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Health Benefits |
For: Gastroenteritis • Gastritis • Hypertension • Diabetes • Alternating fever and chills • Vomiting • Nausea • Constipation |
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Categories (Click on ⌕ for other formulas in the category) |
Category: Harmonize ⌕ Subcategory: Harmonize Lesser Yang-Stage Disorders ⌕ Family: Source: Shang Han Lun ⌕ Related Formula: |
Actions |
Harmonizes lesser yang • Drains clumping from heat |
Indications and Contraindications |
Appearance: Tongue - Pulse - Face/other - |
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Properties |
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Herbs |
Cat/Dose |
Actions |
Properties |
Chai Hu • Thorowax • 柴胡 |
Release Exterior Wind Heat
24g |
Harmonize interior and exterior • Reduce fevers • Reduce chills • Soothe liver Qi • Clear muscle layer heat • Tonify stomach QiPungent and dispersing |
Antibiotic • Antipyretic • Anti-inflammatory • Antibaterial • Antiviral • Analgesic • Hepatoprotective • Immunemodulatory • Chemoprotective • Anti-tumor • Cholagogic • Sedative • Immunostimulate |
Huang Qin • Baical Skullcap • 黄芩 |
Clear Heat Dry Dampness
9g |
Clear heat • Dry dampness • Stop bleeding • Calm fetus • Calm liver yang rising • Clear damp heat |
Antibiotic • Anti-inflammatory • Antioxidative • Antipyretic • Cholagogic • Hepatoprotective • Hypoglycemic • Hypotensive • Neuroprotective • Sedative |
Da Huang • Rhubarb • 大黄 |
Downward Draining
6g |
Drain downward • Promote menstruation • Reduce accumulation • Drain fire • Cools blood • Clear heat • Dry dampness • Resolve blood stasis (add near end of decoction) |
Anti-inflammatory • Antibiotic • Antipyretic • Choleretic • Cholagogic • Hemostatic • Immunity booster • Laxative • Nephroprotective |
Zhi Shi |
9g |
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Bai Shao • White Root Peony • 白芍 |
Tonify Blood
9g |
Nourish blood • Regulate menses • Soothes liver • Relieve pain • Preserve yin • Reduce spasms • Harmonize Ying and Wei QiSheng - calm Liver, preserve yin • Chao - nourish blood, regulate menses |
analgesic • antibacterial • anti-inflammatory • hepatoprotective • immune system boost • sedative |
Ban Xia • Pinellia Root • 半夏 |
Phlegm Cold
24g |
Transforms damp-phlegm • Direct stomach Qi downward• Stop cough/ wheezing • Relieve nausea & vomiting • Dissolve nodules and swellingsFan Ban Xia - deep fried with vinegar, Ming Fan, and Sheng Jiang • Jiang Ban Xia - fried with ginger juice |
Warming • Drying • Antitussive • Antiemetic |
Sheng Jiang • Ginger (Raw) • 生姜 |
Release Exterior Wind Cold
15g |
Release exterior • Stops vomiting • Relieve Nausea • Stops cough • Reduce herb toxicity • Regulate central flow of Qi |
Expectorant • Cough Suppressant • Digestive • Hypotensive • Antiplatelet • Stimulant • Analgesic • Anti-inflammatory • Antipyretic • Cholagogic • Antiemetic • Antimutagenic |
Da Zao • Jujube • 大枣 |
Tonify Qi
12 pieces |
Tonify spleen • Tonify qi • Calm the spirit • Harmonize other herb's properties • Nourish blood |
Antibacterial • Antidepressant • Anti-inflammatory • Expectorant • Hepatoprotective • Hypotensive • Sedative |
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Directions:Granules - Dissolve 1-3 scoops (2-4 grams) in a cup of hot water to make a tea 2-3 times daily.
Decoction - Cook ingredients in 12 cups of water until about 6 cups remain. Then cook the 6 cups of liquid until 3 cups remain. Drink one cup before breakfast, one before lunch and one before dinner. |
Caution |
ALERT: Contraindications of each herb - use with caution under these conditions:
Chai Hu: Do not use as intramuscular injections • Liver fire • Hyperactive liver yang • Cytochrome P450, 2C9, 2E1, 2D6, and 3A4 • Greater than 19g may lead to liver injury
Da Huang: Pregnancy • Nursing • Menstruation • Qi deficiency • Blood deficiency • Stomach deficiency cold • Spleen deficiency cold • Normal or loose stool • Normal blood flow • Postpartum
Bai Shao: Deficiency cold • Breast feeding • Pregnancy • Bleeding Disorder • Scheduled Surgery
Ban Xia: Yin deficiency cough • Bleeding • Dehydration • Heat • Pregnancy • Incompatible with Wu Tou and Fu Zi • Antidepressant drugs • Blood pressure medication • Terfenadine (antihistamine) • Foods: lamb, goat
Sheng Jiang: Lung heat • Dry cough • Phlegm heat • Full heat • Yin deficiency with heat • Vomiting from stomach heat • Gallstones • Exterior deficiency with unexplained sweating • Horse meat
Da Zao: Epigastric discomfort and bloating • Food stagnation • Damp excess • Damp Phlegm • Intestinal worms |
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