Prescriptions for Inducing Diuresis to Remove Dampness
Bai He Hua Shi San (百合滑石散)
Name
The Prescription of 百合滑石散
Source
The book Jin Gui Yao Lue
Ingredients
Bai He 30 g,Hua Shi 90 g.Explanation
Bai He: Nourishing yin of lung and heart, clearing heat of lung and heart, relieving cough and dispelling phlegm.
Hua Shi: Inducing diuresis and clearing heat and summer-heat.
The Effect of 百合滑石散
Effect
Nourish yin and moisten the lung, clear heat and promote diuresis.
Indications
Lily disease with fever and stranguria.
Administrations
All the drugs are ground into fine powder. 9 g of the powder is taken with warm water 3 times a day.
Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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