Folio Bound VIEWS - Chinese Medicine

• LU-7 restores the descending of Lung-Qi.

Herbal Treatment

Prescriptions

Long Dan Xie Gan Tang
(Gentiana Draining the Liver Decoction)

Long Dan Cao Radix Gentianae scabrae 6 g

Huang Qin Radix Scutellariae baicalensis 9 g

Shan Zhi Zi Fructus Gardeniae jasminoidis 9 g

Ze Xie Rhizoma Alismatis orientalis 9 g

Mu Tong Caulis Akebiae 9 g

Che Qian Zi Semen Plantaginis 9 g

Sheng Di Huang Radix Rehmanniae glutinosae 12 g

Dang Gui Radix Angelicae sinensis 9 g

Chai Hu Radix Bupleuri 9 g

Gan Cao Radix Glycyrrhizae uralensis 3 g

Explanation

This is the most important formula to clear Liver-Fire and it has already been explained in the
chapter on Headaches (Chapter 1).

Variations

When this formula is used for Liver-Fire insulting the Lungs in asthma, one needs to add some
herbs to restore the descending of Lung-Qi such as Xuan Fu Hua Flos Inulae, Xing Ren Semen
Pruni armeniacae and Su Zi Fructus Perillae frutescentis.

Empirical Formula 26(134)

Ma Huang Herba Ephedrae 3 g

Zi Wan Radix Asteris tatarici 9 g

Pi Pa Ye Folium Eriobotryae japonicae 9 g

Zhe Bei Mu Bulbus Fritillariae thunbergii 9 g

Xing Ren Semen Pruni armeniacae 6 g

Qian Hu Radix Peucedani 9 g

Sang Bai Pi Cortex Mori albae radicis 6 g

Ban Xia Rhizoma Pinelliae ternatae 6 g

Chen Pi Pericarpium Citri reticulatae 4.5 g