Zi Yin Chu Shi Tang Yi Hao - 滋阴除湿汤一号 - Yin- Enriching Dampness-Eliminating Decoction #1

English:	Yin-Enriching Dampness-Eliminating Decoction #1
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Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis	Dang Gui	6g	Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood, disperses Cold, reduces swelling, expels pus, generates flesh and stops pain due to Blood Stasis.
Dry-fried Rx. Paeoniae Alba	Chao Bai Shao	6g	Nourishes the Blood and astringes Yin. With Dang Gui, nourishes Yin and Blood. With Gan Cao, for muscle spasms, pain and numbness, especially in the calf, due to Blood Deficiency. With Dang Gui and Shu Di Huang, for dizziness and blurred vision due to Blood Deficiency.
Rx. Bupleuri	Chai Hu	6g	Harmonizes the Exterior and Interior and disperses Wind-Heat. With Bai Shao, for Liver Blood Deficiency with Liver Qi Stagnation. With Gan Cao, for Wind-Heat fever.
Rx. Scutellariae	Huang Qin	6g	Clears Heat, dries Dampness, drains Fire, detoxifies and cools the Blood. With Chai Hu, for Heat in the Shao Yang with alternating chills and fever and nausea. With Bai Shao, cools and nourishes the Blood.
Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata	Shu Di Huang	15g	Nourishes the Blood and nourishes Liver and Kidney Yin. With Dang Gui, for Blood Deficiency marked by dizziness, palpitations, insomnia and menstrual dysfunction.
Cx. Lycii	Di Gu Pi	15g	Cools the Blood, drains Yin Deficiency Fire and clears and drains Heat in the Lung. With Huang Qin, for Blood Deficiency Heat.
Hb. Leonuri	Yi Mu Cao	15g	Clears Heat, Dispels Stasis, Invigorates the Blood, Promotes urination, Reduces swelling, Resolves toxicity.
Dry-fried Rz. Anemarrhenae	Chao Zhi Mu	10g	Clears Heat, drains Fire, nourishes Yin, moistens Dryness, generates Fluids, clears Deficiency Fire and quenches thirst. With Huang Qin, for Cough with Excess Lung Heat.
Rz. Alismatis	Ze Xie	10g	Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness and drains Kidney Fire.
Rx. Saposhnikoviae	Fang Feng	10g	Alleviates pain, Expels External Wind, Expels Wind-Dampness, Releases the Exterior.
Rx. Polygoni Multiflori	He Shou Wu	10g	Tonifies the Liver and Kidneys, nourishes the Blood and Jing and expels Wind from the skin by nourishing the Blood.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao	10g	Moistens the Lungs, clears Heat, relieves Fire toxicity, moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs and guides the herbs to all twelve channels.

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

Atopic dermatitis

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

Modifications

For severe weeping lesions:		For severe itching:
+ 30g Aristolochiae Fangji	Guang Fang Ji	+ Fr. Xanthii	Cang Er Zi
+ Rx. et Rz. Notopterygii	Qiang Huo
+ 30g Epicarpium Benincasae	Dong Gua Pi	+ Zaocys	Wu Shao She
+ Periostracum Cicadae	Chan Tui
For accompanying asthma:		For lichenification of the skin:
+ Fr. Schisandrae	Wu Wei Zi	+ More Rx. Angelicae Sinensis	Dang Gui
+ Flos Farfarae	Kuan Dong Hua
+ Dry-fried Fr. Aurantii	Chao Zhi Ke	+ Caulis Spatholobi	Ji Xue Teng
+ Fr. Corni	Shan Zhu Yu	+ Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae	Dan Shen
+ Halloysitum Rubrum	Chi Shi Zhi