HERB FORMULAS

XIA KU CAO GAO - 夏枯草膏 - PRUNELLA SYRUP

English: Prunella Syrup
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Spica Prunellae Xia Ku Cao 450g Clears the Liver, clears Heat and dissipates nodules.
With Chai Hu, for neck nodules due to Liver Qi Stagnation.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui 15g Tonifies Blood, invigorates, harmonizes Blood and reduces swelling.
 With Bai Shao, regulates and harmonizes Qi and Blood.
Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao 15g Nourishes Blood, astringes Yin and calms Liver Yang.
With Dang Gui, nourishes Yin and Blood.
Rx. Scrophulariae Xuan Shen 15g Clears Heat, cools the Blood, nourishes Yin, softens hardness, dissipates nodules. and transforms Phlegm-Heat.
Rx. Linderae Wu Yao 15g Promotes movement of Qi.
Bul Fritillariae Thunbergii Zhe Bei Mu 15g Clears Heat. transforms Phlegm and dissipates nodules.
Bombyx Batryticatus Bai Jiang Can 15g Extinguishes Wind, stops spasms and convulsions, transforms Phlegm and dissipates nodules.
Thallus Eckloniae Kun Bu 9g Resolves Phlegm, softens Phlegm nodules and clears Heat.
Rx. Platycodi Jie Geng 9g Opens Lungs, spreads Lung Qi and expels Phlegm.
With Gan Cao, for hoarseness, pain and swelling of the throat due to Wind-Heat.
Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi 9g Regulates Qi, tonifies the Spleen and transforms Phlegm.
Rx. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong 9g Activates Blood and regulates Qi.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao 9g Tonifies the Spleen, tonifies Qi and resolves Phlegm.
Rz. Cyperi Xiang Fu 30g Spreads and regulates Liver Qi.
Flos Carthami Hong Hua 6g Invigorates the Blood and dispels Blood Stasis.
Fr. Zizyphi Jujube Da Zao 240g Strengthens the Spleen, tonifies Qi and nourishes Blood.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Invigorates Qi
  • Activates Blood
  • Resolves Phlegm
  • Dissipates nodules

SYNDROMES

  • Hyperactive Liver with Dry Blood

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Neck nodule
  • The lump is soft and becomes larger or
  • The edges are indistinct smaller according to the emotional situation
  • Neck ache
  • Oppressive feeling in the chest
  • Sighing
  • Hypochondriac distention and pain
  • Irritability
  • A feeling of a lump in the throat
  • Depression
  • T: Red edges
  • C: Normal
  • P: Wiry

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For loose stools: For a sensitive stomach:
+ Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu + Fr. Hordei Germinatus Mai Ya
 
+ Fr. Setariae Germinatus