Liver-Draining Bupleurum Powder

Liver-Draining Bupleurum Powder,Excessive heat in the liver, headache and dizziness, restlessness in the chest and diaphragm, and constipation.

Formulas Name : Liver-Draining Bupleurum Powder

Chinese Name : 泻肝柴胡散

Drug Formulation

Bupleurum root 3 liang (stems removed), Scrophularia root half a liang, Chrysanthemum flowers half a liang, Lycium bark half a liang, Notopterygium root half a liang, Asarum root half a liang, Sichuan rhubarb 1 liang (coarsely chopped, lightly roasted), Gypsum 1 liang, Scutellaria root half a liang, Antelope horn shavings half a liang, Vitex seeds half a liang, Licorice root half a liang (lightly roasted until slightly reddish, coarsely chopped).

Source

*Shenghui* (Vol. 3).

Processing

Grind the above ingredients into a powder.

Benefits

Excessive heat in the liver, headache and dizziness, restlessness in the chest and diaphragm, and constipation.

Instructions for Use

Take 3 qian per dose; decoct in 1 medium bowl of water until reduced to 6 fen; strain and take warm before meals.

Note

Avoid roasted, charred, or toxic substances.

Liver-Draining Bupleurum Powder,*Shenghui* (Vol. 3).,Excessive heat in the liver, headache and dizziness, restlessness in the chest and diaphragm, and constipation.

More Herbs Formulas

Xiang Sha Er Chen Decoction

Xiang Sha Er Chen Decoction,From *Bi Hua Yi Jing*, Volume 2.,Abdominal pain due to spleen stagnation.

Si Miao Powder

Si Miao Powder,*Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 4.,For syphilitic nodules, regardless of how long they have existed, whether they have already ruptured or not.

To be made into pills:

To be made into pills:,*Illustrated Treatise on Chinese Bone-Setting*.,For contusions and injuries, accompanied by bleeding.

Gui-Pi Yang-Rong Decoction

Gui-Pi Yang-Rong Decoction,*Complete Book of Experience in the Treatment of Sores and Ulcers*, Volume 1.,For persistent, non-healing chapped lips.

Clear the Heart and Strengthen the Metal Powder

Clear the Heart and Strengthen the Metal Powder,From *Essentials of Surgery*, Middle Volume.,For abscesses, boils, and swellings accompanied by heat, pain, thirst, and restlessness.

Divine Efficacy Decoction

Divine Efficacy Decoction,From *Yu’an*, Volume 6.,A lump in a woman’s breast, initially the size of a coin, causing no pain or itching; after three to five years, the surrounding area becomes red and swollen; when it ulcerates, there is no pus, only clear fluid oozing out, forming a depression resembling a cave.

Zhu Po Pills

Zhu Po Pills,*Ming Yi Zhi Zhang*, Volume 10.,For convulsions with phlegm and drooling, a dry, hoarse cough, and impaired ascending and descending functions.

Huai’an Dog-Skin Plaster

Huai’an Dog-Skin Plaster,*Selected Essentials of Surgical Treatises*, Volume 8.,Effective for all types of swelling and pain, trauma from falls and blows, and boils and abscesses on the back.

Holly Decoction

Holly Decoction,*Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 249.,Swelling of the external genitalia that does not subside.

Miraculous Efficacy Pill

Miraculous Efficacy Pill,*National Collection of Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulas* (Shenyang Formula).,Indicated for chronic convulsions, coughing and wheezing, indigestion due to the “Five Wastes,” nighttime crying and abdominal distension, vomiting, diarrhea, dysphagia, and hot saliva flowing from the mouth.

Wanquan Decoction

Wanquan Decoction,From *Shenghui*, cited in *Pujifang*, Volume 235.,For all types of consumptive diseases and consumptive wasting caused by parasitic infection, regardless of whether the condition is chronic or recent.

Liquidambar Decoction

Liquidambar Decoction,From *Shenghui*, Volume 24.,For wind-induced urticaria.

Cornus and Pinellia Pills

Cornus and Pinellia Pills,From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 2.,Phlegm-fluid retention.

Plum Blossom Fragrant Decoction

Plum Blossom Fragrant Decoction,From *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 176), citing *Formulas from the De Sheng Hall*.,For diabetes insipidus, where the patient drinks as much as a shi dou of water, in cases of extreme severity.

Zijin Tonifying Pills

Zijin Tonifying Pills,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 185.,For physical and vital energy depletion, stagnant qi rising upward, obstruction of the heart and diaphragm, emaciation, and loss of appetite; or for women who have undergone repeated childbirths, resulting in a cold and depleted Blood Sea and pain in the lower back and abdomen.

Decoction for Clearing Heat and Relieving Stagnation

Decoction for Clearing Heat and Relieving Stagnation,From *Clinical Medical Case Studies and Formulas*.,Chronic hepatitis, heat-stagnation pattern. Pain in the liver region, sensation of heat, heat in the palms and soles, red tip of the tongue, and a string-like, faint, and rapid pulse.

Ear-Plugging Pills

Ear-Plugging Pills,From *Shenghui*, Volume 36.,Deafness.

Enhanced San Cai Feng Mai Dan

Enhanced San Cai Feng Mai Dan,Formula from *Selected Medical Case Records of the Four Liu Families*; name cited in *Differential Diagnosis of Symptoms in Traditional Chinese Medicine*.,Damp-heat in the Liver Meridian descends to the genitalia, causing impaired regulation and instability in the storage and containment functions, leading to nocturnal emissions, premature ejaculation, aching in the … Read more

Five Treasures Pill for Tissue Regeneration

Five Treasures Pill for Tissue Regeneration,From *Extraordinary Formulas Beyond Surgical Prescriptions*, Volume 2.,

Divine Entry Powder

Divine Entry Powder,From *Selected Essentials of Surgical Treatises*, Volume 4.,For scrofula that has not yet ruptured.

Goiter-Suppressing Pills

Goiter-Suppressing Pills,From *Xuanming Lun*, Volume 15.,For hard, knotted goiters.

Jiefen Powder

Jiefen Powder,*Records of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 11.,Women with deficiency of kidney water and internal heat in the bone marrow, presenting with a dry mouth and tongue, bone-steaming night sweats, a burning sensation throughout the body, and coughing up phlegm, will find it extremely difficult to conceive.

Soft Gypsum Pills

Soft Gypsum Pills,*Mirror of Ancient and Modern Medicine*, Volume 5.,Belching caused by food stagnation and phlegm-fire.

Xinding Formula for Restoring Sight

Xinding Formula for Restoring Sight,*Essentials of Gynecology*, Volume 4.,For eye disorders in women.

Wax Pills

Wax Pills,From *The New Book on the Care of Infants*, cited in Volume 392 of *Formulas for Universal Relief*.,For adults and children alike suffering from all types of food stagnation, diarrhea, or recurrent episodes that have persisted for many cycles, where the qi is already deficient but the disease has not yet been resolved.