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Yin Chen Hao Tang - 茵陳蒿湯 - Artemisia Scopariae Decoction

English: Artemisiae Scopariae Decoction
Also Known As: Capillaris Combination
Decoction of Capillaris

Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin Pin Yin Dosage Actions
Hb. Artemisiae Scopariae Yin Chen Hao 4-30g Clears Damp-Heat from Liver and Gallbladder and treats all types of jaundice, especially Damp-Heat jaundice.
With Zhi Zi strongly relieves Damp-Heat jaundice.
With Yin Chen Hao and Zhi Zi, for Damp-Heat jaundice with abdominal distention, fever, constipation, and urinary dysfunction and gallstones
Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi 3-15g Clears Heat from the three Jiaos through the urine, drains Damp-Heat and activates the Blood.
With Da Huang and Yin Chen Hao, for jaundice due to Damp-Heat in the Liver and Gallbladder.
Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang 1-10g Purges Heat, benefits the Gallbladder, activates blood flow through the Liver, strengthens other herbs actions and assists Yin Chen Hao.
With Yin Chen Hao, for early-Stage Damp-Heat jaundice when Heat is stronger than Dampness.
(Rx. Gentianae) (Qin Jiao) (6-10g) (Substitutes for Da Huang when there is no constipation.)
(Sm. Benincasae) (Dong Gua Ren) (6-10g) (Substitutes for Da Huang when there is no constipation.)

Formula Actions

  • Clears Heat
  • Resolves Dampness
  • Reduces jaundice

Syndromes

  • Damp-Heat in the Liver and Gallbladder (Yang Jaundice)
  • Jaundice due to Liver/Gallbladder Damp-Heat (Secondary source)

Clinical Manifestations

  • Whole body jaundice (tangerine color)
  • Slight abdominal distention
  • Urinary difficulty
  • Thirst (only wants to sip)
  • Perspiration on the head
  • Scanty, dark urination
  • Upper abdominal distention
  • Maybe grayish pale stools
  • Nausea / vomiting
  • Yellow sclera
  • Edema
  • Chest discomfort
  • Constipation
  • Maybe mania
  • T: Pink
  • C: Yellow and greasy
  • P: Slippery and rapid or Deep and Shi or Rolling and rapid
  • Heavy sensation in the body
  • Fever
  • No thirst (Secondary source)
  • P: Slippery or soggy (Secondary source)

Treats

  • Acute infectious hepatitis
  • Chronic active hepatitis
  • Viral hepatitis
  • Hepatic necrosis
  • Cirrhosis of the Liver
  • Cholelithiasis
  • Cholecystitis
  • Malaria
  • Typhoid fever
  • Acute leukemia
  • Leptospirosis
  • Urticaria
  • Acne
  • Oliguria
  • Jaundice
  • Biliary atresia
  • Seborrheic dermatitis
  • AIDS/HIV
  • Nausea
  • Constipation
  • Acute pancreatitis
  • Wei Syndrome
  • Hernia
  • Herpes simplex
  • Eye pain
  • Liver cancer
  • Pruritis
  • Eye pain
  • Beriberi
  • Nephritis
  • Stomatitis
  • Gingivitis
  • Ophthalmic disorders
  • Uterine bleeding
  • Indigestion
  • Hepatitis A
  • Hepatitis C
  • Vaginal discharge
  • Eczema
  • Hematuria
  • Hyperlipidemia
  • Neonatal jaundice
  • Vomiting
  • Hemolytic anemia
  • Abdominal fullness and distention
  • Anorexia
  • Edema
  • Herpes zoster
  • Perspiration

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Contraindicated for those with Yin jaundice.
  • Use Da Huang with extreme caution during pregnancy.
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

