Prescriptions for Removing Pathogenic Heat and Toxic Material
Chi Xiao Dou Dang Gui San (赤小豆当归散)
Name
The Prescription of 赤小豆当归散
Source
The book Jin Gui Yao Lue
Ingredients
Chi Xiao Dou 150 g,Dang Gui 30 g.Explanation
Dang Gui: Tonifying blood and activating blood, alleviating pain and moistening intestines.
Chi Xiao Dou: Inducing diuresis and alleviating edema, removing toxin and draining pus, eliminating dampness.
The Effect of 赤小豆当归散
Effect
Clear heat and promote diuresis, eliminate dampness and remove toxicity.
Indications
Damp invasion of lower energizer and hematochezia.
Administrations
All the drugs are ground into fine powder. 2 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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