HERB FORMULAS

BO SHI TANG - 破石湯 - LIGNUM CUDRANIAE DECOCTION

English: Lignum Cudraniae Decoction
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Lignum Cudraniae Chuan Bo Shi 100g Removes Wind, eliminates Dampness and invigorates the Blood.
Rx. Polygoni Cuspidati Hu Zhang 60g Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, unblocks the channels, clears Heat, resolves Dampness and stops pain.
With Guang Jin Qian Cao, for biliary or urinary tract stones.
Pig Gallbladder Zhu Dan 1pc Transforms Phlegm Clears Heat and expels toxins
Hb. Desmodii Styracifolii Guang Jin Qian Cao 60g Clears Heat, promotes urination, unblocks painful urinary dysfunction and expels stones.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Drains Heat
  • Breaks up Blood Stasis
  • Resolves Phlegm

SYNDROMES

  • Toxic Heat with Phlegm

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Acute lower abdominal pain
  • Incontinence of urine
  • Night fevers
  • Delirious speech
  • Irritability
  • Restlessness
  • Thirst
  • May be mania (severe)
  • Dysmenorrhea
  • Amenorrhea
  • Hard stool
  • Dark red complexion
  • Headache
  • Vertigo
  • Tinnitus
  • Insomnia
  • Palpitations
  • Constipation
  • Frequent urination
  • Emotional instability
  • Chills in the waist and feet
  • Tremors
  • Excruciating abdominal pain with cold
  • Black stool
  • May be chills and fever
  • Hemoptysis
  • Hematuria
  • Red eyes
  • Pain and distention of the head
  • Toothache
  • Irregular menstruation
  • Lochioschesis
  • Severe wheezing
  • Distention of the chest
  • T: Red and dry
  • C: Yellow
  • P: Deep and forceful or Choppy

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For high fever: For obvious jaundice:
+ 25g Hb. Taraxaci Pu Gong Ying + 30g Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi
+ 25g Hb. Violae Zi Hua Di Ding + 30g Rx. Gardeniae Huang Pi
For intense pain:    
+ 30g Baeckeae Frutescens Gang Song    
   
+ 15g Rx. Jasminum Grandiflorum Mo Li Hua