HERB FORMULAS

SHENG YANG CHU SHI TANG - 泩杨除湿汤 - RAISING THE YANG AND ELIMINATING DAMPNESS DECOCTION

English: Raising the Yang and Eliminating Dampness Decoction
Also Known As: Regulating the Menses, Raising the Yang and Eliminating Dampness Decoction
Tiao Jing Sheng Yang Chu Shi Tang

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Wine- fried Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Jiu Chao Dang Gui 3g Tonifies Blood, regulates the menses, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, disperses Cold and stops pain due to Blood Stasis.
With Huang Qi, for pallor, debility, fatigue and/or low grade fever due to excessive Blood loss.
Rx. Angelicae Pubescentis Du Huo 3g Disperses Wind-Cold-Dampness and releases the exterior.
With Fang Feng, for numbness in the legs.
With Qiang Huo, Gao Ben, Fang Feng and Man Jing Zi, for Wind-Cold-Dampness with headache, chills and fever and muscle and joint pain.
With Qiang Huo, for joint pain and numbness.
Fr. Viticis Man Jing Zi 4g Drains Dampness, expels Wind and relieves pain.
With Qiang Huo, Du Huo and Gao Ben, for Superficial Wind-Dampness with a heavy and painful head and generalized heaviness.
Rx. Saposhnikoviae Fang Feng 6g Expels Wind-Dampness and alleviates pain.
With Qiang Huo, for Wind-Dampness.
With Qiang Huo and Dang Gui, for Wind-Cold-Damp Bi.
Rz. Cimicifugae Sheng Ma 6g Releases the exterior, raises Yang and lifts Sunken Qi.
With Chai Hu, for chronic dysenteric disorders, rectal prolapse, and uterine prolapse due to Yang Deficiency.
With Dang Gui, raises the clear Qi, allowing turbidity to descend and moistening the Intestines.
With Chai Hu and Huang Qi, for prolapse of Internal organs.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata Zhi Gan Cao 6g Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi and moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs.
Rz. et Rx. Ligustici Gao Ben 6g Expels Wind and Cold, dispels Wind-Dampness and alleviates pain.
With Qiang Huo, for headache and stiffness of the nape of the neck due to Wind-Dampness in the Du channel.
With Qiang Huo and Fang Feng, for External Wind-Cold-Dampness.
Rx. Bupleuri Chai Hu 9g Disperses Wind-Heat and raises Yang Qi.
With Huang Qi and Sheng Ma, for Central Qi Sinking.
Rz. seu Rx. Notopterygii Qiang Huo 9g Expels Wind-Cold-Dampness.
With Du Huo, for Wind-Dampness.
Rz. Atractylodis Cang Zhu 9g Strongly dries Dampness, tonifies the Spleen, induces sweating, expels Wind-Dampness and Clears Dampness from the Lower Jiao.
Rx. Astragali Huang Qi 9g Tonifies Qi and Blood, strengthens the Spleen, raises the Yang Qi of the Spleen and Stomach, promotes urination and reduces edema.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Eliminates Dampness
  • Clears Heat
  • Eliminates Wind
  • Boosts Qi

SYNDROMES

  • Damp-Heat due to Wind-Dampness Invasion Spleen and Heart Deficiencies
  • Cold-Damp due to Wind-Dampness Invasion Spleen and Heart Deficiencies

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Leaking of malignant blood in women
  • Irregular menstruation
  • Sudden incessant flooding of menstrual Blood
  • Copious discharge of viscous fluid
  • Lassitude
  • A desire to lie down
  • Loss of use of the limbs
  • A lack of [physical] strength
  • Shortness of breath
  • Ascension of Qi
  • P: Moderate - When pressed, Flooding and large - yet still present upon deeper palpation
  • If Dampness is predominant:
    Blood mixed with mucus
    Sallow or yellowish complexion
    Slightly puffy face
    Heavy head
    Dizziness
    Listlessness
    Stuffy chest and epigastrium
    Sticky sensation in the mouth
    T: Normal
    C: Thin whitish and sticky
    P: Slippery and Choppy
  • If Heat is predominant:
    Profuse purplish vaginal
    Hemorrhage
    Repulsive odor
    Flushing or Heat sensations
    Spontaneous sweating
    Bitter taste in mouth
    Thirst
    Dark, scanty urine
    Constipation or diarrhea
    T: Red
    C: Sticky and yellow
    P: Slippery and rapid

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For metrorrhagia due to Damp-Heat:  
+ Rx. Astragali Huang Qi    
+ Carbonized Sanguisorbae Di Yu