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Effect
Removing heat and toxic material, clearing away pathogenic heat in blood, relieving
dysentery.
Indications
Dysentery with bloody stool due to noxious heat, marked by abdominal pain, rectal
tenesmus, burning sensation in the anus, discharge of pus and blood with the latter
more than the former, thirst with desire for drinking, reddened tongue with yellowish
coating, and taut rapid pulse; including such diseases with the above symptoms as
acute bacillary dysentery, amebic dysentery, Ulcerative Colitis, trichomonal
enteritis, lobar pneumonia and bronchial pneumonia.
Ingredients
Radix Pulsatillae (Baitouweng) 15 g,
Huang Bo (Cortex Phellodendri) 12 g,
Rhizoma Coptidis (Huanglian) 6 g,
Fraxinus bungeana (Qinpi) 12 g.
Explanation
Bai Tou Weng: The principal drug, being bitter in flavor and cold in nature, clearing
away noxious heat in the blood system.
Huang Lian, Huang Bo and Qin Pi: Removing heat and toxic material, drying dampness and
relieving dysentery.
Administration
Decocted in water for oral dose to be taken twice.