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| Health Benefits |
| For: Dysentery • Hepatitis • Menopause symptoms • Recovery from infectious disease |
| Atributes: |
| Constituents: |
| Category: Calm Shen ⌕ |
| Subcategory: Nourish + Calm Shen Source: Shang Han Lun |
| Actions: Nourish Blood • Calms Shen • Nourish Yin • Extinguish heart fire • Clear heat |
| Diagnosis |
| Tongue: red tongue, little coating Pulse: rapid, thin Other: |
| Patterns: Yin Deficiency with deficient fire • Heart Kidney discommunication • Shao Yin disease |
| Indications: Insomnia • Irritability • Anxiety • Restlessness • Heat in the chest [Bensky] • Pathogenic heat enters Shaoyin→K water deficiency→ Heart fire flare up: Restlessness, heat in chest, insomnia, dry throat dry mouth. Red tongue scanty coating, thin rapid pulse [Song]
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| Contraindications: |
| Description |
| Name Variations: Huang Lian E Jiao Tang, 黄连阿胶汤, Coptis and Donkey Hide Gelatin Decoction, |
| Herb List: Huang Lian • Huang Qin • E Jiao • Bai Shao • Ji Zi Huang |
| Commentary: |
| Related Formulas: |
| Herbs |
Cat/Dosage |
Actions |
Attributes |
| Huang Lian • Coptis Root • 黄连 ♠ |
Clear Heat Dry Dampness |
Clear Stomach and Heart heat • Dry intestine dampness • Sedate fire • Stop bleedingDao Di: Si Chuan • Price can be higher than ginseng and takes 5 years to harvest. It is very bitter. |
Antibiotic • anti-inflammatory • anti-pyretic • hypotensive • anti-ulcer • anti-diarrhea chologogic |
| Huang Qin • Baical Skullcap Root • 黄芩 ♠ |
Clear Heat Dry Dampness |
Clear heat • Dry dampness • Stop bleeding • Calm fetus • Calm liver yang rising • Clear damp heat • Guide herbs to Shao Yang Jing |
Antibiotic • Anti-inflammatory • Antioxidative • Antipyretic • Cholagogic • Hepatoprotective • Hypoglycemic • Hypotensive • Neuroprotective • Sedative |
| E Jiao • Donkey Hide Gelatin • 阿胶 ♥ |
Tonify Blood |
Tonify blood • Stop bleeding • Nourish blood • Nourish yin • Unblock bowels • Moisten dryness |
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| Bai Shao • White Root Peony • 白芍♣ |
Tonify Blood |
Nourish blood • Regulate menses • Soothes liver • Relieve pain • Preserve yin • Reduce spasms • Harmonize Ying and Wei QiDao Di: Zhe Jiang • AKA Shao Yao |
analgesic • antibacterial • anti-inflammatory • hepatoprotective • immune system boost • sedative |
| Egg Yolk, Ji Zi Huang ♥ |
Nourish Yin |
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| ♠ King/Chief ♥ Minister/Deputy ♣ Assistant ♦ Envoy |
| Directions: |
| Modifications |
For |
| + Deng Xin Cao +Tong Cao +Bai Mao Gen |
Fever and dark urine |
| + Nu Zhen Zi + Han Lian Cao + Mu Dan Pi +Sheng Di Huang |
Gum bleeds |
| – Ji Zi Huang |
Stomach ache, blood in stool |
| + Xuan Shen +Mai Men dong +Shi Hu |
Yin deficiency and dry throat |
| + Gou Qi Zi + Nu Zhen Zi |
Severe Kidney Yin Deficiency 31 |
| + Zhi Zi + Zhu Ye |
Chest heat, restlessness 31 |
| + Huo Ma Ren + Mai Men Dong |
Dry stool 31 |
| + Suan Zao Ren + Bai Zi Ren + Shi Chang Pu + Yuan Zhi |
Severe insomnia 31 |
| Caution |
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ALERT: Contraindications of each herb - use with caution under these conditions:
Fu Ling: Foods: Vinegar, pickled food
Fu shen: None noted
Yuan Zhi: Drying • caution with heat or hot phlegm, gastritis, or peptic ulcers • Pregnancy
Ren Shen: Blood thinner medication • Diabetes medication • Blood pressure medication • Caffeine • Yin deficiency • Stagnant fire • Hypertension • Bleeding disorders • Pain in chest • Excess heat
Zhu Sha: Pregnancy • Long term use • Can cause mercury poisoning if used inappropriately
Shi Chang Pu:
Long Gu: Damp heat • Externally contracted excess • Bradycardia • Extrasystoles • Fire induced nocturnal discharge • Fish |
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