Sheng Tie Luo Yin - 生鐵落飲 - Iron Filings Drink
| English: | Iron Filings Drink |
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Herbs And Actions
| Pharmaceutical Latin | Pin Yin | Dosage | Actions |
| Frusta Ferri | Sheng Tie Luo | 15-60g | Calms the Liver and sedates the Spirit. With Zhu Sha, Zhe Bei Mu, Shi Chang Pu and Gou Teng, for manic behavior due to Phlegm-Fire agitating the Heart. |
| Arisaema cum Bile | Dan Nan Xing | 3-10g | Calms Wind, Clears Heat, Dissolves Phlegm, Stops convulsions. |
| Rz. Fritillariae Thunbergii | Zhe Bei Mu | 9-12g | Clears Heat and transforms Phlegm. With Lian Qiao, clears Heat toxin, transforms turbid Phlegm and opens Stagnation to treat thick yellow sputum, scrofula and goiter from Phlegm-Fire. |
| Rx. Scrophulariae | Xuan Shen | 4.5-12g | Clears Heat, cools the Blood. nourishes Yin, drains Fire and relieves toxicity. With Mai Men Dong and Lian Qiao, for a sore, swollen throat from toxicity and Heat. |
| Rx. Asparagi | Tian Men Dong | 9-12g | Nourishes Kidney Yin, clears Lung Heat, sedates Fire, moistens the Lungs, nourishes the Kidneys, generates fluids and resolves Phlegm. With Mai Men Dong, for symptoms due to Yin Deficiency and injured fluids. |
| Rx. Ophiopogonis | Mai Men Dong | 9-12g | Clears the Heart, Eliminates irritability, Generates Fluids, Moistens the Intestines, Moistens the Lungs, Nourishes Stomach Yin. |
| Fr. Forsythiae | Lian Qiao | 3-12g | Clears Heat, especially in the Upper Jiao,relieves toxicity and clears Blood Heat. |
| Ram. cum Uncis Uncariae | Gou Teng | 4.5-9g | Alleviates spasms, Drains Liver Heat and pacifies Liver Yang, Extinguishes Wind. |
| Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae | Dan Shen | 4.5-9g | Calms the Spirit, Clears Heat, Dispels Blood Stasis, Invigorates and nourishes the Blood, Soothes irritability. |
| Poria | Fu Ling | 3-9g | Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness, strengthens the Spleen and harmonizes the Middle Jiao. With Shi Chang Pu and Yuan Zhi, for insomnia and palpitations due to Phlegm Obstructing the Heart. |
| Poria Pararadicis | Fu Shen | 3-12g | Quiets the Heart, calms the Spirit and soothes the nerves. |
| Per. Citri Reticulatae | Chen Pi | 3-12g | Regulates and descends Qi, adjusts the Middle, relieves the diaphragm, dries Dampness and transforms Phlegm. |
| Rz. Acori Tatarinowii | Shi Chang Pu | 3-12gg | Opens the Orifices, vaporizes Phlegm, removes filth, calms the Spirit and disperses Wind. |
| Rx. Polygalae | Yuan Zhi | 3-13gg | Calms the Spirit, sedates the Heart, clears the channel joining the Heart and Kidney, Expels Phlegm and opens the Orifices. With Fu Shen and Zhu Sha, for insomnia, palpitations with anxiety, nocturnal emissions and spermatorrhea. |
| Cinnabaris* | Zhu Sha | 0.9-3g | Calms the Spirit, Expels Phlegm, Sedates jitteriness and convulsions while stopping tremors, Sedates the Heart. |
Formula Actions
- Sedates the Heart
- Eliminates Phlegm
- Clears Fire
- Calms the Shen
Syndromes
- Phlegm-Fire Agitating the Heart
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Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions
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Notes
Modifications
| For thirst with a desire to drink and a parched mouth: | For pronounced insomnia and irritability: | ||
| + Rz. Coptidis | Huang Lian | ||
| + Gypsum Fibrosum | Shi Gao | + Rx. Rehmanniae | Sheng Di Huang |
| + Rz. Anemarrhenae | Zhi Mu | + Caulis Bambusae in Taeniam | Zhu Ru |
| + Hb. Dendrobii | Shi Hu | ||
| For red eyes and a thick, yellow tongue coat: | + Fr. Aurantii Immaturus | Zhi Shi | |
| + Cornu Saigae Tataricae | Ling Yang Jiao | For abdominal distention and fullness, constipation, and a dry, yellow tongue coat: | |
| For immediate effect in bi-polar disorder: | |||
| + Rx. et Rz. Rhei (remove once the patient calms down) | Da Huang | Regulate the Stomach and Order the Qi Decoction Tiao Wei Cheng Qi Tang | |
| For schizophrenia: | |||
| - Ram cum Uncis Uncariae | Gou Teng | ||
| - Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae | Dan Shen | ||
| - Poria | Fu Ling | ||
| - Per. Citri Reticulatae | Chen Pi | ||
| + Exocarpium Citri Rubrum | Ju Hong | ||