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Source: Lán Shì Mì Cáng 兰室秘藏

Ingredients:

• Dāng guī (当归 Angelicae Sinensis Radix, Chinese angelica) 6–9g
• Shēng dì huáng (生地黄 Rehmanniae Radix Exsiccata seu Recens, dried/fresh rehmannia [root]) 9–15g
• Shú dì huáng (熟地黄 Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata, cooked rehmannia [root]) 9–15g
• Huáng lián (黄连 Coptidis Rhizoma, coptis [root]) 3–6g
• Huáng qín (黄芩 Scutellariae Radix, scutellaria [root]) 6–12g
• Huáng bǎi (黄柏 Phellodendri Cortex, phellodendron [bark]) 6–12g
• Huáng qí (黄芪 Astragali Radix, astragalus [root]) 9–15g

Action: Drains fire and enriches yīn; secures the exterior and checks sweating.

Indication: Vacuity fire with effulgent fire with night sweating, vexing heat in the five hearts, red facial complexion, and dry mouth. Tongue: Red with yellow fur. Pulse: Rapid.

Category: Heat-clearing formulas / Vacuity-heat-clearing formulas

Method: Decoct with water.

Rationale: Dāng guī, and raw and Shú dì huáng nourish the blood and increase humor. Huáng lián, Huáng qín, and Huáng bǎi clear heat and drain fire. Although Dāng guī and Shú dì huáng are sweet and warm, when combined with Huáng lián and Huáng qín they do not foster the evil heat. Although Huáng lián and Huáng qín are cold and bitter, when combined with Dāng guī and Shēng dì huáng they, they drain fire without damaging right qì. Hence these agents are mutually complementary. Huáng qí combined with Dāng guī has the effect of supplementing qì and engendering blood, but its use in this formula is to secure the exterior and check sweating.

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