Wen Qing Yin
Classical TCM Formula Profile
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溫清飲 · Wēn Qīng Yǐn
A combined formula of Si Wu Tang and Huang Lian Jie Du Tang for blood deficiency with heat.
Read the complete guide →Quick Facts
- Formula Category
- Harmonising Formulas
- Primary Pattern
- Blood Deficiency
- Primary Function
- Warm and clear, nourish blood and clear heat
- Primary Therapeutic Principle
- Nourish blood and clear heat
- Classical Source
- Wan Bing Hui Chun (Gong Tingxian, Ming dynasty)
- Available as Granules
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Formula Overview
A combined formula of Si Wu Tang and Huang Lian Jie Du Tang for blood deficiency with heat.
Therapeutic Principle
Selected when blood deficiency and heat coexist — dry skin or menstrual issues with heat — rather than pure deficiency or pure excess heat.
Composition: Sovereign, Minister, Assistant, Envoy
Every herb in the formula, grouped by the job it does in the classical hierarchy.
君SovereignTreats the main pattern
臣MinisterReinforces the sovereign
佐/使Assistant & EnvoyTreats accompanying patterns, harmonises the whole
Classical Composition
- Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Dang Gui)
- Paeoniae Radix (Shao Yao)
- Chuanxiong Rhizoma (Chuan Xiong)
- Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata (Shu Di Huang)
- Coptidis Rhizoma (Huang Lian)
- Scutellariae Radix (Huang Qin)
- Phellodendri Cortex (Huang Bai)
- Gardeniae Fructus (Zhi Zi). Si Wu Tang combined with Huang Lian Jie Du Tang.
Dosages follow the classical source and are shown for study, not as a prescription.
Related Conditions
Related Health Topics
Actions
- Combines Si Wu Tang and Huang Lian Jie Du Tang to nourish blood and clear heat.
Indications
- Blood deficiency with heat.
- Dry or itchy skin, menstrual irregularity with heat signs, irritability, red tongue, rapid pulse.
Traditional Pathogenesis
Cause & mechanism
- Blood deficiency coexists with heat.
- The blood is not nourished while heat disturbs the skin or the interior.
Treatment strategy
- Nourish blood and clear heat together.
How does this formula compare?
Clinical Perspective
Wen Qing Yin combines Si Wu Tang and Huang Lian Jie Du Tang. Si Wu Tang nourishes blood without clearing heat. Huang Lian Jie Du Tang clears fire toxin without nourishing blood. This formula does both.
Clinical Differentiation
- Used when blood deficiency and heat coexist.
- Key points: dry skin or menstrual issues with heat signs.
- Distinct from pure blood tonics and from pure heat-clearing formulas.
Safety notes: Cold and blood-nourishing; not appropriate for cold-damp or pure yang deficiency.
For educational reference only, based on traditional pattern differentiation — not a substitute for professional advice.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Wen Qing Yin? Are Si Wu Tang and Huang Lian Jie Du Tang the same?
Wen Qing Yin (温清饮) is a classic formula from Wanbing Huichun, centered on nourishing and moving blood while clearing heat and resolving toxicity for blood deficiency with heat in flooding and spotting, unceasing menses, and skin sores or rashes. Si Wu Tang nourishes blood and regulates the menses, leaning to pure blood deficiency. Huang Lian Jie Du Tang clears heat and resolves toxicity, leaning to pure excess heat. The three cannot be interchanged by equal weight. Write Wen Qing Yin. Use caution in Spleen-Stomach vacuity cold and pure deficiency without heat.
What is the composition and traditional use of Wen Qing Yin?
Classic composition: Dang Gui, Bai Shao, Shu Di Huang, Chuan Xiong, Huang Lian, Huang Qin, Huang Bai, Zhi Zi each 4.5 g (Si Wu Tang combined with Huang Lian Jie Du Tang). It acts to nourish and move blood, clear heat and resolve toxicity. It is used for women’s unceasing menses, flooding and spotting, sallow complexion, stabbing pain in the umbilicus and abdomen, or blood deficiency with heat skin sores, pox and eczema. Si Wu nourishes and regulates blood; Huang Lian, Huang Qin, Huang Bai and Zhi Zi clear heat, resolve toxicity and drain fire.
How do you choose raw versus prepared? Can Si Wu Tang replace it?
Shu Di is usually prepared; the heat-clearing herbs are raw or appropriately processed. Si Wu Tang leans to pure blood supplementation without heavy heat-clearing and toxicity-resolving; it cannot replace the formula by equal weight. Commercial products follow regulated compounding; do not self-modify.
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Medical Disclaimer
For general TCM education only — not medical advice. Consult a qualified TCM practitioner or licensed healthcare provider before use, especially if pregnant, nursing, on medication, or managing a chronic condition.