HERB FORMULAS

SHENG XUAN YIN - 生玄饮 - REHMANNIA AND SCROPHULARIA DECOCTION

English:	Rehmannia and Scrophularia Decoction
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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.**
Rx. Scrophulariae	Xuan Shen	15g	*Clears Heat, cools the Blood and nourishes Yin.*
Fr. Gardeniae	Zhi Zi	15g	Clears Heat, reduces Fire, eliminates irritability, drains Damp-Heat, cools Blood and relieves toxicity.
Rx. Isatidis	Ban Lan Gen	15g	Drains Heat, relieves Fire toxicity and cools the Blood.
Hb. Taraxaci	Pu Gong Ying	10g	Reduces abscesses, dissipates nodules, clears the Liver and eyes, clears Heat, resolves Dampness, unblocks painful urinary dribbling and relieves Fire toxicity. With Xuan Shen and Ban Lan Gen, for throat Bi.
Flos Chrysanthemi Indici	Ye Ju Hua	10g	Drains Fire and relieves toxicity.
Rx. Platycodi	Jie Geng	10g	Opens the Lungs, spreads Lung Qi, expels Phlegm, expels pus, benefits the throat and directs the effects of other herbs to the upper body. With Gan Cao, for hoarseness, pain and swelling of the throat due to Wind-Heat. With Dang Gui, for ulcerated abscess where pus is being discharged slowly.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis	Dang Gui	10g	Tonifies Blood, regulates menses, invigorates and harmonizes Blood, reduces swelling, expels pus and generates flesh.
Rx. Paeoniae Rubra	Chi Shao	10g	Clears Heat, cools the Blood, activates Blood and dispels Blood Stasis.
Rx. Trichosanthis	Tian Hua Fen	10g	Clears and Drains Lung Heat, drains Heat, generates fluids and relieves toxicity.
Bul. Fritillariae Cirrhosae	Chuan Bei Mu	12g	Clears Heat, transforms Phlegm, stops cough and nourishes and moistens the Lung.
Rz. Smilacis	Tu Fu Ling	12g	Relieves toxicity, eliminates Dampness and clears Damp-Heat from the skin.
Hb. Violae	Zi Hua Di Ding	12g	Clears Heat, relieves Fire toxicity and clears Hot sores.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao	6g	Moderates and harmonizes the effects of the other herbs.