Notes

Modifications

For high fever and other signs of extreme Heat: For fever and chills:
+ Rx. Gentianae Long Dan Cao + Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao
+ Rx. Isatidis Ban Lan Gen + Flos. Chrysanthemi Indici Ye Ju Hua
+ Rx. et Rz. Polygoni Cuspidati Hu Zhang Or
For hypochondriac pain and other Liver Qi Stagnation signs and symptoms: + Rx. Bupleuri Chai Hu
+ Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
+ Rx. Bupleuri Chai Hu For hypochondriac pain with abdominal fullness:
+ Fr. Toosendan Chuan Lian Zi + Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin
+ Rz. Cyperi Xiang Fu + Fr. Aurantii Immaturus Zhi Shi
+ Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao For nausea and vomiting:
For nausea and vomiting with reduced appetite: + Caul. Bambusae In Taeniam Zhu Ru
+ Caul. Bambusae In Taeniam Zhu Ru + Massa Medicata Fermentata Shen Qu
+ Massa Medicata Fermentata Shen Qu + Rz. Pinellia Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia
For cholelithiasis: Or
+ Hb. Lysimachiae Jin Qian Cao + Caul. Bambusae In Taeniam Zhu Ru
+ Rx. Bupleuri Chai Hu + Fol. Eriobotryae Pi Pa Ye
Or For anorexia:
+ Hb. Lysimachiae Jin Qian Cao + Massa Medicata Fermentata Shen Qu
+ Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin
+ Fr. Aurantii Zhi Ke + Fr. Hordei Germinatus Mai Ya
For intermittent fever, headache and a bitter taste: + Carbonized Sm. Arecae Jiao Bing Lang
+ Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin For alternating chills and fever:
For delirium: + Rx. Bupleuri Chai Hu
+ Calculus Bovis Niu Huang + Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
For serious hepatitis: For hepatitis A:
+ Rz. Polygoni Cuspidati Hu Zhang + Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai
+ Rz. Acori Tatarinowii Shi Chang Pu + Two or three of the following:
For scanty brown urine: Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua
+ Talc Hua Shi Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao
+ Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie Rx. Isatidis Ban Lan Gen
+ Hb. Lysimachiae Jin Qian Cao Rz. Polygoni Cuspidati Hu Zhang
For flank pain with abdominal fullness: Hb. Hedyotis Diffusae Bai Hua She She Cao
+ 9g Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin Hb. Scutellariae Barbatae Ban Zhi Lian
+ 9g Fr. Aurantii Immaturus Zhi Shi Fol. Isatidis Da Qing Ye
For nausea and vomiting: For expelling stones:
+9g Caulis Bambusae in Taeniam Zhu Ru + 15g Spora Lygodii Hai Jin Sha
+9g Massa Medica Fermentata Shen Qu + 9g Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli Ji Nei Jin
For no constipation:
- Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang For more Dampness than Heat:
For more Heat than Damp: + 15g Sm Coicis Yi Yi Ren
+ 15g Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao + 15g Talcum Hua Shi
+ 9g Rx. Gentianae Long Dan Cao + 9 g Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia
For jaundice:
+ 25g Hb. Lysimachiae Jin Qian Cao + 9g Sm. Armeniacae Xing Ren
For stones obstructing the bile duct: + 6g Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis Hou Po
+ 30g Rx. Clematidis Wei Ling Xian
+ 30g Hb. Lysimachiae Jin Qian Cao + 6g Fr. Amomi Rotundus Bai Dou Kou
For acne:
+ Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua + 6g Hb. Lophatheri Dan Zhu Ye
+ Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian For hematuria with jaundice:
For anorexia with bloating: + 15g Hb. Cirsii Xiao Ji
+ Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi + 9g Cacumen Platycladi Ce Bai Ye
+ Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang For jaundice with more Dampness:
For jaundice with more Heat: + Poria Fu Ling
+ Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai + Polyporus Zhu Ling
+ Rx. Gentianae Long Dan Cao + Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie
For severe jaundice: For oliguria:
+ Rz. Polygoni Cuspidatae Hu Zhang + Poria Fu Ling
+ Polyporus Zhu Ling
+ Hb. Taraxaci Pu Gong Ying + Talcum Hua Shi
For dysuria: For thirst with a feeling of fullness and oppression:
+ Caulis Akebiae Mu Tong
+ Talcum Hua Shi + Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian
+ Hb. Lysimachiae Jin Qian Cao + Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
For difficult bowel movements with loose stools: For scanty yellow urination:
+ Hb. Eupatorii Pei Lan + Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie
For hypochondriac pain: + Hb. Lysimachiae Jin Qian Cao
+ Rx. Bupleuri Chai Hu For abdominal fullness with anorexia:
+ Fr. Toosendan Chuan Lian Zi + Fr. Crataegi Shan Zha
+ Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin + Fr. Hordei Germinatus Mai Ya
