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Recommended by holistic veterinarians, Jing Tang Heat Stopping is a Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine (TCVM) herbal formula that clears Heat and Wind-toxin, detoxifies, nourishes Yin, and clears False Heat to address patterns of Excess Heat accumulation, Heat-toxin, and Kidney Yin deficiency with Empty Heat (False Heat) in dogs, cats, and horses. Based on Yi Qing San (Heat-stopping Formula), this six-herb formula combines primary Heat-clearing and Fire-draining herbs (Zhi Mu, Zhi Zi, Huang Bai), a Blood-cooling and Blood-invigorating herb (Mu Dan Pi), a Damp-draining and Fire-descending herb (Ze Xie), and a Heat-purging and accumulation-clearing herb (Da Huang) to address both the Excess Heat and the Empty Heat (False Heat) components of the pattern simultaneously. Available as a concentrated 90g powder. Use with care in patients with Qi deficiency, as the formula's cold and draining nature may further weaken an already deficient Qi foundation. No contraindications are listed for this formula. Dosing varies by species and body weight; your authorizing veterinarian will provide specific guidance.
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What It Supports
- Excess Heat clearance, Fire draining, and detoxification: Zhi Zi clears Heat, drains Fire, and resolves toxins with a specific affinity for the Heart, Lung, and San Jiao channels; Huang Bai clears Heat, dries Dampness, drains Fire from the Kidney channel, and clears Empty Heat from Kidney Yin deficiency; Zhi Mu clears Heat, drains Fire, nourishes Yin, and moistens Dryness; Ze Xie drains Dampness and guides accumulated Fire downward through the Kidney and Bladder channel system; together they form the formula's primary Heat-clearing, Fire-draining, and detoxifying layer, addressing both the Excess Heat accumulation and the False Heat arising from Kidney Yin deficiency
- False Heat clearance and Yin nourishment: Zhi Mu's Yin-nourishing and Fire-draining nature directly addresses the False Heat (Empty Heat) arising from Kidney Yin deficiency, where insufficient Yin fails to anchor and cool the Yang, resulting in upward-flaring Empty Heat; Huang Bai's specific affinity for the Kidney channel and its ability to clear Heat from Yin deficiency makes it the most appropriate herb for the Kidney Yin deficiency Empty Heat component; Mu Dan Pi cools Blood and clears Heat from both the Blood level and the Ying level, addressing the Blood-Heat component that frequently accompanies Kidney Yin deficiency Empty Heat patterns
- Blood cooling, Blood invigoration, and Heat purging: Mu Dan Pi cools Blood, clears Heat from the Blood level, and invigorates Blood to dispel stasis; Da Huang purges Heat accumulation, clears Blood Heat, and invigorates Blood with its strong descending and Heat-purging action; together they address the Blood-Heat accumulation and Heat stagnation components of the pattern, ensuring that the formula's Heat-clearing and Fire-draining strategy is supported by concurrent Blood-cooling and stagnation-resolving action
TCVM Principles
- Primary action: Clear Heat and Wind-toxin, detoxify, nourish Yin, clear False Heat
- Classical antecedent: Yi Qing San (Heat-stopping Formula)
- Contraindications: None listed
- Warning: Use with care in patients with Qi deficiency
- Duration: One concentrated 90g bottle lasts approximately 2 weeks; use as directed by your veterinarian
Available Forms
- 90g Concentrated Powder: Highly concentrated granule format; mix into food for easy daily administration
Suggested Use
- Concentrated Powder (90g) - Dogs and Cats: 0.1g to 0.25g per 10 to 20 lbs of body weight twice daily (1 small level scoop holds approximately 0.25g of powder), or as directed by your veterinarian
- Concentrated Powder (90g) - Horses: 3g (approximately 2.5 large scoops) twice daily (1 large level scoop holds approximately 1.2g of powder), or as directed by your veterinarian
- Use with care in patients with Qi deficiency. One concentrated 90g bottle lasts approximately 2 weeks. Your authorizing veterinarian will confirm the appropriate dose and duration for your animal, or as directed by your veterinarian
Ingredients
Active ingredients: Da Huang (Rheum palmatum), Chinese rhubarb root; Huang Bai (Phellodendron amurense), Amur cork tree bark; Mu Dan Pi (Paeonia suffruticosa), Tree peony root bark; Ze Xie (Alisma plantago-aquatica), Water plantain rhizome; Zhi Mu (Anemarrhena asphodeloides), Anemarrhena rhizome; Zhi Zi (Gardenia jasminoides), Gardenia fruit.
