HERB FORMULAS

QING WEI SAN - 清胃散 - CLEAR THE STOMACH POWDER - COPTIS AND REHMANNIA FORMULA

English: Clear the Stomach Powder
Also Known As: Coptis and Rehmannia Formula
Powder for Clearing Away Stomach Heat

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian 1-10g Clears Stomach Fire, drains Heat, relieves toxicity and stops bleeding.
Rz. Cimicifugae Sheng Ma 1-10g Relieves toxicity, raises and disperses Heat and guides other herbs upwards.
With Huang Lian, clears and drains Heart and Stomach Fire with gum swelling, toothache and ulcerations of the mouth and tongue.
With Sheng Di Huang, for toothache from Stomach Fire.
Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi 1.5-9g Cools the Blood and clears Heat.
With Sheng Di Huang, for Ying and Xue Stage Heat with a high fever, scarlet tongue, thirst, a rash all over the body, epistaxis and hemoptysis or residual Warm pathogen which has injured the Yin and Kidney Yin Deficiency with steaming bones.
Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang 9-15g Cools the Blood, nourishes Yin, cools Heart Fire and generates Fluids.
With Sheng Ma, cools Heat in the Lungs and Stomach stopping hemoptysis and hematemesis.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui 9-12g Reduces swelling, expels pus, generates flesh and alleviates pain.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Drains Stomach Fire
  • Cools Blood
  • Nourishes Yin

SYNDROMES

  • Stomach Fire Blazing
  • Stomach Heat

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Toothache (especially when pain extends into the head)
  • Toothache is worse with Heat and better with Cold
  • Facial swelling
  • Fever
  • Bad breath
  • Dry mouth and tongue
  • Bleeding gums
  • Sores on the gums
  • Maybe scanty, red urine
  • Swollen, painful tongue
  • Swollen, painful lips
  • Swollen, painful jaw
  • Pain is better with Cold and worse with Heat
  • Swelling and pain of the throat
  • Feverish cheeks
  • Temporal headache
  • T: Red
  • C: Little or Yellow
  • P: Slippery, big and rapid

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Contraindicated for those with toothache due to Wind-Cold.
  • Contraindicated for those with toothache tooth and gum problems due to KI Deficiency.
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For strong thirst with a desire for cold drinks: For a toothache:
- Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui
+ White Tiger Decoction
Bai Hu Tang
+ Rx. Scrophulariae Xuan Shen
For sinusitis due to Excess Stomach Heat :
+ Rx. Trichosanthis Tian Hua Fen
+ Xanthium Powder
Cang Er San
For sinusitis due to Excess Stomach Heat with sticky yellow mucus:
For sinusitis due to Excess Stomach Heat with restlessness and thirst:
+ Xanthium Powder
Cang Er San
+ Xanthium Powder
Cang Er San
+ Hb. Patriniae Bai Jiang Cao + Gypsum Fibrosum Shi Gao
+ Sp. Gleditsiae Zao Jiao Ci + Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu
For sinusitis due to Excess Stomach Heat with gingival swelling and bleeding:
For gum bleeding:
+ Xanthium Powder
Cang Er San
 + Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae Niu Xi
+ Rz. Imperatae Bai Mao Gen
or
+ Hb. Cephalanoplos Xiao Ji + Rx. Cyathulae Chuan Niu Xi
For fever:
For abscesses of the upper palate, gingivitis and glossitis in infants:
+ Gypsum Fibrosum Shi Gao + Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua
For toothache due to Wind-Heat:
 + Medulla Junci Deng Xin Cao
+ Rx. Saposhnikoviae Fang Feng
For Heat in the Large Intestine with constipation:
+ Hb. Menthae Bo He + Rx. and Rz. Rhei Da Huang
For swelling and pain of the gums:
or
+ Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin + Rx. and Rz. Rhei Da Huang
+ Rx. Scrophulariae Xuan Shen + Natrii sulfas Mang Xiao
For swelling, inflammation and pain:
or
+ Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu
Major Order the Qi Decoction
Da Cheng Qi Tang
+ Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao
For stomatitis:
For toothache and headache:
+ Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua
+ Hb. Asari Xi Xin + Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao
+ Rx. Angelicae Dahuricae Bai Zhi
For thirst due to deficiency:
