Hai Zao Yu Hu Tang - 海藻玉壺湯 - Sargassum Decoction For The Jade Flask

English:	Sargassum Decoction for the Jade Flask
Also Known As:	Sargassum Jade Pot Decoction The Seaweed Decoction Sargassum and Du Huo Combination

Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Hb. Sargassii	Hai Zao	15g	Clears Heat, resolves Phlegm and softens Phlegm nodules.
Thallus Eckloniae	Kun Bu	9-15g	Clears Heat, Reduces swelling, Resolves Phlegm, Softens Phlegm nodules. With Hai Zao, for goiter and scrofula.
Hb. Fritillariae Thunbergii	Zhe Bei Mu	9-15g	Clears Heat, transforms Phlegm and dissipates nodules.
Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum	Zhi Ban Xia	3-14g	Transforms Phlegm and dissipates nodules. With Zhe Bei Mu, for scrofula or Phlegm-Dampness induced cough.
Per. Citri Reticulatae	Chen Pi	3-9g	Adjusts the Middle, Descends Qi, Dries Dampness, Regulates Qi, Tonifies the Spleen (improves its transportive functions), Transforms Phlegm.
Fr. Forsythiae	Lian Qiao	6-12g	Clears Heat (especially in the Upper Jiao), Dissipates clumps, Reduces abscesses, Relieves toxicity.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis	Dang Gui	12-30g	Reduces swelling and expels pus.
Rx. Chuanxiong	Chuan Xiong	12-18g	Activates Blood and regulates Qi.
Rx. Angelicae Pubescentis	Du Huo	6-9g	Dispels Wind-Dampness and opens the channels.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao	3-6g	Harmonizes the properties of other herbs, Relieves Fire toxicity and moderates, Resolves Phlegm, Stops cough clears Heat.

Formula Actions

• Resolves Phlegm
• Dissolves hardenings
• Reduces and disperses goiters and tumors

Syndromes

• Liver Qi and Blood Stagnation due to Iodine Deficiency
• Qi, Blood, Damp and Phlegm Stagnation
• Goiter due to stagnation of Dampness, Phlegm, Qi, and Blood (Secondary source)

Clinical Manifestations

Hard, immovable lumps anterior or posterior to the ear Soft, painless lumps Fullness in the chest Hypochondriac pain Sighing

Anxiety Insomnia T: Swollen and purple C: Sticky P: Wiry

Treats

Goiter Hypothyroid Breast lumps Stomach cancer Thyroid cancer Panniculitis

Acute and simple lymphadenitis Hashimoto's thyroiditis Acne Fibrocystic breasts Hyperplasia of the mammary glands Sjogren's syndrome

