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White Tiger Decoction

Chinese Prescription: Bai Hu Tang

English Translation: White Tiger Decoction

Formula Type: Clear Qi Level Heat

Actions: Clears qi-level heat, drains Stomach fire, generates fluids and alleviates thirst.

Indications: The "Four Bigs" - high fever, excessive sweating, severe thirst, big pulse (flooding, forceful or slippery, rapid). Red face. May also include headache, toothache, or bleeding of the gums and nose. This corresponds to the "yang-ming" channel-stage of the Shang Hun Lun six-stages of disease or the "Qi Level" stage in the four levels of disease.

Contraindications: *Fever due to Spleen and Stomach deficiency with spontaneous sweating, extreme fatigue, aversion to wind, and deficient, floating pulse. *True cold and false-heat characterized by fever with a desire for warmth, thirst with no desire to drink, agitated movement of the limbs in an otherwised subdued patient, and a flooding but weak pulse. *Close monitoring and careful follow-up required. Immediately stop this formula if signs of headache, stiffness of the neck, icy-cold limbs, cold sensations, or impairment of mental faculties occur.

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