HERB FORMULAS

XUAN FU DAI ZHE TANG - 旋覆代赭湯 - INULA AND HEMATITE DECOCTION

English: Inula and Hematite Decoction
Also Known As: Decoction of Inula Flower and Hematite
Inula and Hematite Combination
Inula and Red Ocher Decoction
Decoction of Inula and Ochra
Xuan Fu Hua Dai Zhe Tang

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Flos Inulae Xuan Fu Hua 9-10g Descends Qi and stops vomiting.
With Zhi Ban Xia, for vomiting, coughing, wheezing and epigastric distention due to congested Fluids.
Haematitum Dai Zhe Shi 9-30g Strongly descends rebellious Qi.
With Xuan Fu Hua, descends Qi.
With Xuan Fu Hua, Zhi Ban Xia and Ren Shen, for vomiting, hiccupping and belching due to rebellious Qi.
Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia 9-10g Dries Dampness, transforms Phlegm, descends Rebellious Qi and stops vomiting.
With Ren Shen, for vomiting due to Stomach Deficiency.
With Sheng Jiang, harmonizes the Stomach, descends Qi, dispels Phlegm, disperses distention and stops vomiting.
Rz. Zingiberis Recens Sheng Jiang 6-15g Warms the Middle, stops vomiting, normalizes the flow of Qi at the center and reduces the toxicity of other herbs.
With Zhi Ban Xia, for vomiting due to many causes including Stomach Cold.
Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen 6g Tonifies Spleen and Stomach Qi.
With Zhi Gan Cao and Da Zao, tonifies and regulates Qi and harmonizes the Middle Jiao.
(Rx. Codonopsis) (Dang Shen) (10-12g) (Substitutes for Ren Shen.)
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata Zhi Gan Cao 3-6g Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi, moistens the Lungs, resolves Phlegm, stops cough and moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs.
With Ren Shen, Bai Zhu and Fu Ling, strengthens the Spleen and augments Qi.
With Da Zao, tonifies Qi and strengthens the Spleen and Stomach.
Fr. Jujube Da Zao 6-9g Tonifies the Spleen and Stomach, augments Qi and moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs.
With Ren Shen, Bai Zhu and Fu Ling, for weakness and lassitude due to Spleen and Stomach Deficiency.
With Sheng Jiang, alleviates epigastric pain, nausea, and vomiting by strengthening the Spleen, adjusts the Ying and Wei, prevents tonics from generating Dampness in the Middle Jiao, prevents Phlegm accumulation and enhances the effects of other Qi and Blood tonifying herbs by facilitating their digestion and absorption.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Descends Qi
  • Transforms Phlegm
  • Augments Qi
  • Harmonizes the Stomach

SYNDROMES

  • Rebellious Stomach Qi due to Stomach Qi Deficiency with Turbid Phlegm Obstruction

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Unremitting belching
  • Unremitting Hiccup
  • Unremitting regurgitation
  • Unremitting nausea and vomiting of saliva and Phlegm
  • Vomiting soon after eating
  • Hard epigastric distention
  • Abdominal firmness and distention
  • Frequent salivation
  • Frequent urination
  • T: Normal
  • C: White and Slippery or White and smooth
  • P: Wiry and deficient or Wiry, taut and feeble

