HERB FORMULAS

SHU QI LI DAN PIAN - 束气理胆片- TABLET FOR REGULATING QI AND NORMALIZING THE GALLBLADDER

English: Tablet for Regulating Qi and Normalizing the Gallbladder
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao 15g Nourishes the Blood, regulates menstruation, astringes Yin, adjusts the Ying and Wei, softens the Liver and relieves pain.
With Chai Hu, for flank pain due to Liver Qi Stagnation.
With Xiang Fu and Yan Hu Suo, for abdominal pain with menstruation.
Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen 15g Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, cools the Blood, reduces abscesses and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang 6g Promotes the movement of Qi, alleviates pain, strengthens the Spleen, prevents Stagnation, dispels Damp-Heat and harmonizes the Liver and Spleen.
With Bai Zhu, for anorexia with epigastric and abdominal pain and distention.
with Bai Shao, for diarrhea with profuse pus and Blood.
Fr. Citri Sarcodactylis Fo Shou 6g Spreads and regulates Liver Qi, harmonizes the Stomach, dries Dampness and strengthens the Spleen.
Rx. Bupleuri Chai Hu 6g Spreads Liver Qi and relieves Stagnation.
With Bai Shao, for vertigo, dizziness and thoracic and costal pain due to Liver Qi Stagnation.
Rz. Curcumae E Zhu 9g Invigorates Blood circulation, dispels Blood Stasis, regulates Qi, alleviates pain, dissolves accumulations and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
With Mu Xiang, for Food Stagnation with abdominal distention, fullness and pain.
Rz. Cyperi Xiang Fu 9g Spreads and regulates Liver Qi, regulates menstruation and alleviates pain.
With Bai Shao and Chai Hu, for pain and distention in the chest and flanks.
With Mu Xiang and Fo Shou, for epigastric and abdominal pain, indigestion, vomiting and diarrhea due to Qi Obstruction of the Liver and Spleen.
With Chai Hu, for Qi Stagnation and menstrual irregularity.
Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin 9g Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, regulates Qi flow, speeds healing of chronic sores, alleviates pain, clears Heat and cools the Blood.
With Chai Hu, for Liver Qi and Blood Stagnation with flank pain and distention, dysmenorrhea and irregular menstruation.
With Dan Shen, for Heat with Blood Stasis causing chest Bi.
Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu 6g Tonifies the Spleen,augments Qi, dries Dampness, promotes water metabolism and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
With Xiang Fu, for general edema from Wind invading the Lungs in a patient with constitutional Spleen Deficiency.
Eupolyphaga/Steleophaga Tu Bie Chong 10g Breaks up and drives out Blood Stasis, invigorates Blood circulation, disperses lumps and masses and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao 10g Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, relieves pain, clears Heat, cools the Blood, reduces swelling from sores and abscesses and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
With Xiang Fu, for flank pain, abdominal pain and dysmenorrhea due to Qi and Blood Stagnation.
With Bai Shao, for spasms and cramping pain associated with Blood Deficiency and Blood Stagnation.
Fr. Toosendan Chuan Lian Zi 9g Dredges Liver Qi, releases Stagnation, stops pain and conducts Heat out from below.
With Xiang Fu, for intermittent epigastric and hypochondriac pain, hernia pain or menstrual pain with irritability due to Liver Stagnation with Heat.
With Xiang Fu and Yan Hu Suo, for hypochondriac and abdominal pain.
With Xiang Fu and Mu Xiang, for bloating.
Hirudo Shui Zhi 9g Breaks up and drives out Blood Stasis, reduces fixed masses, clears the water passages and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
Rz. Corydalis Yan Hu Suo 12g Invigorates the Blood, circulates Qi, stops pain and disperses extravasation.
With Xiang Fu, treats everything from Liver Qi Stagnation to Deep Blood Stasis with pain anywhere in the body including stabbing chest pain, distending pain in the breast, Cold pain in the epigastrium, pain due to bulging disorder in the lower body and dysmenorrhea.
With Chuan Lian Zi, for flank, upper right quadrant, epigastric and abdominal pain.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Soothes the Liver
  • Regulates the Liver
  • Promotes diuresis
  • Relieves flatulence
  • Inhibits the growth of cancer cells

SYNDROMES

  • Liver Qi Stagnation with ascites

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Ascites
  • Distention and pain in the sides or flanks
  • Suffocating sensation in the chest
  • Tendency to sigh
  • Melancholy
  • Depression
  • Irritability
  • Inappropriate anger
  • Irregular menses
  • Dysmenorrhea
  • Breast distention and pain before and during menses
  • T: Pink
  • C: Thin and white
  • P: Wiry

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For pain: For ascites:
+ 15g Rx. Clematidis Wei Ling Xian + 30g Exocarpium Benincasae Dong Gua Pi
For jaundice:
+ 30g Hb. Artemisiae Scopariae Yin Chen + 30g Sm. Phaseoli Chi Xiao Dou
+ 15g Sm. Plantaginis Che Qian Zi
+ 15g Spora Lygodii Hai Jin Sha    
+ 15g Five Ingredient Powder with Poria
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