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Gan Lu Xiao Du Dan
chinese formulae

definition

Gan Lu Xiao Du Dan = "Sweet Dew Special Pill to Eliminate Toxin"
sources: Yeung, p. 101; Bensky and Barolet, p. 187.
signs and symptoms: Fever, malaise, achy limbs, sore throat, a stifling sensation in the chest, abdominal distention, dark, scanty urine, sometimes vomiting and diarrhea or jaundice.
tongue and pulse: White, greasy or yellow, dry tongue coating, and soft, rapid pulse.
indications: Damp-Heat in the Qi Level. With the appropriate presentation, may be used in conditions conventionally diagnosed as mild cases of type B encephalitis, acute gastroenteritis, enteric fever, infectious hepatitis, cholecystitis, and pyelonephritis.
cautions and contraindications:
ingredients: dosage for two days:
» 15 grams: talc (hua shi).
» 10 grams: capillaris (yin chen hao), scute (huang qin).
» 6 grams: acorus (shi chang pu).
» 5 grams: akebia (mu tong), forsythia (lian qiao), fritillaria (chuan bei mu), belamcanda (she gan), agastache (huo xiang), cluster (bai dou kou).
» 3 grams: mentha (bo he).
modifications: - for infectious hepatitis, increase the dosage of capillaris (yin chen hao) and add gardenia (zhi zi), phellodendron (huang bo) and rhubarb (da huang).



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