HERB FORMULAS

BAI HE ZHI MU TANG - 百合知母汤 - LILY BULB AND ANEMARRHENA DECOCTION

English: Lily Bulb and Anemarrhena Decoction
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Bul. Lilii Bai He 15-30g Nourishes Yin, moistens the Lungs, clears Heat, clears the Heart and calms the Spirit.
With Zhi Mu, for Irritability and mental disorientation due to Yin Deficiency or lingering Heat in the late stages of febrile disease
Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu 15-30g Clears Heat, drains Fire, clears Heat from the Qi Stage, from the Lungs and from the Stomach.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Moistens the Lungs and Heart
  • Nourishes Fluids
  • Nourishes Yin
  • Clears Deficiency Heat
  • Cools the Blood

SYNDROMES

  • Late-stage or aftermath of Ying or Xue Stage Heat with improper purging damaging Stomach Qi
  • Bai He Bing (Lily Syndrome) with pronounced Upper Jiao symptoms

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Mental disorientation
  • Irritability
  • Insomnia
  • Palpitations
  • Depression
  • Restlessness
  • Hopelessness
  • Sudden mood swings
  • Erratic behavior
  • Feels cold then not cold
  • Feels hot then not hot
  • Aversion to life
  • Dry mouth
  • Dry stools
  • Dry throat
  • Fatigue
  • Coughing
  • Irregular stools
  • Lethargy
  • Mental instability
  • Obsessions
  • Craves food the hates food
  • Does not like to talk
  • Does not know what he/she wants
  • Dark urine
  • A bitter taste in the mouth
  • Dizziness
  • Muddled thinking
  • T: Red
  • C: Little or None
  • P: Slightly rapid or Weak and rapid or Thready and rapid

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Contraindicated for those with Excess Fire in the Lungs and Heart.
  • Contraindicated for those with Yin Deficiency as the main pathology.
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

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MODIFICATIONS