Bupleurum 6 gm, Scutellaria 5 gm, Peony 6 gm, Rehmannia 5 gm, Tangerine Peel 5 gm, Licorice 2 gm.

bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage

Decocted in water, divided into two doses and administered while warm.

bubble_chart Indications

External contraction refers to the irregular qi of the four seasons, which may manifest as fever, alternating chills and fever, or in women, heat entering the uterus. It can also occur when women are exposed to wind after childbirth, leading to chills and fever similar to malaria, but with external pathogenic factors accompanied by internal fire.

bubble_chart Formula Modification

For severe internal heat, add 6g of Forsythia; for severe external pathogens, add 3g of Saposhnikovia Root; for chest stuffiness and fullness due to pathogen accumulation, remove Unprocessed Rehmannia Root and add 6g of Immature Orange Fruit; for thirst due to heat accumulation in the Yangming channel, mildly add Mongolian Snakegourd Root or 6g of Pueraria Root, and for severe cases, add Anemarrhena and Gypsum.