上清饮

上清飲

shàngqīngyǐn

noun

Measure Word

一剂上清饮 jì

Meanings

1 Shangqing Yin (a traditional Chinese medicine decoction for clearing 'upper heat')

Characters

clear, cool, clarify

drink, decoction

Examples

医生开了一剂上清饮治他的咽痛。

Yīshēng kāi le yī jì shàngqīngyǐn zhì tā de yān tòng.

The doctor prescribed a dose of Shangqing Yin for his sore throat.

上清饮主要用于清上焦的火热。

Shàngqīngyǐn zhǔyào yòng yú qīng shàngjiāo de huǒrè.

Shangqing Yin is mainly used to clear heat from the upper jiao.

Tips

culture

In TCM nomenclature, 上清 means 'clearing the upper [body]' (head, eyes, throat) and 饮 is a class of liquid herbal decoction. Several historic formulas share the name 上清饮; the term is also recycled in modern proprietary medicines and 'cooling' herbal drinks (closely related to the well-known pill 上清丸).

Stroke Order

上 shàng

清 qīng

饮 yǐn