MULBERRY LEAF AND APRICOT SEED DECOCTION

MULBERRY LEAF AND APRICOT SEED DECOCTION Sang Xing Tang
‘Mulberry Leaf and apricot Seed Decoction’ Source: Detailed Differentiation of Seasonal Febrile Diseases (Wen Bing Tiao Bian, 1798)	Keywords upper respiratory tract infections and measles
	Ingredients Morus alba (Sang Ye, mulberry leaf) Prunus armeniaca (Xing Ren, apricot seed) adenophora tetraphylla (Sha Shen, ladybell) Fritillaria cirrhosa (Xiang Bei, fritillaria) Semen Praeparatus Sojae (Xiang Chi) Gardenia jasminoides (Zhi Pi, gardenia peel) Pyrus communis (Li Pi, pear peel)
Major therapeutic action Clears and disperses Warm Dryness	Biomedical action antifebrile, antitussive.
Indications * Externally contracted Warm Dryness, Evil lingering in the Lung and wei stage. * With the appropriate key symptoms, this formula can be used to treat biomedical conditions such as upper respiratory tract infections and the recovery phase in measles.	Key symptoms for use * headache * fever * thirst * dry cough without sputum or with scanty and sticky sputum * red tongue with thin, whitish and dry fur * floating and rapid pulse
Cautions and contraindications None noted. None noted.	Dosage The typical dose is three grams twice daily, before meals. In severe cases or the early stages of treatment (the first two weeks), a 50-100% increase in dose may be used, then reduced as the treatment takes effect.