Three-Yellow and Rhinoceros Horn Decoction，From *Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*.，Exogenous warm-heat combined with internal anger; anger causes qi to rise in reverse, causing blood to overflow upward and result in severe vomiting, accompanied by heat and pain in the chest and flanks, dry mouth and restlessness, red and hot urine and stools, and restlessness in the hands and feet. After using Longdan Xiegan Decoction to clear liver fire, if blood loss remains profuse, yet mental state, complexion, and daily activities remain normal, and the lips and tongue are red—this still falls under the category of heat forcing blood to overflow.
Three-Yellow and Rhinoceros Horn Decoction
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Formulas Name : Three-Yellow and Rhinoceros Horn Decoction
Chinese Name : 三黄犀角汤
Drug Formulation
Raw Sichuan Coptis (2 qian), Scutellaria baicalensis (2 qian), powdered Moutan bark (2 qian; stir-fried with vinegar until black), fresh Rehmannia root (1 liang), raw White Peony root (3 qian), Red and White Peony roots (3 qian), black Rhinoceros horn (8 fen), Sichuan Coptis (stir-fried in salt water) (8 fen), and Bamboo leaves (5 qian).
Source
From *Revised Popular Treatise on Cold Damage*.
Benefits
Exogenous warm-heat combined with internal anger; anger causes qi to rise in reverse, causing blood to overflow upward and result in severe vomiting, accompanied by heat and pain in the chest and flanks, dry mouth and restlessness, red and hot urine and stools, and restlessness in the hands and feet. After using Longdan Xiegan Decoction to clear liver fire, if blood loss remains profuse, yet mental state, complexion, and daily activities remain normal, and the lips and tongue are red—this still falls under the category of heat forcing blood to overflow.
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Three-Yellow and Rhinoceros Horn Decoction,Exogenous warm-heat combined with internal anger; anger causes qi to rise in reverse, causing blood to overflow upward and result in severe vomiting, accompanied by heat and pain in the chest and flanks, dry mouth and restlessness, red and hot urine and stools, and restlessness in the hands and feet. After using Longdan Xiegan Decoction to clear liver fire, if blood loss remains profuse, yet mental state, complexion, and daily activities remain normal, and the lips and tongue are red—this still falls under the category of heat forcing blood to overflow.