Sha Shen Mai Dong Tang combined with Wu Wei Sterilizing Drink can be explained in terms of the efficacy of the single herb and the medicinal pairs to explain its efficacy effects.
Five-flavored Disinfectant Drink is from “The Golden Annals of Medicine”, in which honeysuckle belongs to the lung-stomach meridian and chrysanthemum belongs to the liver meridian, which are used together to clear heat and detoxify toxins, and clear the heat knot of the qi portion.
The combination of the above medicines makes Wu Wei Sterilizing Drink capable of clearing heat and removing toxins, and exerting the effects of clearing qi and blood at the same time and treating the triple jiao at the same time. It should not be used by those with weak spleen and stomach and loose stools, or by those with pain and swelling of yin gangrene (a general term for a group of slow-acting yin sores and ulcers).
Sha Shen Mai Dong Tang is from “The Essentials of the Golden Chamber”, in which Sha Shen and Mai Dong clear heat and moisten dryness, nourish yin and moisten the lungs; Jade Bamboo and pollen promote the production of fluids and quench the thirst; Raw lentil and Raw licorice benefit the qi and the stomach; and Mulberry Leaf lightens and promotes dryness and heat. The combination of all the medicines together play the function of clearing and nourishing the lung and stomach, generating fluids and moistening dryness, in order to solve the evidence of injury to the yin. It is not recommended for people with external cough and coldness in the spleen and stomach.
If there is a need for related treatment, it is recommended to use under the guidance of a doctor, and should not be used without authorization, so as to avoid delaying the condition or producing adverse reactions.