huang lian jie du tang 黃連解毒湯
by: Joe Hing Kwok Chu
Application: fever in heat type of sickness, spitting blood, nose bleeding, blood in stool, blood in urine, strokes, heavy bleeding during menses, insomnia and hallucination due to high fever, itchiness of skin.
Being used in residue heat from heat type of diseases, various types of inflammation, anxiety,
Warning: These are bitter and cold herb. If the infection has already injured the yin fluid of the body with tongue showing smooth and dark red, then, this formula may not be suitable.
Composition:
huang qin 9 g，huang bai 9 g，huang lian 6 g， zhi zi 9 g.
Add about 1,250 cc of water and simmer down to a serving size. Take it warm, about 2 hours after meal.
Add about 1000 cc of water to the residue herb and re-boil. Simmer down to serving size for another serving.
Adjustment:
Fever and thirst: add shi