Yi Dan Ju Yin - 抑胆菊饮 - Repress The Gallbladder Chrysanthemum Drink

English:	Repress the Gallbladder Chrysanthemum Drink
Also Known As:

Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Spica Prunellae	Xia Ku Cao	30g	Clears Liver Fire, clears Hot Phlegm and treats hypertension.
Ram. cum Uncis Uncariae	Gou Teng	30g	Extinguishes Wind, drains Liver Heat, pacifies Liver Yang and releases the Exterior. With Tian Ma, calms the Liver and extinguishes Wind. With Tian Ma and Quan Xie, for Liver Wind. With Xia Ku Cao, Ju Hua and Huang Qin, for Liver Fire with headaches and dizziness and hypertension with headaches and feelings of distention in the head. With Quan Xie, for stubborn migraines or trigeminal neuralgia from Liver Wind or Liver Yang Rising.
Concha Margaritaferae Usta	Zhen Zhu Mu	30g	Calms the Liver, anchors Yang and drains Liver Fire.
Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin	12g	Clears Heat, dries Dampness, drains Fire and calms ascending Liver Yang. With Xia Ku Cao, for dizziness and headaches due to extreme rebellion of Liver Fire.
Flos Chrysanthemi	Ju Hua	12g	Disperses Wind, clears Heat, calms Liver Yang and extinguishes Wind. With Chuan Xiong, for headaches due to Wind-Heat or Liver Yang Rising.
Rz. Gastrodiae	Tian Ma	12g	Extinguishes Wind, calms the Liver, subdues Rising Liver Yang and alleviates pain. With Chuan Xiong, for overwhelming attacks of Wind leading to migraines and dizziness so severe that the person feels as if they are about to fall over.
Rx. Angelicae Dahuricae	Bai Zhi	12g	Expels Wind, eliminates Dampness and alleviates pain. With Chuan Xiong, for headaches. With Chuan Xiong, Ju Hua and Huang Qin, for Wind-Heat headaches.
Rz. Chuanxiong	Chuan Xiong	12g	Invigorates the Blood, promotes the movement of Qi, expels Wind and alleviates pain.
Cx. Moutan	Mu Dan Pi	12g	Clears Liver Fire, invigorates the Blood and dispels Blood Stasis. With Ju Hua, for dizziness and red, swollen eyes due to ascending Liver Fire.
Fr. Gardeniae	Zhi Zi	12g	Clears Heat and reduces Fire. With Mu Dan Pi, for dysmenorrhea, headaches, dry, scratchy eyes and intercostal pain due to Liver Blood Deficiency.
Pheretima	Di Long	9g	Clears Heat, extinguishes Wind, unblocks and promotes movement in the channels and collaterals, anchors Liver Yang and lowers Blood pressure.
Scorpio	Quan Xie	9g	Extinguishes Wind, unblocks the collaterals and stops pain. With Di Long, for Liver Yang Rising and Heat Stagnation.

Formula Actions

• Clears the Liver
• Purges Fire
• Expels and extinguishes Wind

Syndromes

• Liver Fire

Clinical Manifestations

Severe, splitting headaches with dizziness Sudden tinnitus or deafness Severe distention and pain which pounds in the temporal area Maybe pain in the whole head Emotional tension during the attack Photophobia Flushed face Red, swollen, painful eyes Irascibility with violent angry outbursts Dry mouth

Bitter taste in mouth Thirst Nausea Vomiting sour or bitter liquid Insomnia Restlessness Constipation or dry stools Maybe rib pain T: Red tip and edges C: Thick, yellow, dry and rough P: Wiry, excess and rapid

Treats

Migraine headache

Red, swollen, painful eyes

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

Modifications

For nausea:		For Phlegm:
+ 12g Haematitum	Dai Zhe Shi	+ 9g Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum	Zhi Ban Xia
+ 12g Caulis Bambusae in Taeniam	Zhu Ru
+ 9g Arisaema cum Bile	Dan Nan Xing
For enduring pain entering the network vessels:		For constipation:
+ 12g Sm. Persicae	Tao Ren	+ 6-9g Rx. et Rz. Rhei	Da Huang
+ 12g Rx. Paeoniae Rubra	Chi Shao