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Huang Qin

Category

Clear Heat

Pin Yin

Latin Name

Scutellariae Radix

English Name

Dosage

3-9g

Entering Channels

Flavor

bitter

Temperature

cold

Pregnancy

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Chinese Herbal Formulas (Comprehensive List)

Individual Essential Oils

Kampo Name

Kampo Number

Kanji

Katakana

Simplified Chinese

Traditional Chinese

Key Characteristics:

Clears heat and dries dampness: a major herb for damp heat in the stomach or intestines which manifests as diarrhea or dysenteric disorder; damp-warmth which presents with fever, stifling sensation in the chest, and thirst with inability to drink; or for damp heat in the lower burner with painful urinary dribbling. An auxiliary herb for damp-heat jaundice.
Clear heat and resolves toxicity, especially in the upper burner: for heat patterns with high fever, irritability, thirst, cough, expectoration of thick, yellow sputum, or hot sores and swellings. Can be applied topically for the latter.
Clears heat and stops bleeding: for internal heat from excess causing the blood to move chaotically. Symptoms include vomiting or coughing of blood, nosebleed, and blood in the stool.
Clears heat and calms the fetus: pacifies the womb when the fetus is restless or kicking excessively due to heat.
Sedates ascendant liver yang: for symptoms such as headache, irritability, red eyes, flushed face, and bitter taste.