Zi Gan Bu Shen Fang - 資肝補腎方 - Nourish The Liver And Tonify The Kidneys Formula

English:	Nourish the Liver and Tonify the Kidneys Formula
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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 Shu Di Huang, for Heat symptoms due to Yin Deficiency and Devastated Blood. With Xuan Shen, for Kidney Yin Deficiency with Fire Blazing with soreness and swelling in the throat, dry mouth and a parched tongue. With Mu Dan Pi, for Kidney Yin Deficiency with steaming bones. With Mu Dan Pi and Chi Shao, for purpura or bleeding with maculae and blotches on the skin.
Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata	Shu Di Huang	15g	Nourishes the Blood and nourishes Liver and Kidney Yin.
Rz. Anemarrhenae	Zhi Mu	15g	Clears Heat, drains Fire, nourishes Yin, moistens Dryness, generates Fluids, clears Deficiency Fire and quenches thirst. With Xuan Shen and Sheng Di Huang, for ulcers of the oral cavity.
Fr. Corni	Shan Zhu Yu	15g	Stabilizes the Kidneys, astringes Jing and Body Fluids, tonifies Liver and Kidney Yin and strengthens Kidney Yang. With Shu Di Huang, nourishes Kidney Yin and secures Jing, while restraining urination and sweating.
Rx. Scrophulariae	Xuan Shen	10g	Clears Heat, cools the Blood, nourishes Yin and drains Fire. With Mu Dan Pi, for erysipelas and purplish rashes.
Cx. Moutan	Mu Dan Pi	10g	Clears Heat, cools, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, clears Deficiency Fire and clears Liver Fire. With Chi Shao, cools the Blood and disperses Stasis, for Ying Stage Heat with epistaxis, hemoptysis, hemafecia, hematuria, menorrhagia and skin rashes. With Zhi Mu and Sheng Di Huang, for menopause with Yin Deficiency and Heat.
Rx. Paeoniae Rubra	Chi Shao	15g	Clears Heat, Cools the Blood and clears Liver Fire, Dispels Blood Stasis, Invigorates the Blood, Relieves pain.
Rx. Paeoniae Alba	Bai Shao	15g	Astringes Yin and calms Liver Yang, Nourishes the Blood, Regulates menstruation.
Poria	Fu Ling	20g	Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness and strengthens the Spleen.
Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae	Niu Xi	10g	Invigorates the Blood, expels Blood Stasis, nourishes Liver and Kidney Yin and descends Blood and Fire. With Sheng Di Huang, powerfully clears Deficiency Fire Blazing Upward with pain and swelling of the gums, epistaxis, hematemesis and other hemorrhage in the upper body.
Hb. Ecliptae	Mo Han Lian	15g	Nourishes and tonifies Liver and Kidney Yin, cools the Blood and stops bleeding. With Sheng Di Huang, for hematemesis and hematuria due to Hot Blood.
Hb. Hedyotis Diffusae	Bai Hua She She Cao	30g	Clears Heat, strongly relieves Fire toxins and promotes urination.
Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae	Dan Shen	30g	Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, clears Heat and cools the Blood. With Mu Dan Pi and Sheng Di Huang, for Ying Stage Heat with high fever, irritability, hemoptysis, epistaxis, and subcutaneous bleeding.

Formula Actions

• Nourishes the Liver
• Tonifies the Kidneys
• Nourishes Yin
• Descends Deficiency Fire
• Clears Heat
• Cools the Blood

Syndromes

• Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiency with Fire Rising

Clinical Manifestations

Red papular lesions The lesions are few and scattered Restlessness Insomnia Fatigue Dizziness Tinnitus or deafness Poor memory Blurred vision Impaired vision Dry eyes Night blindness Aching, soreness or weakness of the low back Spermatorrhea or Premature ejaculation Aching in the bones Aching in the leg and heel

A dry mouth Thirst Night sweats Five sole Heat Malar flush A low grade fever in the afternoon Dry throat, maybe recurrent sore throat Dry stools and/or Constipation Urine short and red Heightened libido Light menses or Late menses or Amenorrhea T: Red C: Little or None P: Thready and rapid

Treats

Lupus erythematosis

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

Modifications

For persistent low-grade fever:		For night sweats:
+ Hb. Artemisiae Annuae	Qing Hao	+ Fr. Schisandrae	Wu Wei Zi
+ Plumula Nelumbinis	Lian Zi Xin
+ Cx. Lycii	Di Gu Pi	For alopecia:
For lesions on the face and mouth ulcers:		+ Rx. Polygoni Multiflori	He Shou Wu
+ Fol. Hibisci	Fu Rong Ye	+ Fr. Ligustri Lucidi	Nu Zhen Zi
+ Flos Rosae Multiflorae	Qiang Wei Hua	+ Fr. Lycii	Gou Qi Zi
For joint pain:
+ Rz. Polygoni Cuspidati	Hu Zhang
+ Hb. Leonuri	Yi Mu Cao
+ Pheretima	Di Long
+ Caulis Spatholobi	Ji Xue Teng