HERB FORMULAS

HAI ZAO YU HU TANG

English: Sargassum Decoction for the Jade Flask
Also Known As: Sargassum Jade Pot Decoction
The Seaweed Decoction

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Hb. Sargassii Hai Zao 15g Clears Heat, resolves Phlegm and softens Phlegm nodules.
Thallus Eckloniae Kun Bu 9g Resolves Phlegm, softens Phlegm nodules, clears Heat and reduces swelling.
With Hai Zao, for goiter and scrofula.
Thallus Laminariae Hai Dai 6-15g Resolves Phlegm, softens Phlegm nodules, clears Heat and reduces swelling.
Hb. Fritillariae Zhe Bei Mu 15g Clears Heat, transforms Phlegm and dissipates nodules.
Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia 3-14g Transforms Phlegm and dissipates nodules.
With Zhe Bei Mu, for scrofula or Phlegm-Dampness induced cough.
Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi 3-9 Regulates Qi, tonifies the Spleen (improves its transportive functions), adjusts the Middle, dries Dampness, transforms Phlegm and descends Qi.
Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao 6-9g Clears Heat (especially in the Upper Jiao), relieves toxicity, reduces abscesses and dissipates clumps.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui 30g Reduces swelling and expels pus.
Rx. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong 18g Activates Blood and regulates Qi.
Rx. Angelicae Pubescentis Du Huo 6-9g Dispels Wind-Dampness and opens the channels.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao 3-6g Resolves Phlegm, stops cough clears Heat, relieves Fire toxicity and moderates and harmonizes the properties of other herbs.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Resolves Phlegm
  • Dissolves hardenings

SYNDROMES

  • Liver Qi and Blood Stagnation due to Iodine Deficiency
  • Qi, Blood, Damp and Phlegm Stagnation

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Hard, immovable lumps anterior or posterior to the ear
  • Soft, painless lumps
  • Fullness in the chest
  • Hypochondriac pain
  • Sighing
  • Anxiety
  • Insomnia
  • T: Swollen and purple
  • C: Sticky
  • P: Wiry

TREATS

  • Goiter
  • Hypothyroid
  • Acute and simple lymphadenitis

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For Qi goiter: For Qi tonification:
+ 12g Per. Citri Reticulatae Viride Qing Pi + Poria Fu Ling
+ 20g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae
For Phlegm in the Lungs:
+ 20g Poria Fu Ling + Rx. Platycodi Jie Geng
+ 15g Sm. Raphani Lai Fu Zi For hard swellings:
+ 12g Rx. Curcumae
 + Sm. Persicae Tao Ren
+ 9g Rz. Sparganii San Leng
+ Flos Carthami
+ 9g Rz. Curcumae E Zhu
For a rapid pulse, palpitations and a tendency o sweat:
For emaciation, fatigue, lethargy and loose stools: + Scl. Poriae Pararadicis Fu Shen
+ Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu
+ Sm. Zizyphi Spinosae
+ Sm. Dolichorus
For Excess hunger:
For very hard masses:
 + Gypsum Shi Gao
+ Rx. Paeoniae Rubrae
+ Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu
+ Nidus Vespae Lu Feng Fang
For irregular menstruation:
For nodules on the thyroid:
 + Hb. Cistanches Rou Cong Rong
+ Rz. Curcumae E Zhu + Hb. Leonuri Yi Mu Cao
+ Rz. Sparganii San Leng + Sm. Cuscutae Tu Si Zi
+ Sm. Dioscoreae Bulbiferae Huang Yao Zi
For Qi Stagnation giving rise to Fire:
For depression transforms into Heat:
 + Spica Prunella Xia Ku Cao
+ 18g Rx. Scrophulariae Xuan Shen + Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi
+ 15g Spica Prunellae Xia Ku Cao + Rx. Scrophulariae Xuan Shen
+ 15g Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu
For goiter:
+12g Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi + Fr. Aurantii Zhi Ke