Sheng+Di+Huang,+Mai+Men+Dong,+Gui+Zhi,+Zhi+Gan+Cao+Herbal+Combination

Flavor: Bitter, Sweet Channels: HT, LR, KI || Nature : Slightly Cold Flavors: Sweet, Slightly Bitter Channels: LU, **HT**, ST ||
 * ===Sheng Di Huang === || ===Mai Men Dong === ||
 * Nature: Cold
 * Functions: Clear heat and cool the blood; **Nourishes and Tonifies the Yin and produces body fluid**

Indications: 1. Fever, dry mouth, deep red tongue due to invasion of **warm pathogen in Ying and/or Xue levels** 2. Hematemesis, epistaxis, hematuria and uterine **bleeding due to heat in the blood** 3. Thirst or dry mouth w/ increased water consumption or constipation due to injury of Yin by heat || Functions: **Moisten the Lung and nourish Yin**; Produce body fluid for the Stomach; **Clear heat from the Heart** for easing restlessness and irritability

Indications: Dry cough or cough w/ bleeding due to heat in the Lung w/ Yin deficiency 2. Dry mouth and thirst, constipation due to Yin deficiency in the Stomach **[Nourishes Yin of HT, LU, SP, ST]** 3. Restlessness and insomnia due to heat in the heart w/ **Yin deficiency or heat in the nutritive level** **[worse at night]** ||
 * 10-30g. || 6-15g. ||

Flavor: acrid, sweet Channels: HT, LU, UB || Nature : Neutral Flavors: Sweet Channels: **HT, LU, SP, ST <-primaries [all 12 channels]** ||
 * ===Gui Zhi === || ===Zhi Gan Cao === ||
 * Nature: Warm
 * Functions: relieves exterior syndrome, promotes sweat, warm and open the channels and activate yang qi
 * Light/warm, Unblocks Yang Qi, Releases muscle layer**

Ind: 1. fever, aversion to cold, headache, sweats or no sweats due to attack of wind-cold 2. **Bi Syndrome** w/ ache or pain of chest, abdomen, shoulder, back and limbs due to wind, cold, and damp 3. retention of phlegm (tan) and harmful fluid (yin) due to yang def. in the HT & Sp 4. **Chest pain** or palpitation or irregular pulse due to HT yang def. 5. **Dysmennorhea**, amenorrhea, or masses in the uterus due to obstruction of the channels by cold || Functions: **Tonify Spleen Qi**; Moisten the Lung & eliminate phegm to stop cough; relax muscles to relieve pain; clear heat & clean toxin; coordinate herbs & reduce side effects for some herbs

Indications: 1. Poor appetite, loose stool, shortness of breath, palpitation & fatigue due to Spleen Qi deficiency 2. Cough & difficult breathing **[moistens the Lung]** 3. Sore throat, carbuncles & boils [unprepared] 4. Poisoning from foods & herbs, antidote for toxicity **[Harmonizing agent]** 5. Spasm & pain in the epigastric & abdominal regions & limbs ||
 * 3-10g. || 2-10g. ||

Zhi Gan Cao: Tonifies heart and spleen Qi Sheng Di Huang, Mai Men Dong: tonifies heart blood, nourishes lung Yin, replenishes body fluids Gui Zhi: Activates Yang and Qi flow to restore the pulse
 * Properties when combined:**

Tonifies the Qi and nourishes Yin Tonifies the blood and restores the pulse Lung atrophy due to deficiency & consumption (dry coughing w/ little sputum, blood streaked cough, shortness of breath, fidgeting, disturbed sleep, dry throat and tongue)

Coronary heart disease, rheumatic heart disease, arrhythmia, angina pectoris, hypotension, endocarditis, hyperthyroidism, hyperactivity of the sympathetic nervous system
 * Major indications of combination:**

Zhi gan cao tang
 * Formulas:**