Prescriptions for Clearing away Heat to Eliminate Heat-phlegm
Xiao Luo Wan (消瘰丸): Classic TCM Formula
Name
The Prescription of 消瘰丸
Source
The book Yi Xue Xin Wu
Ingredients
Yuan Shen 120 g,Mu Li 120 g,Bei Mu 120 g.Explanation
Xuan Shen: Clearing heat and nourishing yin, cooling blood and dissipating nodulation.
Mu Li: Softening hardness and dissipating nodulation.
Bei Mu: Clearing heat and resolving phlegm.
The Effect of 消瘰丸
Effect
Clear heat and nourish yin, resolve phlegm and dissipate nodulation.
Indications
Scrofula due to yin deficiency in liver and kidney.
Administrations
All the drugs are ground into fine powder. The powder is made with honey into pills. 9 g is taken with boiled water twice.
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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