For strong thirst with a desire for cold drinks due to Excess Heat in the Stomach: + Rx. Scrophulariae Xuan Shen
+ Gypsum Fibrosum Shi Gao + Rx. Trichosanthis Tian Hua Fen
For headache:
For nasal Dryness:
+ Rx. Angelicae Dahuricae Bai Zhi + 10g Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu
+ Rx. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong + 6g Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang
For hordeolum due to Toxic Heat:
For emaciation:
+Drain the Yellow Powder
Xie Huang San
- Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui
+ 12g Gypsum Fibrosum Shi Gao
For severe Stomach Heat:
+ 9g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
+ 6-9g Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi + 6g Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao
For stabbing pain in the Stomach:
+ 6g Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu
+ 9g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen + 3g Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao
For acid regurgitation:
+ 9g Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao + 9g Endoconcha Sepiae Hai Piao Xiao
For severe thirst:
+ 9g Rz. Phragmitis Lu Gen + 9g Concha Arcae Wa Leng Zi
+ 9g Rx. Trichosanthis Tian Hua Fen
For severe constipation:
For nausea:
+ 9g Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang
+ 9g Ginger-fried Caulis Bambusae in Taeniam Jiang Zhu Ru
For scanty urination:
+ 9g Sm. Plantaginis Che Qian Zi
For toothache: + 9g Polyporus Zhu Ling
+ 9g Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao For gingivitis:
+ Jade Woman Decoction
Yu Nu Jian
+ 12g Hb. Taraxaci Pu Gong Ying
+ 9g Rx. Cynanchi Paniculati Xu Chang Qing For gingivitis with constipation:
+ Jade Woman Decoction
Yu Nu Jian
For gingivitis with severe gum swelling:
+ Jade Woman Decoction
Yu Nu Jian
+ Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang
For gingivitis with severe gum bleeding:
+ Rx. Trichosanthis Tian Hua Fen
+ Jade Woman Decoction
Yu Nu Jian
+ Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao
+ Hb. Phylostachys Nigra Zhu Ye + Pollen Typhae Pu Huang
+ Hb. Agrimoniae Xian He Cao
For periodontitis: + Rz. Imperatae Bai Mao Gen
+ Hb. Phylostachys Nigra Zhu Ye + Hb. Ecliptae Mo Han Lian
For periodontitis with Stomach Heat:
+ Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao + Hb. Hedyotis Diffusae Bai Hua She She Cao
+ Rx. Trichosanthis Tian Hua Fen + Gypsum Fibrosum Shi Gao
or: For periodontitis with gum bleeding:
+ Hb. Hedyotis Diffusae Bai Hua She She Cao + Hb. Hedyotis Diffusae Bai Hua She She Cao
For periodontitis with loose teeth: + Rz. Imperatae Bai Mao Gen
+ Hb. Hedyotis Diffusae Bai Hua She She Cao + Rz. Bletillae Bai Ji
+ Hb. Taxilli Sang Ji Sheng For periodontitis with constipation:
+ Rz. Cibotii Gou Ji + Hb. Hedyotis Diffusae Bai Hua She She Cao
For periodontal disease with constipation: + Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang
+ Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang
For halitosis with mouth and tongue ulcers, and redness, swelling and pain of the gums:
For periodontal disease with Damp-Heat:
+ more (15g) Rz. Coptidis
+ Sm. Coicis Yi Yi Ren
+ Sm. Plantaginis Che Qian Zi + 30g Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
For halitosis with abdominal distention, anorexia and acid reflux:
For halitosis with profuse yellow sputum and chest and hypochondriac fullness and distention:
- Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui - Rz. Cimicifugae Sheng Ma
- Rz. Cimicifugae Sheng Ma + more Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi
+ Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin + Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua
+ Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang + Cx. Lycii Di Gu Pi
For severe epigastric pain: + Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi
+ 9-12g Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin For epigastric pain with severe thirst and Dryness:
+ 9g Fr. Toosendan Chuan Lian Zi
+ 9-12g Rz. Corydalis Yan Hu Suo + 15-30g Gypsum Fibrosum Shi Gao
For epigastric pain with bleeding gums or hematemesis:
+ 9-12g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
