HERB FORMULAS

HUANG LIAN SHANG QING WAN - 黃連上清丸 - COPTIS PILL TO CLEAR THE UPPER (BURNER)

English: Coptis Pill to Clear the Upper Burner
Also Known As: Coptis, Phellodendron and Mentha Combination

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian 240g Clears Heat, drains Dampness, drains Fire, resolves toxicity, clears Heat, stops bleeding and drains Stomach Fire.
With Huang Qin and Da Huang, for hematemesis and rectal bleeding due to Blood Heat.
With Huang Qin, Da Huang and Lian Qiao, for abscesses, lesions, carbuncles, furuncles, burns, swelling and inflammation due to toxic Heat.
Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin 240g Clears Heat, dries Dampness, drains Fire, detoxifies, cools the Blood and stops bleeding.
With Huang Lian, drains pathogenic Heat from the Upper and Middle Jiaos.
With Huang Lian and Zhi Zi, for acute febrile disease.
With Zhi Zi, powerfully clears and drains lurking Heat from the Lungs and treats sores due to Heat toxin.
With Huang Lian, Huang Bai and Zhi Zi, for lesions and sores with redness, swelling and pain.
Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai 240g Drains Damp-Heat especially from the Lower Jiao, drains Fire, relieves Fire toxicity and drains Kidney Fire.
With Zhi Zi, for Lower Jiao Damp-Heat leading to hot, painful urinary dysfunction.
With Huang Lian and Lian Qiao, for skin abscesses and lesions.
Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi 240g Clears Heat, reduces Fire, eliminates irritability, drains Damp-Heat, relieves toxicity, reduces swelling and and cools activates the Blood.
With Lian Qiao, for Heat remaining in the Heart channel with sores in the mouth or on the tongue and dark, scanty urine or urinary discomfort.
With Huang Lian, Lian Qiao and Da Huang, for irritability and restlessness with high fever due to Toxic Heat and carbuncles and furuncles with or without abscesses and ulcerations.
With Huang Lian, Huang Qin and Lian Qiao, for boils and carbuncles.
With Da Huang, for constipation.
Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang 360g Drains Heat, purges accumulations, drains Fire, transforms Dampness, promotes urination, drains Heat from the Blood, invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis and reduces Fire toxicity.
With Huang Lian, for a feeling of fullness and distention due to Heat accumulation.
With Zhi Zi, Huang Qin and Lian Qiao, for strong pathogenic Heat in the Upper and Middle Jiaos and upward Flaring of Heat attacking the head.
Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao 180g Clears Heat (especially in the Upper Jiao), relieves toxicity, reduces abscesses, dissipates clumps, clears Blood Heat and promotes urination.
Rz. Curcumae Longae Jiang Huang 180g Invigorates the Blood, eliminates Blood Stasis, promotes the movement of Qi, opens the channels and collaterals to alleviate pain, expels Wind and reduces swelling.
Rx. Scrophulariae Xuan Shen 120g Clears Heat, cools the Blood, nourishes Yin, drains Fire and relieves toxicity.
Hb. Menthae Haplocalycis Bo He 120g Disperses Wind-Heat, cools and clears the head and eyes, benefits the throat and expels turbid filth.
Angelicae Sinensis Radicis Cauda Dang Gui Wei 120g Invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, reduces swelling, expels pus, generates flesh and alleviates pain.
Rx. Puerariae Ge Gen 60g Discharges Exterior conditions, releases the muscles, especially of the neck and upper back, relieves Heat, vents measles and generates fluids.
With Zhi Zi, for irritability.
Rz. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong 60g Invigorates the Blood, promotes the movement of Qi, expels Wind and alleviates pain.
Rx. Platycodi Jie Geng 60g Opens the Lungs, spreads Lung Qi, expels Phlegm, benefits the throat, expels pus and opens and raises Lung Qi, directing the effects of other herbs to the upper body.
Rx. Trichosanthis Tian Hua Fen 60g Drains Heat, generates Fluids, clears and drains Lung Heat, transforms Phlegm, moistens Lung Dryness, relieves toxicity, expels pus and reduces swelling.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Clears Heat
  • Resolves toxicity
  • Drains Fire
  • Unblocks the bowels
  • Expels Wind

SYNDROMES

  • Toxic Heat
  • Heat Accumulation in all three Jiaos

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Acute red eyes
  • Sore throat
  • Mouth or tongue sores
  • Dark, rough urination
  • Reddish urine
  • Restlessness and Heat in the Heart and diaphragm
  • Constipation
  • Gum bleeding
  • Pimples
  • Burning urination
  • Dizziness
  • T: Red
  • C: Yellow
  • P: Slippery and rapid

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

  • Grind into honey pills. Take 9g with green tea.

MODIFICATIONS

For a dry mouth and throat: For thirst and fever:
+ Rx. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong + Gypsum Fibrosum Shi Gao
+ Fr. Schisandrae Wu Wei Zi + Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu
For jaundice and fever:
For tenesmus and hemafecia:
+ Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang + Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang
+ Hb Artemisiae Scopariae Yin Chen + Sm. Arecae Bing Lang
For frequent urination and oliguria:
    + Sm. Plantaginis Che Qian Zi
    + Caulis Akebiae Mu Tong