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Source: Empirical formula

Ingredients:

• Yīn chén (茵陈 Artemisiae Scopariae Herba, virgate wormwood) 15g
• Mù xiāng (木香 Aucklandiae Radix, costusroot) 9g
• Zhǐ ké (qiào) (枳壳 Aurantii Fructus, bitter orange) 9g
• Huáng lián (黄连 Coptidis Rhizoma, coptis [root]) 6g
• Huáng qín (黄芩 Scutellariae Radix, scutellaria [root]) 6g
• Dà huáng (大黄 Rhei Radix et Rhizoma, rhubarb) 15g

Action: Clears heat and disinhibits dampness; moves qì and frees disinhibits the gallbladder.

Indication: Hepatic calculus.

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Method: Decoct with water, strain, and divide into two doses to be taken in one day.

Rationale: Yīn chén clears heat and disinhibits dampness, thereby abating jaundice. Huáng qín clears heat and drains fire. Dà huáng clears heat and precipitates. These three are the sovereign agents. Mù xiāng rectifies qì and moves stagnation. Zhike mores qì and disperses glomus. These two are the minister agents.

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