HERB FORMULAS

BU GAN YI SHEN TANG - TONIFYING THE LIVER AND BENEFITTING THE KIDNEYS DECOCTION

English: Tonifying the Liver and Benefiting the Kidneys Decoction
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang 6g Clears Heat, cools the Blood, nourishes Yin and generates fluids.
With Bai Shao, for Blood Deficiency Heat.
Rz. Dioscoreae Shan Yao 6g Tonifies the Spleen, tonifies Kidney Yin and astringes Jing.
Fr. Corni Shan Zhu Yu 4.5g Stabilizes the Kidneys, astringes Jing and Body Fluids, tonifies Liver and Kidney Yin,     strengthens Kidney Yang, stabilizes the menses and stops bleeding.
With Wu Wei Zi, for spermatorrhea, abnormal sweating, palpitations and shortness of breath due to Yin and Yang Deficiency of the Liver and Kidneys.
Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie 6g Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness, and settles Ministerial Fire in the Kidneys by draining Damp-Heat from the lower Jiao.
Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi 6g Clears Heat, cools and harmonizes the Blood, clears Deficiency Fire, invigorates the Blood and dispels Blood Stasis.
With Sheng Di Huang, for Kidney Yin Deficiency with steaming bones.
With Ze Xie, Shan Zhu Yu and Fu Ling, for spermatorrhea due to Kidney Yin Deficiency with Heat.
Poria Fu Ling 6g Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness, transforms Phlegm, 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.
Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai 6g Drains Damp-Heat especially from the Lower Jiao.
Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao 3g Nourishes the Blood, regulates menstruation, astringes Yin, calms Liver Yang and Liver Wind, softens the Liver and relieves pain.
Fr. Schisandrae Wu Wei Zi 3g Tonifies the Kidneys, astringes Jing and stops diarrhea and spermatorrhea.
Massa Medicata Fermentata Shen Qu 6g Reduces Food Stagnation, promotes digestion, harmonizes the Stomach and moves Qi.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Nourishes Liver and Kidney Yin
  • Clears Damp-Heat from the Lower Jiao

SYNDROMES

  • Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiency

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • White vaginal discharge
  • Dilute discharge which does not have an odor
  • Dizziness
  • Tinnitus
  • Five sole Heat
  • A sensation or general feeling of Heat in the evening
  • T: Red
  • C: Little or None
  • P: Thready and rapid

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

  • This formula is generally prepared as a decoction.
  • Although this formula can effectively treat leukorrhea when the appropriate symptoms are present it is not limited to women's disorders.

MODIFICATIONS