Qing Re Gu Jing Tang - 清热固经汤 - Clear Heat And Consolidate The Menses Decoction

English:	Clear Heat and Consolidate the Menses Decoction
Also Known As:

Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin	4.5g	Clears Heat, drains Fire, detoxifies, cools the Blood, stops bleeding and calms the fetus. With Zhi Zi, for irregular vaginal bleeding due to Liver Fire.
Fr. Gardeniae	Zhi Zi	6g	Clears Heat, Cools the Blood, Eliminates irritability, Reduces Fire, Relieves toxicity and stops bleeding by astringing.
Rx. Rehmanniae	Sheng Di Huang	9g	Clears Heat and cools the Blood. With E Jiao, for uterine hemorrhage due to Heat from Deficiency.
Cx. Lycii	Di Gu Pi	6g	Clears Heat, cools the Blood, drains Yin Deficiency Fire and stops bleeding. With Huang Qin, for Blood Deficiency, Steaming Bone Disorder, or other recurrent afternoon fevers.
Rx. Sanguisorbae	Di Yu	6g	Cools the Blood and stops bleeding.
Nodus Nelumbinis Nuciferae	Ou Jie	6g	Astringes leakage of Blood, Eliminates Heat from the Blood, Removes Blood Stasis, Stops bleeding.
Fr. Trachycarpi	Zong Lu Zi	4.5g	Astringes leakage of Blood and stops bleeding. With E Jiao, for bleeding during pregnancy.
Colla Corii Asini	E Jiao	6g	Tonifies the Blood, nourishes the Blood and stops bleeding.
Plastrum Testudinis	Gui Ban	12g	Anchors the Yang, Benefits the Kidneys, Cools the Blood, Nourishes the Blood, Nourishes Yin, Stabilizes the Chong and Ren channels, Stops uterine bleeding.
Concha Ostreae	Mu Li	3g	Anchors Floating Yang and prevents leakage of fluids, Benefits the Yin, Calms the Liver.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao	3g	Moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs.

Formula Actions

• Clears Full-Heat and Fire
• Cools Blood
• Stops bleeding
• Nourishes the Yin fluids

Syndromes

• Blood Heat
• Heat excess injuring Yin and Blood.

Clinical Manifestations

Spotting or bleeding between periods Flooding Blood, before period should begin or Trickling blood for a long time after the end of the period Bright red or dark red menstrual blood, Red face Thirst

Agitation General feeling of Heat Dark yellow urine Constipation T: Red C: Dry-Yellow P: Rapid (thin if Deficiency Heat) or Forceful, rapid and overflowing

Treats

Metrorrhagia

Threatened miscarriage

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

Modifications

For threatened miscarriage and metrorrhagia due to Blood Heat:		For threatened miscarriage due to Blood Heat with heavy bleeding:
+ Rx. Glehniae	Bei Sha Shen	+ Rx. Glehniae	Bei Sha Shen
For threatened miscarriage and metrorrhagia due to Blood Heat with spotting:		+ Cacumen Platycladi	Ce Bai Ye
+ Rx. Glehniae	Bei Sha Shen	+ Hb. Leonuri	Yi Mu Cao
+ Rx. Notoginseng	San Qi	For threatened miscarriage and metrorrhagia due to Liver Qi Stagnation Generating Heat:
+ Rx. Rubiae	Qian Cao Gen	+ Rx. Glehniae	Bei Sha Shen
For threatened miscarriage and metrorrhagia due to True Heat and Dampness:		+ Rx. Bupleuri	Chai Hu
+ Rx. Glehniae	Bei Sha Shen	+ Cx. Moutan	Mu Dan Pi
+ Hb. Patriniae	Bai Jiang Cao	+ Sp. Prunellae	Xia Ku Cao
+ Cx. Phellodendri	Huang Bai	For threatened miscarriage due to Blood Heat with constipation:
+ Caulis Sargentodoxae	Hong Teng	+ Rx. Glehniae	Bei Sha Shen
For metrorrhagia:		+ Rx. et Rz. Rhei	Da Huang
+ Rx. et Rz. Rhei	Da Huang	For metrorrhagia with hypochondriac pain, anxiety and a quick temper:
For metrorrhagia with Damp-Heat, abdominal pain an a greasy tongue coat:
+ Rx. et Rz. Rhei	Da Huang
+ Rx. et Rz. Rhei	Da Huang	+ Rx. Bupleuri	Chai Hu
+ Cx. Phellodendri	Huang Bai	+ Hb. Leonuri	Yi Mu Cao
For metrorrhagia with Qi Deficiency:		+ Spica Prunellae	Xia Ku Cao
+ Rx. et Rz. Rhei	Da Huang
+ Rx. codonopsis	Dang Shen