International Chinese Medical Journal of Daytona

Huang Lian Jie Du Tang

Indicated for all excess fire toxicity syndromes

Key symptoms: 1) high fever, irritable, incoherent, insomnia, dry throat/mouth
2) bleeding which accompanies warm febrile disease
3) high fever, skin rashes, dysentary with pus, jaundice, skin infection
4) Tongue: red body with yellow coat Pulse: rapid and forceful

Functions: quell fire, detoxify body, dry damp

Dosages given for decoction.

with constipation add Da Huang
with deficient heat add Xuan Shen and Sheng Di Huang
with Spleen/Stomach weakness add Sheng Jiang, Da Zao, & Gan Cao