Perilla and Mentha Decoction
Gu Syndrome due to Excess Fire This educational formula record links its documented ingredients and traditional context; it is not a prescribing recommendation.
Key reference facts
- Formula type
- classical
- Actions
- Disperses Wind-Heat; Clears Heat; Relieves toxicity; Expels turbid filth; Harmonizes the Middle Jiao; Invigorates and cools the Blood; Clears Summerheat or Damp-Heat; Promotes the movement of Qi; Tonifies Qi and Blood; Strengthens the Spleen; Raises the Yang Qi; Nourishes Lung and Stomach Yin; Moistens the Intestines; Unblocks the bowels
- Pattern terms
- Gu Syndrome due to Excess Fire
- Safety note
- CONTRAINDICATIONS Contraindicated for those with a constitutional Spleen and Stomach Cold condition who has contracted Gu for the second or third time. Contraindicated for those who has taken Su He Tang for a long time and have already cleared all of the Gu poison. Symptoms of overdose: restlessness, distress, vomiting or diarrhea. HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS
Related library records
Source reference: American Dragon ยท Perilla and Mentha Decoction