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Source: Wēn Rè Jīng Wéi 温热经纬

Alternate Chinese names: Wáng shì qīng shǔ yì qì tāng (王氏清暑益气汤 Wáng's Summerheat-Clearing Qì-Boosting Decoction)

Ingredients

• Xī yáng shēn (西洋参 Panacis Quinquefolii Radix, American ginseng) 3–6g
• Shí hú (石斛 Dendrobii Herba, dendrobium) 6–9g
• Mài dōng (麦冬 Ophiopogonis Radix, ophiopogon [root]) 9–12g
• Huáng lián (黄连 Coptidis Rhizoma, coptis [root]) 1–3g
• Zhú yè¹ (竹叶¹ Bambusae Folium, black bamboo leaf)??? 3–6g
• Hé gěng (荷梗 Nelumbinis Petiolus seu Pedicellus, lotus stalk) 1–3g
• Zhī mǔ (知母 Anemarrhenae Rhizoma, anemarrhena [root]) 3–6g
• Xī guā pí (西瓜皮 Citrulli Exocarpium, watermelon rind) 20–30g
• Gān cǎo (甘草 Glycyrrhizae Radix, licorice [root]) 1–3g
• Jīng mǐ (粳米 Oryzae Semen, non-glutinous rice) 10–15g

Actions: Boosts qì and nourishes yīn; clears summerheat-heat.

Indications: Summerheat-heat damaging both qì and liquid with signs such as generalized heat effusion, spontaneous sweating, thirst, heart vexation, yellow or reddish urine. Tongue: Pale or red. Pulse: Rapid and forceless.

Category: Summerheat-dispelling formulas / Summerheat-dispelling qì boosting formulas

Method: Decoct with water.

Rationale: Watermelon skin clears heat and resolves summerheat; it also engenders liquid and relieves cough, while Xī yáng shēn boosts qì and engenders liquid. These agents together thus not only clear heat without damaging right but also boost qì without danger of preventing expulsion of the evil. Hé gěng, zhuye[1], Zhī mǔ, and Huáng lián clear heat and eliminate vexation, helping the Xī guā pí to resolve summerheat. Shí hú, Jīng mǐ, Gān cǎo, and Mài dōng are cool sweet yīn-enriching agents that help the Xī yáng shēn to boost qì and engender liquid. The formula as a whole clears summerheat and boosts qì, with the emphasis on the former.

Similar: Bǔ zhōng yì qì tāng (补中益气汤 Center-Supplementing Qì-Boosting Decoction)

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