Prescriptions for Clearing away Heat in Zang-Fu Organs
Xieqing Wan
Name
The Prescription of Xieqing Wan
Source
The book Xiao Er Yao Zheng Zhi Jue
Ingredients
Long Dan CaoDa HuangFang FengQiang HuoChuan XiongDang GuiShan ZhiExplanation
Long Dan and Da Huang: Clearing heat and purging fire.
Qiang Huo: Dispelling liver wind.
Fang Feng: Dispersing wind pathogen to relieve exterior syndrome.
Chuan Xiong: Promoting the circulation of blood, dispersing pathogenic wind.
Chuan Xiong and Dang Gui: Tonifying liver blood and moistening liver.
Zhi Zi: Clearing away fire in the tri-Jiao, leading fire to go downward.
The Effect of Xieqing Wan
Effect
Swelling and pain of eyes, excessive liver-fire, flaccidity due to malnutrition of tendons, difficulty in lying on the back.
Administrations
Decocted in water for oral dose to be taken twice.
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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