HERB FORMULAS

YIN CHEN HAO TANG

English: Artemisiae Yinchenhao Decoction
Also Known As: Capillaris Combination
Decoction of Capillaris

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Hb. Artemisiae Scopariae Yin Chen Hao 4-30g Clears Damp-Heat from Liver and Gallbladder and treats all types of jaundice, especially Damp-Heat jaundice.
With Zhi Zi strongly relieves Damp-Heat jaundice.
With Yin Chen Hao and Zhi Zi, for Damp-Heat jaundice with abdominal distention, fever, constipation, and urinary dysfunction and gallstones
Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi 3-15g Clears Heat from the three Jiaos through the urine, drains Damp-Heat and activates the Blood.
With Da Huang and Yin Chen Hao, for jaundice due to Damp-Heat in the Liver and Gallbladder.
Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang 1-10g Purges Heat, benefits the Gallbladder, activates blood flow through the Liver, strengthens other herbs actions and assists Yin Chen Hao.
With Yin Chen Hao, for early-Stage Damp-Heat jaundice when Heat is stronger than Dampness.
(Rx. Gentianae) (Qin Jiao) (6-10g) (Substitutes for Da Huang when there is no constipation.)
(Sm. Benincasae) (Dong Gua Ren) (6-10g) (Substitutes for Da Huang when there is no constipation.)

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Clears Heat
  • Resolves Dampness
  • Reduces jaundice

SYNDROMES

  • Damp-Heat in the Liver and Gallbladder (Yang Jaundice)

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Whole body jaundice (tangerine color)
  • Slight abdominal distention
  • Urinary difficulty
  • Thirst (only wants to sip)
  • Perspiration on head
  • Scanty, dark urination
  • Upper abdominal distention
  • Maybe grayish pale stools
  • Nausea / vomiting
  • Yellow sclera
  • Edema
  • Chest discomfort
  • Constipation
  • Maybe mania
  • T: Pink
  • C: Yellow and greasy
  • P: Slippery and rapid or Deep and Shi or Rolling and rapid

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Contraindicated for those with Yin jaundice.
  • Use Da Huang with extreme caution during pregnancy.
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For high fever and other signs of extreme Heat: For fever and chills:
+ Rx. Gentianae Long Dan Cao + Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao
+ Rx. Isatidis
+ Flos. Chrysanthemi Indici
+ Rx. et Rz. Polygoni Cuspidati Hu Zhang
For difficult bowel movements with loose stools:
For hypochondriac pain and other Liver Qi Stagnation signs and symptoms:
+ Hb. Eupatorii
+ Rx. Bupleuri
For hypochondriac pain with abdominal fullness:
+ Fr. Toosendan Chuan Lian Zi
+ Rx. Curcumae
+ Rz. Cyperi Xiang Fu + Fr. Aurantii Immaturus Zhi Shi
+ Rx. Paeoniae Alba
For nausea and vomiting:
For nausea and vomiting with reduced appetite:
+ Caul. Bambusae In Taenium
+ Caul. Bambusae In Taenium
 + Massa Medicata Fermentata Shen Qu
+ Massa Medicata Fermentata Shen Qu + Rz. Pinellia Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia
For cholelithiasis:
or
+ Hb. Lysimachiae Jin Qian Cao
+ Caul. Bambusae In Taenium
+ Rx. Bupleuri Chai Hu + Fol. Eriobotryae Pi Pa Ye
For intermittent fever, headache and a bitter taste:
For anorexia:
+ Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin + Massa Medicata Fermentata Shen Qu
For delirium:
 + Fr. Hordei Germinatus Mai Ya
+ Calculus Bovis Niu Huang + Carbonized Sm. Arecae Jiao Bing Lang
For serious hepatitis:
For alternating chills and fever:
+ Rz. Polygoni Cuspidati Hu Zhang + Rx. Bupleuri Chai Hu
+ Rz. Acori Tatarinowii Shi Chang Pu + Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
For scanty brown urine:
For hepatitis A:
+ Talc Hua Shi + Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai
+ Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie
+ two or three of the following:
+ Hb. Lysimachiae Jin Qian Cao Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua
For flank pain with abdominal fullness:
Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao
+ 9g Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin Rx. Isatis Ban Lan Gen
+ 9g Fr. Aurantii Immaturus Zhi Shi Rz. Polygoni Cuspidati Hu Zhang
For nausea and vomiting:
Hb. Oldenlandia Bai Hua She She Cao
+9g Caulis Bambusae in Taenium Zhu Ru Hb. Scutellariae Barbatae Ban Zhi Lian
+9g Massa Medica Fermentata Shen Qu Fol. Isatidis Da Qing Ye
For no constipation:
For expelling stones:
- Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang + 15g Spora Lygodii Hai Jin Sha
For more Heat than Damp:
+ 9g Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli Ji Nei Jin
+ 15g Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao
+ 9g Rx. Gentianae Long Dan Cao
For more Dampness than Heat:
For jaundice:
+ 15g Sm Coicis Yi Yi Ren
+ 25g Hb. Lysimachiae Jin Qian Cao + 15g Talcum Hua Shi
For stones obstructing the bile duct:
+ 9 g Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia
+ 30g Rx. Clematidis Wei Ling Xian
+ 30g Hb. Lysimachiae Jin Qian Cao + 9g Sm. Armeniacae Xing Ren
    + 6g Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis Hou Po
   
    + 6g Fr. Amomi Rotundus Bai Dou Kou
    + 6g Hb. Lophatheri Dan Zhu Ye