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Guide Out the Red Powder

Pin Yin: Dao Chi San

Category: Clear Heat from Organs
Additional Categories: Clear Heat from Vacuity

Actions:
   Clears and drains Heat from the Heart and Small Intestine without damaging the Yin;
  ---used when Heat from the Heart (with symptoms of vexation and thirst) discharges via the Small Intestine and there is simultaneous mild to moderate Kidney Yin Vacuity, with possible symptoms of burning on urination and bloody urine.
   (See Kidney Yin Vacuity; Heart Yin Vacuity; Small Intestine Repletion Heat .)

Medicinals

Dosages (Qian)

Rehmanniae Glutinosae (dried), Rx [sheng di huang]

5-10

Mutong, Caulis [mu tong]

1-2

Lophatheri, Hb [dan zhu ye]

1-2

Glycyrrhizae, Rx [gan cao]

1-2

Associated Modern Diseases: stomatitis, nightmares, urethritis, cystitis, glomerulonephritis.

Formulas with related functions: Gentiana Longdancao Decoction to Drain the Liver [Long Dan Xie GanTang].

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