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Cold formula

寒剂 〔寒劑〕 hán jì

One of the twelve formula types; a formula comprising cold-nature medicinals. Cold [medicinals] can eliminate heat; hence cold formulas are used to treat heat patterns. An example of a cold formula is Coptis Toxin-Resolving Decoction (黄连解毒汤 huáng lián jiě dú tāng), which contains coptis (Coptidis Rhizoma, 黄连 huáng lián), scutellaria (Scutellariae Radix, 黄芩 huáng qín), phellodendron (Phellodendri Cortex, 黄柏 huáng bǎi), and gardenia (Gardeniae Fructus, 山栀子 shān zhī zǐ), and treats exterior-interior heat.

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