HERB FORMULAS

QIAN YANG XI FENG TANG - 潜阳熄風湯 - ANCHOR YANG AND EXTINGUIS WIND DECOCTION

English: Anchor Yang and Extinguish Wind Decoction
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang 15g Clears Heat, cools the Blood, nourishes Yin and generates fluids.
With Shu Di Huang, for Heat symptoms due to Yin Deficiency and Devastated Blood.
With Bai Shao, for Blood Deficiency Heat.
Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang 15g Nourishes the Blood and nourishes Liver and Kidney Yin.
With Dang Gui, for Blood Deficiency marked by dizziness, palpitations, insomnia and menstrual dysfunction.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui 9g Tonifies, activates and harmonizes the Blood, regulates the menses, reduces swelling, expels pus, generates flesh and alleviates pain.
With Shu Di Huang, for Heat symptoms due to Yin Deficiency and Devastated Blood.
Rx, Polygoni Multiflori He Shou Wu 9g Tonifies the Liver and Kidneys, nourishes the Blood and expels Wind from the skin by nourishing the Blood.
Concha Mauritiae/Cypraeae Zi Bei Chi 30g Calms the Liver, anchors Yang, clears the Liver and cools Heat.
Magnetitum Ci Shi 15g Anchors Liver Yang, calms the Spirit, benefits Yin, nourishes the Kidneys and augments the Liver.
With Long Gu and Mu Li, for dizziness and vertigo associated with Yin Deficiency with Yang Rising.
Fossilia Ossis Mastodi Long Gu 15g Settles anxiety, calms the Spirit, calms the Liver and anchors and preserves Floating Yang.
Concha Ostreae Mu Li 15g Heavily settles and calms the Spirit, calms the Liver, benefits Yin and anchors Floating Yang.
With Long Gu and Bai Shao, for anxiety, palpitations, insomnia, and dream disturbed sleep and headache, dizziness and tinnitus and other symptoms associated with Yin Deficiency with Yang Rising.
Haematitum Dai Zhe Shi 15g Calms the Liver, anchors Floating Yang, clears Liver Fire, cools the Blood and stops bleeding.
Concha Margaritaferae Zhen Zhu Mu 30g Calms the Liver, anchors the Yang, drains Liver Fire, promotes healing and reduces itching of the skin.
Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao 9g Nourishes the Blood, astringes Yin, softens the Liver, calms Liver Yang and Liver Wind and alleviates pain.
With Dang Gui, nourishes Yin and Blood.
With Long Gu and Mu Li, for spontaneous sweating and night sweats due to Yin Deficiency.
With Dang Gui and Shu Di Huang, for dizziness, blurred vision, and dysmenorrhea due to Blood Deficiency or Stasis.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Nourishes the Blood
  • Moistens Dryness
  • Extinguishes Wind
  • Stops itching

SYNDROMES

  • Blood Deficiency with Wind Dryness

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Thick (lichenified), dry lesions
  • Some scaling
  • Severe itching, worse at night
  • T: Red
  • C: Thin
  • P: Thready

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Haematitum Dai Zhe Shi is toxic, use only for a short time. For long-term use, eliminate it.
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

  • With Haematitum Dai Zhe Shi: Take one dose every day for five consecutive days. Resume after three days rest with a reduced dosage of one dose every other day.
  • Without Haematitum Dai Zhe Shi: Take one dose every day.

MODIFICATIONS