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Diseases of the Liver in General

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A. Lobes of the Liver. B. Gall Bladder. C. Liver Artery. D, G. Portal Vein
Der gantzen Artzenei
, Dryander, 1542


Herbs with proven Hepatoprotective effects include:
Milk Thistle seed
Chicory
Sage
Gentian
Licorice
Wormwood
Fumitory
Turmeric
Black Nightshade

Agrimony
Dandelion
Rosemary
Swertia
Peony
Celandine
Dodder
Madder
Caper root-bark

Astragalus Huang Qi
Peony Bai Shao
Salvia Dan Shen
Lycium Gou Qi Zi
Chebulic Myrobalan


Withania
Dang Gui
Schisandra Wu Wei Zi
Cuscuta Tu Si Zi
Phyllanthus amarus

Western Tradition

Simples
Agrimony
Sandalwood
Barberry
Gentian
Madder

Wormwood
Rose
Maidenhair
Rhubarb
Turmeric

Hepar mundificant–Cleanse the Liver
Stomach Pills
Pilulae Aggregative (Mesue)


General for Liver Disease
Decoction of Fruits and Flowers
Decoction of Fumitory (Mesue)
Decoction for Hepatitis

Opening Hepatic Decoction
Decoction for the Liver (Hoffman)
Syrup of Thyme
Syrup of Wormwood
Syrup of Calamint

Syrup of Wormwood (Mesue)
Powder of Three Sandalwoods (Diatriasantalum)
Troches of Anise (Dianisum) (Mesue)
Troches for the Liver and Jaundice (Nicholas)
Tryphera Saracenica
Troches for the Liver and Jaundice (Nicolas)
Lesser Pills of Agrimony (Mesue)


Hepatis percussioni conferunt–
Liver injury (‘striking’)-Liver Blood Stagnation

Pills of Agrimony Greater (Mesue)
Troches of Rhubarb
Troches of Gum Lacca
Electuary of Saffron (Diacrocum) (Mesue)


Chronic Liver Disease
Troches of Agrimony
Troches of Rhubarb (Mesue)
Troches of Lacca (Mesue)
Troches of Rose and Agrimony (Mesue)
Powder of Three Sandalwoods (Diatriasantalum)
Diamorusia

Electuary of Saffron Lesser (Diacrocon Minus) (Mesue)
Electuary of Saffron Greater (Diacrocus) (Mesue)
Greater Pills of Agrimony (Mesue)


Liver Abscess
Troches of Agrimony
Troches of Rhubarb (Mesue)
Cerate of Hyssop

1. Diarrhodon Abbatis with Rhubarb


Liver Ulcers

Troches for Liver Ulcers (Andromachus)


TCM Classification

Liver Heat
Irritable, anger, red eyes, headache, bitter taste, yellow urine, red tongue with yellow coating, rapid pulse

Long Dan Xie Gan Tang
Dan Gui Long Hui Wan


Diatriasantalum
Diarrhodon Abbatis

Damp-Heat of the Liver
Fullness in abdomen or hypochondrium, poor appetite, bitter taste, heaviness, yellow vaginal discharge, skin rashes or itchiness, difficult or burning urine, red tongue with a sticky yellow coat, rapid or rapid and slippery pulse

Long Dan Xie Gan Tang

Troches of Barberry
Liver Qi Stagnation
Pain  or distention in hypochondrium, irritable, dizzy, chills and fever, headache, low appetite, irregular menstruation, breast tenderness, PMS, emotional or stressed, blurred vision, dry mouth, pale tongue with a weak or wiry pulse.

Xiao Yao San
Chai Hu Shu Gan San


Letificans
Diatriasantalum
Liver Qi Stagnation with Phlegm
Nausea, vomiting, coughing of phlegm, feeling of something stuck in the throat, fullness in hypochondria, stifling sensation in the chest; emotional or paranoid

Ban Xia Hou Po Tang

Liver Blood Stagnation
Hypochondriac or abdominal pain, abdominal masses, purplish nails, lips and tongue, dull or dark complexion, dry skin, irregular or painful periods with dark or clotted blood, purplish on sides or whole tongue, wiry pulse

Tao Hong Si Wu Tang
Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang

Trochisci de Lacca
Pills of Rhubarb
Diacrocum Majores

Liver Heat and Wind / Liver Yang Rising
Fever, irritability, restless, dizzy, vertigo, muscle twitches or spasms; severe cases may have loss of consciousness, deep red tongue, rapid pulse

Tian Ma Gou Teng Tang
Ling Jiao Gou Teng Tang



Liver Yin Deficiency
Dizziness, numbness, insomnia, blurred vision, floaters, dry eyes, poor night vision, dull, lusterless complexion, dry hair and skin, brittle nails

Liu Wei Di Huang Wan
Qi Ju Di Huang Wan


Diatragacanth Frigidum
Liver Blood Deficiency
Dizziness, blurred vision or floaters, tired, feels the cold, pale face and nails, low and weak pulse, muscular weakness, dry skin and hair, dull or pale complexion, cramps, fine or weak pulse, pale tongue

Si Wu Tang
Bu Gan Tang



Special Formula

ELECTUARY OF RHUBARB FOR THE LIVER
    Rhubarb
    Wormwood                  10 drams each
    Parsnip seed
    Aloe                                 5 drams each
    Gum Arabic
    Rue seed
    Parsley seed
    Saffron
    Spikenard                       2 drams each
    Indian leaf
    Myrrh
    Musk                               1 dram each
    Castoreum                     4 denke
    Honey                             sufficient
Form an Electuary. Used for 'every ailment of the Liver and Stomach, and for Obstructions'.
Dose: 1 dram in infusion of Fenugreek (Syrian "Book of Medicine", trans. by Wallis Budge, 1913)


See also:
Liver Heat   
Liver Cold   
Liver Weakness   
Liver Pain  
Jaundice   
Liver Obstruction   
Hepatitis & Liver Inflammation   
Liver Hardness, Cirrhosis

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