HERB FORMULAS

WU ZHI AN ZHONG YIN - 五汁安中饮 - FIVE JUICE DRINK TO CALM THE MIDDLE

English: Five Juice Drink to Calm the Middle
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Chinese Chive Juice Jiu Cai Zhi 20ml Warms the Stomach and treats chronic Stomach Qi Reversal.
Cow's Milk Niu Ru 2 cups Moistens the Lungs and Stomach.
Ginger Juice Sheng Jiang Zhi 6ml Alleviates nausea, breaks up Phlegm and reduces coughing.
Pear Juice Li Zhi 20ml Moistens the Lungs and Stomach, cools and helps dissolve Phlegm.
Lotus Juice Ou Zhi 20ml Eliminates Heat from the Blood, for Lung and Stomach Heat.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Nourishes and moistens Yin and Fluids
  • Clears Heat
  • Disperses accumulations

SYNDROMES

  • Yin and Fluid Deficiency of the Throat and Esophagus due to Heat

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Difficulty swallowing maybe with a burning of painful sensation
  • Food is difficult to swallow but Fluids are easy
  • After eating, the bulk of the ingested food may be vomited up, possibly mixed with mucus
  • Gradual weight loss
  • Dryness oft the mouth and throat
  • Dry skin
  • Thirst
  • Pain in the chest and upper back
  • An uncomfortable burning sensation in the epigastrium
  • A hoarse or croaky voice
  • Five-Sole-Heat
  • Low-grade afternoon fever
  • Nightsweats
  • Facial flushing
  • A tendency toward constipation
  • T: Red and dry with multiple surface cracks
  • C: Maybe yellow
  • P: Wiry, thready and rapid

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For nourishing and lubricating Yin, decoct and sip: For significant Stomach Heat:
+ 3-6g Rx. Coptidis Huang Lian
+ 15-18g Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang + 9-12g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
+ 9-12g Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi
+ 12-15g Rx. Glehniae/ Adenophorae Sha Shen For esophageal tumors, Toxic Heat and hardness, use 2 or 3 of the following:
+ 12-15g Hb. Dendrobii Shi Hu 30g Hb. Bidentis Xian Feng Cao
    30g Sm. Impatientis Ji Xing Zi
    30g Hb. Solani Lyrati Long Kui
    0.6-0.9g Pseudobulbus Cremastrae/Pleiones Shan Ci Gu
   
    60-120g Hb. Hedyotis Diffusae Bai Hua She She Cao
   
    30g Hb. Scutellariae Barbatae Ban Zhi Lian
   
    9-12g Bul. Dioscoreae Bulbiferae Huang Yao Zi