HERB FORMULAS

ZI YIN JIANG HUO TANG - 滋陰降火湯 - DECOCTION TO ENRICH YIN AND DIRECT FIRE DOWNWARD

English: Decoction to Enrich Yin and Direct Fire Downward
Also Known As: Nourish Yin and Descend Fire Decoction
Phellodendron Combination
Moisten Yin Reduce Fire Decoction

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Wine-washed Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Jiu Dang Gui 4g Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, stops cough and treats dyspnea.
With Shu Di Huang, for Heat symptoms due to Yin Deficiency and Devastated Blood.
Wine-washed Rx. Paeoniae Alba Jiu Bai Shao 7g Nourishes the Blood and astringes Yin.
With Dang Gui and Shu Di Huang, for Dizziness, blurred vision, and dysmenorrhea due to Blood Deficiency or Stasis.
With Dang Gui, Mai Men Dong and Shu Di Huang, for tinnitus, dizziness, blurred vision, numbness of the extremities, and muscle spasms due to Liver Yin Deficiency.
With Dang Gui, nourishes Yin and Blood.
Ginger juice -fried Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata Jiang Zhi Shu Di Huang 3g Nourishes Liver and Kidney Yin, arrests cough and wheezing and relieves wasting and thirsting disorder.
With Dang Gui, for Blood Deficiency marked by dizziness, palpitations, insomnia and menstrual dysfunction.
With Huang Bai and Zhi Mu, for Lower Jiao Wasting and Thirsting with Yin Deficiency Heat.
Rx. Asparagi Tian Men Dong 3g Nourishes Kidney Yin, clears Lung Heat, sedates Fire, moistens the Lungs, generates fluids and resolves Phlegm.
With Mai Men Dong, for a dry cough, thirst, and other symptoms due to Yin Deficiency and injured fluids.
Rx. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong 3g Moistens the Lungs, nourishes Yin and stops cough.
With Sheng Di Huang, for hematemesis or epistaxis due to Yin Deficiency with Excess Heat.
Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu 3g Tonifies the Spleen and augments Qi.
With Shu Di Huang, Bai Shao and Dang Gui, for Blood Deficiency.
Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi 2.5g Regulates Qi, adjusts the Middle, relieves the diaphragm and helps prevent Stagnation from tonic herbs.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata Zhi Gan Cao 1.5g Moistens the Lungs, resolves Phlegm, stops cough and moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs.
Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang 2.5g Clears Heat, cools the Blood, nourishes Yin, generates fluids, increases saliva and treats wasting and thirsting.
With Shu Di Huang, for Heat symptoms due to Yin Deficiency and Devastated Blood.
Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu 1.5-2.5g Clears Heat from the Lungs, drains Fire, nourishes Yin, moistens Dryness, generates Fluids, clears Deficiency Fire and quenches thirst.
With Huang Bai, clears Heat and Drains Fire for Yin Deficiency Fire, for Steaming Bone disorder from Yin Deficiency with night sweats, dizziness, and vertigo.
With Huang Bai and Shu Di Huang, for Yin Deficiency with Empty Fire.
Dry-fried Cx. Phellodendri Chao Huang Bai 1.5g Drains Deficiency Fire.
Rz. Zingiberis Recens Sheng Jiang 3g Warms the Lungs, stops cough and reduces the toxicity of other herbs.
With Da Zao, prevents Phlegm accumulation.
Fr. Jujube Da Zao 2g Moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Nourishes Yin
  • Descends Fire
  • Tonifies Qi and Blood

SYNDROMES

  • Cough due to Yin Deficiency Fire
  • Deficiency Fire Scorching the throat

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Fever
  • Cough which may be productive or non-productive
  • Dyspnea
  • Night sweats
  • Hemoptysis
  • Sore throat
  • Throat sores
  • Facial flushing
  • Constipation
  • A dry mouth and throat
  • Wheezing
  • Steaming bones
  • Hoarseness
  • Thirst
  • T: Red, dry and cracked
  • C: Little or None
  • P: Thready and rapid or Thready, rapid and weak

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For severe night sweats: For steaming bone fever:
+ Rx. Astragali Huang Qi + Cx. Lycii Di Gu Pi
+ Sm. Zizyphi Spinosae Suan Zao Ren + Rx. Stellariae Yin Chai Hu
For wheezing and dyspnea with Phlegm: or
+ Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi + Cx. Lycii Di Gu Pi
+ Rx. Asteris Zi Wan + Rx. Bupleuri Chai Hu
+ Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin For Qi Deficiency:
+ Succus Bambusae Zhu Li + Cordyceps Dong Chong Xia Cao
For lower abdominal pain: For a low-grade fever:
+ Fr. Foeniculi Xiao Hui Xiang + Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian
+ Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang + Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
For a cough with profuse sputum: For a dry cough, loss of voice, a sore throat and throat sores:
+ Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii Zhe Bei Mu
+ Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
+ Flos Farfarae Kuan Dong Hua + Sm. Trichosanthis Gua Lou Ren
+ Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi + Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii Zhe Bei Mu
For nocturnal emissions:
- Rx. Asparagi Tian Men Dong + Fr. Schisandrae Wu Wei Zi
+ Rz. Dioscoreae Shan Yao + Sm. Armeniacae Xing Ren
+ Concha Ostreae Mu Li + Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi
+ Cx. Eucommiae Du Zhong + Rx. Asteris Zi Wan
+ Fr. Psoraliae Bu Gu Zhi + Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi
+ Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae Niu Xi For consumptive diseases:
+ Rx. Stemonae Bai Bu
For hemoptysis: + Cx. Mori Sang Bai Pi
+ Colla Corii Asini E Jiao For a non-productive cough:
+ Rz. Bletillae Bai Ji + Bul Lilii Bai He
+ Rz. Imperatae Bai Mao Gen For Middle Jiao Deficiency with anorexia and loose stools:
For difficult expectoration:
+ Sm. Trichosanthis Gua Lou Ren - Rx. Asparagi Tian Men Dong
+ Hb. Lophatheri Dan Zhu Ye - Rx. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong
For a drier cough: - Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
+ Bul Lilii Bai He + Rx. Codonopsis Dang Shen
+ Fol. Eriobotryae Pi Pa Ye + Sm. Coicis Yi Yi Ren
For mouth sores: + Fr. Amomi Sha Ren
+ Rx. Scrophulariae Xuan Shen + Sm. Nelumbinis Lian Zi
+ Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi For constipation:
For diabetes: + Sm. Persicae Tao Ren
+ Rz. Dioscoreae Shan Yao + Sm. Cannabis Huo Ma Ren
+ Fr. Corni Shan Zhu Yu For pruritis:
For reduced libido: + Fr. Tribuli Bai Ji Li
+ Fr. Lycii Gou Qi Zi
For hot flashes:
+ Sm. Nelumbinis Lian Zi
+ Lophatheri and Gypsum Decoction
Zhu Ye Shi Gao Tang
   
    + Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao