Qing Yan Li Ge Tang
Star清咽利膈汤 (Throat-Clearing Diaphragm-Disinhibiting Decoction)
Source: Jing Yan Hou Ke Zi Zhen Ji
Last updated October 1, 2026
Description
Qing Yan Li Ge Tang (Throat-Clearing Diaphragm-Disinhibiting Decoction), from Zizhen Collection of Experience on Laryngology (Jing Yan Hou Ke Zi Zhen Ji).
Actions: Clear heat and resolve toxins, dredge the bowels, and relieve sore throat
Indications: Indicated for the treatment of throat bì (pharyngitis) and throat moth (tonsillitis) with a pattern of accumulated heat of lung and stomach, with red swelling and pain of the throat, or visible pseudomembrane pus spot, difficulty in swallowing, high fever and thirst with desire to drink, bad breath, yellow urine, constipation, red tongue with yellow coating, and rapid pulse
Category: Formulas That Clear Heat and Resolve Toxins.
Source: Xi S, Gong Y. Essentials of Chinese Materia Medica and Medical Formulas: New Century Traditional Chinese Medicine. Academic Press/Elsevier, 2017, pp. 492–496.
Preparation
Decoct the ingredients with water for oral use
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