Qing Xin Ping Gan Tang - 清心平氣汤 - Clear The Heart And Balance The Liver Decoction

English:	Clear the Heart and Balance the Liver Decoction
Also Known As:

Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Rz. Coptidis	Huang Lian	3g	Clears Heat, Drains Dampness, Drains Fire, Resolves Fire toxicity and clears Heart Fire.
Rx. Ophiopogonis	Mai Men Dong	9g	Clears the Heart and eliminates irritability.
Rx. Paeoniae Alba	Bai Shao	9g	Alleviates pain, Astringes Yin, Calms Liver Yang and Liver Wind, Nourishes the Blood, Regulates menstruation, Softens the Liver.
Rx. Cynanchi Atrati	Bai Wei	9g	Cools the Blood, clears Deficiency Heat and promotes urination.
Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae	Dan Shen	9g	Calms the Spirit, Clears Heat, Dispels Blood Stasis, Invigorates the Blood, Nourishes the Blood, Soothes irritability.
Fossilia Ossis Mastodi	Long Gu	15g	Settles anxiety, calms the Spirit, calms the Liver and anchors and preserves Floating Yang.
Sm. Zizyphi Spinosae	Suan Zao Ren	9g	Nourishes Heart Yin, tonifies Liver Blood and calms the Spirit.

Formula Actions

• Nourishes Liver Yin
• Clears Heat
• Absorbs Fluids to stop sweating
• Settles the Hun

Syndromes

• Liver and Kidney Yin deficiency with Liver Yang Rising

Clinical Manifestations

Depression Agitation Irascibility Dizziness Headache Tinnitus Blurred vision Dru eyes Dry skin Chest tightness and pain Malar flush Hot flashes Afternoon sweating Achy joints

Insomnia with much dreaming Vertigo A dry throat with a bitter taste or sputum in the throat Menstruation is highly irregular The menses are increased in amount and bright or dark red in color Dysmenorrhea Constipation Weakness and pain in the low back and legs T: Red with red edges C: Scant or Thin and yellow P: Taut and thready or Rapid or Floating, empty and wiry

Treats

Menopause syndrome

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

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