HERB FORMULAS

YI SHEN PAI SHI TANG JIA JIAN - 益神派石汤加減 - MODIFIED BOOST THE KIDNEYS AND EXPEL STONES DECOCTION

English: Modified Boost the Kidneys and Expel Stones Decoction
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang 30g Nourishes Liver and Kidney Yin
Spora Lygodii Hai Jin Sha 30g Clears Heat, promotes urination, unblocks painful urinary dysfunction and expels stones.
Hb. Pyrrosiae Shi Wei 30g Clears Damp-Heat, unblocks painful urinary dysfunction, clears stones, clears Heat and stops bleeding.
Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie 30g Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness and settles Ministerial Fire in the Kidneys by draining Damp-Heat from the lower Jiao.
With Mu Dan Pi, for steaming bone disorder, dizziness and vertigo.
Talcum Hua Shi 30g Promotes urination, drains Heat from the Urinary Bladder, aids the movement of gravel and stones and expels Damp-Heat.
With Hai Jin Sha and Shi Wei, for urinary discomfort and dysfunction due to Damp-Heat in the Lower Jiao.
Rx. Polygoni Multiflori He Shou Wu 20g Tonifies the Liver and Kidneys, nourishes the Blood and nourishes Jing.
Hb. Taxilli Sang Ji Sheng 15g Tonifies Liver and Kidney Yin, strengthens the sinews and bones and expels Wind-Dampness.
With He Shou Wu, tonifies Kidney Yin and Liver Blood to nourish the sinews and bones and treat dizziness and blurred vision.
Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi 15g Clears Heat, cools and harmonizes the Blood, clears Deficiency Fire, invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis and clears Liver Fire.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui 12g Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, reduces swelling, expels pus, generates flesh and alleviates pain.
With Shu Di Huang, for Heat symptoms due to Yin Deficiency and Devastated Blood.
Cx. Eucommiae Du Zhong 12g Tonifies the Kidneys and Liver, strengthens the sinews and bones and aids the smooth flowing of Qi and Blood.
Rz. Imperatae Bai Mao Gen 12g Cools the Blood, stops bleeding, clears Heat and promotes urination.
With Shi Wei, for hesitating urination.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Nourishes and reinforces the Liver and Kidneys
  • Clears Heat
  • Disperses stones

SYNDROMES

  • Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiency

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Low back and knees weak, sore and painful
  • Dripping and dribbling, unsmooth urination
  • Maybe sand or stones in the urine
  • Facial complexion pale and sallow
  • Both cheeks slightly red
  • Red lips
  • Dizziness
  • Dry mouth
  • Parched throat
  • Dry eyes
  • Blurred vision
  • Spots before the eyes
  • Numbness of limbs
  • Flaccid paralysis (Wei syndrome), weakness
  • Tinnitus
  • Deafness
  • Forgetfulness
  • Throat dry and painful
  • Five Sole Heat
  • Low-grade tidal fever
  • Night sweats
  • Irritability
  • Insomnia
  • Stools difficult to pass
  • Constipation
  • Men:
    Spermatorrhea
  • Women:
    Irregular menses or
    Scanty menses or
    Amenorrhea
    Vaginal discharge
  • T: Red
  • C: None
  • P: Thready and rapid or Deep, thready and rapid

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For Fire: For Heart vexation and Five-Sole-Heat:
+ 9g Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu + 12g Rx. Asparagi Tian Men Dong
+ 9g Hb. Phellodendri Huang Bai + 9g Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi
For enduring non-healing stones: For Yin Deficiency damaging Yang:
+ 15g Hb. Lysimachiae Jin Qian Cao + 9g Fr. Psoraliae Bu Gu Zhi
+ 9g Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli Ji Nei Jin + 9g Hb. Epimedii Yin Yang Huo
+ 9g Rz. Curculiginis Xian Mao
With hematuria:    
+ 15g Hb. Cirsii Xiao Ji    
+ 15g Hb. Cirsii Japonici Da Ji    
+ 9g Rx. Sanguisorbae Di Yu