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Names Of Da Bu Gan Wan

Da Bu Gan Wan TCM Herbal Formula

English Name: Major Liver Nutrition Pills
Pinyin Name: Da Bu Gan Wan
Alternate Names: Great Liver Nourishing Pills
Chinese Character: 大补肝丸

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How Is Da Bu Gan Wan Categorized?

Da Bu Gan Wan Functional Groupings

Primary Category: Harmonize
Subcategory: Regulate and Harmonize the Liver and Spleen

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Sub Categories Within The Harmonize Category

Harmonize Lesser Yang Stage Disorders Harmonize the Stomach and Intestines Regulate and Harmonize the Liver and Spleen

There Are 12 Formulas In Our Harmonize Category

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How Is Da Bu Gan Wan Used Clinically?

Da Bu Gan Wan Usages and Indications

Brittle nails, yellowing of the skin (jaundice).
Abdominal cramping, distension or pain in the hypochrondia due to liver qi stangation
Fatty liver, hepatitis and other liver diseases.

Conditions and Patterns Potentially Related With Da Bu Gan Wan

Da Bu Gan Wan Related Conditions and Patterns

Hepatitis (B or C)Liver Disease

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Liver Qi Stagnation

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Da Bu Gan Wan Has 7Ingredients

Dan Shen

Salvia Root

Appears in the Herbs That Invigorate Blood category

Usages

Invigorate blood, break up blood stasis in lower abdomen - dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, palpable masses, lochioschesis, pain due to blood stasis, chest/epigastric pain, soreness in the ribs due to liver qi stagnation w/blood stasis.
Clear heat, soothe irritability - restlessness, irritability, insomnia due to heat entering the ying level.

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Dang Gui

Chinese Angelica Root

Appears in the Herbs That Tonify Blood category

Usages

Tonifies the blood, regulates menses - pallid, ashen complexion, tinnitus, blurred vision, palpitations, irregular menses, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea.
Invigorates/harmonizes the blood, disperses cold - important herb to stop pain due to blood stasis - abdominal pain, trauma, carbuncles due to blood stasis, chronic bi.
Moistens dry intestines due to blood deficiency.
Reduces swellings, expels pus, generates flesh - sores.

Gou Qi Zi

Chinese Wolfberry Fruit

Appears in the Herbs That Tonify Blood category

Usages

Nourish and tonify liver and kidney - yin and/or blood deficiency w/sore back and legs, low grade abdominal pain, impotence, nocturnal emission, xiao ke; neutral nature - commonly used for liver and kidney deficiency.
Benefits the essence and brightens the eyes - essence and blood are unable to nourish eyes, dizziness, blurred vision, diminished acuity.
Enrich yin and moisten the lungs - consumptive cough.

Mu Dan Pi

Tree Peony Root Cortex

Appears in the Herbs That Cool The Blood category

Usages

Clears Heat (excess and deficient), Cools Blood. Nose bleed, bloody sputum or vomit, subcutaneous bleeding, frequent and profuse menses due to heat in the Blood.
Clear Deficient Fire. Yin deficiency patterns such as steaming bone disorder after a warm-febrile disease particularly those without sweating.
Clears Liver Blood Stasis. Amenorrhea, abdominal masses, bruises.
Clears Rising Liver Fire. Headache, eye pain, flank pain, flushing, dysmenorrhea.
Drains Pus, Reduces Swelling. Used topically for non-draining sores. Used internally for intestinal abscess.

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Mu Li

Oyster Shell

Appears in the Herbs That Anchor, Settle and Calm The Spirit category

Usages

Calms the spirit - palpitations, anxiety, restlessness, insomnia.
Benefits the yin, anchors floating yang - irritable, insomnia, dizziness, headache, tinnitus, blurred vision, bad temper, red flushed face due to yin deficiency with ascending yang.
Prevents leakage of fluids - continuous sweating in steaming bone disorder, aftermath of warm-febrile disease, spontaneous sweating, night sweats, nocturnal emission, spermatorrhea, leukorrhea, uterine bleeding.
Softens hardness, dissipates nodules - scrofula, goiter.
Absorbs acidity - stomach pain, sour taste in the mouth.

Shan Yao

Chinese Yam

Appears in the Herbs That Tonify Qi category

Usages

Tonify the spleen and stomach qi - diarrhea, fatigue, spontaneous sweating, lack of appetite.
Tonify the lung qi and yin - chronic cough/wheezing.
Strengthen the kidney yin and yang - not hot nor cold, benefits both yin and yang, xiao ke, also binds the jing - spermatorrhea, vaginal discharge, frequent urination.

Xuan Shen

Ningpo Figwort Root, Scrophularia

Appears in the Herbs That Cool The Blood category

Usages

Clears Heat, Cools Blood. Bleeding, fever, dry mouth, purplish tongue.
Nourishes Yin. Particularly for the sequel of warm febrile disease with constipation, irritability.
Drains Fire, Relieves Toxicity. Swollen, red eyes, sore throat.
Softens Harness (salty), Dissipates phlegm fire nodules. Swollen, sore throat, neck lumps.

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