HERB FORMULAS

APLASTIC ANEMIA #1

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HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Astragali Huang Qi 18g Tonifies Qi and Blood, strengthens the Spleen, raises the Yang Qi of the Spleen and Stomach, tonifies the Lungs, promotes urination and reduces edema.
With Dang Shen, for Qi Deficiency with general debility, anorexia, fatigue, tired extremities and spontaneous sweat.
With Bai Zhu, for Spleen Qi Deficiency with weakness, lassitude and loose stools.
with Dang Gui, for Qi and Blood Deficiency.
Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen 18g Tonifies the Middle Jiao and augments Qi.
With Bai Zhu, for Spleen Qi Deficiency with anorexia, loose stools and vomiting.
With Dang Gui and Shu Di Huang, for Qi and Blood Deficiency with dizziness, weakness and lassitude.
With Huang Qi, for Lung and Spleen Qi Deficiency with fatigue, shortness of breath, diarrhea and anorexia.
Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang 15g Tonifies the Blood, nourishes the Yin and nourishes Jing and Blood.
With Dang Gui, for Blood Deficiency marked by dizziness, palpitations, insomnia and menstrual dysfunction.
Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu 12g Strengthens the Spleen, augments Qi, dries Dampness, stabilizes the Exterior and stops sweating.
Rz. Dioscoreae Shan Yao 12g Tonifies the Spleen, nourishes Stomach Yin, stops diarrhea, tonifies Lung Qi, strongly tonifies the Kidneys and astringes Jing.
With Dang Shen, for Spleen and Kidney Deficiency with fatigue, weakness, anorexia, and watery stools.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui 9g Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood and disperses Cold.
With Shu Di Huang, for Heat symptoms due to Yin Deficiency and Devastated Blood.
With Huang Qi, for Qi and Blood Deficiency.
Fr. Psoraliae Bu Gu Zhi 9g Tonifies the Kidneys, strengthens Yang, stabilizes Jing, astringes urine, tonifies and warms Spleen Yang and stops diarrhea.
Hb. Epimedii Yin Yang Huo 9g Tonifies the Kidneys, strengthens Yang and warms and unblocks the flow of Yang Qi.
With Shan Yao, enhances its functions.
Rx. Morindae Officinalis Ba Ji Tian 9g Tonifies the Kidneys and strengthens Yang.
Colla Cervi Cornus Lu Jiao Jiao 9g Tonifies the Kidneys, strengthens the Yang and nourishes Qi and Blood.
With Shu Di Huang, for Impotence and spermatorrhea (men) and infertility and thin vaginal discharge (women) due to Kidney Deficiency Cold.
With Dang Gui and Huang Qi, for aplastic anemia associated with severely deficient Jing and Blood.
With Huang Qi, Dang Shen and Dang Gui, for severe anemia.
Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi 6g Regulates Qi, adjusts the Middle, relieves the diaphragm, dries Dampness and transforms Phlegm.
With Bai Zhu, for anorexia and other symptoms of Damp Obstruction due to Spleen Deficiency.
Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui 3g Warms the Kidneys, Spleen and Heart and strengthens Yang and Ming Men Fire and assists the generation of Qi and Blood.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Warms and Reinforces the Spleen and Kidneys

SYNDROMES

  • Spleen and Kidney Yang Deficiency

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • A prolonged disease course
  • A weak voice or
  • Insufficient strength to speak
  • Spontaneous sweating
  • Shortness of breath
  • Aversion to Cold
  • Body cold
  • Limbs icy
  • Complexion white and shiny or
  • Sallow
  • Somber white lips and nails
  • Low back ands knees sore and weak
  • Low back, knees and abdomen feel cold and painful
  • Lack of strength in the extremities
  • Fatigue
  • Tinnitus
  • Lower abdomen feels cold and painful
  • Anorexia
  • Loose stools containing undigested food
  • “Cock-crow” diarrhea (occurs at about 5 am)
  • Edema of face and limbs
  • Dysuria
  • Clear, long, frequent urination
  • Impotence
  • Seminal emissions
  • Irregular menstruation
  • Maybe spontaneous perspiration
  • Maybe gum bleeding
  • Maybe subdermal bleeding
  • Maybe uterine bleeding
  • Severe:
    Abdominal ascites
  • T: Pale, moist and swollen
  • C: Thin and white or White and greasy
  • P: Deep, thready, weak and maybe slow

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For chronic upper respiratory tract infection:
For loose stools:
+ two or three of the following
+ 3g Fr. Evodiae Wu Zhu Yu
Rx. Platycodi Jie Geng + 9g Sm. Myristicae Rou Dou Kou
Fr. Arctii Niu Bang Zi
For a faint, thready pulse, great sweating and reversal counter flow of the four extremities:
Sm. Armeniacae Xing Ren
Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii Zhe Bei Mu + 6g Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata Zhi Fu Zi
Rx. Peucedani Qian Hu + twice as much Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui
Hb. seu Flos Schizonepetae Jing Jie
For marked Kidney Jing Deficiency:
Fol. Lophatheri Dan Zhu Ye + 15g Fr. Lycii Gou Qi Zi
Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao + 3g Placenta Hominis Zi He Che
Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua
For bleeding:
For Stomach and abdominal fullness and loose stools:
+ 15g Pollen Typhae Pu Huang
+ 15g Hb. Agrimoniae Xian He Cao
+ 9g Fr. Amomi Sha Ren + Increase Colla Cervi Cornus to 15g Lu Jiao Jiao
+ 9g Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang
For anorexia:
For edema:
+ 9g Massa Medicata Fermentata Shen Qu + 15g Poria Fu Ling
+ 12g Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie
+ 9g Fr. Crataegi Shan Zha
For Blood Stagnation:
+ 9g Fr. Hordei Germinatus Mai Ya + 15g Pollen Typhae Pu Huang
+ 15g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen
   
    + 3g Rx. Notoginseng San Qi