HERB FORMULAS

YANG XUE XIAO FENG ZAO SHI FANG - 养血消風燥湿方 - NOURISH THE BLOOD, DISPERSE WIND AND DRY DAMPNESS FORMULA

English: Nourish the Blood, Disperse Wind and Dry Dampness Formula
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Shu Di Huang 25g Nourishes Liver and Kidney Yin, nourishes Jing and Blood and fills the Marrow.
With Dang Gui, for Blood Deficiency marked by dizziness, palpitations, insomnia and menstrual dysfunction.
Cx. Dictamni Bai Xian Pi 25g Clears Heat, resolves Fire-toxicity, expels Wind, dries Dampness, clears Damp-Heat and stops itching.
Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao 25g Clears Heat, especially in the Upper Jiao, and relieves toxicity
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui 15g Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood and alleviates pain.
With Shu Di Huang, for Heat symptoms due to Yin Deficiency and Devastated Blood.
With Chuan Xiong, harmonizes, nourishes and invigorates the Blood and disperses Blood Stasis.
Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao 15g Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, relieves pain, clears Heat, cools the Blood and clears Liver Fire.
With Chuan Xiong and Dang Gui, for abscesses, boils and trauma induced pain.
Periostracum Cicadae Chan Tui 15g Disperses Wind, clears Heat, vents rashes, relieves itching, stops spasms and extinguishes Liver Wind.
Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai 15g Drains Damp-Heat especially from the Lower Jiao, drains Fire and relieves Fire toxicity.
With Cang Zhu, regulates painful obstruction in the legs and knees for Lower Jiao Damp-Heat with pain, swelling and weakness in the lower limbs.
Rz. Atractylodis Cang Zhu 15g Strongly dries Dampness, tonifies the Spleen, induces sweating, expels Wind-Dampness and clears Dampness from the Lower Jiao.
With Huang Bai, for pain, swelling, and weakness of the lower extremities or skin lesions due to Wind-Dampness.
Fr. Tribuli Bai Ji Li 15g Calms the Liver, anchors Yang, dredges Liver Qi, disperses Stagnation and clumping, dispels Wind-Heat, stops itching and extinguishes Liver Wind.
Rx. Polygoni Multiflori He Shou Wu 15g Tonifies the Liver and Kidneys, nourishes the Blood and expels Wind from the skin by nourishing the Blood.
Rz. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong 9g Invigorates the Blood,d promotes the movement of Qi, expels Wind and alleviates pain.
With Dang Gui, for Wind-Damp Invasion blocking the Blood vessels causing pain, numbness and paralysis.
Bombyx Batryticatus Jiang Can 9g Extinguishes Wind, stops spasms and convulsions, dispels Wind, disperses Wind-Heat and stops itching and pain.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao 9g Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi, moderates spasms, alleviates pain, clears Heat and relieves Fire toxicity.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Disperses Wind
  • Clears Heat
  • Dries Dampness
  • Nourishes and invigorates the Blood

SYNDROMES

  • Wind-Damp-Heat Damaging the Blood

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Dark, red, swollen skin lesions which may itch
  • Generalized pain and weakness which tends to be worse in hot weather
  • Aggravation of symptoms in women before and during menstruation
  • Possible hot, swollen, red, painful joints
  • T: Red or Pale with a red tip or Dry or Scanty (may be slimy at the root)
  • C: Yellow
  • P: Thready, slippery and rapid

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

With Blood Deficiency: For severe itching:
+ 9g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen + 9g Zaocys Wu Shao She
+ 9g Rx. Cynanchi Paniculati Xu Chang Qing
+ 20g Caulis Spatholobi Ji Xue Teng
    For hot, swollen, painful joints:
    + 12g Caulis Lonicerae Ren Dong Teng
    + 12g Caulis Sargentodoxae Hong Teng
   
    + 12 Cx. Erythrinae Hai Tong Pi