Qing Yan Li Ge Tang
Ingredients: Radix Scrophulariae (xuan shen), Rhizoma Cimicifugae (sheng ma), Radix Platycodonis praeparata (chao jie geng), Radix Glycyrrhizae praeparata cum melle (zhi gan cao), Poria (fu ling), Rhizoma Coptidis praeparata (chao huang lian), Radix Scutellariae Praeparata (chao huang qin), Fructus Arctii praeparata(chao niu bang zi), Radix Saposhnikoviae (fang feng), Radix Paeoniae alba praeparata (chao bai shao).
| Mandarin: 清咽利膈湯 Pin-Yin: Qing Yan Li Ge Tang English: Arctium Combination Romaji: Seiin Rikaku To Kanji: 清咽利膈湯 Kampo: No |
Source:
- Orthodox Surgery (Wai Ke Zheng Zong, 1617)
How it works:
- Clears heat toxins
- Purges fire
- Reduces inflammation
- Soothes throat and diaphragm
Clinical Applications:
- Heat accumulation marked by swollen or sore throat
- Lung heat
Qing Yan Li Ge Tang was first published in the Ming dynasty in the book “Orthodox Surgery” by Chen Shi-gong. This combination is used to treat excess heat accumulation marked by swollen or sore throat by clearing heat toxins and purging fire.
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English Name |
Pin-Yin Name |
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Lonicera |
Jin Yin Hua |
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Rhubarb |
Da Huang |
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Coptis |
Huang Lian |
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Forsythia |
Lian Qiao |
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Scute |
Huang Qin |
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Mirabilitum |
Mang Xiao |
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Mentha |
Bo He |
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Arctium |
Niu Bang Zi |
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Gardenia |
Zhi Zi |
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Scrophularia |
Xuan Shen |
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Siler |
Fang Feng |
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Schizonepeta |
Jing Jie |
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Platycodon |
Jie Geng |
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Licorice |
Gan Cao |
Main Ingredient(s):
In this formula, Arctium is used to disperse wind-heat, relieve toxins, release the exterior, moisten the intestines, and soothe the throat.