+ one or two of the following:
 For epigastric pain with constipation:
9-12g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin + 6-9g Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang
12-18g Rx. Isatidis Ban Lan Gen For epigastric pain with persistent, gnawing pain and bleeding:
9-12g Hb. Violae Zi Hua Di Ding
15-30g Hb. Taraxaci Pu Gong Ying + 9g Endoconcha Sepiae powdered Hai Piao Xiao
24-30g Rz. Phragmitis Lu Gen
9-12g Fr. Luffae Retinervus Si Gua Luo + 9g Rz. Bletillae powdered Bai Ji
For epigastric pain with Liver Qi Stagnation: +9g Rx. Glycyrrhizae Powdered Gan Cao
+ 9-12g Rx. Bupleuri Chai Hu
+ 9-12g Fr. Aurantii Immaturus Zhi Shi For epigastric pain with hyperacidity and heartburn:
+12-18g Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao + 15g powdered Endoconcha Sepiae Hai Piao Xiao
For epigastric pain with hyperacidity: + 15g powdered Calcined Concha Arecae Duan Wa Leng Zi
+ 15g Fr. Crataegi Shan Zha
+ 9-12g Fr. Mume Wu Mei For epigastric pain with excessive belching or nausea and vomiting:
For epigastric pain with mild Yin Deficiency:
+ 18-24g Rx. Scrophulariae Xuan Shen + 12-15g Flos Inulae Xuan Fu Hua
+ 15g Haematitum Dai Zhe Shi
For epigastric pain with ulcers on the gums or mouth: For epigastric pain with Helicobacter pylori:
+ 15-30g Hb. Taraxaci Pu Gong Ying
+ Chinese Patent Medicine: Watermelon Frost
Shi Gua Shuang (topically)
 + 9-12g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
For a toothache due to Stomach Fire:
For a toothache due to Stomach Fire with swollen gums: + 15g Gypsum Fibrosum Shi Gao
+ 10g Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu
+ 15g Gypsum Fibrosum Shi Gao
+ 10g Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu +10g Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang
For a toothache due to Stomach Fire with thirst:
+10g Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang + 15g Gypsum Fibrosum Shi Gao
+ 10g Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao + 10g Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu
+ 10g Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi +10g Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang
For a toothache due to Stomach Fire with bleeding gums: + 12g Rx. Scrophulariae Xuan Shen
+ 10g Hb. Lophatheri Zhu Ye
+ 15g Gypsum Fibrosum Shi Gao For a toothache due to Stomach Fire with abdominal pain:
+ 10g Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu
+ 15g Gypsum Fibrosum Shi Gao
+10g Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang + 10g Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu
+ 10g Rx. Scrophulariae Xuan Shen
+ 10g Rz. Imperatae Bai Mao Gen +10g Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang
For a toothache due to Stomach Fire with severe constipation: + 10g Rz. Corydalis Yan Hu Suo
+ 10g Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao
+ 15g Gypsum Fibrosum Shi Gao For gingivitis and periodontitis:
+ 10g Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu - Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui
+ 9g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
+10g Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang + 3g Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao
+ 10g Natrii Sulfas Mang Xiao For gingivitis and periodontitis with Deficiency Heat in the Liver and Stomach and Spleen Qi Deficiency:
For gingivitis and periodontitis with bleeding gums:
- Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui - Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui
+ 9g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
+ Minor Bupleurum Decoction
Xiao Chai Hu Tang
+ 3g Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao
+ 12g Rz. Imperatae Bai Mao Gen - Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen
For gingivitis and periodontitis with a bitter taste in the mouth: + 9g Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen
- Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui For gingivitis and periodontitis with a dry mouth and thirst:
+ 9g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin - Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui
