香薷饮

Source

The book Tai Ping Hui Min He Ji Ju Fang

Ingredients

• Xiang Ru 9 g,
• Bai Bian Dou 6 g,
• Jiang Ban Xia 6 g.

Explanation

Xiang Ru: Relieving exterior syndrome and dispelling cold, removing summer-heat and resolving dampness.

Hou Po: Promoting the circulation of qi and relieve fullness, dissipating stagnation due to dampness.

Bai Bian Dou: Strengthening the spleen, harmonizing the spleen and stomach, eliminating dampness and relieving summer-heat.

Effect

Dispel summer-heat, relieve exterior syndrome, resolve dampness and harmonize the spleen and stomach.

Indications

Fever with aversion to cold, abdominal pain with diarrhea and vomit, head heaviness with body pain, choking sensation in chest, whitish and greasy coating on the tongue, floating pulse.

Administration

Decocted in water for oral dose to be taken twice.