xie qing wan

Name: xie qing wan
Creator: Bencao Index

Darin the Green Pill

About xie qing wan

Xie Qing Wan, Drain the Green Pill, is Dang Gui, Long Dan Cao, Chuan Xiong, Zhi Zi, Da Huang, Qiang Huo and Fang Feng. The catalogue classes it among the formulas that clear Heat from the organs.

Ingredients

Herb	Amount
dang gui	30 g
long dan cao	30 g
chuan xiong	30 g
zhi zi	30 g
da huang	30 g
qiang huo	30 g
fang feng	30 g

Actions and indications

Clears the Liver and drains Fire

Liver Fire
Red, sore, swollen eyes
Headache at the temples, dizziness, red cheeks and a bitter taste
Quick to anger, irritability and restlessness
Insomnia or restless sleep
Dark or reddish urine and constipation
Possibly tremors or convulsions
Tongue red, or red and trembling, with a yellow coat; pulse either flooding and excess, wiry and rapid, or full, wiry, rapid and floating

Modern uses

Vascular headache
Headache from hypertension
Hypertension
Insomnia
Herpes zoster
Conjunctivitis
Blepharitis
Scleritis
Panophthalmitis
Glaucoma
Electric ophthalmia
Red, sore, swollen eyes
Otitis media
Ear pain
Boil of the external ear canal
Acute convulsions in infants
High fever
Muscle spasms

Symptoms

Bitter taste in the mouth
Constipation
Convulsions
Dark urine
Dizziness
Eye pain
Eye swelling
Headache
Insomnia
Irritability
Malar flush
Red eyes
Restless sleep
Restlessness
Tremor

Modifications

Insomnia: + huang qin, + chai hu, + zhen zhu mu, + duan long chi, − qiang huo, − fang feng
Insomnia plus tinnitus or red eyes: + huang qin, + chai hu, + zhen zhu mu, + duan long chi, + xia ku cao, − qiang huo, − fang feng
Insomnia, Lower Jiao Damp-Heat: + huang qin, + chai hu, + zhen zhu mu, + duan long chi, + mu tong, + ze xie, − qiang huo, − fang feng

Cautions

contraindication Weak, deficient Spleen and Stomach

Names

Pinyin	xie qing wan
English Name	Darin the Green Pill

Classification

Category: Clear Heat from Organs