HERB FORMULAS

GE GEN HUANG QIN HUANG LIAN TANG

English: Kudzu, Scutellaria and Coptis Decoction
Also Known As: Kudzu, Coptis and Scute Decoction
Kudzu, Coptis and Scutellaria Decoction
Pueraria, Coptis, and Scute Combination
Decoction of Pueraria, Scutellaria, and Coptis

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Puerariae Ge Gen 6-24g Discharges Exterior conditions, Raises Yang and releases the muscles especially of the neck & upper back, relieves Heat, generates fluids and relieves thirst.
With Huang Qin and Huang Lian, for Heat induced diarrhea and dysenteric disorders due to Damp-Heat.
Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin 3-10g Clears Lung Heat, drains Fire and detoxifies.
With Huang Lian, drains pathogenic Heat from the upper and middle Jiaos for high fever, redness, swelling and pain of the head and face, dry mouth, parched throat, ulcerations of the mouth and tongue, epistaxis, rashes irritability in warm-febrile disease, toothache and explosive diarrhea and dysentery with burning pain in the anus or fitted, filthy stools and abdominal pain.
Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian 3-10g Drains Fire, relieves toxicity, clears Heart Fire and drains Stomach Fire.
With Huang Lian, Huang Qin and Ge Gen, for External Heat with diarrhea or dysentery.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata Zhi Gan Cao 2-6g Moderates and harmonizes the properties of other herbs.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Releases the exterior
  • Clears Internal Yang Ming Heat
  • Raises Yang to stop diarrhea

SYNDROMES

  • Improper treatment of Tai Yang Stage with purgatives (Tai Yang-Yang Ming).
  • Lower Jiao Damp Heat with lingering exterior symptoms.
  • Diarrhea and dysentery whether or not there is Wind Invasion.

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Fever
  • Sweating
  • Thirst
  • Dysenteric diarrhea
  • Foul-smelling stools
  • A burning sensation around the anus
  • Gasping
  • Ephidrosis
  • Palpitations
  • Tenesmus
  • Maybe red tinged urine
  • Irritability and Heat in the chest and epigastrium
  • Stiffness and spasms at the back of the neck
  • Dry mouth
  • Dyspnea with perspiration
  • Maybe wheezing
  • T: Red
  • C: Yellow (Greasy)
  • P: Rapid

TREATS

  • Acute gastroenteritis
  • Acute enteritis
  • Measles
  • Early-stage poliomyelitis
  • Bacillary dysentery
  • Amoebic dysentery
  • Acute colitis
  • Ephidrosis
  • Diarrhea
  • Influenza
  • Asthma
  • Pneumonia
  • Coronary artery disease
  • Cervical spine disease
  • Rectal prolapse
  • Eczema
  • Salmonella poisoning
  • Influenza
  • Trachoma
  • Lachrymal gland inflammation
  • Enteric fever
  • Erysipelas
  • Ophthalmic disorders
  • Toothache
  • Stomatitis
  • Hypertension
  • Stomach flu
  • Fulminant dyspepsia
  • Typhoid
  • Stomatitis
  • Periodontitis
  • Encephalitis B
  • Cerebrovascular disease
  • Perimenopausal syndrome
  • Stroke
  • Diabetes
  • Ulcerative colitis
  • Common cold
  • Conjunctivitis
  • Hangover

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Contraindicated for those with dysentery or diarrhea with no fever and a slow, submerged pulse (Deficiency Cold).
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For abdominal pain: For high fever & stools with pus or blood:
+ Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang + Rx. Pulsatillae Bai Tou Weng
+ Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao Cx. Fraxini Qin Pi
For more prominent exterior manifestations:
For pronounced wheezing:
+ Flos Chrysanthemi Ju Hua + Cx. Mori Albae Sang Bai Pi
For pronounced Dampness with a greasy tongue coat and a slippery pulse:
For less severe Heat:
+ Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua
- Kudzu, Scutellaria and Coptis Decoction
Ge Gen Huang Qin Huang Lian Tang
+ Sm. Plantaginis Che Qian Zi
+ Agastache Powder to Rectify the Qi
Huo Xiang Zheng Qi Tang
For interior patterns with blood and pus in the stool and no chest or abdominal symptoms:
For diarrhea with vomiting:
+ Pulsatilla Decoction
Bai Tou Weng Tang
 + Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia
For abdominal pain and diarrhea:
For acute colitis:
+ Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao + Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua
+ Fr. Aurantii Immaturus Zhi Shi + Sm. Plantaginis Che Qian Zi
For measles with impede expression of the rash or for aphthae or gingivitis due to Stomach Heat:
For dysentery with abdominal pain, bloody stools and tenesmus:
+ Rz. Cimicifugae Sheng Ma + Rx. Pulsatillae Bai Tou Weng
For enteritis with diarrhea:
 + Rx. Aucklandia Mu Xiang
+ Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua + Fr. Citri Aurantii Zhi Ke
+ Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao + Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao
+ Sm. Plantaginis Che Qian Zi + Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui
For vomiting:
For tenesmus:
+ Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia + Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang
Rz. Zingiberis Recens Sheng Jiang + Sm. Arecae Bing Lang
For nausea and vomiting:
For Food Stagnation:
+ Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia + Fr. Hordei Germinatus Mai Ya
+ Caul. Bambusae in Taeniam Zhu Ru + Sm. Raphani Lai Fu Zi
For indigestion:
 + Fr. Crataegi Shan Zha
+ Fr. Crataegi Shan Zha
For acute bacterial dysentery:
+ Massa Fermentata Shen Qu + Rx. Pulsatillae Bai Tou Weng
or
 + Rx. Aucklandia Mu Xiang
+ Fr. Crataegi Shan Zha Per. Citri Reticulatae Viride Qing Pi
+ Sm. Arecae Bing Lang
For vomiting:
+Fr. Aurantii Immaturus Zhi Shi + Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia
    + Rz. Zingiberis Recens Sheng Jiang