Hai Zao Yu Hu Tang
海藻玉壺湯 hǎi zǎo yù hú tāng, "Sargassum Decoction for the Jade Flask"

Translated Name: Sargassum Decoction for the Jade Flask

Category:

Decoction

Is this Formula effective in the clinic?

Pinyin Pronunciation:

Components (12):

	Herb	Common Name	Quantity	Unit
昆布	Kun Bu	kelp, seaweed	9	grams
海藻	Hai Zao	sargassum, seaweed	9	grams
海帶	Hai Dai	brown algae	9	grams
浙貝母	Zhe Bei Mu	Zheijiang fritillaria bulb, Thunberg fritillaria bulb, fritillaria	9	grams
當歸	Dang Gui	tangkuei, Chinese angelica root	9	grams
連翹	Lian Qiao	forsythia fruit	9	grams
獨活	Du Huo	pubescent angelica root, angelica root, tu-huo	9	grams
半夏	Ban Xia	pinellia rhizome, pinellia tuber	9	grams
陳皮	Chen Pi	aged tangerine peel, citrus	4.5	grams
青皮	Qing Pi	unripe tangerine peel, green tangerine peel, blue citrus	6	grams
川芎	Chuan Xiong	Sichuan lovage root, cnidium, chuanxiong root	6	grams
甘草	Gan Cao	licorice root	3	grams

Tongue:

Thin greasy tongue coat

Pulse:

Qualities: Rolling (Slippery), Wiry (String-taut)

Cautions:

No caution data at this time

Reference Source:

Modifications:

	+1 White-eagle Perry '''Add Herb (益母草, augment the mother grass, benefit mother herb) Yi Mu Cao''' '''Add Herb (鹿角, ) Lu Jiao''' '''Add Herb (肉蓯蓉, flesh desert cistanche) Rou Cong Rong''' '''Add Herb (菟絲子, dodder seed) Tu Si Zi''': For irregular menstruation - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p442 details... add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry '''Add Herb (赤芍, red peony) Chi Shao ''' '''Add Herb (露蜂房, revealed hornet house) Lu Feng Fang''': For very hard and firm masses - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p442 details... add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry '''Add Herb (香附, aromatic appendage) Xiang Fu''' '''Add Herb (鬱金(郁金), (treat) depression (like) gold, contrained gold) Yu Jin''': For a stifling sensation in the chest - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p442 details... add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry '''Add Herb (酸棗仁, sour date seeds) Suan Zao Ren''' '''Add Herb (茯神 , root poria) Fu Shen ''': For a rapid pulse, palpitations and a tendency to sweat - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p442 details... add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry '''Add Herb (白芍, white peony) Bai Shao ''' '''Add Herb (芶藤, hook vine) Gou Teng''': For tremors of the tongue - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p442 details... add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry '''Add Herb (石膏, stone paste) Shi Gao''' '''Add Herb (知母, know about mother) Zhi Mu''': For excessive hunger - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p442 details... add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry '''Add Herb (白扁豆, white flat bean) Bai Bian Dou''' '''Add Herb (白术, white atractylodes) Bai Zhu''': For emaciation, fatigue, lethargy - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p442 details... add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry Reduces and dissipates goiter add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry Masses in the center of the neck which are rock-like in hardness add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry Cause no change in the color of the skin add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry Simple goiter, hyperthyroidism, and benign tumors of the thyroid ~ to be effective, the formula must be taken during the early stages for a period of 3-6 months add comment

Hai Zao Yu Hu Tang海藻玉壺湯 hǎi zǎo yù hú tāng, "Sargassum Decoction for the Jade Flask"