HERB FORMULAS

English: Guide Out the Red Powder
Also Known As: Rehmannia and Akebia Formula
Powder to Conduct Heart Fire Downwards
Conduct the Redness (Heat) Powder
Powder of Fresh Rehmannia and Clematis Stem to Conduct Fire Downward
Fire-Inducing Powder
Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang 5-30g Cools Heart Fire, nourishes Yin, cools Blood and generates Fluids.
Caulis Akebiae Mu Tong 3-12g Clears Heat from the Heart channel and clears Heat and promotes urination through the Small Intestine channel.
With Dan Zhu Ye and Sheng Di Huang, for mouth ulcers, burning throat pain, irritability and insomnia due to Heart Fire.
Hb. Lophatheri Dan Zhu Ye 3-10g Alleviates irritability by clearing Heat from the Heart.
With Mu Tong and Sheng Di Huang, for Heat in the Heart channel manifesting as chest Heat and irritability, mouth and tongue sores and dark, scanty urine.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae (tips) Gan Cao (Shao) 3-10g The tips treat painful urinary dysfunction, relieve toxicity and harmonize.
  • Clears the Heart
  • Nourishes Yin
  • Promotes urination
  • Relieves Lin Syndrome
  • Heart Fire Flaring Up
  • Small Intestine Excess Heat
  • Heart and Kidney Yin Deficiency
  • Heat in the Heart and Small Intestine Channels
  • Irritability with a sensation of Heat in the chest
  • Thirst with a desire to drink cold beverages
  • Red face
  • Fever
  • May be sores around the mouth
  • Dark, scanty urine
  • Rough urination
  • Fidgeting
  • Warm sensations in the chest
  • Sores on the tongue
  • Painful urination (stabbing)
  • Urination short and hesitant
  • Hematuria
  • Oliguria
  • Maybe blood in the urine
  • Sluggish urination
  • Irritability
  • Fatigue
  • T: Red
  • P: Rapid
CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Use caution for those with Spleen and Stomach Deficiency.
  • This formula may not be appropriate for those with repetitive stomatitis.
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS
  • This formula is especially used for children.
For hematuria: For excessive Heart Fire:
+ Hb. Ecliptae Han Lian Cao + Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian
+ Rz. Imperatae
For mouth ulcers:
+ Hb. Cephalanoplos Xiao Ji
Five-Ingredient Formula with Poria
Wu Ling San
+ Sm. Plantaginis Che Qian Zi
For Yin Deficiency:
For strangury and hematuria due to Heat in the Blood: + Hb. Dendrobii Shi Hu
- Hb. Lophatheri Dan Zhu Ye
+ Rx. Anemarrhenae
+Hb. Ecliptae Han Lian Cao
For severe urinary tract infection:
+ Hb. Cephalanoplos
+ Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi
For irritability and Heat in the chest:
+ Sm. Plantaginis
+ Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian
For Bloody dysuria (Xue Lin):
+ Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
+ Hb. Ecliptae
For Heat dysuria (Re Lin):
+ Hb. Cirsii
+ Hb. Pteris Feng Wei Cao
+ Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis
+ Rz. Imperatae Bai Mao Gen
+ Hb. Dianthi
+ Fol. Pyrrosiae Shi Wei or
+ Sm. Plantaginis Che Qian Zi
+ Flos Lonicerae
+ Poria Rubra Chi Fu Ling
+ Rz. Smilacis Glabrae
For stomatitis and mouth ulcerations:
+ Hb. Lophatheri
+ Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua
+ Fr. Gardeniae
+ Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao
For Bloody dysuria (Xue Lin) with fever:
+ Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian
+ Flos Lonicerae
For infantile night crying:
+ Rz. Smilacis Glabrae
+ Concha Margaritaferae Zhen Zhu Mu
+ Hb. Lophatheri
+ Fr. Gardeniae
+ Ram. Uncariae cum Uncis Gou Teng
+ Hb. Artemisiae Annuae
For prostatic hypertrophy due to Damp-Heat:
+ Rx. Bupleuri
+ Eight Herb Powder for Rectification
Ba Zheng San
For Bloody dysuria (Xue Lin) with nausea and vomiting:
For a stronger effect:
+ Flos Lonicerae
+ 6g Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian
+ Rz. Smilacis Glabrae
+ 2g Medulla Junci Deng Xin Cao
+ Hb. Lophatheri
For painful mouth ulcers:
+ Fr. Gardeniae
+ Drain the Yellow Powder
Xie Huang San
+ Hb. Agastaches
+ Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum
+ 6g Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian
+ 2g Medulla Junci Deng Xin Cao
For Bloody dysuria (Xue Lin) with hematuria:
For amenorrhea due to Small Intestine Attacking the Large Intestine:
+ Flos Lonicerae
