HERB FORMULAS

LUPUS #4

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HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata Zhi Fu Zi 9g Warms Ming Men Fire, assists Heart, Kidney and Spleen Yang, disperses Cold and Dampness, warms the channels and stops pain.
With Bai Zhu, for Spleen Yang Deficiency with a Cold, painful abdomen, vomiting and watery diarrhea.
With Huang Qi, for spontaneous sweat and chills due to Yang Deficiency.
With Fu Ling, for Lower body edema and dysuria.
Hb. Epimedii Yin Yang Huo 15g Tonifies the Kidneys, strengthens Yang, dispels Wind-Cold-Dampness and warms and unblocks the flow of Yang Qi.
With Shan Yao, for a stronger effect.
Rx. Curculiginis Xian Mao 10g Tonifies the Kidneys, strengthens Yang, expels Cold and eliminates Dampness.
With Yin Yang Huo, for a stronger effect.
Rx. Morindae Officinalis Ba Ji Tian 9g Tonifies the Kidneys, strengthens Yang, disperses Wind-Cold-Damp and strengthens the sinews and bones.
Sm. Cuscutae Tu Si Zi 15g Strengthens Yang, nourishes Yin, astringes Jing and urine, benefits the Kidneys and Spleen and astringes diarrhea.
With Shan Yao, Fu Ling and Dang Shen, for anorexia, loose watery stools or diarrhea from Deficient Spleen and Kidneys.
Rx. Astragali Huang Qi 15g Tonifies Qi and Blood, strengthens the Spleen, raises the Yang Qi of the Spleen and Stomach, promotes urination and reduces edema.
With Dang Shen, for Qi Deficiency with general debility, anorexia, fatigue, tired extremities and spontaneous sweat.
With Gui Zhi, for Qi and Blood Deficiency.
Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen 15g Tonifies the Middle Jiao, augments Qi, nourishes the Blood and generates Fluids.
With Fu Ling, for Spleen and Stomach Deficiency.
With Bai Zhu, for Spleen Qi Deficiency with anorexia, loose stools and vomiting.
With Zhi Fu Zi, for Yang Deficiency with spontaneous sweat.
With Bai Zhu, for Spleen Qi Deficiency with weakness, lassitude and loose stools.
Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu 9g Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi, dries, dampness and promotes water metabolism.
With Fu Ling and Gui Zhi, for Spleen Deficiency with chest distention and edema.
With Zhu Ling and Ze Xie, for edema due to Internal Dampness.
With Zhi Fu Zi and Fu Ling, for edema due to Spleen and Kidney Yang Deficiency.
With Fu Ling, Zhu Ling and Ze Xie, for edema with Spleen Deficiency.
With Fu Ling, Zhu Ling, Gui Zhi and Ze Xie, for edema with Spleen Yang Deficiency.
Rz. Dioscoreae Shan Yao 15g Tonifies the Spleen, nourishes Stomach Yin, stops diarrhea, tonifies Kidney Yin and astringes Jing.
With Fu Ling and Bai Zhu, for Spleen Deficiency with loose watery stools.
With Dang Shen, for Spleen and Kidney Deficiency with fatigue, weakness, anorexia and watery stools.
Poria Fu Ling 9g Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness and strengthens the Spleen.
With Bai Zhu, strengthens the Spleen and resolves Dampness.
With Ze Xie and Zhu Ling, facilitates the removal of water and leaches out Dampness.
With Gui Zhi, Bai Zhu and Ze Xie, for Dampness Obstruction.
Ram. Cinnamomi Gui Zhi 9g Warms and facilitates the flow of Qi through the channels and collaterals and Blood through the vessels, warms the Middle and directs Turbid Yin downward.
With Fu Ling, unblocks Yang and facilitates the removal of congested fluids associated with Yang Deficiency edema.
With Fu Ling and Bai Zhu, for Heart and Spleen Yang Deficiency with palpitations, edema and shortness of breath.
Polyporus Zhu Ling 12g Promotes urination and leaches out Dampness.
With Fu Ling, for edema, loose stools, vaginal discharge, leg Qi and diarrhea.
With Ze Xie, drains Damp, unblocks and drains urinary pathways and drains Heat from the Bladder.
Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie 12g Promotes urination and leaches out Dampness.
With Bai Zhu, for Spleen Deficiency leading to accumulation of Dampness.
With Fu Ling, facilitates the removal of water and leaches out Dampness.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Warms and Reinforces the Spleen and Kidneys

SYNDROMES

  • Spleen and Kidney Yang Deficiency

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Body cold
  • Limbs icy and clammy
  • Complexion white and shiny
  • Aversion to Cold
  • Low back, knees and abdomen feel weak, cold and painful
  • Lower abdomen feels cold and painful
  • Abdominal distention
  • Anorexia
  • Loose stools containing undigested food
  • “Cock-crow” diarrhea (occurs at about 5 am)
  • Edema of face and limbs
  • Weakness
  • Debility
  • Lassitude
  • Dysuria
  • Scanty urination
  • Severe:
    Abdominal ascites
    Hydrothorax
    Palpitations
    Shortness of breath
  • T: Pale, moist and swollen
  • C: Thin and white or White and greasy
  • P: Deep, thready, weak and maybe slow

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