HERB FORMULAS

QING HUO GU SHEN WAN - 清火固肾囊 - CLEAR FIRE AND SECURE THE KIDNEY PILLS

English: Clear Fire and Secure the Kidney Pills
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Gentianae Long Dan Cao 6g Drains Shi  Heat from the Liver/Gallbladder, drains Liver Fire and eliminates Damp-Heat from Lower Jiao.
 With Chai Hu and Huang Qin, for Liver/ Gallbladder Damp-Heat.
With Chai Hu, Huang Qin and Mu Tong, for Liver Fire or Liver and Gall Bladder Damp-Heat with eye redness, swelling and pain; stabbing pain in the chest; deafness; bitter taste in the mouth; testicular swelling and pain; and short, dark, or turbid painful urination.
Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi 6g Clears Heat, eliminates irritability and drains Damp-Heat.
With Huang Qin, drains Fire and eliminates Dampness.
Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin 6g Drains Fire, dries Dampness and calms ascending Liver Yang.
 With Zhi Zi, drains Fire and eliminates Dampness.
With Mu Tong and Sheng Di Huang, for Lower Jiao Damp-Heat with painful, difficult urination.
Rx. Bupleuri Chai Hu 6g Disperses Heat due to Liver/Gallbladder Qi Stagnation and focuses the actions of the formula on Liver/Gallbladder. (Omitted in some versions).
With Huang Qin, clears Shao Yang Heat.
With Gan Cao, for hepatitis and upper right quadrant pain.
With Long Dan Cao and Zhi Zi, for Excess Heat in the Liver and/or Gallbladder channels.
Caulis Akebiae Mu Tong 3g Promotes urination.
 With Che Qian Zi and Ze Xie, drains Heat from Upper Jiao and eliminates Damp-Heat from Lower Jiao through the urine.
With Che Qian Zi, for Heart Fire Transferring to the Small Intestine channel causing edema and painful urinary dysfunction.
Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie 9g Promotes urination and clears Damp Heat.
With Mu Tong, for Lin Syndrome with scanty urine and edema.
Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang 9g Nourishes Yin and clears Heat.
Mix-fried Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai 9g Drains Damp-Heat especially from the Lower Jiao and drains Kidney Fire.
With Che Qian Zi, resolves constraint and directs Qi downward for clearing Heat and Fire from the Liver channel and treats burning, painful, hesitant urination.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao 6g Clears Heat, relieves Fire toxicity, moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs and guides the herbs to all twelve channels.
Sm. Plantaginis Che Qian Zi 9g Promotes urination and clears Heat.
With Ze Xie, for Lin Syndrome, edema and distention.
Fr. Rosae Laevigatae Jin Ying Zi 9g Stabilizes the Kidneys, astringes urine and retains Jing.
With Qian Shi, tonifies Kidney Qi and strengthens Jing to treat cloudy urine, spermatorrhea, urinary frequency, or vaginal discharge due to Kidney Deficiency
Sm. Euryales Qian Shi 9g Stabilizes the Kidneys,d astringes Jing, expels Dampness and stops discharge.
Concha Ostreae Mu Li 18g Calms the Liver, benefits Yin, anchors Floating Yang and prevents the leakage of fluids.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Clears the Liver
  • Purges Fire

SYNDROMES

  • Liver Fire

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Red, swollen, painful eyes
  • May be retinal hemorrhage
  • Severe, splitting headaches with dizziness
  • Sudden tinnitus or
  • Sudden deafness
  • Flushed face
  • Irascibility with violent angry outbursts
  • Dry mouth
  • Bitter taste in mouth
  • Thirst
  • Vomiting sour or bitter liquid
  • Insomnia
  • Restlessness
  • Constipation or dry stools
  • Maybe rib pain
  • In severe cases:
    Mania
    Hemoptysis
    Hematemesis
    Epistaxis
  • T: Red tip and edges
  • C: Thick, yellow, dry and rough
  • P: Wiry, Excess and rapid

TREATS

  • Premature ejaculation

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS