Aidus & E-Fong Herbal Solution
Herbal Formula for Clearing Visceral Heat - Xie Qing Wan
                        
                                      

                             Xie Qing Wan
                          ( Blue-Purging Pills)

SOURCE: Xiao Er Yao Zhen Zhi Jue (Key to Pediatric Therapeutics)
INGREDIENTS:
Dang Gui (Chinese angelica root)
Long Dan (cold gentian root)
Chuan Xiong (Chuanxiong rhizome)
Zhi Zi (Capejasmine fruit)
Da Huang (Rhubarb)
Qiang Huo (Notopterygium root)
Fang Feng (Ledebouriella root)
(With equal dosage of the above herbs. )
DIRECTIONS: Decoct the above herbs in water with some Dan Zhu Ye (bamboo leaf), honey and granulated sugar
for oral administration.
EFFECTS: Clearing the liver and purging fire.
INDICATIONS: Stagnation of the liver fire manifested by insomnia and easy to be angry, conjunctival congestion with
swelling eyelids, dark urine and constipation, forceful surging pulse; or infantile acute convulsion marked by high fever
and spasm.
ANALYSIS OF FORMULA: Being extremcly bitter flavor and Long Dan (cold gentian root) as the main herb
specially purges the excessive fire of the liver and gallbladder. Da Huang (Rhubarb) can purge heat to relieve
constipation; Zhi Zi (capejasmine fruit) can clear the triple jiao and facilitate diuresis. They act as the assitant herb to
induce heat out through urine and stool. As the adjuvant herbs, Chuan Xiong (chuanxiong rhizome) activates blood for
dispersing wind and soothing the liver; Dang Gui (Chinese angelica) root nourishes blood for gentling the liver; Fang feng
(ledebouriella root) and Qiang Huo (notopterygium root) disperse the liver-wind and the stagnated fire; Dan Zhu Ye
(bamboo leaf) clears the heart and facilitates diuresis. Honey and granulated sugar are the dispatchers to harmonize all
the component.
(Aidus & E-Fong Herbal Solution)