Heat-clearing Formulae

Classic Herbal Formulae

These formulae treat various heat syndromes through the actions of clearing away heat, draining fire, cooling blood, eliminating toxic heat and nourishing the body.

TCM believes that heat accumulation can originate both internally and externally, factors like exogenous invasion, emotional stimulation, organ dysfunction, exhaustion of fundamental substances can all contribute to it. Heat syndromes present in wildly different clinical manifestations, physicians will try to identify its source (exogenous pathogen or endogenous factor), severity of heat (fire, heat or warmth), location (which meridians or organs), and then decide appropriate therapeutic strategy to be used. Typical heat signs include high fever, profuse sweating, a surging pulse, excessive thirst, bleeding, altered consciousness and ulcerated skin sores.

In these formulae, herbs with cool and cold properties are selected as main ingredients. As they can easily lead to digestive damage, and thus should be used carefully for individuals who already have weakened spleen and stomach systems. Furthermore, preserving yin and body fluids is another important guideline for the treatment of heat syndromes.

 

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