formula | Clear Miasma Decoction Qing Zhang Tang |
source | Internal Medicine of Traditional Chinese Medicine |
Artemisia annua, Bupleurum, Poria cocos, Anemarrhena, Tangerine peel, Pinellia ternata, Scutellaria baicalensis, Coptis chinensis, Bitter orange, Dichroa febrifuga, Bamboo shavings, Yiyuan powder.
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decocted in water for administration .
Detoxing and treating malignant malaria, clearing heat to preserve fluid.
Miasmic malaria, characterized by intense heat and mild chills, or high fever without chills, headache, body aches, flushed face, red eyes, chest tightness, vomiting, extreme thirst with a preference for cold drinks, severe constipation, hot and dark urine, and even unconsciousness with delirious speech. The tongue is deep red with a yellow, greasy, or black, grimy coating, and the pulse is surging and rapid or wiry and rapid.
bubble_chart Formula Principles
Skullcap Root, Coptis Rhizome, Anemarrhena, and Bupleurum clear heat and remove toxins; Sweet Wormwood and Dichroa expel pathogens and eliminate miasma; Bamboo Shavings, Immature Orange Fruit, Pinellia, Dried Tangerine Peel, and Poria clear the gallbladder and harmonize the stomach; Yiyuan Powder clears summerheat and eliminates dampness, calming the spirit. The combination of these herbs works together to achieve the effect of clearing heat and eliminating miasma.
bubble_chart Formula Modification
High fever without chills, add Gypsum; for excessive heat injuring fluids, with thirst, vexation, a red tongue with scant fluid, add Unprocessed Rehmannia Root, Scrophularia Root, Dendrobium, and Polyghace Seche; for unconsciousness with delirious speech, urgently use Purple Snow Bolus or Supreme Treasured Pill to clear the heart and open the orifices.