Qing Hao Bie Jia Tang
Artemisia Annua and Soft Shelled Turtle Shell Decoction
- Category
- Formulas that Clear Heat
- Subcategory
- Formulas that Clear Heat from Deficiency
- Ingredients
- 5 herbs
Actions
- Nourishes Yin and clears deficient heat
Indications
- Low grade night time fever and night sweats that clear by morning
- Emaciation with normal appetite.
- Possible afternoon fever.
Western Uses:
- Phthisis
- Summer Fever in Children
- Chronic Pyelonephritis
- Kidney Tuberculosis
- Chronic Nephritis
- Advanced Stages of Various Infectious Diseases
Ingredients
5 substances in Qing Hao Bie Jia Tang — each links to its full herb monograph.
Bie Jia15 gTonify Yin
Mu Dan Pi9 gCool the Blood
Qing Hao6 gClear and Relieve Summerheat
Sheng Di Huang12 gCool the Blood
Zhi Mu6 gDrain FirePreparation & dosage
Decoction. Add Qing Hao during the last 10 minutes of boiling.
Safety — read before use
Do not use in cases where the heat in the Qi level
Originally Appeared In:
- Systematic Differentiation of Warm Diseases (Wen Bing Tiao Bian)
Sources & References
Compiled and edited by Thomas Dehli, Founder & Editor, Sacred Lotus
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