JIAN LING TANG - 建瓴汤 - CONSTRUCT ROOF TILES DECOCTION

English:	Construct Roof Tiles Decoction
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Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae	Niu Xi	30g	Invigorates the Blood, expels Blood Stasis, and nourishes Liver and Kidney Yin. With Sheng Di Huang, powerfully clears Deficiency Fire Blazing Upward.
Haematitum	Dai Zhe Shi	24g	Calms the Liver, anchors Floating Yang, clears Liver Fire and strongly descends rebellious Qi. With Long Gu, Mu Li and Niu Xi, for dizziness, vertigo, headache and tinnitus due to Liver Yang Rising. With Long Gu, Mu Li, Bai Shao and Niu Xi, for hypertension with irritability, dizziness and constipation.
Fossilia Ossis Mastodi	Long Gu	18g	Settles anxiety, calms the Spirit, calms the Liver, anchors and preserves Floating Yang and prevents leakage of fluids. With Mu Li, Niu Xi and Dai Zhe Shi, for insomnia, dizziness, irritability, and blurred vision associated with Liver Yin Deficiency with Liver Yang Rising.
Concha Ostreae	Mu Li	18g	Heavily settles and calms the Spirit, calms the Liver, benefits Yin, anchors Floating Yang and prevents leakage of fluids. With Long Gu and Bai Shao, for anxiety, palpitations, insomnia, dream disturbed sleep, headache, dizziness and tinnitus and other symptoms associated with Yin Deficiency with Yang Rising.
Rz. Dioscoreae	Shan Yao	30g	Nourishes Lung Yin, Nourishes Stomach Yin, Tonifies Kidney Yin and astringes Jing, Tonifies Lung Qi, Tonifies the Spleen.
Rx. Rehmanniae	Sheng Di Huang	18g	Nourishes Yin, generates fluids and cools Heart Fire. With Bai Shao, for Blood Deficiency Heat.
Rx. Paeoniae Alba	Bai Shao	12g	Nourishes the Blood, regulates menstruation, astringes Yin, adjusts the Ying and Wei, calms Liver Yang and Liver Wind and alleviates pain. With Long Gu and Mu Li, for spontaneous sweating and night sweats due to Yin Deficiency. With Sheng Di Huang, Niu Xi, Dai Zhe Shi and Mu Li, for Liver Yang Rising.
Sm. Platycladi	Bai Zi Ren	12g	Nourishes the Heart, calms the Spirit, moistens the Intestines, unblocks the bowels and astringes Yin Deficiency sweat.

Formula Actions

• Sedates the Liver
• Extinguishes Liver Wind
• Nourishes Yin
• Calms the Shen

Syndromes

• Liver Yang Rising

Clinical Manifestations

Dizziness Vertigo Impaired vision Night blindness Tinnitus Irascibility Throbbing headache with distended feeling Flushed face Blurred vision Red, dry eyes with feeling of grit in eye Dry mouth and throat with bitter taste in mouth Palpitations Headache Nervousness Forgetfulness Insomnia with much dreaming

Swelling or a distended sensation of the ears Dry throat Irritability Restlessness Thirst Five sole Heat Night sweats Light or late menses or Amenorrhea T: Red and dry C: Little or None P: Thready and wiry or Wiry and rapid or Wiry, hard and long (when Yang is Rising and Excess, pulse is forceful) or Thready and rapid when Yang is not prominent

Treats

Trigeminal neuralgia Hypertension Headache Palpitations Dizziness Amenorrhea Late menstruation Forgetfulness

Tinnitus Aphasia Apraxia Vertigo Insomnia Scanty menstruation Chronic glomerulonephritis

