bubble_chart Efficacy

Enriching yin and clearing heat, consolidating exterior and stopping sweating.

bubble_chart Indications

Night sweats, fever, flushed face, dry mouth and lips, irritability, dark urine, dry stools, red tongue, rapid pulse; also treats spontaneous sweating.

bubble_chart Formula Principles

This prescription is suitable for the syndrome of yin deficiency with effulgent fire, fever, and night sweats. In the formula, Prepared Rehmannia Root, Unprocessed Rehmannia Root, and Chinese Angelica nourish yin and blood, and cultivate yin to control fire; Skullcap Root, Coptis Rhizome, and Phelloendron Bark clear heat and purge fire to relieve irritability; excessive sweating damages the defensive qi, and the striae and interstice are not firm, so Astragalus Root is used in double dose to tonify qi and strengthen the defensive exterior. Combined with Chinese Angelica and Prepared Rehmannia Root, it tonifies qi and nourishes blood. When qi and blood are sufficient, the striae and interstice become dense, and sweating is not easily discharged. Combined with the three yellow herbs, it supports the righteous and drains fire. When fire does not disturb internally, the yin fluids are preserved internally, and sweating can be stopped.

1. yin-deficiency fever night sweat.
2. flushed face and vexation.
3. dry mouth and tongue.
4. difficulty in defecation and dark urine.
5. red tongue and rapid pulse.

bubble_chart Formula Modification

1. leucorrhea with yellow color: add Plantain Seed, Poria, Chinese Yam.
2. steaming bone fever and tidal fever: add Anemarrhena, Tortoise Carapace, turtle carapace.
3. blood deficiency: add Peony Root, Salvia.
4. excessive sweating: add Fossil Bone, oyster shell, Schisandra Fruit.

bubble_chart Modern Application

This formula reduces fever and regulates sweat gland function. It is used for subcutaneous node disease, osteomyelitis, leukemia, cervicitis, leukorrhea, night sweats, and anal deficiency night sweats.