For nausea and vomiting: For hepatitis with more Heat than Dampness:
+ Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian + Hb. Patriniae Bai Jiang Cao
+ Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao + Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai
+ Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia + Rx. Gentianae Long Dan Cao
+ Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin
For hepatitis with more Dampness than Heat: Or
+ Rz. Atractylodis Cang Zhu + Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
+ Poria Fu Ling + Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian
+ Hb. Eupatorii Pei Lan + Rx. Gentianae Long Dan Cao
For hepatitis with abdominal distention: For hepatitis with nausea and vomiting:
+ Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis Hou Po + Caulis Bambusae in Taeniam Zhu Ru
+ Sm. Raphani Lai Fu Zi + Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia
For hepatitis with hypochondriac pain:
+ Rz. Corydalis Yan Hu Suo + Rz. Zingiberis Recens Sheng Jiang
+ Fr. Toosendan Chuan Lian Zi For infants with acute viral hepatitis:
For jaundice after surgical removal of the Gallbladder: + Sm. Plantaginis Che Qian Zi
+ Caulis Akebiae Mu Tong
+ Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin For jaundice associated with viral hepatitis with nausea and vomiting:
+ Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin
+ Hb. Lysimachiae Jin Qian Cao + Caulis Bambusae in Taeniam Zhu Ru
For jaundice associated with viral hepatitis with water accumulation: + Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia
+ Poria Fu Ling For jaundice associated with viral hepatitis with hepatosplenomegaly:
+ Polyporus Zhu Ling
+ Per. Arecae Da Fu Pi + Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen
For jaundice associated with viral hepatitis with itchy skin:
+ Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin
+ Rx. Gentianae Macrophyllae Qin Jiao For jaundice associated with viral hepatitis with chills and fever:
+ Cx. Fraxini Qin Pi + Rx. Bupleuri Chai Hu
For seborrheic dermatitis: + Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
+ 15g Hb. Hedyotis Bai Hua She She Cao For seborrheic dermatitis (topical):
+ 10g Rx. Sophorae Flavescentis Ku Shen + 30g Rx. Sophorae Flavescentis Ku Shen
+ 10g Fr. Cnidii She Chuang Zi + 30g Hb. Portulacae Ma Chi Xian
+ 10g Fr. Kochiae Di Fu Zi + 30g Sulfur Liu Huang
For jaundice with more Heat than Dampness: + 20g Flos Chrysanthemi Ju Hua
+ 30g Hb. Patriniae Bai Jiang Cao
+ 30g Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao + 20g Rx. Stemonae Bai Bu
+ 15g Sm. Plantaginis Che Qian Zi For jaundice with more Heat than Dampness and nausea and vomiting:
+ 6g Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao
For jaundice with more Heat than Dampness and epigastric and abdominal distention and fullness: + 30g Hb. Patriniae Bai Jiang Cao
+ 30g Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao
+ 30g Hb. Patriniae Bai Jiang Cao + 15g Sm. Plantaginis Che Qian Zi
+ 30g Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao + 6g Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao
+ 15g Sm. Plantaginis Che Qian Zi + 15g Caulis Bambusae in Taeniam Zhu Ru
+ 6g Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao
+ 12g Fr. Aurantii Immaturus Zhi Shi + 10g Rz. Pinelliae Preparata Zhi Ban Xia
+ 9g Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis Hou Po For jaundice with more Heat than Dampness and hypochondriac pain:
For jaundice with more severe Heat and Dampness: + 30g Hb. Patriniae Bai Jiang Cao
+ 30g Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao
+ 30g Hb. Patriniae Bai Jiang Cao + 15g Sm. Plantaginis Che Qian Zi
+ 30g Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao + 6g Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao
+ 15g Sm. Plantaginis Che Qian Zi + 10g Rx. Bupleuri Chai Hu
+ 6g Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao + 10g Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin
+ 9g Rx. Gentianae Long Dan Cao + 10g Fr. Toosendan Chuan Lian Zi
+ 15g Rx. Isatidis Ban Lan Gen For jaundice with more Heat than Dampness and gallstones:
+ 9g Rz. Polygoni Cuspidati Hu Zhang + 30g Hb. Patriniae Bai Jiang Cao
+ 30g Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao
Or + 15g Sm. Plantaginis Che Qian Zi
+ 30g Hb. Patriniae Bai Jiang Cao + 6g Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao
+ 30g Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao + Three Gold Decoction
San Jin Tang
+ 15g Sm. Plantaginis Che Qian Zi
+ 6g Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao For jaundice due to Toxic Heat:

