Toxin-Clearing and Blood-Activating Decoction，*Treatise on Cholera*, Volume 4.，For conditions caused by warm-summer pathogenic factors that have deeply penetrated the Nutritive Level, manifesting as muscle spasms, vomiting, and diarrhea; cold extremities with profuse sweating; a hidden pulse with no urine output; thirst and abdominal pain; a darkened face and sunken eyes—a condition of extreme danger.
Toxin-Clearing and Blood-Activating Decoction
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Formulas Name : Toxin-Clearing and Blood-Activating Decoction
Chinese Name : 解毒活血汤
Drug Formulation
3 qian of Forsythia, 3 qian of loofah fibers, 3 qian of light purple laver, 1 qian of Acorus tatarinowii, 2 qian of Coptis chinensis (water-fried with Evodia), 5 qian of raw silkworm sand and violets, 5 qian of motherwort, 8 qian of raw coix seeds, and 4 qian of honeysuckle.
Source
*Treatise on Cholera*, Volume 4.
Benefits
For conditions caused by warm-summer pathogenic factors that have deeply penetrated the Nutritive Level, manifesting as muscle spasms, vomiting, and diarrhea; cold extremities with profuse sweating; a hidden pulse with no urine output; thirst and abdominal pain; a darkened face and sunken eyes—a condition of extreme danger.
Instructions for Use
Boil 4 liang of raw mung beans in well water or yin-yang water, then use the clear broth to decoct the herbs. Mix in raw lotus root juice, white茅根 juice, or one cup of a child’s urine, allow it to cool slightly, and take it slowly.
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Toxin-Clearing and Blood-Activating Decoction,For conditions caused by warm-summer pathogenic factors that have deeply penetrated the Nutritive Level, manifesting as muscle spasms, vomiting, and diarrhea; cold extremities with profuse sweating; a hidden pulse with no urine output; thirst and abdominal pain; a darkened face and sunken eyes—a condition of extreme danger.