Prescriptions for Clearing away Heat to Eliminate Heat-phlegm
Qing Jin Jiang Huo Tang (清金降火汤)
Name
The Prescription of 清金降火汤
Source
The book Gu Jin Yi Jian
Ingredients
Chen Pi 4.5 g,Ban Xia 3 g,Fu Ling 3 g,Jie Geng 3 g,Zhi Qiao 3 g,Bei Mu 3 g,Qian Hu 3 g,Xing Ren 4.5 g,Huang Qin 3 g,Shi Gao 3 g,Gua Lou Ren 3 g,Zhi Gan Cao 0.9 g,Sheng Jiang 10 g.Explanation
Ban Xia: Checking upward adverse flow of Qi, regulating the stomach, resolving phlegm.
Huang Qin: Being bitter in taste and cold in nature, being adept in removing pathogenic heat in Shaoyang channel.
Zhi Qiao and Jie Geng: Activating the Qi in the upper-Jiao with the former ascending and the latter descending.
Gua Lou Ren: Moistening the lung and resolving phlegm.
Bei Mu: Clearing away heat, moistening the lung, resolving phlegm, arresting cough.
Sheng Jiang: Regulating the stomach and descending the adverse flow of Qi.
Fu Ling: Strengthening the spleen, inducing diuresis.
Qian Hu: Dispelling phlegm and directing qi downward, dispersing wind-heat.
Chen Pi: Promoting flow of qi, arresting vomiting, drying dampness and resolving phlegm.
Xing Ren: Relieving cough and dyspnea, moistening the intestines for relaxing bowels.
Shi Gao: Removing heat and restlessness.
Zhi Gan Cao: Supplementing Qi and regulating the stomach, tempering the actions of all the other ingredients.
The Effect of 清金降火汤
Effect
Clear lung heat, purge fire, relieve cough and resolve phlegm.
Indications
Cough with yellow phlegm, excessive fire in lung and stomach.
Administrations
Decoct in water for oral dose to be taken on empty stomach.
Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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