The original dosage is four taels of rhubarb, two taels of licorice, and half a liter of manganese nitrate, which can be warmed and taken at once.
This formula is derived from “Treatise on Typhoid Fever”, which consists of Rhubarb, Licorice and Nitrous Nitrate, with the effect of easing down the heat knot, mainly used in the treatment of Yang-ming disease, gastro-intestinal dryness and heat, manifesting as inability to pass stool, thirst and heartburn, evaporation and evaporation of heat, or abdominal distension and fullness, or gastro-intestinal heat resulting in epistaxis, sore throat and mouth, etc. This formula should be taken warmly at once to regulate stomach qi.
This formula should be taken warm to regulate stomach qi. It should be noted that the use of Chinese herbal formulae should be under the guidance of doctor’s diagnosis, do not blindly prepare and take the formulae on your own, so as to avoid harming the use of the medicine.