+ Rz. Smilacis Glabrae
+ Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang
+ Hb. Lophatheri
For pterygium spreading from the inner canthus:
+ More Fr. Gardeniae
+ Powder of Eight Ingredients for Rectification
Ba Zheng San
+ Rz. Imperatae
For Bloody dysuria (Xue Lin) with edema:
For fever and thirst:
+ Flos Lonicerae
+ Talcum
+ Rz. Smilacis Glabrae
+ Gypsum Fibrosum
+ Hb. Lophatheri
For cystitis:
+ More Fr. Gardeniae
+ Rx. Scutellariae
+ Sm Plantaginis
+ Medulla Junci
For oral herpes with irritability, thirst and a red tongue tip:
+ Fr. Gardeniae
For severe edema:
+ Rz. Coptidis
+ Five Ingredient Powder with Poria
Wu Ling San
+ Rx. Ophiopogonis
For oral herpes with constipation:
For exanthema maculosum:
+ Rx. et Rz. Rhei
+ Rz. Cimicifugae
+ Rx. Scutellariae
+ Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian
For herpes zoster:
+ Cx. Moutan
+ Flos Lonicerae
For traces of Blood in the urine:
+ Rx. Hb. cum Rx. Asari
+9-15g Rz. Imperatae
+ Fr. Forsythiae
+ 9-15f Hb. Ecliptae
For herpes zoster affecting the upper body:
For acute eczema due to Damp-Heat:
+ Flos Lonicerae
+ Coptis Decoction to Relieve Toxicity
Huang Lian Jie Du Tang
+ Rx. Hb. cum Rx. Asari
+ Fr. Forsythiae
+ Rx. Paeoniae Rubra
+ Rx. Bupleuri
+ Rx Sophorae Flavescentis
For herpes zoster affecting the lower body:
+ Flos Lonicerae
For prostatic hypertrophy due to Heart Fire:
+ Rx. Hb. cum Rx. Asari
+ Rz. Polygoni Cuspidati
+ Fr. Forsythiae
For infectious parotitis:
+ Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae
+ Fr. Forsythiae
+ Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai
For male infertility:
+ Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu
- Rx. Glycyrrhizae
+ Talcum Hua Shi
+ 50g Rx. Paeoniae Rubra
+ Rx. Isatidis Ban Lan Gen
+ Fol. Isatidis Da Qing Ye
+ 15g Poria
+ Hb. Lophatheri Dan Zhu Ye
+ 10g Rz. Alismatis
+ Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi + 6g Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai
For male infertility with cloudy urine:
+ 10g Cx. Moutan
- Rx. Glycyrrhizae
+ 15g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae
+ 50g Rx. Paeoniae Rubra
+ 6g Flos Carthami
+ 15g Poria
+ 30g Flos Lonicerae
+ 10g Rz. Alismatis
+ 30g Hb. Houttuyniae
+ 6g Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai
For male infertility with low back pain:
+ 10g Cx. Moutan
- Rx. Glycyrrhizae
+ 15g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae
+ 50g Rx. Paeoniae Rubra
+ 6g Flos Carthami
+ 15g Poria
+ 30g Flos Lonicerae
+ 10g Rz. Alismatis
+ 30g Hb. Houttuyniae
+ 6g Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai
+ Rz. Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae Bei Xie
+ 10g Cx. Moutan
+ 15g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae
For male infertility with genital swelling:
- Rx. Glycyrrhizae
+ 6g Flos Carthami
+ 50g Rx. Paeoniae Rubra
+ 30g Flos Lonicerae
+ 30g Hb. Houttuyniae
+ 15g Poria
+ Rx. Dipsaci
+ 10g Rz. Alismatis
For male infertility with a large number of white blood cells in the seminal fluid:
+ 6g Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai
- Rx. Glycyrrhizae
+ 10g Cx. Moutan
+ 50g Rx. Paeoniae Rubra
+ 15g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae
+ 15g Poria
+ 6g Flos Carthami
+ 10g Rz. Alismatis
+ 30g Flos Lonicerae
+ 6g Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai
+ 30g Hb. Houttuyniae
+ 10g Cx. Moutan
+ Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao
+ 15g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae
For male infertility with pus:
- Rx. Glycyrrhizae
+ 6g Flos Carthami
+ 50g Rx. Paeoniae Rubra
+ 30g Flos Lonicerae
+ 30g Hb. Houttuyniae
+ 15g Poria
+ Fr. Ligustri Lucidi
+ 10g Rz. Alismatis
+ Hb. Ecliptae
+ 6g Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai
For male infertility with decreased lecithin:
+ 10g Cx. Moutan
- Rx. Glycyrrhizae
+ 15g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae
+ 50g Rx. Paeoniae Rubra
+ 6g Flos Carthami
+ 15g Poria
+ 30g Flos Lonicerae
+ 10g Rz. Alismatis
+ 30g Hb. Houttuyniae
+ 6g Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai
+ Hb. Taraxaci Pu Gong Ying
+ 10g Cx. Moutan
+ Talcum Hua Shi
+ 15g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae
For hematuria:
+ 9g Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi
+ 6g Flos Carthami
