Dang Gui Yin Zi - 当帰飲子 - Dang Gui Drink

English:	Dang Gui Drink
Also Known As:	Dang Gui and Tribulus Combination

Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Rx. Rehmanniae	Sheng Di Huang	4-30g	Clears Heat, cools the Blood, nourishes Yin, and generates fluids. With Bai Shao, for Blood Deficiency Heat.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis	Dang Gui	5-30g	Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, reduces swelling, expels pus, generates flesh and alleviates pain. With Bai Shao, regulates and harmonizes Qi and Blood and treats Blood Deficiency Heat. With Bai Shao and Chai Hu, for dysmenorrhea from Liver Qi Stagnation and Blood Deficiency. With Chuan Xiong, harmonizes, nourishes and invigorates the Blood and disperses Blood Stasis.
Rx. Paeoniae Alba	Bai Shao	3-30g	Nourishes the Blood, Softens the Liver, relieves pain and calms Liver Yang and Wind. With Dang Gui, nourishes Yin and Blood.
Rz. Chuanxiong	Chuan Xiong	3-30g	Invigorates the Blood, promotes the movement of Qi, expels Wind and alleviates pain. With Fang Feng and Jing Jie, for headache due Wind-Cold Invasion. With Sheng Di Huang, Bai Shao and Dang Gui, for headache due to Blood Deficiency.
Dry-fried Fr. Tribuli	Chao Bai Ji Li	3-30g	Calms the Liver, anchors Yang, dredges Liver Qi, disperses Stagnation, dispels Wind and stops itching. With Dang Gui, He Shou Wu, and Fang Feng, for excruciating itching from ascendant Liver Yang and Blood Deficiencies.
Hb. Schizonepetae	Jing Jie	1.5-30g	Releases the exterior, expels Wind, vents rashes and relieves itching. With Fang Feng, for pruritic itching. With Dang Gui and Chuan Xiong, for itching, and tremors of the hands and feet from Wind due to Blood Deficiency.
Rx. Saposhnikoviae	Fang Feng	3-30g	Releases the exterior and expels External Wind. With Jing Jie, expels Wind and stops itching. With Jing Jie and Bai Ji Li, for German measles, pruritis and other skin ailments.
Rx. Astragali	Huang Qi	1.5-15g	Tonifies Qi and Blood.
Rx. Polygoni Multiflori	He Shou Wu	2- 15g	Tonifies the Liver and Kidneys, nourishes the Blood and Jing and expels Wind from the skin by nourishing the Blood.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao	1-15g	Moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs.
(Rz. Zingiberis Recens)	(Sheng Jiang)	(1-10g)	(Releases the Exterior, induces perspiration, disperses Cold and reduces the toxicity of other the herbs.)

Formula Actions

• Nourishes the Blood
• Moistens Dryness
• Clears Heat
• Dispels Wind
• Relieves itching

Syndromes

• Skin disorders due to Blood Deficiency with External Wind
• Skin disorders caused by Blood deficiency and exterior Wind (Secondary source)

Clinical Manifestations

Chronic eczema with thick, dry, dark flaky skin Anemia Itching which is worse at night Swelling Abscesses

Ulceration T: Pale C: Thin and white P: Thready, floating and rapid or Thin and wiry

Treats

Eczema Rash Urticaria Neurodermatitis Ichthyosis Psoriasis Measles Contact dermatitis Radiotherapy for breast cancer

Alopecia Itching Carbuncles Furuncles Atrophy of the sebaceous glands, sweat glands and skin tissue Drug-induced dermatitis Dry skin Pruritis associated with AIDS/HIV

