Su He Tang - 苏 荷汤 - Perilla And Mentha Decoction

English:	Perilla and Mentha Decoction
Also Known As:

Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Hb. Menthae	Bo He	30g	Disperses Wind-Heat, cools and clears the head and eyes, benefits the throat, relieves Stagnation of Liver Qi and expels turbid filth. With Chai Hu, Bai Shao and Dang Gui, for Liver Qi Stagnation with chest and flank distention or pain.
Fol. Perillae	Zi Su Ye	30g	Promotes the movement of Spleen and Stomach Qi, harmonizes the Middle Jiao and relieves intestinal gas.
Rx. Glehniae	Bei Sha Shen	24g	Clears Lung Heat, Generates fluids, Nourishes Lung and Stomach Yin, Tonifies Liver and Kidney Yin.
Fr. Forsythiae	Lian Qiao	24g	Clears Heat, especially in the Upper Jiao, relieves toxicity, clears Blood Heat and promotes urination.
Rx. Astragali	Huang Qi	21g	Tonifies Qi and Blood, strengthens the Spleen, raises the Yang Qi of the Spleen and Stomach, tonifies Wei Qi, stabilizes the Exterior and tonifies the Lung, promotes the discharge of pus, generates flesh, expels toxins, promotes urination and reduces edema. With Dang Gui, for Qi and Blood Deficiency.
Angelicae Sinensis	Dang Gui	30g	Tonifies, Invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, moistens the Intestines, unblocks the bowels, reduces swelling, expels pus, stops cough, treats dyspnea and alleviates pain. With Bai Shao, regulates and harmonizes Qi and Blood and treats Blood Deficiency Heat. With Chuan Xiong, harmonizes, nourishes and invigorates the Blood, disperses Blood Stasis and treats abdominal pain.
Raw Rx. Polygoni Multiflori	Sheng He Shou Wu	30g	Moistens the Intestines, Relieves Fire Toxin and checks malarial disorders, Unblocks the bowels.
Rx. Angelicae Dahuricae	Bai Zhi	30g	Expels Wind and Dampness, unblocks the nasal passages, dispels Cold, reduces swelling, eliminates toxins, expels pus and alleviates pain. With Chuan Xiong, for headache.
Rz. Chuanxiong	Chuan Xiong	15g	Alleviates pain, Expels Wind, Invigorates the Blood, Promotes the movement of Qi.
Sm. Cassiae	Jue Ming Zi	15g	Clears the Liver, anchors Liver Yang, expels Wind-Heat, moistens the Intestines and unblocks the bowels. With Dang Gui, for constipation due to dry Intestines.
Flos Sophorae Immaturus	Huai Hua Mi	30g	Cools the Blood, stops bleeding and cools the Liver.
Rx. Paeoniae Alba	Bai Shao	15g	Adjusts the Ying and Wei, Astringes Yin, Calms Liver Yang and alleviates pain, Nourishes the Blood, Softens the Liver.
Rx. Bupleuri	Chai Hu	18g	Harmonizes the Exterior and Interior, spreads Liver Qi, relieves Stagnation, raises the Yang Qi of the Stomach and Gallbladder, disperses Wind-Heat and resolves Phlegm and congestion. With Bai Shao, for Liver Blood Deficiency with Liver Qi Stagnation. With Bai Shao, Dang Gui and Chuan Xiong, harmonizes the Blood. With Bo He, for emotional depression, a stifling sensation in the chest and irregular menstruation due to Liver Blood Stagnation and Deficiency.With Huang Qi, raises the Clear Yang due to abnormal descent of Qi.
Hb. Artemisiae Annuae	Qing Hao	30g	Clears Deficiency fevers, Clears Liver Heat, Clears Summerheat or Damp-Heat, Cools the Blood, Stops malarial disorders.
Rx. Rehmanniae	Sheng Di Huang	24g	Clears Heat, cools the Blood, nourishes Yin and cools Heart Fire. With Bai Shao, for Blood Deficiency Heat.

Formula Actions

• Disperses Wind-Heat
• Clears Heat
• Relieves toxicity
• Expels turbid filth
• Harmonizes the Middle Jiao
• Invigorates and cools the Blood
• Clears Summerheat or Damp-Heat
• Promotes the movement of Qi
• Tonifies Qi and Blood
• Strengthens the Spleen
• Raises the Yang Qi
• Nourishes Lung and Stomach Yin
• Moistens the Intestines
• Unblocks the bowels

Syndromes

• Gu Syndrome due to Excess Fire

Clinical Manifestations

Bloating Swelling Depression Flu-like symptoms Coughing Sneezing

A tight abdominal wall Dark urine The patient usually gets worse after ingesting tonics Epilepsy Madness

Treats

Gu syndrome

Madness

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

• The formula needs to be administered in unusually high amounts to be fully effective.
• Gradually work up to the full daily amount over a period of 5-6 doses.
• Work up to 50- 120g of crude herbs or the equivalent in herbal granules per day.
• Treatment should be sustained over a period of 3-9 months.

Modifications

For a stronger effect:
+ 6g Rx. Notoginseng	San Qi