+ 3g Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao + 9g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
+ 6gFr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi + 3g Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao
For gingivitis and periodontitis with Internal Cold: + 12g Rx. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong
For gingivitis and periodontitis with severe redness and swelling of the gums:
- Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui
+ 2 or 3 of the following
- Rz. Zingiberis Recens Sheng Jiang 12g Hb. Verbena Ma Bian Cao
+ 6g Rz. Zingiberis Gan Jiang 15-30g Hb. Taraxaci Pu Gong Yin
+ 9g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin 15-30g Cornu Bubali Shui Niu Jiao
+ 3g Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao 12g Fr. Arctii Niu Bang Zi
For gingivitis and periodontitis with a toothache: 9-12g Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae` Niu Xi
+ 9-12g Rx. Saposhnikoviae Fang Feng
9-12g Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi
+ 6-9g Hb. Menthae Bo He
or
For gingivitis and periodontitis with severe thirst from damage to Stomach Fluids: 9-12g Rx. Rubiae Qian Cao Gen
For gingivitis and periodontitis with Blood Stagnation:
- Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui
+ 12-15g Rx. Trichosanthis Tian Hua Fen + 12-18g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen
+ 12-15g Hb. Dendrobii Shi Hu + 6-9g Rz. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong
+ 9-12g Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu + 9-12g Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao
For gingivitis and periodontitis with suppuration: For gingivitis and periodontitis with constipation:
+ 3-6g Lasiosphere/ Calvatia Ma Bo + 6-9g Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang
+ 6-9g Natrii Sulfas Mang Xiao
+ 12-15g Rx. Trichosanthis Tian Hua Fen For gingivitis and periodontitis with incessant bleeding:
+ 9-12g Spina Gleditsiae Zao Jiao Ci + 12-15g Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae` Niu Xi
For Excess Stomach and Intestinal Heat:
+ Regulate the Stomach and Order the Qi Decoction
Tiao Wei Cheng Qi Tang
+ 18-30g Rz. Imperatae Bai Mao Gen
+ 12-15g Hb. Agrimoniae Xian He Cao
- Rz. Cimicifugae Sheng Ma + 12-15g Nodus Nelumbo Rhizomatis Ou Jie
- Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui
+ 15g Gypsum Fibrosum Shi Gao For Excess Stomach and Intestinal Heat without constipation:
+ 6g Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi
+ 9g Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie - Rz. Cimicifugae Sheng Ma
For Excess Stomach and Intestinal Heat with severe, scanty urination: - Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui
+ 15g Gypsum Fibrosum Shi Gao
+ Regulate the Stomach and Order the Qi Decoction
Tiao Wei Cheng Qi Tang
+ 6g Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi
+ 9g Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie
- Rz. Cimicifugae Sheng Ma For Excess Stomach and Intestinal Heat with severe Stomach Heat:
- Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui
+ 15g Gypsum Fibrosum Shi Gao
+ Regulate the Stomach and Order the Qi Decoction
Tiao Wei Cheng Qi Tang
+ 6g Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi
+ 9g Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie
+ 9g Sm. Plantaginis Che Qian Zi - Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui
+ 9g Polyporus Zhu Ling + 15g Gypsum Fibrosum Shi Gao
For Excess Stomach and Intestinal Heat with severe thirst with a desire to drink: + 6g Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi
+ 9g Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie
+ Regulate the Stomach and Order the Qi Decoction
Tiao Wei Cheng Qi Tang
 + 9g Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu
For temporomandibular joint syndrome (TMJ):
+ 18g Gypsum Fibrosum Shi Gao
- Rz. Cimicifugae Sheng Ma + 9g. Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi
- Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui + 3g Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao
+ 15g Gypsum Fibrosum Shi Gao + 3g Plumula Nelumbinis Lian Zi Xin
+ 6g Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi For temporomandibular joint syndrome (TMJ) with Spleen Qi Deficiency:
