Four Substances Decoction
Liver Blood Deficiency This educational formula record links its documented ingredients and traditional context; it is not a prescribing recommendation.
Key reference facts
- Formula type
- classical
- Actions
- Nourishes the Blood; Regulates the Liver; Improves Blood circulation; Regulates menstruation
- Pattern terms
- Liver Blood Deficiency; Liver Wind Stirring Internally: Liver Blood Deficiency Generates Wind; Liver Blood Stagnation due to Blood Deficiency; Insufficiency of the Chong and Ren channels
- Safety note
- CONTRAINDICATIONS Contraindicated for those with acute, severe blood loss. Contraindicated for those with severe weakness or labored breathing. Modify for those with constitutional Spleen Yang Deficiency. Contraindicated for those with dehydration. Use with caution for those with Spleen and Stomach Deficiency due to the Stagnating nature of Shu Di Huang. Contraindicated for those with Blood or Qi collapse. Use with caution during pregnancy. HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS This formula has shown the ability to reduce recovery time in penicillin induced dermatitis. This formula has shown the ability to reduce scopolamine-induced spatial cognitive deficits.
Related library records
Source reference: American Dragon ยท Four Substances Decoction