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蒿芩清胆汤

Hāo Qín Qīng Dǎn Tāng

Sweet Wormwood and Scutellaria Decoction to Clear the Gallbladder

From Yu Genchu's Revised Popular Guide to the Discussion of Cold Damage, this treats Shaoyang damp-heat with phlegm turbidity. Qing Hao and Huang Qin clear and vent Shaoyang damp-heat as sovereigns, supported by Ban Xia and Chen Pi to harmonize the Stomach and transform phlegm, Zhu Ru to clear heat and stop vomiting, Zhi Shi to move qi, and Fu Ling with Hua Shi to percolate dampness — the standard formula for Shaoyang patterns in warm disease.

Treatment Principle

清胆利湿，和胃化痰

Clear the Gallbladder and benefit dampness, harmonize the Stomach and transform phlegm

Composition · 组成

Herb	Role	Dosage	Notes
青蒿Qīng Hāo	君Sovereign	6g	清透少阳邪热，为君药
黄芩Huáng Qín	君Sovereign	9g	清泄胆腑之热
半夏Bàn Xià	臣Minister	5g	和胃降逆，化痰开结
陈皮Chén Pí	臣Minister	5g	理气化痰
竹茹Zhú Rú	佐Assistant	9g	清热化痰，除烦止呕
枳实Zhǐ Shí	佐Assistant	5g	行气消痞
茯苓Fú Líng	佐Assistant	9g	健脾渗湿
滑石Huá Shí	佐Assistant	9g	清热利湿

Preparation · 煎服法

水煎服。

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蒿芩清胆汤Hāo Qín Qīng Dǎn Tāng

Sweet Wormwood and Scutellaria Decoction to Clear the Gallbladder

Herb	Pinyin	Role	Dose
青蒿	Qīng Hāo	Jun (Sovereign)	6g
黄芩	Huáng Qín	Jun (Sovereign)	9g
半夏	Bàn Xià	Chen (Minister)	5g
陈皮	Chén Pí	Chen (Minister)	5g
竹茹	Zhú Rú	Zuo (Assistant)	9g
枳实	Zhǐ Shí	Zuo (Assistant)	5g
茯苓	Fú Líng	Zuo (Assistant)	9g
滑石	Huá Shí	Zuo (Assistant)	9g

Preparation: 水煎服。

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@misc{bencaodian-hao-qin-qing-dan-tang,
  author       = {{Bencaodian Editorial}},
  title        = {Hāo Qín Qīng Dǎn Tāng 蒿芩清胆汤 (Sweet Wormwood and Scutellaria Decoction to Clear the Gallbladder)},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
  url          = {https://bencaodian.org/en/formulas/hao-qin-qing-dan-tang},
  urldate      = {2026-04-16},
  note         = {CC BY-SA 4.0}
}

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Herb

Role

Dosage

Notes

清透少阳邪热，为君药

清泄胆腑之热

和胃降逆，化痰开结

理气化痰

清热化痰，除烦止呕

行气消痞

健脾渗湿

清热利湿

Herb

Pinyin

Role

Dose

青蒿

Qīng Hāo

Jun (Sovereign)

黄芩

Huáng Qín

Jun (Sovereign)

半夏

Bàn Xià

Chen (Minister)

陈皮

Chén Pí

Chen (Minister)

竹茹

Zhú Rú

Zuo (Assistant)

枳实

Zhǐ Shí

Zuo (Assistant)

茯苓

Fú Líng

Zuo (Assistant)

滑石

Huá Shí

Zuo (Assistant)

@misc{bencaodian-hao-qin-qing-dan-tang, author = {{Bencaodian Editorial}}, title = {Hāo Qín Qīng Dǎn Tāng 蒿芩清胆汤 (Sweet Wormwood and Scutellaria Decoction to Clear the Gallbladder)}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine}, url = {https://bencaodian.org/en/formulas/hao-qin-qing-dan-tang}, urldate = {2026-04-16}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }