Ge Gen Huang Qin Huang Lian Tang - 葛根黃蓮黃苓湯 - Kudzu, Scutellaria And Coptis Decoction

English:	Kudzu, Scutellaria and Coptis Decoction
Also Known As:	Kudzu, Coptis and Scute Decoction Kudzu, Coptis and Scutellaria Decoction Pueraria, Coptis, and Scute Combination Decoction of Pueraria, Scutellaria, and Coptis

Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Rx. Puerariae	Ge Gen	6-24g	Discharges Exterior conditions, Raises Yang and releases the muscles especially of the neck and upper back, relieves Heat, generates fluids and relieves thirst. With Huang Qin and Huang Lian, for Heat induced diarrhea and dysenteric disorders due to Damp-Heat.
Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin	3-12g	Clears Lung Heat, drains Fire and detoxifies. With Huang Lian, drains pathogenic Heat from the upper and middle Jiaos for high fever, redness, swelling and pain of the head and face, dry mouth, parched throat, ulcerations of the mouth and tongue, epistaxis, rashes irritability in warm-febrile disease, toothache and explosive diarrhea and dysentery with burning pain in the anus or fitted, filthy stools and abdominal pain.
Rz. Coptidis	Huang Lian	3-10g	Drains Fire, relieves toxicity, clears Heart Fire and drains Stomach Fire. With Huang Lian, Huang Qin and Ge Gen, for External Heat with diarrhea or dysentery.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata	Zhi Gan Cao	2-6g	Moderates and harmonizes the properties of other herbs.

Formula Actions

• Releases the Exterior
• Clears Internal Yang Ming Heat
• Raises Yang to stop diarrhea

Syndromes

• Improper treatment of Tai Yang Stage with purgatives (c).
• Lower Jiao Damp Heat with lingering exterior symptoms.
• Diarrhea and dysentery whether or not there is Wind Invasion.
• Incompletely resolved exterior with interior excess Heat (Secondary source)

Clinical Manifestations

Fever Sweating Thirst Dysenteric diarrhea Foul-smelling stools A burning sensation around the anus Gasping Ephidrosis Palpitations Tenesmus

Maybe red tinged urine Irritability and Heat in the chest and epigastrium Stiffness and spasms at the back of the neck Dry mouth Dyspnea with perspiration Maybe wheezing T: Red C: Yellow (Greasy) P: Rapid

Treats

Acute gastroenteritis Acute enteritis Measles Early-stage poliomyelitis Bacillary dysentery Amoebic dysentery Acute colitis Ephidrosis Diarrhea Influenza Asthma Pneumonia Coronary artery disease Cervical spine disease Rectal prolapse Eczema Salmonella poisoning Trachoma Lachrymal gland inflammation Common cold Food allergy Stomach cancer Fever Perspiration Diaper dermatitis (diaper rash)

Enteric fever Erysipelas Ophthalmic disorders Toothache Stomatitis Hypertension Stomach flu Fulminant dyspepsia Typhoid Stomatitis Periodontitis Encephalitis B Cerebrovascular disease Perimenopausal syndrome Stroke Diabetes Ulcerative colitis Conjunctivitis Hangover Heatstroke Crohn's disease Diarrhea as a complication of AIDS/HIV Gasping Dyspnea Poliomyelitis

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

• For diaper rash: Best results are obtained when the formula is used both internally and topically as a wash. Take internally four times a day. Wash three times a day.
• Its emphasis is on the interior part of the disorder.