+ Gentiana Longdancao Decoction to Drain the Liver
Long Dan Xie Gan Tan

 + Coptis Decoction to Relieve Toxicity
Huang Lian Jie Du Tang
+ Five Ingredient Decoction to Eliminate Toxin
Wu Wei Xiao Du Yin
For nausea and vomiting and indigestion:
+9g Caulis Bambusae in Taeniam Zhu Ru - Rx. Semiaquilegiae Tian Kui Zi
+ 9g Hb. Begoniae Hong Tian Kui
+ Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia For high fever:
+ Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua
For anorexia: + Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao
+ Fr. Crataegi Shan Zha + Rx. Isatidis Ban Lan Gen
+ Massa Medicata Fermentata Shen Qu + Gypsum Fibrosum Shi Gao
For jaundice with Heat predominant and severe nausea and vomiting:
+ Fr. Hordei Germinatus Preparatum Zhi Mai Ya
+ Caulis Bambusae in Taeniam Zhu Ru
For jaundice with Heat predominant and drum-like abdominal distention:
+ Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian
+ Fr. Aurantii Zhi Ke For jaundice with Heat predominant and severe rib and flank pain:
+ Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis Hou Po
+ Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin
For jaundice with Heat predominant, hyperthermia and a yellow tongue coat: + Rx Bupleuri Chai Hu
For jaundice with Heat predominant, hyperthermia and Xue Stage Heat:
+ CX. Phellodendri Huang Bai
+ Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin + Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao
For jaundice with Heat predominant and the signs and symptoms returning to normal: + Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi
For Damp-predominant jaundice:
+ Poria Fu Ling - Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi
+ Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu - Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang
+ 9g Poria Fu Ling
For Damp-predominant jaundice with nausea and vomiting: + 9g Polyporus Zhu Ling
+ 9g Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu
- Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi
- Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang + 6g Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie
+ 9g Poria Fu Ling + 3g Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui
+ 9g Polyporus Zhu Ling For Damp-predominant jaundice with severe abdominal distention:
+ 9g Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu
- Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi
+ 6g Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie - Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang
+ 3g Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui + 9g Poria Fu Ling
+ Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia + 9g Polyporus Zhu Ling
+ 9g Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu
+ Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi
For cholecystitis and cholelithias with Heat predominant: + 6g Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie
+ 3g Cx. Cinnamomi Rou Gui
+ Decoction to Purge Liver Fire with Gentiana
Long Dan Xie Gan Tang		 + Sm. Arecae Bing Lang
+ Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang
- Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi For cholecystitis and cholelithias with Heat predominant and a high fever:
- Sm. Plantaginis Che Qian Zi
- Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie + Decoction to Purge Liver Fire with Gentiana
Long Dan Xie Gan Tang
- Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
- Extremitas Radicis Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui Wei - Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi
- Sm. Plantaginis Che Qian Zi
+ 30g Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua - Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie
+ 15g Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin - Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
+ 15g Spora Lygodii Hai Jin Sha - Extremitas Radicis Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui Wei
+ 15g Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao
+ 9g Fr. Aurantii Immaturus Zhi Shi + 30g Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua
+ 15g Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin
+ 9g Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang + 15g Spora Lygodii Hai Jin Sha
+ 9g. Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli Ji Nei Jin + 15g Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao
For cholecystitis and cholelithias with Heat predominant and nausea and vomiting: + 9g Fr. Aurantii Immaturus Zhi Shi
+ 9g Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang
+ Decoction to Purge Liver Fire with Gentiana
Long Dan Xie Gan Tang		 + 9g. Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli Ji Nei Jin
- Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi + 30g Gypsum Fibrosum Shi Gao
