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Qing Gong Tang清宫汤

Clear the Palace Decoction

Clearing Heat 清热剂Clear Ying and Cool Blood 清营凉血

Ingredients6 herbs

元元参心9g
莲Lian Zi Xin莲子心2gDrains Heart fire and quiets the spirit
竹Zhu Ye Juan Xin竹叶卷心6gClears Heart heat and relieves vexation
连Lian Qiao Xin连翘心6gResolves toxicity and vents heat outward from the Heart
犀犀角水牛角代30g
连Lian Xin Mai Dong连心麦冬9gNourishes yin; kept with its core so it also reaches the Heart

Indications

Clears heat from the PericardiumResolves toxicity and protects yinSettles a spirit disturbed by heat

Heat trapped in the Pericardium with yin already injured: the spirit is clouded because heat has closed in on the Heart's outer envelope, and the fluids that would cool it are gone.

Clinical Manifestations

  • Warm disease with heat closing in on the Pericardium
  • Clouded consciousness and delirious speech in a fever
  • Restless agitation with a scarlet tongue
  • Support alongside orifice-opening preparations in acute high fever
TongueDeep scarlet, dry, may be stiff
PulseThin and rapid

Health Categories

Cognitive & Memory SupportImmune SupportCold & Flu Relief

Modern Applications

EncephalitisDeliriumHigh feverMeningitisSepsis

Common adjustments

  • Consciousness clearly clouded — give with An Gong Niu Huang Wan 安宫牛黄丸, Zi Xue Dan 紫雪丹 or Zhi Bao Dan 至宝丹
  • Phlegm obstructing the orifices — add Shi Chang Pu 石菖蒲 and Yu Jin 郁金

Contraindications

Not for clouded consciousness from phlegm-damp or from yang collapse, both of which look superficially similar and need the opposite treatment. Not for cold patterns.

For licensed practitioners’ reference only — not a self-treatment guide.

Pregnancy

Contraindicated in pregnancy other than as emergency care directed by a practitioner — the formula is very cold and is used only for severe heat closing on the Pericardium.

Related Formulas

References

Source Wen Bing Tiao Bian 《温病条辨》 · Qing

  1. Classical source (public domain) — composition per the standard textbook record.
    2. Scheid, Bensky, Ellis & Barolet. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Formulas & Strategies, 2nd ed. — composition & dosage cross-checked.
    3. 《方剂学》（全国中医药行业高等教育规划教材）— pattern analysis cross-checked.

Professional reference notice. Entries are scholarly references for licensed TCM practitioners and students — not medical advice, and not a recommendation to self-prescribe. Chinese herbal formulas should be used under the guidance of a qualified practitioner. Content is an original editorial compilation by Cura x Cura, cross-checked against the cited references.