HERB FORMULAS

QING JING SAN - 清经散 - CLEAR THE MENSES POWDER

English: Clear the Menses Powder
Also Known As: Clear the Channels Powder

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Cx. Moutan Radicis. Mu Dan Pi 6-15g Clears Heat, cools the Blood and clears Deficiency Fire.
With Huang Bai and Qing Hao, clears Heat and purges Fire.
Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao 6-15g Nourishes the Blood, regulates menstruation and preserves Yin.
Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang 6g Nourishes the Blood and nourishes Yin and Jing.
Cx. Lycii Di Gu Pi 15g Cleans Deficiency Heat and cools the Blood.
With Mu Dan Pi, for epistaxis.
Hb. Artemisiae Annuae Qing Hao 6-20g Clears Deficiency fevers and cools the Blood.
Poria Fu Ling 3-10g Strengthens the Spleen and promotes urination.
Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai 15g Drains Kidney Fire.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Clears Heat
  • Cools the Blood
  • Purges Fire

SYNDROMES

  • Deficiency Heat
  • Excess Heat
  • Blood Heat

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Early menstruation
  • Profuse, thick, dark-red or purplish-red flow
  • Irritability
  • Stifling sensation in the epigastrium or abdomen
  • May be a bad odor
  • Paroxysms of lower abdominal pain
  • Thirst
  • Preference for cold drinks
  • Burning sensation in the Heart
  • Red face
  • Sore and weak low back and knees
  • Dry mouth
  • Yellow urine
  • Constipation
  • Dry feces
  • May be red eyes
  • Oral ulcerations
  • Epistaxis
  • T: Red
  • C: Yellow
  • P: Slippery and rapid

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For excess Heat: For early menstruation due to Blood Heat:
- Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao + Prepared Rz. Atractylodes Macrocephalae Zhi Bai Zhu
- Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang
For abdominal pain:
+ Rz. Atractylodes Macrocephalae Bai Zhu + Fr. Toosendan Chuan Lian Zi
+ Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang + Rz. Corydalis Yan Hu Suo
For excessive menstruation:
For symptoms of Liver Qi stagnation Transforming into Fire:
- Poria Fu Ling + 10g Rx. Bupleuri Chai Hu
+ 12g Stir-Fried Rx. Sanguisorbae Chao Di Yu + 10g Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi
+ 10g Rx. Gentianae Long Dan Cao
+ 10g Flos Sophorae Immaturus Huai Hua Mi
For infertility:
+ 4.5g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
For irregular menstruation:
+ 6g Hb. Dianthi Qu Mai
- Poria Fu Ling + 6g Sm. Plantaginis Che Qian Zi
+ 15g Hb Leonuri Yi Mu Cao
For irregular menstruation with premenstrual breast distention, distending lower abdominal pain, fidgeting and a bitter taste:
+ 15g Rx. Sanguisorbae Di Yu
For irregular menstruation with scanty Blood, tidal fever, malar flush and Five-Sole-Heat:
- Poria Fu Ling
- Cx Phellodendri Huang Bai
- Poria Fu Ling + 15g Rx. Sanguisorbae Di Yu
- Cx Phellodendri Huang Bai + 9g Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi
- Hb. Artemisiae Annuae Qing Hao + 9g Rx. Bupleuri Chai Hu
+ 15g Hb Leonuri Yi Mu Cao + 9g Flos Rosae Rugosae Mei Gui Hua
+ 12g Rx. Scrophulariae Xuan Shen
+9g Colla Corii Asini E Jiao    
+ 9g Fr. Ligustri Lucidi Nu Zhen Zi    
+ 9g Hb. Ecliptae Han Lian Cao