Yīn-Returning Bitterness-Relieving Decoction

还阴救苦汤〔還陰救苦湯〕 huán yīn jiù kǔ tāng

Source: Yuán Jī Qǐ Wéi 原机启微

Ingredients

Actions: Drains fire and resolves toxin; cools the blood and disperses binds.

Indications: Fire gān due to heat toxin brewing in the liver and lung, and characterized by protuberant nodules in the white of the eye, surrounded by a red or purple area. The affected eye is dry and sore, photophobic, does not see clearly, and is tears easily. The throat is dry, and there is a bitter taste in the mouth.

Method: Decoct with water.

Rationale: Huáng lián, Huáng qín, Huáng bǎi, Zhī mǔ, and Lóng dǎn drain fire and resolve toxin. Chái hú, Fáng fēng, Lián qiào, Jié gěng, and Gǎo běn disperse fire in the head and eyes. Shēng dì huáng and Gān cǎo are used to nourish yīn and clear heat. Dāng guī wěi, Chuān xiōng, Hóng huā, and Shēng má act with the Shēng dì huáng to quicken the blood and disperse stasis, addressing the static blood in the white of the eye that develops as a result of the heat toxin. Xì xīn, Cāng zhú, and Qiāng huó course wind and disperse binds, eliminating the nodules. These warmth and acridity of these three agents are counteracted by the Huáng lián, Huáng qín, and Zhī mǔ.

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Yīn-Returning Bitterness-Relieving Decoction

还阴救苦汤 〔還陰救苦湯〕 huán yīn jiù kǔ tāng

还阴救苦汤〔還陰救苦湯〕 huán yīn jiù kǔ tāng