Class: Clear Heat
Subclass: Clear Summer-Heat
Actions:
Diuretic
Eliminates Summer-Heat
Tonifies Qi
Indications:
Summer-Heat (a Yang pathogenic influence) accompanied with Dampness disturbing the Heart and Kidneys.
Possible symptoms and diseases:
Fever
Irritability
Oliguria
Respiratory tract infection
Sweating
Thirst
Urinary tract infection
Diarrhea
Pink or red tongue, greasy-thin-yellow coating
Soft-Rapid pulse (Ru Shu)
Preparation:
POWDER: Grind the ingredients into powder.
DECOCTION: Place the ingredients in a cheese cloth bag.
Administration/Dosage schedule:
POWDER: 3-5 g doses, 3 times daily, with warm water.
Contraindications:
Summer-Heat without Dampness.Clear and copious urine.Weak, elderly patients.Yin Deficiency.
Note:
The name is derived from the ratio of the two ingredients in this formula.