HERB FORMULAS

CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE #1

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HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen 15g Invigorates the Blood and dispels Blood Stasis.
Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin 12g Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, regulates Qi flow and alleviates pain.
Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi 12g Invigorates the Blood and dispels Blood Stasis.
Hb. Lycopi Ze Lan 12g Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, promotes urination and disperses swellings.
With Yi Mu Cao, for Blood Stasis and accumulation of pathogenic water.
Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae Niu Xi 12g Invigorates the Blood, expels Blood Stasis and nourishes Liver and Kidney Yin.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui 12g Nourishes and invigorates Blood, disperses Cold and stops pain due to Blood Stasis.
Hb. Leonuri Yi Mu Cao 12g Invigorates the Blood, dispels Stasis, promotes urination and reduces swelling and edema.
With Dang Gui, for Blood Stasis.
Poriae Fu Ling 12g Promotes urination, resolves Dampness, strengthens the Spleen and harmonizes the Middle Jiao.
With Bai Zhu, strengthens the Spleen and resolves Dampness.
With Mu Xiang, for diarrhea and borborygmus due to Dampness.
With Zhu Ling, promotes urination.
Polyporus Zhu Ling 12g Promotes urination and leaches out Dampness.
With Da Fu Pi, for urinary difficulty, edema, and abdominal distention.
Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis Hou Po 12g Moves Qi, transforms Dampness and warms and invigorates the Spleen.
Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu 12g Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi, dries Dampness and promotes water metabolism.
With Da Fu Pi, for Spleen Qi Deficiency with Dampness Accumulating in the skin and floating edema.
Per. Arecae Da Fu Pi 6g Moves Qi, promotes urination, expels Dampness and reduces edema.
Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang 6g Moves Qi, strengthens the Spleen and alleviates pain.
With Bai Zhu, for anorexia with epigastric and abdominal pain and distention.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Strengthens the Spleen
  • Tonifies the Kidneys
  • Promotes urination
  • Invigorates the Blood

SYNDROMES

  • Spleen and Kidney Qi Deficiency With Fluid Binding to Edema

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Edema below the waist
  • Fatigue
  • Cold limbs
  • Low back and knee soreness and pain
  • Scanty urination
  • A dark complexion
  • Abdominal distention
  • A sticky feeling in the mouth
  • A bland taste in the mouth
  • Either a tendency towards being too hot of too cold
  • A tendency to loose stools
  • Shortness of breath
  • Purple lips and nails
  • No thirst or thirst with no desire to drink
  • Asthma
  • Irregular menstruation
  • T: Purple and thick with possible purple static maculae or spots
  • C: Thin, white and slimy
  • P: Deep and choppy

TREATS

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