Clear Heat, Drain Fire
Taste: Sweet Temperature: Cold Channels: Lung, StomachDosage: 15-30g
Cautions & Contraindications:
- Use with caution in those with cold from deficiency of the Spleen and Stomach.
Actions & Indications:
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Clears heat and generates fluids: for heat patterns with such symptoms as high fever, irritability, and thirst. Especially useful when the heat is accompanied by upward surging of rebellious qi.
- Clears heat and promotes urination: for dark, scanty urine or blood in the urine, especially when accompanied by irritability and thirst.
- Encourages rashes to surface: for febrile diseases with rashes that are incompletely expressed.