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| Category: Harmonize ⌕ |
| Subcategory: Interior and Exterior Source: Shang Han Lun |
| Actions: Release exterior and interior heat[31] • Treat Interior heat caused by improper treatment of Tai Yang disorder through purging.[42]
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| Diagnosis |
| Tongue: red, yellow greasy thick coat Pulse: slippery, rapid Other: |
| Patterns: Interior and Exterior Heat, Diarrhea Acute Damp Heat, Large Intestine Damp Heat [42] |
| Indications: Incompletely resolved exterior with interior excess Heat [35] • Heat induced diarrhea[31] improper treatment of Tai Yang disorder through purging. Acute damp heat diarrhea or dysentery, burning anus, irritability, fever. Started with a cold, then travel inward to the intestines. [42] |
| Contraindications: pale tongue or weak slow pulse. SP/ST deficiency cold |
| Description |
| Name Variations: Ge Gen Huang Qin Huang Lian Tang , 葛根黄芩黄连汤, Kudzu, Scutellaria and Coptis Decoction, |
| Herb List: Ge Gen(K) • Huang Qin(M) • Huang Lian(M) • Gan Cao(E) |
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| NCCAOM: Two NCCAOM formulas for excess heat in the interior and exterior are Gé Gēn Huáng Qín Huáng Lián Tāng and Fáng Fēng Tōng Shèng Sǎn. Both formulas are for heat excess in both the interior and exterior. • Fang Feng Tong Sheng San is for Wind Heat Toxicity symptoms like vertigo, high fever and chills, chest congestion, dark urine. • Ge Gen Huang Qin Huang Lian Tang is excess heat related to the Large Intestine with acute damp heat diarrhea. |
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| Ge Gen • Kudzu Root • 葛根 |
Release Exterior Wind Heat |
Generate fluid • Release muscle layer heat • Raise clear yang of yang brightness • Vent rashes • Treats diarrhea • Release Exterior • Guide herbs to Yang Ming and Tai Yin Jing |
Antidiabetic • Antidiarrheal • Antiplatelet • Antipyretic • Antispasmodic • Hypotensive • Vasodilative |
| Huang Qin • Baical Skullcap Root • 黄芩 |
Clear Heat Dry Dampness |
Clear heat • Dry dampness • Stop bleeding • Calm fetus • Calm liver yang rising • Clear damp heat • Guide herbs to Shao Yang Jing |
Antibiotic • Anti-inflammatory • Antioxidative • Antipyretic • Cholagogic • Hepatoprotective • Hypoglycemic • Hypotensive • Neuroprotective • Sedative |
| Huang Lian • Coptis Root • 黄连 |
Clear Heat Dry Dampness |
Drain Stomach fire, Heart heat, and intestinal heat • Dry intestine dampness • Sedate fire • Stop bleeding |
Antibiotic • anti-inflammatory • anti-pyretic • hypotensive • anti-ulcer • anti-diarrhea chologogic |
| Gan Cao • Licorice Root • 甘草 |
Tonify Qi |
Tonify Spleen Qi • Tonify Heart qi • Clear heat • Resolve toxicity • Stop cough • Dispel phlegm • Lubricate lungs • Stop wheezing • Reduce spasm • Relieve pain • Harmonize other herb effects • enters 12 channelsEnters all 12 channels, often serve as envoy in a formula. |
Hypoglycemic • Antiarrhythmic • Hypertensive • Expectorant • Antidiarrheal • Antiulcer • Hepatoprotective • Immunostimulant • Antitussive • Antiviral • Detox • Demulcent • Anti-inflammatory • Laxative • Emmenagogue • Antimicrobial • Spasmolytic • Corticosteroidal |
| ♠ King/Chief ♥ Minister/Deputy ♣ Assistant ♦ Envoy |
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ALERT: Contraindications of each herb - use with caution under these conditions:
Ge Gen:
Huang Qin: Pregnancy • Children • Breast feeding • Deficiency heat in lungs • Middle burner cold • Restless fetus from cold • Edema • Blood deficiecy abdominal pain • Spleen deficiency • Kidney deficiency diarrhea • Poor appetite • Blood deficiency • High risk pregnancy • Fetal heat
Huang Lian: Yang deficiency, yin deficiency, Spleen or Stomach deficiency, pork[42] • Pregnancy, newborns, lactation[49]
Gan Cao: High blood pressure • Low potassium • Seaweed • Medications: Gan Cao can interact with various medication. See Pharma Interaction section. |
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