What is the fire of Huanglian Shangqing Tablets

Huanglian Shangqing Tablet is a Chinese patent medicine, which comprises Rhizoma Coptidis, Fructus Forsythiae, Fructus Gardeniae, Flos Chrysanthemi, Herba Menthae, Gypsum Fibrosum, Rhizoma Chuanxiong, etc., and has the effects of expelling pathogenic wind, clearing away heat, purging fire, and relieving pain. It can be used for treating fever, sore throat, oral ulcer, dry mouth, dry stool, tinnitus, yellow tongue coating, red tongue, pulse count, etc. caused by wind-heat attack upward, excessive heat in lung and stomach. In addition, it is not suitable for people with deficiency of cold in spleen and stomach, yang deficiency, and diarrhea.