Sundance Acupuncture

Herb & Acupuncture Database

(This is my own personal database of teachers, teachings and notes that I use in my practice. I’ve decided to share it freely with anyone who would like to reference it.)

CHRONIC HEPATITIS #3

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Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin Pin Yin Dosage Actions
Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang 9g Drains Heat, purges accumulations, clears Heat, transforms Dampness, promotes urination, invigorates the Blood and dispels Blood Stasis.
Sm. Persicae Tao Ren 9g Breaks up Blood Stasis and invigorates Blood circulation.
Eupolyphaga/Steleophaga Tu Bie Chong 4.5g Breaks up and drives out Blood Stasis, invigorates Blood circulation and disperses lumps and masses.
With Da Huang, breaks up fixed abdominal masses from Blood Stasis.
Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen 15g Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, clears Heat, soothes irritability, cools the Blood and reduces abscesses.
With Tan Xiang, for chest, epigastric and abdominal pain due to Qi Stagnation and Blood Stasis.
Rz. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong 6g Invigorates the Blood, promotes the movement of Qi and alleviates pain.
Concha Arcae Wa Leng Zi 6g Dissipates nodules, Dissolves Phlegm, Invigorates the Blood, Resolves Stagnation, Softens hardness.
Sm. Vaccariae Wang Bu Liu Xing 6g Promotes the movement of Blood and invigorates the channels.
Hb. Ardisiae Japonicae Zi Jin Niu 30g Invigorates the Blood, transforms Stasis, alleviates pain, clears Damp-Heat and reduces jaundice.
Hb. Lysimachiae Christinae Si Chuan Da Jin Qian Cao 30g Clears Liver and Gallbladder Damp-Heat and expels gallstones.
Fr. Hordei Germinatus Mai Ya 30g Reduces Food Stagnation, improves digestion, strengthens the Stomach and facilitates the smooth flow of Liver Qi.
Lignum Santali Albi Tan Xiang 1.5g Harmonizes the Middle Jiao, Promotes movement of Qi, Removes Blood Stagnation and alleviates pain.
Rz. Corydalis Yan Hu Suo 9g Invigorates the Blood, circulates Qi and stops pain.
With Chuan Xiong, for body aches and headaches due to Blood Stagnation.
Rz. Curcumae E Zhu 9g Invigorates Blood circulation, dispels Blood Stasis, regulates Qi, dissolves accumulations and alleviates pain.
Olibanum Ru Xiang 4.5g Invigorates the Blood, promotes the movement of Qi and alleviates pain.
With Yan Hu Suo, for chest and abdominal pain.

Formula Actions

  • Invigorates the Blood
  • Transforms Stasis
  • Softens hardness
  • Unblocks the channels

Syndromes

  • Liver Blood Stagnation

Clinical Manifestations

  • A dark complexion
  • Piercing pain, oppression and distention in the lateral costal area
  • A feeling of hardness, conglomeration, accumulation or a lump on palpation of the abdomen
  • Distended and engorged vessels on the abdominal wall
  • Scaly skin
  • T: Static purple
  • C: Thin and white
  • P: Deep and wiry or Wiry and choppy

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Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

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For educational reference only; not a substitute for care from a qualified practitioner.