Tangerine peel, silkworm sand and bamboo shavings are slow in reducing fever

As we all know, in the thousands of years of development history of traditional Chinese medicine, there have been some dietary therapies and folk remedies, including silkworm sand, bamboo shavings, and tangerine peel water. It also has a certain ability to reduce fever. But some people say that it can reduce fever slowly. So, does Poria cocos, silkworm sand and bamboo rutaecarpa reduce fever very slowly?

Silkworm grit, bamboo shoots and tangerine peel water are very effective in treating fever, but Chinese herbs are slower to take effect than drugs. Therefore, you can calm down after taking silkworm grit, bamboo shoots and tangerine peel water. If the fever is more severe, you can take one or two doses of Motrin at the same time. If there are side effects, you should see a doctor immediately.

Silkworm grit, bamboo shoots and tangerine peel water are very effective in treating fever, but Chinese herbs are slower to take effect than drugs. Therefore, you can calm down after taking silkworm grit, bamboo shoots and tangerine peel water. If the fever is more severe, you can take one or two doses of Motrin at the same time. If there are side effects, you should see a doctor immediately.

The recipe for silkworm grit, bamboo shavings and tangerine peel water is actually not very difficult. It only requires three herbs in total: silkworm grit, bamboo shavings and poria cocos.

The effect of bamboo shavings is to clear away heat, and it clears the upper heat. Bamboo shavings can clear heart fire and remove blood stasis; can clear lung fire, relieve cough and reduce phlegm; can remove liver fire and relieve restlessness; can clear stomach fire and stop vomiting. Used in this prescription, it can enhance the effects of reducing fever and stopping vomiting.

Silkworm sand enters the liver meridian, can dispel wind, promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis; enters the spleen meridian, can eliminate dampness and treat diarrhea; enters the liver and gallbladder meridian, can harmonize the stomach and remove turbidity. These combined effects in this prescription can reduce fever, stop vomiting, and eliminate headaches and body aches caused by fever and colds.

Poria cocos can nourish the body, warm the middle and dispel cold. That is, it can dispel cold symptoms, relieve cough and reduce phlegm, regulate respiratory tract infections, and warm the stomach, stop vomiting, and relieve indigestion. Bamboo shavings are cold in nature, and when combined with Poria cocos, which is warm in nature, the heat and cold are balanced.

A mild cold with fever only causes upper respiratory tract symptoms, and the disease is in the lungs. When it reaches the level of fever, the disease has already penetrated a step deeper and reached the stomach. When you have a fever, you usually have no appetite, feel uncomfortable in the stomach, and even nausea and retching. Therefore, reducing fever is not important. The key is to treat the stomach and intestines and expel the pathogenic factors. In this way, the fever will naturally subside.

The above content is Zhu Ru’s relevant explanation, and I hope it can be helpful to readers. Warm reminder: if patients experience side effects while taking therapeutic drugs, they should stop taking the drugs immediately and seek medical attention immediately.