- Sm. Plantaginis Che Qian Zi + Rx. Isatidis Ban Lan Gen
- Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie For cholecystitis and cholelithias with Heat predominant and torpid intake:
- Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
- Extremitas Radicis Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui Wei + Decoction to Purge Liver Fire with Gentiana
Long Dan Xie Gan Tang
+ 30g Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua - Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi
+ 15g Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin - Sm. Plantaginis Che Qian Zi
+ 15g Spora Lygodii Hai Jin Sha - Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie
+ 15g Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao - Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
+ 9g Fr. Aurantii Immaturus Zhi Shi - Extremitas Radicis Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui Wei
+ 9g Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang + 30g Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua
+ 9g. Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli Ji Nei Jin + 15g Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin
+ 15g Spora Lygodii Hai Jin Sha
+ 9g Caulis Bambusae in Taeniam Zhu Ru + 15g Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao
+ 9g Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia + 9g Fr. Aurantii Immaturus Zhi Shi
+ 9g Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang
For cholecystitis and cholelithias with Heat predominant and Blood Stagnation: + 9g. Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli Ji Nei Jin
+ Decoction to Purge Liver Fire with Gentiana
Long Dan Xie Gan Tang		 + 9g Fr. Hordei Germinatus Mai Ya
- Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi + 9g Fr. Crataegi Shan Zha
- Sm. Plantaginis Che Qian Zi + 9g Massa Medicata Fermentata Shen Qu
- Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie
+ 30g Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua For cholecystitis and cholelithias with Dampness predominant:
+ 15g Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin
+ 15g Spora Lygodii Hai Jin Sha + Decoction to Purge Liver Fire with Gentiana
Long Dan Xie Gan Tang
+ 15g Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao
+ 9g Fr. Aurantii Immaturus Zhi Shi - Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi
+ 9g Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang - Sm. Plantaginis Che Qian Zi
+ 9g. Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli Ji Nei Jin - Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie
- Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
+ 15g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen - Extremitas Radicis Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui Wei
For cholecystitis and cholelithias with Dampness predominant with no constipation: - Rx. Gentianae Long Dan Cao
+ 15g Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin
+ Decoction to Purge Liver Fire with Gentiana
Long Dan Xie Gan Tang		 + 15g Spora Lygodii Hai Jin Sha
+ 9g Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang
- Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi + 9g. Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli Ji Nei Jin
- Sm. Plantaginis Che Qian Zi
- Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie + Three Seed Decoction
San Ren Tang
- Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
- Extremitas Radicis Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui Wei For cholecystitis and cholelithias with Dampness predominant with jaundice:
- Rx. Gentianae Long Dan Cao + Decoction to Purge Liver Fire with Gentiana
Long Dan Xie Gan Tang
- Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang
+ 15g Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin - Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi
+ 15g Spora Lygodii Hai Jin Sha - Sm. Plantaginis Che Qian Zi
+ 9g Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang - Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie
+ 9g. Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli Ji Nei Jin - Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
+ Three Seed Decoction
San Ren Tang		 - Extremitas Radicis Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui Wei
For cholecystitis and cholelithias with Dampness predominant with jaundice: - Rx. Gentianae Long Dan Cao
+ 15g Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin
+ Decoction to Purge Liver Fire with Gentiana
Long Dan Xie Gan Tang		 + 15g Spora Lygodii Hai Jin Sha
- Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi + 9g Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang
- Sm. Plantaginis Che Qian Zi + 9g. Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli Ji Nei Jin
- Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie + Three Seed Decoction
