HERB FORMULAS

ZI XUE QING GAN YIN - 紫雪清肝飲 - ENRICH WATER AND CLEAR THE LIVER DRINK

English: Enrich Water and Clear the Liver Drink
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang 15g Tonifies the Kidneys and nourishes Jing, Yin and Blood.
With Shan Zhu Yu, nourishes Kidney Yin and secures Jing, while restraining urination and sweating.
With Shan Zhu Yu and Shan Yao, for dizziness, weak and sore back, impotence, spermatorrhea and night sweats, due to Kidney and Liver Yin Deficiencies
With Shan Zhu Yu, Mu Dan Pi, Fu Ling and Ze Xie, for Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiencies.
With Dang Gui, for Blood Deficiency marked by dizziness, palpitations, insomnia and menstrual dysfunction.
Fr. Corni Shan Zhu Yu 12g Nourishes Kidney Yin and Yang, astringes Jing and Yin and stops perspiration.
With Shan Yao, tonifies the Liver and Spleen.
With Shu Di Huang, nourishes Kidney Yin and secures Jing, while restraining urination and sweating.
With Shu Di Huang and Shan Yao, for urinary frequency (day or night), dizziness, tinnitus and lower back pain due to Kidney Deficiency.
With Shu Di Huang and Dang Gui, for night sweats due to Yin Deficiency.
Rx. Dioscoreae Shan Yao 12g Strengthens the Spleen , stabilizes the Kidneys and astringes Jing.
With Shu Di Huang and Shan Zhu Yu, for Kidney Deficiency with spermatorrhea, dizziness, tinnitus, lower back pain, impotence and night sweats.
With Chai Hu and Bai Shao, for vaginal discharge due to Spleen Deficiency and Liver Qi Stagnation.
Poria Fu Ling 9g Strengthens the Spleen and drains Dampness.
With Ze Xie, facilitates the removal of water and leaches out Dampness to treat stagnant water and Dampness leading to edema, jaundice, diarrhea, Milky Lin, and scanty, difficult urination with abdominal distention.
Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi 9g Clears Heat, cools the Blood clears and Deficiency Fire.
With Zhi Zi, Chai Hu and Bai Shao, for Fire from constraint leading to Liver Fire or Liver Yang Rising.
With Ze Xie, Fu Ling and Shan Zhu Yu, for spermatorrhea due to Kidney Yin Deficiency with Heat
Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie 6g Promotes urination and prevents Kidney Fire as a result of tonification.
With Fu Ling and Mu Dan Pi, regulates the Kidneys, Liver and Spleen, drains and tonifies.
With Fu Ling, promotes urination.
With Mu Dan Pi, for steaming bone disorder, dizziness, and vertigo.
Rx. Bupleuri Chai Hu 6g Harmonizes the Exterior and Interior, spreads Liver Qi and relieves Stagnation.
With Bai Shao, for Liver Blood Deficiency with Liver Qi Stagnation and vertigo, dizziness, thoracic and costal pain, and menstrual irregularity due to Liver Qi Stagnation.
Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao 12g Nourishes the Blood, regulates menstruation, astringes Yin, adjusts the Ying and Wei, softens the Liver, calms Liver Yang and Liver Wind and alleviates pain.
With Dang Gui, nourishes Yin and Blood.
With Dang Gui, and Shu Di Huang, for dizziness, blurred vision, and dysmenorrhea due to Blood Deficiency or Stasis.
With Chai Hu, for flank pain due to Liver Qi Stagnation.
Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi 9g Clears Heat, reduces Fire, eliminates irritability, cools the Blood and relieves toxicity.
With Mu Dan Pi, resolves Qi Level Stagnation leading to Heat and Heat in the Blood and treats irregular menstruation, headache, red eyes, and thirst due to Liver Qi Heat from Stagnation.
Sm. Zizyphi Spinosae Suan Zao Ren 12g Nourishes Heart Yin, tonifies the Liver Blood,calms the Spirit, astringes sweat and generates fluids.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui 9g Tonifies Blood and regulates the menses, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, disperses Cold and stops pain due to Blood Stasis.
With Shu Di Huang, for Heat symptoms due to Yin Deficiency and Devastated Blood.
With Chai Hu and Bai Shao, for dysmenorrhea from Liver Qi Stagnation and Blood Deficiency.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Enriches Yin
  • Clears the Liver

SYNDROMES

  • Kidney Yin Deficiency with Liver Qi Stagnation Transforming into Fire
  • Atrophy disorder (Wei Syndrome) due to Liver and Kidney Deficiency

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Indistinct burning pain in the flanks
  • Irritability
  • Bouts of anger
  • A dry mouth with a bitter taste
  • Insomnia or
  • Dream-disturbed sleep
  • Dry stools
  • A burning pain in the epigastric area
  • Gnawing hunger
  • Acid reflux
  • Soreness and weakness of the back and knees
  • Dizziness
  • Headache
  • Early periods
  • Fullness or swelling in the face and extremities that may or may not be visible
  • T: Red
  • C: Little
  • P: Wiry, thin and rapid

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

  • This formula focuses on treating Kidney Yin Deficiency and leading the Qi and Fire back to their source in the Lower Jiao.

MODIFICATIONS

For fever due to Heat in the Liver channel with Qi Stagnation damaging Yin:
For menopause syndrome:
- Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao
- Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang - Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi
- Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui
- Sm. Zizyphi Spinosae Suan Zao Ren + 21g Bul Lilii Bai He
+ 25g Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang + 12 Hb. Epimedii Yin Yang Huo
+ 6g Fr. Jujube Da Zao
For menopause syndrome with prominent Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiency:
For menopause syndrome with prominent Spleen and Kidney Yang Deficiency:
- Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao
- Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao - Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi
- Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi - Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui
- Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui + 21g Bul Lilii Bai He
+ 21g Bul Lilii Bai He + 12 Hb. Epimedii Yin Yang Huo
+ 12 Hb. Epimedii Yin Yang Huo + Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu
+ Fr. Mori Sang Zhi + Rx. Scrophulariae Xuan Shen
+ Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen + Dens Draconis Long Chi
+ Fr. Amomi Sha Ren + Magnetitum Ci Shi
For menopause syndrome with prominent Yin Deficiency Fire with irritability and an unsteady mind:
 + Plastrum Testudinis Gui Ban
For menopause syndrome with profuse sweating:
- Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao
- Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao - Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi
- Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi - Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui
- Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui + 21g Bul Lilii Bai He
+ 21g Bul Lilii Bai He + 12g Hb. Epimedii Yin Yang Huo
+ 12 Hb. Epimedii Yin Yang Huo + Calcined Fossilia Ossis Mastodi Duan Long Gu
+ Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai
+ Rx. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong + Calcined Concha Ostreae Duan Mu Li
+ Rx. Polygalae Yuan Zhi
+ Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui + Fr. Hordei Germinatus Mai Ya