Coptis Upper Body Formula by Far East Summit Chinese Classics, also known as Huang Lian Shang Qing, clears heat, resolves toxicity, drains fire and unblocks bowels.

TCM: Wind Heat

Potency: 5:1

Actions: Clears heat and resolves toxicity, drains fire, and unblocks the bowels

Pattern: Wind-Heat and Heat affecting the Upper and Middle Burners.

Tongue: Red tongue, yellow coating

Pulse: Floating-Rapid-Overflowing pulse (Fu Shu Hong)

Contraindications: The bitter and cold herbs in this formula dictate that it should be taken for only a short time

Chinese Symptomology: Acute red eyes, sore throat, mouth or tongue sores, dark, rough urination, and restlessness and heat in the heart and diaphragm

Western Symptomology: Abscess ~ Conjunctivitis ~ Constipation ~ Dizziness ~ Ear ulcer ~ Fever ~ Furuncle ~ Gingivitis ~ Headache ~ Mouth ulcer ~ Otitis ~ Parotitis ~ Pharyngitis ~ Sore throat ~ Toothache ~ Acute bronchitis (early stage) ~ Febrile disease with tinnitus ~ Hypertension due to Wind-Heat ~ Lung abscess (early stage) ~ Pneumonia (early stage) ~ Red complexion

Ingredients: Chinese Rhubarb rhizome, Vitex fruit, Doptis rhizome, Wild Chrysanthemem flower, Fragrant Angelica (bai zhi) root, Platycodon grandiflorum root, Siler root, Peppermint leaf, Gypsum mineral, Ligusticum (chuan xiong) rhizome, Chinese licorice root, Inula flower.