Ying Jie San - 硬秸散 - Pinellia And Usnea Formula

English:	Pinellia and Usnea Formula
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Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Fried Fr. Tritici Levis	Zhi Xiao Mai	12g	Stops excessive sweating due to Deficiency, nourishes the Heart, calms the Spirit, inhibits the growth of and kills cancer cells.
Sargassum	Hai Zao	9g	Inhibits the growth of cancer cells, Promotes urination, Reduces edema, Reduces Phlegm, Softens areas of hardness. With Kun Bu, for goiter and scrofula.
Thallus Eckloniae	Kun Bu	9g	Clears Heat, Inhibits the growth of cancer cells, Promotes urination, Reduces swelling, Resolves Phlegm, Softens Phlegm nodules.
Concha Meretricis/ Cyclinae	Ge Qiao	9g	Clears Lung Heat, transforms Phlegm, descends Lung Qi, softens hardness, dissipates nodules, promotes urination, expels Dampness and inhibits the growth of cancer cells. With Kun Bu and Hai Zao, for goiter and scrofula.
Usnea	Song Luo	9g	Opens the chest, clears the Lungs, resolves Phlegm, controls bleeding, removes toxins, clears Heat, clears Damp-Heat, clears Deficiency Heat, invigorates the Blood, nourishes the Heart and promotes urination.
Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum	Zhi Ban Xia	9g	Dries Dampness, transforms Phlegm, dfissipates nodules, reduces Stagnation and inhibits the growth of cancer cells. With Zhe Bei Mu, for scrofula.
Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii	Zhe Bei Mu	9g	Clears Heat, transforms Phlegm and dissipates nodules. With Hai Zao, Kun Bu and Zhi Ban Xia, for rock-like masses in the center of the neck.
Rx. Gentianae	Long Dan Cao	9g	Drains Damp-Heat from the Liver and Gallbladder channels and inhibits the growth of cancer cells.
Medulla Tetrapanacis	Tong Cao	9g	Promotes urination, resolves Dampness and Clears Heat.
Alumen	Ming Fan	9g	Clears Heat and expels Phlegm.

Formula Actions

• Reduces Phlegm
• Softens areas of hardness
• Promotes urination
• Clears Heat
• Clears Damp-Heat
• Inhibits the growth of cancer cells

Syndromes

• Phlegm-Heat with Dampness

Clinical Manifestations

Pain and fullness in ribs on both sides Maybe pain in the right hypochondrium Bitter taste in mouth Nausea Vomiting sour and bitter fluids Anorexia Maybe alternating chills and fever Concentrated, dark urine Local redness, swelling and pain Restless fever Maybe fever and chills Abdominal distention and discomfort Suffocating sensation in the chest Dislike of oily foods Lassitude Maybe thirst or thirst with no desire to drink Diarrhea with foul smell or Constipation Sweet sticky taste or bitter taste in mouth Dizziness Tinnitus or deafness Prolonged, nagging epigastric pain and distention Patient tends to be overweight Rapid breathing with a harsh voice

Cough with sticky, yellow, difficult to expectorate sputum Sore throat Thirst with no desire to drink Dry stools Alternating constipation and diarrhea Variable appetite Mania Shortness of breath Dyspnea Chest and/or epigastric fullness A heavy sensation in the body Lethargy Women: Yellow vaginal discharge with foul smell Pruritis vulvae Men: Pain, swelling and burning sensations of testicles Spermatorrhea or premature ejaculation T: Pink or Scarlet C: Yellow or Yellow and greasy or Yellow and smooth P: Rapid and smooth or Wiry and rapid or Slippery and rapid

Treats

Thyroid cancer

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

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