HERB FORMULAS

CUI GAN WAN - 堆肝丸 - BROKEN LIVER PILL

English: Broken Liver Pill
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Arisaema cum Bile Dan Nan Xing 15g Clears Heat, dissolves Phlegm, calms Wind and stops convulsions.
Ram. cum Uncis Uncariae Gou Teng 15g Extinguishes Wind, alleviates spasms, drains Liver Heat and pacifies Liver Yang.
With Tian Ma, calms the Liver and extinguishes Wind.
Talcum Hua Shi 15g Promotes urination and drains Heat.
Frusta Ferri Sheng Tie Lou 15g Calms the Liver and sedates the Spirit.
Bombyx Batryticatus Jiang Can 15g Extinguishes Wind and stops spasms and convulsions Transforms Phlegm and eliminates toxins.
Rz. Gastrodiae Tian Ma 15g Extinguishes Wind, calms the Liver, stops spasms and tremors, subdues Rising Liver Yang, disperses Wind-Damp Bi and alleviates pain.
Indigo Naturalis Qing Dai 10g Clears Heat, resolves Fire toxicity disperses Stagnation, drains Liver Fire and extinguishes Wind to stop tremors.
Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian 10g Drains Fire, drains Damp-Heat and detoxifies.
Succus Bambusae Zhu Li 10g Clears Heat, transforms Phlegm and penetrates to the channels.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparatum Zhi Gan Cao 10g Resolves Phlegm, moderates spasms, stops pain, clears Heat, relieves Fire toxicity, moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs and guides the herbs to all twelve channels.
Cinnabaris* Zhu Sha 5g Expels Phlegm, sedates jitteriness and convulsions while stopping tremors, clears Heat, relieves toxicity and is used to coat the pills.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Clears Heat
  • Transforms Phlegm
  • Extinguishes Wind

SYNDROMES

  • Phlegm-Heat Generates Wind

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Mild or severe tremors of the head and extremities
  • Sometimes the tremors can be stopped by conscious effort
  • Fullness and stiffness of the chest and epigastrium
  • A dry mouth
  • Dizziness
  • Vertigo
  • Sweating
  • Yellow Phlegm
  • A tendency toward obesity
  • T: Normal or Red
  • C: Greasy and yellow
  • P: Wiry, slippery and rapid

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Cinnabaris Zhu Sha is toxic and is no longer used.
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

  • Grind the ingredients, except Zhu Sha, into a powder to form 6g pills with Ginger Juice. Coat the pills with Zhu Sha. Take 1-2 pills daily.

MODIFICATIONS