HERB FORMULAS

ZHEN REN HUO MING YIN - 真人活命飲 - TRUE MAN'S DECOCTION TO REVITALIZE LIFE

English: True Man's Decoction to Revitalize Life
Also Known As: Angelica and Mastic Combination

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Angelicae Dahuricae Bai Zhi 3g Reduces swelling, eliminates toxins and expels pus.
With JIn Yin Hua and Dang Gui Wei, for early-stage sores and carbuncles.
With JIn Yin Hua, Chuan Shan Jia and Tian Hua Fen, for dermatological disorders with abscesses and swelling.
Bul. Fritillariae Zhe Bei Mu 3g Clears Heat and dissipates nodules, transforms Phlegm and stops cough.
Rx. Saposhnikoviae Fang Feng 3g Releases the exterior and expels External Wind, expels Wind-Dampness and alleviates pain.
Extremitas Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui Wei 3g Reduces swelling, expels pus, generates flesh, alleviates pain, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood and disperses Cold.
 With Jin Yin Hua, reduces obstruction and toxicity for swollen, painful sores and necrosis of surrounding tissue.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao 3g Clears Heat, relieves Fire toxicity and moderates and harmonizes the properties of other herbs.
With Jin Yin Hua, for damp rashes or acne.
Dry-fried Sp. Gleditsiae Chao Zao Jiao Ci 3g Draws out toxicity, discharges pus, invigorates the Blood and reduces swelling.
With JIn Yin Hua for Initial stages of abscesses and boils.
With Bai Zhi, for Un-ulcerated abscesses or those with difficulty discharging pus.
Liquid-fried Squama Manitis Zhi Chuan Shan Jia 3g Reduces swelling and promotes the discharge of pus.
With Zao Jiao Ci, for suppurative, inflamed skin lesions that have pustulated but remain closed.
Rx. Trichosanthis Tian Hua Fen 3g Clears and drains Lung Heat, transforms Phlegm, moistens Lung Dryness, relieves toxicity, expels pus and reduces swelling.
With Jin Yin Hua, Zao Jiao Ci and Zhe Bei Mu, reduces swelling and pus.
Myrrh Mo Yao 3g Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, alleviates pain, reduces swelling, generates flesh and promotes healing.
With Ru Xiang, for swollen, painful sores and sores that are hard but not painful.
Olibanum Ru Xiang 3g Invigorates the Blood, promotes the movement of Qi, reduces swelling and generates flesh.
With Mo Yao, for chronic, ulcerated and non-healing sores.
Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua 9g Clears Heat and resolves Fire toxicity.
With Gan Cao, for toxic swelling and sores.
Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi 9g Dries Dampness and transforms Phlegm.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Clears Heat
  • Eliminates toxins
  • Reduces swelling
  • Softens hardness
  • Activates Blood circulation
  • Stops pain

SYNDROMES

  • Abscesses and sores due to accumulation of Heat toxins and Stagnation of Qi and Blood
  • Abscesses and sores due to accumulation of Heat toxins and Phlegm Fire

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Local redness
  • Swelling and pain
  • Maybe fever and chills
  • T: Normal
  • C: Thin white or yellow
  • P: Rapid and forceful

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Use with caution for those with Spleen and Stomach Deficiencies.
  • Use with caution for those with Qi and Blood Deficiencies.
  • Contraindicated for Yin (deep-rooted) sores or if the lesions have already ulcerated.
  • Side effects are nausea and vomiting.
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

  • This formula is indicated for early stages of abscesses and sores.

MODIFICATIONS

For abscesses and sores in the head region: For abscesses and sore in the chest region:
+ Rz. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong + Fr. Trichosanthis Gua Lou
For abscesses and sores in the hypochondriac and flank regions:
For abscesses and sores in the waist and back region:
+ Rx. Bupleuri Chai Hu + Rx. Gentianae Macrophyllae Qin Jiao
For abscesses and sores in the lower extremities:
For swelling and pain:
+ Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae Niu Xi + Hb. Violae Zi Hua Di Ding
For damaged Body Fluids due to high fever:
+ Hb. Taraxaci Pu Gong Ying
+ More Rx. Trichosanthis Tian Hua Fen
For Heat in the Xue Level:
For Qi Deficiency:
+ Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
+ Rx. Astragali Huang Qi + Rx. Scrophulariae Xuan Shen
For constipation:
+ Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi
+ Natrii Sulfas Mang Xiao
For strengthening the Heat clearing and toxicity relieving functions:
+ Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang + Hb. Violae Zi Hua Di Ding
For small or superficial sores:
 + Hb. Taraxaci Pu Gong Ying
- Squama Manitis Chuan Shan Jia + Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao
- Sp. Gleditsiae Zao Jiao Ci + Less Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi
For high fever and severe thirst due to injury to the fluids:
For abscesses and sores in the neck region:
- Rx. Angelicae Dahuricae Bai Zhi + Rx. Platycodi Jie Geng
- Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi
For sores and carbuncles on the upper extremities:
+ More Rx. Trichosanthis Tian Hua Fen + Rz. Curcumae Longae Jiang Huang
+ Rx. Scrophulariae Xuan Shen
For purulent otitis media - suppurative stage:
For more severe toxic syndrome:
 - Olibanum Ru Xiang
+ Fr. Forsythia Lian Qiao - Myrrh Mo Yao
+ Hb. Houttuynia Yu Xing Cao
For more severe inflammation:
For stronger Wind dispelling action:
 + Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian
+ Rz. Schizonepetae Jing Jie + Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai
+ Hb. Menthae Bo He
For mild pain:
For severe swelling and pain:
 - Olibanum Ru Xiang
- Rx. Saposhnikoviae Fang Feng - Myrrh Mo Yao
- Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi
For initial stage erysipelas with severe Blood Heat:
+ Hb. Taraxaci Pu Gong Ying - Olibanum Ru Xiang
+ Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao - Myrrh Mo Yao
For furunculosis complicated by septicemia:
 - Rx. Angelicae Dahuricae Bai Zhi
- Olibanum Ru Xiang - Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii Zhe Bei Mu
- Myrrh Mo Yao + Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi
- Rx. Angelicae Dahuricae Bai Zhi + Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao
- Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii Zhe Bei Mu    
+ Hb. Violae Zi Hua Di Ding