Wen Qing Yin
Ingredients: Tang-kuei root (dang gui), Rehmannia praeparata root (shu di huang), White peony root (bai shao), Cnidium root (chuan xiong), Coptis root (huang lian), Scute root (huang qin), Phellodendron bark (huang bo), Gardenia fruit (zhi zi).
| Mandarin: 溫清飲 Pin-Yin: Wen Qing Yin English: Tang-kuei & Gardenia Combination Romaji: Unsei In Kanji: 温清飲 Kampo: Yes |
Source:
- Bring Spring Back to Myriad Diseases (Wan Bing Hui Chun, 1587)
How it works:
- Nourishes the blood
- Promotes blood circulation
- Clears heat and toxins
Clinical Applications:
- Chronic and continuous uterine bleeding due to heat
- Blood heat and blood stagnancy in a deficiency conformation
- Red tongue with yellow coating
Wen Qing Yin is a classic herbal combination first recorded in the Ming dynasty in “Bring Spring Back to Myriad Diseases,” created to treat blood heat and blood stagnancy by nourishing the blood, promoting blood circulation, and clearing heat and toxins.
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English Name |
Pin-Yin Name |
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Rehmannia |
Di Huang |
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Coptis |
Huang Lian |
|
Angelica Root |
Dang Gui |
|
Scute |
Huang Qin |
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Peony |
Shao Yao |
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Phellodendron |
Huang Bo |
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Cnidium |
Chuan Xiong |
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Gardenia |
Zhi Zi |
Main Ingredient(s):
In this formula, Tang-kuei (Angelica Root) nourishes and activates the blood. Gardenia clears away heat and toxins.