Pueraria, Scutellaria, and Coptis Decoction

傷寒論

Gegen half jin; Gancao (fried) 2 liang; Huangqin 3 liang; Huanglian 3 liang. For the above four ingredients, use eight sheng of water, first boil Gegen and reduce by two sheng, add the other medicinals, boil to obtain two sheng, remove dregs, divide into warm doses and take again. (Shang Han Za Bing Lun)

For the above four ingredients, use eight sheng of water, first boil Gegen, reduce by two sheng, add the other medicinals, boil to obtain two sheng, remove dregs, divide into warm doses and take again (modern usage: decoct with water and take).

湯劑

Release the exterior and clear the interior.

Exterior syndrome from external contraction has not resolved, heat pathogen enters the interior, body heat, diarrhea with foul odor, burning sensation at the anus, epigastric stuffiness, vexing heat in the chest and epigastrium, panting with sweating, dry mouth and thirst, yellow tongue coating, rapid pulse.

For abdominal pain: add Aucklandia 6, White Peony root 15. -- Acute bacillary dysentery: add Pulsatilla root 10, Aucklandia 6, Ash bark 10. -- Heat dysentery with tenesmus: add Aucklandia 6, Areca seed 6. -- For quitting alcohol or sobering up: add Phellodendron bark 15, Gardenia fruit 15, Atractylodes rhizome 10, Poria 10, Alisma rhizome 15, Polyporus 10, Cinnamon twig 6.

Contraindicated in cases of deficiency-cold diarrhea.