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--> huang lian jie du tang |
| Pin-yin: |
huang lian jie du tang |
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| English name: |
Coptis Decoction to Relieve Toxicity |
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| Component: |
Rhizoma Coptidis(huang lian), Radix Scutellariae(huang qin), Cortex Rhellodendri(huang bai), Fructus Gardeniae Jasminoidis(zhi zi) |
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| Pharmacological Effect: |
1) anti-virus, antitoxin for virus infection, 2) sedative and relieves heat, 3) anti-inflammatory, promotes phagocytosis, 4) lowers blood pressure, 5) improves cerebral ischemia, 6) anti-ulceration propensity, 7) stops bleeding, 8) prevents artery sclerosis. |
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| Function: |
Drains fire and relieves toxicity. |
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| Clinic Usage: |
This formula treats severe fire-toxin obstruction of the three burners. Symptoms include high fever, irritability, expectoration of blood, carbuncles, or diarrhea due to heat excess, or jaundice due to damp-heat. It also cures symptoms of toxic swellings, dark urine, a red tongue with a yellow coating and a rapid, forceful pulse. Modern practitioners use it for treatment of the following conditions: 1. septikopyaemia, 2. laryngitis, tonsillitis, 3. high blood pressure, 4. diseases related to cerebral blood vessels, 5. post-stroke symptoms, 6. Alzheimer's disease, 7. herpes, 8. pneumonia, various types of meningitis, eczema, acute nephritis, insomnia, hepatitis B, Parkinson's disease, irritability and schizophrenia. |
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| Cautions: |
Because of the very bitter and cold nature of the ingredients, the formula can easily injure the spleen and stomach and should not be taken long-term. |
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