HERB FORMULAS

SCHIZOPHRENIA #11

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HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Bupleuri Chai Hu 15g Spreads Liver Qi, relieves Stagnation, raises Yang and resolves Phlegm.
Flos Carthami Hong Hua 3-12g Invigorates Blood, dispels Blood Stasis and alleviates pain.
With Chuan Xiong, for chest and abdominal pain due to Qi and Blood Stasis.
Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao 30g Activates Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, clears Heat and alleviates pain.
Rz. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong 15g Invigorates Blood, regulates Qi and alleviates pain.
 With Chai Hu and Chi Shao, for Qi and Blood Stagnation generating headache and/or chest pain.
Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen 30g Activates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, clears Heat, soothes irritability, nourishes the Blood and calms the Spirit.
Lignum Dalbergiae Odoriferae Jiang Xiang 15g Activates the Blood, promotes the movement of Qi, alleviates pain and disperses Blood Stasis.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Activates the Blood
  • Dispels Blood Stasis
  • Spreads Liver Qi
  • Resolves depression

SYNDROMES

  • Blood Stagnation

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Emotional instability
  • Sometimes agitated, sometimes still
  • Speaking to oneself
  • Torpid Spirit
  • Paranoia
  • Delusional thinking
  • Auditory and visual hallucinations
  • A dark stagnant complexion
  • A piercing headache
  • Irritability
  • Fidgeting
  • A bad temper
  • Extreme mood swings
  • Evening tidal fever
  • Dark or purplish lips, conjunctiva or nail beds
  • Dark complexion
  • Dark sclera
  • Hair loss on the head and body
  • Chronic stabbing pain in the chest
  • Pain in the hypochondrium
  • Chronic, stubborn headache with a fixed, piercing quality
  • Palpitations
  • Chronic incessant hiccups
  • Five Sole Heat
  • Choking sensation when drinking
  • Dry heaves
  • Depression or low spirits with a sensation of warmth in the chest
  • Chest distention
  • Dry, scaly skin
  • Dark rings under the eyes
  • Spider naevi on the cheeks, nose, trunk, inner knee and ankle
  • Dizziness
  • Chronic tinnitus
  • Chronic gum disease with dark, purplish, patchy or dark, red atrophic gums
  • Loose teeth
  • Painful receding gums
  • Frequently bleeding gums
  • Vomiting after intake of water
  • Palpitations
  • Persistent daytime drowsiness
  • Insomnia (persistent with much dreaming)
  • Restless sleep
  • Forgetfulness
  • T: Dark-red with purple spots on the edges
  • P: Choppy or Wiry and tight or Wiry and choppy or thready or Deep and choppy or Wiry

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For Qi Stagnation: For Heat:
+ Rz. Cyperi Xiang Fu + Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang
For Spleen Deficiency: For Qi Deficiency:
+ Poria Fu Ling + Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen
+ Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu + Rx. Astragali Huang Qi