HERB FORMULAS

SHENG DI FANG - 生地方 - REHMANNIA FORMULA

English: Rehmannia Formula
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang 9g Clears Heat, cools the Blood, nourishes Yin and generates fluids.
Rz. Imperatae Bai Mao Gen 30g Cools the Blood and stops bleeding.
With Shi Gao, for later stages of a Warm febrile disease with remnants of fever, thirst and dark urine.
With Sheng Di Huang, cools the Blood, draws out toxicity and reduces searing Heat for Ying Stage Heat with fever, thirst, a scarlet tongue and rashes and bleeding due to Heat in the Blood.
Flos Lonicerae Jin Yi Hua 15g Clears Heat, resolves Fire toxicity and vents and disperses External Wind-Heat.
With Gan Cao, for toxic swellings and sores.
Hb. Taraxaci Pu Gong Ying 15g Reduces abscesses, dissipates nodules and relieves Fire toxicity.
Fr. Kochiae Di Fu Zi 30g Expels Dampness, stops itching and clears Wind-Heat.
With Sheng Di Huang and Bai Xian Pi, for Damp-Heat or Wind-Heat causing eczema and itching.
Periostracum Cicadae Chan Tui 6g Disperses Wind, clears Heat, vents rashes and relieves itching.
With Jing Jie, Fang Feng and Ku Shen, for weepy red skin lesions in patients with pre-existing Damp-Heat.
Hb. Schizonepetae Spica Jing Jie 6g Releases the Exterior, expels Wind, vents rashes, relieves itching and stops bleeding.
With Chi Xiao Dou, clears heat, promotes the flow of Blood, reduces rashes and alleviates itching for itchy Wind-Rashes and swollen, toxic sores.
Rx. Saposhnikoviae Fang Feng 9g Releases the Exterior, expels External Wind, expels Wind-Dampness and alleviates pain.
With Jing Jie, expels Wind and stops itching, for pruritic rashes.
With Jing Jie and Chan Tui, for dermatological disorders with rashes, irritability and itching.
Sm. Phaseoli Chi Xiao Dou 30g Clears Damp Heat, disperses Blood Stasis, reduces swelling, reduces Fire toxicity and dispels pus.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao 9g Clears Heat, relieves Fire toxicity, moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs and guides the herbs to all twelve channels.
With Jin Yin Hua, for Damp rashes or acne.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Expels Wind
  • Clears Heat

SYNDROMES

  • Wind-Heat

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Severe itching
  • Red wheals
  • Worse with exposure to Heat
  • A burning sensation on the skin surface
  • Intense itching
  • Aversion to Wind
  • T: Red tip
  • C: Thin and yellow
  • P: Superficial and rapid

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For severe Heat: For intense itching:
+ 30g Gypsum Fibrosum Shi Gao + 12g Cx. Dictamni Bai Xian Pi
+ 9g Fr. Arctii Niu Bang Zi + 9g Fr. Xanthii Cang Er Zi