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Gui Ling Gan Lu Yin桂苓甘露飲

Cinnamon and Poria Sweet Dew Drink

Also known asCinnamon and Poria Sweet Dew Decoction

Medicinals
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Composition

  • Hua ShiTalcum12–30 g

    Promotes urination, drains Heat from the Urinary Bladder, expels Damp-Heat, releases Summeheat and resolves Dampness.

    for Summerheat causing painful urinary dysfunction, thirst, irritability, and fever.
  • Gan CaoRx. Glycyrrhizae6 g

    Tonifies the Spleen, augments *Qi, clears Heat and moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs.*

  • Shi GaoGypsum Fibrosum6–20 g

    Clears Heat in the Qi Stage, drains Fire, relieves irritability and quenches thirst.

  • Han Shui ShiGlauberitum6–20 g

    Clears Heat, drains Fire from the Yang Ming/Qi Level and expels Summerheat.

    • Shi Gao, For
    Excess Qi Level Heat.
    • Shi Gao
    • Huan Shi
    for Heat in the Yang-Ming/Qi level and Summerheat with high fever, thirst and irritability.
  • Rou GuiCx. Cinnamomi1.5–3 g

    Leads the Fire back to its source.

  • Zhu LingPolyporus1.5–10 g

    Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness and dispels Damp-Heat.

    drains Damp, unblocks and drains urinary pathways and drains Heat from the Bladder.
  • Fu LingPoria3–10 g

    Promotes urination and leaches out Dampness.

    • Ze Xie
    facilitates the removal of water and leaches out Dampness to treat stagnant water and Dampness leading to edema, jaundice, diarrhea, Milky Lin, and scanty, difficult urination with abdominal distention.
    for dysuria.
    • Bai Zhu
    strengthens the Spleen and resolves Dampness.
    promotes urination.
  • Ze XieRz. Alismatis3–10 g

    Promotes urination and leaches out Dampness.

    • Bai Zhu
    for Spleen Deficiency leading to accumulation of Dampness with urinary difficulty, loose stools, diarrhea, Milky Lin or vaginal discharge.
  • Bai ZhuRz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae1.5–10 g

    Dries Dampness and promotes water metabolism.

    for edema due to Internal Dampness.
    for Spleen and Stomach Qi Deficiency.
    • Fu Ling, Zhu Ling
    Ze Xie,* for edema with Spleen Deficiency.

Actions

  • Drives out Summerheat
  • Reduces Heat
  • Harmonizes the flow of Qi
  • Removes Dampness

Patterns treated

Summerheat combined with an internal buildup of water and Dampness

Manifestations

  • Elevated body temperature
  • Head pain
  • Restless irritation
  • Pronounced thirst
  • Painful urination accompanied by a reduced urine volume
  • Scanty urination accompanied by a reddish tinge
  • Vaginal discharge carrying a foul odor
  • Urine with a yellow color
  • A murky, dull complexion
  • In severe cases, vomiting and diarrhea appearing together
  • Fullness, pain, or a sensation of tightness in the abdomen
  • Every symptom and sign appears during the summer season
Tongue body
Red in hue
Coating
White in color and smooth in texture
Pulse
Beating at a rapid rate

Indications

  • Sudden-onset inflammation of the stomach and intestines
  • A diagnosis of cholera
  • Stroke brought on by heat exposure
  • Stones formed within the kidney
  • Inflammation of the urethra
  • A thrush infection
  • Pain in the abdomen
  • Pain located in the head
  • A dysenteric condition
  • Loose, frequent bowel movements
  • Diarrhea occurring in infants
  • Emesis
  • An allergic reaction
  • A febrile condition
  • Discharge from the vagina

Modifications

Cautions

This formula addresses Summerheat and Dampness when Heat and Dampness are both severe, or when Heat outweighs Dampness. It is contraindicated when Dampness outweighs Heat.

Notes

During the summer months, this formula is applied to treat childhood vomiting, diarrhea, and fright Wind.

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