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For cold limbs and diarrhea: For no Stomach Qi Deficiency:
+ Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata Zhi Fu Zi - Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen
- Fr. Jujube Da Zao
+ Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu - Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata Zhi Gan Cao
+ Rz. Zingiberis Gan Jiang For copious sputum and other Dampness predominant signs and symptoms:
For Stomach Deficiency Cold:
- Rz. Zingiberis Recens Sheng Jiang + Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi
+ Rz. Zingiberis Gan Jiang + Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis Hou Po
or
+ Fr. Evodiae Wu Zhu Yu + Poria Fu Ling
+ Flos Caryophylli Ding Xiang For Food Stagnation:
For Stomach Heat: + Fr. Aurantii Zhi Ke
+ Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin or
+ Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian + Fr. Aurantii Immaturus Zhi Shi
+ Caulis Bambusae in Taeniam Zhu Ru For Deficiency Heat:
+ Caulis Bambusae in Taeniam Zhu Ru
For persistent vomiting :
+ Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi + Rx. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong
+ Poria Fu Ling + Fol. Eriobotryae Pi Pa Ye
For coughing and wheezing: + Calyx Kaki Shi Di
+ Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi For Meniere's disease:
+ Bul. Fritillariae Cirrhosae Chuan Bei Mu + Rz. Zingiberis Gan Jiang
+ Fr. Evodiae Wu Zhu Yu
For Heat: + Fr. Aurantii Zhi Ke
+ Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin For cough and drooling of Phlegm:
+ Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian + Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi
For epigastric fullness and oppression: + Poria Fu Ling
+ Fr. Aurantii Immaturus Zhi Shi For hiccups due to Deficiency:
+ Rx. Platycodi Jie Geng + Flos Caryophylli Ding Xiang
For Stomach Yin Deficiency: + Calyx Kaki Shi Di
+ Rx. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong + Fr. Evodiae Wu Zhu Yu
+ Hb. Dendrobii Shi Hu For Food Stagnation:
For vomiting and salivation with a white, smooth tongue coat: + Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli Ji Nei Jin
- Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata Zhi Gan Cao + Fr. Crataegi Shan Zha
For dizziness with a white, smooth tongue coat due to Liver Wind, Phlegm-Dampness or Wind-Phlegm:
- Fr. Jujube Da Zao
+ Fr. Amomi Sha Ren
For lack of Qi Deficiency: - Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata Zhi Gan Cao
- Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata Zhi Gan Cao
- Fr. Jujube Da Zao
- Fr. Jujube Da Zao + Bombyx Batryticatus Jiang Can
- Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen + Arisaema cum Bile Dan Nan Xing
For morning sickness with Spleen and Stomach Qi Deficiency with weakness: For morning sickness with Liver and Stomach Disharmony:
+ Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu + Fr. Toosendan Chuan Lian Zi
+ Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian
+ Rz. Polygonati Huang Jing + Caulis Bambusae in Taeniam Zhu Ru
+ Rz. Dioscoreae Shan Yao
+ Fr. Amomi Sha Ren + Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
+ Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang For morning sickness with Phlegm-Damp Obstruction:
For morning sickness with Qi and Yin Deficiency:
+ Poria Fu Ling
+ Rx. Panacis Quinquifolii Xi Yang Shen + Charred Rz. Atracty-
lodis Macrocephalae 		Bai Zhu Tan
+ Fr. Mume Wu Mei + Fr. Amomi Sha Ren
+ Rx. Scrophulariae Xuan Shen + Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi
+ Fr. Schisandrae Wu Wei Zi For nausea and vomiting:
+ Rx. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong + 6g Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi
For vertigo:
- Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen + 6g Calyx Kaki Shi Di
- Rz. Zingiberis Recens Sheng Jiang For vertigo with anorexia:
- Fr. Jujube Da Zao - Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen
+ Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi - Rz. Zingiberis Recens Sheng Jiang
+ Poria Fu Ling - Fr. Jujube Da Zao
+ Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu + Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi
+ Poria Fu Ling
+ Sm. Plantaginis Che Qian Zi + Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu
+ Fol Mori Sang Ye
+ Flos Chrysanthemi Ju Hua + Sm. Plantaginis Che Qian Zi
+ Ram. cum Uncis Uncariae Gou Teng + Fol Mori Sang Ye
+ Flos Chrysanthemi Ju Hua
For vertigo with numbness of the extremities: + Ram. cum Uncis Uncariae Gou Teng
- Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen
- Rz. Zingiberis Recens Sheng Jiang + Massa Medicata Fermentata Shen Qu
- Fr. Jujube Da Zao
+ Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi For pharyngoneurosis:
+ Poria Fu Ling - Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen
+ Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu - Fr. Jujube Da Zao
+ 15g Rz. Cyperi Xiang Fu
+ Sm. Plantaginis Che Qian Zi + 15g Fr. Aurantii Zhi Ke
+ Fol Mori Sang Ye + 12g Rx. Platycodi Jie Geng
+ Flos Chrysanthemi Ju Hua For hiccups due to Liver Qi Stagnation Invading the Stomach:
+ Ram. cum Uncis Uncariae Gou Teng
+ 9-12g Fr. Toosendan Chuan Lian Zi
+ Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae Niu Xi + 9-12g Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin
+ 30g Sm. Canavaliae Dao Dou
+ Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen For hiccups due to Liver Qi Stagnation Invading the Stomach with Phlegm Accumulation:
For hiccups due to Liver Qi Stagnation Invading the Stomach with Stagnant Heat: + 9-12g Fr. Toosendan Chuan Lian Zi
+ 9-12g Fr. Toosendan Chuan Lian Zi + 9-12g Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin
+ 9-12g Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin + 30g Sm. Canavaliae Dao Dou
+ 30g Sm. Canavaliae Dao Dou + 6-9g Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi
+ 3-6g Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian
+ 9-12g Caulis Bambusae in Taeniam Zhu Ru + 12-15g Poria Fu Ling
For hiccups due to Liver Qi Stagnation Invading the Stomach with Spleen Deficiency:
For Stomach cancer:
+ Bupleurum Powder to Spread the Liver
Chai Hu Shu Gan Tang

