Chai Pu He Ji - Bupleurum And Dandelion Harmonizing Prescription

English:	Bupleurum and Dandelion Harmonizing Prescription
Also Known As:

Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Rx. Bupleuri	Chai Hu	9g	Spreads Liver Qi, relieves Stagnation, disperses Wind-Heat and resolves Phlegm and congestion.
Hb. Taraxaci	Pu Gong Ying	9-30g	Clears Heat, Clears the Liver, Promotes lactation, Relieves Fire toxicity, Resolves Dampness.
Flos Carthami	Hong Hua	9g	Dispels Blood Stasis, Invigorates the Blood, Opens the channels, Unblocks menstruation and alleviates pain.
Rx. Paeoniae Rubra	Chi Shao	9g	Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, clears Heat, cools the Blood, clears Liver Fire, reduces swelling from sores and abscesses and relieves pain. With Xiang Fu, for flank pain, abdominal pain, and dysmenorrhea due to Qi and Blood Stagnation.
Processed Rz. Cyperi	Xiang Fu	9g	Spreads and regulates Liver Qi, regulates menstruation and alleviates pain. With Chai Hu, for Qi Stagnation and menstrual irregularity.

Formula Actions

• Soothes the Liver
• Promotes circulation of Qi
• Invigorates the Blood
• Clears Heat

Syndromes

• Liver Qi Stagnation with Heat

Clinical Manifestations

The milk secretion is not smooth Emotional stress Starts with a hard lump Breast engorgement Redness, swelling,distention and mass formation in the breast Heat and pain of the breast Aversion to Cold Fever

Maybe chills and fever Headache Chest oppression Nausea Irritability Thirst T: Normal or Red edges C: Yellow or Slimy yellow P: Wiry and rapid or Floating and rapid

Treats

Mastitis

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

Modifications

Foe swelling with a lump:		For distention and pain:
+ Fr. Crataegi	Shan Zha	+ Sm. Vaccariae	Wang Bu Liu Xing
For pain in the chest and flanks:		For Qi and Blood Deficiency:
+ Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae	Dan Shen	+ Rx. Codonopsis	Dang Shen
+ Rx. Astragali	Huang Qi
+ Rx. Angelicae Sinensis	Dang Gui
+ Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata	Shu Di Huang