Functions and effects of Semixia Diarrhea Heart Soup

With the function of removing lumps and dispersing knots, calming cold and heat, Half-summer Laxative Heart Soup can be used to treat lumps caused by cold and heat interconnections. This formula consists of Scutellaria baicalensis, Semixia, Ginger, Rhizoma Polygonati Odorati, Ginseng and other traditional Chinese medicines. The combination of these herbs clears away cold and heat, restores elevation, cures vomiting, and removes plumpness (stomach fullness and discomfort). Half-summer Laxative Heart Soup is able to treat the plumpness caused by the combination of cold and heat, which is characterized by plumpness under the heart, fullness without pain, vomiting, intestinal sounding and diarrhea, and greasy and yellowish tongue coating. The adverse effects and contraindications of Hanxia Laxing Xin Tang are not clear. This formula should not be used in cases of plumpness under the heart due to stagnation of Qi or accumulation of food (food that is indigested and stagnates in the stomach). When discomfort occurs, one should seek medical advice and choose medication under the guidance of a doctor, and should not use medication on one’s own.