Three-Yellow Decoction with Roasted Mugwort，*The Book of Saving Lives*, Volume 18.，Dysentery caused by heat-toxin; cases of typhoid fever where, after 4–5 days, there is profuse purgation, with intermittent episodes of fever and diarrhea, and where the Bai Tong Decoction and other formulas are largely ineffective; epidemic toxic dysentery; when sores are just breaking out, accompanied by yellowish-red, pus-and-blood-stained diarrhea, fever, and intense thirst—indicating that the toxin has entered the large intestine; throat obstruction and laryngeal paralysis following smallpox; in children, stagnation in the viscera causing dysentery with red and white stools; and dysentery with fever during pregnancy.
Three-Yellow Decoction with Roasted Mugwort
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Formulas Name : Three-Yellow Decoction with Roasted Mugwort
Chinese Name : 三黄熟艾汤
Drug Formulation
Scutellaria baicalensis 3 fen, Coptis chinensis 3 fen, Phellodendron amurense 3 fen, processed mugwort the size of half a chicken’s egg.
Source
*The Book of Saving Lives*, Volume 18.
Processing
Coarsely chop the ingredients into pieces the size of sesame seeds.
Benefits
Dysentery caused by heat-toxin; cases of typhoid fever where, after 4–5 days, there is profuse purgation, with intermittent episodes of fever and diarrhea, and where the Bai Tong Decoction and other formulas are largely ineffective; epidemic toxic dysentery; when sores are just breaking out, accompanied by yellowish-red, pus-and-blood-stained diarrhea, fever, and intense thirst—indicating that the toxin has entered the large intestine; throat obstruction and laryngeal paralysis following smallpox; in children, stagnation in the viscera causing dysentery with red and white stools; and dysentery with fever during pregnancy.
Instructions for Use
Decoct 2 large bowls of water until reduced to 7 parts; strain and take while warm.
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Three-Yellow Decoction with Roasted Mugwort,Dysentery caused by heat-toxin; cases of typhoid fever where, after 4–5 days, there is profuse purgation, with intermittent episodes of fever and diarrhea, and where the Bai Tong Decoction and other formulas are largely ineffective; epidemic toxic dysentery; when sores are just breaking out, accompanied by yellowish-red, pus-and-blood-stained diarrhea, fever, and intense thirst—indicating that the toxin has entered the large intestine; throat obstruction and laryngeal paralysis following smallpox; in children, stagnation in the viscera causing dysentery with red and white stools; and dysentery with fever during pregnancy.