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Zi Xue Qing Gan Yin紫雪清肝飲

Enrich Water and Clear the Liver Drink

Medicinals
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Composition

  • Shu Di HuangRx. Rehmanniae Preparata15 g

    Tonifies the Kidneys and nourishes Jing, Yin and Blood.

    nourishes Kidney Yin and secures Jing, while restraining urination and sweating.
    for dizziness, weak and sore back, impotence, spermatorrhea and night sweats, due to Kidney and Liver Yin Deficiencies
    • Shan Zhu Yu, Mu Dan Pi, Fu Ling
    Ze Xie, for Liver and Kidney Yin* Deficiencies.
    for Blood Deficiency marked by dizziness, palpitations, insomnia and menstrual dysfunction.
  • Shan Zhu YuFr. Corni12 g

    Nourishes Kidney Yin and Yang, astringes Jing and Yin and stops perspiration.

    tonifies the Liver and Spleen.
    nourishes Kidney Yin and secures Jing, while restraining urination and sweating.
    for urinary frequency (day or night), dizziness, tinnitus and lower back pain due to Kidney Deficiency.
    for night sweats due to Yin Deficiency.
  • Shan YaoRx. Dioscoreae12 g

    Strengthens the Spleen , stabilizes the Kidneys and astringes Jing.

    for Kidney Deficiency with spermatorrhea, dizziness, tinnitus, lower back pain, impotence and night sweats.
    for vaginal discharge due to Spleen Deficiency and Liver Qi Stagnation.
  • Fu LingPoria9 g

    Strengthens the Spleen and drains Dampness.

    • Ze Xie
    facilitates the removal of water and leaches out Dampness to treat stagnant water and Dampness leading to edema, jaundice, diarrhea, Milky Lin, and scanty, difficult urination with abdominal distention.
  • Mu Dan PiCx. Moutan9 g

    Clears Heat, cools the Blood clears and Deficiency Fire.

    • Zhi Zi, Chai Hu
    Bai Shao, for Fire from constraint leading to Liver Fire or Liver Yang* Rising.
    • Ze Xie, Fu Ling
    Shan Zhu Yu, for spermatorrhea due to Kidney Yin* Deficiency with Heat
  • Ze XieRz. Alismatis6 g

    Promotes urination and prevents Kidney Fire as a result of tonification.

    regulates the Kidneys, Liver and Spleen, drains and tonifies.
    promotes urination.
    for steaming bone disorder, dizziness, and vertigo.
  • Chai HuRx. Bupleuri6 g

    Harmonizes the Exterior and Interior, spreads Liver Qi and relieves Stagnation.

    • Bai Shao
    for Liver Blood Deficiency with Liver Qi Stagnation and vertigo, dizziness, thoracic and costal pain, and menstrual irregularity due to Liver Qi Stagnation.
  • Bai ShaoRx. Paeoniae Alba12 g

    Nourishes the Blood, regulates menstruation, astringes Yin, adjusts the Ying and *Wei, softens the Liver, calms Liver Yang and Liver Wind and alleviates pain.*

    nourishes Yin and Blood.
    Shu Di Huang,* for dizziness, blurred vision, and dysmenorrhea due to Blood Deficiency or Stasis.
    for flank pain due to Liver Qi Stagnation.
  • Zhi ZiFr. Gardeniae9 g

    Clears Heat, reduces Fire, eliminates irritability, cools the Blood and relieves toxicity.

    resolves Qi Level Stagnation leading to Heat and Heat in the Blood and treats irregular menstruation, headache, red eyes, and thirst due to Liver Qi Heat from Stagnation.
  • Suan Zao RenSm. Zizyphi Spinosae12 g

    Nourishes Heart Yin, tonifies the Liver Blood,calms the Spirit, astringes sweat and generates fluids.

  • Dang GuiRx. Angelicae Sinensis9 g

    Tonifies Blood and regulates the menses, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, disperses Cold and stops pain due to Blood Stasis.

    for Heat symptoms due to Yin Deficiency and Devastated Blood.
    for dysmenorrhea from Liver Qi Stagnation and Blood Deficiency.

Actions

  • Deeply nourishes the Yin
  • Purifies the Liver

Patterns treated

  • Kidney Yin Deficiency, complicated by Liver Qi Stagnation Transforming into Fire
  • Atrophy disorder (Wei Syndrome) resulting from Liver and Kidney Deficiency

Manifestations

  • A vague, burning pain felt in the flanks
  • Being prone to irritability
  • Episodes of anger
  • Dryness of the mouth accompanied by a bitter taste
  • Difficulty sleeping, or
  • Sleep troubled by frequent dreams
  • Stools that are dry
  • Burning discomfort in the epigastric region
  • A gnawing sensation of hunger
  • Reflux of acid
  • The back and knees feeling sore and weak
  • A sense of dizziness
  • Pain in the head
  • Menstrual periods that arrive early
  • A sense of fullness or swelling in the face and limbs, which may or may not be outwardly apparent
Tongue body
Red in hue
Coating
Scant
Pulse
Wiry, fine in substance, and rapid in rate

Indications

  • The pattern known as Atrophy (Wei) Syndrome
  • Epigastric pain of a burning nature
  • Cases of myasthenia gravis
  • Cases of multiple sclerosis
  • Cases of polyneuritis
  • Instances of Guillain-Barre disease
  • Acute myelitis, i.e., inflammation of the spinal cord
  • Muscular dystrophy of the progressive type
  • Symptoms associated with menopause
  • Flank pain with a burning quality
  • Residual effects following poliomyelitis
  • Multiple neuritis of an acute, infectious nature
  • Myodystrophy that is progressive
  • A progressive form of myodystrophia
  • Paralysis of hysterical origin
  • Paralysis occurring periodically
  • Paralysis affecting the face
  • A febrile condition

Modifications

Notes

This formula centers on addressing Kidney Yin Deficiency while guiding the Qi and Fire back down to their point of origin in the Lower Jiao.