LI HUO TANG

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Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Rx. et Rz. Rhei	Da Huang	9g	Drains Heat, purges accumulations, drains Fire, transforms Dampness, promotes urination, Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, reduces Fire toxicity and eliminates Phlegm. With Huang Lian, for distention, Heart palpitations, mental distress with facial congestion and epilepsy due to Excess Heat.
Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae	Bai Zhu	15g	Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi, dries Dampness and promotes water metabolism.
Poria	Fu Ling	9g	Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness, strengthens the Spleen and harmonizes the Middle Jiao. With Che Qian Zi, for Lin syndrome, especially Milky Lin. With Bai Zhu, strengthens the Spleen and resolves Dampness.
Sm. Plantaginis	Che Qian Zi	9g	Promotes urination and clears Damp-Heat.
Rz. Coptidis	Huang Lian	3g	Clears Heat, drains Dampness, drains Fire and resolves Fire toxicity. With Zhi Zi and Shi Gao, for Ying Stage Heat with delirium and loss of consciousness.
Fr. Gardeniae	Zhi Zi	9g	Drains Damp-Heat and invigorates the Blood.
Bul Fritillariae Thunbergii	Zhe Bei Mu	6g	Clears Heat and transforms Phlegm.
Sm. Vaccariae	Wang Bu Liu Xing	9g	Promotes the movement of Blood and invigorates the channels.
Gypsum Fibrosum	Shi Gao	15g	Clears Heat in the Qi Stage, drains Fire and clears Blazing Stomach Fire.
Hb Artemisiae Anomalae	Liu Ji Nu	9g	Dispels Blood Stasis, unblocks menstruation, alleviates pain, reduces Food Stagnation and transforms accumulations.

Formula Actions

• Removes accumulations
• Strengthens the Spleen
• Dries Dampness
• Transforms Phlegm
• Clears Damp-Heat
• Invigorates the Blood

Syndromes

• Damp-Heat with Internal Fire

Clinical Manifestations

Anorexia Abdominal distention and discomfort Suffocating sensation in the chest Epigastric mass Maybe abdominal pain on palpation Yang jaundice (sclera and skin are bright yellow) Dislike of oily foods Nausea Vomiting Lassitude Scanty, dark urine Maybe thirst or thirst with no desire to drink Fever

Diarrhea with foul smell or Constipation Sweet sticky taste or bitter taste in mouth Yellow vaginal discharge Black, foul smelling vaginal discharge Lower abdominal pain Sharp, painful urination Swollen vagina Red face T: Pink or Red C: Thick, yellow and greasy (maybe sticky) P: Soft and rapid or Slippery and rapid or Deep and rapid

Treats

Black vaginal discharge

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

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