Artemisinin 4.5-6 gm, Phyllostachys nigra 9 gm, Pinellia ternata 4.5 gm, Poria cocos 9 gm, Scutellaria baicalensis 4.5-9 gm, Citrus aurantium 4.5 gm, Citrus reticulata 4.5 gm, Indigo Naturalis (wrapped) 9 gm.

bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage

decocted in water for administration .

bubble_chart Efficacy

Clearing the gallbladder and disinhibiting dampness, harmonizing the stomach and resolving phlegm.

bubble_chart Indications

Shaoyang dampness-heat pattern of turbid phlegm. Symptoms include chills and fever similar to malaria, with mild chills and severe fever, bitter taste in the mouth, chest tightness, acid regurgitation, vomiting of bitter fluid or yellow sticky phlegm, distending pain in the chest and hypochondrium, red tongue with white greasy coating, and soggy rapid pulse. It is currently used for conditions such as summerheat dampness, malaria, and acute jaundice hepatitis that are characterized by a predominance of dampness-heat.

bubble_chart Formula Principles

In the formula, Sweet Wormwood clears summerheat to expel pathogens, and Skullcap Root resolves dampness and heat to benefit the gallbladder, both serving as sovereign medicinals; Bamboo Shavings, tangerine peel, Pinellia, and Submature Bitter Orange regulate qi, lower adverse qi flow, harmonize the stomach, and resolve phlegm, all acting as minister medicinals; Red Poria and Green Jade Powder eliminate dampness with bland medicinals and guide gallbladder heat downward, serving as assistant and guiding medicinals. Together, they form an essential formula for clearing gallbladder heat, resolving phlegm and dampness, and promoting the smooth flow of qi.