Huang Lian Shang Qing Wan - 黃連上清丸 - Coptis Pill To Clear The Upper (Burner)

English:	Coptis Pill to Clear the Upper Burner
Also Known As:	Coptis, Phellodendron and Mentha Combination

Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Rz. Coptidis	Huang Lian	240g	Clears Heat, drains Dampness, drains Fire, resolves toxicity, clears Heat, stops bleeding and drains Stomach Fire. With Huang Qin and Da Huang, for hematemesis and rectal bleeding due to Blood Heat. With Huang Qin, Da Huang and Lian Qiao, for abscesses, lesions, carbuncles, furuncles, burns, swelling and inflammation due to toxic Heat.
Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin	240g	Clears Heat, dries Dampness, drains Fire, detoxifies, cools the Blood and stops bleeding. With Huang Lian, drains pathogenic Heat from the Upper and Middle Jiaos. With Huang Lian and Zhi Zi, for acute febrile disease. With Zhi Zi, powerfully clears and drains lurking Heat from the Lungs and treats sores due to Heat toxin. With Huang Lian, Huang Bai and Zhi Zi, for lesions and sores with redness, swelling and pain.
Cx. Phellodendri	Huang Bai	240g	Drains Damp-Heat especially from the Lower Jiao, drains Fire, relieves Fire toxicity and drains Kidney Fire. With Zhi Zi, for Lower Jiao Damp-Heat leading to hot, painful urinary dysfunction. With Huang Lian and Lian Qiao, for skin abscesses and lesions.
Fr. Gardeniae	Zhi Zi	240g	Clears Heat, Drains Damp-Heat, Eliminates irritability, Reduces Fire, Reduces swelling and and cools activates the Blood, Relieves toxicity. With Lian Qiao, for Heat remaining in the Heart channel with sores in the mouth or on the tongue and dark, scanty urine or urinary discomfort. With Huang Lian, Lian Qiao and Da Huang, for irritability and restlessness with high fever due to Toxic Heat and carbuncles and furuncles with or without abscesses and ulcerations. With Huang Lian, Huang Qin and Lian Qiao, for boils and carbuncles. With Da Huang, for constipation.
Rx. et Rz. Rhei	Da Huang	360g	Drains Heat, purges accumulations, drains Fire, transforms Dampness, promotes urination, drains Heat from the Blood, invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis and reduces Fire toxicity. With Huang Lian, for a feeling of fullness and distention due to Heat accumulation. With Zhi Zi, Huang Qin and Lian Qiao, for strong pathogenic Heat in the Upper and Middle Jiaos and upward Flaring of Heat attacking the head.
Fr. Forsythiae	Lian Qiao	180g	Clears Blood Heat, Clears Heat (especially in the Upper Jiao), Dissipates clumps, Promotes urination, Reduces abscesses, Relieves toxicity.
Rz. Curcumae Longae	Jiang Huang	180g	Eliminates Blood Stasis, Expels Wind, Invigorates the Blood, Opens the channels and collaterals to alleviate pain, Promotes the movement of Qi, Reduces swelling.
Rx. Scrophulariae	Xuan Shen	120g	Clears Heat, Cools the Blood, Drains Fire, Nourishes Yin, Relieves toxicity.
Hb. Menthae Haplocalycis	Bo He	120g	Disperses Wind-Heat, cools and clears the head and eyes, benefits the throat and expels turbid filth.
Angelicae Sinensis Radicis Cauda	Dang Gui Wei	120g	Alleviates pain, Expels pus, Generates flesh, Invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, Reduces swelling.
Rx. Puerariae	Ge Gen	60g	Discharges Exterior conditions, releases the muscles, especially of the neck and upper back, relieves Heat, vents measles and generates fluids. With Zhi Zi, for irritability.
Rz. Chuanxiong	Chuan Xiong	60g	Alleviates pain, Expels Wind, Invigorates the Blood, Promotes the movement of Qi.
Rx. Platycodi	Jie Geng	60g	Opens the Lungs, spreads Lung Qi, expels Phlegm, benefits the throat, expels pus and opens and raises Lung Qi, directing the effects of other herbs to the upper body.
Rx. Trichosanthis	Tian Hua Fen	60g	Drains Heat, generates Fluids, clears and drains Lung Heat, transforms Phlegm, moistens Lung Dryness, relieves toxicity, expels pus and reduces swelling.

Formula Actions

• Clears Heat
• Resolves toxicity
• Drains Fire
• Unblocks the bowels
• Expels Wind

Syndromes

• Toxic Heat
• Heat Accumulation in all three Jiaos

Clinical Manifestations

Acute red eyes Sore throat Mouth or tongue sores Dark, rough urination Reddish urine Restlessness and Heat in the Heart and diaphragm Constipation

Gum bleeding Pimples Burning urination Dizziness T: Red C: Yellow P: Slippery and rapid

Treats

Conjunctivitis Toxic swellings in the upper body Sties Urinary tract infection Gingivitis Headache Urticaria Candidiasis

Otitis media Otitis externa Pneumonia Febrile disorders Aphthae Migraine Constipation Red eyes

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

• Grind into honey pills. Take 9g with green tea.

Modifications

For a dry mouth and throat:		For thirst and fever:
+ Rx. Ophiopogonis	Mai Men Dong	+ Gypsum Fibrosum	Shi Gao
+ Fr. Schisandrae	Wu Wei Zi	+ Rz. Anemarrhenae	Zhi Mu
For jaundice and fever:		For tenesmus and hemafecia:
+ Rx. et Rz. Rhei	Da Huang	+ Rx. Aucklandiae	Mu Xiang
+ Hb Artemisiae Scopariae	Yin Chen	+ Sm. Arecae	Bing Lang
For frequent urination and oliguria:
+ Sm. Plantaginis	Che Qian Zi
+ Caulis Akebiae	Mu Tong