HERB FORMULAS

SHI ZHEN TANG - 十珍汤 - TEN PEARLS DECOCTION

English: Ten Pearls Decoction
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang 10g Clears Heat, cools the Blood, nourishes Yin and generates Fluids.
With Bai Shao, for Blood Deficiency Heat.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui 10g Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood.
With Bai Shao, regulates and harmonizes Qi and Blood.
Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao 10g Nourishes the Blood, astringes Yin and calms Liver Yang.
With Dang Gui, nourishes Yin and Blood.
Cx. Lycii Di Gu Pi 6g Cools the Blood and drains Yin Deficiency Fire.
Rx. Asparagi Tian Men Dong 6g Nourishes Kidney Yin, clears Lung Heat, sedates Fire, moistens the Lungs, nourishes the Kidneys, generates Fluids and resolves Phlegm.
With Mai Men Dong, for a dry cough, thirst and other symptoms due to Yin Deficiency and injured fluids.
Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu 10g Clears Heat, drains Fire, nourishes Yin, moistens Dryness and clears Deficiency Fire.
Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi 6g Clears Heat, cools and harmonizes the Blood, clears Deficiency Fire, invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis and clears Liver Fire.
With Sheng Di Huang, for Kidney Yin Deficiency with steaming bones.
Rx. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong 10g Nourishes Lung and Stomach Yin.
With Sheng Di Huang, for hematemesis or epistaxis due to Yin Deficiency with Excess Heat.
Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen 3g Tonifies Qi.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao 3g Moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs and guides the herbs to all twelve channels.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Nourishes the Kidneys and Liver
  • Clears the Liver
  • Drains Fire

SYNDROMES

  • Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiency

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Many of these patients are weak and have a history of chronic illness
  • The whites of the eyes look slightly red
  • The progression of the disease is slow
  • It attacks intermittently with several onsets per year
  • Low back and knee pain and weakness
  • Five-Sole-Heat
  • Tidal fever
  • Night sweats
  • T: Red
  • C: Little or None
  • P: Thready and rapid

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

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