HERB FORMULAS

HAI ZAO YU HU TANG - 海藻玉壺湯 - SARGASSUM DECOCTION FOR THE JADE FLASK

English: Sargassum Decoction for the Jade Flask
Also Known As: Sargassum Jade Pot Decoction
The Seaweed Decoction
Sargassum and Du Huo Combination

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 9-15g Resolves Phlegm, softens Phlegm nodules, clears Heat and reduces swelling.
With Hai Zao, for goiter and scrofula.
Hb. Fritillariae Thunbergii Zhe Bei Mu 9-15g 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 3-9g Regulates Qi, tonifies the Spleen (improves its transportive functions), adjusts the Middle, dries Dampness, transforms Phlegm and descends Qi.
Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao 6-12g Clears Heat (especially in the Upper Jiao), relieves toxicity, reduces abscesses and dissipates clumps.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui 12-30g Reduces swelling and expels pus.
Rx. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong 12-18g 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
  • Reduces and disperses goiters and tumors

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

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. Poria 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 Rubra
+ 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 transforming into Heat:
 + Spica Prunellae 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
For Hashimoto's thyroiditis:
For acne with scarring:
- Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia + Rz. Curcumae E Zhu
+ Concha Ostreae Mu Li
= Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao
+ Ginseng, Poria and Atractylodis Macrocephalae Powder
Shen Ling Bai Zhu San
- Rx. Angelicae Pubescentis Du Huo
For acne:
- Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao - Rx. Angelicae Dahuricae Du Huo
- Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi
+ 12g Per. Citri Reticulatae Viride Qing Pi - Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao
+ 15g Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao
+ 20g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen + 15g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen
+ 20g Poria Fu Ling + 9g Per. Citri Reticulatae Viride Qing Pi
+ 15g Sm. Raphani Lai Fu Zi
+ 12g Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin + 15g Spica Prunellae Xia Ku Cao
+ 9g Rz. Sparganii San Leng
For Stomach cancer:
+ 9g Rz. Curcumae E Zhu - Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui
For thyroid cancer:
- Rz. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong
+ 10g Thallus Laminariae Hai Dai - Rx. Angelicae Pubescentis Du Huo
+ 9g Per. Citri Reticulatae Viride Qing Pi - Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao
+ 9g Per. Citri Reticulatae Viride Qing Pi
For a stronger effect:
+ Thallus Laminariae Hai Dai + 24g Concha Ostreae Mu Li
+ Per. Citri Reticulatae Viride Qing Pi + 12g Fr, Crataegi Shan Zha
For rock-hard nodules:
+ 12g Fr. Aurantii Immaturus Zhi Shi
+ Thallus Laminariae Hai Dai
+ Per. Citri Reticulatae Viride Qing Pi + 18g Massa Medicata Fermentata Shen Qu
+ 9g Rz. Sparganii San Leng
+ 9g Rz. Curcumae E Zhu + 15g Fr. Fici Pumilae Bi Li
For nodules associated with Liver Qi Stagnation:
For a stifling sensation in the chest due to Phlegm Accumulation and Qi Stagnation:
+ 6g Thallus Laminariae Hai Dai
+ 6g Per. Citri Reticulatae Viride Qing Pi + 6g Thallus Laminariae Hai Dai
+ 6g Per. Citri Reticulatae Viride Qing Pi
+ Rx. Bupleuri Chai Hu
+ Rz. Cyperi Xiang Fu + Rz. Cyperi Xiang Fu
For palpitations and sweating caused by Blood Deficiency with Heat:
+ Caulis Perillae Zi Su Geng
+ Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin
+ 6g Thallus Laminariae Hai Dai + Concha Meretricis/ Cyclinae Ge Qiao
+ 6g Per. Citri Reticulatae Viride Qing Pi
For hand and tongue tremors due to Liver Wind:
+ Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang + 6g Thallus Laminariae Hai Dai
+ 6g Per. Citri Reticulatae Viride Qing Pi
+ Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
+ Poria Pararadicis Fu Shen + Concha Margaritaferae Zhen Zhu Mu
+ Sm. Zizyphi Spinosae Suan Zao Ren
For loose stools due to Spleen Deficiency:
+ Ram. cum Uncis Uncariae Gou Teng
+ 6g Thallus Laminariae Hai Dai
+ 6g Per. Citri Reticulatae Viride Qing Pi + Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao
+ Concha Ostreae Mu Li
+ Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu
For frequent thirst and hunger due to Stomach Heat:
+ Rz. Dioscoreae Shan Yao + 6g Thallus Laminariae Hai Dai
