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Xie Xin Tang (瀉心湯, San Huang Xie Xin Tang) drains fire and resolves toxicity from all three burners and cools the blood to stop bleeding; for blazing fire with irritability or bleeding from heat.
English Name
Drain the Epigastrium Decoction (Three-Yellow)
Classical Source
Jin Gui Yao Lue, c. 220 CE
Ingredients
- Da Huang – chief; Huang Lian, Huang Qin
Actions & Functions
- Drains fire and resolves toxicity (three burners)
- Cools the blood and stops bleeding from heat
Indications
Excess fire: irritability, a flushed face, constipation, epigastric fullness, toxic sores, and bleeding from heat such as nosebleed or coughing/vomiting of blood.
Tongue & Pulse
Tongue: red with a yellow coat. Pulse: rapid and forceful.
Modifications
For bleeding, the herbs may be steeped rather than hard-boiled.
Cautions & Contraindications
Cold and draining; contraindicated in pregnancy and in deficiency-cold.
