Yang Xue Run Fu Yin Jia Jian - Modified Nourish The Blood And Moisten The Skin Drink

English:	Modified Nourish the Blood and Moisten the Skin Drink
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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 Xuan Shen, and Mai Men Dong, for dry throat, irritability, a red tongue and a fast thready pulse due to Devastated Yin with Blazing Fire, excessive thirst, irritability, and a scarlet tongue due to Ying Stage Heat, swelling of the throat and lymph nodes and constipation due to Excess Heat with Yin Deficiency. With Bai Shao, for Blood Deficiency Heat.
Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata	Shu Di Huang	15g	Tonifies Blood and nourishes Yin, Jing and Blood. With Dang Gui and Bai Shao, for dizziness, palpitations, insomnia, and menstrual dysfunction due to Blood Deficiency.
Tub. Asparagi	Tian Men Dong	10g	Nourishes Yin, nourishes the Kidneys, clears Lung Heat, moistens the Lungs and generates fluids. With Mai Men Dong, for dry cough, thirst, and other symptoms due to Yin Deficiency and injured fluids.
Rx. Ophiopogonis	Mai Men Dong	10g	Clears Heat, Cools the Blood, Nourishes Yin and generates fluids.
Rx. Scrophularia	Xuan Shen	10g	Clears Heat, cools the Blood and nourishes Yin. With Sheng Di Huang and Mai Men Dong, for constipation due to Dryness.
Rx. Polygoni Multiflori	He Shou Wu	10g	Tonifies the Liver and Kidneys, nourishes Blood, nourishes Jing, astringes Jing - stops leakage, relieves Fire Toxin and moistens the Intestines.
Ram. cum Uncis Uncariae	Gou Teng	10g	Drains Liver Heat and pacifies Liver Yang, Extinguishes Wind, Stops spasms.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis	Dang Gui	10g	Disperses Cold, Invigorates and harmonizes Blood, Moistens the Intestines, Tonifies Blood. With Bai Shao, regulates and harmonizes Qi and Blood.
Rx. Adenophorae/ Glehniae	Sha Shen	12g	Clears Heat, Generates fluids, Moistens Lungs, Moistens the Exterior, Nourishes Stomach Yin, Stops cough.
Rx. Trichosanthis	Tian Hua Fen	12g	Clears and Drains Lung Heat, moistens Lung Dryness and generates fluids. With Sha Shen, Mai Men Dong and Sheng Di Huang, for Injured Yin from Stomach Heat with excessive thirst, irritability, Dryness in the mouth, cravings after eating, and emaciation which is often in diabetes.
Charred Rx. Paeoniae Alba	Chao Bai Shao	12g	Nourishes Blood and astringes Yin. With Dang Gui and Shu Di Huang, for dizziness, blurred vision, and dysmenorrhea due to Blood Deficiency or Stasis. With Dang Gui, Shu Di Huang and Mai Men Dong, for tinnitus, dizziness, blurred vision, numbness of the extremities, and muscle spasms due to Liver Yin Deficiency.

Formula Actions

• Nourished the Blood
• Dispels Wind
• Moisten Dryness

Syndromes

• Blood Dryness

Clinical Manifestations

Small coin sized pale red lesions located on the scalp, body, extremities and other areas There is a tightly covered scale Removing the scale reveals a light pink shining membrane Progress of disease is slow New lesions appear sporadically Beneath the membrane are petachiae Chronic patients may see it in any season

The lesions heal without scarring There may be nail involvement with stippling or pitting of the nail plate Rarely presents as diffuse redness of the skin covered by fine scales Light-headedness Pallor T: Pale C: Thin white P: Thin

Treats

Psoriasis due to Blood Dryness

Seborrheic dermatitis

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

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