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 Pattern Identification

1. summerheat stroke dampness.
2. body heat.
3. thirst.
4. difficulty urinating.

bubble_chart Formula Modification

1. difficult and painful urination or stones: add Sea Gold Sand, Christina Loosestrife.
2. red and white dysentery: add black hawthorn fruit, Dried Ginger.
3. summerheat dampness fetid mouth odor: add Mentha.
4. aphtha sore throat: add Indigo.
5. 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.

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