Qing Shu Tang - 清暑汤 - Clear Summerheat Decoction

English:	Clear Summerheat Decoction
Also Known As:

Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Fr. Forsythiae	Lian Qiao	12g	Clears Heat, relieves toxicity, reduces abscesses, dissipates clumps, promotes urination and Clears Blood Heat. With Jin Yin Hua, for Initial-stage Wind-Heat.
Pollen Typhae	Pu Huang	12g	Dispels Blood Stasis and promotes urination, Invigorates the Blood, Stops bleeding by astringing.
Talcum	Hua Shi	12g	Promotes urination, drains Heat from the Urinary Bladder, expels Damp-Heat, releases Summeheat and resolves Dampness. With Gan Cao, for Summerheat causing painful urinary dysfunction, thirst, irritability and fever.
Flos Lonicerae	Jin Yin Hua	12g	Clears Heat, resolves Fire toxicity and disperses Summerheat. With Lian Qiao, for various Heat disorders. With Gan Cao, for toxic swellings and sores.
Rx. Paeoniae Rubra	Chi Shao	9g	Clears Heat, Cools the Blood, Dispels Blood Stasis, Invigorates the Blood, Reduces swelling from sores and abscesses, Relieves pain. With Che Qian Zi and Huan Shi, for burning dysuria.
Sm. Plantaginis	Che Qian Zi	9g	Promotes urination, expels Phlegm and clears Damp-Heat. With Ze Xie, for edema and distention.
Rz. Alismatis	Ze Xie	9g	Promotes urination and leaches out Dampness. With Hua Shi and Che Qian Zi, for Damp-Heat Lin.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao	3g	Clears Heat, relieves Fire toxicity, moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs and guides the herbs to all twelve channels. With Jin Yin Hua, for Damp rashes or acne.

Formula Actions

• Clears Summerheat
• Dispels toxins

Syndromes

• Swelling due to Summerheat

Clinical Manifestations

Boils occur around the face, head, neck and hips At the onset, they may be hard nodes Localized redness and swelling Pain and Heat Later the may become soft with a whitish-yellowish exudate A suppurating in-sized lesion may appear at the top The adjacent lymph nodes may be enlarged Fever and chills, fever more pronounced or Tidal fever Abdominal distention

Thirst Sweat Stifling sensation in the chest Restlessness Gastric disturbances: Heaviness Nausea Severe diarrhea Scanty urine T: Red tip and edges C: Greasy white or yellow P: Rapid and soft

Treats

Boils Furuncles

Pyeoderma Impetigo

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

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