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title: "Huang Qin"
url: "https://books.drcassone.com/21/traditional-medicines-of-east-asia/510/huang-qin"
---

 ![huang qin, scutellariae radix.jpg](/u/huang-qin-scutellariae-radix-RNqWel.jpg) 

# Huang Qin

### Scutellaria Radix

_bitter, cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Clear Heat and Dry Dampness**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Diarrhea
- Dysentery
- Fever
- Stifling sensation in chest
- Thirst but can’t drink
- Painful urinary dribbling
- Cough
- Irritability
- Thick yellow phlegm
- Hot sores
- Bleeding disorders
- Threatened miscarriage
- Red eyes
- Headache
- Bitter taste
- Flushed face

Huang Qin is bitter to drain and detoxify dampness and it is cold
to treat patterns involving heat. It enters the stomach, lung, large
intestine, and gallbladder systems. Huang Qin is especially useful
in treating damp-heat disorders of the upper jiao.

**Channels:** lung, gallbladder, stomach, large intestine

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Fever
- Diarrhea
- Dysentery
- Cough
- Urinary tract infections
- Bleeding disorders
- Sleep disorders
- Hypertension
- Red eyes
- Antimicrobial
- Allergies
- Skin disorders
- Rash

**Formulas:**
- An Gong Niu Huang Wan
- An Tai Yin
- Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang
- Bao Yin Jian
- Cang Er Bi Dou Yan Fang
- Chai Ge Jie Ji Tang
- Chai Hu Gui Zhi Gan Jiang Tang
- Chai Hu Gui Zhi Tang
- Chai Hu Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang
- Chai Hu Qing Gan Tang
- Da Chai Hu Tang
- Da Huang Zhe Chong Wan
- Da Qin Jiao Tang
- Dang Gui Liu Huang Tang
- Dang Gui Long Hui Wan
- Dang Gui Nian Tong Tang
- Ding Chuan Tang
- Fang Feng Tong Sheng San
- Fu Zi Xie Xin Tang
- Gan Cao Xie Xin Tang
- Gan Lu Xiao Du Dan
- Ge Gen Huang Lian Huang Qin Tang
- Ge Gen Huang Qin Huang Lian Tang
- Ge Gen Qin Lian Tang
- Gu Jing Wan
- Gun Tan Wan
- Hao Qin Qing Dan Tang
- Huang Lian E Jiao Tang
- Huang Lian Jie Du Tang
- Huang Qin Tang
- Huang Tu Tang
- Jiu Wei Qiang Huo Tang
- Liang Ge San
- Long Dan Bi Yuan Fang
- Long Dan Xie Gan Tang
- Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin
- Qing Fei Tang
- Qing Qi Hua Tan Wan
- Qing Re Gu Jing Tang
- Qing Wen Bai Du Yin
- Shao Yao Tang
- Sheng Jiang Xie Xin Tang
- Tai Shan Pan Shi San
- Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin
- Xiao Chai Hu Tang
- Xie Xin Tang
- Xin Yi Qing Fei Yin
- Xuan Yu Tong Jing Tang
- Zhi Shi Dao Zhi Wan

**Contraindications:** Huang Qin should not be prescribed to
patients that present with deficiency cold patterns

**Zoo Image:** a cat with heat in its lungs and lower jiao and heat uses a fan with
a jaundice blade, he is bleeding, and a baby throws a rattle at his head

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