WH Acupuncture & Herbs Centre

Heart-Purging Decoction (xie xin tang)---泻心汤：

Rhubarb 6g,   coptis root 3g,   scutellaria root 9g.

The above herbs should be de­cocted in water for oral administration.

Effects: purging fire and poison, drying dampness to resolve stuffiness.

Indications: internal exuberance of fire leading to bleeding such as hemoptysis and epistaxis; or internal accumulation of dam-heat resulting in jaundice with chest stuffiness and irritable fever; or pushing-up of ac­cumulated heat manifested by conjunctive congestion with swollen eyelids, oral ul­ceration ;or sores in surgery with symptoms of irritable and feverish sensation of chest，constipation，etc.

NOTES:Both this formula and Coptis Detoxicating Decoction can be used to treat syndrome of exuberant heat of the triple-jiao. In this formula, rhubarb as the main herb in the cooperation with scutellaria root and coptis root purge fire and heat as well as resolve dampness with their bitter flavor and cold nature, so it is special for syndrome of exuberant fire of the heart and stomach.