HERB FORMULAS

SHU YU QING GAN YIN - 纾郁清肝饮 - SOOTHE DEPRESSION AND CLEAR THE LIVER DRINK

English: Soothe Depression and Clear the Liver Drink
Also Known As:  

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Bupleuri Chai Hu 3-9g Relieves Liver Qi Stagnation, pacifies the Liver, relieves the Shao Yang and reduces fever.
With Bo He, for depression, a stifling sensation in the chest and irregular menstruation due to Liver Blood Deficiency with Stagnation.
Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi 3-12g Clears Heat, reduces Fire, eliminates irritability, cools the Blood, relieves toxicity, stops bleeding by astringing and activates the Blood.
Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao 3-12g Calms Liver Yang, alleviates pain, nourishes Blood and regulates menstruation.
With Chai Hu, for flank pain due to Liver Qi Stagnation.
Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu 3-9g Tonifies the Spleen and tonifies Qi.
With Fu Ling, strengthens the Spleen and resolves Dampness.
Poria Fu Ling 3-15g Strengthens the Spleen and harmonizes the Middle Jiao.
Hb. Leonuri Yi Mu Cao 9-60g Invigorates the Blood, dispels Stasis, regulates menstruation, clears Heat and resolves toxicity.
Hb. Menthae Haplocalycis Bo He 1-3g Relieves Liver Qi Stagnation, disperses stagnant Heat and enhances Chai Hu's ability to relieve the Liver.
 With Bai Shao and Chai Hu, for chest and flank distention due to Liver Qi Stagnation.
Rz. Zingiberis Recens Sheng Jiang 1-6g Harmonizes, prevents rebellious Qi and normalizes the flow of Qi at the center.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Pacifies the Liver
  • Spreads Liver Qi
  • Strengthens the Spleen
  • Nourishes the Blood
  • Harmonizes the Liver and Spleen
  • Clears Heat
  • Invigorates the Blood

SYNDROMES

  • Liver Qi Stagnation with Excess Heat in the Blood and Blood Stasis

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Hypochondriac pain
  • Headache
  • Vertigo
  • Bitter taste in the mouth
  • Dizziness
  • Frequent sighing
  • Epigastric pain and distention
  • Flatulence
  • Dry mouth and throat
  • Fatigue
  • Anorexia
  • Alternating chills and fever
  • Irregular menstruation
  • Breast distention
  • Lassitude
  • Insomnia
  • Shoulder and back pain
  • Rib pain
  • Very heavy, bright-red, sticky-thick, Blood
  • The Blood feels warm
  • There may be clots,
  • Lower abdominal distension relieved when the Blood comes
  • Red face
  • Thirst
  • Agitation
  • General feeling of Heat
  • Dark yellow urine
  • Constipation
  • Tightness or fullness in the chest
  • Cold extremities
  • Pain in the arms and legs
  • Heaviness of the head
  • Night sweats
  • Bloating and pain at the umbilicus and abdomen
  • Diarrhea alternating with constipation
  • Five sole heat
  • Palpitations
  • Malar flush
  • Depression
  • Irritability
  • Increased desire to sleep
  • Flatulence
  • T: Red
  • C: Thin yellow
  • P: Wiry and Deficient or Wiry, tight and Deficient or Rapid and slippery

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Use with caution during pregnancy.
  • Use with caution for those with Qi Stagnation with underlying Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiency.
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS