HERBS AND ACTIONS
Pin Yin
Actions
Chai Hu
Resolves Shao Yang disorders, reduces fever, spreads Liver Qi and relieves Stagnation.
Huang Qin
Clears Lung Heat, drains Fire and calms ascending Liver Yang.
Zhi Ban Xia
Dries Dampness, transforms Phlegm, descends Rebellious Qi, harmonizes the Stomach and stops vomiting.
Sheng Jiang
Releases the exterior, disperses Cold, stops vomiting, stops cough and reduces the toxicity of other herbs.
Ren Shen
Tonifies Yuan, Spleen, Stomach, Lung and Heart Qi.
Zhi Gan Cao
Resolves Phlegm, stops cough, clears Heat. and moderates and harmonizes the properties of other herbs.
Da Zao
Strengthens the Spleen, tonifies Qi and moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs.
FORMULA ACTIONS
Harmonizes and releases Shao Yang Stage disorders
Relieves the Liver
Harmonizes the Liver and Spleen
SYNDROMES
Shao Yang Stage disorders
Gu Syndrome
Liver Qi Stagnation with Spleen Dampness
Heat in the Liver, Gallbladder, Stomach and/or Lungs
CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS
Alternating chills and fever
Dry throat
Bitter or sour taste in the mouth
Dizziness
Sensation of fullness in the chest and hypochondrium
Irritability
Heartburn
Chest distention
Difficulty taking deep breaths
Hardness beneath the Heart
Hypochondriac pain with pressure
Stress
Being downcast with no desire to eat
Anorexia
Vertigo
May be palpitations
Dysphoria
Retching
Abdominal pain
Stomach ache
Reduced appetite
Subcostal bloating
Depression
Amenorrhea
Tendency to diarrhea
Nervousness
Nausea
Vomiting
May be urinary dysfunction
Restlessness
Sometimes fatigue
Headaches (side of head)
Rib pain
Achiness
Ear infection
Hearing difficulty
Red eyes
Stiff shoulders
Throat pain
Hip pain
TREATS
Upper respiratory tract infection
Influenza
Acute bronchitis
Chronic bronchitis
Bronchial asthma
Cough
Laryngitis
Fever
Pulmonary tuberculosis
Epidemic parotitis
Jaundice
Malaria
Chronic hepatitis
Viral hepatitis
Hepatic fibrosis
Postpartum fever
Acute pyelonephritis
Cholecystitis
Lymphadenitis
Intercostal neuralgia
Weak digestion
Chronic hepatitis
Gastroptosis
Ulcer
General weakness
Prolonged cold/flu
Common cold with lingering fever
Acute pancreatitis
Conjunctivitis
Perimenstrual fevers
Premenstrual syndrome
Angina pectoris
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Nephritis
Acute parotitis
Measles
Meniere's disease
Depression
Dysmenorrhea
Morning sickness
Candidiasis
Amenorrhea
Infertility
Endometriosis
Dizziness
Tracheitis
Croup
Gu syndrome
Nausea/Vomiting
Vegetative neurosis
AIDS/HIV
Irritable bowel syndrome
Allergic rhinitis
Postpartum infection
Reflux esophagitis
Fever in cancer
Hepatic carcinoma
Pneumonia
Pleuritis
Pleurisy
Cholelithiasis
Gastritis
Antral gastritis
Indigestion
Sour Stomach
Acute tonsillitis
Chronic tonsillitis
Stomatitis
Suppurative otitis media
Mumps
Neck stiffness
Epilepsy
Seizures
Pyelitis
Puerperal fever
Stuttering
Impotence in young men
Neurosis
Alopecia
Mental instability in children
Biliary tract infection
Typhoid fever
Migraine headache
Periaural eczema
Mastitis
Chronic renal insufficiency
Chronic fatigue syndrome
Leaky gut syndrome
Giardiasis
Chronic peptic ulcers
Headache
Acne
Uterine fibroids
Vertigo
Acute laryngitis
Periarthritis of the shoulder
Constipation in the elderly