HERB FORMULAS

ZI YIN QING GAN TANG - 滋阴清肝汤 - DECOCTION FOR NOURISHING YIN AND CLEARING LIVER HEAT

English: Decoction for Nourishing Yin and Clearing Liver Heat
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui 10g Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, reduces swelling, expels pus, generates flesh and alleviates pain.
Rx. Adenophorae Nan Sha Shen 15g Nourishes Yin, moistens the Lungs, dispels Phlegm, nourishes the Stomach, generates fluids and clears Heat.
Rx. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong 15g Moistens the Lungs, nourishes Yin, nourishes Stomach Yin, moistens the Intestines and generates Fluids.
With Sheng Di Huang, for hematemesis or epistaxis due to Yin Deficiency with Excess Heat.
Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao 12g Nourishes the Blood, astringes Yin, adjusts the Ying and Wei, softens the Liver and relieves pain.
With Dang Gui, nourishes Yin and Blood.
Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang 12g Clears Heat, cools the Blood, nourishes Yin, and generates fluids.
With Bai Shao, for Blood Deficiency Heat.
With Mai Men Dong and Nan Sha Shen, for a dry mouth, thirst, dry lips and a red tongue due to Stomach Yin Deficiency.
Rx. Trichosanthis Tian Hua Fen 10g Drains Heat and generates Fluids Clears and drains Lung Heat, transforms Phlegm and moistens Lung Dryness Relieves toxicity, expels pus and reduces swelling and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
With Nan Sha Shen, Mai Men Dong and Sheng Di Huang, for injured Yin from Stomach Heat with excessive thirst, irritability, Dryness in the mouth, cravings after eating, and emaciation which is often in diabetes.
Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi 10g Clears Heat, reduces Fire, cools the Blood, relieves toxicity, reduces swelling, invigorates the Blood and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
Poriae Fu Ling 10g Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness, strengthens the Spleen and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
Hb. Scutellariae Ban Zhi Lin 15g Clears Heat, resolves Fire toxins, invigorates the Blood, reduces swellings and treats various types of cancer.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Clears Heat
  • Resolves toxicity
  • Nourishes Yin
  • Strengthens the Spleen

SYNDROMES

  • Liver Yin Deficiency with Liver Heat

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Dizziness
  • Impaired vision
  • Night blindness
  • Tinnitus
  • Irascibility
  • Throbbing headache with distended feeling
  • Flushed face
  • Blurred vision
  • Red, dry eyes with feeling of grit in eye
  • Dry mouth and throat with bitter taste in mouth
  • Palpitations
  • Headache
  • Nervousness
  • Insomnia with much dreaming
  • Dry throat
  • Thirst
  • Five Sole Heat (palms, soles and center of chest)
  • Night sweats
  • Light or late menses or
  • Amenorrhea
  • Severe, splitting headaches with dizziness
  • Sudden tinnitus or
  • Sudden deafness
  • Flushed face
  • Red, swollen, painful eyes
  • Irascibility with violent angry outbursts
  • Dry mouth
  • Bitter taste in mouth
  • Thirst
  • Vomiting sour or bitter liquid
  • Insomnia
  • Restlessness
  • Constipation or dry stools
  • Maybe rib pain
  • T: Red and dry
  • C: Little or None
  • P: Thready and wiry or Wiry and rapid

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

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