Rhinoceros Horn 9 gm, Rehmannia Root 15 gm, Scrophularia Root 9 gm, Bamboo Leaf 3 gm, Ophiopogon Root 9 gm, Honeysuckle Flower 9 gm, Forsythia Fruit (with heart) 6 gm, Coptis Root 4.5 gm, Salvia Root 6 gm.

bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage

Use 1.6 liters of water, decoct to 600 ml, take 200 ml each time, three times a day.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Expelling heat from the nutrient aspect through the qi aspect, nourishing yin and promoting blood circulation.

bubble_chart Indications

Warm disease pathogenic heat invades the nutrient level, fever worsens at night, thirst or absence of thirst, occasional delirious speech, restlessness and insomnia, or faint macules and papules, deep red and dry tongue, fine and rapid pulse.

bubble_chart Formula Principles

In the formula, Rhinoceros Horn and Unprocessed Rehmannia Root clear nutrient aspects and cool the blood; Lonicera, Forsythia, Coptis Rhizome, and Bamboo Leaf clear heat and remove toxins, and also expel heat to the exterior, allowing the pathogenic factors that have entered the nutrient aspect to be expelled through the qi aspect and resolved. Heat congestion leads to blood stasis, so a small amount of Salvia is used to activate blood circulation and dissipate stasis to disperse heat. Pathogenic heat damages yin, so Ophiopogon Tuber and Scrophularia Root are used to enrich yin and generate fluids.

bubble_chart Cautions and Contraindications

A white and slippery tongue coating indicates that it should not be administered.