Qing Re Xi Feng Tang
StarSource: Jing Yan Fang
Last updated October 23, 2026
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Description
Qing Re Xi Feng Tang (Clear Heat and Extinguish Wind Decoction), from Jing Yan Fang.
Actions: Clear heat, resolve toxins, extinguish wind, relieve convulsion, cool blood, and open orifices.
Indications: Heat enters Jue Yin, extreme heat generating wind, evil attacks pericardium, and Shen disturbance. Symptoms include high fever, unconsciousness, delirious speech, convulsion, deep red tongue, and wiry, rapid pulse.
Source: Liu C, Tseng A, with Yang S. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Modern Applications of Traditional Formulas. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2005, p. 217.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Shi Gao
as printed: Shi Gao (decoct first) 60 g
|
60g | 27.78% | — | |
|
Jin Yin Hua
as printed: Jin Yin Hua 30 g
|
30g | 13.89% | — | |
|
Lian Qiao
as printed: Lian Qiao 30 g
|
30g | 13.89% | — | |
|
Da Qing Ye
as printed: Da Qing Ye 30 g
|
30g | 13.89% | — | |
|
Lian Zi Xin
as printed: Lian Xin 6 g
|
6g | 2.78% | — | |
|
Tian Zhu Huang
as printed: Tian Zhu Huang 6 g
|
6g | 2.78% | — | |
|
Zhi Zi
as printed: Chao Shan Zhi Zi 6 g
|
6g | 2.78% | — | |
|
Quan Xie
as printed: Quan Xie 6 g
|
6g | 2.78% | — | |
|
Wu Gong
as printed: Wu Gong 6 g
|
6g | 2.78% | — | |
|
Jiang Can
as printed: Jiang Can 6 g
|
6g | 2.78% | — | |
|
Chan Tui
as printed: Chan Tui 6 g
|
6g | 2.78% | — | |
|
Shi Chang Pu
as printed: Shi Chang Pu 6 g
|
6g | 2.78% | — | |
|
Gou Teng
as printed: Gou Teng (add near end) 9 g
|
9g | 4.17% | — | |
|
Di Long
as printed: Di Long 9 g
|
9g | 4.17% | — |
Energetics dose-weighted
The formula's overall nature, taste balance and channel reach, weighted by each herb's dose. Classical formulas often pair warm and cool herbs on purpose, so a net figure summarises the mix — it doesn't describe every herb in it.
Nature
Net cold (-1.54)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cold 71%, cool 18%, neutral 6%, warm 6%.
Small but decisive: Lian Zi Xin 6g (cold, 3% of the grams), Tian Zhu Huang 6g (cold, 3% of the grams), Zhi Zi 6g (cold, 3% of the grams), Chan Tui 6g (cold, 3% of the grams), Di Long 9g (cold, 4% of the grams). Dose weighting nearly cancels a herb this small, but it may be what the formula is for.
Taste
- pungent 21%
- sweet 36%
- bitter 28%
- salty 15%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Lung 82%
- Stomach 61%
- Heart 53%
- Liver 36%
- Large intestine 28%
- Gallbladder 17%
Share of the grams entering each channel, from 100% of the weighed grams.
Dose-weighted from each herb's recorded nature, taste and channels (missing values are left out, never counted as neutral). It describes the composition — it is not a recommendation.
Preparation
Decoction.
Conditions Addressed
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Formula family
Full equations
- This formula = Zhi Jing San + Chan Tui, Da Qing Ye, Di Long, Gou Teng, Jiang Can, Jin Yin Hua, Lian Qiao, Lian Zi Xin, Shi Chang Pu, Shi Gao, Tian Zhu Huang and Zhi Zi. Proportions not compared: the catalogue's Zhi Jing San has no gram dose for Quan Xie and Wu Gong.
Each entry reads as the larger formula written out: “+” adds its other catalogue cores, then the herbs none of them hold. A catalogue formula counts as a core only when at least 80% of its herbs are present, no more than 1 is absent, and the absent herb is not its chief.
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