bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage The ratio of Talc to Liquorice Root is six to one.
bubble_chart Efficacy
Clearing summer heat and eliminating dampness, promoting heat conduction and unblocking orifices.
bubble_chart Indications
Summerheat dampness syndrome: fever, thirst, dysphoria, difficulty urinating, or diarrhea.
bubble_chart Formula Principles
It is caused by the invasion of summerheat dampness, with dampness-heat stagnation internally, leading to dysfunction of the triple energizer qi transformation. In the formula, Talc has a sweet, bland, cold, and slippery nature, capable of promoting the movement of heat accumulation in the zang-fu organs, draining dampness-heat from the triple energizer, and is most effective in clearing summerheat pathogens, excelling in promoting urination; Liquorice Root, sweet and neutral, clears heat and harmonizes the stomach. When these two herbs are used together, they form a formula that clears heat and drains dampness, guiding heat downward for expulsion.
bubble_chart Syndrome Differentiation
- summerheat stroke dampness.
- body heat.
- thirst.
- difficulty urinating.
bubble_chart Formula Modification
- difficult and painful urination or stones: add Sea Gold Sand, Christina Loosestrife.
- red and white dysentery: add black hawthorn fruit, Dried Ginger.
- summerheat dampness fetid mouth odor: add Mentha.
- aphtha sore throat: add Indigo.
- restlessness and anxiety: add cinnabar, Poria with Pine.
bubble_chart Cautions and Contraindications
It is not suitable for use in cases of summer heat without dampness or when summer heat injures qi and yin.
bubble_chart Modern Application
Summerheat stroke, dark urine, vomiting, diarrhea.