+15g Hb. Dianthi Qu Mai
+ 30g Flos Lonicerae
+12g Hb. Cirsii Xiao Ji
+ 30g Hb. Houttuyniae
+12g Rz. Imperatae Bai Mao Gen
+ Rx. Polygoni Multiflori
+ 1g powdered Succinum Hu Po
+ Fr. Lycii
For severe hematuria:
For hematuria with severely painful urination:
+ 9g Fr. Gardeniae
+ 9g Fr. Gardeniae
+15g Hb. Dianthi
+15g Hb. Dianthi
+12g Hb. Cirsii
+12g Hb. Cirsii
+12g Rz. Imperatae
+12g Rz. Imperatae
+ 1g powdered Succinum
+ 1g powdered Succinum
+ 12g Cacumen Platycladi
+ 12g Sm. Plantaginis
+ 12g Hb. Agrimoniae
+ 9g Fol. Pyrrosiae
For hematuria with insomnia, excessive dreaming and Heart vexation:
+ 9g mix-fried Cx. Phellodendri
+ 9g Fr. Gardeniae
For hematuria with thirst:
+15g Hb. Dianthi
+ 9g Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi
+12g Hb. Cirsii
+15g Hb. Dianthi Qu Mai
+12g Rz. Imperatae
+12g Hb. Cirsii Xiao Ji
+ 1g powdered Succinum
+12g Rz. Imperatae Bai Mao Gen
+ 1g powdered Succinum Hu Po
+ 9g Sm. Platycladi
+ 9g Sm. Zizyphi Spinosae
+ 9g Rx. Ophiopogonis
+ 9g Rz. Anemarrhenae
For hematuria with mouth and tongue ulcers:
For Alzheimer's disease: + 9g Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi
+ Drain the Epigastrium Powder
San Huang Xie Xin Tang
+15g Hb. Dianthi Qu Mai
+12g Hb. Cirsii Xiao Ji
+ 15g Magnetitum Ci Shi +12g Rz. Imperatae Bai Mao Gen
+ 15g Rx. Scrophulariae Xuan Shen + 1g powdered Succinum Hu Po
+ 12g Fossilia Ossis Mastodi Long Gu
+ 9g Fr. Forsythiae
+ 9g Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi
+ 6g wine-fried Rz. Coptidis
+ 9g Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi
+ 9g Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin For Alzheimer's disease with a dry mouth and throat:
For Alzheimer's disease, insomnia and profuse dreams:
+ Drain the Epigastrium Powder
San Huang Xie Xin Tang
+ Drain the Epigastrium Powder
San Huang Xie Xin Tang
+ 15g Magnetitum Ci Shi
+ 15g Magnetitum Ci Shi + 15g Rx. Scrophulariae Xuan Shen
+ 15g Rx. Scrophulariae Xuan Shen + 12g Fossilia Ossis Mastodi Long Gu
+ 12g Fossilia Ossis Mastodi Long Gu
+ 9g Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi
+ 9g Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi + 9g Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi
+ 9g Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi + 9g Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin
+ 9g Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin
+ 12g Rx. Ophiopogonis
+ 12g Sm Zizyphi Spinosae Suan Zao Ren
+ 12g Rx. Asparagi
+ 12g Bul. Lilii
+ 12g Caulis Polygoni Multiflori Ye Jiao Teng
+ 9g Hb. Dendrobii
For insomnia:
+ 9g Poria Pararadicis Fu Shen + 3g cinnabar-processed Medulla Tetrapanacis Deng Xin Cao
For severe insomnia:
+ 3g cinnabar-processed Medulla Tetrapanacis Deng Xin Cao For insomnia with painful urination:
+ 3g cinnabar-processed Medulla Tetrapanacis Deng Xin Cao
+ 1g Succinum Hu Po
+ 6g wine-fried Rz. Coptidis Jiu Chao Huang Lian + 6g salt-mix -fried Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai
For insomnia with multiple sores in the mouth and on the tongue: + 6g Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi
For tongue pain:
+ 3g cinnabar-processed Medulla Tetrapanacis Deng Xin Cao +10g Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi
+ 10g Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian
+ 9g Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao For tongue pain with severe ulceration of the mouth and tongue:
+ 6g wine-fried Rz. Coptidis Jiu Chao Huang Lian
+10g Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi
For tongue pain with painful urination: + 10g Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian
+10g Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi + 5g Indigo Naturalis Qing Dai
+ 10g Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian + 5g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen
+ 10g Hb. Cirsii Xiao Ji
For tongue pain with insomnia: For tongue pain with restlessness:
+10g Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi +10g Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi
+ 10g Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian + 10g Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian
+ 10g Sm. Zizyphi Spinosae Suan Zao Ren + 20g Fossilia Ossis Mastodi Long Gu
+ 10g Medulla Junci Deng Xin Cao + 15g Magnetitum Ci Shi