HuangQin

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【PROPERTI】Bitter，(Astringent)，Cold
【CHANNELS ENTERED】Lung，Stomach，Gallbladder，Large Intestine
【ACTIONS】
Clears Heat and dries Dampness；
Drains Fire and detoxifies；
Cools the Blood and stops bleeding；
Clears Heat and calms the fetus；
Calms ascending Liver Yang
【Indications/Syndromes】
Damp-Heat in the Stomach or Intestines with diarrhea or dysenteric disorder；
Damp-Warmth with fever, a stifling sensation in the chest and thirst with no desire to drink；
Damp-Heat in the Lower Jiao with painful urinary dysfunction；
Damp-Heat jaundice (auxiliary), infectious hepatitis；
Heat and Fire especially in the Upper Jiao (Lung) with high fever, irritability, thirst, cough and expectoration of thick, yellow sputum；
Upper respiratory tract infection；
Hot sores and swellings (topical or internal)；
Xue Stage Heat or Blood Heat causing bleeding with epistaxis, hemoptysis, hematemesis and hemafecia；
Fetal restlessness due to Heat；
Liver Yang Rising with headache, irritability, red eyes, flushed face and bitter taste；
High Blood pressure； Gallbladder Heat
【Cautions& Contraindications】
Contraindicated for those with Deficiency Cold in the Middle Jiao.
Contraindicated for those with Cold diarrhea.
Contraindicated for those with Deficiency Heat in the Lungs.
Use caution for those with restless fetus due to Cold.
Use caution for those with Blood Deficiency with abdominal pain.
Use caution for those with edema due to Spleen Deficiency.
Use caution for those with loose stools due to Kidney Deficiency.
Use caution for those with amenorrhea due to Blood Deficiency.
Counteracts Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi.
Counteracts Rz. & Rx. Veratri Li Lu.
【HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS】
This herb may have a synergistic effect with beta-lactam antibiotics such as ampecillin, amoxicillin and cefotaxime to restore the effectiveness of these drugs against beta-lactum-resistant Staphylococces aureus and methicillin-resistant Staphylococces aureus .