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rx
formula
Forsythia and Rhubarb F.
chinese formulae
definition
Forsythia and Rhubarb F. = Liang Ge San = "Cool the Diaphragm Powder"
sources: Hsu, 1980, p. 180; Dharmananda, 1986, p. 152; Yeung, p. 146; Bensky and Barolet, p. 119.
signs and symptoms: Mouth and tongue sores, sore throat, swollen tongue, red eyes, nosebleed, hemoptysis, insomnia, thirst, flushed face, red lips, sometimes delirium, constipation, dark, scanty urine.
tongue and pulse: Red tongue with a a dry, yellow or white coating, and rapid, possibly slippery pulse.
indications: Heat in the Middle Warmer and Blazing Heat in the Upper Warmer. With the appropriate presentation, may be used in conditions conventionally diagnosed as febrile diseases such as laryngitis, diphtheria, pediatric pneumonia, upper respiratory tract infection, tonsillitis, meningitis, type B encephalitis; acute conjunctivitis, gingivitis, thrush, stomatitis, furuncles on the head, hemoptysis, epistaxis, hypertension, cholecystitis, and cholelithiasis.
cautions and contraindications: The dosage of rhubarb (da huang) and mirabilitum (mang xiao) should therefore be reduced or omitted once the constipation has been alleviated. Contraindicated during pregnancy and for patients who are very weak or for patients with Internal Heat due to Xu (Deficiency).
ingredients: dosage for two days:
» 12 grams: forsythia (lian qiao).
» 6 grams: rhubarb (da huang), mirabilitum (mang xiao).
» 3 grams: gardenia (zhi zi), scute (huang qin), mentha (bo he), licorice (gan cao).
modifications:
» for severe thirst, add trichosanthes root (tian hua fen).
» for severe mouth sores, add coptis (huang lian).
» for jaundice, add capillaris (yin chen hao) and curcuma (yu jin).
» for Yin Xu (Deficiency), add fresh rehmannia (sheng di huang), scrophularia (xuan shen) and ophiopogon (mai men dong).
» for Qi Stagnation with distention and pain in the chest, add bupleurum (chai hu) and melia (chuan lian zi).
» for cholelithiasis, add lysimachia (jin qian cao).
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