San Ren Tang
- Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
- Extremitas Radicis Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui Wei + 25g Hb. Lysimachiae Jin Qian Cao
For hepatitis C:
- Rx. Gentianae Long Dan Cao + 15g Rz. Bistortae Quan Shen
+ 15g Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin + 15g Hb. Hedyotis Diffusae Bai Hua She She Cao
+ 15g Spora Lygodii Hai Jin Sha
+ 9g Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang + 15g Rz. Dryopteris Guan Zhong
+ 9g. Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli Ji Nei Jin + 9g Rx. Arnebiae seu Lithospermi Zi Cao
+ Three Seed Decoction
San Ren Tang		 + 9g Rz. Smilacis Glabrae Tu Fu Ling
+ 30g Rx. Clematidis Wei Ling Xian + 9g Rz. Cimicifugae Sheng Ma
+ 30g Hb. Lysimachiae Jin Qian Cao + 3g Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao
For hepatitis C with marked costal pain: For hepatitis C with Fire damaging Yin:
+ 15g Rz. Bistortae Quan Shen + 15g Rz. Bistortae Quan Shen
+ 15g Hb. Hedyotis Diffusae Bai Hua She She Cao + 15g Hb. Hedyotis Diffusae Bai Hua She She Cao
+ 15g Rz. Dryopteris Guan Zhong + 15g Rz. Dryopteris Guan Zhong
+ 9g Rx. Arnebiae seu Lithospermi Zi Cao + 9g Rx. Arnebiae seu Lithospermi Zi Cao
+ 9g Rz. Smilacis Glabrae Tu Fu Ling + 9g Rz. Smilacis Glabrae Tu Fu Ling
+ 9g Rz. Cimicifugae Sheng Ma + 9g Rz. Cimicifugae Sheng Ma
+ 3g Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao + 3g Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao
+15g Fr. Toosendan Chuan Lian Zi + 12g Rx. Glehniae Bei Sha Shen
+ 15g Rz. Corydalis Yan Hu Suo + 12g Rx. Ophiopogonis Mai Men Dong
For hepatitis C with insomnia and susceptibility to fright: For hepatitis C with abdominal distention, glomus and fullness:
+ 15g Rz. Bistortae Quan Shen + 15g Rz. Bistortae Quan Shen
+ 15g Hb. Hedyotis Diffusae Bai Hua She She Cao + 15g Hb. Hedyotis Diffusae Bai Hua She She Cao
+ 15g Rz. Dryopteris Guan Zhong + 15g Rz. Dryopteris Guan Zhong
+ 9g Rx. Arnebiae seu Lithospermi Zi Cao + 9g Rx. Arnebiae seu Lithospermi Zi Cao
+ 9g Rz. Smilacis Glabrae Tu Fu Ling + 9g Rz. Smilacis Glabrae Tu Fu Ling
+ 9g Rz. Cimicifugae Sheng Ma + 9g Rz. Cimicifugae Sheng Ma
+ 3g Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao + 3g Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao
+15g Caulis Polygoni Multiflori Ye Jiao Teng + 9g Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin
+ 9g Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis Hou Po
+ 15g Cx. Albizziae He Huan Pi
For hepatitis C with red, turbid urine: + 9g Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang
+ 15g Rz. Bistortae Quan Shen For hepatitis C with foul-smelling loose stools:
+ 15g Hb. Hedyotis Diffusae Bai Hua She She Cao + 15g Rz. Bistortae Quan Shen
+ 15g Hb. Hedyotis Diffusae Bai Hua She She Cao
+ 15g Rz. Dryopteris Guan Zhong
+ 9g Rx. Arnebiae seu Lithospermi Zi Cao + 15g Rz. Dryopteris Guan Zhong
+ 9g Rx. Arnebiae seu Lithospermi Zi Cao
+ 9g Rz. Smilacis Glabrae Tu Fu Ling
+ 9g Rz. Smilacis Glabrae Tu Fu Ling
+ 9g Rz. Cimicifugae Sheng Ma
+ 3g Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao + 9g Rz. Cimicifugae Sheng Ma
+ 12g Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie + 3g Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao
+ 12g Sm. Plantaginis Che Qian Zi + 9g Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin
For hepatitis C due to Damp-Heat Injuring the Ying and Xue: For hepatitis C due to Damp-Heat Injuring the Ying and Xue with epistaxis:
+ 30g Cornu Bubali Shui Niu Jiao + 30g Cornu Bubali Shui Niu Jiao
+ 15g Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua + 15g Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua
+ 15g Hb. Violae Zi Hua Di Ding + 15g Hb. Violae Zi Hua Di Ding
+ 15g Spica Prunellae Xia Ku Cao + 15g Spica Prunellae Xia Ku Cao
+ 9g Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi + 9g Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi
+ 9g Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao + 9g Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao
+ 6g Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian + 6g Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian
For hepatitis C due to Damp-Heat Injuring the Ying and Xue with hematuria: + 12g Hb Patriniae Bai Jiang Cao
+ 12g Cacumen Platycladi Ce Bai Ye
+ 30g Cornu Bubali Shui Niu Jiao
+ 15g Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua For hepatitis C due to Damp-Heat Injuring the Ying and Xue with hematemesis or bleeding gums:
+ 15g Hb. Violae Zi Hua Di Ding
+ 15g Spica Prunellae Xia Ku Cao + 30g Cornu Bubali Shui Niu Jiao
+ 9g Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi + 15g Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua
+ 9g Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao + 15g Hb. Violae Zi Hua Di Ding
+ 15g Spica Prunellae Xia Ku Cao
