Diabetes

Herb Formulae for lungs and stomach heat is overactive

Translated and edited by: Joe Hing Kwok Chu

Formula: bai hu tang, xiao ke fang adjusted

sheng shi gao 30 g, zhi mu 10 g, sheng di huang 15 g, tian dong 10 g, mai dong 10 g, tian hua fen 30 g, huang lian 6 g, huang qin 10 g, gan cao  6 g, ou zhi (lotus root juice) 25 g (added after boiling all the previous herbs with water).

If the patient is thirsty, drinks and urinates often: add wu wei zi , shi hu to facilitate the removal of yin. 

If the patient is tired and has cold sweat: add ren shen to improve qi and rid of thirst.

The above is classical traditional Chinese herb formula. Do not confuse this with the pre-packaged formulae which sometimes are not pure traditional Chinese herbs and might contain modern prescription drugs.

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