Shu Qi Li Dan Pian - 束气理胆片- Tablet For Regulating Qi And Normalizing The Gallbladder

English:	Tablet for Regulating Qi and Normalizing the Gallbladder
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Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Rx. Paeoniae Alba	Bai Shao	15g	Nourishes the Blood, regulates menstruation, astringes Yin, adjusts the Ying and Wei, softens the Liver and relieves pain. With Chai Hu, for flank pain due to Liver Qi Stagnation. With Xiang Fu and Yan Hu Suo, for abdominal pain with menstruation.
Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae	Dan Shen	15g	Cools the Blood, Dispels Blood Stasis, Inhibits the growth of cancer cells, Invigorates the Blood, Reduces abscesses.
Rx. Aucklandiae	Mu Xiang	6g	Promotes the movement of Qi, alleviates pain, strengthens the Spleen, prevents Stagnation, dispels Damp-Heat and harmonizes the Liver and Spleen. With Bai Zhu, for anorexia with epigastric and abdominal pain and distention. With Bai Shao, for diarrhea with profuse pus and Blood.
Fr. Citri Sarcodactylis	Fo Shou	6g	Spreads and regulates Liver Qi, harmonizes the Stomach, dries Dampness and strengthens the Spleen.
Rx. Bupleuri	Chai Hu	6g	Spreads Liver Qi and relieves Stagnation. With Bai Shao, for vertigo, dizziness and thoracic and costal pain due to Liver Qi Stagnation.
Rz. Curcumae	E Zhu	9g	Invigorates Blood circulation, dispels Blood Stasis, regulates Qi, alleviates pain, dissolves accumulations and inhibits the growth of cancer cells. With Mu Xiang, for Food Stagnation with abdominal distention, fullness and pain.
Rz. Cyperi	Xiang Fu	9g	Spreads and regulates Liver Qi, regulates menstruation and alleviates pain. With Bai Shao and Chai Hu, for pain and distention in the chest and flanks. With Mu Xiang and Fo Shou, for epigastric and abdominal pain, indigestion, vomiting and diarrhea due to Qi Obstruction of the Liver and Spleen. With Chai Hu, for Qi Stagnation and menstrual irregularity.
Rx. Curcumae	Yu Jin	9g	Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, regulates Qi flow, speeds healing of chronic sores, alleviates pain, clears Heat and cools the Blood. With Chai Hu, for Liver Qi and Blood Stagnation with flank pain and distention, dysmenorrhea and irregular menstruation. With Dan Shen, for Heat with Blood Stasis causing chest Bi.
Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae	Bai Zhu	6g	Tonifies the Spleen,augments Qi, dries Dampness, promotes water metabolism and inhibits the growth of cancer cells. With Xiang Fu, for general edema from Wind invading the Lungs in a patient with constitutional Spleen Deficiency.
Eupolyphaga/Steleophaga	Tu Bie Chong	10g	Breaks up and drives out Blood Stasis, Disperses lumps and masses, Inhibits the growth of cancer cells, Invigorates Blood circulation.
Rx. Paeoniae Rubra	Chi Shao	10g	Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, relieves pain, clears Heat, cools the Blood, reduces swelling from sores and abscesses and inhibits the growth of cancer cells. With Xiang Fu, for flank pain, abdominal pain and dysmenorrhea due to Qi and Blood Stagnation. With Bai Shao, for spasms and cramping pain associated with Blood Deficiency and Blood Stagnation.
Fr. Toosendan	Chuan Lian Zi	9g	Dredges Liver Qi, releases Stagnation, stops pain and conducts Heat out from below. With Xiang Fu, for intermittent epigastric and hypochondriac pain, hernia pain or menstrual pain with irritability due to Liver Stagnation with Heat. With Xiang Fu and Yan Hu Suo, for hypochondriac and abdominal pain. With Xiang Fu and Mu Xiang, for bloating.
Hirudo	Shui Zhi	9g	Breaks up and drives out Blood Stasis, Clears the water passages, Inhibits the growth of cancer cells, Reduces fixed masses.
Rz. Corydalis	Yan Hu Suo	12g	Invigorates the Blood, circulates Qi, stops pain and disperses extravasation. With Xiang Fu, treats everything from Liver Qi Stagnation to Deep Blood Stasis with pain anywhere in the body including stabbing chest pain, distending pain in the breast, Cold pain in the epigastrium, pain due to bulging disorder in the lower body and dysmenorrhea. With Chuan Lian Zi, for flank, upper right quadrant, epigastric and abdominal pain.

Formula Actions

• Soothes the Liver
• Regulates the Liver
• Promotes diuresis
• Relieves flatulence
• Inhibits the growth of cancer cells

Syndromes

• Liver Qi Stagnation with ascites

Clinical Manifestations

Ascites Distention and pain in the sides or flanks Suffocating sensation in the chest Tendency to sigh Melancholy Depression Irritability Inappropriate anger

Irregular menses Dysmenorrhea Breast distention and pain before and during menses T: Pink C: Thin and white P: Wiry

Treats

Liver cancer

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

Modifications

For pain:		For ascites:
+ 15g Rx. Clematidis	Wei Ling Xian	+ 30g Exocarpium Benincasae	Dong Gua Pi
For jaundice:
+ 30g Hb. Artemisiae Scopariae	Yin Chen	+ 30g Sm. Phaseoli	Chi Xiao Dou
+ 15g Sm. Plantaginis	Che Qian Zi
+ 15g Spora Lygodii	Hai Jin Sha
+ 15g Five Ingredient Powder with Poria Wu Ling San