Gan Lu Xiao Du Dan, also known as Sweet Dew Toxin-Removing Elixir, is a traditional Chinese medicine prescription mainly used to treat damp-heat epidemics and damp-heat combined diseases. This article will introduce in detail the composition, efficacy, indications and application of Gan Lu Xiao Du Dan in modern medicine, and explore how to use diet therapy as an auxiliary treatment.
Explanation of the composition of Gan Lu Xiao Du Dan
Main medicine
Talc : Talc has the effects of promoting water permeation, clearing away heat and relieving summer heat. It is the main drug in this prescription and is responsible for removing dampness and heat from the body.
Yinchen : Yinchen has the effects of clearing away heat and dampness, relieving jaundice and swelling. It can effectively remove dampness and heat in the liver and gallbladder, especially for jaundice.
Scutellaria : Scutellaria has the effects of clearing away heat and dampness, purging fire and detoxifying. It can help remove heat and toxins in the body, especially for upper respiratory tract infections.
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Auxiliary drugs
Acorus calamus : Acorus calamus has the functions of removing dampness, stimulating appetite, refreshing the mind and improving intelligence. It can help digestion, promote appetite, and refresh the mind.
Patchouli : Patchouli has the effects of removing dampness, relieving exterior symptoms, regulating qi and stopping vomiting. It can help remove surface moisture and stop vomiting.
White cardamom : White cardamom has the effects of removing dampness, promoting qi, warming the middle and stopping vomiting. It can help digestion, promote appetite and stop vomiting.
Adjuvant
Akebia : Akebia has the effects of clearing away heat and dampness, relieving stranguria and relieving pain.
Lianxu : Lianxu has the effects of clearing away heat, detoxifying, eliminating swelling and dispersing nodules.
Belamcanda chinensis : Belamcanda chinensis has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, relieving sore throat and reducing swelling.
Guide drug
Fritillaria cirrhosa : Fritillaria cirrhosa has the effects of clearing heat and resolving phlegm, moistening the lungs and relieving cough.
Mint : Mint has the effect of dispelling wind and heat, and clearing the head.
Composition and efficacy of Gan Lu Xiao Du Dan
Drug compatibility of Gan Lu Xiao Du Dan
The treatment principle of Gan Lu Xiao Du Dan is to remove dampness and heat toxins. The main ingredients in the prescription are talcum powder, yinchen and scutellaria. Talc can promote water permeation and clear away heat and relieve summer heat; yinchen can remove dampness and heat and relieve jaundice; scutellaria can clear away heat and dry dampness and relieve fire and detoxify. These three drugs work together and are suitable for cases with both dampness and heat.
Damp heat retention can easily block the Qi flow, so Acorus calamus, Patchouli and Cardamomum villosum are used to promote Qi and eliminate dampness, and promote spleen and stomach function. Akebia can clear away heat and promote dampness, helping damp heat to be expelled through urine. Heat toxins attacking the upper body can cause sore throat, so Lianhuan, Belamcanda, Fritillaria cirrhosa and Mentha are used to clear away heat and detoxify, disperse stagnation and reduce swelling, and relieve sore throat and pain.
The whole prescription can not only clear away dampness and heat toxins, but also circulate the Qi, just like nectar water in clearing away heat and detoxifying, hence the name "Ganlu Disinfection Pill".
Comparison between Gan Lu Xiao Du Dan and San Ren Tang
Ganlu Xiaodu Dan and San Ren Tang are both prescriptions for removing dampness and heat, but they have different focuses. San ren Tang is mainly used for the initial onset of damp-heat with more dampness and less heat or summer heat with dampness, with the focus on removing dampness and promoting the flow of qi.

