Zi Yin Chu Shi Tang Jia Jian - 滋阴除湿汤加減 - Modified Yin- Enriching Dampness-Eliminating Decoction

English:	Modified Yin-Enriching Dampness-Eliminating Decoction
Also Known As:

Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Rx. Rehmanniae	Sheng Di Huang	30g	Clears Heat, cools the Blood, nourishes Yin and generates fluids. With Xuan Shen, for Kidney Yin Deficiency with Fire Blazing.
Rx. Scrophulariae	Xuan Shen	10g	Clears Heat, Cools the Blood, Drains Fire and relieves toxicity, Nourishes Yin.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis	Dang Gui	10g	Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, disperses Cold, reduces swelling, expels pus, generates flesh and stops pain due to Blood Stasis.
Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae	Dan Shen	10g	Clears Heat, Cools the Blood, Dispels Blood Stasis, Invigorates the Blood, Reduces abscesses, Soothes irritability.
Fr. Cnidii	She Chuang Zi	10g	Dispels Wind, Dries Dampness, Kills parasites, Stops itching topically
Poria	Fu Ling	12g	Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness, strengthens the Spleen and harmonizes the Middle Jiao. With Ze Xie, facilitates the removal of water and leaches out Dampness to treat stagnant water and Dampness.
Rz. Alismatis	Ze Xie	12g	Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness and drains Kidney Fire.
Cx. Dictamni	Bai Xian Pi	12g	Clears Heat, resolves Fire-toxicity, expels Wind, dries Dampness, clears Damp-Heat and stops itching.
Dry-fried Sm. Lablab	Chao Bai Bian Dou	15g	Clears Summerheat, resolves Dampness and strengthens the Spleen.
Rz. Dioscoreae	Shan Yao	15g	Nourishes Lung Yin, Nourishes Stomach Yin, Tonifies Kidney Yin and astringes Jing, Tonifies Lung Qi, Tonifies the Spleen.
Sm. Coicis	Yi Yi Ren	15g	Clears Damp-Heat, Clears Heat expels pus, Expels Wind-Dampness, Relieves pain, Resolves Dampness, Strengthens the Spleen. With Fu Ling, for Spleen Deficiency with Excess Dampness and edema.
Hb. Leonuri	Yi Mu Cao	9g	Clears Heat, Dispels Stasis, Invigorates the Blood, Promotes urination, Reduces swelling, Resolves toxicity.
Rx. Cynanchi Paniculate	Xu Chang Qing	9g	Removes Wind and Dampness, invigorates the Blood, stops pain, resolves toxins and stops itching.

Formula Actions

• Nourishes Yin
• Dries Dampness
• Nourishes the Blood
• Alleviates itching

Syndromes

• Blood Dryness due to Yin Deficiency with Dampness

Clinical Manifestations

Long-lasting and recurrent itchy patches with small vesicles The lesions are dull red or dirty gray The skin is rough, infiltrated or lichenified with scratch marks Red eruptions around the edge of patches Erosion and oozing Crusting or scaling, or small amounts of exudation Easily flares-up Skin lesions spread out all over the body

Mental exhaustion Dry throat Thirst Five sole Heat Dark and scanty urine Difficulty in falling asleep because of the intense itching T: Red and dry C: Little or none P: Thready and rapid or Thready and slippery or Wiry and thready

Treats

Eczema

Atopic dermatitis

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

Modifications

For atopic dermatitis with thickened and lichenfied lesions:		For atopic dermatitis with severe itching:
+ Spina Gleditsiae	Zao Jiao Ci
+ Sm. Vaccariae	Wang Bu Liu Xing	+ Haematitum	Dai Zhe Shi
+ Hb. Lycopi	Ze Lan	+ Calcined Fossilia Ossis Mastodi	Duan Long Gu