HERB FORMULAS

XUAN SHEN SHENG DI TANG - 玄參生地汤 - SCROPHULARIA AND UNCOOKED REHMANNIA DECOCTION

English: Scrophularia and Uncooked Rehmannia Decoction
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Scrophulariae Xuan Shen 15g Clears Heat, cools the Blood, nourishes Yin, softens hardness, dissipates nodules and transforms Phlegm-Heat.
With Sheng Di Huang, for Excess or Deficiency Heat patterns.
Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang 15g Clears Heat, cools the Blood, nourishes Yin and generates fluids.
With E Jiao, for Heat from Deficiency.
Rx. Lithospermi/ Arnebiae Zi Cao 12g Clears Heat, cools the Blood, invigorates Blood circulation, relieves Fire toxins, promotes urination and clears Damp-Heat from the skin.
With Huang Bai, for Heat in the skin disorders such as boils, eczema, and burns.
Hb. Violae Zi Hua Di Ding 12g Clears Heat, relieves Fire toxicity and clears hot sores.
Sm. Plantaginis Che Qian Zi 12g Promotes urination, clears Damp-Heat and clears Liver Heat.
Colla Corii Asini E Jiao 9g Tonifies the Blood, nourishes the Blood, stops bleeding and nourishes and moistens Yin.
Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai 9g Drains Damp-Heat especially from the Lower Jiao, drains Kidney Fire, drains Fire and relieves Fire toxicity.
With Che Qian Zi, for Burning, painful, hesitant urination.
Olibanum Ru Xiang 9g Invigorates the Blood, promotes the movement of Qi, reduces swelling and
alleviates pain.
With Mo Yao, for Blood Stasis obstructing the channels with epigastric, flank abdominal and joint pain.
Myrrh Mo Yao 9g Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis,
alleviates pain, reduces swelling and promotes healing.
With Ru Xiang, for Swollen, painful sores and sores that are hard but not painful.
Hb. Leonuri Yi Mu Cao 9g Invigorates the Blood, dispels Stasis,
reduces masses, promotes urination, reduces swelling and edema, clears Heat and resolves toxicity.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Clears Heat
  • Resolves Dampness
  • Nourishes Yin
  • Cools the Blood
  • Invigorates the Blood

SYNDROMES

  • Damp-Heat Injuring Yin

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Recurrent bouts of urinary pain, frequency and urgency
  • Pain in the genitals radiating to the groin, lower abdomen and perineum
  • Scanty yellow or turbid urine
  • Possible constipation or dry stools or, rarely, uneasy defecation of loose stools with a burning sensation in the anus
  • Effort to defecate causing a milky white, turbid discharge from the urethra
  • Possible Dryness, bitterness or sliminess in the mouth
  • Restlessness
  • Possible itchy and.or Damp scrotum
  • Possible fever
  • Possible aversion to Cold
  • Possible body aches when severe
  • Headache
  • Dizziness
  • Tinnitus or deafness
  • Poor memory
  • Aching, soreness or weakness of low back
  • Spermatorrhea or premature ejaculation
  • Aching in bones
  • Aching in leg and heel
  • Dry mouth
  • Thirst
  • Night sweats
  • Five sole Heat
  • Malar flush
  • Low grade fever in the afternoon
  • Dry throat, maybe recurrent sore throat
  • Dry stools and / or constipation
  • Urine short and red
  • Heightened libido
  • T: Red
  • C: Little or None
  • P: Thready and rapid

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For Qi Deficiency with fatigue and weakness: For Yang Deficiency:
+ 15g Rx. Astragali Huang Qi + 6-9g Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata Zhi Fu Zi
+ 9g Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen
For constipation:
+ 6-9g Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui
+ 6g Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang
For lower abdominal distention:
    + 9g Fr. Toosendan Chuan Lian Zi
    + 9g Rx. Linderae Wu Yao