+ 6g Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian + 9g Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi
+ 12g Hb. Sive Radix Cirsii Japonici Da Ji + 9g Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao
+ 12 Hb. Cirsii Xiao Ji + 6g Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian
+ 12g Cacumen Platycladi Ce Bai Ye + 12-15g Rz. Imperatae Bai Mao Gen
+ 12-15g Cacumen Platycladi Ce Bai Ye
For jaundice with more Heat than Dampness with severe dry stools and constipation:
For jaundice with more Heat than Dampness with severely inhibited dark urination:
+ 9g Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai
+ 3g Natrii Sulfas Mang Xiao + 9g Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai
For jaundice with more Heat than Dampness with severe nausea or vomiting of bitter fluids: + 9g Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie
+ 9g Polyporus Zhu Ling
+ 9g Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai For jaundice with more Heat than Dampness with flank pain:
+ 6g Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian
+ 12g Caulis Bambusae in Taeniam Zhu Ru + 9g Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai
+ 9g. Rx. Bupleuri Chai Hu
For jaundice with more Heat than Dampness with severe Stomach and abdominal fullness and distention: + 9g Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin
+ 9g Fr. Toosendan Chuan Lian Zi
+ 9g Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai For jaundice:
+ 9g Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis Hou Po + Major Bupleurum Decoction
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+ 9g Fr. Aurantii Immaturus Zhi Shi - Fr. Aurantii Immaturus Zhi Shi
+ 6g Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang
+ 9g Fr. Crataegi Shan Zha + 9g Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin
+ 9g Fr. Hordei Germinatus Mai Ya + 9g Sm. Plantaginis Che Qian Zi
For cholelithiasis:
For cholelithiasis with a fever: + Major Bupleurum Decoction
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+ Major Bupleurum Decoction
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- Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia
- Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia
+ 30g Hb. Lysimachiae Jin Qian Cao
+ 30g Hb. Lysimachiae Jin Qian Cao + 6g Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang
+ 6g Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang + 9g Rx. Polygoni Cuspidati Hu Zhang
+ 9g Rz. Polygoni Cuspidatae Hu Zhang
For cholelithiasis with vomiting:
+ 15g Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua + Major Bupleurum Decoction
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+ 9g Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao
For Liver cancer with more Heat than Dampness: + 30g Hb. Lysimachiae Jin Qian Cao
+ 6g Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang
+ More (30-60g) Hb. Artemisiae Scopariae Yin Chen Hao + 9g Rx. Polygoni Cuspidatae Hu Zhang
+ 9g Sm. Plantaginis Che Qian Zi + 9g Caulis Bambusae in Taeniam Zhu Ru
+ 6g Rx. Gentianae Long Dan Cao
+ 30g Rx. Smilacis Glabrae Tu Fu Ling For Liver cancer:
- Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang
+ 6g Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai + 30g Polyporus Zhu Ling
For acute icteric viral hepatitis: + 12g Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie
+ 10g Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai +30g Fr. Polygoni Orientalis Shui Hong Huang Zi
+ 10g Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao
+ 30g Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua + 30g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen
+ 30g Rx. Isatidis Ban Lan Gen
+ 30g Rz. Imperatae Bai Mao Gen + 10g Rz. Curcumae E Zhu
For acute icteric viral hepatitis with more severe Heat: + 30g Hb. Hedyotis Diffusae Bai Hua She She Cao
+ 10g Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai For acute icteric viral hepatitis with more severe Damp:
+ 10g Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao
+ 30g Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua + 10g Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai
+ 30g Rx. Isatidis Ban Lan Gen + 10g Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao
+ 30g Rz. Imperatae Bai Mao Gen + 30g Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua
+ 30g Fol. Isatidis Da Qing Ye + 30g Rx. Isatidis Ban Lan Gen
+ 30g Hb. Taraxaci Pu Gong Ying + 30g Rz. Imperatae Bai Mao Gen
For acute icteric viral hepatitis with nausea and vomiting: + 10g Rz. Atractylodis Cang Zhu
+ 10g Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis Hou Po
+ 10g Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai
+ 10g Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao + 10g Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie
