Qing Ning San

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Source: You You Ji Cheng

Last updated October 1, 2026

Not yet clinically reviewed

Description

Qing Ning San (Clearing-Tranquilizing Powder), from The Grand Compendium of Pediatrics (You You Ji Cheng).

Actions: Clear heat and dissolve phlegm, diffuse the lung and relieve cough

Indications: Indicated for the treatment of infantile fright and even convulsion and cough caused by heat accumulation in the heart and lung

Category: Formulas That Clear Heat and Dissolve Phlegm.

Source: Xi S, Gong Y. Essentials of Chinese Materia Medica and Medical Formulas: New Century Traditional Chinese Medicine. Academic Press/Elsevier, 2017, p. 795.

Composition

Herb Amount % Role Function
Sang Bai Pi
as printed: Cortex Mori (sang bai pi)
g — —
Ting Li Zi
as printed: Semen Descurainiae (ting li zi)
g — —
Fu Ling
as printed: Poria (fu ling)
g — —
Che Qian Zi
as printed: Semen Plantaginis (che qian zi)
g — —
Zhi Zi
as printed: Fructus Gardeniae (zhi zi)
g — —
Gan Cao
as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae Praeparata cum Melle (zhi gan cao)
g — —

Preparation

Grind the ingredients into powder, decoct 1.5 g each time with appropriate amount of Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens ( sheng jiang ) and Fructus Jujubae ( da zao ) for oral use

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