HERB FORMULAS

GAN LU XIAO DU DAN - 甘露消毒丹 - SWEET DEW SPECIAL PILL TO ELIMINATE TOXIN

English: Sweet Dew Special Pill to Eliminate Toxin
Also Known As: Antiphlogistic Pills of Dew
Pill Like Manna for Detoxification
Pu Ji Jie Du Dan Universal Benefit Special Pill to Resolve Toxicity

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Fr. Forsythia Lian Qiao 5-15g Clears Heat, especially in the Upper Jiao and relieves toxicity.
Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin 5-15g Clears Lung Heat, dries Dampness, drains Fire and detoxifies.
Hb. Menthae Haplocalycis Bo He 3-9g Disperses Wind-Heat, cools and clears the head and eyes, benefits the throat and expels turbid filth.
With Lian Qiao, Huo Xiang and Bai Dou Kou, for vomiting and diarrhea due to Summerheat and Dampness.
Rz. Belamcandae She Gan 5-12g Clears Heat, relieves Fire toxicity, improves the throat, transforms Phlegm and clears the Lungs.
With Huang Qin, for sore throat and cough due to Heat in the Lungs.
Bul. Fritillariae Cirrhosae Chuan Bei Mu 6-10g Clears Heat, transforms Phlegm, stops cough and nourishes and moistens the Lung.
With Lian Qiao, releases constrained toxins.
Talcum Hua Shi 15-30g Promotes urination and drains Heat from the Bladder. expels Damp-Heat and releases Summerheat.
With Mu Tong, for Heat Lin.
Caulis Akebiae Mu Tong 5-12g Promotes urination.
Hb. Artemisiae Scopariae Yin Chen Hao 10-30g Clears Damp-Heat from the Liver and Gallbladder, relieves jaundice and clears and releases Dampness in the the exterior.
With Hua Shi and Huang Qin, for Summerheat or Warm febrile disease causing urinary dysfunction and jaundice.
Hb. Agastaches/ Pogostemonis Huo Xiang 5-12g Aromatically transforms Dampness, releases the exterior, dispels Summerheat, transforms turbidity, harmonizes the Middle Jiao and stops vomiting.
With Shi Chang Pu and Bai Dou Kou, eliminates turbidity and revives the Spleen.
With Huang Qin, Yin Chen Hao and Hua Shi, for early stage Damp-Warm febrile disease with fever, achy limbs, lethargy, abdominal distention and dark, scanty urine and constipation and Summerheat with Dampness.
Rz. Acori Tatarinowii Shi Chuang Pu 4-10g Harmonizes the Middle Jiao and transforms turbid Dampness.
Fr. Amomi Rotundus Bai Dou Kou 5-12g Aromatically transforms Dampness, warms the Middle Jiao, descends Qi and stops vomiting.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Resolves Dampness
  • Transforms turbidity
  • Clears Heat
  • Relieves toxicity

SYNDROMES

  • Qi Stage Damp-Heat (Spleen/Stomach)
  • Summer Heat with Damp
  • San Jiao - Middle Jiao Phlegm-Heat
  • San Jiao - Middle Jiao Damp Stagnation
  • San Jiao - Middle Jiao Damp-Heat

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Fever (may be unremitting) not reduced by sweating
  • Achy limbs
  • A stifling sensation in the chest
  • Abdominal distention
  • Nausea and vomiting
  • Dark, scanty, turbid or red urine
  • Diarrhea or constipation
  • Malaise
  • Sore throat
  • Jaundice
  • Thirst with no desire to drink
  • Maybe no perspiration
  • Chest discomfort
  • Swollen throat
  • Pressure headache
  • Anorexia
  • Vomiting and diarrhea
  • Unremitting fever
  • Swelling of the lower cheeks
  • Lumbago
  • Heaviness
  • Sweat
  • Orange-yellow body
  • Jaundice
  • Fatigue
  • Lethargy
  • Low back pain
  • Headache
  • Oliguria
  • Irritability
  • Persistent low grade fever
  • Dysentery
  • Simultaneous bitter and sweet tastes in mouth
  • Bowel dysfunction
  • T: Red or normal or Pale white
  • C: Thick greasy and white or Dry and yellow
  • P: Soft and rapid

