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| Chinese Formula | Actions | Indications | Symptoms |
| Bai Tou Weng Tang Pulsatilla Decoction |
Clears Heat and relieves toxicity; Cools Blood; Drains Damp-Heat; Treats dysentery. | Hot dysenteric disorder due to Heat toxin searing the Stomach and Intestines. | Acute colitis; Acute enteritis; Burning sensation in anus; Infectious dysentery (ameba, bacterium); Pain of the abdomen; Pus and blood in the stools (more blood than pus); Tenesmus; Conjunctivitis; Leukorrhea; Thirst; Urinary tract infection; Red tongue, yellow coating; Rapid-Wiry pulse (Shu Xian). |
| Ge Gen Huang Qin Huang Lian Tang Kudzu, Coptis and Scutellaria Decoction; Pueraria, Coptis and Scute Decoction |
Releases the Exterior; Clears Heat from the Stomach and Intestines. | The Exterior has not been completely released but the Interior is already ablaze with Heat. As noted in the source text, this can be caused by improper treatment of an exterior disorder with purgatives. | Acute enteritis; Acute gastroenteritis; Burning sensation in anus; Diarrhea; Dysentery; Sensation of heat in the chest; Sensation of heat in the epigastrium; Smelly stools (severe cases); Breathing difficulty; Fever; Poliomyelitis (early stage); Thirst; Red tongue, yellow coating; Rapid pulse (Shu). |
| Huang Qin Tang Scutellaria Decoction |
Clears Heat; Harmonizes the Middle Burner; Stops dysentery. | Dysentery due to Heat entering the Intestines. | Acute enteritis; Diarrhea; Fever; Pain of the abdomen; Bitter taste; Red tongue, yellow coating; Rapid pulse (Shu). |