+ Sm. Lablab Album Bai Bian Dou + 6g Per. Citri Reticulatae Viride Qing Pi
For irregular menstruation:
+ 6g Thallus Laminariae Hai Dai + Gypsum Fibrosum Shi Gao
+ 6g Per. Citri Reticulatae Viride Qing Pi + Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu
+ Rx. Trichosanthis Tian Hua Fen
+ Hb. Cistanches Rou Cong Rong
For hyperthyroidism:
+ Hb. Leonuri Yi Mu Cao - Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia
+ Sm. Cuscutae Tu Si Zi
For hyperplasia of the mammary gland:
- Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao
- Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi - Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui
- Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui - Rz. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong
- Rz. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong - Rx. Angelicae Pubescentis Du Huo
- Rx. Angelicae Pubescentis Du Huo
- Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao
- Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao + 6g Per. Citri Reticulatae Viride Qing Pi
+ Spica Prunellae Xia Ku Cao
+ Rz. Cyperi Xiang Fu + Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
+ Hirudo Shui Zhi + Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao
+ Eupolyphaga/ Steleophaga Tu Bie Chong + Rx. Asparagi Tian Men dong
+ Rx. Scrophulariae Xuan Shen
+ Rz. Sparganii San Leng + Spica Prunellae Xia Ku Cao
+ Rz. Curcumae E Zhu + Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
+ Hb. Hedyotis Diffusae Bai Hua She She Cao + Concha Ostreae Mu Li
+6g Thallus Laminariae Hai Dai
For hyperplasia of the mammary gland with Qi Stagnation including distention and pain:
+6g Per. Citri Reticulatae Viride Qing Pi + 6g Thallus Laminariae Hai Dai
+ 6g Per. Citri Reticulatae Viride Qing Pi
For hyperplasia of the mammary gland with a white, greasy tongue coat and a slippery pulse:
+ Rx. Bupleuri Chai Hu
+ 6g Thallus Laminariae Hai Dai + Rz. Cyperi Xiang Fu
+ 6g Per. Citri Reticulatae Viride Qing Pi
For hyperplasia of the mammary gland with a lack of energy:
+ Rz. Sparganii San Leng + 6g Thallus Laminariae Hai Dai
+ Squama Manitis Chuan Shan Jia + 6g Per. Citri Reticulatae Viride Qing Pi
+ Fr. Trichosanthis Gua Lou
+ Sm. Sinapis Album Bai Jie Zi + Rx. Astragali Huang Qi
For hyperplasia of the mammary gland with aversion to Cold and low back pain:
+ Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu
+ 6g Thallus Laminariae Hai Dai + Poria Fu Ling
+ 6g Per. Citri Reticulatae Viride Qing Pi
For panniculitis:
+ 6g Thallus Laminariae Hai Dai
+ Colla Cornu Cervi Lu Jiao Jiao + 6g Per. Citri Reticulatae Viride Qing Pi
+ Hb. Epimedii Yin Yang Huo
For early-stage panniculitis with redness, swelling and pain:
+ 10g Sm. Coicis Yi Yi Ren
+ 10g Sm. Persicae Tao Ren
+ 6g Thallus Laminariae Hai Dai + 10g Fr. Luffae Si Gua Luo
+ 6g Per. Citri Reticulatae Viride Qing Pi
For middle-stage panniculitis with hardness, stiffness and dark discoloration of the affected tissues:
+ 10g Sm. Coicis Yi Yi Ren
+ 10g Sm. Persicae Tao Ren + 6g Thallus Laminariae Hai Dai
+ 10g Fr. Luffae Si Gua Lou + 6g Per. Citri Reticulatae Viride Qing Pi
+ Caulis Lonicerae Ren Dong Teng
+ Sm. Phaseoli Chi Xiao Dou + 10g Sm. Coicis Yi Yi Ren
For vocal cord nodes:
+ 10g Sm. Persicae Tao Ren
- Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia + 10g Fr. Luffae Si Gua Luo
+ Eupolyphaga/ Steleophaga Tu Bie Chong
- Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao
- Rx. Angelicae Pubescentis Du Huo + Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao
For Sjogren's syndrome:
- Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao + 12g Thallus Laminariae Hai Dai
+ Concha Ostreae Mu Li
+ Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao + 6g per. Citri Reticulatae Viride Qing Pi
+ Rx. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong
+ Hb. Taraxaci Pu Gong Ying
For Sjogren's syndrome with chest oppression and discomfort:
+ Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua
For Sjogren's syndrome with hard nodules:
+ 12g Thallus Laminariae Hai Dai
+ 12g Thallus Laminariae Hai Dai
+ 6g per. Citri Reticulatae Viride Qing Pi
+ 6g per. Citri Reticulatae Viride Qing Pi
+ 9g Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin
+ 9g Rz. Dioscoreae Bulbiferae Huang Yao Zi + 9g Fr. Trichosanthis Gua Lou
   
+ 9g Rz. Curcumae E Zhu    
+ 9g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen    
   
+ 9g Pseudobulbus Cremastrae/Pleiones Shan Ci Gu    
   
+ 9g Hb. Hedyotis Diffusae Bai Hua She She Cao    
   
+ 9g Spica Prunellae Xia Ku Cao