| Pin-yin: |
qing shu yi qi tang |
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| English name: |
Summer Heat Clearing and Qi Augmentation Decoction |
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| Component: |
Radix Panacis Quinquefolii(xi yang shen), Herba Dendrobii(shi hu), Tuber Ophiopogonis Japonici(mai men dong), Rhizoma Coptidis(huang lian), Herba Lophatheri Gracilis Recens(zhu ye), Ramulus Nelumbinis Nuciferae(lian geng), Radix Anemarrhenae Asphodeloidis(zhi mu), Radix Glycyrrhizae Uralensis(gan cao), Nonglutinous Rice(geng mi), Pericarpium Citrulli Vulgaris(xi gua pi) |
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| Function: |
Clears summer heat, augments the qi, nourishes the yin and generates fluids. |
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| Clinic Usage: |
This formula is for qi and yin injury due to summer heat. Symptoms include fever, profuse sweating, irritability, thirst, scanty and dark urine, fatigue, shortness of breath, apathy and a deficient, rapid pulse. |
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| Cautions: |
Only a small amount of Rhizoma Coptidis (huang lian) should be used in this formula. For mild summer heat with severe injury to the fluids secreted by body, Rhizoma Coptidis (huang lian) should be omitted. |
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