Formula
Formula
Single Herbs
| Category | Qing Re Ji
清熱劑 |
| Sub Category | Qing Zhang Fu Re
清臟腑熱 |
| Name | Bai Tou Weng Tang
白頭翁湯 Pulsatilla Decoction |
| Pharma Effect | |
| Function | Clears heat and alleviates dysenteric disorders. |
| Clinic Usage | This formula treats hot dysenteric disorder due to heat toxin. Symptoms include abdominal pain, tenesmus, a burning sensation around the anus, diarrhea containing more blood than pus, thirst, a red tongue with a yellow coating and a wiry, rapid pulse. |
| Cautions | Modern practitioners often use this formula for disorders such as acute bacillary dysentery and amebic dysentery. |
