Huanglian Shangqing Wan is a blackish-brown pill used in Traditional Chinese medicine to "remove heat, ease constipation, dispel wind and relieve pain".[1] It is aromatic, and it tastes bitter. It is used where there is "Wind-heat in the upper part of the body, vertigo and head distension, painful and swollen gums, sores in the mouth or tongue, swollen throat, ear-ache, tinnitus, congestive conjunctivitis, constipation, or dark urine". The binding agent is honey. Each pill weighs about 6 grams.
| Name | Chinese (S) | Grams | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhizoma Coptidis | 黄连 | 10 | |
| Fructus Gardeniae (processed with ginger) | 栀子(姜制) | 80 | |
| Fructus Forsythiae | 连翘 | 80 | |
| Fructus Viticis (stir-baked) | 蔓荆子(炒) | 80 | |
| Radix Saposhnikoviae | 防风 | 40 | |
| Spica Schizonepetae | 荆芥穗 | 80 | |
| Radix Angelicae Dahuricae | 白芷 | 80 | |
| Radix Scutellariae | 黄芩 | 80 | |
| Flos Chrysanthemi | 菊花 | 160 | |
| Herba Menthae | 薄荷 | 40 | |
| Radix et Rhizoma Rhei (stir-baked with wine) | 大黄 (酒炒) | 320 | |
| Cortex Phellodendri (stir-baked with wine) | 黄柏 (酒炒) | 40 | |
| Radix Platycodonis | 桔梗 | 80 | |
| Rhizoma Chuanxiong | 川芎 | 40 | |
| Gypsum Fibrosum | 石膏 | 40 | |
| Flos Inulae | 旋复花 | 20 | |
| Radix Glycyrrhizae | 甘草 | 40 |