HERB FORMULAS

DAN TI TANG - 丹地汤 - SALVIA AND REHMANNIA DECOCTION

English: Salvia and Rehmannia Decoction
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen 30-60g Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, cools the Blood and reduces abscesses.
Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang 30g Clears Heat, cools the Blood, nourishes Yin and generates fluids.
With Da Huang, for Blazing Heart and Stomach Fire with epistaxis, and hemoptysis.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao 30g Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi, clears Heat, relieves Fire toxicity and moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs.
Rz. Polygoni Cuspidati Hu Zhang 30g Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, unblocks the channels, clears Heat, resolves Dampness, discharges toxins, disperses swelling and stops pain.
Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang 3-15g Drains Heat, purges accumulations, transforms Dampness, promotes urination, drains Heat from the Blood, invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis and reduces Fire toxicity.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Clears Heat
  • Eliminates Dampness from the Stomach and Intestines

SYNDROMES

  • Stomach and Intestinal Damp-Heat

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Red lesions with nodular papules
  • Especially located along the course of the Yang Ming channels.
  • Strong appetite
  • Oily skin
  • Hungers easily
  • Bad breath
  • Thirst with a desire for cold drinks
  • Dry, bound stools
  • Short, scanty urine
  • Dark urine
  • T: Red
  • C: Greasy and yellow
  • P: Slippery and rapid

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For Damp-Heat: For Severe Heat:
- Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang + 9g Flos Sophorae Immaturus Huai Hua Mi
+ 30g Sm. Coicis Yi Yi Ren
+ 15g Poria Fu Ling + 9g Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi
+ 9g Hb. Eupatorii Pei Lan
For pus filled lesions:
+ 9g Hg. Agastaches/ Pogostemonis Huo Xiang + 30g Hb. Houtuyniae Yu Xing Cao
+ 15g Hb Taraxaci Pu Gong Ying
For nodulations:
+ 15g Fol. Isatidis Da Qing Ye
+ 12g Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui
For Blood Stasis:
+ 6g Rx. Ligustici Gao Ben
+ 12g Concha Ostreae Mu Li + 6g Rx. Angelicae Dahuricae Bai Zhi
+ 12g Spina Gleditsiae Zao Jiao Ci
+ 12g Flos Chrysanthemi Indici Ye Ju Hua + 6g Rx. Saposhnikoviae Fang Feng