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Source: Aura Herbs

Category: Formulas that Stabilise and Bind

Pattern: Lin Syndrome

Key Symptoms: Frequent and/or urgent urination, dribbling, incontinence

Ingredients

Sheng Di Huang

2.5g

2.5g

2.5g

Ze Xie

1.5g

1.5g

Pinyin: Gan Cao Chinese: 甘草 Pharmaceutical: Radix Glycyrrhizae Taxonomy: Glycyrrhiza uralensis seu glabra seu inflata English: Liquorice Root
Tastes: Sweet, slightly cold Meridians Entered: Heart, Lung and Spleen (and all 12 meridians)
Actions & Indications: Tonifies the Spleen and augments Qi Spleen Qi Deficiency with shortness of breath, lassitude and loose stools Qi and Blood Deficiency with an irregular pulse and/or palpitations Heart Qi Deficiency or Heart Yang Deficiency Moistens the Lungs, resolves Phlegm and stops coughing Lung Heat or Cold Productive or non-productive coughing Moderates spasms and alleviates pain Painful muscle spasms of the abdomen and legs Clears Heat and relieves Fire Toxicity Raw for Toxic Heat with sore throat or carbuncles and sores (Chuang Yung) Antidote for many toxic substances (internal and topical) Poisoning Bites (after washing the wound, chew Gan Cao and apply a thick layer on the bite wound, changing whenever it dries out; Bao Xiang-Ao, 1846, New Compilation of Proven Formulas) Moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs and guides the herbs to all twelve channels Often added in small doses to harmonise formulas Tonifies the Qi while suppressing Parasites Gu Sydnrome (Fruehauf, 1998) Chronic inflammatory disease (Fruehauf, 2015) Aids fasting Mentioned in the Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing as part of the superior class of herbs which can, with protracted taking, make the body light and prolong life. This may suggest it was part of supplementing the diet when engaging in an "avoiding grain" (Bigu 辟穀) fasting regime to cultivate life (Yangsheng 養生).
Standard Dosage: Typically 1.5-9g in decoction. Large doses can be up 30g. Cautions: It is contraindicated for combining with Hai Zao, Da Ji, Gan Sui and Yuan Hua because of "eighteen antagonisms". It is also contraindicated in cases of dampness obstruction in middle energizer and edema because it can help dampness obstruct qi, and it is prohibited from long-term usage in large dosage (more than 20g/day) and should be avoided or used with extreme caution in patients with high blood pressure because it may raise aldosterone levels in the blood causing retention of sodium. The NHS recommends avoiding during pregnancy.

Gui Zhi

Pinyin: Gui Zhi Chinese: 桂枝 Pharmaceutical: Ramulus Cinnamomi Taxonomy: Cinnamomum cassia English: Cinnamon Twig
Tastes: Pungent, sweet, warm Meridians Entered: Lung, Heart, Kidney, Liver
Actions & Indications: *Releases the Exterior, assists Yang, adjusts the Ying* and Wei and releases the muscle layer** Taiyang Wind Strike (Taiyang Zhongfeng, 太阳中风) - a weak person who catches cold easily with spontaneous sweating, aversion to drafts, fever and chills, nasal congestion, stiff and aching head and muscles Warms the channels and collaterals to relieve pain Wind-Cold-Damp Bi *Unblocks Yang* and transforms Qi and thin mucus Edema due to Cold-Phlegm or Yang Qi Deficiency with urinary dysfunction, dizziness and palpitations Assists Heart Yang and warms and facilitates the flow of Yang Qi in the chest** Palpitations due to Yang Obstruction in the chest due to Stagnation or Deficiency Listless chest Yang with upward movement of Phlegm and thin mucus and disorderly descent of Lung Qi with shortness of breath, chest and back pain and palpitations Heart and Spleen Yang Deficiency Warms and facilitates the flow of Qi through the channels and collaterals and Blood through the vessels Wind-Cold-Damp Bi Blood Stasis due to Cold, causing amenorrhea or dysmenorrhea with or without abdominal masses *Warms the Middle and directs Turbid Yin* downward** Middle Jiao Yang Deficiency Heart and Spleen Yang Deficiency (patient usually craves sweets) Aids fasting Mentioned in the Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing as part of the superior class of herbs which can, with protracted taking, make the body light, prevent forgetfulness, and render the face bright and efflorescent, thus forever looking charming, like a child's face. This may suggest it was part of supplementing the diet when engaging in an "avoiding grain" (Bigu 辟穀) fasting regime to cultivate life (Yangsheng 養生).
Standard Dosage: 3-10g in decoction for exterior conditions, or up to 15g for Bi Syndromes. Cautions: This herb induces heat, damages the yin and moves blood. It is prohibited for those with warm pathogens, yin deficiency with effulgent fire, or reckless movement of the blood due to heat in the blood. Use with caution in pregnant women.

