HERB FORMULAS

YIN CHEN ZHU FU TANG - 茵陳朮附湯 - VIRGATE WORMWOOD, ATRACTYLODES AND ACONITE ACCESSORY ROOT DECOCTION

English: Virgate Wormwood, Atractylodes and Aconite Accessory Root Decoction
Also Known As: Capillaris, Atractylodes and Aconite Decoction
Capillaris, Atractylodes and Aconite Combination

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Hb. Artemisiae Scopariae Yin Chen Hao 3-30g Clears Damp-Heat from the Liver and Gallbladder and relieves jaundice.
With Zhi Fu Zi, for Yin jaundice.
Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu 6-12g Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi, dries Dampness and promotes water metabolism.
With Gan Jiang, eliminates Cold Dampness in the Spleen.
Rz. Zingiberis Gan Jiang 1.5-10g Warms the Middle and expels Cold.
With Bai Zhu, for diarrhea due to Spleen Deficiency.
Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata Zhi Fu Zi 1.5-6g Warms Ming Men Fire, assists Heart, Kidney and Spleen Yang, disperses Cold and Dampness, warms the channels and stops pain.
With Gan Jiang, for overabundance of Yin fluids due to Deficiency Cold.
With Gan Jiang and Gan Cao, for Cold extremities and diarrhea with undigested food due to Collapse of the Spleen and Kidney Yang.
With Bai Zhu, for Spleen Yang Deficiency with a Cold, painful abdomen, vomiting and watery diarrhea.
With Bai Zhu and Gan Jiang, for Internal ascendance of Yin Cold leading to lack of arousal of Spleen Yang with abdominal pain and Cold with watery diarrhea.
With Rou Gui, for overabundant Yin.
Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui 0.9-5g Warms the Kidneys, Spleen and Heart, strengthens the Yang and Ming Men Fire, disperses deep Cold, warms the channels, unblocks the channels and vessels and alleviates pain.
With Zhi Fu Zi and Gan Jiang, for a cold, painful abdomen, anorexia, and diarrhea due to Kidney and Spleen Yang Deficiency.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata Zhi Gan Cao 3g Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi, moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs and guides the herbs to all twelve channels.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Warms and strengthens the Spleen
  • Transforms Dampness
  • Reduces jaundice

SYNDROMES

  • Spleen Yang Deficiency with Interior Cold

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Distention and fullness of epigastrium and abdomen
  • Maybe a stabbing pain in the chest and hypochondrium
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Anorexia
  • Loose stools
  • Diarrhea
  • Reduced sensation of taste
  • No thirst or preference for hot drinks
  • Sticky sensation in mouth
  • Borborygmus
  • Lassitude
  • Somnolence
  • Fatigue
  • Yin jaundice (dull yellow)
  • Abdominal pain
  • Heavy head
  • Maybe edema
  • Maybe copious white vaginal discharge
  • Cold limbs,
  • Aversion to Cold
  • Feeling chilled
  • Maybe spider naevi
  • Liver pains
  • Severe:
    Epistaxis
    Bleeding gums
  • T: Pink
  • C: Thick, white and greasy or sticky
  • P: Deep and slow

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For a stronger Dampness resolving action: For abdominal distention with a thick tongue coat:
+ 25g Poria Fu Ling
+ 12g Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie - Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu
For Qi Deficiency:
+ 25g Poria Fu Ling - Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata Zhi Gan Cao
+ 12g Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie
+ 12g Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen + 25g Poria Fu Ling
For severe generalized pruritis: + 12g Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie
+ 25g Poria Fu Ling + 10g Rz Atractylodis Cang Zhu
+ 12g Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie + 6g. Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis Hou Po
+ 2 or 3 of the following:
9g Fol. Artemisiae Argyi Ai Ye For hepatitis C due to Cold-Damp Distressing the Spleen:
9g Fr. Xanthii Cang Er Zi
10g Rx. Gentianae Macrophyllae Qin Jiao + 9g Poria Fu Ling
+ 9g Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie
10g Fr. Kochiae Di Fu Zi For hepatitis C due to Cold-Damp Distressing the Spleen with abdominal distention and a thick tongue coat:
For hepatitis C due to Cold-Damp Distressing the Spleen with diarrhea or watery stools:
+ 9g Poria Fu Ling + 9g Poria Fu Ling
+ 9g Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie + 9g Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie
+ 9g Fr. Amomi Sha Ren + 9g Rz. Atractylodis Cang Zhu
+ 9g Hb. Agastaches Huo Xiang + 9g Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis Hou Po
+ 9g Rz. Atractylodis Cang Zhu
For hepatitis C due to Cold-Damp Distressing the Spleen with severe jaundice: + 9g Per. Arecae Bing Lang
For Liver cancer:
+ 9g Poria Fu Ling - Rz. Zingiberis Gan Jiang
+ 9g Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie - Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui
+ more (15g) Rz. Atract-
ylodis Macrocephalae		 Bai Zhu
- Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao
+ more (30g) Hb. Artemisiae Scopariae Yin Chen Hao
+ more (25g) Hb. Artemisiae Scopariae Yin Chen Hao
+ more (12g) Rz. Atract-
ylodis Macrocephalae		 Bai Zhu
For chronic icteric viral hepatitis:
- Rz. Zingiberis Gan Jiang + 12g Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen
- Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui + 9g Poria Fu Ling
- Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata Zhi Gan Cao + 30g Sm. Coicis Yi Yi Ren
+ 12g Polyporus Zhu Ling
+ 12g Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen + 9g Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi
+ 15g Poria Fu Ling
+ 30g Sm. Coicis Yi Yi Ren + 9g Massa Medicata Fermentata Shen Qu
+ 10g Per. Citri Reticulatae Viride Qing Pi
For chronic icteric viral hepatitis with aversion to Cold and cold limbs:
+ 10g Fr. Crataegi Shan Zha
+ 10g Fr. Hordei Germinatus Mai Ya - Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui
- Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata Zhi Gan Cao
+ 10g Massa Medicata Fermentata Shen Qu
+ 12g Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen
For chronic icteric viral hepatitis with hepatosplenomegaly: + 15g Poria Fu Ling
+ 30g Sm. Coicis Yi Yi Ren
- Rz. Zingiberis Gan Jiang + 10g Per. Citri Reticulatae Viride Qing Pi
- Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui
- Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata Zhi Gan Cao + 10g Fr. Crataegi Shan Zha
+ 10g Fr. Hordei Germinatus Mai Ya
+ 12g Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen
+ 15g Poria Fu Ling + 10g Massa Medicata Fermentata Shen Qu
+ 30g Sm. Coicis Yi Yi Ren
+ 10g Per. Citri Reticulatae Viride Qing Pi For chronic icteric viral hepatitis with ascites:
- Rz. Zingiberis Gan Jiang
+ 10g Fr. Crataegi Shan Zha - Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui
+ 10g Fr. Hordei Germinatus Mai Ya - Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata Zhi Gan Cao
+ 10g Massa Medicata Fermentata Shen Qu + 12g Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen
+ 15g Poria Fu Ling
+ 15g Carapax Trionycis Bie Jia + 30g Sm. Coicis Yi Yi Ren
+ 15g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen + 10g Per. Citri Reticulatae Viride Qing Pi
    + 10g Fr. Crataegi Shan Zha
    + 10g Fr. Hordei Germinatus Mai Ya
   
    + 10g Massa Medicata Fermentata Shen Qu
   
    + 15g Per. Arecae Da Fu Pi
    + 15g Sm. Plantaginis Che Qian Zi