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Drains Fire and purges Heat

Excess Heat or Fire in the Upper and Middle Jiao Sudden bleeding forced by Heat, bright or dark red: nosebleed or vomiting blood With it a flushed face, agitation, thirst, dark urine and constipation Tongue red with a yellow, often greasy coat; pulse rapid and forceful, sometimes floating and rapid at the right middle position

Resolves Damp-Heat focal distension

A stuffy, full feeling under the breastbone; on palpation the area is soft and painless Often a bitter taste, nausea or a heavy feeling from accompanying Damp

Resolves toxicity

Heat-toxin signs such as mouth and tongue sores, red painful eyes, sore throat, or skin sores and carbuncles

Modern uses

Gastritis and irritation of the stomach lining Hyperlipidaemia Obesity Gut dysbiosis Heat-type presentations with a red face and agitation, sometimes seen with high blood pressure da huang huang lian huang qin