Modifications

For abdominal pain:		For high fever & stools with pus or blood:
+ Rx. Aucklandiae	Mu Xiang	+ Rx. Pulsatillae	Bai Tou Weng
+ Rx. Paeoniae Alba	Bai Shao	Cx. Fraxini	Qin Pi
For more prominent exterior manifestations:		For pronounced wheezing:
+ Flos Chrysanthemi	Ju Hua	+ Cx. Mori Alba	Sang Bai Pi
For pronounced Dampness with a greasy tongue coat and a slippery pulse:		For less severe Heat:
+ Flos Lonicerae	Jin Yin Hua	- Kudzu, Scutellaria and Coptis Decoction Ge Gen Huang Qin Huang Lian Tang
+ Sm. Plantaginis	Che Qian Zi	+ Agastache Powder to Rectify the Qi Huo Xiang Zheng Qi Tang
For interior patterns with blood and pus in the stool and no chest or abdominal symptoms:		For diarrhea with vomiting:
+ Pulsatilla Decoction Bai Tou Weng Tang		+ Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum	Zhi Ban Xia
For abdominal pain and diarrhea:		For acute colitis:
+ Rx. Paeoniae Alba	Bai Shao	+ Flos Lonicerae	Jin Yin Hua
+ Fr. Aurantii Immaturus	Zhi Shi	+ Sm. Plantaginis	Che Qian Zi
For measles with impede expression of the rash or for aphthae or gingivitis due to Stomach Heat:		For dysentery with abdominal pain, bloody stools and tenesmus:
+ Rz. Cimicifugae	Sheng Ma	+ Rx. Pulsatillae	Bai Tou Weng
For enteritis with diarrhea:		+ Rx. Aucklandia	Mu Xiang
+ Flos Lonicerae	Jin Yin Hua	+ Fr. Citri Aurantii	Zhi Ke
+ Fr. Forsythiae	Lian Qiao	+ Rx. Paeoniae Alba	Bai Shao
+ Sm. Plantaginis	Che Qian Zi	+ Rx. Angelicae Sinensis	Dang Gui
For vomiting:		For tenesmus:
+ Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum	Zhi Ban Xia	+ Rx. Aucklandiae	Mu Xiang
Rz. Zingiberis Recens	Sheng Jiang	+ Sm. Arecae	Bing Lang
For nausea and vomiting:		For Food Stagnation:
+ Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum	Zhi Ban Xia	+ Fr. Hordei Germinatus	Mai Ya
+ Caul. Bambusae in Taeniam	Zhu Ru	+ Sm. Raphani	Lai Fu Zi
For indigestion:		+ Fr. Crataegi	Shan Zha
+ Fr. Crataegi	Shan Zha	For acute bacterial dysentery:
+ Massa Fermentata	Shen Qu	+ Rx. Pulsatillae	Bai Tou Weng
Or		+ Rx. Aucklandia	Mu Xiang
+ Fr. Crataegi	Shan Zha	Per. Citri Reticulatae Viride	Qing Pi
+ Sm. Arecae	Bing Lang	For vomiting:
+Fr. Aurantii Immaturus	Zhi Shi	+ Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum	Zhi Ban Xia
For amoebic dysentery:		+ Rz. Zingiberis Recens	Sheng Jiang
- Cx. Fraxini	Qin Pi	For amoebic dysentery with a high fever:
+ Pulsatilla Decoction Bai Tou Weng Tang		- Cx. Fraxini	Qin Pi
+ Pulsatilla Decoct on Bai Tou Weng Tang
+ Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis	Hou Po
+ Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis	Hou Po
+ Hb. Agastaches/ Pogostemonis	Huo Xiang
+ Hb. Agastaches/ Pogostemonis	Huo Xiang
For amoebic dysentery with hemafecia:
- Cx. Fraxini	Qin Pi	+ Flos Lonicerae	Jin Yin Hua
+ Pulsatilla Decoct on Bai Tou Weng Tang		For amoebic dysentery with nausea and vomiting:
- Cx. Fraxini	Qin Pi
+ Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis	Hou Po	+ Pulsatilla Decoction Bai Tou Weng Tang
+ Hb. Agastaches/ Pogostemonis	Huo Xiang	+ Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis	Hou Po
+ Rx. Sanguisorbae	Di Yu	+ Hb. Agastaches/ Pogostemonis	Huo Xiang
For amoebic dysentery with abdominal pain:
- Cx. Fraxini	Qin Pi	+ Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum	Zhi Ban Xia
+ Pulsatilla Decoction Bai Tou Weng Tang		For enteritis:
+ Rx. Pulsatilla	Bai Tou Weng
+ Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis	Hou Po	+ Rx. Paeoniae Rubra	Chi Shao
+ Fr. Forsythiae	Lian Qiao
+ Hb. Agastaches/ Pogostemonis	Huo Xiang	For gastritis:
+ Rz. Cyperi	Xiang Fu
+ Rx. Paeoniae Alba	Bai Shao	+ Rx. Paeoniae Alba	Bai Shao
For gastritis with constipation:		+ Hb. Agastaches/ Pogostemonis	Huo Xiang
+ Rz. Cyperi	Xiang Fu
+ Rx. Paeoniae Alba	Bai Shao	For gastritis with loose stools:
+ Hb. Agastaches/ Pogostemonis	Huo Xiang	+ Rz. Cyperi	Xiang Fu
