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HT Fire |
Dao Chi San |
導
赤
散 |
Guide out the Red powder
Functions:
clears Heart & Small Intestine meridian Heat, promotes urination
Formula:
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Sheng Di
Huan
|
Radix
rehmanniae glutinosae
|
15-30g
|
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Mu Tong
|
Caulis
mutong
|
3-6g
|
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Dan Zhu Ye
|
Herba
lophatheri gracilis
|
3-6g
|
| |
Gan Cao
Shao
|
Radix
glycyrrhizae uralensis, tips
|
3-6g
|
Indications: Heart fire leading to fire in the Small Intestine
meridians. This causes irritability and Heat in the chest, thirst
for cold drinks, red face, cankers of the tongue. This can evolve
into BL damp-heat and leads to hematuria, frequent urination,
urinary retention. T- red, P- rapid.
This formula is said to treat nightmares, stomatitis, urethritis,
cystitis, glomerulonephritis.
If the heat is excess one can add huang lian. If the heat is
deficient one can add shihu and zhimu.
This formula does not damage the Yin or the Stomach.
In comparison to ba zheng san,
dao chi san clears heat from the heart and upper jiao (ba
zheng san from the low jiao), nourishes the yin (ba zheng san
does not), and has a weaker effect at treating painful urinary
problems than does ba zheng san. Xiao
ji yin zi (a modification of dao chi san, cools blood
and stops bleeding in the urine secondarily to draining fire. Xiao
ji yin zi also moves blood stasis.
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