Youlong Decoction，*Integrating Chinese and Western Medicine*, Volume 1.，A condition where latent internal heat has long been present in the chest, compounded by an external pathogenic invasion; the internal heat is constrained by the external pathogen and cannot be released, leading to a warm disease. The patient may experience intermittent restlessness, shortness of breath, or pain in the chest and flanks, with a pulse that is洪滑而长 (hong, slippery, and long).
Youlong Decoction
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Formulas Name : Youlong Decoction
Chinese Name : 犹龙汤
Drug Formulation
1 liang of Forsythia, 6 qian of raw gypsum (finely ground), 2 qian of cicada slough (with legs and soil removed), 2 qian of burdock seeds (roasted and ground).
Source
*Integrating Chinese and Western Medicine*, Volume 1.
Benefits
A condition where latent internal heat has long been present in the chest, compounded by an external pathogenic invasion; the internal heat is constrained by the external pathogen and cannot be released, leading to a warm disease. The patient may experience intermittent restlessness, shortness of breath, or pain in the chest and flanks, with a pulse that is洪滑而长 (hong, slippery, and long).
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Youlong Decoction,A condition where latent internal heat has long been present in the chest, compounded by an external pathogenic invasion; the internal heat is constrained by the external pathogen and cannot be released, leading to a warm disease. The patient may experience intermittent restlessness, shortness of breath, or pain in the chest and flanks, with a pulse that is洪滑而长 (hong, slippery, and long).