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

Modifications

For severe Blood deficiency:		For Qi Deficiency:
+ Fr. Lycii	Gou Qi Zi	+ Rx. Codonopsis	Dang Shen
+ Sm. Cannabis	Huo Ma Ren	For dry, scaly skin due to Blood stasis:
+ Caul Spatholobi	Ji Xue Teng	+ Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae	Dan Shen
For itchy skin:
+ Periostracum Cicadae	Chan Tui	+ Flos Carthami	Hong Hua
+ Ram. cum Uncis Uncariae	Gou Teng	For dryness of the skin due to atrophy of the sebaceous and sweat glands:
+ Caulis Polygoni Multiflori	Ye Jiao Teng	+ Fr. Corni	Shan Zhu Yu
+ Sm. Cannabis	Huo Ma Ren
+ Cx Albizziae	He Huan Pi	For nourishing the skin and slowing the aging process:
For measles:
+ Rz. Smilacis Glabrae	Tu Fu Ling	+ Six Ingredient Pill with Rehmannia Liu Wei Di Huang Wan
+ Rx. Scrophulariae	Xuan Shen
For constipation:		Or
+ Hemp Seed Pill Ma Zi Ren Wan		+ Eight Ingredient Pill with Rehmannia Ba Wei Di Huang Wan
For more Wind:		For itching:
Rx. Gentianae Macrophyllae	Qin Jiao	- Rx. Rehmanniae	Sheng Di Huang
+ 10-12g Rx. Rehman- Niae Preparata	Shu Di Huang
For urticaria with Qi Deficiency:
+ Rx. Codonopsis	Dang Shen	For urticaria with Yin Deficiency:
+ Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae	Bai Zhu	+ Cx. Moutan	Mu Dan Pi
+ Rx. Scrophulariae	Xuan Shen
For urticaria with Damp-Heat:		For urticaria with Damp-Cold:
+ Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin	+ Fr. Evodiae	Wu Zhu Yu
+ Rz. Smilacis Glabrae	Tu Fu Ling	+Cx. Cinnamomi	Rou Gui
For urticaria with Blood Stagnation:		For ichthyosis:
+ Rx. Paeoniae Rubra	Chi Shao	+ 10g Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae	Bai Zhu
+ Rx. Codonopsis	Dang Shen
For quieting the Heart and treating itching:		+ 10g Fr. Kochiae	Di Fu Zi
+ Cx. Albizziae	He Huan Pi	+ 10g Rx. Arnebiae/ Lithospermi	Zi Cao
+ Caulis Polygoni Multiflori	Ye Jiao Teng
For contact dermatitis:
+ Sm. Zizyphi Spinosae	Suan Zao Ren	- Rz. Chuanxiong	Chuan Xiong
For contact dermatitis with severe itching:		- Fr. Tribuli	Bai Ji Li
- Rz. Chuanxiong	Chuan Xiong	- Hb. Schizonepetae	Jing Jie
- Fr. Tribuli	Bai Ji Li	- Rx. Saposhnikoviae	Fang Feng
- Hb. Schizonepetae	Jing Jie	+ 15g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae	Dan Shen
- Rx. Saposhnikoviae	Fang Feng
+ 15g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae	Dan Shen	+ 15g Rx. Paeoniae Rubra	Chi Shao
+ 15g Rx. Paeoniae Rubra	Chi Shao	+ 15g Fr. Xanthii	Cang Er Zi
For contact dermatitis with dry exudate:
+ 15g Fr. Xanthii	Cang Er Zi	- Rz. Chuanxiong	Chuan Xiong
+ 9g Scorpio	Quan Xie	- Fr. Tribuli	Bai Ji Li
+ 9g Zaocys	Wu Shao She	- Hb. Schizonepetae	Jing Jie
+ 15g Cx. Albizziae	He Huan Pi	- Rx. Saposhnikoviae	Fang Feng
+ 15g parched Sm. Zizyphi Spinosae	Suan Zao Ren	+ 15g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae	Dan Shen
+ 15g Rx. Paeoniae Rubra	Chi Shao
For drug-induced dermatitis:
+ Increase the Fluids Decoction Zeng Ye Tang
+ 15g Fr. Xanthii	Cang Er Zi
- Fr. Tribuli	Bai Ji Li	+ 6g Fol. Sennae	Fan Xie Ye
- Hb. Schizonepetae	Jing Jie	For drug-induced dermatitis with dysphoria and Heat:
- Rx. Saposhnikoviae	Fang Feng
- Rx. Polygoni Multiflori	He Shou Wu	+ Increase the Fluids Decoction Zeng Ye Tang
+ 15g Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata	Shu Di Huang
- Fr. Tribuli	Bai Ji Li
