Fang name | Coptis and Ass Hide Glue Decoction |
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source | Treatise On Typhoid And Death |
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[Efficacy]
Clear away heat and replenish deficiency, moisten dryness and relieve troubles.
[Indications]Shaoyin disease: If you have it for more than two or three days, you will feel so upset that you can't sleep.
This prescription is suitable for symptoms of internal heat, blood deficiency, palpitation, upset and inability to lie down. Our prescription is called Heart-Draining Decoction for shaoyin disease, which means Heart-Draining Decoction for deficiency syndrome/pattern. The formula Coptis Rhizome and Skullcap Root were originally the basic medicines of Heart-Draining Decoction, but they are no longer available due to lack of evidenceRhubarb Rhizoma, and join Donkey-hide Gelatin, Peony Root, egg yolk. Designed for heart and kidney blood deficiency, Peony Root tonifying blood and yin and astringing the heart and kidneys; Donkey-hide Gelatin tonifying blood to nourish yin and harmonize blood circulation; egg yolk nourishes the kidneys and the heart. All medicines are used together to nourish body fluids, dispel internal heat, and relieve upset.
[Key points of syndrome differentiation]Sleep disorders, schizophrenia, various hemorrhages, pneumonia, enteritis, erysipelas, scarlet fever, encephalitis, cerebral hemorrhage, hypertension, psoriasis, skin pruritus.