Channel-Clearing Beverage

Channel-Clearing Beverage

Nelumbinis Folium (Xian He Ye fresh) 2 qian (6g), Lonicerae Japonicae Flos (Xian Yin Hua fresh) 2 qian (6g), Retinervus Luffae Fructus (Si Gua Pi) 2 qian (6g), Exocarpium Citrulli (Xi Gua Pi) 2 qian (6g), Flos Lablab Album (Xian Bian Dou Hua fresh) 1 piece (6g), Lophatheri Herba (Xian Zhu Ye Xin fresh) 2 qian (6g)

Decoct one dose of the formula with two cups of water, and boil it until the volume reduces to about one cup. Take one half of the dose twice, each day. (Modern use: use water to decoct the medicinals.)

Dispels summerheat and clears fire.

This formula is indicated for mild cases of summerheat with damage to the lung channel and qi level. The symptoms are moderate thirst, moderate dizziness, the feeling of moderate distention in the head, and a light red tongue body with a thin white coating.

In mild cases the summerheat is not severe and the damage to fluids is moderate, so the patient will manifest a low-grade fever with moderate thirst. Pathogenic summerheat harasses the brain, which causes moderate dizziness and a sense of distention in the head. A light red tongue body with a thin white coating is a sign of a mild case with moderate pathogens. For mild cases of summerheat damage, the appropriate therapeutic method is to use acrid-cool and aromatic light formulas to dispel summerheat and clear heat. There is no need to use a heavy formula for a mild case of summerheat damage.

1. Essential pattern differentiation Qing Luo Yin is a commonly used formula used to treat mild cases of summerheat damage to the lung channel. This clinical pattern is marked by moderate fever and thirst, moderate dizziness, thin, white tongue coating. 2. Modern applications This formula may be used for patients with a mild pattern of summerheat. 3. Cautions and contraindications Do not use the formula for patients with a severe exterior cold; or symptoms of a high-grade fever with severe thirst and sweating, sweating with a large scattered pulse, and panting and cough verging on desertion.