Qing Luo Yin Jia Xing Ren Yi Ren Hua Shi Tang清络饮加杏仁薏仁滑石汤

Clear the Collaterals Beverage plus Apricot Kernel, Coix and Talc

Dispelling Summer-Heat 祛暑剂Clear Summer-Heat 清暑热

Ingredients9 herbs

HerbDosageRoleWhat it does in this formula

鲜Xian Jin Yin Hua鲜金银花Lonicerae Japonicae Flos6 g君 ChiefVents summer-heat aromatically without adding dryness 西Xi Gua Cui Yi西瓜翠衣Citrulli Exocarpium6 g君 ChiefClears summer-heat and eases the urine 杏Xing Ren杏仁Armeniacae Amarum Semen6 g臣 DeputyOpens Lung qi at the upper burner so damp can move 薏Yi Yi Ren薏苡仁Coicis Semen9 g臣 DeputyLeaches damp out through the middle burner, strengthens the Spleen 鲜Xian Bian Dou Hua鲜扁豆花Lablab Flos6 g臣 DeputyResolves summer-heat and transforms damp in the middle 丝Si Gua Pi丝瓜皮Luffae Exocarpium6 g臣 DeputyFrees the Lung collaterals obstructed by damp-heat 滑Hua Shi滑石Talcum9 g佐 AssistantDrains summer damp-heat out through the urine 鲜Xian He Ye Bian鲜荷叶边Nelumbinis Folium (margin)6 g佐 AssistantRaises the clear yang so damp does not sink

鲜Xian Zhu Ye Xin鲜竹叶心Bambusae Folium (tender tips)6 g佐 AssistantClears Heart heat and guides it downward with the urine

Indications

Clears summer-heat and vents the LungOpens and drains damp through the three burnersFrees the collaterals in summer damp-heat

Summer-heat compounded by damp, the presentation the classics call: heat and damp together obstruct the Lung and its collaterals, and the pressure of the heat may force blood upward.

Clinical Manifestations

Summer-heat with damp: alternating chills and fever, white coating, no thirst
Chest oppression and heaviness in humid heat
Cough in a damp summer with scanty dark urine
Summer damp-heat with a heavy head and body
Convalescence after damp-heat fever in the hot season

TongueWhite, slightly greasy coating

PulseSoggy and rapid

Health Categories

Respiratory HealthEnergy & FatigueCold & Flu Relief

Modern Applications

Summer damp-heat illness Haemoptysis Heat exhaustion Humid-weather fever Productive cough

Common adjustments

Damp heavier than heat, thick greasy coating — add Huo Xiang 藿香 and Pei Lan 佩兰
Bleeding present — urgent medical assessment first; herbally, cooling and stanching herbs such as Bai Mao Gen 白茅根 may be added under supervision
Urination scanty and burning — add Dan Zhu Ye 淡竹叶 or Che Qian Zi 车前子

Contraindications

Coughing or spitting blood is a red-flag presentation that needs medical assessment — the classical text itself calls this pattern difficult to treat, and this formula is not a substitute for that assessment. Not for dry heat patterns with no damp, nor for deficiency cold with clear copious urine. Hua Shi is a mineral (talc) and should be pharmaceutical grade, decocted in a cloth bag, and not taken over long periods.

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

Pregnancy

Best avoided in pregnancy — Yi Yi Ren is traditionally restricted in pregnancy and Hua Shi drains downward strongly. Use only if a practitioner judges the benefit to outweigh that, and never self-prescribed.

References

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

「暑温，寒热，舌白不渴，吐血者，名曰暑瘵，为难治，清络饮加杏仁、薏仁、滑石汤主之。」
— 《温病条辨》(classical source, public domain)

Classical source (public domain), cited in the source-quote section.
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.