Scutellaria Decoction (Huang Qin Tang)

 


Scutellaria Decoction (Huang Qin Tang)
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Huang qin is one of the few herbs that enter the so-called "pivot" of the body.

Detoxifying since 220 AD. Huang Qin Tang (Scutellaria Decoction) is a simple modification of the #1 formula in Shang Han Lun style Chinese herbalism. The Shang Han Lun (Treatise on Cold Injury) is one of the key Chinese medicine “bibles” (or “classics” as the Chinese say). Huang Qin Tang is pronounced “wong chin tong“.

About this formula:
Recently studied as a digestive aid called PHY906 (Huang Qin Tang) in those undergoing Western drug therapy.

Huang Qin Tang was traditionally used for detoxifying the intestines when resulting in burning crampy diarrhea with a strong odor. However it was not assumed that this diarrhea was due to an infection in the intestines, rather a toxicity issue in other locations of the body, specifically the “Shao Yang pivot.”

The FDA frowns on dietary supplement marketers making medical claims but this review of many research studies talks at length about how Chinese medicine herbs are being studied in the treatment of cancer. It also has a lot of good things to say about Huang Qin Tang.

Ingredients:

Huang Qin :黃苓 baical skullcap root, scutellaria, scute Radix Scutellariae Baicalensis [Pregnancy Note] [Pregnancy Note]

  • Regulates the Shao Yang. What’s a Shao Yang? In biomedicine there are different organs or structures that can be infected. For instance, when you have the common cold, this is an upper respiratory tract infection. In both biomedicine and Chinese medicine, an infection such as this can spread to other locations.
  • One of these locations is called the Shao Yang which is not really an organ, more like a depth which is deeper than the skin, but not as deep as the bones. In fact, it is considered to be the “pivot” or hinge between the exterior of the body (skin, lungs, nose) and the interior of the body (stomach and intestines). This location doesn’t have an anatomical counterpart in biomedicine (some say the Shao Yang is the gallbladder, and in some contexts this is correct, just not here.) The key point about the Shao Yang is that if it is clogged up by disease or side effects of drug therapies (or drug addictions) it can undermine many digestive functions. This is its value in Huang Qin Tang as has been studied by researchers. Huang Qin (Rx. Scutellariae) regulates digestive and intestinal functions

Da Zao :大棗 jujube, Chinese date Jujubae Fructus

  • Press releases describing the use of Huang Qin Tang to regulate digestive functions describe this formula’s ingredients as having a “fruit from a buckthorn tree”. This seems to be a misprint or misstatement. Other news stories have been corrected to accurately include Da Zao Chinese date as the traditional ingredient in Huang Qin tang.
  • The good news is that this Chinese date is sweet and delicious. It is often used in formulas to stimulate digestive functions. Appetite and digestive functions are so important in Chinese medicine that we have a little mini-formula called the “three candies”. These three herbs can be added to many formulas to stimulate the Stomach functions. Two of these herbs (da zao date and gan cao licorice root) are in Huang Qin Tang already. The third of the three candies is included in the modifications for nausea (sheng jiang or ginger root).

Bai Shao :白芍 white peony root, peony Paeoniae Radix alba [Pregnancy Note]

  • This herb, when teamed up with Zhi Gan Cao below helps relax abdominal cramps.

Zhi Gan Cao :炙甘草 licorice root Radix Glycyrrhizae prep. [caution]

  • This herb is often added to formulas to harmonize the ingredients and soften side effects. This is a very sweet-tasting herb. Its name actually translates to “sweet herb”. This herb has a calming and softening quality that protects against side-effects due to the more harsh ingredients in this formula (specifically, huang qin). However in this formula, it also teams up with bai shao (Rx. Paeoniae) to relax abdominal pain and cramps. This herb’s detoxification functions have made gan cao the darling of researchers who study herbal solutions to some of those nasty flus that have been in the news in recent years.
Recommended for these body types:

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Hearty

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Slightly Hearty

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Balanced

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Slightly Delicate

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Delicate

Recommended for these thermal natures:

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Hot

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Warm

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Neutral

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Cool

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Cold

Dosage

This is a formula generally used when it is needed, as such a higher dosage is indicated. Take 1 level teaspoon of the powder (8 capsules) three times daily. Empty stomach is best for efficient absorption, but not essential. [More...]

At this dosage, your order will last approximately this long (?):

  • 100 grams powder (capsules or powder): 2 weeks
  • 200 grams powder (powder only): 1 month

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5 Comments

  1. Note: news reports on the benefits of this formula caution consumers that “many herbal products claiming to be Huang Qin Tang (Scutellaria Decoction) may contain harmful or ineffective substitutes and should be avoided.”

    Eagle Herbs agrees with this caution, but we also remind consumers that there are legitimate herbal formulas available as well. All of the ingredients in this formula come from the Tianjiang Pharmaceutical Company. This company supplies about 75% of hospitals in China with their herb extract powders. The products that come from this company are far less likely to be adulterated with drugs or contaminated with heavy metals. Tianjiang is about as legitimate a pharmaceutical concern as you’ll find in China.

    The problem of adulterants and heavy metal contaminants are more often found in the proprietary formulas made by companies that directly target consumers with the Chinese herbal equivalent of over-the-counter medicines. The extracts used at Eagle Herbs from Tianjiang are not sold directly to consumers like those that have been found to be tainted.

    More About Herb Safety

  2. Just made up a batch, wanted to check out its taste. Not bad, very doable if you want to avoid the added cost of encapsulation.

    Kind of a sweet toasted flavor with a slightly bitter aftertaste. The bitterness doesn’t last in the mouth, though. Not a bad taste by Chinese medicine standards.

  3. Hello, I am abt. to recommend this to a person who will be administered a 5 times the normal chemo dose soon. So far, Astragalus has worked well. I wonder how this (PHY906) will counteract the chemo side effects, and whether this is safe. Patient has T-cell lymphoma (Non-H), almost in remission, abt. to get an autologous transplant. Also do not know if we shd tell the doc about this. Thanks.

  4. Hi Vigay, this formula is being used for the gastrointestinal side effects of chemotherapy.

    Those who have purchased this formula from this site have a very high incidence of reorders, which tells me that people like the effects of this formula. This is a very safe formula, time tested over the past 1800 years. However as far as the quality of the Eagle Herbs in particular, you can read more about what we have here at EagleHerbs by reading “About Herb-Safety

    Always share with your doctors all the dietary supplements you are taking, though it may be wise to refer to it as PHY906 so they can better research it. I’m sure they’ll be okay with it.

    -al.

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