Minor Bupleurum Decoction
| English: | Minor Bupleurum Decoction |
| Also Known As: | Minor Bupleurum Combination |
Pharmaceutical Latin | Pin Yin | Dosage | Actions |
| Rx. Bupleuri | Chai Hu | 7-24g | Resolves Shao Yang disorders, reduces fever, spreads Liver Qi and relieves Stagnation. With Huang Qin, for Heat in the Shao Yang with alternating chills and fever, and nausea and for restoring normal function of the Liver and Gallbladder. With Huang Qin, Zhi Ban Xia and Ren Shen, for Shao Yang Heat. With Huang Qin, Zhi Ban Xia, Ren Shen and Zhi Gan Cao, for weak patients. |
| Rx. Scutellariae | Huang Qin | 3-15g | Clears Lung Heat, drains Fire and calms ascending Liver Yang. |
| Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum | Zhi Ban Xia | 5-24g | Dries Dampness, transforms Phlegm, descends Rebellious Qi, harmonizes the Stomach and stops vomiting. With Huang Qin, for Phlegm-Heat induced Rebellious Qi with cough, nausea, and vomiting. With Sheng Jiang, for vomiting due to Cold, Thin Mucus. |
| Rz. Zingiberis Recens | Sheng Jiang | 2-9g | Releases the exterior, disperses Cold, stops vomiting, stops cough and reduces the toxicity of other herbs. With Da Zao, alleviates epigastric pain, nausea, and vomiting by strengthening the Spleen. With Zhi Ban Xia, for vomiting and productive cough due to Phlegm-Dampness. |
| Rx. Ginseng | Ren Shen | 3-10g | Tonifies Yuan, Spleen, Stomach, Lung and Heart Qi. |
| Fried Rx. Glycyrrhizae | Zhi Gan Cao | 2-9g | Resolves Phlegm, stops cough, clears Heat. and moderates and harmonizes the properties of other herbs. With Ren Shen, relieves palpitations and anxiety. With Sheng Jiang, enhances the effects of other Qi and Blood tonifying herbs by facilitating their digestion and absorption. |
| Fr. Jujube | Da Zao | 3-9g | Strengthens the Spleen, tonifies Qi and moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs. With Sheng Jiang, enhances effects of other Qi and Blood tonifying herbs by facilitating their digestion and absorption. |
- Harmonizes and releases Shao Yang Stage disorders
- Relieves the Liver
- Harmonizes the Liver and Spleen
- Shao Yang Stage disorders
- Gu Syndrome
- Liver Qi Stagnation with Spleen Dampness
- Heat in the Liver, Gallbladder, Stomach and/or Lungs
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