HERB FORMULAS

ZHANG SHI JIA JIAN FANG - MASTER ZHANG'S HYPOTHROIDISM FORMULA

English: Master Zhang's Hypothyroidism Formula
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata Zhi Fu Zi 6g Warms Ming Men Fire and assists Heart, Kidney and Spleen Yang.
With Gan Jiang, warms the Spleen and Kidneys, benefits Yang, and Disperses Cold.
With Gan Jiang and Zhi Gan Cao, strengthens its actions of fortifying Qi and benefiting the Yang for Cold extremities and diarrhea with undigested food due to Collapse of the Spleen and Kidney Yang.
With Bai Zhu, for Spleen Yang Deficiency with a Cold, painful abdomen, vomiting and watery diarrhea.
With Bai Zhu and Fu Ling, for Kidney and Spleen Yang Deficiency with retention of pathogenic water with abdominal pain, which is worse with Cold, urinary difficulty, and deep aching and heaviness in the extremities.
With Rou Gui, powerfully tonifies Kidney Yang, for Kidney Yang Deficiency with lower back pain and weakness in the legs and knees and Deficiency of Ming Men Fire with impotence or infertility.
Rz. Zingiberis Gan Jiang 3g Warms the Middle, expels Cold, rescues Devastated Yang and expels Interior Cold.
Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui 2.5g Warms the Kidneys, Spleen and Heart, strengthens the Yang and Ming Men Fire, disperses deep Cold, warms the channels, unblocks the channels and vessels and alleviates pain.
With Zhi Fu Zi and Gan Jian, for Cold, painful abdomen, anorexia, and diarrhea due to Kidney and Spleen Yang Deficiency.
Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen 15g Tonifies the Middle Jiao and augments Qi.
With Fu Ling, for Spleen and Stomach Deficiencies with fatigue, a sensation of fullness in the abdomen, dizziness, lethargy, shortness of breath, anorexia and loose stools or diarrhea.
With Bai Zhu, for Spleen Qi Deficiency with anorexia, loose stools and vomiting.
Poria Fu Ling 9g Strengthens the Spleen and harmonizes the Middle Jiao.
With Bai Zhu, strengthens the Spleen and resolves Dampness.
Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu 9g Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi, dries Dampness and promotes water metabolism.
With Gan Jiang, for bleeding due to Deficiency of Spleen Yang with hemafecia or hematuria.
With Fu Ling and Zhi Gan Cao, for Spleen and Stomach Qi Deficiencies.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata Zhi Gan Cao 3g Tonifies the Spleen and augments Qi and moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs.
With Dang Shen, for anorexia, fatigue and loose stools due to Spleen Deficiency.
With Dang Shen and Fu Ling, strengthens the Spleen and augments Qi.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Warms Yang
  • Strengthens the Spleen and Kidneys

SYNDROMES

  • Spleen and Kidney Yang Deficiencies

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Cold feeling
  • Slowness
  • Cold limbs
  • Edema
  • Pale complexion
  • Puffy face
  • Puffiness under the eyes
  • Lumbago: low back feels cold, weak and aching
  • Feeling chilled
  • Aversion to cold
  • Pale face
  • Urinary frequency with abundant, clear urine or
  • Oliguria with edema
  • Maybe nocturia
  • Lassitude
  • Withdrawn, subdued behavior
  • Knees feel cold and aching
  • Dizziness
  • Tinnitus
  • Impotence
  • Spermatorrhea
  • Premature ejaculation
  • Low libido
  • Female infertility ("uterus cold and infertile")
  • Maybe anorexia
  • Sallow complexion
  • Anorexia (maybe with vomiting)
  • Four limbs feel tired and heavy
  • Abdominal and epigastric distention after eating
  • Maybe acid regurgitation or vomiting
  • Loose stools or watery stools containing undigested food
  • Shortness of breath
  • Pain in the epigastrium with cold sensations (pain is relieved by warmth)
  • Mental fatigue
  • Maybe scanty urine with edema (Spleen Deficiency Edema)
  • Maybe clear, watery vaginal discharge
  • Maybe loose stools
  • Maybe chronic diarrhea or "cock crow" diarrhea
  • T: Pale
  • P: Slow

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

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MODIFICATIONS