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

Modifications

For Qi goiter:		For Qi tonification:
+ 12g Per. Citri Reticulatae Viride	Qing Pi	+ Poria	Fu Ling
+ 20g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae	Dan Shen	For Phlegm in the Lungs:
+ 20g Poria	Fu Ling	+ Rx. Platycodi	Jie Geng
+ 15g Sm. Raphani	Lai Fu Zi	For hard swellings:
+ 12g Rx. Curcumae	Yu Jin	+ Sm. Persicae	Tao Ren
+ 9g Rz. Sparganii	San Leng	+ Flos Carthami	Hong Hua
+ 9g Rz. Curcumae	E Zhu	For a rapid pulse, palpitations and a tendency o sweat:
For emaciation, fatigue, lethargy and loose stools:		+ Scl. Poria Pararadicis	Fu Shen
+ Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae	Bai Zhu	+ Sm. Zizyphi Spinosae	Suan Zao Ren
+ Sm. Dolichorus	Bai Bian Dou	For Excess hunger:
For very hard masses:		+ Gypsum	Shi Gao
+ Rx. Paeoniae Rubra	Chi Shao	+ Rz. Anemarrhenae	Zhi Mu
+ Nidus Vespae	Lu Feng Fang	For irregular menstruation:
For nodules on the thyroid:		+ Hb. Cistanches	Rou Cong Rong
+ Rz. Curcumae	E Zhu	+ Hb. Leonuri	Yi Mu Cao
+ Rz. Sparganii	San Leng	+ Sm. Cuscutae	Tu Si Zi
+ Sm. Dioscoreae Bulbiferae	Huang Yao Zi	For Qi Stagnation giving rise to Fire:
For depression transforming into Heat:		+ Spica Prunellae	Xia Ku Cao
+ 18g Rx. Scrophulariae	Xuan Shen	+ Cx. Moutan	Mu Dan Pi
+ 15g Spica Prunellae	Xia Ku Cao	+ Rx. Scrophulariae	Xuan Shen
+ 15g Rz. Anemarrhenae	Zhi Mu	For goiter:
+12g Cx. Moutan	Mu Dan Pi	+ Fr. Aurantii	Zhi Ke
For Hashimoto's thyroiditis:		For acne with scarring:
- Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum	Zhi Ban Xia	+ Rz. Curcumae	E Zhu
+ Concha Ostreae	Mu Li
= Fr. Forsythiae	Lian Qiao	+ Ginseng, Poria and Atractylodis Macrocephalae Powder Shen Ling Bai Zhu San
- Rx. Angelicae Pubescentis	Du Huo
For acne:
- Rx. Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao	- Rx. Angelicae Dahuricae	Du Huo
- Per. Citri Reticulatae	Chen Pi
+ 12g Per. Citri Reticulatae Viride	Qing Pi	- Rx. Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao
+ 15g Rx. Paeoniae Rubra	Chi Shao
+ 20g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae	Dan Shen	+ 15g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae	Dan Shen
+ 20g Poria	Fu Ling	+ 9g Per. Citri Reticulatae Viride	Qing Pi
+ 15g Sm. Raphani	Lai Fu Zi
+ 12g Rx. Curcumae	Yu Jin	+ 15g Spica Prunellae	Xia Ku Cao
+ 9g Rz. Sparganii	San Leng	For Stomach cancer:
+ 9g Rz. Curcumae	E Zhu	- Rx. Angelicae Sinensis	Dang Gui
For thyroid cancer:		- Rz. Chuanxiong	Chuan Xiong
+ 10g Thallus Laminariae	Hai Dai	- Rx. Angelicae Pubescentis	Du Huo
+ 9g Per. Citri Reticulatae Viride	Qing Pi	- Rx. Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao
+ 9g Per. Citri Reticulatae Viride	Qing Pi
For a stronger effect:
+ Thallus Laminariae	Hai Dai	+ 24g Concha Ostreae	Mu Li
+ Per. Citri Reticulatae Viride	Qing Pi	+ 12g Fr, Crataegi	Shan Zha
For rock-hard nodules:		+ 12g Fr. Aurantii Immaturus	Zhi Shi
+ Thallus Laminariae	Hai Dai
+ Per. Citri Reticulatae Viride	Qing Pi	+ 18g Massa Medicata Fermentata	Shen Qu
+ 9g Rz. Sparganii	San Leng
+ 9g Rz. Curcumae	E Zhu	+ 15g Fr. Fici Pumilae	Bi Li
For nodules associated with Liver Qi Stagnation:		For a stifling sensation in the chest due to Phlegm Accumulation and Qi Stagnation:
+ 6g Thallus Laminariae	Hai Dai
+ 6g Per. Citri Reticulatae Viride	Qing Pi	+ 6g Thallus Laminariae	Hai Dai
+ 6g Per. Citri Reticulatae Viride	Qing Pi
+ Rx. Bupleuri	Chai Hu
+ Rz. Cyperi	Xiang Fu	+ Rz. Cyperi	Xiang Fu
For palpitations and sweating caused by Blood Deficiency with Heat:		+ Caulis Perillae	Zi Su Geng
+ Rx. Curcumae	Yu Jin
+ 6g Thallus Laminariae	Hai Dai	+ Concha Meretricis/ Cyclinae	Ge Qiao
+ 6g Per. Citri Reticulatae Viride	Qing Pi
For hand and tongue tremors due to Liver Wind:
+ Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata	Shu Di Huang	+ 6g Thallus Laminariae	Hai Dai
+ 6g Per. Citri Reticulatae Viride	Qing Pi
+ Rx. Rehmanniae	Sheng Di Huang
+ Poria Pararadicis	Fu Shen	+ Concha Margaritaferae	Zhen Zhu Mu
+ Sm. Zizyphi Spinosae	Suan Zao Ren
For loose stools due to Spleen Deficiency:		+ Ram. cum Uncis Uncariae	Gou Teng
+ 6g Thallus Laminariae	Hai Dai
+ 6g Per. Citri Reticulatae Viride	Qing Pi	+ Rx. Paeoniae Alba	Bai Shao
+ Concha Ostreae	Mu Li
+ Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae	Bai Zhu	For frequent thirst and hunger due to Stomach Heat:
