[Source]

Medical Secrets from the Intersection of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine

 [Composition]

Achyranthes bidentata, raw hematite, raw magnesite, raw oyster shell, raw Shaoseng, Scrophularia ningpoensis, Asparagus cochinchinensis, Toona sinensis, raw malt, Artemisia capillaris, Glycyrrhiza uralensis
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 [Classification]

<Nourishing Blood>: Raw Shaoseng

<Nourishing Yin>: Asparagus cochinchinensis

<Regulating Qi>: Toona sinensis

<Tonifying Spleen and Middle Jiao>: Glycyrrhiza uralensis

<Invigorating Blood and Dispelling Stasis>: Achyranthes bidentata

<Calming the Spirit>: Raw oyster shell, raw magnesite

<Clearing Heat and Purging Fire>: Scrophularia ningpoensis

<Promoting Urination and Leaching Dampness>: Artemisia capillaris

<Eliminating Food Stagnation>: Raw malt

<Calming the Liver and Extinguishing Wind>: Raw hematite

[Analysis of the Formula]

According to “Fang Ji Xue Tang” (Study of Formulas): Achyranthes bidentata directs blood downwards, tonifies the liver and kidney, and is the main ingredient. Hematite calms the liver and directs qi downwards. Magnesite, oyster shell, turtle plastron, and white peony root nourish yin, suppress yang, calm the liver, and extinguish wind, serving as secondary ingredients. Scrophularia ningpoensis and Asparagus cochinchinensis nourish yin and clear heat, strengthening water to nurture wood. The liver prefers to be free and unrestricted and dislikes depression. Heavy镇yang medications can affect its free nature, thus Artemisia capillaris, Toona sinensis, and raw malt clear liver heat, smooth the liver, and regulate qi, serving as adjuvant ingredients. Glycyrrhiza uralensis harmonizes the herbs. It is combined with raw malt to harmonize the stomach and middle jiao, and to prevent mineral medicines from affecting the stomach, harmonizing the properties of the herbs, serving as the guiding ingredient.

 [Functions]

Calm the liver and extinguish wind.

 [Indications]

Dizziness caused by Yin deficiency and Yang hyperactivity, with internal wind disturbing the liver; distension of the eyes and ringing in the ears; heat pain in the brain; vexation and heat in the heart; flushed face as if drunk; gradual difficulty in limb movement; gradual facial paralysis; or severe dizziness with falling, loss of consciousness, followed by recovery after some time, or inability to recover after waking; diminished spirit; or slight paralysis of the limbs; or hemiplegia; with a taut, long, and forceful pulse.

 [Indications]

Headache, stroke and its sequelae, hypertension, etc.

 [Contraindications]

Not suitable for dizziness caused by blood deficiency, qi deficiency, kidney deficiency, or phlegm-dampness, and for hypertension due to both kidney yin and yang deficiency.

 [Mnemonics]

Nourishing blood, nourishing yin, nourishing spleen: Shaoseng, Asparagus, Glycyrrhiza. Calming spirit and extinguishing wind: Magnesite, Oyster shell, Hematite. [……]: Scrophularia, Artemisia, Toona sinensis, Malt, Achyranthes. Winter is dry, go out less, save your thigh fat, and select old cows to sell.

 [Additions and Subtractions]

(1) If there is significant heat in the heart, add Gypsum and Coptis chinensis to clear heat and purge fire. (2) If there is excessive phlegm, add Fritillaria and Pinellia ternata to clear heat and resolve phlegm. (3) If there is headache, dizziness, dry mouth, and bitter taste, add Chrysanthemum and Prunella vulgaris to calm the liver and purge fire. (4) If the deep palpation of the distal pulse is weak, add Rehmannia glutinosa and Cornus officinalis to tonify the liver and kidney. (5) If turtle plastron, Scrophularia ningpoensis, Asparagus cochinchinensis, Artemisia capillaris, Toona sinensis, and raw malt are removed from this formula and replaced with Dioscorea opposita and Armeniaca coreana, it becomes Jianling Tang, which is used for dizziness, blurred vision, ringing in the ears and eye distension, palpitations, forgetfulness, irritability, insomnia with excessive dreaming, and a taut, hard, and long pulse caused by hyperactivity of liver yang. (6) If the stool is not firm, remove turtle plastron and hematite, and add Kaolin.

 [Pharmacology]

It has sedative, cardiac inhibitory, and hypotensive effects.