Prescriptions for Removing Pathogenic Heat and Toxic Material
Shang Qing Wan (上清丸): Classic TCM Formula
Name
The Prescription of 上清丸
Ingredients
Da HuangHuang QinLian QiaoJu HuaBai ZhiZhi ZiJing JieFang FengBo HeChuan XiongJie GengExplanation
Da Huang: Relaxing the bowels to sweep away the stagnancy of food or other pathogenic factors.
Jing Jie and Fang Feng: Being pungent in taste and disperse in nature, dispelling wind pathogen in the upper body.
Huang Qin: Clearing the fire of upper-jiao.
Zhi Zi: Clearing heat syndrome of heart, liver and stomach.
Chuan Xiong and Bai Zhi: Dispelling wind pathogen and relieving pain.
Ju Hua, Jing Jie Sui, Bo He, Lian Qiao: Expelling wind-heat of upper-Jiao.
The Effect of 上清丸
Effect
Clear heat and dissipate wind, remove toxicity and relax the bowels.
Indications
Dizziness, swelling and pain of gum, constipation, aphtha, hot eyes, tinnitus, nasosinusitis.
Contraindication
It is contraindicated to pregnant women.
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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