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Qing Ying Tang (清營湯) clears heat that has entered the nutritive (ying) level in warm febrile disease, nourishes the yin and cools the blood, and gently vents heat back to the qi level.
English Name
Clear the Nutritive Level Decoction
Classical Source
Wen Bing Tiao Bian, 1798
Ingredients
- Xi Jiao (now Shui Niu Jiao) – chief; Sheng Di, Xuan Shen, Mai Men Dong (nourish yin/cool)
- Jin Yin Hua, Lian Qiao, Zhu Ye (vent heat); Huang Lian; Dan Shen
Actions & Functions
- Clears heat from the nutritive level and cools the blood
- Nourishes the yin and vents heat outward
Indications
Heat entering the ying level in warm disease: high fever worse at night, irritability and insomnia, faint rashes, a scarlet dry tongue, and possibly delirium.
Tongue & Pulse
Tongue: deep red (scarlet) and dry. Pulse: thin and rapid.
Modifications
With marked rashes or bleeding, move to blood-cooling formulas.
Cautions & Contraindications
Use Shui Niu Jiao in place of rhinoceros horn. For ying-level heat in warm disease.
