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

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