Spitting up bitter or sour fluids according to Chinese Medicine
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A herbal formula that might help with spitting up bitter or sour fluids
Hao Qin Qing Dan Tang
Source date: Qing Dynasty
Number of ingredients: 10 herbs
Key actions: Clears Heat and relieves acute conditions of the Gallbladder. Relieves acute Damp-Heat syndromes. Resolves Phlegm. Harmonizes the Stomach.
Why might Hao Qin Qing Dan Tang help with spitting up bitter or sour fluids?
Because it is a formula often recommended to treat the pattern 'Heat in Gall Bladder' of which spitting up bitter or sour fluids is a symptom.
Acupuncture points used for spitting up bitter or sour fluids
The two Chinese Medicinal herbs most likely to help treat spitting up bitter or sour fluids
Why might Sweet Wormwood Herb (Qing Hao) help with spitting up bitter or sour fluids?
Because it is a key herb in Hao Qin Qing Dan Tang, a herbal formula indicated to treat the pattern '' (a pattern with spitting up bitter or sour fluids as a symptom)
Sweet Wormwood Herbs is a Cold herb that tastes Bitter. It targets the Gallbladder, the Kidney and the Liver.
Its main actions are: Treats malaria. Treats summer Heat and clears symptoms of deficient Heat. Clears Blood Heat and stops bleeding.
Why might Baikal Skullcap Root (Huang Qin) help with spitting up bitter or sour fluids?
Because it is a key herb in Hao Qin Qing Dan Tang, a herbal formula indicated to treat the pattern '' (a pattern with spitting up bitter or sour fluids as a symptom)
Baikal Skullcap Roots is a Cold herb that tastes Bitter. It targets the Gallbladder, the Heart, the Large intestine, the Lung, the Small intestine and the Spleen.
Its main actions are: Expels Heat and Dampness. Clears Upper Burner Heat, especially of the Lung. Clears Heat and stops reckless movement of Blood. Clears pathogenic Heat which is upsetting the fetus. Cools the Liver, reducing Liver Yang rising syndrome.
Other symptoms often associated with spitting up bitter or sour fluids
Mild chills alternating with pronounced fever Bitter taste in the mouth Stifling sensation in the chest Nausea Epigastrium fullness