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Zi Gan Bu Shen Fang資肝補腎方

Nourish the Liver and Tonify the Kidneys Formula

Medicinals
13

Composition

  • Sheng Di HuangRx. Rehmanniae15 g

    Clears Heat, cools the Blood, nourishes *Yin and generates fluids.*

    for Heat symptoms due to Yin Deficiency and Devastated Blood.
    for Kidney Yin Deficiency with Fire Blazing with soreness and swelling in the throat, dry mouth and a parched tongue.
    for Kidney Yin Deficiency with steaming bones.
    for purpura or bleeding with maculae and blotches on the skin.
  • Shu Di HuangRx. Rehmanniae Preparata15 g

    Nourishes the Blood and nourishes Liver and Kidney *Yin.*

  • Zhi MuRz. Anemarrhenae15 g

    Clears Heat, drains Fire, nourishes Yin, moistens Dryness, generates Fluids, clears Deficiency Fire and quenches thirst.

    for ulcers of the oral cavity.
  • Shan Zhu YuFr. Corni15 g

    Stabilizes the Kidneys, astringes *Jing and Body Fluids, tonifies Liver and Kidney Yin and strengthens Kidney Yang.***

    nourishes Kidney Yin and secures Jing, while restraining urination and sweating.
  • Xuan ShenRx. Scrophulariae10 g

    Clears Heat, cools the Blood, nourishes *Yin and drains Fire.*

    for erysipelas and purplish rashes.
  • Mu Dan PiCx. Moutan10 g

    Clears Heat, cools, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, clears Deficiency Fire and clears Liver Fire.

    • Chi Shao
    cools the Blood and disperses Stasis, for Ying Stage Heat with epistaxis, hemoptysis, hemafecia, hematuria, menorrhagia and skin rashes.
    for menopause with Yin Deficiency and Heat.
  • Chi ShaoRx. Paeoniae Rubra15 g

    Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, relieves pain, clears Heat, cools the Blood and clears Liver Fire.

  • Bai ShaoRx. Paeoniae Alba15 g

    Nourishes the Blood, regulates menstruation, astringes *Yin and calms Liver Yang.***

  • Fu LingPoria20 g

    Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness and strengthens the Spleen.

  • Niu XiRx. Achyranthis Bidentatae10 g

    Invigorates the Blood, expels Blood Stasis, nourishes Liver and Kidney Yin and descends Blood and Fire.

    powerfully clears Deficiency Fire Blazing Upward with pain and swelling of the gums, epistaxis, hematemesis and other hemorrhage in the upper body.
  • Mo Han LianHb. Ecliptae15 g

    Nourishes and tonifies Liver and Kidney *Yin, cools the Blood and stops bleeding*.

    for hematemesis and hematuria due to Hot Blood.
  • Bai Hua She She CaoHb. Hedyotis Diffusae30 g

    Clears Heat, strongly relieves Fire toxins and promotes urination.

  • Dan ShenRx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae30 g

    Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, clears Heat and cools the Blood.

    for Ying Stage Heat with high fever, irritability, hemoptysis, epistaxis, and subcutaneous bleeding.

Actions

  • Replenishes the Liver
  • Strengthens the Kidneys
  • Replenishes Yin
  • Lowers Deficient Fire
  • Dispels Heat
  • Reduces Heat in the Blood

Patterns treated

Deficiency of Liver and Kidney Yin accompanied by Fire Rising

Manifestations

  • Papular lesions of a red hue
  • The lesions are sparse and dispersed
  • Agitation
  • Difficulty sleeping
  • Lack of energy
  • Light-headedness
  • Ringing in the ears or hearing loss
  • Diminished memory
  • Fuzzy vision
  • Reduced visual acuity
  • Eyes that feel dry
  • Poor vision at night
  • A lower back that aches, is sore, or feels weak
  • Seminal emission or
  • Ejaculating prematurely
  • Achiness felt in the bones
  • Achiness in the legs and heels
  • Mouth dryness
  • Feeling thirsty
  • Sweating at night
  • Heat of the five soles
  • Flushed cheeks
  • Fever that runs low-grade each afternoon
  • Throat dryness, possibly with recurring throat pain
  • Parched stool and/or
  • Difficulty evacuating the bowels
  • Urination that is scanty and red
  • Increased sexual desire
  • Scanty menstrual flow or
  • Delayed menses or
  • Absence of menstruation
Tongue body
Red coloration
Coating
Scant or absent
Pulse
Thin and quick

Indications

A diagnosis of lupus erythematosis

Modifications