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Herbal Formula for Clearing Heat & Poison - Xie Xin Tang
                        
                                      


                     ASSOCIATED FORMULA FOR HUANG LIAN JIE DU TANG

                                                  Xie Xin Tang

                                        (Heart-Purging Decoction)

INGREDIENTS: Da Huang (Rhubarb) 6g, Huang Lian (coptis root) 3g, Huang qin (scutellaria root) 9g. The above
herbs should be decocted in water for oral administration.

Effects: purging fire and poison, drying dampness to resolve stiffness.

Indications: internal exuberance of fire leading to bleeding such as hemoptysis and epistaxis; or internal accumulation of
dam-heat resulting in jaundice with chest stuffiness and irritable fever; or pushing up of accumulated heat manifested by
conjunctive congestion with swollen eyelids, oral ulceration; or sores in surgery with symptoms of irritable and feverish
sensation of chest, constipation, etc.

NOTES: Both this formula and Huang Lian Jie du Tang (Coptis Detoxicating Decoction) can be used to treat syndrome
of exuberant heat of the triple j iao. In this formula, Da Huang (rhubarb) as the main herb in the cooperation with Huang
Qin (scutellaria root) and Huang Lian (coptis root) purge fire and heat as well as resolve dampness with their bitter
flavor and cold nature, so it is special for syndrome of exuberant fire of the heart and stomach.
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