QIN JIAO BIE JIA SAN

Yin-Nourishing & Bone-Clearing • Heat-Draining & Wasting-Relieving Formula

Symptoms

Steaming Bone Fever: A sensation of heat coming from the bones or deep inside the body, often occurring in the afternoon or evening.

Tidal Fever: Fever that rises and falls at specific times (usually 3 PM to 9 PM).

Night Sweats: Profuse sweating during sleep that stops upon waking.

Wasting: Weight loss, emaciation, and a "withered" appearance.

Emotional/Physical Restlessness: Irritability, insomnia, and "Five-Center Heat" (palms, soles, and chest).

Cough: A dry, unproductive cough (if the Lungs are involved).

Tongue: Red body with little or no coating (peeled or "mirror" tongue).

Pulse: Thin (Xi) and rapid (Shuo).

Ingredients

Chai Hu (Bupleurum chinense)
Raw Herbs 30g Granules 22.3g

Bie Jia (Pelodiscus sinensis)
Raw Herbs 30g Granules 22.2g

Di Gu Pi (Lycium chinense)
Raw Herbs * Granules 22.2g

Qin Jiao (Gentiana macrophylla)
Raw Herbs 15g Granules 11.1g

Dang Gui (Angelica sinensis)
Raw Herbs 15g Granules 11.1g

Zhi Mu (Anemarrhena asph.)
Raw Herbs 15g Granules 11.1g

Posology

Granules

3 to 9g daily, divided into 2 doses, taken with warm water.

Raw Herbs

Decoct in 800–1000ml of water. Drink 1–2 cups daily.

Description

Qin Jiao Bie Jia San uses a "venting and nourishing" strategy. It clears heat from the deepest levels of the body without damaging the already depleted Yin.

Bie Jia (Soft-Shelled Turtle Shell) is the Chief; it is "salty and cold," allowing it to enter the deepest levels (Kidney/Liver) to nourish Yin and "anchor" the floating heat.

Qin Jiao is unique; although it is for "Wind-Damp," it is the only herb in its class that is not drying, making it perfect for clearing deficiency heat from the joints and bones.

Di Gu Pi, Qing Hao, and Zhi Mu are the "Firefighters"; they clear heat from the Blood and Lungs and stop the "steaming" sensation.

Chai Hu vents the heat outward so it doesn't remain trapped in the interior.

Dang Gui and Wu Mei protect the Blood and Yin, "astringing" the sweat to stop the loss of fluids.

Contraindications

STRICTLY CONTRAINDICATED for Excess Heat (high fever with a thick yellow coating).

Not for use during the acute stage of a cold or flu (Exterior syndromes).

Avoid in cases of Spleen/Stomach Cold (loose stools, poor appetite).

Pregnancy: Use with caution (consult practitioner due to the "moving" nature of some herbs).