Artemesia Annua and Scutellaria Decocotion to Clear the Gallbladder
Chinese Prescription: Hao Qin Qing Dan Tang
English Translation: Artemesia Annua and Scutellaria Decocotion to Clear the Gallbladder
Formula Type: Harmonize Lesser Yang- Warp Disorder
Actions: Clears Gallbladder heat, harmonizes the Stomach qi, & transforms phlegm.
Indications: Mild chills alternating with pronounced fever, a bitter taste in the mouth, a stifling sensation in the chest, spitting up bitter or sour fluis (or vomiting yellow, brackish fluids, or, in severe cases, dry heaves), thirst with or without a desire to drink, distention & pain in the chest & hypochondria, a red tongue with a thick, greasy coating that is usually white (but can be yellow or a combination of the two), & a pulse that is rapid while being slippery on the right & wiry on the left.
Contraindications: This formula clears heat & transforms dampness. It is contraindicated in cases pf phlegm-dampness due to yang deficiency.
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Qing Hao / Wormwood, aerial part |
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Taste: Bitter • Temperature: Cold • Category: Clear Heat • Sub Category: Relieve Summerheat |
Dosage3-9g, up to 24g |
Actions1. Clears summerheat: especially for summerheat with low fever, headache, dizziness, & a stifling sensation in the chest.
2. Clears fevers from deficiency: for fevers from either blood deficiency or as the sequelae of a febrile disease. Especially for unremitting fever or night fever & morning coolness with an absence of sweating.
3. Cools blood & stops bleeding: for purpuric rashes or nosebleed due to heat in the blood.
4. Checks malarial disorders & relieves heat: for the alternating fever & chills of malarial disorders. |
MeridiansKidney, Liver, Gallbladder |
CautionsContraindicated in post partum women with blood deficiency, or in cases of cold from deficiency of the Spleen & Stomach. According to some traditional sources, this herb should not be used with sheng di huang or dang gui. |
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Huang Qin / Scute or Baical Skullcap Root |
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Taste: Bitter • Temperature: Cold • Category: Clear Heat • Sub Category: Drain Damp |
Dosage6-15g |
Actions1. Clears heat & drains fire, especially from the upper burner: for heat patterns with high fever, irritability, thirst, cough, & expectoration of thick, yellow sputum, or hot sores & swellings. In treating the latter it can be applied topically or taken internally.
2. Clears heat & dries dampness: a major herb for damp-heat in the Stomach or Intestines, which manifests as diarrhea or dyenteric disorder; damp warm-febrile disease, which presents with fever, stifling senstaion in the chest, & thirst but inability to drink; or for damp-heat in the lower burner with painful urinary dysfunction. Used as a an auxiliary herb for damp-heat jaundice. |
MeridiansGallbladder, Large Intestine, Lung, Stomach |
CautionsContraindicated in cases of heat from deficiency in the Lungs, cold diarrhea o any other condition with cold in the middle burner, & restless fetus due to cold in the blood. May counteract mu dan pi & li lu. |
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Zhu Ru / Bamboo Shavings |
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Taste: Sweet • Temperature: Slightly Cold • Category: Tranform Phlegm & Stop Coughing • Sub Category: Cool & Transform Phlegm-Heat |
Dosage4.5-9g |
Actions1. Clears & transforms phlegm-heat: for heat in the Lungs with thick sputum, a stifling sensation in the chest, or coughing up blood.
2. Clears heat & stops vomiting: for vomiting of bitter or sour material due to heat in the Stomach with bad breath, aversion to heat, & a yellow, greasy tongue. This herb is effective in stopping vomiting & can be used, with other appropriate herbs, in treating other types of vomiting including that associated with morning sickness.
