HERB FORMULAS

YANG XUE SHENG FENG TANG - 养血胜风汤 - ENRICH BLOOD AND EXPEL WIND DECOCTION

English: Enrich Blood and Expel Wind Decoction
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Rehmanniae Shu Di Huang 4-21g Strengthens the Liver and Kidneys and nourishes the Yin of the Blood.
 With Bai Shao, strongly nourishes Liver Blood.
Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao 4-15g Nourishes Blood, preserves Yin, calms Liver Yang and alleviates pain.
With Dang Gui, nourishes Yin and Blood.
With Dang Gui and Shu Di Huang, for dizziness, blurred vision and dysmenorrhea due to Blood Deficiency or Blood Stasis.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui 4-12g Nourishes and activates Blood, regulates Liver and Kidneys, regulates menses and alleviates pain.
 With Shu Di Huang, Bai Shao and Chuan Xiong, for menstrual irregularity, amenorrhea and dysmenorrhea due to Blood Deficiency or Stasis.
Rx. Ligustici Chuan Xiong 3-9g Invigorates Blood, moves Qi, releases Stagnation and alleviates pain.
 With Dang Gui, for Blood Deficiency causing menstrual problems including dysmenorrhea, scanty menses and amenorrhea.
Fr. Lycii Gou Qi Zi 5-18g Nourishes and tonifies Liver and Kidney Blood and Yin.
With Ju Hua, for Liver and Kidney Deficiency with Jing and Blood unable to rise and nourish the eyes with tinnitus, headache, and visual impairment.
Flos Chrysanthemi Ju Hua 4.5-20g Disperses Wind, clears Heat, calms the Liver Yang, extinguishes Wind and detoxifies.
With Chuan Xiong, for headache due to Wind-Heat or Liver Yang Rising.
Fr. Schisandrae Wu Wei Zi 1.5-9g Tonifies the Kidneys, astringes Jing, astringes sweat, generates fluids, quiets the Spirit and calms and contains Heart Qi.
Fol. Mori Sang Ye 4.5-14g Disperses and scatters Wind-Heat, calms the Liver and cools the Blood.
With Ju Hua, cools and calms the Liver, for Liver channel Wind-Heat or Liver blazing upward with red, swollen eyes, watery eyes that are sensitive to light and vertigo and dizziness from Liver Yang Rising.
With Hei Zhi Ma and Gou Qi Zi, for dizziness, blurred vision, tinnitus, and headache due to Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiencies with ascendant Yang.
Sm. Zizyphi Spinosae Suan Zao Ren 9-18g Nourishes Heart Yin, tonifies the Liver Blood, calms the Spirit, astringes sweat and generates fluids.
Sm. Platycladi Bai Zi Ren 3-18g Nourishes the Heart, calms the Spirit and astringes Yin Deficiency sweat.
With Suan Zao Ren, strongly quiets the Spirit, calms the emotions, enriches the Yin and Blood, stops nightsweats and treats palpitations, irritability and insomnia due to Yin and Blood Deficiency failing to nourish the Heart and Liver
Sm. Sesame Hei Zhi Ma 9-30g Nourishes and fortifies Liver and Kidney Yin, nourishes Jing and Blood and extinguishes Wind.
Fr. Jujube Da Zao 10-30g Nourishes the Blood, calms the Spirit and Moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Strengthens the Liver and Kidneys
  • Nourishes the Blood
  • Calms the Spirit
  • Invigorates Blood
  • moves Qi
  • Nourishes and fortifies Liver and Kidney Yin

SYNDROMES

  • Headache due to Blood Deficiency

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Headache
  • Dizziness
  • Head pain with a hollow sensation brought on by movement
  • Lassitude
  • Pale face
  • Palpitations
  • Anxiety
  • Forgetfulness
  • Insomnia
  • Numbness of the limbs
  • Poor appetite
  • T: Pale and dark
  • C: Thin and white
  • P: Deep wiry and thready

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For sequelae of traumatic brain injury: For blurred vision due to Liver Blood Deficiency:
- Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang
- Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang
+ 15g Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang + 15g Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
For numbness of the limbs due to Liver Blood Deficiency:
+ 15g Rx. Asparagi Tian Men Dong
+ 12g Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae Niu Xi
- Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang
+ 6g Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao
+ 15g Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
For Qi and Blood Deficiency:
+ 15g Fr. Chaenomelis Mu Gua - Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang
+ 6g Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao
For Kidney Yang Deficiency:
+ 15g Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
- Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang + 9g Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen
+ 12g Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu
+ 15g Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
+ 12g Hb. Epimedii Yin Yang Huo + 9g Rx. Angelicae Dahuricae Bai Zhi
+ 12g Sm. Cuscutae Tu Si Zi
For Kidney Yin Deficiency:
 + 6g Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao
- Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang    
   
+ 15g Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang    
+ 12g Fr. Corni Shan Zhu Yu    
+ 12g Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu