HERB FORMULAS

QING XIN PING GAN TANG - 清心平氣汤 - CLEAR THE HEART AND BALANCE THE LIVER DECOCTION

English: Clear the Heart and Balance the Liver Decoction
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian 3g Clears Heat, drains Dampness, drains Fire, resolves Fire toxicity and clears Heart Fire.
Rx. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong 9g Clears the Heart and eliminates irritability.
Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao 9g Nourishes the Blood, regulates menstruation, astringes Yin, softens the Liver, calms Liver Yang and Liver Wind and alleviates pain.
Rx. Cynanchi Atrati Bai Wei 9g Cools the Blood, clears Deficiency Heat and promotes urination.
Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen 9g Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, clears Heat, soothes irritability, nourishes the Blood and calms the Spirit.
Fossilia Ossis Mastodi Long Gu 15g Settles anxiety, calms the Spirit, calms the Liver and anchors and preserves Floating Yang.
Sm. Zizyphi Spinosae Suan Zao Ren 9g Nourishes Heart Yin, tonifies Liver Blood and calms the Spirit.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Nourishes Liver Yin
  • Clears Heat
  • Absorbs Fluids to stop sweating
  • Settles the Hun

SYNDROMES

  • Liver and Kidney Yin deficiency with Liver Yang Rising

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Depression
  • Agitation
  • Irascibility
  • Dizziness
  • Headache
  • Tinnitus
  • Blurred vision
  • Dru eyes
  • Dry skin
  • Chest tightness and pain
  • Malar flush
  • Hot flashes
  • Afternoon sweating
  • Achy joints
  • Insomnia with much dreaming
  • Vertigo
  • A dry throat with a bitter taste or sputum in the throat
  • Menstruation is highly irregular
  • The menses are increased in amount and bright or dark red in color
  • Dysmenorrhea
  • Constipation
  • Weakness and pain in the low back and legs
  • T: Red with red edges
  • C: Scant or Thin and yellow
  • P: Taut and thready or Rapid or Floating, empty and wiry

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

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