Tongue-Protecting Pill,From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 3.,When heart fire is excessively intense and the water of the kidneys fails to counterbalance it, causing unstoppable bleeding from the tongue, the tongue will inevitably become red and ulcerated. Red marks will appear within the cracks, and blood will flow from these marks. Although this condition may not be fatal immediately, it causes increasing exhaustion day by day, and if left untreated for too long, it will become incurable.
Tongue-Protecting Pill
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Formulas Name : Tongue-Protecting Pill
Chinese Name : 护舌丹
Drug Formulation
3 qian of Moutan Bark, 3 qian of Ophiopogon Tuber, 3 qian of Platycodon Root, 1 qian of Licorice Root, 5 qian of Scrophularia Root, 1 qian of Ginseng, 1 liang of Prepared Rehmannia Root, 1 qian of Schisandra Berry, 3 fen of Coptis Root, and 1 fen of Cinnamon Bark.
Source
From *Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 3.
Benefits
When heart fire is excessively intense and the water of the kidneys fails to counterbalance it, causing unstoppable bleeding from the tongue, the tongue will inevitably become red and ulcerated. Red marks will appear within the cracks, and blood will flow from these marks. Although this condition may not be fatal immediately, it causes increasing exhaustion day by day, and if left untreated for too long, it will become incurable.
Instructions for Use
Decoct in water and take orally. After one dose, the bleeding from the tongue will stop; after taking four consecutive doses, the ulceration on the tongue will also heal.
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Tongue-Protecting Pill,When heart fire is excessively intense and the water of the kidneys fails to counterbalance it, causing unstoppable bleeding from the tongue, the tongue will inevitably become red and ulcerated. Red marks will appear within the cracks, and blood will flow from these marks. Although this condition may not be fatal immediately, it causes increasing exhaustion day by day, and if left untreated for too long, it will become incurable.