Qian Yang Xi Feng Tang - 潜阳 熄風湯 - Anchor Yang And Extinguis Wind Decoction

English:	Anchor Yang and Extinguish Wind Decoction
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Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Rx. Rehmanniae	Sheng Di Huang	15g	Clears Heat, cools the Blood, nourishes Yin and generates fluids. With Shu Di Huang, for Heat symptoms due to Yin Deficiency and Devastated Blood. With Bai Shao, for Blood Deficiency Heat.
Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata	Shu Di Huang	15g	Nourishes the Blood and nourishes Liver and Kidney Yin. With Dang Gui, for Blood Deficiency marked by dizziness, palpitations, insomnia and menstrual dysfunction.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis	Dang Gui	9g	Tonifies, activates and harmonizes the Blood, regulates the menses, reduces swelling, expels pus, generates flesh and alleviates pain. With Shu Di Huang, for Heat symptoms due to Yin Deficiency and Devastated Blood.
Rx, Polygoni Multiflori	He Shou Wu	9g	Tonifies the Liver and Kidneys, nourishes the Blood and expels Wind from the skin by nourishing the Blood.
Concha Mauritiae/Cypraeae	Zi Bei Chi	30g	Anchors Yang, Calms the Liver, Clears the Liver, Cools Heat.
Magnetitum	Ci Shi	15g	Anchors Liver Yang, calms the Spirit, benefits Yin, nourishes the Kidneys and augments the Liver. With Long Gu and Mu Li, for dizziness and vertigo associated with Yin Deficiency with Yang Rising.
Fossilia Ossis Mastodi	Long Gu	15g	Settles anxiety, calms the Spirit, calms the Liver and anchors and preserves Floating Yang.
Concha Ostreae	Mu Li	15g	Heavily settles and calms the Spirit, calms the Liver, benefits Yin and anchors Floating Yang. With Long Gu and Bai Shao, for anxiety, palpitations, insomnia, and dream disturbed sleep and headache, dizziness and tinnitus and other symptoms associated with Yin Deficiency with Yang Rising.
Haematitum	Dai Zhe Shi	15g	Calms the Liver, anchors Floating Yang, clears Liver Fire, cools the Blood and stops bleeding.
Concha Margaritaferae	Zhen Zhu Mu	30g	Anchors the Yang, Calms the Liver, Drains Liver Fire, Promotes healing, Reduces itching of the skin.
Rx. Paeoniae Alba	Bai Shao	9g	Alleviates pain, Astringes Yin, Calms Liver Yang and Liver Wind, Nourishes the Blood, Softens the Liver. With Dang Gui, nourishes Yin and Blood. With Long Gu and Mu Li, for spontaneous sweating and night sweats due to Yin Deficiency. With Dang Gui and Shu Di Huang, for dizziness, blurred vision, and dysmenorrhea due to Blood Deficiency or Stasis.

Formula Actions

• Nourishes the Blood
• Moistens Dryness
• Extinguishes Wind
• Stops itching

Syndromes

• Blood Deficiency with Wind Dryness

Clinical Manifestations

Thick (lichenified), dry lesions Some scaling Severe itching, worse at night

T: Red C: Thin P: Thready

Treats

Neurodermatitis

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

• With Haematitum Dai Zhe Shi: Take one dose every day for five consecutive days. Resume after three days rest with a reduced dosage of one dose every other day.
• Without Haematitum Dai Zhe Shi: Take one dose every day.

Modifications