Inactive ingredients: Gluten-free maltodextrin.
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Active Ingredient TCVM Actions
Heat Stopping is a six-herb formula based on Yi Qing San (Heat-stopping Formula), organized around a primary Heat-clearing and Fire-draining layer (Zhi Mu, Zhi Zi, Huang Bai, Ze Xie), a Blood-cooling and Blood-invigorating herb (Mu Dan Pi), and a Heat-purging and accumulation-clearing herb (Da Huang):
- Da Huang (Rheum palmatum) - Chinese rhubarb root: Purges Heat accumulation, clears Blood Heat, invigorates Blood, and dispels Blood stasis; the formula's strong descending and Heat-purging herb, driving accumulated Heat and stagnation downward and out through the Large Intestine channel while simultaneously contributing Blood-invigorating action; Da Huang's anthraquinone glycosides (emodin, rhein) provide both classical TCVM Heat-purging and Blood-invigorating action and documented anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial pharmacological activity
- Huang Bai (Phellodendron amurense) - Amur cork tree bark: Clears Heat, dries Dampness, drains Fire from the Kidney channel, and clears Empty Heat from Kidney Yin deficiency; the formula's primary Kidney channel Heat-clearing and Empty Heat-addressing herb, with a specific affinity for the Kidney and Bladder channels and Lower Jiao Damp-Heat; Huang Bai's berberine constituent provides both classical TCVM Heat-clearing and Damp-drying action and documented antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory activity; its specific ability to clear Empty Heat (False Heat) from Kidney Yin deficiency makes it indispensable in formulas addressing the False Heat component of Kidney Yin deficiency patterns
- Mu Dan Pi (Paeonia suffruticosa) - Tree peony root bark: Clears Heat, cools Blood, invigorates Blood, and dispels Blood stasis; the formula's Blood-cooling and Blood-invigorating herb, simultaneously addressing the Blood-Heat accumulation and the secondary Blood stagnation that develops from chronic Heat accumulation in the Blood level; Mu Dan Pi's paeonol constituent provides both classical TCVM Heat-clearing and Blood-cooling action and documented anti-inflammatory activity; its combined Blood-cooling and Blood-invigorating nature makes it uniquely suited to formulas where both Blood-Heat clearance and Blood stagnation resolution are required
- Ze Xie (Alisma plantago-aquatica) - Water plantain rhizome: Drains Dampness, promotes urination, and guides accumulated Fire downward through the Kidney and Bladder channel system; the formula's Damp-draining and Fire-descending herb, working alongside Huang Bai to clear Heat and Dampness from the Lower Jiao and redirect accumulated Fire downward and out through the urinary pathway; Ze Xie's alisol triterpene constituents provide both classical TCVM Damp-draining and Fire-descending action and documented diuretic and lipid-modulating activity
- Zhi Mu (Anemarrhena asphodeloides) - Anemarrhena rhizome: Clears Heat, drains Fire, nourishes Yin, and moistens Dryness; the formula's primary Yin-nourishing and False Heat-clearing herb, directly addressing the Empty Heat arising from Kidney Yin deficiency by simultaneously draining Fire and nourishing the Yin that grounds and cools it; Zhi Mu's steroidal saponins (timosaponins) provide both classical TCVM Yin-nourishing and Heat-clearing action and documented anti-inflammatory and glucose-modulating pharmacological activity; Zhi Mu's combined Fire-draining and Yin-nourishing nature makes it the essential partner for Huang Bai in addressing the Kidney Yin deficiency Empty Heat component of this formula
- Zhi Zi (Gardenia jasminoides) - Gardenia fruit: Clears Heat, drains Fire, resolves toxins, and cools Blood; the formula's primary Heat-toxin-resolving and Fire-draining herb, with a broad affinity for Heat accumulation in the Heart, Lung, Stomach, and San Jiao channels; Zhi Zi's genipin and geniposide constituents provide both classical TCVM Heat-clearing and toxin-resolving action and documented anti-inflammatory, hepatoprotective, and choleretic pharmacological activity; its specific affinity for clearing Heat-toxin from multiple channels makes it the most appropriate chief herb for the Wind-toxin and detoxification component of this formula's primary action
Potential Drug Interactions
Heat Stopping contains Heat-clearing and Fire-draining herbs including Zhi Zi (gardenia fruit), Huang Bai (amur cork tree bark), and Zhi Mu (anemarrhena rhizome); a Blood-cooling and Blood-invigorating herb (Mu Dan Pi, tree peony root bark); a Damp-draining herb (Ze Xie, water plantain rhizome); and a purgative and Blood-invigorating herb (Da Huang, Chinese rhubarb root). Da Huang's anthraquinone constituents may affect the absorption and electrolyte balance of concurrently administered medications and may interact with diuretics and cardiac medications; Huang Bai's berberine may affect hepatic cytochrome P450 enzyme activity; Mu Dan Pi may affect platelet aggregation and interact with anticoagulant medications. Use with care in patients with Qi deficiency. Dogs, cats, and horses on prescription medications should use this formula under veterinary supervision, as herb-drug interaction research in these species remains limited.
