HERB FORMULAS

LEI SHI QING LIANG DI SHU FA - 雷氏清凉涤暑法 - MASTER LEI'S SUMMERHEAT-CLEARING, COOLING AND FLUSHING METHOD

English: Master Lei's Summerheat-Clearing, Cooling and Flushing Method
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Talcum Hua Shi 10g Releases Summeheat, resolves Dampness, promotes urination and drains Heat from the Urinary Bladder.
With Gan Cao, for Summerheat causing painful urinary dysfunction, thirst, irritability and fever.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao 3g Clears Heat, relieves Fire toxicity, moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs and guides the herbs to all twelve channels.
Medulla Tetrapanacis Tong Cao 3g Promotes urination, resolves Dampness and
clears Heat.
Hb. Artemisiae Annuae Qing Hao 5g Clears Summerheat or Damp-Heat.
With Bai Bian Dou, for a fever, dizziness and a stifling sensation in the chest associated with Summerheat.
Sm. Lablab Bai Bian Dou 3g Clears Summerheat, resolves Dampness and Strengthens the Spleen.
Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao 10g Clears Heat, especially in the Upper Jiao, relieves toxicity and promotes urination.
Poria Fu Ling 10g Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness and strengthens the Spleen.
Per. Citrulli Xi Gua Cui Yi 12g Clears Summerheat and generates Fluids.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Disperses Wind
  • Clears Heat
  • Resolves Damp

SYNDROMES

  • Summerheat with Dampness

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Fever and chills, fever more pronounced or
  • Tidal fever
  • Abdominal distention
  • Thirst
  • Sweat
  • Stifling sensation in the chest
  • Restlessness
  • Scanty urine
  • Gastric disturbances:
    Heaviness
    Nausea
    Severe diarrhea
  • T: Red tip and edges
  • C: Greasy white or yellow
  • P: Rapid and soft

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS