Description
Wang Shi Qing Shu Yi Qi Tang (Master Wang’s Summer Heat-Clearing Qi-Boosting Decoction), from Warp and Woof of Warm-Heat Diseases (Wen Re Jing Wei).
Actions and indications: Clear summer heat and boost qi, nourish yin, and promote fluid production. Indicated for the treatment of summer heat-heat damaging both qi and body fluids, with fever, profuse sweating, thirst, vexation, scanty and reddish urine, lassitude, weak breathing, fatigue, deficient, and rapid pulse
Modifications: For not evident summer heat, or severe fluid consumption, decrease the dosage of Rhizoma Coptidis ( huang lian ), and avoid fluid consumption by its bitter and cold properties; for severe summer heat-heat syndrome, add Gypsum Fibrosum ( shi gao ) to clear heat and resolve summer heat; for summer heat-heat complicated by dampness, white and greasy coating, remove Caulis Dendrobii ( shi hu ), Radix Ophiopogonis ( mai dong ) and Rhizoma Anemarrhenae ( zhi mu ), add Herba Agastachis ( huo xiang ) and Six-to-One Powder ( liu yi san ) to strengthen the effect of dispelling dampness
Cautions: This formula is more greasy and easy to promote dampness production; it is not suitable for patients with summer heat-heat syndrome complicated by dampness
Category: Formulas That Clear Summer Heat and Boost Qi.
Source: Xi S, Gong Y. Essentials of Chinese Materia Medica and Medical Formulas: New Century Traditional Chinese Medicine. Academic Press/Elsevier, 2017, p. 525.
Preparation
Decoct the ingredients with water for oral use
Traditional formula information is for educational purposes only. Herbal formulas should be prescribed by a qualified practitioner — dosages and combinations are individualized and can interact with medications.
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