Zhen Gan Xi Feng Tang
鎮肝熄風湯 (镇肝熄风汤) zhèn gān xī fēng tāng, "Sedate the Liver and Extinquish Wind Decoction"

Translated Name: Sedate the Liver and Extinquish Wind Decoction

Category:

Decoction

Is this Formula effective in the clinic?

Pinyin Pronunciation:

Components (12):

	Herb	Common Name	Quantity	Unit
懷牛膝	Huai Niu Xi	achyranthes root	30	grams
龍骨	Long Gu	dragon bone; fossiized vertebrae	30	grams
牡蠣	Mu Li	oyster shell	15	grams
代赭石	Dai Zhe Shi	hematite	30	grams
白芍	Bai Shao	white peony root, peony	15	grams
天門冬	Tian Men Dong	asparagus tuber	15	grams
龜板	Gui Ban	fresh-water turtle plastron, testudinis, tortise plastron	15	grams
玄參	Xuan Shen	ningpo figwort root, scrophularia	15	grams
茵陳蒿	Yin Chen Hao	yinchenhao shoots and leaves, capillaris	6	grams
麥芽	Mai Ya	barley sprout, malt	6	grams
川楝子	Chuan Lian Zi	toosendan fruit, Sichuan chinabery, Sichuan Pagoda tree	6	grams
甘草	Gan Cao	licorice root	4.5	grams

Tongue:

No tongue data at this time

Pulse:

Qualities: Excess (Shi, Strong, Full), Wiry (String-taut)

Cautions:

Use with caution and appropriate modification in cases with Spleen Qi deficiency.

Reference Source:

Modifications:

	+1 White-eagle Perry '''Add Herb (藿香, agastache aroma) Huo Xiang''' '''Add Herb (蒼术, green atractylodes) Cang Zhu''' '''Add Herb (陳皮, aged peel) Chen Pi''' '''Add Herb (桃仁, peach kernel) Tao Ren''' '''Add Herb (石决明, stone certain brightness) Shi Jue Ming''': For cerebral arteriosclerosis - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p403 details... add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry '''Add Herb (菊花, ) Ju Hua''' '''Add Herb (夏枯草, summer withered herb) Xia Ku Cao''' '''Add Herb (芶藤, hook vine) Gou Teng''': For hypertension - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p403 details... add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry '''Remove Herb (龜板, turtle shell) Gui Ban''' '''Add Herb (赤石脂, crimson stone resin) Chi Shi Zhi''' '''Remove Herb (代赭石, generational reddish brown ore/mineral) Dai Zhe Shi''': For stools that are not well-formed - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p403 details... add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry '''Add Herb (菊花, ) Ju Hua''' '''Add Herb (夏枯草, summer withered herb) Xia Ku Cao''': For headache and dizziness - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p403 details... add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry '''Add Herb (木瓜, wood melon) Mu Gua''' '''Add Herb (芶藤, hook vine) Gou Teng''': For post partum fever with vertigo, twitching and spasms of the extremities, a red tongue and a wiry, rapid pulse - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p403 details... add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry '''Add Herb (熟地黄, cooked earth yellow) Shu Di Huang''' '''Add Herb (山茱萸, mountain cornus) Shan Zhu Yu''': For Cun pulse that is deficient when pressed hard - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p403 details... add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry '''Add Herb (丹蔘, cinnabar root, red root) Dan Shen''' '''Add Herb (赤芍, red peony) Chi Shao ''': For arteriosclerotic heart disease - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p403 details... add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry '''Add Herb (石膏, stone paste) Shi Gao''': For a sensation of heat in the chest - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p403 details... add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry '''Add Herb (膽南星 , bile-prepared arisaema) Dan Nan Xing ''': For profuse sputum - refer to: Author: Dan Bensky and Randall Barolet , p403 details... add comment

	+1 jenny akee subdue liver wind and tonify liver and kidney yin add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry Feeling of distention in the eyes add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry Feverish sensation in the head add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry flushed face (as if intoxicated) add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry Progressive motor dysfunction of the body or development of facial asymmetry that occurs over a period of a few hours to a few days add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry Severe dizziness and vertigo add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry Sudden loss of consciousness add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry Mental confusion with moments of lucidity add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry Inability to fully recover after loss of consciousness add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry Essential hypertension, renal hypertension, hypertensive, encephalopathy, focal disorders of the higher nervous functions such as aphasia and apraxia, epilepsy, cerebral arterioschlerosis, arteriosclerotic heart disease, and post partum fever add comment

	+1 White-eagle Perry '''Related to (Construct Roof Tiles Decoction) Jian Ling Tang''': This formula is not as powerful in sedating and extinguishing Liver wind as the principle formula, it is more effective in calming the Heart and quieting the spirit add comment

	+1 Joyce Zaff Formula can be used for Hypertension d/t LR Yang Rising add comment

Zhen Gan Xi Feng Tang鎮肝熄風湯 (镇肝熄风汤) zhèn gān xī fēng tāng, "Sedate the Liver and Extinquish Wind Decoction"