+ Rx. Paeoniae Alba	Bai Shao
+ Hb. Hedyotis	Bai Hua She She Cao	+ Hb. Agastaches/ Pogostemonis	Huo Xiang
For gastritis with acid reflux:
+ Rz. Cyperi	Xiang Fu	+ Rx. Aucklandiae	Mu Xiang
+ Rx. Paeoniae Alba	Bai Shao	For gastritis with nausea and vomiting:
+ Hb. Agastaches/ Pogostemonis	Huo Xiang	+ Rz. Cyperi	Xiang Fu
+ Rx. Paeoniae Alba	Bai Shao
+ Calcined Concha Arcae	Duan Wu Ling Zi	+ Hb. Agastaches/ Pogostemonis	Huo Xiang
For gastritis with abdominal distention:		+ Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum	Zhi Ban Xia
+ Rz. Cyperi	Xiang Fu
+ Per. Arecae	Da Fu Pi	For gastritis with Food Stagnation:
+ Hb. Agastaches/ Pogostemonis	Huo Xiang	+ Rz. Cyperi	Xiang Fu
+ Hb. Agastaches/ Pogostemonis	Huo Xiang
For childhood fever in the Spring:
+ Hb. Artemisiae Annuae	Qing Hao	+ Dry-fried Sm. Raphani	Chao Lai Fu Zi
+ Fr. Crataegi	Shan Zha
For childhood fever in the Summer:		+ Massa Medica Fermentata	Shen Qu
+ Gypsum Fibrosum	Shi Gao
For childhood fever in the Fall:		For childhood fever in the Winter:
+ Rx. Platycodi	Jie Geng	+ Hb. Ephedrae	Ma Huang
For prominent Dampness:		For prominent Heat:
+ 12-15g Rz. Atractylodis	Cang Zhu	+15-30g Flos Lonicerae	Jin Yin Hua
+ 9-12g Fr. Forsythiae	Lian Qiao
+ 12-15g Poria	Fu Ling	+ 9-12g Fr. Gardeniae	Zhi Zi
+ 15-30g Sm. Coicis	Yi Yi Ren	For severe diarrhea:
For cramping abdominal pain:		+ 15-18g Hb. Portulacae	Ma Chi Xian
+ 6-9g Hb Agastaches/ Pogostemonis	Mu Xiang	For bleeding:
+ 9-12g Rx. Sanguisorbae	Di Yu
+ 9-12g Rx. Paeoniae Alba	Bai Shao
+ 9-12g Flos Sophorae	Huai Hua Mi
For nausea or vomiting:		For abdominal distention:
+ 9-12g Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum	Zhi Ban Xia	+ 9-12g Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis	Hou Po
+ 12-15g Caulis Bambusae in Taeniam	Zhu Ru	+ 9-12g Fr. Aurantii	Zhi Ke
For difficult or scanty urination:
For Food Stagnation or diarrhea associated with overindulgence:		+ 12-18g Talcum	Hua Shi
For signs of residual Wind-Heat:
+ 15g Baked Massa Medicata Fermentata	Jiao Shen Qu	+15-30g Flos Lonicerae	Jin Yin Hua
+ 9-12g Fr. Forsythiae	Lian Qiao
+ 15g Dry-fried Fr. Hordei Germinatus	Chao Mai Ya	+ 6g Hb. Menthae	Bo He
For giardia:
+ 15g Dry-fried Fr. Crataegi	Chao Shan Zha	+ 15g Hb. Artemisiae Annuae	Qing Hao
For abdominal pain due to Damp-Heat in the lower Jiao:		+ 6-9g Bul. Allii Sativi	Da Suan
For abdominal pain due to Damp-Heat in the lower Jiao with Damp predominant:
- Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata	Zhi Gan Cao
- Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata	Zhi Gan Cao
+ 12g Flos Lonicerae	Jin Yin Hua
+ 6g Caulis Akebiae	Mu Tong	+ 12g Flos Lonicerae	Jin Yin Hua
+ 12g Poria	Fu Ling	+ 6g Caulis Akebiae	Mu Tong
+ 9g Sm. Plantaginis	Che Qian Zi	+ 15g Poria	Fu Ling
For abdominal pain due to Damp-Heat in the lower Jiao with a burning sensation in the anus:		+ 9g Sm. Plantaginis	Che Qian Zi
+ 9g Hb. Moslae	Xiang Ru
- Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata	Zhi Gan Cao	For abdominal pain due to Damp-Heat in the lower Jiao with a fever due to sunstroke:
+ 12g Flos Lonicerae	Jin Yin Hua	- Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata	Zhi Gan Cao
+ 6g Caulis Akebiae	Mu Tong
+ 15g Poria	Fu Ling	+ 12g Flos Lonicerae	Jin Yin Hua
+ 9g Sm. Plantaginis	Che Qian Zi	+ 6g Caulis Akebiae	Mu Tong
+ 9g Hb. Moslae	Xiang Ru	+ 15g Poria	Fu Ling
+ 9g Cx. Phellodendri	Huang Bai	+ 9g Sm. Plantaginis	Che Qian Zi
For hematochezia due to Excess Heat:		+ 9g Hb. Moslae	Xiang Ru
+ Rx. Notoginseng	San Qi	+ 9g Rx. Bupleuri	Chai Hu
+ Rx. Rubiae	Qian Cao Gen	+ 18g Gypsum Fibrosum	Shi Gao
For ulcerative colitis:
- Rx Glycyrrhizae Preparata	Zhi Gan Cao
+ 30g Flos Lonicerae	In Yin Hua
+ 15g Rx. Pulsatillae	Bai Tou Weng
+ 10g Sm. Plantaginis	Che Qian Zi
+ 10g Rx. Aucklandiae	Mu Xiang
+ 10g Fr. Aurantii	Zhi Ke