Rou Gui

Pinyin: Rou Gui Chinese: 肉桂 Pharmaceutical: Cortex Cinnamomi Taxonomy: Cinnamomum cassia English: Cinnamon Bark
Tastes: Pungent, sweet, hot Meridians Entered: Kidney, Spleen, Heart and Liver
Actions & Indications: Warms the Kidneys, Spleen and Heart and strengthens Yang and Ming Men Fire Kidney Yang Deficiency and Deficiency of Ming-Men Fire with aversion to Cold, cold limbs, weak back, impotence and urinary frequency Spleen and Kidney Yang Deficiency with abdominal pain and Cold, reduced appetite and diarrhoea Kidney Unable to Grasp Qi Heart Yang Deficiency, particularly with chest Bi Disperses deep Cold, warms the channels, unblocks the channels and vessels and alleviates pain Deep Cold causing Qi Stagnation or Blood Stasis with Cold in the Blood causing amenorrhea or dysmenorrhea, Cold-Damp Bi, Yin-type boils (chronic sores that are usually concave and ooze a clear fluid) and sores or abscesses that do not heal It enters the Blood aspect and, in small amounts, enhances the Blood moving action of other substances Leads the Fire back to its source Upward Floating of Deficient Yang (False Heat, True Cold or Heat Above and Cold Below) with flushed face, wheezing, severe sweating (the sweat pours out like oil), weak and cold lower extremities and a deficient and rootless pulse Any condition with Heat in the Upper body (dry mouth, sore throat, or teeth which is worse at night) and Cold in the Lower body (Lower back pain, cold lower extremities, diarrhoea and weakness in the proximal portion of the pulse) Assists in the generation of Qi and Blood Chronic Qi and Blood Deficiency (auxiliary) Aids fasting Mentioned in the Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing as part of the superior class of herbs which can, with protracted taking, enable one to communicate with spirits, make the body light, and prevent forgetfulness. This may suggest it was part of supplementing the diet when engaging in an "avoiding grain" (Bigu 辟穀) fasting regime to cultivate life (Yangsheng 養生).
Standard Dosage: 1-5g in decoction. It should be decocted later. Cautions: It is contraindicated for syndrome of yin deficiency with fire effulgent, haemorrhage due to blood heat and pregnant women. It is incompatible with Chi Shi Zhi (nineteen incompatibilities).

Xie Bai

Ba Ji Tian

Preparation: Ground into powder and made into 0.5g pills. 6 taken per day.

Actions: Tonifies the Kidneys, drains Dampness and invigorates Blood

Research Links:

American Dragon

TCMWiki

Journal of Chinese Medicine

National Resource Centre for Chinese Materia Medica, China

TCM-ID Integrated Database, East China Normal University

TCM-ID Information Database, National University of Singapore

Pubmed

Science Direct

Google Scholar

Bai Du (Chinese)

A+ Medical Encyclopedia (Chinese)

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