Qing Shu Yi Qi Tang, Clear Summerheat and Augment the Qi Decoction, is Xi Yang Shen, Xi Gua Pi, Lian Geng, Shi Hu, Mai Men Dong, Dan Zhu Ye, Zhi Mu, Huang Lian, Gan Cao and Geng Mi. The catalogue classes it among the formulas that relieve Summerheat.

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Amount

4.5 g

24 g

12 g

12 g

6 g

4.5 g

4.5 g

2 g

2 g

12 g

Actions and indications

Clears Summerheat

Summerheat that has injured the Qi and fluids
High fever with heavy sweating
Thirst for cold drinks, irritability and restlessness
Dark, scanty urine

Tonifies Qi and nourishes Yin

Summerheat with deficiency of Yin, or of both Qi and Yin
Fatigue with tired limbs, shortness of breath, apathy and low spirits
Tongue pale, or red and dry with little fluid; pulse deficient and rapid

Generates fluids

Modern uses

Heat stroke and heat exhaustion
Hyperthermia
Thermoplegia
Dehydration and exhaustion states
High fever
Fever of unknown origin
Fever in children
Common cold in summer
Convalescence from acute infectious disease
Pneumonia
Asthma
Wheezing
Dyspnoea
Colitis
Chronic fatigue syndrome
Fatigue
Weak limbs
Anorexia
Thirst
Profuse sweating
Dark, scanty urine

Modifications

Mild Summerheat that has injured fluids: + huang lian

White, greasy tongue coat: + fu ling, − zhi mu, − mai men dong

Persistent summer fever in children with weak Qi and depleted fluids: + bai wei, + di gu pi, − huang lian, − zhi mu

Heavy sweating: + fu xiao mai

Painful urination: + sheng di huang, + mu tong

Irritability with Dryness and Heat: + yin chen, + zhi zi

Deficient body fluids: + ge gen, + sha shen

Qi deficiency: + ren shen, + huang qi

Wheezing and dyspnoea: + sheng di huang, − he ye, − huang lian

Pneumonia: + jin yin hua, + lian qiao, + huang qin, + lu gen, + pi pa ye, + ren shen, − xi yang shen, − huang lian

Qi badly damaged: + wu wei zi

Fluids badly damaged: + bei sha shen

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Intense Heat: + shi gao
Long-lasting fever in children: + bai wei, + di gu pi, − huang lian
Sweating with mild Summerheat: − huang lian
Sweating with severe Summerheat: + shi gao
Sweating with badly damaged Qi: + wu wei zi
Sweating with badly damaged fluids: + bei sha shen, + sheng di huang
Sweating with tiredness, poor appetite, loose stools and a full abdomen: + huang qi, + bai zhu, + chen pi, − mai men dong, − zhi mu, − huang lian, − xi gua pi

Cautions

contraindication Summerheat mixed with Damp, shown by bloating, heaviness, poor appetite and a thick, greasy coat: Mai Men Dong, Shi Hu and Xi Yang Shen, which nourish Yin, can make the Damp worse; modify it or choose a Damp-resolving formula

contraindication Early exterior conditions where Qi and fluids are not yet depleted

contraindication Patients without an external pathogen

caution The formula leans cool overall and does not suit cold or Yang-deficient constitutions; Huang Lian is kept small so that it does not harm the Stomach

Pinyin

qing shu yi qi tang

English Name

Clear Summerheat and Augment the Qi Decoction

qing shu yi qi tang

About qing shu yi qi tang

Ingredients

Actions and indications

Clears Summerheat

Tonifies Qi and nourishes Yin

Generates fluids

Modern uses

Symptoms

Modifications

Cautions

Preparation

Names

Classification