Huanglian Shangqing Wan
Introduction '''Huanglian Shangqing Wan''' () is a blackish-brown pill used in Traditional Chinese medicine to "remove heat , ease constipation, dispel wind and relieve pain". It is aromatic, and it tastes bitter. It is used where there is "Wind-heat in the upper part of the body, vertigo and head distension, painful and swollen gums, sores in the mouth or tongue, swollen throat, ear-ache, tinnitus, congestive conjunctivitis, constipation, or dark urine". The binding agent is honey. Each pill weighs about 6 grams.
Chinese classic herbal formula NameChinese (S)GramsRhizoma Coptidis黄连 10 Fructus Gardeniae (processed with ginger) 栀子(姜制)    80 Fructus Forsythiae连翘 80 Fructus Viticis (stir-baked) 蔓荆子(炒)  80 Radix Saposhnikoviae防风 40 Spica Schizonepetae荆芥穗 80 Radix Angelicae Dahuricae白芷  80 Radix Scutellariae黄芩 80 Flos Chrysanthemi菊花 160 Herba Menthae薄荷 40 Radix et Rhizoma Rhei (stir-baked with wine)大黄 (酒炒)  320 Cortex Phellodendri (stir-baked with wine) 黄柏 (酒炒) 40 Radix Platycodonis桔梗 80 Rhizoma Chuanxiong川芎 40 Gypsum Fibrosum石膏 40 Flos Inulae旋复花 20 Radix Glycyrrhizae甘草40
See also * Chinese classic herbal formula* Bu Zhong Yi Qi Wan
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