Tui Re San - 退热散 - Abate Heat Powder

English:	Abate Heat Powder
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Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Rx. Paeoniae Rubra	Chi Shao	10g	Clears Heat, Clears Liver Fire, Cools the Blood, Dispels Blood Stasis, Invigorates the Blood, Relieves eye pain, Relieves pain. With Mu Dan Pi, cools the Blood and disperses Stasis, for Ying Stage Heat with epistaxis, hemoptysis, hemafecia, hematuria, menorrhagia and skin rashes and Blood Stasis disorders. With Mu Dan Pi and Sheng Di Huang, for Heat entering the Xue Stage causing maculae or hemorrhage.
Rz. Coptidis	Huang Lian	6g	Clears Heat, drains Dampness and stops bleeding. With Huang Qin, drains pathogenic Heat from the Upper and Middle Jiaos for high fever, redness, swelling and pain of the head and face, dry mouth, parched throat, ulcerations of the mouth and tongue, epistaxis, rashes and irritability in warm-febrile disease.
Caulis Akebiae	Mu Tong	5g	Promotes urination and unblocks painful urinary dysfunction. With Dang Gui, promotes the circulation of Blood.
Cx. Phellodendri	Huang Bai	10g	Drains Fire, relieves Fire toxicity, drains Dampness and drains Deficiency Heat. With Zhi Zi, resolves constraint and directs Qi downward for clearing Heat and Fire from the Liver channel.
Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin	10g	Drains Fire, resolves Dampness, detoxifies, cools the Blood, stops bleeding and calms ascending Liver Yang. With Huang Lian, Huang Bai and Zhi Zi, for lesions and sores with redness, swelling and pain.
Rx. Rehmanniae	Sheng Di Huang	10g	Clears Heat, cools the Blood and nourishes Yin.
Fr. Gardeniae	Zhi Zi	6g	Clears Heat, reduces Fire, eliminates irritability in the San Jiao, resolves Dampness, cools the Blood, relieves toxicity and stops bleeding by astringing. With Mu Dan Pi, resolves Qi Level Stagnation leading to Heat and Heat in the Blood.
Cx. Moutan	Mu Dan Pi	10g	Clears Heat, cools and harmonizes the Blood, clears Deficiency Fire, invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis and clears Liver Fire. With Sheng Di Huang, for Ying and Xue Stage Heat with a high fever, scarlet tongue, thirst, a rash all over the body, epistaxis and hemoptysis, residual Warm pathogen which has injured the Yin and Kidney Yin Deficiency with steaming bones.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis	Dang Gui	6g	Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, reduces swelling and alleviates pain. With Mu Dan Pi, Sheng Di Huang, Chi Shao and Huang Qin, for Blood Deficiency with Deficiency Heat with hot flashes, irritability and flushed cheeks.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao	3g	Moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs and guides the herbs to all twelve channels.

Formula Actions

• Clears Heat
• Dispels Stasis

Syndromes

• Deep-Lying Heat in the Channels

Clinical Manifestations

Slight reddening of the whites of the eyes Persistent, unevenly scattered fine vessels on the surface of the whites Photophobia

Tearing Slight itching and soreness of the eyes which is worse in the afternoon

Treats

Red eyes

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

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