HERB FORMULAS

MAI WEI DI HUANG TANG JIA JIAN - 麦味地黄汤加減 - MODIFIED OPHIOPOGONIS, SCHISANDRA AND REHMANNIA DECOCTION

English:	Modified Ophiopogonis, Schisandra and Rehmannia Decoction
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HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin	*Pin Yin*	Dosage	Actions
Tub. Ophiopogonis	Mai Men Dong	10g	*Moistens the Lungs, stops cough, nourishes Stomach Yin, generates fluids, clears the Heart, eliminates irritability and moistens the Intestines.*
Raw Rx. Rehmanniae	Sheng Di Huang	10g	*Clears Heat, cools the Blood, nourishes Yin* and generates fluids.** With Shu Di Huang, for Heat symptoms due to Yin Deficiency and Devastated Blood.
Rx. Rehmanniae (baked)	Shu Di Huang	10g	*Tonifies Kidney and Nourishes Yin, Jing* and Blood.**
Fr. Corni	Shan Zhu Yu	10g	*Nourishes Kidney Yin* and Yang, astringes Yin and stops perspiration.** With Dang Gui and Shu Di Huang, for night sweats due to Yin Deficiency. With Wu Wei Zi, for spermatorrhea, abnormal sweating, palpitations and shortness of breath due to Liver and Kidney Yin and Yang Deficiencies.
Fried Cx. Moutan	Chao Mu Dan Pi	10g	Clears Heat, cools and harmonizes the Blood, clears Deficiency Fire, activates Blood, dispels Blood Stasis and stops bleeding.
Fr. Schisandrae	Wu Wei Zi	4.5g	*Contains leakage of Lung Qi, tonifies Qi, astringes Jing, nourishes Kidney Yin, stops diarrhea, astringes sweat, generates fluids, tonifies the Heart and calms the Spirit.*
Rz. Alismatis	Ze Xie	4.5g	Promotes urination and prevents Kidney Fire as a result of tonification. With Fu Ling and Mu Dan Pi, regulates the Kidney, Liver and Spleen, drains and tonifies. With Fu Ling, promotes urination.
Poria	Fu Ling	4.5g	Promotes urination, strengthens the Spleen and drains Dampness.
Hb. Lycopodii	Shen Jin Cao	15g	Expels Wind-Cold-Dampness, unblocks channels, relaxes tendons and invigorates Blood.
Rz. Homalomenae	Qian Nian Jian	15g	Dispels Wind-Dampness, strengthens the sinews and bones and promotes Qi flow.
Hb. Buchneriae	Gui Yu Jian	15g	Clears Heat, cools the Blood and relieves toxicity.
Rz. Cibotii	Gou Ji	15g	Strengthens sinews and bones, tonifies Liver and Kidneys and expels Wind-Dampness. With Dang Gui, for long term disease leading to lower extremity swelling.
Ram. cum Uncis Uncariae	Gou Teng	15g	*Extinguishes Wind, stops spasms, drains Liver Heat and pacifies Liver Yang.*
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis	Dang Gui	12g	Tonifies Blood, regulates menses, invigorates and harmonizes Blood, disperses Cold, reduces swelling, expels pus, generates flesh and alleviates pain. With Dan Shen, for pain due to Blood Stasis in the extremities.
Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae	Dan Shen	12g	Activates Blood, creaks up Blood Stasis, clears Heat, cools and nourishes the Blood, reduces abdominal swellings and generates flesh. With Dang Gui, for irregular menstruation and lochioschesis. With Mu Dan Pi and Sheng Di Huang, for Ying Stage Heat with high fever, irritability, hemoptysis, epistaxis, and subcutaneous bleeding.