bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage American ginseng (Radix Panacis Quinquefolii)
simmer separately to get juice administered together or take separately 5gm Watermelon Cuiyi 30gm
Take orally after decocting with water.
bubble_chart Efficacy
Clearing summerheat and replenishing qi, enriching yin and producing fluid.
bubble_chart Indications
Summer heat consumes qi, damaging fluids. Symptoms include fever, profuse sweating, irritability, thirst, scanty dark urine, fatigue, lack of energy, and a weak, rapid pulse.
bubble_chart Formula Principles
In the formula, watermelon rind clears summerheat, dispels heat, and promotes urination; American ginseng, Dendrobium, Ophiopogon Tuber, Liquorice Root, and rice tonify qi, enrich yin, and produce fluids; Coptis Rhizome, Anemarrhena, Bamboo Leaf, and lotus petiole clear summerheat and drain heat. Therefore, it is suitable for syndromes of summerheat damaging qi and fluids.
bubble_chart Modern Application
Modern medicine believes that this prescription reduces fever, relieves heatstroke, strengthens the heart, and regulates water metabolism. It is mainly used for summerheat stroke and infantile summer heat disease, presenting symptoms such as body heat with profuse sweating, irritability, thirst, scanty dark urine, fatigue, shortness of breath, spontaneous sweating, listlessness, and a weak, rapid pulse.
