Huang Qin (Baical Skullcap Root)

Herb 4 of 7 in Herbs that Clear Heat and Dry Dampness

Channels:

GB, LI, LU, ST

Properties:

Bitter, Cold

Latin:

Radix Scutellariae Baicalensis

Chinese:

黄芩

Tone Marks:

huáng qín

Chinese Herb Actions

• Clears Heat, Fire, and Drains Dampness
  Especially for heat and damp in the Upper Jiao, symptoms include high fever, thirst, cough, irritability, and sputum that is thick and yellow. Used topically or internally for hot sores and swellings.
• Clears Damp-Heat in the Stomach and Intestines
  For diarrhea or dysentery with high fever, thirst with inability to drink, or painful urination. Also used with other herbs for Damp-Heat jaundice.
• Clears Heat and Stops Bleeding
  For Blood in the stool, epistaxis, or vomiting with Blood.
• Calms the Fetus
  For threatened miscarriage when the fetus is restless due to heat.
• Calms Liver Yang Rising
  For headache, red eyes, bitter taste in the mouth, irritability, or hypertension.

Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions

• Contraindicated in heat in the lungs from deficiency, cold in the middle Jiao, and restless fetus due to cold. Some traditional sources say this herb counteracts Rhizoma et Radix Veratri (li lu), and Cortex Moutan Radicis (mu dan pi).

Herb-Drug Interactions

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Chinese Herb Toxicity & Overdose

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Chinese Herb Dosage

• 6-15 grams.
• Part used: root.

Chinese Herb Notes

• Dry-fried reduces its cooling nature and helps herb to enter the blood (for restless fetus and heat in lower Jiao), fried in wine to help the herb rise to the upper Jiao. More effective to stop bleeding in its charred form.

This Herb Appears in the Following Formulas:

• An Gong Niu Huang Wan (Calm the Palace Pill with Cattle Gallstone)
  Category: Formulas that Clear Heat and Open the Orifices
• Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang (Pinellia Decoction to Drain the Epigastrium)
  Category: Formulas that Harmonize the Stomach and Intestines
• Chai Ge Jie Ji Tang (Bupleurum and Kudzu Decoction to Release the Muscle Layer)
  Category: Formulas that Release Exterior Wind-Heat
• Chai Hu Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang (Bupleurum Plus Dragon Bone and Oyster Shell Decoction)
  Category: Formulas that Sedate and Calm the Spirit
• Da Chai Hu Tang (Major Bupleurum Decoction)
  Category: Formulas that Harmonize Lesser Yang-stage Disorders
• Da Huang Zhe Chong Wan (Rhubarb and Eupolyphaga Pill)
  Category: Formulas that Invigorate the Blood and Dispel Blood Stasis
• Da Yuan Yin (Reach the Membrane Source Decoction)
  Category: Formulas that Harmonize Lesser Yang-stage Disorders
• Dang Gui Liu Huang Tang (Tangkuei and Six Yellow Decoction)
  Category: Formulas that Stabilize the Exterior and the Lungs
• Ding Chuan Tang (Arrest Wheezing Decoction)
  Category: Formulas that Direct Rebellious Qi Downward
• Fang Feng Tong Sheng San (Ledebouriella Powder that Sagely Unblocks)
  Category: Formulas that Release Exterior-Interior Excess
• Gan Lu Xiao Du Dan (Sweet Dew Special Pill to Eliminate Toxins)
  Category: Formulas that Clear Damp-Heat
• Ge Gen Huang Lian Huang Qin Tang (Kudzu, Coptis, and Scutellaria Decoction)
  Category: Formulas that Release Exterior-Interior Excess
• Gu Jing Wan (Stabilize the Menses Pill)
  Category: Formulas that Stabilize the Womb
• Gun Tan Wan (Vaporize Phlegm Pill)
  Category: Formulas that Scour Phlegm and Open the Orifices
• Hao Qin Qing Dan Tang (Artemisia Annua and Scutellaria Decoction to Clear the Gallbladder)
  Category: Formulas that Harmonize Lesser Yang-stage Disorders
• Huang Lian e Jiao Tang (Coptis and Ass Hide Gelatin Decoction)
  Category: Formulas that Nourish the Heart and Calm the Spirit
• Huang Lian Jie Du Tang (Coptis Decoction to Relieve Toxicity)
  Category: Formulas that Clear Heat and Relieve Toxicity
• Huang Tu Tang (Yellow Earth Decoction)
  Category: Formulas that Tonify and Stop Bleeding
• Jiu Wei Qiang Huo Tang (Nine Herb Decoction with Notopterygium)
  Category: Formulas that Release Exterior Cold
• Liang Ge San (Cool the Diaphragm Powder)
  Category: Formulas that Purge Heat Accumulation
• Long Dan Xie Gan Tang (Gentiana Longdancao Decoction to Drain the Liver)
  Category: Formulas that Clear Heat from the Organs
• Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin (Universal Benefit Decoction to Eliminate Toxins)
  Category: Formulas that Clear Heat and Relieve Toxicity
• Qing Qi Hua Tan Wan (Clear the Qi and Transform Phlegm Pill)
  Category: Formulas that Clear Heat and Transform Phlegm
• Qing Re Zhi Beng Tang (Clear Heat and Stop Excessive Uterine Bleeding Decoction)
  Category: Formulas that Clear Heat and Stop Bleeding
• Qing Wen Bai Du Yin (Clear Epidemics and Overcome Toxins Decoction)
  Category: Formulas that Clear Heat and Relieve Toxicity
• Shao Yao Tang (Peony Decoction)
  Category: Formulas that Clear Damp-Heat
• Shi Gao Tang (Gypsum Decoction)
  Category: Formulas that Release Exterior-Interior Excess
• Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin (Gastrodia and Uncaria Decoction)
  Category: Formulas that Extinguish Internal Wind
• Xiao Chai Hu Tang (Minor Bupleurum Decoction)
  Category: Formulas that Harmonize Lesser Yang-stage Disorders
• Xiao Xu Ming Tang (Minor Prolong Life Decoction)
  Category: Formulas that Release Wind from the Skin and Channels
• Xie Xin Tang (Drain the Epigastrium Decoction)
  Category: Formulas that Clear Heat and Relieve Toxicity
• Zhong Man Fen Xiao Wan (Separate and Reduce Fullness in the Middle Pill)
  Category: Formulas that Clear Damp-Heat