 + 9-12g Fr. Toosendan Chuan Lian Zi
+ 9-12g Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin
- Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi + 30g Sm. Canavaliae Dao Dou
- Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia + 15-24g Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen
- Rz. Zingiberis Recens Sheng Jiang + 6-9g Fr. Jujube Da Zao
- Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen + 6-9g Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao
- Fr. Jujube Da Zao
For Stomach cancer with vomiting:
+ Rz. Corydalis Yan Hu Suo + 10g Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia
+ Per. Arecae Da Fu Pi
+ Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis Hou Po + 10g Caulis Bambusae in Taeniam Zhu Ru
For gastric cancer:
+ 15g Abelmoschus Esculentus Qiu Kui
+ 6g vinegar-fried Rx. Bupleuri
Chai Hu
+ 15g Calyx Kaki Ding Xiang
+ 6g Rz. Cyperi Preparata Zhi Xiang Fu
For Stomach cancer with thirst:
+ 15g Hb. Dendrobii Shi Hu
+ 5g Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang + 10g Rz. Polygonati Huang Jing
+ 6g Fr. Aurantii Zhi Ke + 15g Rx. Trichosanthis Tian Hua Fen
+ 10g Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis Hou Po + 10g Rx. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong
+ 15g Rx. Adenophorae Nan Sha Shen
+ 10g Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi + 6g Fr. Mume Wu Mei
+ 15g Fr. Schisandrae Wu Wei Zi
+ 5g Fr. Amomi Sha Ren
For Stomach cancer with pain:
+ 10g Per. Citri Reticulatae Viride Qing Pi + 15g Rx. Bupleuri Chai Hu
+ 6g Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang
+ 12g Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao + 10g Rz. Cyperi Xiang Fu
+ 6g Lignum Dalbergiae Odoriferae Jiang Xiang + 12g Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao
+ 10g Sm. Momordicae Mu Bie Zi
+ 15g Abelmoschus Esculentus Qiu Kui + 30g Hb. Chelidonii Bai Qu Cai
For Stomach cancer with dry stools:
+ 10g Fr. Chaenomelis Mu Gua + Sm. Cannabis Huo Ma Ren
+ 10g Lignum Aquilariae Chen Xiang + 15g Sm. Pruni Yu Li Ren
+ 10g Massa Medicata Fermentata Shen Qu + 6g Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang
+ 6g Natrii Sulfas Mang Xiao
For Stomach cancer with hypersalivation:
+ 30g Fr. Trichosanthis Gua Lou
+ 10g Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia + 30g Hb. Cistanches Rou Cong Rong
+ 6g Rx. Rumicis Yang Ti
+ 3g Rz. Zingiberis Gan Jiang
For Stomach cancer with hematochezia:
+ 10g Pumex Fu Shi + 30g Hb. Agrimoniae Xian He Cao
+ 3g Rx. Notoginseng San Qi
For Stomach cancer with abdominal distention:
+ 10g Flos Sophorae Huai Hua Mi
+ 30g Per. Arecae Bing Lang + 10g Petiolus Carbon-isatus Trachycarpi Zong Lu Pi Tan
+ 10g Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis Hou Po
For Stomach cancer with anemia:
+ 10g Fr. Aurantii Zhi Ke + Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui
+ 15g Sm. Carbonisatus Arecae Bing Lang Tan + Caulis Spatholobi Ji Xue Teng
+ Colla Corii Asini E Jiao
+ 15g Sm. Raphani Lai Fu Zi + Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen
For Stomach cancer with loose stools:
+ Sm. Coicis Preparata Zhi Yi Yi Ren + Hb. seu Rx. Sedum Aizoom Jing Tian San Qi
+ 12g Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu
