HERB FORMULAS

ZI YIN CHU SHI TANG JIA JIAN - 滋阴除湿汤加減 - MODIFIED YIN-ENRICHING DAMPNESS-ELIMINATING DECOCTION

English: Modified Yin-Enriching Dampness-Eliminating Decoction
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang 30g Clears Heat, cools the Blood, nourishes Yin and generates fluids.
With Xuan Shen, for Kidney Yin Deficiency with Fire Blazing.
Rx. Scrophulariae Xuan Shen 10g Clears Heat, cools the Blood, nourishes Yin, drains Fire and relieves toxicity.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui 10g Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, disperses Cold, reduces swelling, expels pus, generates flesh and stops pain due to Blood Stasis.
Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen 10g Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, clears Heat, soothes irritability, cools the Blood and reduces abscesses.
Fr. Cnidii She Chuang Zi 10g Dries Dampness, kills parasites, dispels Wind and stops itching topically
Poria Fu Ling 12g Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness, strengthens the Spleen and harmonizes the Middle Jiao.
With Ze Xie, facilitates the removal of water and leaches out Dampness to treat stagnant water and Dampness.
Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie 12g Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness and drains Kidney Fire.
Cx. Dictamni Bai Xian Pi 12g Clears Heat, resolves Fire-toxicity, expels Wind, dries Dampness, clears Damp-Heat and stops itching.
Dry-fried Sm. Lablab Chao Bai Bian Dou 15g Clears Summerheat, resolves Dampness and strengthens the Spleen.
Rz. Dioscoreae Shan Yao 15g Tonifies the Spleen, nourishes Stomach Yin, tonifies Lung Qi, nourishes Lung Yin, tonifies Kidney Yin and astringes Jing.
Sm. Coicis Yi Yi Ren 15g Strengthens the Spleen, resolves Dampness, expels Wind-Dampness, relieves pain, clears Heat expels pus and clears Damp-Heat.
With Fu Ling, for Spleen Deficiency with Excess Dampness and edema.
Hb. Leonuri Yi Mu Cao 9g Invigorates the Blood, dispels Stasis, Promotes urination, reduces swelling, clears Heat and resolves toxicity.
Rx. Cynanchi Paniculate Xu Chang Qing 9g Removes Wind and Dampness, invigorates the Blood, stops pain, resolves toxins and stops itching.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Nourishes Yin
  • Dries Dampness
  • Nourishes the Blood
  • Alleviates itching

SYNDROMES

  • Blood Dryness due to Yin Deficiency with Dampness

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Long-lasting and recurrent itchy patches with small vesicles
  • The lesions are dull red or dirty gray
  • The skin is rough, infiltrated or lichenified with scratch marks
  • Red eruptions around the edge of patches
  • Erosion and oozing
  • Crusting or scaling, or small amounts of exudation
  • Easily flares-up
  • Skin lesions spread out all over the body
  • Mental exhaustion
  • Dry throat
  • Thirst
  • Five sole Heat
  • Dark and scanty urine
  • Difficulty in falling asleep because of the intense itching
  • T: Red and dry
  • C: Little or none
  • P: Thready and rapid or Thready and slippery or Wiry and thready

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For atopic dermatitis with thickened and lichenfied lesions:
For atopic dermatitis with severe itching:
+ Spina Gleditsiae Zao Jiao Ci
+ Sm. Vaccariae Wang Bu Liu Xing + Haematitum Dai Zhe Shi
+ Hb. Lycopi Ze Lan + Calcined Fossilia Ossis Mastodi Duan Long Gu