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43. Qing Xiang Zi (Abutilon Seed)
First sip: This sweet little cutie (at most with a tiny bit of bitterness) can clear heat and detoxify? The vibe is very similar to chia seeds.
Second sip: Has the power to clear the liver, but at the same time can nourish liver blood. Improving eyesight is an indirect effect of nourishing liver blood. It should also be good for itching skin caused by blood deficiency and wind dryness.
Third sip: Directly acts on the eyes. Drinking a small amount shows no obvious medicinal strength; with a dose of 60g/500ml, it should directly moisturize the eyes.
44. Huang Qin (Baikal Skullcap)
Slightly bitter, clears damp-heat and turbidity with mild but firm and lasting strength.
In a simplistic understanding, Huang Qin is used to clear the upper burner, Huang Lian the middle burner, and Huang Bai the lower burner. But things are certainly not that simple.
Huang Qin and Huang Lian apply to the whole body—lungs, heart, spleen and stomach, liver and gallbladder, intestines—they can be used throughout, even to the skin all over the body.
45. Huang Lian (Coptis)
Very bitter, bitter enough to cause nausea, with an aftertaste that causes headaches (with each sip, the blood vessels behind the temples shrink slightly).
It’s a stronger version of Huang Qin, no, it’s the nuclear version of Huang Qin—drink a few sips, and you’ll feel chilled to the bone in the summer heat.
15 grams of Huang Lian in a formula isn’t that bitter (the prescription is as follows: Qing Banxia 15g, Long Dan Cao 15g, Jiu Huang Qin 15g, Huang Lian 15g, Huang Bai 15g, Zhi Mu 15g, Chao Zhi Zi 15g, Ze Xie 15g, Chuan Mu Tong 15g, Ting Li Zi 6g, Sheng Di Huang 20g, Chai Hu 30g, Sheng Gan Cao 15g, Jin Yin Hua 15g, Pu Gong Ying 30g, Fu Ling 30g, Chao Yi Yi Ren 30g, Bai He 15g, Jiu Cong Rong 30g, Chao Mai Ya 30g), chewing it directly isn’t very bitter, but brewing it in water is bitter enough to cause nausea.
There is very likely scientific reasoning behind this.
It smells somewhat like Jägermeister.
Don’t drink it in small sips; chug a mouthful, and show your true manly spirit!!!
It can be used whenever there is a need to “clear and purge damp-heat turbidity,” but generally, it is recommended to use Huang Qin, and only use Huang Lian if necessary (and Huang Qin is also cheaper than Huang Lian).