Clears heat and trapped fire: clears heat and fire from the qi and ying and blood levels, to treat high fever with irritability, purpura and blood rashes, heatstroke, and hot bleeding conditions. Useful for pneumonia and bronchitis when presenting with strong heat signs.
Clears heat toxin: used to treat infections of the throat, eyes, and breasts, as well as ulcers, warts, syphilis, and intestinal asbsess.
Releases wind-heat: used to treat fever, with sweating, slight sensitivity to wind, sore throat, headache, and thirst. Also for externally-contracted summerheat.
Clears damp-heat and toxins from the lower burner: used for damp-heat dysentery, rectal tenesmus, and diarrhea with mucus and blood.
Used as a preventative for upper respiratory tract infections: when given daily as a throat drop or herbal vapor, during flu season.
Treatment Principles
Clears Heat and Fire
Releases Wind-Heat
Clears Heat from the Qi, Ying, and Blood Levels
Clears Heat Toxin
Clears Damp-Heat from the Lower Burner
Prevents Influenza and Respiratory Infection
Contraindication
In cases of diarrhea due to Spleen and Stomach cold from deficiency; also for sores due to qi deficiency and yin ulcers.