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Zhen Gan Xi Feng Tang 镇肝熄风汤
Sedate Liver and Extinguish Wind Decoction


Tradition:
TCM

Source / Author:
Essays of Medicine Esteeming the Chinese and Respecting the Western, 1918–1934

Herb Name
Niu Xi (Achyranthes)
Dai Zhe Shi
(Hematite)
Long Gu
(Fossil bones)
Mu Li
(Oyster shell)
Gui Ban
(Tortoise plastron)
Xuan Shen
(Scrophularia)
Tian Men Dong
(Asparagus)
Bai Shao (White Peony)
Yin Chen Hao (Artemisia)
Chuan Lian Zi
(Chinaberry)
Mai Ya (Malted Barley)
Gan Cao
(Licorice)

Latin
Achyranthes bidentata
Haematitum
Fossila Ossis
Ostreae Concha
Chinemys reevesii
Scrophularia ningpoensis
Asparagus cochinchinensis
Paeonia lacti
flora
Artemisia scoaria

Melia toosendan
Hordei Fructus Germinantus Glycyrrhiza uralensis

Amount

30 grams





15 grams ea.


6 grams ea.
4.5 grams


Preparation:
Decoct the Hematite, then add the Fossil bones and Shell, and boil for half an hour; then add the herbs and cook a further 30 minutes. Also used in pill form

Function:
Calms the Liver, Stops Wind, Nourishes Yin and harnesses Yang

Use:
Wind diseases with Yin deficiency, red face, red and dry tongue, possibly stiff or trembling tongue, with a wiry, forceful pulse

1. Dizziness
2. Vertigo
3. Tinnitus
4. Hypertension
5. Trigeminal Neuralgia
6. Temporomandibular Joint Syndrome (TMJ)
7. Loss of Speech
8. Sudden Loss of consciousness
9. Inability to recover after loss of consciousness
10. Mental confusion

11. Cerebral Arteriosclerosis
12. Cerebral Thrombosis
13. CVA, Stroke
14. Post-stroke recovery
15. Prevents Stroke in patients at risk
16. Transient Ischemic attacks

17. Progressive Motor dysfunction
18. Facial asymmetry that occurs slowly over hours or days


Dose:

The above is taken over the course of the day
In Pills or Powder it can be taken in doses of 3–6 grams twice daily.

Cautions:
1. Not during Pregnancy; use cautiously when breastfeeding
2. Caution in marked Spleen (digestive) weakness with poor appetite and loose stool
3. Caution in very weak patients


Modifications:
1. Severe heat, add Gypsum
2. Severe Phlegm add Arisaema Dan Nan Xing (prepared with Bile)
3. Vascular Headache, add Ligustcium Chuan Xiong.
4. Severe Headache, add Self Heal (Xia Ku Cao), Abalone shell (Shi Jue Ming)
5. Facial Paralysis, add Typhonium Bai Fu Zi, Scorpion (Quan Xie), White Silkworm (Bai Jiang Can)
6. Numbness or Paralysis, add Scorpion (Quan Xie), Centipede (Wu Gong)
7. Stroke, add Earthworm, Peach kernel and Sa
fflower
8. If with severe Liver heat, add Gentiana Long Dan Cao
9. With Yin deficiency, take with Liu Wei Di Huang Wan.


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