Formulas · Clear Heat 淸熱 · Sanghallon (傷寒論)
Kudzu, Scutellaria, and Coptis Decoction
Galgeunhwanggeumhwangryeon-tang
한글 갈근황금황련탕 · Pinyin Ge Gen Huang Qin Huang Lian Tang
葛根黃芩黃連湯
Composition 構成
- Galgeun葛根 갈근 · Kudzu Root12 g
Chief 君 - Hwanggeum黃芩 황금 · Scutellaria6 g
Deputy 臣 - Hwangryeon黃連 황련 · Coptis6 g
Deputy 臣 - Gamcho甘草 감초 · Licorice4 g
Envoy 使
Total 28 g per packet (첩) · representative dosage — verify against source texts.
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Actions 效能
- Clears heat from the interior while releasing the muscle layer
- Stops heat-type diarrhea
Indications 主治
Pattern-based
- Heat diarrhea with residual exterior signs
- Foul-smelling burning diarrhea with fever
- Sweating and thirst with rapid pulse
Biomedical correlates
- Acute infectious diarrhea with heat signs
- Gastroenteritis with fever
- Antibiotic-associated hot-type diarrhea (adjunctive)
Clinical commentary 臨床
The hot counterpart to Wiryeong-tang's damp diarrhea — Galgeun lifts and releases while the two bitters strip the heat. Burning, urgent, foul-smelling stool is the pattern signature. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.