formula name | Stomach-Clearing Powder |
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Clearing stomach fire, cooling blood, reducing swelling.
Toothache, gingival atrophy, bleeding, red and swollen gums, ulceration, or swelling and pain in the lips, tongue, cheeks, fetid mouth odor, dry mouth and tongue, red tongue, yellow coating, and a surging and rapid pulse caused by accumulated heat in the stomach.
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This prescription is indicated for the condition caused by accumulated heat in the stomach and upward attack of fire qi along the meridians. In the formula, Gypsum clears and purges stomach fire, Coptis Rhizome is bitter and cold, clearing heat and removing toxins. The combination of these two herbs works together to clear the accumulated heat in the stomach. Peony Bark clears deficient heat and cools the blood; Unprocessed Rehmannia Root enriches yin and cools the blood; Chinese Angelica nourishes blood and regulates blood; Cimicifuga Rhizome clears heat and removes toxins, effectively treating mouth and tongue sores, and serves as a guiding herb for the Yangming meridian, thus directly subduing the flaring fire.
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