Description

Qing Ying Tang

This formula drains heat from the system while supporting the fluids. It may cause loose stools or diarrhea as heat is released. It has several herbs that have special affiliation with the skin therefore it can be used for sores and lesions that have opened.

Sheng Di Huang 生地黃 Chinese foxglove root, rehmannia (fresh),Rehmannia root Radix Rehmanniae Glutinosae

• Sheng Di is raw rehmannia, and rehmannia is a thick black herb that grows deep into the ground. This root depth suggests that it can nourish very deeply. This is of great benefit to the hormonal system because it supports reproductive functions and hormones. The raw form of this herb is also good at cooling the blood which will result in more comfort.

Jin Yin Hua 金銀花 honeysuckle flower, lonicera Flos Lonicerae Japonicae

Xuan Shen 玄参  Radix Scrophulariae

• Xuan Shen looks a lot like Rehmannia- Sheng Di – and it has a lot of the same actions of clearing heat while also is supportive of the system, therefore is not only about draining heat. (We leave that to Huang Lian- coptis)

Chi Shao
Zhi Zi 梔子 cape jasmine fruit, gardenia Gardeniae Fructus
Da Huang 大黄 rhubarb root and rhizome Radix et Rhizoma Rhei [don’t use if pregnant]
Huang Lian 黃蓮 coptis rhizome Rhizoma Coptidis
Lian Qiao 連翹 forsythia fruit Forsythiae Fructus
Dan Shen
Dan Zhu Ye 淡竹葉 lophatherum stem and leaves Herba Lophatheri Gracilis [use caution if pregnant]
Mai Men Dong 麥門冬 ophiopogon tuber Ophiopogonis Radix