HERB FORMULAS

WEN YANG XI FEN TANG JIA JIAN

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HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen 20g Tonifies the Middle Jiao and Lungs, augments Qi and nourishes the Blood.
With Fu Ling, for Spleen and Stomach Deficiency.
Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang 15g Nourishes Jing and Blood, fills the Marrow and strongly enriches Yin.
With Zhi Fu Zi and Rou Gui, for Kidney Yang Deficiency.
Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata Zhi Fu Zi 10g Restores Devastated Yang, warms Ming Men Fire, assists Heart, Kidney and Spleen Yang, disperses Cold and Dampness, warms the channels and stops pain.
With Gan Jiang and Gan Cao, strengthens its actions of fortifying Qi and benefiting the Yang, for Cold.
Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui 10g Warms the Kidneys, Spleen and Heart, strengthens Yang and Ming Men Fire, disperses deep Cold, warms the channels, unblocks the channels and vessels and alleviates pain.
With Zhi Fu Zi, powerfully tonifies Kidney Yang, for Kidney Yang Deficiency with lower back pain and weakness in the legs and knees and Deficiency of Ming Men Fire with impotence or infertility.
With Zhi Fu Zi and Gan Jiang, for a cold, painful abdomen, anorexia and diarrhea due to Kidney and Spleen Yang Deficiency.
Hb. Cistanches Rou Cong Rong 15g Tonifies the Kidneys, strengthens the Yang,
benefits Jing and marrow and warms the Womb.
With Yin Yang Huo, for decreased sexual desire.
Hb. Epimedii Yin Yang Huo 15g Tonifies the Kidneys, strengthens Yang and increases the libido.
Rz. Zingiberis Gan Jiang 6g Warms the Middle, expels Cold, rescues Devastated Yang, expels Interior Cold, warms the Lungs and transforms thin mucus.
With Zhi Fu Zi, warms the Spleen and Kidneys, benefits Yang and disperses Cold.
With Gan Cao, for epigastric pain and vomiting due to Spleen and Stomach Deficiency Cold.
Plastrum Testudinis Gui Ban 15g Nourishes Yin, anchors Yang, benefits the Kidneys, nourishes the Blood and tonifies the Heart.
Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi 10g Regulates Qi, adjusts the Middle, relieves the diaphragm, dries Dampness and transforms Phlegm.
With Zhi Ban Xia, for a stifling sensation in the chest and coughing with excessive white, viscous sputum due to Phlegm-Damp Obstruction.
With Zhi Ban Xia and Fu Ling, for coughing due to accumulation of Dampness and Phlegm.
Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia 10g Dries Dampness and transforms Phlegm.
With Fu Ling, prevents turbid Phlegm and Dampness from disturbing the Heart, with dizziness, palpitations and insomnia.
Poria Fu Ling 15g Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness, strengthens the Spleen, quiets the Heart, calms the Spirit and soothes the nerves.
With Gan Cao, for Spleen and Heart Deficiency causing facial edema, palpitations and shortness of breath.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao 6g Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi, moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs and guides the herbs to all twelve channels.
With Dang Shen, for palpitations due to Heart Qi Deficiency.
With Dang Shen and Fu Ling, strengthens the Spleen and augments Qi.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Rescues Yang
  • Disperses Internal Cold
  • Warms and supplements the Spleen and Kidneys
  • Transforms Phlegm
  • Opens the Orifices

SYNDROMES

  • Yang Deficiency

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Advanced age
  • Bodily weakness or
  • Enduring disease that does not heal
  • Difficulty thinking
  • Sluggishness
  • Inattention
  • Cowering
  • No thought for food or drink
  • Lack of strength
  • Lusterless complexion
  • A dull emotional expression
  • Dull eyes
  • A decrease in self-initiated activity
  • Talks little
  • Sentences have little content or are unfinished
  • Slow response
  • Poor hygiene
  • Loss of concentration
  • Decreased sex drive
  • Loner behavior
  • Low excitability
  • Disregard of social codes
  • Extremely cold extremities
  • Aversion to Cold
  • Sleeping with knees drawn up
  • Lethargy with a constant desire to sleep
  • Vomiting
  • Diarrhea with undigested food
  • Abdominal pain and Cold
  • Lack of thirst
  • Coma
  • Indigestion
  • Edema
  • Pale face
  • Superficial fever
  • Red face
  • Cyanosis of the lips and nails
  • T: Pale or Dark purple
  • C: White and slippery
  • P: Deep and thready or Deep and slow or Deep and faint

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For severe Phlegm Blocking the Heart Orifices: For Blood Stasis:
+ Rz. Acori Tatarinowii Shi Chang Pu + Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi
+ Rx. Polygalae Yuan Zhi + Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin
For pronounced Qi Deficiency:    
+ Rx. Astragali Huang Qi    
+ Rx. Dioscoreae Shan Yao