bubble_chart Efficacy

Clear and drain damp-heat, relieve jaundice.

bubble_chart Indications

Dampness-heat jaundice, with dampness outweighing heat, manifests as yellowing of the skin, chills, fever, reduced appetite, loose stools, yellow and scanty urine, greasy tongue coating, and a slow pulse.

bubble_chart Formula Principles

This formula is derived from Five Ingredients with Poria Powder with the addition of Virgate Wormwood, primarily aimed at promoting urination to eliminate dampness and secondarily at reducing jaundice, suitable for jaundice disease where dampness predominates over heat. In the formula, Virgate Wormwood clears heat and drains dampness, promoting bile flow and reducing jaundice; White Atractylodes Rhizome invigorates the spleen and dries dampness; Cinnamon Twig resolves the taiyang exterior pattern externally and assists bladder qi transformation internally; Poria, Polyporus, and Alisma strengthen the spleen, move qi, promote urination, and drain dampness.

bubble_chart Pattern Identification

1. jaundice with bright color.
2. Large loose stool.
3. Yellow and scanty urine.
4. Greasy tongue coating.
5. Slow pulse.

bubble_chart Formula Modification

1. Difficulty in urination: add Akebia Stem, Plantain Seed.
2. Dry mouth and dysphoria: add Gardenia, Moutan Bark.
3. Chest and hypochondriac discomfort: add Bupleurum, Cyperus.
4. Severe cold with dark jaundice: add Aconite Lateral Root, Dried Ginger.

bubble_chart Modern Application

Hepatitis, cholecystitis, gallstones, cirrhosis, ascites, gall bladder stasis jaundice, nephritis.