HERB FORMULAS
| English: | Clear the Portals Decoction |
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Pharmaceutical Latin |
Pin Yin |
Dosage |
Actions |
| Rx. Scutellariae | Huang Qin | 9g | Clears Heat, dries Dampness and calms ascending Liver Yang. With Qiang Huo, for Cold-Dampness at the Exterior with Heat in the Interior. |
| Rz. Coptidis | Huang Lian | 9g | Clears Heat and drains Dampness. With Huang Qi, drains pathogenic Heat from the Upper and Middle Jiaos for high fever, redness, swelling and pain of the head and face, dry mouth, parched throat, ulcerations of the mouth and tongue, epistaxis, rashes and irritability in warm-febrile disease. |
| Rx. Bupleuri | Chai Hu | 6g | Resolves Shao Yang disorders, reduces fever, disperses Wind-Heat, spreads Liver Qi and raises Yang Qi (specifically the Clear Qi of the Stomach and Gallbladder). With Huang Qin, restores the normal functioning of the Liver and Gallbladder. |
| Rx. et Rz. Notopterygii | Qiang Huo | 6g | Releases the Exterior, disperses Cold, expels Wind-Cold-Dampness and alleviates pain. With Chuan Xiong, for headaches and generalized body aches and pains associated with the common cold or painful obstruction. |
| Rx. Saposhnikoviae | Fang Feng | 6g | Releases the Exterior, expels Wind-Dampness and alleviates pain. With Qiang Huo, for Wind-Dampness. |
| Rz. Chuanxiong | Chuan Xiong | 6g | Invigorates the Blood, promotes the movement of Qi, expels Wind and alleviates pain. |
| Rx. Glycyrrhizae | Gan Cao | 3g | Moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs and guides the herbs to all twelve channels. |
- Clears Heat and Dampness
- Damp-Heat
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