Huang Qin Huang Qin Huang Qin Baical Skullcap Root, Scutellaria tcm herb traditional chinese medicine huang qin tcm herbal database

Huang Qin - Baical Skullcap Root, Scutellaria

Huang Qin (Baical Skullcap Root, Scutellaria)

Clinical Applications

  • Clears heat, drains fire, especially from the upper warmer - heat patterns with fever, irritability, thirst, cough, thick, yellow sputum, hot sores and swellings.
  • Clears heat, dries dampness - damp-heat in the stomach or intestines, diarrhea, dysentery; damp warm-febrile disease with fever, stifling sensation in the chest, thirst with no desire to drink; damp-heat in the lower jiao - lin syndrome; damp-heat jaundice.
  • Clears heat, stops bleeding - vomiting and/or coughing of blood, nosebleed, blood in the stool.
  • Clears heat, calms the fetus - restless fetus due to heat.
  • Sedates liver yang rising - headache, irritability, red eyes, bitter taste, flushed face.

Temperature & Taste

Bitter (Ku) Cold (Han)

Dosage & Preparation

  • Dosage: 6-15g
Relationships
TCM Formulas that include Huang Qin (23)
Conditions / Symptoms (4 connections)