bubble_chart Composition American ginseng, Dendrobium, Ophiopogon, Coptis, Bamboo leaves, Lotus stem, Anemarrhena, Licorice, Rice, Watermelon rind
bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage
decocted in water for administration .
bubble_chart Efficacy
Clearing summerheat and replenishing qi, enriching yin and producing fluid.
bubble_chart Indications
Summer heat consumes qi and damages fluids. Symptoms include body heat with profuse sweating, irritability, thirst, scanty dark urine, fatigue due to qi deficiency, listlessness, and a weak, rapid pulse.
bubble_chart Formula Principles
In the formula, watermelon rind clears summer heat and dispels heat, promoting fluid production and diuresis; American ginseng, Dendrobium, Ophiopogon Tuber, Liquorice Root, and rice replenish qi and nourish yin, promoting fluid production; Coptis Rhizome, Anemarrhena, Bamboo Leaf, and lotus petiole clear summer heat and discharge heat. Therefore, it is suitable for syndromes of qi and fluid depletion caused by summer heat.