3. Cools the blood & stops bleeding: to stop nosebleed & vomiting of blood. |
MeridiansGallbladder, Lung, Stomach |
CautionsContraindicated in cases with nausea & vomiting due to Stomach cold or cold food stagnation. |
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Zhi Ke / Orange (Bitter), ripened fruit |
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Taste: Bitter • Temperature: Cool • Category: Regulate Qi • Sub Category: |
Dosage3-9g |
ActionsSee zhi shi. Milder in action than zhi shi, zhi ki is used to move the qi & reduce distention & pressure. It is especially appropriate when the patient is deficient or weak. If there is constipation, zhi shi is a more approoppriate choice. |
MeridiansSpleen, Stomach |
CautionsUse with caution during pregnancy, or in cases where the normal qi is weak or there is Stomach cold from deficiency. |
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Chen Pi / Citrus (Tangerine) Peel - Aged, Matured |
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Taste: Acrid, Bitter • Temperature: Warm • Category: Regulate Qi • Sub Category: |
Dosage3-9g |
Actions1. Regulates the qi, improves the transportive funaction of the Spleen, adjusts the middle, & relieves the diaphragm: for Spleen or Stomach, stagnant qi patterns with such symptoms as epigastic or abdominal distention, fullness, bloating, belching, & nausea & vomiting. This herb promotes the movement of qi in general while specifically directing it downward. Its is therefore commonly used in treating many different types of nausea & vomiting.
2. Dries dampness & transforms phlegm: an important herb for phlegm-damp coughs with a stifling sensation in the chest & /or diaphragm, & copious, viscous sputum. Also used for damp turbidity obstructing the middle with a stifling sensation in the chest, abdominal distention, loss of appetite, fatigue, loose stool, & a thick, greasy tongue coating. An important qi-level herb of both the Spleen & Lung channels, it is especially appropriate for disorders involving both channels.
3. Helps prevent stagnation: used with tonifying herbs to prevent their cloying nature from causing stagnation. |
MeridiansLung, Spleen, Stomach |
CautionsContraindicated in cases of dry cough due to yin or qi deficiency. Use with caution when the tongue is red, & in cases with hot phlegm or dry heat coughs, or spittting of blood. |
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Ban Xia / Pinellia (Prepared) |
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Taste: Acrid • Temperature: Warm • Category: Transform Phlegm & Stop Coughing • Sub Category: Warm & Transform Phlegm Cold |
Dosage4.5-12g |
Actions1. Dries dampness, transforms phlegm, & causes rebellious qi to descend: for cough with copious sputum, as in conditions of phlegm-cold in the Lungs. Especially effective in transforming phlegm due to dampness of the Spleen.
2. Harmonizes the Stomach & stops vomiting: for lingering phlegm-dampness in the Stomach that rebels upward, causing nausea & vomiting.
3. Dissipates nodules & reduces distention: for nodules, pressure, distention, or pain due to phlegm lingering in the chest, phlegm nodules in the neck (such as those of goiter & scrofula), or obstructions caused by phlegm anywhere in the body. Also for focal distention in the chest & epigastrium. |
MeridiansLung, Spleen, Stomach |
CautionsContraindicated in all cases of bleeding, cough due to yin deficiency, or depleted fluids. Use with caution in all cases with heat. May be incompatible with wu tou. Toxic: overdosage symptoms include feeling of burning & numbness in the throat, lips, queasy stomach & nausea, & a feeling of pressure in the chest. For recovery, administer raw ginger orally. |
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Chi Fu Ling / Poria Fungus, Hoelen - Light Red |
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Taste: Sweet, Bland • Temperature: Neutral • Category: Drain Damp • Sub Category: |
Dosage9-15g |
ActionsUsed in the treatment of damp-heat.
1. Promotes urination & leaches out dampness: for urinary difficulty, diarrhea, or edema due to stagnation of fluids or dampness. Also used in cases of scanty urine due to damp-heat (more often in its red form).
2. Strengthens the Spleen & harmonizes the middle burner: for Spleen deficiency compounded by dampness with such symptoms as loss of appetite, diarrhea, & epigastric distention.
3. Strengthens the Spleen & transforms phlegm: for Spleen deficiency with congested fluids in which phlegm moves upward with such symptoms as palpitations, headache, dizziness, & a thick, greasy tongue coating.
4. Quites the Heart & calms the spirit: for palpiations, insomnia, or forgetfulness. |
MeridiansHeart, Spleen, Lung |
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