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Tongling Powder,Diarrhea attributable to summer-heat syndrome; summer-heat injury, with tidal fever, restlessness, and thirst, and scanty urination; swelling and distension, dry mouth and throat, and extremely scanty urination. Bowel rumbling and watery diarrhea, with pain followed by a bout of diarrhea, or the passage of yellow, watery stools, or thick, sticky stools.

Formulas Name : Tongling Powder

Chinese Name : 通苓散

Drug Formulation

Poria (peeled), Atractylodes (stem removed), Alisma (hairs removed), Red Poria (peeled), Plantain Seed, Akebia, Artemisia, and Lycopodium.

Source

From *De Xiao* (Effective Treatments), Volume 5.

Processing

Coarsely grind the ingredients into a powder.

Benefits

Diarrhea attributable to summer-heat syndrome; summer-heat injury, with tidal fever, restlessness, and thirst, and scanty urination; swelling and distension, dry mouth and throat, and extremely scanty urination. Bowel rumbling and watery diarrhea, with pain followed by a bout of diarrhea, or the passage of yellow, watery stools, or thick, sticky stools.

Instructions for Use

Take 4 qian per dose, decoct with 1.5 zhan of water, and add lampwick and Ophiopogon tuber; take as a decoction.

Tongling Powder,From *De Xiao* (Effective Treatments), Volume 5.,Diarrhea attributable to summer-heat syndrome; summer-heat injury, with tidal fever, restlessness, and thirst, and scanty urination; swelling and distension, dry mouth and throat, and extremely scanty urination. Bowel rumbling and watery diarrhea, with pain followed by a bout of diarrhea, or the passage of yellow, watery stools, or thick, sticky stools.

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