+ Rz. Dioscoreae	Shan Yao	+ 6g Thallus Laminariae	Hai Dai
+ Sm. Lablab Album	Bai Bian Dou	+ 6g Per. Citri Reticulatae Viride	Qing Pi
For irregular menstruation:
+ 6g Thallus Laminariae	Hai Dai	+ Gypsum Fibrosum	Shi Gao
+ 6g Per. Citri Reticulatae Viride	Qing Pi	+ Rz. Anemarrhenae	Zhi Mu
+ Rx. Trichosanthis	Tian Hua Fen
+ Hb. Cistanches	Rou Cong Rong	For hyperthyroidism:
+ Hb. Leonuri	Yi Mu Cao	- Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum	Zhi Ban Xia
+ Sm. Cuscutae	Tu Si Zi
For hyperplasia of the mammary gland:		- Fr. Forsythiae	Lian Qiao
- Per. Citri Reticulatae	Chen Pi	- Rx. Angelicae Sinensis	Dang Gui
- Rx. Angelicae Sinensis	Dang Gui	- Rz. Chuanxiong	Chuan Xiong
- Rz. Chuanxiong	Chuan Xiong	- Rx. Angelicae Pubescentis	Du Huo
- Rx. Angelicae Pubescentis	Du Huo
- Rx. Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao
- Rx. Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao	+ 6g Per. Citri Reticulatae Viride	Qing Pi
+ Spica Prunellae	Xia Ku Cao
+ Rz. Cyperi	Xiang Fu	+ Rx. Rehmanniae	Sheng Di Huang
+ Hirudo	Shui Zhi	+ Rx. Paeoniae Alba	Bai Shao
+ Eupolyphaga/ Steleophaga	Tu Bie Chong	+ Rx. Asparagi	Tian Men dong
+ Rx. Scrophulariae	Xuan Shen
+ Rz. Sparganii	San Leng	+ Spica Prunellae	Xia Ku Cao
+ Rz. Curcumae	E Zhu	+ Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin
+ Hb. Hedyotis Diffusae	Bai Hua She She Cao	+ Concha Ostreae	Mu Li
+6g Thallus Laminariae	Hai Dai	For hyperplasia of the mammary gland with Qi Stagnation including distention and pain:
+6g Per. Citri Reticulatae Viride	Qing Pi	+ 6g Thallus Laminariae	Hai Dai
+ 6g Per. Citri Reticulatae Viride	Qing Pi
For hyperplasia of the mammary gland with a white, greasy tongue coat and a slippery pulse:
+ Rx. Bupleuri	Chai Hu
+ 6g Thallus Laminariae	Hai Dai	+ Rz. Cyperi	Xiang Fu
+ 6g Per. Citri Reticulatae Viride	Qing Pi	For hyperplasia of the mammary gland with a lack of energy:
+ Rz. Sparganii	San Leng	+ 6g Thallus Laminariae	Hai Dai
+ Squama Manitis	Chuan Shan Jia	+ 6g Per. Citri Reticulatae Viride	Qing Pi
+ Fr. Trichosanthis	Gua Lou
+ Sm. Sinapis Album	Bai Jie Zi	+ Rx. Astragali	Huang Qi
For hyperplasia of the mammary gland with aversion to Cold and low back pain:		+ Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae	Bai Zhu
+ 6g Thallus Laminariae	Hai Dai	+ Poria	Fu Ling
+ 6g Per. Citri Reticulatae Viride	Qing Pi	For panniculitis:
+ 6g Thallus Laminariae	Hai Dai
+ Colla Cornu Cervi	Lu Jiao Jiao	+ 6g Per. Citri Reticulatae Viride	Qing Pi
+ Hb. Epimedii	Yin Yang Huo
For early-stage panniculitis with redness, swelling and pain:		+ 10g Sm. Coicis	Yi Yi Ren
+ 10g Sm. Persicae	Tao Ren
+ 6g Thallus Laminariae	Hai Dai	+ 10g Fr. Luffae	Si Gua Luo
+ 6g Per. Citri Reticulatae Viride	Qing Pi	For middle-stage panniculitis with hardness, stiffness and dark discoloration of the affected tissues:
+ 10g Sm. Coicis	Yi Yi Ren
+ 10g Sm. Persicae	Tao Ren	+ 6g Thallus Laminariae	Hai Dai
+ 10g Fr. Luffae	Si Gua Lou	+ 6g Per. Citri Reticulatae Viride	Qing Pi
+ Caulis Lonicerae	Ren Dong Teng
+ Sm. Phaseoli	Chi Xiao Dou	+ 10g Sm. Coicis	Yi Yi Ren
For vocal cord nodes:		+ 10g Sm. Persicae	Tao Ren
- Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum	Zhi Ban Xia	+ 10g Fr. Luffae	Si Gua Luo
+ Eupolyphaga/ Steleophaga	Tu Bie Chong
- Fr. Forsythiae	Lian Qiao
- Rx. Angelicae Pubescentis	Du Huo	+ Rx. Paeoniae Rubra	Chi Shao
For Sjogren's syndrome:
- Rx. Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao	+ 12g Thallus Laminariae	Hai Dai
+ Concha Ostreae	Mu Li
+ Rx. Paeoniae Rubra	Chi Shao	+ 6g per. Citri Reticulatae Viride	Qing Pi
+ Rx. Ophiopogonis	Mai Men Dong
+ Hb. Taraxaci	Pu Gong Ying	For Sjogren's syndrome with chest oppression and discomfort:
+ Flos Lonicerae	Jin Yin Hua
For Sjogren's syndrome with hard nodules:		+ 12g Thallus Laminariae	Hai Dai
+ 12g Thallus Laminariae	Hai Dai
+ 6g per. Citri Reticulatae Viride	Qing Pi
+ 6g per. Citri Reticulatae Viride	Qing Pi
+ 9g Rx. Curcumae	Yu Jin
+ 9g Rz. Dioscoreae Bulbiferae	Huang Yao Zi	+ 9g Fr. Trichosanthis	Gua Lou
+ 9g Rz. Curcumae	E Zhu
+ 9g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae	Dan Shen
+ 9g Pseudobulbus Cremastrae/Pleiones	Shan Ci Gu
+ 9g Hb. Hedyotis Diffusae	Bai Hua She She Cao
+ 9g Spica Prunellae	Xia Ku Cao