HERB FORMULAS

XIE QING WAN - 泻青囊 - DRAIN THE GREEN PILL

English: Drain the Green Pill
Also Known As: Pill for Purging Liver Fire

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui 6-30g Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, reduces swelling, expels pus, generates flesh and alleviates pain.
Rx. Gentianae Long Dan Cao 10-30g Drains Damp-Heat from the Liver and Gallbladder channels and drains and pacifies Excess Liver Fire.
With Da Huang, for Liver Fire.
Rz. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong 6-30g Invigorates the Blood and promotes the movement of Qi.
With Dang Gui, harmonizes, nourishes and invigorates the Blood and disperses Blood Stasis.
Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi 9-30g Clears Heat, reduces Fire, eliminates irritability, drains Damp-Heat, reduces swelling and activates the Blood.
With Da Huang, for constipation.
Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang 9-30g Drains Heat, purges accumulations, drains Heat from the Blood, invigorates the Blood and dispels Blood Stasis.
With Dang Gui, for Blood Stasis.
Rz. et Rx. Notopterygii Qiang Huo 6-30g Expels Wind-Cold-Dampness and guides Qi to the Tai Yang and Du channels.
Dry-fried Rx. Saposhnikoviae Fang Feng 6-30g Releases the Exterior, expels External Wind, expels Wind-Dampness, expels Internal Wind, stops spasms and alleviates pain.
With Qiang Huo, for Wind-Dampness.
(Hb. Lophatheri) (Dan Zhu Ye) 2-6g (Clears Heat and eliminates irritability. Decoct first.)

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Clears the Liver
  • Drains Fire

SYNDROMES

  • Liver Fire

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Red, sore and swollen eyes
  • Restlessness
  • Irritability
  • Dark urine
  • Reddish urine
  • Constipation
  • Maybe tremors
  • Maybe convulsions
  • Angers easily
  • Restless sleep
  • Insomnia
  • Temporal headache
  • Dizziness
  • Red cheeks
  • A bitter taste in the mouth
  • T: Red or Red and trembling
  • C: Yellow
  • P: Flooding and Excess or Wiry and rapid or Floating, full, rapid and wiry

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Contraindicated for those with Spleen and Stomach weakness and Deficiency.
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For insomnia: For insomnia with tinnitus or red eyes:
- Rz. et Rx. Notopterygii Qiang Huo - Rz. et Rx. Notopterygii Qiang Huo
- Rx. Saposhnikoviae Fang Feng - Rx. Saposhnikoviae Fang Feng
+ 10g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin + 10g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
+ 3g vinegar mix-fried Rx. Bupleuri Chai Hu + 3g vinegar mix-fried Rx. Bupleuri Chai Hu
+ 15g Concha Margaritaferae Zhen Zhu Mu + 15g Concha Margaritaferae Zhen Zhu Mu
+ 15g calcined Dens Draconis Duan Long Chi + 15g calcined Dens Draconis Duan Long Chi
For insomnia with Damp-Heat in the Lower Jiao: 9g Spica Prunellae Xia Ku Cao
- Rz. et Rx. Notopterygii Qiang Huo    
- Rx. Saposhnikoviae Fang Feng    
+ 10g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin    
+ 3g vinegar mix-fried Rx. Bupleuri Chai Hu    
   
+ 15g Concha Margaritaferae Zhen Zhu Mu    
   
+ 15g calcined Dens Draconis Duan Long Chi    
   
+ 6g Caulis Akebiae Mu Tong    
+ 6g Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie