Gan Lu Xiao Du Dan甘露消毒丹
Sweet Dew Special Pill to Eliminate Toxin
Also known asAntiphlogistic Pills of Dew · Pill Like Manna for Detoxification · Pu Ji Jie Du Dan Universal Benefit Special Pill to Resolve Toxicity
- Medicinals
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Composition
Clears Heat, especially in the Upper Jiao and relieves toxicity.
Clears Lung Heat, dries Dampness, drains Fire and detoxifies.
Disperses Wind-Heat, cools and clears the head and eyes, benefits the throat and expels turbid filth.
- Lian Qiao, Huo Xiang
Clears Heat, transforms Phlegm, stops cough and nourishes and moistens the Lung.
releases constrained toxins.Promotes urination.
Aromatically transforms Dampness, releases the exterior, dispels Summerheat, transforms turbidity, harmonizes the Middle Jiao and stops vomiting.
eliminates turbidity and revives the Spleen.- Huang Qin, Yin Chen Hao
Harmonizes the Middle Jiao and transforms turbid Dampness.
Aromatically transforms Dampness, warms the Middle Jiao, descends Qi and stops vomiting.
Actions
- Removes Dampness
- Converts turbidity
- Reduces Heat
- Counteracts toxicity
Patterns treated
- Damp-Heat at the Qi level (Spleen and Stomach)
- Summer Heat combined with Dampness
- San Jiao — Phlegm-Heat in the Middle Jiao
- San Jiao — Stagnant Dampness in the Middle Jiao
- San Jiao — Damp-Heat in the Middle Jiao
Manifestations
- A fever, possibly continuous, that sweating fails to relieve
- Aching in the limbs
- A sense of oppression in the chest
- A distended abdomen
- Feeling nauseated and vomiting
- Urine that is dark, scant, cloudy, or red
- Loose stools or constipation
- A general sense of unwellness
- Throat pain
- Yellowing of the skin and eyes
- Feeling thirsty yet with no urge to drink
- Possibly absent sweating
- Discomfort in the chest area
- Throat swelling
- A headache with a pressing quality
- Loss of appetite
- Vomiting together with loose stools
- Fever that does not let up
- Puffiness in the lower cheeks
- Lower back pain
- A sensation of heaviness
- Perspiration
- The body taking on an orange-yellow hue
- A yellow discoloration of the skin
- Tiredness
- Sluggishness
- Pain in the lower back region
- Head pain
- Diminished urine output
- Being easily irritated
- A mild fever that lingers
- A dysentery-type bowel disorder
- A mouth tasting both bitter and sweet at once
- Disordered bowel function
- Tongue body
- Red, typical in color, or pale white
- Coating
- A thick, greasy, white coating, or alternatively a dry yellow one
- Pulse
- A soft quality to the pulse, rapid in rate
Indications
- Fever of enteric origin
- Coughing
- A mild case of leptospirosis
- Hepatitis in its acute form
- Hepatitis of infectious origin
- Gastroenteritis in its acute phase
- Inflammation of the gallbladder
- Myocarditis of viral origin
- Inflammation of the mouth's lining
- Migraine-type headache
- A pterygium growth on the eye
- AIDS and HIV infection
- Feeling sick and/or vomiting
- Loose, watery stools
- Discomfort in the lower back
- A tired, worn-out feeling
- Sweating
- Pain associated with cancer
- Infection of the kidney and renal pelvis
- A mild form of encephalitis B
- Gastritis in its acute stage
- Fever due to typhoid infection
- An episode of favism
- Purpura of allergic origin
- Inflammation of the parotid gland
- A yellowish discoloration of skin and eyes
- Inflammation of the larynx and pharynx
- Inflammation of the cornea
- Painful, bloody diarrhea
- Diminished urine production
- An elevated body temperature
- A full, distended abdomen
- Loss of desire to eat
- A distended stomach
- A Sjögren's syndrome presentation
- A raw, sore throat
Modifications
When enteric fever is present
When infectious hepatitis occurs
When there is a persistent low-grade fever, chest oppression, poor appetite, limb fatigue, a mouth that tastes bitter and sticky, urine that is reduced in volume and dark, and a pulse that is slippery and rapid
When macular rashes and bleeding appear
In the presence of macular rashes with bleeding
When pyelonephritis is present
In cases involving pyelonephritis
When fever from an infectious illness occurs alongside Dampness
When an infectious illness produces a high fever
- +Shi Gao
In the early stage of encephalitis
In the middle stage of encephalitis
In cases of infectious hepatitis
When Sjögren's syndrome presents with a markedly dry throat
- +Bei Sha Shen
- +Mai Men Dong
When Sjögren's syndrome is accompanied by constipation
When cancer pain occurs with severe Heat Toxin in the Intestines
When cancer pain includes stool containing Blood and mucus, mucus being the dominant component
When cancer pain comes with marked tenesmus
When cancer pain is accompanied by reduced appetite, fatigue, and loose stools stemming from Spleen Qi Deficiency
- +Dang Shen
- +Bai Zhu
- +Fu Ling
When AIDS presents with pronounced toxicity
When fever is present
In cases of cholecystitis
When Heat and Dampness are equally pronounced, marked by high fever, thirst, jaundice, generalized body aches, and difficulty with urination and bowel movements
When mumps occurs without prominent Dampness
In mumps cases where Dampness is not marked
When the throat is swollen
When jaundice is markedly evident
When there is a severe, sore throat
In cases of keratitis
When keratitis occurs with pronounced Dampness
In the late stage of encephalitis
When jaundice is present
Once the Exterior symptoms of infectious hepatitis have resolved
When Sjögren's syndrome includes swollen, painful joints
When cancer pain includes stool containing Blood and mucus, Blood being the dominant component
When cancer pain is accompanied by depression, chest fullness, and hypochondriac pain arising from Liver Qi Stagnation
In cases of AIDS
When AIDS presents with fever
Cautions
Contraindicated in patients with pronounced underlying Yin Deficiency.