HERB FORMULAS

LIVER QI STAGNATION #1

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HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin	*Pin Yin*	Dosage	Actions
Concha Margaritaferae	Zhen Zhu Mu	60g	*Calms and clears the Liver and anchors Yang.*
Ram Uncariae cum Uncis	Gou Teng	9g	Extinguishes Wind, stops spasms, drains Liver Heat and pacifies Liver Yang. With Xia Ku Cao and Huang Qin, for Liver Heat.
Bombyx Batryticatus	Jiang Can	9g	Extinguishes Wind, stops spasms and convulsions, transforms Phlegm and dissipates nodules.
Fr. Gardeniae	Shan Zhi Zi	9g	Clears Heat, reduces Fire, eliminates irritability, drains Damp-Heat, cools Blood, relieves toxicity, reduces swelling and activates Blood.
Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin	9g	*Clears Lung Heat, dries Dampness, drains Fire, detoxifies and calms ascending Liver Yang.* With Xia Ku Cao, for dizziness and headache due to extreme rebellion of Liver Fire. With Chai Hu, for heat in the Shao Yang.
Spica Prunellae	Xia Ku Cao	12g	Clears the Liver, brightens the eyes, clears Heat and Dissipates nodules. With Chai Hu, for neck nodules due to Liver Qi Stagnation.
Caul. Bambusae in Taeniam	Zhu Ru	15g	Clears Heat and transforms Hot Phlegm.
Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae	Dan Shen	15g	Activates Blood, breaks up Blood Stasis, clears Heat and cools the Blood.
Rx. Paeoniae Rubra	Chi Shao	9g	Clears Heat, cools the Blood, activates Blood, dispels Blood Stasis and clears Liver Fire.
Caul. Polygoni Multiflori	Ye Jiao Teng	15g	*Nourishes the Heart Yin, nourishes Blood and calms the Spirit.*
Talcum	Hua Shi	8g	Drains Heat from the Urinary Bladder and expels Damp-Heat.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao	8g	Tonifies the Spleen, tonifies Qi, moistens the Lungs, clears Heat and moderates and harmonizes the properties of other herbs.
Indigo Naturalis	Qing Dai	8g	Clears Heat, resolves Fire toxicity, cools the Blood and drains Liver Fire. With Hua Shi and Gan Cao, for Summerheat with red eyes, sore throat and mouth sores.