Huang Qin Hua Shi Tang - 黄芩滑石汤 - Scutellaria And Talcum Decoction

English:	Scutellaria and Talcum Decoction
Also Known As:

Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin	9-20g	Clears Heat, Detoxifies, Drains Fire, Dries Dampness. With Bai Dou Kou, Hua Shi and Zhu Ling for Damp-Warm febrile disease in the Middle Jiao with recurrent fevers and body aches. With Hua Shi, Tong Cao and Bai Dou Kou, for Damp-Heat with fever, chest fullness and a greasy tongue coat.
Talcum	Hua Shi	9-10g	Clears and releases Summerheat, Drains Heat from the Bladder, Expels Damp-Heat through the urine, Promotes urination. With Huang Qin and Tong Cao, for Damp-Warmth when Damp-Heat obstructs the Qi Level.
Cx. Poria Cocos	Fu Ling Pi	9g	Stronger diuretic than Fu Ling, expels Dampness, strengthens the Spleen and harmonizes the Middle Jiao.
Per. Arecae	Da Fu Pi	6-10g	Descends Qi, Expels Dampness, Promotes urination, Reduces Stagnation. With Tong Cao for edema and distention due to Damp-Heat.
Fr. Amomi	Bai Dou Kou	3-6g	Aromatically transforms Dampness, descends Qi, moves Qi and transforms Stagnation.
Medulla Tetrapanacis	Tong Cao	3-6g	Promotes urination and clears Heat.
Polyporus	Zhu Ling	9-15g	Promotes urination, expels Dampness and dispels Damp-Heat. With Da Fu Pi, for urinary difficulty, edema, and abdominal distention.

Formula Actions

• Clears Heat
• Resolves Dampness

Syndromes

• Warm-Damp Febrile Disease affecting the Middle Jiao
• Summerheat and Dampness

Clinical Manifestations

Fever Fever apparently resolves with sweat but then reappears Body aches Little or no thirst Oliguria

Dirty face Heaviness sensation of the body T: Normal C: Pale yellow and very moist P: Soft and rapid

Treats

Rhinorrhea Typhoid fever Chronic sinusitis

Sunstroke Urinary tract infection Diabetes

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

• The Dampness is caused by untransformed food which Stagnates and leads to Heat.
• It is used for Damp-Heat with equal amounts of Dampness and Heat.

Modifications

For stranguria of the Heat type with frequent, difficult urination, dripping urine a slow pulse and a yellow and smooth tongue coat:		For severe Heat signs:
+ Rz. Coptidis	Huang Lian
+ Rx. et Rz. Rhei	Da Huang
- Medulla Tetrapanacis	Tong Cao	+ Gypsum Fibrosum	Shi Gao
+ Sm. Plantaginis	Che Qian Zi	For severe nasal congestion and sinusitis:
For severe nasal congestion and very swollen membranes:		+ Rx. Angelicae Dahuricae	Bai Zhi
+ 9g Hb. Agastaches	Huo Xiang	+ Flos Magnoliae	Xin Yi Hua
+ 9g Hb. Acori Tatarinowii	Shi Chang Pu	+ Hb. Menthae	Bo He
For foul-smelling, green or profuse, yellow nasal discharge:
+ 9g Fr. Xanthii	Cang Er Zi
For marked Spleen Deficiency:		+ 18g Hb. Houttuyniae	Yu Xing Cao
+ 15g Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae	Bai Zhu	+ 9g Fr. Gardeniae	Zhi Zi
Alternate with:
+ 9g Rx. Codonopsis	Dang Shen	+ 15g Hb. Taraxaci	Pu Gong Ying
For abdominal distention, especially after meals:		+ 15g Hb. Patriniae	Bai Jiang Cao
+ 9g Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis	Hou Po	For coughing with profuse Phlegm:
+ 9g Rx. Platycodi	Jie Geng
+ 9g Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae	Bai Zhu	+ 9g Per. Trichosanthis	Gua Lou Pi
For a headache at the vertex:
For a frontal headache or supraorbital bone pain:		+ 12g Rx. et Rz. Ligustici	Gao Ben
For a headache at the temples:
+ 12g Fr. Viticis	Man Jing Zi	+ 9g Rx. Bupleuri	Chai Hu
+ 12g Rx. Angelicae Dahuricae	Bai Zhi	For an occipital headache:
+ 12g Rx. Puerariae	Ge Gen
For heaviness of the body and limbs:		For severe Damp-Heat:
+ 9g Rz. Alismatis	Ze Xie	+ 15g Hb. Artemisiae Scopariae	Yin Chen Hao
+ 9g Hb. Acori Tatarinowii	Shi Chang Pu
+ 3g Rz. Coptidis	Huang Lian
+ 9g Rz. Atractylodis	Cang Zhu	For sinusitis with Blood Stagnation:
For diabetes:		+ 9g Cx. Moutan	Mu Dan Pi
- Fr. Amomi	Bai Dou Kou	+ 9g Rx. Paeoniae Rubra	Chi Shao
- Polyporus	Zhu Ling
+ 6g Rz. Alismatis	Ze Xie	For diabetes with Deficiency Heat:
+ 6g Rz. Atractylodis	Cang Zhu	- Fr. Amomi	Bai Dou Kou
+ 6g Cx. Phellodendri	Huang Bai	- Polyporus	Zhu Ling
For diabetes with Damp-Heat damaging Stomach Yin:		+ 6g Rz. Alismatis	Ze Xie
+ 6g Rz. Atractylodis	Cang Zhu
- Fr. Amomi	Bai Dou Kou	+ 6g Cx. Phellodendri	Huang Bai
- Polyporus	Zhu Ling	+ 12g Cx. Lycii	Di Gu Pi
+ 6g Rz. Alismatis	Ze Xie	+ 12g Rz. Anemarrhenae	Zhi Mu
+ 6g Rz. Atractylodis	Cang Zhu
+ 6g Cx. Phellodendri	Huang Bai	For diabetes with Kidney Yin Deficiency:
+12g Rx. Ophiopogonis	Mai Men Dong	- Fr. Amomi	Bai Dou Kou
+ 12g Rz. Polygoni Odorati	Yu Zhu	- Polyporus	Zhu Ling
+ 6g Rz. Alismatis	Ze Xie
For diabetes with SpleenDeficiency:		+ 6g Rz. Atractylodis	Cang Zhu
- Fr. Amomi	Bai Dou Kou	+ 6g Cx. Phellodendri	Huang Bai
- Polyporus	Zhu Ling	+12g Fr. Lycii	Gou Qi Zi
+ 6g Rz. Alismatis	Ze Xie	+ 12g Rx. Polygoni Multiflori	He Shou Wu
+ 6g Rz. Atractylodis	Cang Zhu
+ 6g Cx. Phellodendri	Huang Bai	For diabetes with SpleenDeficiency:
+ 15g Rz. Dioscoreae	Shan Yao	- Fr. Amomi	Bai Dou Kou
+ 9g Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae	Bai Zhu	- Polyporus	Zhu Ling
+ 6g Rz. Alismatis	Ze Xie
+ 6g Rx. Ginseng	Ren Shen	+ 6g Rz. Atractylodis	Cang Zhu
+ 6g Cx. Phellodendri	Huang Bai
+ 12g Rx. Puerariae	Ge Gen
+ 12g Rx. Trichosanthis	Tian Hua Fen