HERB FORMULAS

LIVER FIRE #3

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HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Gentianae Long Dan Cao 9g Drains and pacifies Excess Liver Fire.
With Huang Lian, for red, swollen, painful eyes due to Excess Heat in the Liver channel.
With Shi Jue Ming, for a headache, swollen eyes and vertigo from Liver Fire or Liver Yang Rising with headache, red eyes and vertigo.
With Ju Hua and Jue Ming Zi, for redness, swelling and pain of the eyes.
Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian 2.4g Clears Heat, drains Dampness, drains Fire and resolves Fire toxicity.
With Shi Jue Ming, Jue Ming Zi and Long Dan Cao, for red eyes due to Liver Yang Rising.
Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin 9g Drains Fire, detoxifies and calms ascending Liver Yang.
With Huang Lian, drains pathogenic Heat from the Upper and Middle Jiaos for high fever, redness, swelling and pain of the head and face, a dry mouth, a parched throat, ulcerations of the mouth and tongue, epistaxis, rashes and irritability in warm-febrile disease.
Concha Haliotidis Shi Jue Ming 30g Drains Liver Fire, pacifies the Liver, anchors and sedates Liver Yang, improves vision and causes superficial visual obstruction to recede.
With Ju Hua, for eye redness, swelling, and pain due to Liver Yang Rising.
With Ju Hua and Jue Ming Zi, for eye redness, swelling and pain due to Liver Fire.
Flos Chrysanthemi Ju Hua 9g Disperses Wind, clears Heat, calms the Liver, clears the eyes, calms Liver Yang and extinguishes Wind.
With Chuan Xiong, for a headache due to Wind-Heat or Liver Yang Rising.
Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen 15g Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, clears Heat and soothes irritability.
Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi 9g Clears Liver Fire, clears Heat, cools and harmonizes the Blood, clears Deficiency Fire, invigorates the Blood and dispels Blood Stasis.
With Ju Hua, for dizziness and red, swollen eyes due to ascending Liver Fire.
Sm. Persicae Tao Ren 9g Breaks up Blood Stasis and invigorates Blood circulation.
Hb. Leonuri Yi Mu Cao 30g Invigorates the Blood, dispels Stasis, Clears Heat and resolves toxicity.
Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae Niu Xi 9g Invigorates the Blood, expels Blood Stasis and nourishes Liver and Kidney Yin.
Sm. Cassiae Jue Ming Zi 30g Clears Liver Heat , clears the vision, benefits the eyes and anchors Liver Yang.
With Long Dan Cao and Huang Qin, for eye problems due to Liver Fire.
With Shi Jue Ming, cools the Liver to treat visual problems associated with Liver Fire or Liver Yin Deficiency with Liver Yang Rising.
Rz. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong 6g Invigorates the Blood and promotes the movement of Qi.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Calms the Liver
  • Subdues Fire
  • Invigorates the Blood
  • Transforms Stasis

SYNDROMES

  • Liver Fire

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Headache
  • Red eyes
  • Heart vexation
  • A quick temper
  • Insomnia
  • A red, hot face
  • Dry mouth and throat
  • A bitter taste in the mouth
  • Constipation
  • Urinary retention
  • T: Red
  • C: Thin and yellow
  • P: Wiry and rapid

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