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Formula清热剂· 清脏腑热

清胃散

Qīng Wèi Sǎn

Clear the Stomach Powder

A celebrated formula for Stomach-fire toothache from Li Dongyuan's Secret Treasury of the Orchid Chamber. Huang Lian's bitter cold directly subdues Stomach fire as sovereign, while Sheng Ma raises and disperses depressed fire. Sheng Di Huang and Mu Dan Pi cool the blood, and Dang Gui invigorates blood to relieve pain.

Treatment Principle

清胃凉血

Clear the Stomach and cool the blood

Composition · 组成

Herb	Role	Dosage	Notes
黄连Huáng Lián	君Sovereign	6g	清泻胃火，为君药
升麻Shēng Má	臣Minister	6g	清热解毒，升散郁火
生地黄Shēng Dì Huáng	佐Assistant	12g	清热凉血，滋阴养液
牡丹皮Mǔ Dān Pí	佐Assistant	9g	清热凉血，散血中伏火
当归Dāng Guī	佐Assistant	6g	养血活血，消肿止痛

Preparation · 煎服法

水煎服。

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PractitionerPatientDate

清胃散Qīng Wèi Sǎn

Clear the Stomach Powder

Herb	Pinyin	Role	Dose
黄连	Huáng Lián	Jun (Sovereign)	6g
升麻	Shēng Má	Chen (Minister)	6g
生地黄	Shēng Dì Huáng	Zuo (Assistant)	12g
牡丹皮	Mǔ Dān Pí	Zuo (Assistant)	9g
当归	Dāng Guī	Zuo (Assistant)	6g

Preparation: 水煎服。

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@misc{bencaodian-qing-wei-san,
  author       = {{Bencaodian Editorial}},
  title        = {Qīng Wèi Sǎn 清胃散 (Clear the Stomach Powder)},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
  url          = {https://bencaodian.org/en/formulas/qing-wei-san},
  urldate      = {2026-04-16},
  note         = {CC BY-SA 4.0}
}

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Herb

Role

Dosage

Notes

清泻胃火，为君药

清热解毒，升散郁火

12g

清热凉血，滋阴养液

清热凉血，散血中伏火

养血活血，消肿止痛

Herb

Pinyin

Role

Dose

黄连

Huáng Lián

Jun (Sovereign)

升麻

Shēng Má

Chen (Minister)

生地黄

Shēng Dì Huáng

Zuo (Assistant)

12g

牡丹皮

Mǔ Dān Pí

Zuo (Assistant)

当归

Dāng Guī

Zuo (Assistant)

@misc{bencaodian-qing-wei-san, author = {{Bencaodian Editorial}}, title = {Qīng Wèi Sǎn 清胃散 (Clear the Stomach Powder)}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine}, url = {https://bencaodian.org/en/formulas/qing-wei-san}, urldate = {2026-04-16}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }