Ge+Gen+Huang+Qin+Huang+Lian+Tang+(Kudzu,+Coptis,+and+Scutellaria+Decoction)

Ge Gen Huang Lian Huang Qin Tang (Kudzu, Coptis, and Scutellaria Decoction)
 * Category:** Clear Heat [wind-heat + blazing interior heat]
 * Preparation:** Decoct with water. [classically pre-cook Ge Gen 20 min.]
 * Function:** Releases the exterior and clears heat
 * Indications:** Fever, sweating, thirst, dysenteric diarrhea characterized by especially foul-smelling stools and a burnin sensation around the anus, a sensation of irritability and heat in the chest and epigastrium, possible wheezing, red tongue with yellow coat, rapid pulse
 * Clinical Applications:** Acute gastroenteritis, acute enteritis, measles, early stage poliomyelitis, enteric fever, bacillary dysentery, pneumonia, encephalitis B, coronary heart isease, hypertension, cerebrovascular disease, cervical spine disease, perimenopausal syndrome, rectal prolapse, stroke, eczema, diabetes, heat due to alcohol addiction
 * Contraindications:** Diarrhea due to deficient cold

**Ingredients:**
Ge Gen (15-24g.) Huang Qin (9g.) Huang Lian (6g.) Zhi Gan Cao (6g.)

**Analysis:**
//Chief:// Ge Gen: sweet, cool and pungent -Disperses the exterior, clears heat, raises the clear Yang

//Deputy:// Huang Lian: clears heat and harmonizes the Stomach

//Assistant:// Huang Qin: clears heat in Lung ( stops weezing)

//Envoy:// Zhi Gan Cao: harmonizes the other herbs and protects the Stomach

**Modifications:**
Diarrhea: + Sheng Ma (3g.), Dang Shen (9g.) Abdominal pain: + Mu Xiang, Bai Shao Hig fever and stools containing blood or pus: + Bai Tou Weng, Qin Pi EXterior signs predominant: + Ju Hua Pronounced wheezing: + Sang Bai Pi