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Contraindicated for those with significant underlying Yin Deficiency.
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For enteric fever:
For fever:
+ Rx. Sanguisorbae Di Yu + Rx. Sophorae Flavescentis Ku Shen
+ Rx. Sophorae Flavescentis Ku Shen + Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian
+ Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian
For cholecystitis:
For infectious hepatitis:
 + Hb. Lysimachiae Jin Qian Cao
+ More Hb. Artemisiae Yin Chen Hao
For Heat and Dampness equally strong with high fever, thirst, jaundice, body aches and impeded urination and defecation:
+ Fr. Gardenia Zhi Zi + Fr. Gardenia Zhi Zi
+ Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai + Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang
+ Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang + Rz. Imperatae Bai Mao Gen
For unremitting low-grade fever, a stifling sensation in the chest, anorexia, tired limbs, bitter and sticky tastes in the mouth, reduced, dark colored urine and a slippery and rapid pulse:
For mumps where Dampness is not pronounced:
+ Indigo Naturalis Qing Dai
or
+ Rx. Isatidis/ Baphicacanthis Ban Lan Gen
+ Rx. Gentianae Macrophyllae Qin Jiao
For a swollen throat:
+ Hb. Lysimachiae Jin Qian Cao + Rx. Isatidis/ Baphicacanthis Ban Lan Gen
+ Rx. Bupleuri Chai Hu + Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua
+ Hb. Artemisiae Annuae Qing Hao + Rx. Sophorae Tonkinensis Shan Dou Gen
For macular rashes and bleeding:
For prominent signs of jaundice:
+ Hb. Artemisiae Annuae Qing Hao + Fr. Gardenia Zhi Zi
+ Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang
+ Rz. Imperatae Bai Mao Gen
For a severe sore throat:
+ Hb. Cirsii Xiao Ji + Rx. Isatidis/ Baphicacanthis Ban Lan Gen
or
 + Rx. Sophorae Tonkinensis Shan Dou Gen
+ Hb. Artemisiae Annuae Qing Hao
For keratitis:
+ Rz. Imperatae Bai Mao Gen - Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao
+ Hb. sive Rx. Cirsii Japonici Da Ji - Hb. Menthae Bo He
- Rz. Belamcandae She Gan
For pyelonephritis: - Bul. Fritillariae Cirrhosae Chuan Bei Mu
+ Hb. Dianthi Qu Mai
+ Hb. Polygoni Avicularis Bian Xu - Rx. Acori Tatarinowii Shi Chang Pu
+ Fol. Pyrrosiae Shi Wei + 15g Sm. Coicis Yi Yi Ren
+ Rz. Imperatae Bai Mao Gen + 6g Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis Hou Po
or
+ Hb. Dianthi Qu Mai + 10g Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi
+ Hb. Polygoni Avicularis Bian Xu
+ Fol. Pyrrosiae Shi Wei + 10g Rz. Polygoni Cuspidati Hu Zhang
+ Rz. Imperatae Bai Mao Gen
+ Hb. Cirsii Xiao Ji
For keratitis with severe Dampness:
For fever due to infectious disease with Dampness:
 - Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao
- Hb. Menthae Bo He
+ Sm. Coicis Yi Yi Ren - Rz. Belamcandae She Gan
+ Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia - Bul. Fritillariae Cirrhosae Chuan Bei Mu
For high fever due to infectious disease:
 - Rx. Acori Tatarinowii Shi Chang Pu
+ Gypsum Fibrosum Shi Gao - Hb. Artemisiae Yin Chen Hao
For early-stage encephalitis:
 + 15g Sm. Coicis Yi Yi Ren
- Rz. Belamcandae She Gan + 6g Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis Hou Po
- Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao
+ 10g Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi
+ Sm. Sojae Preparatum Dan Dou Chi
+ Sm. Armeniacae Xing Ren + 10g Rz. Polygoni Cuspidati Hu Zhang
