formula | Four-Ingredient Liver-Tonifying Powder Si Wu Bu Gan San |
source | Shenshi Yaohan Volume 4 |
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bubble_chart Composition Rehmannia (baked and dried) 60 gm, Cyperus (prepared with wine), Ligusticum, Paeonia (washed with wine, stir-fried), Angelica (wine-fried, stir-fried), Prunella, each 24 gm, Glycyrrhiza 1.2 gm.
bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage
Grind the above ingredients together into a fine powder. Take 6-9 grams each time, administered with boiled water after meals.
bubble_chart Efficacy
Nourish blood and tonify the liver.
bubble_chart Indications
After childbirth, women experience blood deficiency, leading to rising liver fire, resulting in dry eyes and pain, with blurred vision from afternoon until night.
bubble_chart Formula Principles
In the formula, Prepared Rehmannia Root and Chinese Angelica nourish blood and tonify the liver as the sovereign herbs; Prunella clears the liver and drains fire as the minister herb; Liquorice Root benefits original qi and tonifies the spleen and stomach, while Peony Root suppresses liver wood and tonifies the spleen and harmonizes blood as the assistant herbs; Sichuan Lovage Rhizome aids the rising of clear yang qi, and Cyperus regulates qi and disperses stagnation as the envoy herbs. When used together, they collectively achieve the effect of nourishing blood, tonifying the liver, and clearing liver heat.