HERB FORMULAS

JIANG ZHI JIAN FEI YIN #4 - 降脂减肥饮四号 - LIPID-LOWERING WEIGHT-REDUCING BEVERAGE #4

English: Lipid-Lowering Weight-Reducing Beverage #4
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Fr. Crataegi Shan Zha 8-16g Reduces and guides out Food Stagnation, transforms accumulations, transforms Blood Stasis, invigorates Blood circulation, dissipates clumps and stops diarrhea.
Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen 3-15g Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, clears Heat, soothes irritability, cools the Blood and reduces abscesses.
Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin 3-15g Invigorates Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, regulates Qi flow, clears Heat, cools the Blood and alleviates pain.
With Dan Shen, for Heat with Blood Stasis causing chest Bi.
Rx. Polygoni Multiflori He Shou Wu 9-30g Tonifies the Liver and Kidneys, nourishes the Blood and Jing, moistens the Intestines and unblocks the bowels.
Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie 4.5-16g Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness and settles Ministerial Fire in the Kidneys by draining Damp-Heat from the lower Jiao.
Hb. Artemisiae Scopariae Yin Chen Hao 9-30g Clears Damp-Heat from the Liver and Gallbladder and relieves jaundice.
Sm. Coicis Yi Yi Ren 9-30g Strengthens the Spleen, resolves Dampness and clears Damp-Heat.
Sm Cassiae Jue Ming Zi 9-15g Clears Liver Heat, calms the Liver, anchors Liver Yang, moistens the Intestines and unblocks the bowels.
With Dan Shen, for atherosclerosis.
Rx. Angelicae Dahuricae Bai Zhi 3-10g Expels Wind, eliminates Dampness, unblocks the nasal passages, dispels Cold and alleviates pain.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Reduces and guides out Food Stagnation
  • Transforms accumulations
  • Transforms Blood Stasis
  • Invigorates Blood circulation
  • Promotes urination
  • Clears Damp-Heat
  • Clears Liver Heat

SYNDROMES

  • Obesity due to Spleen Deficiency with Food, Qi and Blood Stagnation and Liver Heat

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Obesity with a long history of a bad diet
  • Dislike of speaking
  • Sweating on exertion
  • Aversion to Cold
  • Puffy face
  • Poor appetite
  • Abdominal fullness after eating
  • Fatigued spirit
  • Weakness of the extremities
  • Somnolence
  • Clear, thin vaginal discharge
  • Bland taste in the mouth
  • Hungers easily after eating
  • Fatigue
  • Lack of strength
  • Tends toward alternating Loose stools and constipation
  • Red facial complexion
  • Dry mouth with a desire to drink
  • Bitter taste in the mouth
  • Bad breath
  • Emotional problems
  • Chest oppression
  • Flank pain
  • Bitter taste in the mouth
  • T: Normal or Pale with teethmarks or Enlarged
  • C: White or Yellow
  • P: Wiry or Slippery and wiry or Fine and weak

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