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| Health Benefits |
| For: Nephritis • Liver cirrhosis ascites • Edema • Rheumatoid arthritis • Congestive heart failure • Hypothyroidism |
| Attributes: |
| Categories (Click on ⌕ for other formulas in the category) |
| Category: Expel Dampness ⌕ Subcategory: Warm and Transform Water and Dampness ⌕ Family: ⌕ Source: Shang Han Lun ⌕ Related Formula: |
| Actions |
| Warm yang • Promote urination • Reduce water retention |
| Indications and Contraindications |
| Appearance: Tongue -Pale • Dark and swollen • White and slippery Pulse -Foreceless, thin, submerged Face/other - |
| Patterns: |
| Indications: Urinary difficulty • Edema • Diarrhea • No thirst • Abdominal pain worsen with cold • Coughing • Leukorrhea • Vomiting • Palpitations • Heavy and achy limbs |
| Contraindications: Heat conditions • Water retention only from excess |
| Properties |
| Data adapted from product found online. Categories 4% or less not shown. |
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| Herbs |
Cat/Dose |
Actions |
Properties |
| Bao Fu Zi • Process Aconite Daughter Root • 附子 ♠ |
Warm Interior Expel Cold
9g |
Restore devastated yang • Warm channels • Warms interior cold • Relief pain • Strengthen Ming Men fire |
Anodyne • Analgesic • Anti-inflammatory • Antipyretic • Mild sedative |
| Bai Zhu • White Atractylodes Root • 白术 ♥ |
Tonify Qi
6g |
Tonify Spleen Qi • Stop sweating • Calms fetus • Dry dampness • Stabilize exterior • Stop sweating Dao Di: Zhe Jiang |
Anti-inflammatory • Hepatoprotective • Immunity Booster • Hypoglycemic • Antibaterial |
| Fu Ling • Poria Mushroom • 茯苓 ♥ |
Drain Dampness
9g |
Dry dampness • Tonify spleen • Calm spirit • Relief edema • Detox food poisoning • Promote urination Dao Di: Yun Nan |
Diuretic • Antibacterial • Anti-inflammatory • Anti-allergic • Hypoglycemic • Antacid • Sedative • Immunity booster |
| Sheng Jiang • Ginger (Raw) • 生姜 ♣ |
Release Exterior Wind Cold
9g |
Release exterior • Stops vomiting • Relieve Nausea • Stops cough • Reduce herb toxicity • Regulate central flow of Qi |
Expectorant • Cough Suppressant • Digestive • Hypotensive • Antiplatelet • Stimulant • Analgesic • Anti-inflammatory • Antipyretic • Cholagogic • Antiemetic • Antimutagenic |
| Bai Shao • White Root Peony • 白芍 ♣ |
Tonify Blood
9g |
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 |
| ♠ King/Chief ♥ Minister/Deputy ♣ Assistant ♦ Envoy |
| Directions: |
| Modifications |
For |
| + Wu Wei Zi + Ren Shen + Huang Qi |
Consistent spontaneous seating from yang deficiency 14 |
| + Wu Ling Ssan or Fang Ji Huang Qi Tang |
Difficulty urinating 14 |
| – Fu Zi + amount of Sheng Jiang |
Vomiting from stomach water retention, but lacks lower burner dysfunction symptoms 14 |
| + Dang Shen + Sha Ren + Du Zhong +Tu Si Zi +Yin Yang Huo |
Edema from neprotic syndrome 14 |
| + Che Qian Zi +Guang Fang Ji + Ze Xie |
Edema from hear failure with yang deficiency 14 |
| + Gui Zhi + Dang Shen |
Damp Cold Leukorrhea 14 |
| – Sheng Jiang + Gan Jiang |
Bronchitis with Spleen and Kidney yang deficiency 14 |
| – Bai Shao + Gan Jiang |
Severe Spleen yang deficiency with diarrhea 14 |
| – Fu Ling |
Frequent urination 14 |
| + Xi Xin + Gan Jiang + Wu Wei Zi |
Coughing 14 |
| + Ren Shen |
Palpitations from Qi deficiency14 |
| +Hu Lu Ba + Ba Ji tian +Dang Shen + Huang Qi + Lu Jiao |
Liver cirrhosis ascites (kidney and spleen yang deficiency)14 |
| + Gui Zhi + Dang Shen |
Rheumatoid arthritis 14 |
| + Gua Lou Ren + Gui Zhi + Dan Shen + Xie Bai |
Chest pains from blockage 14 |
| Caution |
ALERT: Contraindications of each herb - use with caution under these conditions:
Fu Zi: Soy sauce • Millet • Pregnancy • False cold, true heat • Incompatible with: Bai Ji, Bai Lian, Ban Xia, Chuan Bei Mu, Gua Lou Pi, Gua Lou Ren, Gua Lou Shi, Tian Hua Fen, Zhe Bei Mu • Cao Wu is antagonized by Xi Jiao
Bai Zhu: Autoimmune disorder • Yin deficiency with heat • Dehydration • Foods: black carp, Chinese cabbage, peach, plum and coriander
Fu Ling: Foods: Vinegar, pickled food
Sheng Jiang: Lung heat • Dry cough • Phlegm heat • Full heat • Yin deficiency with heat • Vomiting from stomach heat • Gallstones • Exterior deficiency with unexplained sweating • Horse meat
Bai Shao: Deficiency cold • Breast feeding • Pregnancy • Bleeding Disorder • Scheduled Surgery |
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