+ Placenta Hominis Zi He Che
+ 12g Rz. Atractylodis Cang Zhu
For Stomach cancer with hematemesis:
+ 10g Catechu Er Cha
+ 2g Chinese patent medicine
Yunnan Bai Yao
+ 10g Rz. Dioscoreae Shan Yao
+ 10g Fr. Chebulae He Zi + 3g Rx. Notoginseng San Qi
For esophageal cancer due to alternating Qi and Phlegm Stagnation:
+ 30g Hb. Agrimoniae Xian He Cao
+ 12g Crinis Carbonisatus Xue Yu Tan
- Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen
+ 9g Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin + 30g Nodus Nelumbo Rhizomatis Ou Jie
+ 6g Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi
+ 15g Hb. Ecliptae Mo Han Lian
+ 6g Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis Hou Po
For persistent nausea and vomiting:
+ 6-9g Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi
+ 4.5g Sm. Impatientis Ji Xing Zi
For Stomach Heat:
+ 12-15g Poria Fu Ling
+ Hb. Lophatheri Dan Zhu Ye
For Stomach Heat with a red tongue coat and no coat:
+ Fol. Eriobotryae Pi Pa Ye
For Liver Qi Stagnation:
+ Caulis Bambusae in Taeniam Zhu Ru
+ Fr. Toosendan Chuan Lian Zi
+ Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin + Rx. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong
For severe Phlegm-Dampness:
+ Fol. Eriobotryae Pi Pa Ye
+ Decoction of Two Old Drugs
Er Chen Tang
+ Calyx Kaki Shi Di
For belching due to Liver Wind or Wind-Phlegm Attacking the Stomach:
For Liver Wind or Wind-Phlegm Attacking Upwards causing dizziness with a whitish tongue coat:
- Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata Zhi Gan Cao
- Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata Zhi Gan Cao
- Fr. Jujube Da Zao
- Fr. Jujube Da Zao
For vomiting and salivation with a smooth, whitish tongue coat:
+ Bombyx Batryticatus Jiang Can
+ Arisaemae cum Bile Dan Nan Xing - Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata Zhi Gan Cao
For esophageal cancer:
- Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen - Fr. Jujube Da Zao
- Rz. Zingiberis Recens Sheng Jiang + Fr. Amomi Sha Ren
- Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata Zhi Gan Cao
For dysphagia:
- Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen
- Fr. Jujube Da Zao - Rz. Zingiberis Recens Sheng Jiang
+ 4.5g Arisaemae cum Bile Dan Nan Xing - Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata Zhi Gan Cao
+ 9g Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin - Fr. Jujube Da Zao
+ 9g Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi + 6-9g Arisaemae cum Bile Dan Nan Xing
+ 9g Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi
+ 6-9g Sm. Impatientis Jin Xing Zi
+ 6g Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis Hou Po + 19-24g Fr. Trichosanthis Gua Lou
For Liver cancer:
+ 12-15g Rx. Pseudostellariae Tai Zi Shen
- Rz. Zingiberis Recens Sheng Jiang
- Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen    
- Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata Zhi Gan Cao    
   
- Fr. Jujube Da Zao    
+ Rx. Glehniae Bei Sha Shen    
+ Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao    
+ Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi    
+ Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli Ji Nei Jin    
   
+ Fr. Oryzae Germinatus Gu Ya