【Source】

“Taiping Huimin Heji Ju Fang”

 【Ingredients】

Fresh Loquat Leaf, Dried Prepared Rehmannia Root, Asparagus Root, Fructus Aurantii, Mountain Artemisia Capillaris, Dried Raw Rehmannia Root, Ophiopogon Root, Dendrobium Stem, Licorice Root, Scutellaria Root
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 【Categories】

<Nourish Blood>: Dried Prepared Rehmannia Root

<Nourish Yin>: Dendrobium Stem, Ophiopogon Root, Asparagus Root

<Clear Heat and Cool Blood>: Dried Raw Rehmannia Root

<Regulate Qi>: Fructus Aurantii

<Tonify Spleen and Middle Jiao>: Licorice Root

<Clear Heat and Dry Dampness>: Scutellaria Root

<Induce Diuresis and Resolve Dampness>: Mountain Artemisia Capillaris

<Stop Cough and Relieve Asthma>: Fresh Loquat Leaf

【Formula Explanation】

From “Yī Fāng”: This is a formula for the Stomach (Yangming) and Kidney (Shaoyin) meridians. (1) Vexing heat (Fan Re) often indicates deficiency. The sweet properties of Er Di (Prepared and Raw Rehmannia), Er Dong (Asparagus and Ophiopogon), Licorice Root, and Dendrobium Stem treat deficient heat of the Kidney and Stomach, combining purging with tonifying. (2) The bitter and cold properties of Artemisia Capillaris and Scutellaria Root reduce heat and remove dampness. (3) Since fire heat tends to rise and cause ailments, Fructus Aurantii and Loquat Leaf are also used to suppress and descend it.

 【Functions】

Clears heat and eliminates dampness, nourishes Yin and moistens dryness, detoxifies.

 【Indications】

Stomach guest heat, periodontitis (gingival recession), halitosis, swollen and putrefied gums, occasional pus and blood discharge; heavy eyelids, constantly wanting to close; or hunger with vexation, loss of appetite; red, swollen, and painful eyes, intolerant of cooling remedies; oral sores, swollen and painful throat; eruptions, whether emergent or not yet emergent; spleen and stomach affected by dampness, stagnant heat internally; or excessive indulgence in alcohol/food and sexual activity, leading to damp-heat accumulation, resulting in jaundice with yellowing of the body and face, slight limb swelling, chest oppression, shortness of breath, and irregular bowel movements. Untreated stomach heat, swollen gums with pus discharge, vexing hunger with no appetite, oral sores and throat pain, eruptions whether emergent or not yet emergent, and spleen and stomach affected by dampness with stagnant heat internally, damp-heat forming jaundice, limb swelling, chest fullness, shortness of breath and body heat, constipation and difficult urination. From “Yī Fāng”: Damp-heat in the Stomach, halitosis, throat sores, gingival recession, and vomiting or epistaxis with bleeding gums.

 【Applications】

Acute and chronic pharyngitis, chronic tonsillitis, stomatitis, oral ulcers, gingivitis.

 【Mnemonics】

(1) “Gǎn Lù Yǐn” (Gan Lu Yin) – The phrase “Two brothers argue, two Dongs are mutually diligent and terrifying” (二弟吵二冬互殷勤可怕) represents: (Dried Prepared Rehmannia Root, Dried Raw Rehmannia Root), Licorice Root, (Asparagus Root, Ophiopogon Root), Dendrobium Stem, Mountain Artemisia Capillaris, Scutellaria Root, Fructus Aurantii, Fresh Loquat Leaf.#(2) The phrase “Grass lake, two ground caves, yearning to listen to Pipa Qin sounds” (草湖兩地洞，渴望聽琵琶琴音) represents: Licorice Root, Dendrobium Stem, (Dried Raw Rehmannia Root, Dried Prepared Rehmannia Root), (Asparagus Root, Ophiopogon Root), Fructus Aurantii, Fresh Loquat Leaf, Scutellaria Root, Mountain Artemisia Capillaris.