Class: Clear heat
Subclass: Clear Qi Level Heat
Actions:
Calms restlessness and irritability
Clears Heat
Drains Heat
Promotes breathing
Indications:
Qi level Heat lingering in the chest, in particular.
Possible symptoms and diseases:
Asthma
Breathlessness
Bronchitis
Dyspnea
Fever
Insomnia
Irritability
Oppression of the chest
Thirst
Loosening of the epigastrium
Red tongue, pale-yellow coating
Floating-Forceful-Rapid pulse (Fu You Li Shu)
Preparation:
DECOCTION: 20-24 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.