Formulas that clear heat
Qing ying tang
Clear the Nutritive Level Decoction
- Chinese name
- 清营汤
- Group
- Formulas that clear heat
- English name
- Clear the Nutritive Decoction
Cools heat at the nutritive (ying) level and nourishes yin and essence.
Indications
When heat has penetrated more deeply: fever at night, much or no thirst, restlessness, delirium and insomnia. The book mentions meningitis, encephalitis and septicaemia.
Ingredients
| Ingredients | Amount |
|---|---|
| Rhinoceros horn (xi jiao)animal | 6–9 g |
| Raw rehmannia (sheng di huang) | 9–15 g |
| Xuan shen (Chinese figwort) | 6–9 g |
| Mai men dong (ophiopogon) | 6–9 g |
| Bamboo leaf (zhu ye) | 3–6 g |
| Huang lian (coptis) | 1–3 g |
| Honeysuckle flower (jin yin hua) | 6–9 g |
| Lian qiao (forsythia) | 6–9 g |
| Dan shen (red sage root) | 3–6 g |
- Tongue
- deep crimson and dry
- Pulse
- thin and rapid