For middle-stage encephalitis:
- Hb. Menthae Bo He
For late-stage encephalitis:
- Rz. Belamcandae She Gan - Hb. Menthae Bo He
- Bul Fritillariae Cirrhosae Chuan Bei Mu - Rz. Belamcandae She Gan
- Caulis Akebiae Mu Tong
+ Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi + Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin
+ More Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
For jaundice:
For infectious hepatitis:
+ Ephedra, Forsythia and Aduki Bean Decoction
Ma Huang Lian Qiao Chi Xiao Dou Tang
+ Ephedra, Forsythia and Aduki Bean Decoction
Ma Huang Lian Qiao Chi Xiao Dou Tang
For infectious hepatitis once the Exterior symptoms have been removed:
+ More (30g) Hb. Artemisiae Scopariae Yin Chen Hao
+ Ephedra, Forsythia and Aduki Bean Decoction
Ma Huang Lian Qiao Chi Xiao Dou Tang
+ 9g Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi
+ 9g Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai - Rx. Ephedrae Ma Huang
+ 6g Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang - Hb. Menthae Bo He
For Sjogren's syndrome with a pronounced dry throat:
 + More (30g) Hb. Artemisiae Scopariae Yin Chen Hao
+ 12g Rx. Glehniae Bei Sha Shen + 9g Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi
+ 12g Rx. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong + 9g Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai
For Sjogren's syndrome with constipation:
 + 6g Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang
+ 9g Fr. Trichosanthis Gua Lou
For Sjogren's syndrome with joint swelling and pain:
For cancer pain with severe Toxic Heat in the Intestines:
+ 12g Hb. Taxilli Sang Ji Sheng
+ 10g Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua + 9g Rz. Cibotii Gou Ji
+ 10g Hb. Portulacae Ma Chi Xian
For cancer pain with Blood and mucus in the stool with Blood predominating:
+ 10g Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang
For cancer pain with Blood and mucus in the stool with mucus predominating:
 + 10g Rx. Arnebiae/ Lithospermi Zi Cao
+ 10g Poria Fu Ling + 10g Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi
+ 10g Sm. Coicis Yi Yi Ren + 10g Flos Sophorae Immaturus Huai Hua Mi
For cancer pain with pronounced tenesmus:
+ 10g Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao + 10g Rx. Sanguisorbae Di Yu
For cancer pain with a poor appetite, fatigue and loose stools due to Spleen Qi Deficiency:
For cancer pain with depression, fullness in the chest and hypochondriac pain due to Liver Qi Stagnation:
+ 10g Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen + 10g Rz. Cyperi Xiang Fu
+ 10g Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu + 5g Rx. Bupleuri Chai Hu
For AIDS:
+ 10g Poria Fu Ling - Hb. Menthae Bo He
For AIDS with prominent toxins:
 - Bul. Fritillariae Cirrhosae Chuan Bei Mu
- Hb. Menthae Bo He
- Bul. Fritillariae Cirrhosae Chuan Bei Mu - Talcum Hua Shi
- Rz. Acori Tatarinowii Shi Chang Pu
- Talcum Hua Shi + Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii Zhe Bei Mu
- Rz. Acori Tatarinowii Shi Chang Pu
+ Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii Zhe Bei Mu + Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang
For AIDS with a fever:
+ Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang - Hb. Menthae Bo He
+ Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua - Bul. Fritillariae Cirrhosae Chuan Bei Mu
+ Hb. Taraxaci Pu Gong Ying
+ fol. Isatidis Da Qing Ye