HERB FORMULAS

GOITER #2

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HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Scrophulariae Xuan Shen 7-30g Clears Heat, cools the Blood, nourishes Yin, transforms Phlegm-Heat, softens hardness and dissipates nodules.
With Mu Li and Zhe Bei Mu, for scrofula, goiter and other nodules due to Phlegm.
Concha Ostreae Mu Li 15-30g Softens hardness and dissipates nodules.
With Xuan Shen, Zhe Bei Mu and Xia Ku Cao, for scrofula.
Thallus Eckloniae Kun Bu 4.5-15g Resolves Phlegm, softens Phlegm nodules and clears Heat.
With Hai Zao, for goiter and scrofula.
Hb. Sargassii Hai Zao 4.5-15g Clears Heat, resolves Phlegm and softens Phlegm nodules.
Pumex Fu Shi 6-15g Expels Phlegm Heat, softens hardness and dissipates Phlegm nodules.
Concha Meretricis/ Cyclinae Hai Ge Ke 3-15g Clears Heat, resolves Phlegm, softens hardness and dissipates nodules.
With Fu Hai Shi, for Phlegm-Fire obstructing the Lungs causing cough and wheezing.
With Kun Bu and Hai Zao, for goiter and scrofula.
Bul Fritillariae Thunbergii Zhe Bei Mu 3-9g Clears Heat, transforms Phlegm and dissipates nodules.
With Xuan Shen, Mu Li and Xia Ku Cao, for scrofula due to Phlegm-Fire with swelling and pain at multiple sites.
With Xia Ku Cao, Hai Zao and E Zhu, for thyroid nodules.
Rz. Curcumae E Zhu 3-9g Invigorates Blood circulation, dispels Blood Stasis, regulates Qi and dissolves accumulations.
Hb. Lycopi Lucidi Ze Lan 3-10g Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis and disperses swellings.
Spica Prunellae Xia Ku Cao 6-18g Clears Heat and dissipates nodules.
With Xuan Shen, Mu Li and Kun Bu, for nodules due to Phlegm Fire.
Rx. Trichosanthis Tian Hua Fen 9-15g Drains Heat, transforms Phlegm and reduces swelling.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Clears Heat
  • Clears Phlegm Fire
  • Resolves Phlegm
  • Dissipates nodules

SYNDROMES

  • Phlegm Fire

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Feeling of a lump in the throat
  • The lump is soft and becomes larger or smaller according to the emotional situation
  • The edges are indistinct
  • Possible nodulations on the thyroid gland
  • Possible exophthalmia
  • Sensation of distention in the eyes
  • Oppressive feeling in the chest and hypochondrium
  • Difficulty swallowing
  • Depression
  • Frequent suspicion
  • Irritability
  • Easily angered
  • A tendency to taciturnity
  • Chest oppression
  • Frequent sighing
  • Loose stools
  • Irregular menstruation
  • Pre-menstrual tension
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Loose stools
  • Weakness
  • T: Pale or dusky
  • C: White or greasy white
  • P: Wiry or Smooth and soft or wiry and slippery

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

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