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Sweet Wormwood and Turtle Shell Decoction (Qing hao hie jid tang)

[SOURCE]: Differentiation on Warm Diseases Item by Item INGREDIENTS:

Sweet wormwood 6g,  Fresh-water turtle shell 15g , Rehmannia root 12g,  Anemarrhena rhizome 6g,  Moutan bark 9g

[DIRECTIONS]：Decoct the above herbs in water for oral administration.

[EFFECTS]: Nourishing yin and clearing away heat.

[INDICATIONS]: Consumption of yin fluid with hidden evil in the yin phase at the late stage of febrile diseases manifested by fever at night and normal in the

morning, absence of sweat after disappear of fever, red tongue with less coating, thread rapid pulse.

[ANALYSIS OF FORMULA]: This is a representative formula for clearing away the deficient heat. Being salt flavor and cold nature, fresh-water turtle shell acts on the yin phase directly to nourish yin and to clear away heat; sweet wormwood can expel evil through the exterior with its aromatic property, they both act as the main herbs. As the assistant and adjuvant herbs, rehmannia root is to nourish yin, to clear away heat and to promote generation of body fluid; anemarrhena rhizome nouishes yin and lowers fire for helping fresh-water turtle shell nourish yin and clear away heat; moutan bark can help sweet wormwood clear away the hidden fire from the yin phase.