Lu Dou Gan Cao Tang - 绿豆甘草 湯 - Mung Bean And Licorice Soup

English:	Mung Bean and Licorice Soup
Also Known As:

Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Sm. Phaseoli Radiati	Lu Dou	90- 120g	Clears Heat and relieves toxins - antidote for poisoning from toxic herbs such as Aconite Fu Zi, Chuan Wu or fava beans. With Gan Cao, as an antidote for poisoning from toxic herbs such as Aconite Fu Zi, Chuan Wu or Crotonis Ba Dou and as a summertime beverage to prevent Summerheat and heat rash and to reduce the probability of poisoning from spoiled food.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao	15-20g	Clears Heat, relieves Fire toxicity and is an antidote for many toxic substances.

Formula Actions

• Clears Heat
• Relieves toxicity

Syndromes

• Toxic Heat
• Summerheat

Clinical Manifestations

High fever Fidgeting Thirst with desire for drinks Skin eruptions Hot feeling of the skin Irritability Insomnia Mania Unconsciousness

Hematemesis Epistaxis Hemafecia T: Deep purplish C: White, greasy and thick, obvious in the middle part or Thin and white, with scanty fluids P: Wiry and rapid or Thready and rapid

Treats

Food and herb poisoning Drug poisoning Hemafecia Painfull obstruction

Pesticide and chemical poisoning Toxic hepatitis Hematemesis

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

• Make a decoction, drink it twice a day.

Modifications