HERB FORMULAS

HUANG QIN HUA SHI TANG

English: Scutellaria and Talcum Decoction
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin 9-20g Clears Heat, drains Fire, dries Dampness and detoxifies.
With Bai Dou Kou, Hua Shi and Zhu Ling for Damp-Warm febrile disease in the Middle Jiao with recurrent fevers and body aches.
With Hua Shi, Tong Cao and Bai Dou Kou, for Damp-Heat with fever, chest fullness and a greasy tongue coat.
Talcum Hua Shi 9-10g Promotes urination, drains Heat from the Bladder, clears and releases Summerheat and expels Damp-Heat through the urine.
With Huang Qin and Tong Cao, for Damp-Warmth when Damp-Heat obstructs the Qi Level.
Cx. Poriae Cocos Fu Ling Pi 9g Stronger diuretic than Fu Ling, expels Dampness, strengthens the Spleen and harmonizes the Middle jiao.
Per. Arecae Da Fu Pi 6-10g Descends Qi, reduces Stagnation, promotes urination and expels Dampness.
With Tong Cao for edema and distention due to Damp-Heat.
Fr. Amomi Bai Dou Kou 3-6g Aromatically transforms Dampness, descends Qi, moves Qi and transforms Stagnation.
Medulla Tetrapanacis Tong Cao 3-6g Promotes urination and clears Heat.
Scl. Polypori Zhu Ling 9-15g Promotes urination, expels Dampness and dispels Damp-Heat.
With Da Fu Pi, for urinary difficulty, edema, and abdominal distention.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Clears Heat
  • Resolves Dampness

SYNDROMES

  • Warm-Damp Febrile Disease affecting the Middle Jiao
  • Summerheat and Dampness

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Fever
  • Fever apparently resolves with sweat but then reappears
  • Body aches
  • Little or no thirst
  • Oliguria
  • Dirty face
  • Heaviness sensation of the body
  • T: Normal
  • C: Pale yellow and very moist
  • P: Soft and rapid

TREATS

  • Rhinorrhea
  • Typhoid fever
  • Sunstroke
  • Urinary tract infection

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

  • The Dampness is caused by untransformed food which Stagnates and leads to Heat.
  • It is used for Damp-Heat with equal amounts of Dampness and Heat.

MODIFICATIONS

For stranguria of the Heat type with frequent, difficult urination, dripping urine a slow pulse and a yellow and smooth tongue coat: For severe Heat signs:
- Medulla Tetrapanacis Tong Cao + Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian
+ Sm. Plantaginis Che Qian Zi + Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang
For severe nasal congestion and sinusitis:
+ Gypsum Fibrosum Shi Gao
+ Rx. Angelicae Dahuricae Bai Zhi    
+ Flos Magnoliae Xin Yi Hua    
+ Hb. Menthae Bo He