Qing+Hao+Bie+Jia+Tang+(Artemisia+Annua+and+Soft-Shelled+Turtle+Shell+Decoction)

Qing Hao Bie Jia Tang (Artemisia Annua and Soft-Shelled Turtle Shell Decoction)
 * Category:** Clear Heat [Deficient heat or hidden heat]
 * Preparation:** Decoct with water.
 * Function:** Nourishes Yin and vents heat
 * Indications:** Night fever and morning coolness with an absence of sweating as the fever recedes, emaciation with no loss of appetite, red tongue with little coat, fine rapid pulse
 * Clinical Applications:** Advanced stages of various infectious diseases, chronic nephritis, fevers of unknown origin, post-surgical fevers, some use for menopausal hot flashes, chronic low grade fever due to TB
 * Contraindications:** Warm disease

**Ingredients:**
Bie Jia (15g.) Qing Hao (6g.) Sheng Di Huang (12g.) Zhi Mu (6g.) Mu Dan Pi (9g.)

**Analysis:**
//Chief:// Bie Jia: Salty and cold -Nourishes Yin and clears heat -Guides Qing Hao to the blood level

Qing Hao: pungent, bitter and slightly cold -Disperses the heat

//Deputy:// Sheng Di Huang, Zhi Mu: Nourish Yin and clear heat

//Assistant:// Mu Dan Pi: clears heat in Yin and Blood phase

**Modifications:**
Lung constipation:+ Sha Shen, Mo Han Lian Summertime night fever and morning coolness in children: + Bai Wei, Lian Geng Blazing fire from deficiency: + Bai Wei, Di Gu Pi 5-Palm heat, yellow urine, red tongue, yellow coat: + Bai Mao Gen Fevers of unknown origin due to Yin deficiency: + Di Gu Pi, Bai Wei