Class: Clear heat
Subclass: Clear Qi Level Heat
Actions:
Calms restlessness and irritability
Clears Heat
Disperses stagnation
Drains Heat
Indications:
Qi level Heat lingering (in the chest, in particular), with food retention due to improper diet during convalescence.
Possible symptoms and diseases:
Distension of the abdomen
Distension of the epigastrium
Fever
Fullness of the abdomen
Fullness of the epigastrium
Indigestion
Insomnia
Irritability
Resurgence of Heat signs
Thirst
Red tongue, greasy-dirty-yellow coating
Floating-Slippery-Rapid pulse (Fu Hua Shu) especially on the right position; Floating-Full-Rapid pulse (Fu Shi Shu)
Preparation:
DECOCTION: 20-25 g in 50 cl until 20 cl remain.
The source text advises to first put Zhi Zi in about four cups of water and cook it down to two-and-a-half cups; the other ingredient is then added and the decocting is continued until one-and-a-half cups remain.
Administration / Dosage, recommended:
DECOCTION: 10 cl (hot). If no vomiting take the rest of the decoction 2-3 hours later.
Warning:
Long-term use.