+ 30g Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua For acute icteric viral hepatitis with abdominal distention and anorexia:
+ 30g Rx. Isatidis Ban Lan Gen
+ 30g Rz. Imperatae Bai Mao Gen + 10g Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai
+ 10g Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia + 10g Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao
+ 30g Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua
+ 10g Caulis Bambusae in Taeniam Zhu Ru + 30g Rx. Isatidis Ban Lan Gen
+ 30g Rz. Imperatae Bai Mao Gen
For acute icteric viral hepatitis with cutaneous Pruritis: + 10g Fr. Crataegi Shan Zha
+ 15g Fr. Hordei Germinatus Mai Ya
+ 10g Cx. Phellodendri Huang Bai
+ 10g Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao + 15g Massa Medicata Fermentata Shen Qu
+ 30g Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua
+ 30g Rx. Isatidis Ban Lan Gen For acute infectious hepatitis with Yin Deficiency associated with Internal Heat:
+ 30g Rz. Imperatae Bai Mao Gen
+ 15g Cx. Dictamni Bai Xian Pi + 9g Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
+ 15g Fr. Kochiae Di Fu Zi + 9g Hb. Dendrobii Shi Hu
For cholecystitis: For cholecystitis with a high fever:
+ Decoction to Purge Liver Fire with Gentiana
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- Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi - Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi
- Sm. Plantaginis Che Qian Zi - Sm. Plantaginis Che Qian Zi
- Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie - Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie
- Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang - Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
- Extremitas Radicis Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui Wei - Extremitas Radicis Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui Wei
+ 30g Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua + 30g Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua
+ 15g Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin + 15g Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin
+ 15g Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao + 15g Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao
+ 9g Fr. Aurantii Immaturus Zhi Shi + 9g Fr. Aurantii Immaturus Zhi Shi
+ 9g Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang + 9g Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang
For cholecystitis with nausea and vomiting: + 30g Gypsum Fibrosum Shi Gao
+ Decoction to Purge Liver Fire with Gentiana
Long Dan Xie Gan Tang		 + 30g Rx. Isatidis Ban Lan Gen
For cholecystitis with a poor appetite:
- Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi + Decoction to Purge Liver Fire with Gentiana
Long Dan Xie Gan Tang
- Sm. Plantaginis Che Qian Zi
- Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie - Cx. Moutan Mu Dan Pi
- Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang - Sm. Plantaginis Che Qian Zi
- Extremitas Radicis Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui Wei - Rz. Alismatis Ze Xie
- Rx. Rehmanniae Sheng Di Huang
+ 30g Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua - Extremitas Radicis Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui Wei
+ 15g Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin
+ 15g Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao + 30g Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua
+ 9g Fr. Aurantii Immaturus Zhi Shi + 15g Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin
+ 15g Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao
+ 9g Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang + 9g Fr. Aurantii Immaturus Zhi Shi
+ 9g Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia
+ 9g Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang
+ 9g Caulis Bambusae in Taeniam Zhu Ru + 9g Fr. Crataegi Shan Zha
+ 9g Massa Medicata Fermentata Shen Qu
+9g Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli Ji Nei Jin
+ 9g Fr. Hordei Germinatus Mai Ya

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Conditions (35)

Abdominal Fullness and Distention, BloatingAcne, Acne VulgarisAcute Hepatitis, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis EAcute PancreatitisAIDS/HIVAnemiaAnorexiaAtrophy Disorder, Wei SyndromeCholecystitisCholelithiasis, GallstonesChronic Hepatitis, Hepatitis CConstipationEczemaEdemaEye PainGastralgia (Stomach Pain)Gingivitis, PeriodontitisHematuria, Bloody UrinationHerniaHerpes GenitaliaHerpes Zoster, ShinglesHyperlipoproteinemiaIndigestion, DyspepsiaJaundiceLiver Cancer #46Menorrhagia, Heavy MenstruationMetrorrhagia, Uterine Bleeding, MetrostaxisNausea/VomitingNeo-natal JaundiceNephritisOliguria, Scanty UrinationPerspirationPyelonephritisSeborrheic DermatitisVaginal Discharge, Leukorrhea

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