+ 9g Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie
+ 9g Rx. Trichosanthis Tian Hua Fen + 18g Gypsum Fibrosum Shi Gao
+ 9g Rz. Phragmitis Lu Gen + 9g. Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi
For temporomandibular joint syndrome (TMJ) with severe thirst: + 3g Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao
+ 3g Plumula Nelumbinis Lian Zi Xin
+ 18g Gypsum Fibrosum Shi Gao + 9g Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen
+ 9g. Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi + 9g Rz. Dioscoreae Shan Yao
+ 3g Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao For temporomandibular joint syndrome (TMJ) with hot flashes:
+ 3g Plumula Nelumbinis Lian Zi Xin
+ 12g Rx. Trichosanthis Tian Hua Fen + 18g Gypsum Fibrosum Shi Gao
For temporomandibular joint syndrome (TMJ) with dark hot urine: + 9g. Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi
+ 3g Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao
+ 18g Gypsum Fibrosum Shi Gao + 3g Plumula Nelumbinis Lian Zi Xin
+ 9g. Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi + 9g Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai
+ 3g Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao + 9g Rx. Cyathulae Chuan Niu Xi
+ 3g Plumula Nelumbinis Lian Zi Xin For nasal pain:
+ 5g Caulis Akebiae Mu Tong - Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui
+ 9g Hb. Lophatheri Dan Zhu Ye + 6g Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang
For lip pain: + 6g Rx Scutellariae Huang Qin
+ 20g Gypsum Fibrosum Shi Gao + 6g Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao
+ 10g Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu For lip swelling and pain with ulcerations:
+ 20g Gypsum Fibrosum Shi Gao
+ 10g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin + 10g Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu
For lip pain with thirst:
+ 20g Gypsum Fibrosum Shi Gao + 10g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
+ 10g Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu + 10g Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao
+ 10g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin + 10 Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi
+ 10g Rx. Scrophulariae Xuan Shen For lip pain with bleeding gums:
+ 10g Hb. Lophatheri Dan Zhu Ye + 20g Gypsum Fibrosum Shi Gao
For lip pain with a Stomach ache: + 10g Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu
+ 20g Gypsum Fibrosum Shi Gao
+ 10g Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu + 10g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
+ 10g Rz. Imperatae Bai Mao Gen
+ 10g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin For lip pain with constipation:
+ 10g Rz. Corydalis Yan Hu Suo + 20g Gypsum Fibrosum Shi Gao
+ 10g Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao + 10g Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu
For tongue pain:
+ 20g Gypsum Fibrosum Shi Gao + 10g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
+ 10g Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi + 10g Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang
For tongue pain with ulceration and swelling: + 10g Natrii Sulfas Mang Xiao
+ 20g Gypsum Fibrosum Shi Gao For tongue pain with thirst:
+ 10g Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi + 20g Gypsum Fibrosum Shi Gao
+ 10g Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao + 10g Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi
+ 15g Rx. Scrophulariae Xuan Shen
For tongue pain with swollen gums: + 10g Hb. Lophatheri Dan Zhu Ye
+ 20g Gypsum Fibrosum Shi Gao For tongue pain with abdominal pain:
+ 10g Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi + 20g Gypsum Fibrosum Shi Gao
+ 20g Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu + 10g Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi
+ 10g Rz. Corydalis Yan Hu Suo
For tongue pain with constipation: + 10g Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao
+ 20g Gypsum Fibrosum Shi Gao    
+ 10g Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi    
+ 10g Rx. Et Rz. Rhei Da Huang    
+ 10g Natrii Sulfas Mang Xiao