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Source: Lán Shì Mì Cáng 兰室秘藏

Ingredients:

• Hǔ pò (琥珀 Succinum , amber) (drenched) 3g
• Dēng xīn cǎo (灯心草 Junci Medulla, juncus [pith]) 3g
• Tōng cǎo (通草 Tetrapanacis Medulla, rice-paper plant pith) 6g
• Mù tōng (木通 Akebiae Trifoliatae Caulis, trifoliate akebia) 6g
• Zé xiè (泽泻 Alismatis Rhizoma, alisma [tuber]) 6g
• Qú mài (瞿麦 Dianthi Herba, dianthus) 10g
• Biǎn xù (萹蓄 Polygoni Avicularis Herba, knotgrass) 10g
• Chē qián zǐ (车前子 Plantaginis Semen, plantago seed) 10g
• Fú líng (茯苓 Poria , poria) 10g
• Zhū líng (猪苓 Polyporus , polyporus) 10g

Action: Clears lung heat; disinhibits the waterways.

Indication: Heat strangury or urinary stoppage caused by evil heat congesting the lung, characterized by inhibited urination, and painful and dribbling urination. Accompanying signs include dry throat, and vexation and thirst, cough, and hasty rapid breathing. Tongue fur: Yellow.

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Rationale: Chē qián zǐ and Tōng cǎo clear lung heat and disinhibit the water ways. Small amounts of Dēng xīn cǎo and Hǔ pò clear heart fire and help to disinhibit water, addressing effulgent heart fire restraining the lung. Fú líng, Zhū líng, and Zé xiè are bland sweet dampness-percolating agents. Biǎn xù, Mù tōng, and Qú mài are cold bitter heat-clearing agents that disinhibit urine and free strangury. The main feature of this formula is that it clears the lung and moves water at the same time, thus addressing both the root and tip, with emphasis on the tip.

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