Sundance Acupuncture

Herb & Acupuncture Database

(This is my own personal database of teachers, teachings and notes that I use in my practice. I’ve decided to share it freely with anyone who would like to reference it.)

Qing Luo Yin - 清絡飲 - Clear The Collaterals Drink

English: Clear the Collaterals Drink
Also Known As: Clear the Collaterals Decoction

Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin Pin Yin Dosage Actions
Flos Lonicerae Recens Xian Jin Yin Hua 6g Cools Summerheat while remaining gentle on the Stomach.
Flos Lablab Recens Xian Bian Dou Hua 6g Relieves Summerheat, removes Dampness and controls bleeding.
Exocarpium Citrulli Xi Gua Cui Yi 6g Clears Summerheat, generates Fluids, promotes urination and cools Lung and Stomach Heat.
With He Ye, Bian Dou Hua and Jin Yin Hua, for Exterior conditions in the summer.
Per. Luffae Si Gua Luo 6g Unblocks the channels and collaterals, dispels Wind and expels Phlegm.
Fol. Nelumbinis Recens Xian He Ye 6g Relieves Summerheat and stops bleeding from Heat in the Blood.
Hb. Lophatheri Recens Xian Dan Zhu Ye 6g Promotes urination and clears Damp-Heat.

Formula Actions

  • Resolves Summerheat
  • Clears the Lungs
  • Clears Heat

Syndromes

  • Summerheat injuring the Qi level of the Lung channel
  • Summerheat, unresolved by sweating
  • Mild Summer-Heat injuring the Qi level of the Lung channel (Secondary source)

Clinical Manifestations

  • Fever
  • Mild thirst
  • Unclear head
  • Blurred vision
  • Light-headedness
  • Slight distention of the head
  • T: Pink or Slightly red
  • C: Thin and white
  • P: Maybe soft or Soft and rapid

Treats

  • Hyperthermia
  • Heat stroke
  • Rheumatic fever
  • Common cold
  • Influenza
  • Fever

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • This formula is insufficient for severe cases of Summerheat.
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Notes

  • This formula may be taken in lower doses as a tea throughout the summer to prevent Summerheat.

Modifications

For an unproductive cough with a clear, high pitch: For Summerheat in the Exterior and Dampness in the Interior with fever, chills, no thirst and hematemesis:
+ Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao
+ Rx. Platycodi Jie Geng + Sm. Armeniacae Xing Ren
+ Rx. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong + Talcum Hua Shi
+ Sm. Armeniacae Xing Ren + Sm. Coicis Yi Yi Ren
For thirst: For fever:
+ Rx. Trichosanthis Tian Hua Fen + Gypsum Fibrosum Shi Gao
+ Rx. Puerariae Ge Gen + Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu
+ Hb. Dendrobii Shi Hu

Mentioned in 5 other entries

Conditions (5)

Common ColdFeverHeat Stroke, SunstrokeInfluenza, Stomach FluRheumatic Fever

For educational reference only; not a substitute for care from a qualified practitioner.