Ganlu Xiaodu Dan focuses on detoxification and is suitable for cases where both dampness and heat are equally important or heat is more important than dampness. San ren Tang focuses on removing dampness, while Ganlu Xiaodu Dan focuses on detoxification, so they each have their own advantages in treating dampness and heat symptoms.
The efficacy and use of Gan Lu Xiao Du Dan
Ganlu Xiaodu Dan's main function is to remove dampness and heat from the body. It is particularly suitable for treating dampness and heat and epidemic qi, where dampness and heat accumulate in the body, causing fever, high body temperature in the afternoon, sore limbs and fatigue. When dampness and heat affect the spleen and stomach, it can cause vomiting, chest tightness, abdominal distension and diarrhea.

If damp heat affects the liver and gallbladder, it will cause yellowing of the body and eyes. In addition, heat toxicity will cause thirst, facial swelling and sore throat. Damp heat will cause short and dark urine, diarrhea or stranguria. White or thick or dry yellow tongue coating are all manifestations of damp heat remaining in the body. Ganlu Xiaodu Dan can also improve the symptoms of acclimatization.
Indications and pathogenesis
Pathogenesis
Gan lu Xiao du Dan is mainly used to treat damp-heat and epidemic diseases, in which damp heat accumulates in the body and affects the Qi.
The combination of dampness and heat can cause fever, sore limbs and fatigue; dampness blocking the middle can cause chest tightness and abdominal distension; dampness and heat fumigating the liver and gallbladder can cause yellow eyes and skin; heat toxicity upwards can cause thirst and sore throat; dampness and heat downwards can cause short and dark urine, diarrhea or stranguria. A white or thick or dry yellow tongue coating is a sign that dampness and heat remain in the body. The key to treatment is to remove dampness and heat toxicity.

Indications
The main function of Gan lu Xiao du Dan is to remove dampness and heat from the body. It is particularly suitable for treating damp-heat epidemics, where dampness and heat accumulate in the body, causing symptoms such as fever, fatigue, chest tightness, abdominal distension, limb pain, sore throat, yellow eyes and skin, facial swelling, thirst, short and dark urine, diarrhea or stranguria.
Modern Applications
Gan Lu Xiao Du Dan is widely used in modern medicine to treat a variety of diseases, including typhoid fever, typhus, leptospirosis, jaundice-type infectious hepatitis, cholecystitis, acute gastroenteritis, bacterial dysentery, rheumatic fever, allergic purpura, tachycardia, mumps, pyelonephritis, etc., which are caused by both dampness and heat.
Dietary Assisted Therapy
When using Gan Lu Xiao Du Dan, taking appropriate food therapy can enhance the efficacy. Artemisia annua soup and Artemisia annua jujube porridge are both good choices:
Ingredients : 30 grams of Artemisia annua, 5 dates, and appropriate amount of rock sugar.
Preparation : Wash the Artemisia annua and jujube, put them into a pot, add appropriate amount of water, boil into soup, add rock sugar to taste.
Efficacy : Artemisia capillaris has the effects of clearing away heat and dampness, relieving jaundice and swelling, and is suitable for patients with damp-heat accumulation.

Precautions for use
When using Gan Lu Xiao Du Dan and conducting diet therapy, you need to pay attention to the following points:
Follow the doctor's instructions : Ganlu Xiaodu Dan should be used under the guidance of a doctor to avoid increasing or decreasing the dosage on your own.
Eat a light diet : Avoid spicy, greasy, raw or cold foods to avoid aggravating damp-heat symptoms.
Moderate exercise : Moderate exercise can promote blood circulation and help eliminate moisture in the body.
Keep a happy mood : A good mood helps the body recover and avoids excessive emotional fluctuations.
Conclusion
Gan Lu Xiao Du Dan is a classic Chinese medicine prescription that has the effects of clearing away heat and dampness, detoxifying and reducing swelling. It is suitable for a variety of diseases caused by dampness and heat accumulation. In modern medicine, Ganlu Xiaodu Dan is also widely used in the treatment of a variety of diseases. With appropriate dietary therapy, it can enhance the efficacy and promote the recovery of the body. When using Ganlu Xiaodu Dan and conducting dietary therapy, you need to follow the doctor's instructions, eat a light diet, exercise moderately, and keep a happy mood to achieve the best therapeutic effect.