HERB FORMULAS

SCHIZOPHRENIA #3

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HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi 9g Regulates Qi, adjusts the Middle, dries Dampness and transforms Phlegm.
Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia 9g Dries Dampness, transforms Phlegm and descends Rebellious Qi.
With Chen Pi, for epigastric and abdominal distention or pain due to disharmony of the Stomach Qi.
With Fu Ling, treats Phlegm, thin mucus and turbid Dampness.
Fr. Aurantii Immaturus Zhi Shi 6g Breaks up Stagnant Qi, reduces accumulation, descends Qi and transforms Phlegm.
With Chen Pi, strengthens the Middle Jiao.
Arisaema cum Bile Dan Nan Xing 6g Clears Heat, dissolves Phlegm.
Poria Fu Ling 9g Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness, strengthens the Spleen, quiets the Heart, calms the Spirit and soothes the nerves.
With Zhi Ban Xia and Chen Pi, for nausea, vomiting, chest fullness and distention and anorexia due to congested fluids.
With Gan Cao, for Spleen and Heart Deficiency causing facial edema, palpitations, and shortness of breath.
Rz. Cyperi Xiang Fu 9g Spreads and regulates Liver Qi.
Rz. Acori Tatarinowii Shi Chang Pu 9g Opens the Orifices, vaporizes Phlegm, removes filth, calms the Spirit, transforms turbid Dampness, harmonizes the Middle Jiao, awakens the Spleen and promotes the movement of Qi.
With Yu Jin and Zhi Ban Xia, for disorientation, irritability, dizziness and hearing problems due to Turbid Dampness Blocking the Orifices.
With Yu Jin, for Transforms Dampness, opens the Orifices and awakens the brain to treat turbid Dampness that has blocked the clear Orifices, with loss of consciousness or confusion, tinnitus and forgetfulness.
Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin 9g Activates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, regulates Qi flow, clears the Heart and Pericardium and opens the Orifices.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao 4.5g Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi, resolves Phlegm, moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs and guides the herbs to all twelve channels.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Regulates Qi
  • Resolves Phlegm

SYNDROMES

  • Liver Qi Stagnation: Phlegm and Qi Stagnant and Blocked

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Dull and silly
  • Mumbling to oneself
  • Temperamental
  • Frequent laughing and crying
  • Feeling of obstruction in throat as if a slice of roast meat were stuck there which cannot be coughed up nor swallowed down. This sensation becomes more prominent during emotional upset and subsides when relaxed
  • Distention and pain in the sides or flanks
  • Suffocating sensation in the chest
  • Hysteria
  • Tendency to sigh
  • Melancholy
  • Apathy
  • Depression
  • Irritability
  • Inappropriate anger
  • Irregular menses
  • Dysmenorrhea
  • Breast distention and pain before and during menses
  • Premenstrual syndrome
  • Chronic cases:
    Red eyes
    Tidal fever
    A dry mouth
  • T: Pink
  • C: Thin and white
  • P: Slippery and wiry (slippery due to Phlegm)

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

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