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AboutHerbsCaution/Notes
| Health Benefits |
| For: Fever • Diabetes • Encephalitis • Meningitis • Malaria |
| Attributes: |
| Categories (Click on ⌕ for other formulas in the category) |
| Category: Clear Heat ⌕ Subcategory: Clear Heat From Qi Level ⌕ Family: Shi Gao Lei Fang ⌕ Source: ⌕ Related Formula: |
| Actions |
| Clears Qi level heat • Reliefs thirst • Drains fire • Generate fluids • Clear obstruction |
| Indications and Contraindications |
| Appearance: Tongue - Pulse -Forceful, flooding, rapid Face/other - Red |
| Patterns: |
| Indications: High fever • Significant sweating • Aversion to heat • Face is red • Thirsty • Headache • Tooth ache • Nose bleed |
| Contraindications: Spleen and stomach deficiency |
| Properties |
| Data adapted from product found online. Categories 4% or less not shown. |
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| Herbs |
Cat/Dose |
Actions |
Properties |
| Shi Gao ♠ |
30g |
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| Zhi Mu ♥ |
9g |
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| Zhi Gan Cao • Licorice Root • 甘草 ♣ |
Tonify Qi
3g |
Tonify Spleen Qi • Tonify Heart qi • Clear heat • Resolve toxicity • Stop cough • Dispel phlegm • Lubricate lungs • Stop wheezing • Reduce spasm • Relieve pain • Harmonize other herb effectsEnters all 12 channels, often serve as envoy in a formula. |
Hypoglycemic • Antiarrhythmic • Expectorant • Antidiarrheal • Antiulcer • Hepatoprotective • Antiulcer • Immunostimulant • Antitussive • Antiviral • Detox • Demulcent • Anti-inflammatory • Laxative • Emmenagogue • Antimicrobial • Spasmolytic |
| Geng Mi ♦ |
9g-15g |
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| Ren Shen • Ginseng • 人参 ♣ |
Tonify Qi
5g-9g |
Tonify yuan qi • Tonify lung qi • Tonify heart qi • Calms spirit • Stop thirst • Helps impotence • Treats qi collapse • Tonify Spleen • Generate fluid • Stop thirst • Strengthen anti-pathogenic qi |
adaptogen • anti-aging • anticoagulant • antiplatelet • antioxidant • antiplatelet • immunity booster • anti-inflammatory • antidepressant • hepatoprotective • stimulant |
| ♠ King/Chief ♥ Minister/Deputy ♣ Assistant ♦ Envoy |
| Directions: Ren Shen can be substituted by Xi Yang Sheng. This formula is Bai Hu Tang with added Ren Shen for injury to the qi and fluids. |
| Modifications |
For |
| + Xi Xin+ Huang Lian + Huang Qin |
Red/swollen eyes, plus sever headache 14 |
| + Tian Hua Fen + Lu Gen + Mai Men Dong |
Thirsty, irritable, hungry 14 |
| + Shan Yao –Geng Mi |
Stomach Qi deficiency 14 |
| + Cong Bai +Dan Dou Chi + Xi Xin |
Exterior wind cold 14 |
| + Da Huang |
Gum swelling, headache, dry mouth, nose bleed, constipation 14 |
| + Huang Lian Jie Du Tang |
Disorientation, insomnia, skin blotches 14 |
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| Caution |
- Do not use for fever from Spleen and stomach deficiency
- Do not use for true cold and false head
- Stop using if usage led to headache, feeling cold, unable to think clearly, or neck stiffness
ALERT: Contraindications of each herb - use with caution under these conditions:
Gan Cao: High blood pressure • Low potassium • Pork • Seaweed • Chinese cabbage • Anti-diabetic drugs • Diuretic drugs
Ren Shen: Autoimmune disorder • Blood thinner medication • Diabetes medication • Blood pressure medication • Caffeine • Yin deficiency • Stagnant fire • Hypertension • Bleeding disorders • Pain in chest • Excess heat
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