Sheng Tie Lou Yin
生鐵落飲 shēng tiě luò yǐn, "Iron Filings Decoction"

Translated Name: Iron Filings Decoction

Category:

Decoction

Is this Formula effective in the clinic?

Pinyin Pronunciation:

Components (15):

	Herb	Common Name	Quantity	Unit
朱砂	Zhu Sha	Cinnabar	0.9	grams
生鐵落	Sheng Tie Luo	oxidized iron fillings	30 - 60	grams
丹蔘	Dan Shen	salvia root	4.5	grams
遠志	Yuan Zhi	Chinese senega root; polygala	3	grams
石菖蒲	Shi Chang Pu	sweetflag rhizome; acorus	3	grams
芶藤	Gou Teng	stems of gambir vine; gambir, uncaria vine	4.5	grams
茯神	Fu Shen		3	grams
膽南星	Dan Nan Xing		3	grams
貝母	Bei Mu		3	grams
玄參	Xuan Shen	ningpo figwort root, scrophularia	4.5	grams
連翹	Lian Qiao	forsythia fruit	3	grams
茯苓	Fu Ling	poria, sclerotium of tuckahoe, China root, hoelen, Indian bread	3	grams
陳皮	Chen Pi	aged tangerine peel, citrus	3	grams
天門冬	Tian Men Dong	asparagus tuber	9	grams
麥門冬	Mai Men Dong	ophiopogon tuber	9	grams

Tongue:

Scarlet with a yellow greasy coating

Pulse:

Rate: Rapid (Quick, Fast)

Qualities: Wiry (String-taut)

Cautions:

No caution data at this time

Reference Source:

Modifications:

	+1 White-eagle Perry '''Add Herb (石膏, stone paste) Shi Gao''' '''Add Herb (知母, know about mother) Zhi Mu''' '''Add Herb (石斛, bushel of stone) Shi Hu''': For thirst with a desire to drink - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p387 details... add comment

'''Add Herb

(大黄, big yellow)

Da Huang''' '''Add Herb

(芒硝, )

Mang Xiao''' '''Add Herb

(甘草, sweet herb)

Gan Cao''': For abdominal distention accompanied by a sensation of fullness, constipation and a dry tongue coating ~ take with

(Regulate the Stomach and Order the Qi Decoction)

Tiao Wei Cheng Qi Tang - refer to:
Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet
, p387 details...

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	+1 White-eagle Perry Rather effective for treating the manic behavior associated with phlegm-fire. People who take it for twenty-odd days will be cured. If there is also constipation, the patient should first be given (Vaporize Phlegm Pill) Gun Tan Wan add comment

Sheng Tie Lou Yin生鐵落飲 shēng tiě luò yǐn, "Iron Filings Decoction"