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

Modifications

For poorly formed stools:		For aversion to Cold:
+ Sm. Nelumbinis	Lian Zi	- Rx. Rehmanniae	Sheng Di Huang
For trigeminal neuralgia due to Liver Fire or Liver Yang Rising:		+ Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata	Shu Di Huang
+ Rx. Gentianae	Long Dan Cao	For headache and vertigo:
For excessive Phlegm:		+ Spica Prunellae	Xia Ku Cao
+ Arisaemae cum Bile	Dan Nan Xing	For glomerulonephritis due to Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiency:
For glomerulonephritis due to Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiency with inhibited, rough urination:
+ Six Ingredient Pill with Rehmannia Liu Wei Di Huang Wan		+ Six Ingredient Pill with Rehmannia Liu Wei Di Huang Wan
- Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata	Shu Du Huang	- Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata	Shu Du Huang
- Rz. Alismatis	Ze Xie
- Haematitum	Dai Zhe Shi	- Rz. Alismatis	Ze Xie
- Sm. Platycladi	Bai Zi Ren	- Haematitum	Dai Zhe Shi
+ 15g Flos Chrysanthemi	Ju Hua	- Sm. Platycladi	Bai Zi Ren
		+ 15g Flos Chrysanthemi	Ju Hua
+ 15g Hb. Taxilli	Sang Ji Sheng	+ 15g Hb. Taxilli	Sang Ji Sheng
+ 9g Fr. Lycii	Gou Qi Zi	+ 9g Fr. Lycii	Gou Qi Zi
+ 9g Rz. Anemarrhenae	Zhi Mu	+ 9g Rz. Anemarrhenae	Zhi Mu
+ 9g Cx. Phellodendri	Huang Bai	+ 9g Cx. Phellodendri	Huang Bai
+ 15g Rz. Imperatae	Bai Mai Gen	For glomerulonephritis due to Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiency with edema:
+ 15g Sm. Plantaginis	Che Qian Zi	+ Six Ingredient Pill with Rehmannia Liu Wei Di Huang Wan
For glomerulonephritis due to Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiency with severe dizziness and tinnitus:
		- Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata	Shu Du Huang
+ Six Ingredient Pill with Rehmannia Liu Wei Di Huang Wan
		- Rz. Alismatis	Ze Xie
- Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata	Shu Du Huang	- Haematitum	Dai Zhe Shi
		- Sm. Platycladi	Bai Zi Ren
- Rz. Alismatis	Ze Xie	+ 15g Flos Chrysanthemi	Ju Hua
- Haematitum	Dai Zhe Shi	+ 15g Hb. Taxilli	Sang Ji Sheng
- Sm. Platycladi	Bai Zi Ren	+ 9g Fr. Lycii	Gou Qi Zi
+ 15g Flos Chrysanthemi	Ju Hua	+ 9g Rz. Anemarrhenae	Zhi Mu
		+ 9g Cx. Phellodendri	Huang Bai
+ 15g Hb. Taxilli	Sang Ji Sheng	+ 12g Rx. Stephaniae Tetrandrae	Han Fang Ji
+ 9g Fr. Lycii	Gou Qi Zi
+ 9g Rz. Anemarrhenae	Zhi Mu	+ 12g Sm. Plantaginis	Che Qian Zi
+ 9g Cx. Phellodendri	Huang Bai	For glomerulonephritis due to Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiency with a sore throat:
+ 12g Ram. cun Uncis Uncariae	Gou Teng	+ Six Ingredient Pill with Rehmannia Liu Wei Di Huang Wan
+ 12g Rz. Gastrodiae	Tian Ma
For glomerulonephritis due to Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiency with insomnia and palpitations:		- Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata	Shu Du Huang
+ Six Ingredient Pill with Rehmannia Liu Wei Di Huang Wan
		- Rz. Alismatis	Ze Xie
		- Haematitum	Dai Zhe Shi
- Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata	Shu Du Huang	- Sm. Platycladi	Bai Zi Ren
		+ 15g Flos Chrysanthemi	Ju Hua
- Rz. Alismatis	Ze Xie
- Haematitum	Dai Zhe Shi	+ 15g Hb. Taxilli	Sang Ji Sheng
- Sm. Platycladi	Bai Zi Ren	+ 9g Fr. Lycii	Gou Qi Zi
+ 15g Flos Chrysanthemi	Ju Hua	+ 9g Rz. Anemarrhenae	Zhi Mu
+ 15g Hb. Taxilli	Sang Ji Sheng	+ 9g Cx. Phellodendri	Huang Bai
+ 9g Fr. Lycii	Gou Qi Zi	+ 15g Rx. Scrophulariae	Xuan Shen
+ 9g Rz. Anemarrhenae	Zhi Mu	+ 15g Rx. Ophiopogonis	Mai Men Dong
+ 9g Cx. Phellodendri	Huang Bai	For glomerulonephritis due to Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiency with Liver Fire:
+ 2og Sm. Zizyphi Spinosae	Suan Zao Ren	+ Six Ingredient Pill with Rehmannia Liu Wei Di Huang Wan
		- Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata	Shu Du Huang
+ 20g Caulis Polygoni Multiflori	Ye Jiao Teng
		- Rz. Alismatis	Ze Xie
For glomerulonephritis due to Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiency with Blood Stagnation:		- Haematitum	Dai Zhe Shi
+ Six Ingredient Pill with Rehmannia Liu Wei Di Huang Wan		- Sm. Platycladi	Bai Zi Ren
		+ 15g Flos Chrysanthemi	Ju Hua
- Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata	Shu Du Huang
		+ 15g Hb. Taxilli	Sang Ji Sheng
- Rz. Alismatis	Ze Xie	+ 9g Fr. Lycii	Gou Qi Zi
- Haematitum	Dai Zhe Shi	+ 9g Rz. Anemarrhenae	Zhi Mu
- Sm. Platycladi	Bai Zi Ren	+ 9g Cx. Phellodendri	Huang Bai
+ 15g Flos Chrysanthemi	Ju Hua	+ 9g Spica Prunellae	Xia Ku Cao
		+ 9g Fr. Gardeniae	Zhi Zi
+ 15g Hb. Taxilli	Sang Ji Sheng	For glomerulonephritis due to Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiency with severe high Blood pressure:
+ 9g Fr. Lycii	Gou Qi Zi	+ Six Ingredient Pill with Rehmannia Liu Wei Di Huang Wan
+ 9g Rz. Anemarrhenae	Zhi Mu
+ 9g Cx. Phellodendri	Huang Bai	- Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata	Shu Du Huang
+ 12g Hb. Lycopi	Ze Lan
+ 12g Hb Leonuri	Yi Mu Cao	- Rz. Alismatis	Ze Xie
		- Haematitum	Dai Zhe Shi
		- Sm. Platycladi	Bai Zi Ren
		+ 15g Flos Chrysanthemi	Ju Hua
		+ 15g Hb. Taxilli	Sang Ji Sheng
		+ 9g Fr. Lycii	Gou Qi Zi
		+ 9g Rz. Anemarrhenae	Zhi Mu
		+ 9g Cx. Phellodendri	Huang Bai
		+ 30g Sm. Celosiae	Qing Xiang Zi
		+ 30g Hb Leonuri	Yi Mu Cao