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formulaBamboo Leaf and Gypsum Decoction Zhu Ye Shi Gao Tang
sourceShanghan Lun, Zhang Zhongjing, before 206
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bubble_chart Composition

Bamboo leaves 15 gm, Gypsum 30 gm, Pinellia 9 gm (washed), Ophiopogon 15 gm (de-cored), Ginseng 6 gm, Licorice 6 gm (roasted), Rice 15 gm.

bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage

Take the above 7 ingredients, boil with 1 liter of water until reduced to 600 ml, remove the dregs, add japonica rice, cook until the rice is done, strain to remove the rice, and administer 200 ml while warm, three times a day.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Clearing heat and promoting fluid production, tonifying qi, and harmonizing the stomach.

bubble_chart Indications

After Rebing, the residual heat has not cleared, leading to damage of both qi and yin, resulting in deficiency and emaciation, nausea, irritability, thirst, or restlessness and insomnia, a red tongue with little coating, and a weak and rapid pulse; as well as damage from summer heat, fever with profuse sweating, irritability and thirst with a preference for drinking, a red and dry tongue, and a weak and rapid pulse.

bubble_chart Formula Principles

In the formula, Bamboo Leaf and Gypsum serve as the monarch to resolve depression and discharge heat; Ginseng and Ophiopogon Tuber act as the minister to tonify qi and nourish yin; Pinellia is used as the assistant to downbear counterflow and stop vomiting; Liquorice Root and rice function as the envoy to regulate and nourish stomach qi. When these herbs are combined, they eliminate heat and relieve vexation, restore qi and generate fluids, harmonize stomach qi, and naturally cure all symptoms.

bubble_chart Modern Application

It is currently used for conditions such as pneumonia, measles or measles complicated by pneumonia, epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis, epidemic encephalitis B, diabetes, infantile summer heat disease, and heat stroke, in the late stage [third stage] where residual heat persists and damages both qi and yin.

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