Formulas that clear heat
Ge gen huang qin huang lian tang
Kudzu, Scutellaria and Coptis Decoction
- Chinese name
- 葛根黄芩黄连汤
- Group
- Formulas that clear heat
- English name
- Pueraria, Scute and Coptis Combination
Cools both external and internal acute inflammation and relaxes the neck muscles.
Indications
For an external illness with heat in stomach and intestines: fever, a hot feeling in the chest and stomach area, diarrhoea, dysentery, acute enteritis, a dry mouth and thirst.
Ingredients
| Ingredients | Amount |
|---|---|
| Kudzu root (ge gen) | 10–15 g |
| Huang qin (Baikal skullcap) | 6–9 g |
| Huang lian (coptis) | 3–6 g |
| Honey-fried licorice (zhi gan cao) | 3–6 g |
- Tongue
- red with a yellow coating
- Pulse
- rapid
Variations
- For diarrhoea with vomiting: add ban xia.
- For abdominal pain: add mu xiang and white peony.
- For acute enteritis: add honeysuckle flower and plantain seed.
- For mastitis: add dandelion and honeysuckle flower.