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 Cool the Diaphragm Powder


Pin Yin: Liang Ge San

Category:   Purge Heat Accumulation
Additional Categories:   Clear Heat and relieve Toxicity

Actions:
   Drains Heat Toxins and Fire from Upper and Middle Burner, and Drains Heat fron Intestines and disperses clumping;
  ---used for Heat Toxins accompanied by constipation with hard dry stools.
   (See Heat Toxin; Qi Aspect Heat Congestion of Stomach and Intestines .)

Medicinals Dosages (Qian)
Rhei, Rz [da huang] 2
Mirabilitum (= Magnesia Sulfaricum; Natrum Sulfaricum) [mang xiao] 2
Glycyrrhizae, Rx [gan cao] 2
Scutellariae, Rx [huang qin] 1
Gardeniae, Fr [zhi zi] 1
Forsythiae, Fr [lian qiao] 4
Menthae, Hb [bo he] 1
Lophatheri, Hb [dan zhu ye] 1

Cautions:
   Contraindicated during pregnancy.


   Associated Modern Diseases: upper respiratory tract infection, pneumonia, tonsillitis, acute conjunctivitis, furuncles, meningitis, encephalitis, hypertension, cholecystitis, cholelithiasis.
   Formulas with similar or subset of ingredients: Major Order the Qi Decoction [Da Cheng Qi Tang]; Coptis Decoction to Relieve Toxicity [Huang Lian Jie Du Tang].

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