Medication categories warranting extra caution include anticoagulant or antiplatelet medications, diuretics, cardiac medications, hepatically metabolized medications, and animals managing multiple concurrent prescriptions. Your veterinarian can determine appropriateness based on your animal's condition, current medications, and laboratory results, or as directed by your veterinarian.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What conditions is Heat Stopping used for in TCVM?
Heat Stopping is indicated for dogs, cats, and horses with TCVM patterns of Excess Heat accumulation with Heat-toxin, and Kidney Yin deficiency with Empty Heat (False Heat), where Heat has accumulated in multiple channels including the Blood level, and where insufficient Kidney Yin is allowing Empty Heat to arise and flare upward. Holistic veterinarians frequently prescribe it as a comprehensive TCVM Heat-clearing and False Heat-addressing formula for patterns presenting with signs of both Excess Heat and Empty Heat. Use with care in patients with Qi deficiency. Your authorizing veterinarian will confirm the appropriate TCVM pattern diagnosis before recommending Heat Stopping.
How is Heat Stopping administered, and what are the dosing guidelines?
Heat Stopping is available as a concentrated 90g powder that mixes into food. For dogs and cats, the guideline is 0.1g to 0.25g per 10 to 20 lbs of body weight twice daily (1 small level scoop holds approximately 0.25g), or as directed by your veterinarian. For horses, the guideline is 3g (approximately 2.5 large scoops) twice daily (1 large level scoop holds approximately 1.2g), or as directed by your veterinarian. One concentrated 90g bottle lasts approximately 2 weeks. Your authorizing veterinarian will confirm the appropriate dose and duration for your animal.
What is the difference between Excess Heat and False Heat (Empty Heat) in TCVM, and why does Heat Stopping address both?
In TCVM theory, Excess Heat is caused by an actual excess of pathogenic Heat or Fire in the body's channels or organs - too much of something present that needs to be cleared or purged. False Heat (Empty Heat) is caused by a deficiency of Yin - insufficient cooling and anchoring substance that allows Yang to rise and flare unchecked, producing Heat signs without an actual excess pathogen. Clinically, both patterns can produce Heat signs (warmth, redness, inflammation, restlessness), but they have different etiologies and require different treatment strategies. Heat Stopping addresses both simultaneously: Da Huang, Zhi Zi, and Huang Bai purge and clear Excess Heat, while Zhi Mu (which nourishes Yin while draining Fire) and Huang Bai (which clears Empty Heat from Kidney Yin deficiency) address the False Heat component. This dual-strategy approach makes Heat Stopping appropriate for mixed patterns where both Excess Heat and Kidney Yin deficiency Empty Heat are contributing to the clinical presentation.
Why should Heat Stopping be used with care in patients with Qi deficiency?
Heat Stopping is built primarily around cold, bitter, and Fire-draining herbs - properties that are clinically effective for clearing Heat and draining Fire but that can also weaken Qi when used in patients whose Qi is already insufficient. In TCVM theory, cold herbs reduce metabolic warmth and can impair the Spleen's transforming and transporting function, which is the primary source of post-Heaven Qi production. Bitter herbs drain and dry, which can further tax an already weakened Spleen Qi foundation. Da Huang's strong purgative action can also deplete Qi and Fluids if used in patients without adequate Qi and Yin reserves to support the purging strategy. In patients with concurrent Qi deficiency, your authorizing veterinarian may recommend using Heat Stopping at a reduced dose, combining it with Qi-tonifying herbs, or selecting an alternative formula that addresses Heat with a less depleting strategy, or as directed by your veterinarian.
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