三物香薷飲

Name

1. 香薷散
2. 香薷饮
3. 香薷汤
4. 三物香薷饮
5. 香薷飲
6. 香薷湯
7. Xiangru San

The Prescription of 三物香薷飲

Source

The book Tai Ping Hui Min He Ji Ju Fang

Ingredients

• Xiang Ru 9 g,
• Bai Bian Dou 6 g,
• Jiang Ban Xia 6 g.

Explanation

Xiang Ru: Relieving exterior syndrome and dispelling cold, removing summer-heat and resolving dampness.

Hou Po: Promoting the circulation of qi and relieve fullness, dissipating stagnation due to dampness.

Bai Bian Dou: Strengthening the spleen, harmonizing the spleen and stomach, eliminating dampness and relieving summer-heat.

The Effect of 三物香薷飲

Effect

Dispel summer-heat, relieve exterior syndrome, resolve dampness and harmonize the spleen and stomach.

Indications

Fever with aversion to cold, abdominal pain with diarrhea and vomit, head heaviness with body pain, choking sensation in chest, whitish and greasy coating on the tongue, floating pulse.

Administrations

Decocted in water for oral dose to be taken twice.