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.)

Xie Qing Wan - 泻青囊 - Drain The Green Pill

English: Drain the Green Pill
Also Known As: Pill for Purging Liver Fire

Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin Pin Yin Dosage Actions
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui 6-30g Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, reduces swelling, expels pus, generates flesh and alleviates pain.
Rx. Gentianae Long Dan Cao 10-30g Drains Damp-Heat from the Liver and Gallbladder channels and drains and pacifies Excess Liver Fire.
With Da Huang, for Liver Fire.
Rz. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong 6-30g Invigorates the Blood and promotes the movement of Qi.
With Dang Gui, harmonizes, nourishes and invigorates the Blood and disperses Blood Stasis.
Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi 9-30g Clears Heat, reduces Fire, eliminates irritability, drains Damp-Heat, reduces swelling and activates the Blood.
With Da Huang, for constipation.
Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang 9-30g Drains Heat, purges accumulations, drains Heat from the Blood, invigorates the Blood and dispels Blood Stasis.
With Dang Gui, for Blood Stasis.
Rz. et Rx. Notopterygii Qiang Huo 6-30g Expels Wind-Cold-Dampness and guides Qi to the Tai Yang and Du channels.
Dry-fried Rx. Saposhnikoviae Fang Feng 6-30g Releases the Exterior, expels External Wind, expels Wind-Dampness, expels Internal Wind, stops spasms and alleviates pain.
With Qiang Huo, for Wind-Dampness.
(Hb. Lophatheri) (Dan Zhu Ye) 2-6g (Clears Heat and eliminates irritability. Decoct first.)

Formula Actions

  • Clears the Liver
  • Drains Fire

Syndromes

  • Liver Fire

Clinical Manifestations

  • Red, sore and swollen eyes
  • Restlessness
  • Irritability
  • Dark urine
  • Reddish urine
  • Constipation
  • Maybe tremors
  • Maybe convulsions
  • Angers easily
  • Restless sleep
  • Insomnia
  • Temporal headache
  • Dizziness
  • Red cheeks
  • A bitter taste in the mouth
  • T: Red or Red and trembling
  • C: Yellow
  • P: Flooding and Excess or Wiry and rapid or Floating, full, rapid and wiry

Treats

  • Vascular headache
  • Hypertensive headache
  • Herpes zoster
  • Insomnia
  • Panophthalmitis
  • Scleritis
  • Glaucoma
  • Hypertension
  • Blepharitis
  • Conjunctivitis
  • Acute infantile convulsions
  • High fever
  • Muscle spasms
  • Ear pain
  • Electric ophthalmia
  • Otitis media
  • Furuncle of the external auditory canal
  • Red, sore, swollen eyes

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Contraindicated for those with Spleen and Stomach weakness and Deficiency.
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Notes

Modifications

For insomnia: For insomnia with tinnitus or red eyes:
- Rz. et Rx. Notopterygii Qiang Huo - Rz. et Rx. Notopterygii Qiang Huo
- Rx. Saposhnikoviae Fang Feng - Rx. Saposhnikoviae Fang Feng
+ 10g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin + 10g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
+ 3g vinegar mix-fried Rx. Bupleuri Chai Hu + 3g vinegar mix-fried Rx. Bupleuri Chai Hu
+ 15g Concha Margaritaferae Zhen Zhu Mu + 15g Concha Margaritaferae Zhen Zhu Mu
+ 15g calcined Dens Draconis Duan Long Chi + 15g calcined Dens Draconis Duan Long Chi
For insomnia with Damp-Heat in the Lower Jiao: 9g Spica Prunellae Xia Ku Cao
- Rz. et Rx. Notopterygii Qiang Huo
- Rx. Saposhnikoviae Fang Feng
+ 10g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
+ 3g vinegar mix-fried Rx. Bupleuri Chai Hu
+ 15g Concha Margaritaferae Zhen Zhu Mu
+ 15g calcined Dens Draconis Duan Long Chi
+ 6g Caulis Akebiae Mu Tong
+ 6g Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie

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