HERB FORMULAS

SCHIZOPHRENIA #7

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HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Bupleuri Chai Hu 15g Harmonizes the Exterior and Interior, spreads Liver Qi and relieves Stagnation.
With Huang Qin, restores the normal function of the Liver and Gallbladder.
With Huang Qi and Zhi Ban Xia, for Shao Yang disorders with alternating chills and fever and a sensation of fullness in the hypochondria and chest.
Fossilia Ossis Mastodi Long Gu 30g Settles anxiety, calms the Spirit, calms the Liver and anchors and preserves Floating Yang.
(Magnetitum) (Ci Shi) (30g) (Anchors Liver Yang, calms the Spirit Benefits Yin, nourishes the Kidneys, augments the Liver and improves hearing and vision - May be used instead of Long Gu.)
(With Long Gu and Mu Li, for dizziness and vertigo associated with Yin Deficiency with Yang Rising.)
Concha Ostreae Mu Li 30g Heavily settles and calms the Spirit, calms the Liver, benefits Yin and anchors Floating Yang.
With Chai Hu, Dan Shen and Chi Shao, for sub-costal pain and swelling.
Bamboo-treated Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia 9g Dries Dampness, transforms Phlegm and descends Rebellious Qi.
With Chen Pi, for epigastric and abdominal distention or pain due to disharmony of the Stomach Qi.
With Huang Qin, for Phlegm-Heat induced Rebellious Qi with cough, nausea, and vomiting.
Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin 9g Clears Heat, dries Dampness Drains Fire and detoxifies and c alms ascending Liver Yang.
With Chai Hu, for Heat in the Shao Yang with alternating chills and fever and nausea.
With Da Huang, for constipation.
Sm. Persicae Tao Ren 15g Breaks up Blood Stasis, activates Blood circulation, moistens the Intestines and unblocks the bowels.
With Hong Hua, activates the Blood for all types of Blood Stagnation.
Flos Carthami Hong Hua 9g Activates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, opens the channels and alleviates pain.
Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen 15g Activates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, clears Heat, soothes irritability, nourishes the Blood and calms the Spirit.
Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi 15g Clears Heat, cools and harmonizes the Blood, clears Deficiency Fire, activates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis and clears Liver Fire.
With Chi Shao, for Blood Stasis disorders.
Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao 15g Activates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, relieves pain, clears Liver Fire and relieves eye pain.
With Xiang Fu, for flank pain, abdominal pain, and dysmenorrhea due to Qi and Blood Stagnation.
Rz. Cyperi Xiang Fu 15g Spreads and regulates Liver Qi.
With Chai Hu, for Qi Stagnation and menstrual irregularity.
Per. Citri Reticulatae Viride Qing Pi 15g Spreads and breaks up Stagnant Liver Qi, dries Dampness and transforms Phlegm.
With Xiang Fu, for pain and distention of the flanks due to Liver Qi Stagnation.
With Chai Hu, restores the Qi circulation between the Upper and Lower Jiaos to treat long-term Qi Stagnation moving to Blood Stasis.
Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi 15g Regulates Qi, adjusts the Middle, descends Qi, relieves the diaphragm, dries Dampness and transforms Phlegm.
With Qing Pi, for flank pain and chest and abdominal distention due to Liver Qi Stagnation.
With Zhi Ban Xia, for a stifling sensation in the chest.
Wine-fried Rx. et Rz. Rhei Jiu Xi Da Huang 15g Cools upper Jiao Fire and directs it downward to treat Large Intestine Heat toxin.
With Chi Shao, for chronic accumulation in the abdomen, blockage of urine, constipation, Qi rushing upward to the Heart, abdominal distention and rebellious damage from food and drink.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao 9g Moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs and guides the herbs to all twelve channels.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Regulates Qi
  • Activates the Blood
  • Breaks up Blood Stasis
  • Calms the Shen

SYNDROMES

  • Qi and Blood Stagnation

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Facial color dark and dull
  • Emaciation
  • Sides and ribs distended on both sides (maybe with sharp pain)
  • Enlargement of the Liver and Spleen
  • Suffocating sensation in chest
  • Tendency to sigh
  • Melancholy
  • Depression
  • Irritability
  • Inappropriate anger
  • Irregular menses
  • Dysmenorrhea
  • Breast distention and pain before and during menses
  • T: Dark purple (maybe purple spots on edge of tongue)
  • P: Wiry, choppy and slow

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

  • Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia is treated with the exudate of Bambusae in Taeniam Zhu Ru.

MODIFICATIONS