+ 15g Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae	Bai Zhu	- Hb. Schizonepetae	Jing Jie
- Rx. Saposhnikoviae	Fang Feng
+ 30g Fr. Kochiae	Di Fu Zi	- Rx. Polygoni Multiflori	He Shou Wu
+ 15g Cx. Dictamni	Bai Xian Pi	+ 15g Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata	Shu Di Huang
For drug-induced dermatitis with severe itching:
+ Increase the Fluids Decoction Zeng Ye Tang		+ 15g Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae	Bai Zhu
- Fr. Tribuli	Bai Ji Li	+ 30g Fr. Kochiae	Di Fu Zi
- Hb. Schizonepetae	Jing Jie	+ 15g Cx. Dictamni	Bai Xian Pi
- Rx. Saposhnikoviae	Fang Feng	+ 15g Rx. Adenophorae	Nan Sha Shen
- Rx. Polygoni Multiflori	He Shou Wu	+ 4.5 Plumula Nelumbinis	Lian Zi Xin
+ 15g Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata	Shu Di Huang
+ 15g Hb. Dendrobii	Shi Hu
+ 15g Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae	Bai Zhu	For neurodermatitis:
- Hb. Schizonepetae	Jing Jie
+ 30g Fr. Kochiae	Di Fu Zi	+ 30g Rx. Cynanchi Paniculati	Xu Chang Qing
+ 15g Cx. Dictamni	Bai Xian Pi
+ 9g Periostracum Cicadae	Chan Tui	+ 15g Fr. Xanthii	Cang Er Zi
+ 9g Scorpio	Quan Xie
+ 9g Scorpio	Quan Xie	+ 9g Zaocys	Wu Shao She
For neurodermatitis with insomnia:		For neurodermatitis with anorexia and abdominal distention:
- Hb. Schizonepetae	Jing Jie
- Rx. Rehmanniae	Sheng Di Huang	- Hb. Schizonepetae	Jing Jie
+ 15g Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata	Shu Di Huang	- Rx. Rehmanniae	Sheng Di Huang
+ 15g Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata	Shu Di Huang
+ 30g Rx. Cynanchi Paniculati	Xu Chang Qing
+ 15g Fr. Xanthii	Cang Er Zi	+ 30g Rx. Cynanchi Paniculati	Xu Chang Qing
+ 9g Scorpio	Quan Xie
+ 9g Zaocys	Wu Shao She	+ 9g Scorpio	Quan Xie
+ 4.5g Plumula Nelumbinis	Lian Zi Xin	+ 9g Zaocys	Wu Shao She
+ 15g parched Fr. Hordei Germinatus	Mai Ya
+ 15g Sm. Zizyphi Spinosae	Suan Zao Ren
+ 9g Sm. Alpiniae Katsumadai	Cao Dou Kou
For neurodermatitis with red, hot burning lesions:
+ 15g parched Sm. Raphani	Lai Fu Zi
- Hb. Schizonepetae	Jing Jie
- Rx. Paeoniae Alba	Bai Shao	For urticaria:
+ 15g Rx. Paeoniae Rubra	Chi Shao	- Rx. Rehmanniae	Sheng Di Huang
- Fr. Tribuli	Bai Ji Li
+ 30g Gypsum Fibrosum	Shi Gao	+ 15g Sm. Armeniacae	Xing Ren
For urticaria with a poor appetite:		+ 30g Rx. Cynanchi Paniculatae	Xu Chang Qing
- Rx. Rehmanniae	Sheng Di Huang
- Fr. Tribuli	Bai Ji Li	+15g Fr. Xanthii	Cang Er Zi
+ 15g Sm. Armeniacae	Xing Ren	+ 12g Fr. Cnidii	She Chuang Zi
+ 30g Rx. Cynanchi Paniculatae	Xu Chang Qing	+ 9g Scorpio	Quan Xie
For urticaria with insomnia:
+15g Fr. Xanthii	Cang Er Zi	- Rx. Rehmanniae	Sheng Di Huang
+ 12g Fr. Cnidii	She Chuang Zi	- Fr. Tribuli	Bai Ji Li
+ 9g Scorpio	Quan Xie	+ 15g Sm. Armeniacae	Xing Ren
+ 9g Fr. Crataegi	Shan Zha	+ 30g Rx. Cynanchi Paniculatae	Xu Chang Qing
+ 9g Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli	Ji Nei Jin
+15g Fr. Xanthii	Cang Er Zi
For urticaria with listlessness and drowsiness:		+ 12g Fr. Cnidii	She Chuang Zi
- Rx. Rehmanniae	Sheng Di Huang	+ 9g Scorpio	Quan Xie
- Fr. Tribuli	Bai Ji Li	+ 15g Sm. Zizyphi Spinosae	Suan Zao Ren
+ 15g Sm. Armeniacae	Xing Ren
+ 30g Rx. Cynanchi Paniculatae	Xu Chang Qing	+ 15g Caulis Polygoni Multiflori	Ye Jiao Teng
+15g Fr. Xanthii	Cang Er Zi
+ 12g Fr. Cnidii	She Chuang Zi
+ 9g Scorpio	Quan Xie
+ 9g Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata	Zhi Fu Zi
+ 12g Hb. Epimedii	Yin Yang Huo