *Lecture Notes on Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulas*.

Benefits

Indicated for patterns of damp-heat where damp-heat has injured qi, presenting with fatigue in the limbs, diminished vitality, fever with a high pulse, restlessness, yellow urine, thirst, spontaneous sweating, and a weak pulse. Characterized by profuse sweating, restlessness, and thirst, with a large yet weak pulse.

Summer-Heat Clearing and Qi-Nourishing Decoction,The formula is from *The Compendium of Warm-Heat Diseases* (Vol. 4); its name is cited in *Lecture Notes on Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulas*.,Indicated for patterns of damp-heat where damp-heat has injured qi, presenting with fatigue in the limbs, diminished vitality, fever with a high pulse, restlessness, yellow urine, thirst, spontaneous sweating, and a weak pulse. Characterized by profuse sweating, restlessness, and thirst, with a large yet weak pulse.

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