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Pin Yin: huang qin
Common name: baikal skullcap root
Botanical family: Labiatae
Botanical name: Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi
Primary action: Clear Heat, Dry Dampness
Temperature: cold
Taste: bitter
Entering Channel: Ht, Lu, St, GB, LI
Actions:
Clears Heat and Drains Fire , especially in the Upper Burner.
Drains Damp Heat; used in Damp Heat of Stomach, Intestines, Liver,
and Spleen, and in Damp Warm Evils.
Drains Damp Heat of the Lower Burner with Painful Urinary Dysaction.
Clears Heat and calms fetus.
Restrains rising Liver Yang.
(See
Damp Heat of Three Burners
;
Liver Yang Rising (Ascending)
.)
Indications: dysentery, diarrhea, jaundice, strangury,
stirring fetus, sore throat, toothache, cough, bleeding, dizziness,
headache, sores
Dosage:
1-5 qian.
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