bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage bubble_chart Efficacy
Clears heat, relieves urgency, and alleviates pain.
bubble_chart Indications
Transmission from Greater Yang to Yangming combination of diseases, pain in the head and eye sockets, dry nose and insomnia, fever and chills, without sweating, pulse slightly rapid.
bubble_chart Formula Principles
In the formula, Notopterygium can disperse the residual pathogens of the taiyang meridian; Pueraria Root, Dahurian Angelica are yangming meridian herbs, which can clear pathogenic heat from the yangming meridian; Bupleurum is used to prevent the initial invasion of pathogens in the shaoyang meridian; assisted by Gypsum and Skullcap Root to clear interior heat, and Peony Root is used to astringe, ensuring dispersion without excessive sweating; Platycodon Root carries the herbs upward and also treats cough, Liquorice Root harmonizes the various herbs, regulates the exterior and interior, and when paired with Peony Root, it can also alleviate pain and urgency.
bubble_chart Pattern Identification
- exogenous headache orbital pain.
- fever and chills without sweating.
- dry mouth and nose.
- floating and wiry pulse.
bubble_chart Formula Modification
- wind-cold headache: add Saposhnikovia Root, Sichuan Lovage Rhizome.
- dampness-heat irritability and thirst: add Virgate Wormwood, Mentha.
- vomiting phlegm and saliva: add Pineilia, Poria.
- dry mouth and tongue: add smallpox powder, Anemarrhena.
- cough with thick phlegm: add Trichosanthis Fruit, Fritillaria Bulb.
- summerheat injury fever: combine with Three-Ingredient Mosla Decoction.
bubble_chart Cautions and Contraindications
External contraction with initial pattern of common cold due to severe wind-cold, without internal heat, should be used with caution.
bubble_chart Modern Application
Common cold, influenza, pneumonia, and other sexually transmitted diseases.
