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Resolves Dampness and transforms turbidity

Damp-Heat epidemic (Damp-Warmth) at the Qi level, classically in early summer, with Damp and Heat about equal and Qi blocked through the San Jiao Summerheat with Dampness; Damp-Heat, Damp stagnation or Phlegm-Heat in the Middle Jiao Heaviness of the body, aching limbs, tiredness, lethargy and malaise Stifling, uncomfortable chest, distended abdomen and epigastrium, and poor appetite Nausea and vomiting; diarrhea, dysentery or constipation Thirst but no wish to drink; bitter and sweet tastes in the mouth at once Urine scanty and dark, cloudy or red Low back pain

Clears Heat, relieves toxicity and unblocks the San Jiao

Fever that sweating does not bring down, often persistent and sometimes low-grade; sweating may be absent Jaundice, with skin and eyes turning orange-yellow Sore, swollen throat, swelling of the lower cheeks, and sores in the mouth and on the tongue Skin rashes or eruptions Pressing headache with irritability Tongue red, normal or pale; coat thick, white and greasy where Damp dominates, or dry and yellow where Heat dominates; pulse soft (soggy) and rapid

Modern uses

Enteric fever Typhoid fever Fever Acute hepatitis Infectious hepatitis Viral hepatitis with jaundice Jaundice Cholecystitis Mild leptospirosis Mild encephalitis B Viral myocarditis Acute gastroenteritis Acute gastritis Gastric distention Abdominal fullness and distention Anorexia Nausea and vomiting Diarrhea Dysentery Pyelonephritis Oliguria Parotitis Mumps Sore throat Laryngopharyngitis Acute tonsillitis or pharyngitis Stomatitis Cough Keratitis Pterygium Migraine headache Allergic purpura Favism Damp-Heat skin eruptions such as eczema or urticaria Sjogren's syndrome AIDS/HIV Cancer pain Low back pain Fatigue Perspiration lian qiao huang qin bo he she gan chuan bei mu hua shi mu tong yin chen hao huo xiang shi chang pu bai dou kou