Liver Support Formula
Bu Gan Tang
Kan Essentials
Tonifies Liver Blood and Yin, subdues Liver Yang.
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- Herb: Prepared rehmannia root, White peony root, Dong quai root, Chinese quince fruit, Sichuan lovage rhizome, Chinese licorice root and rhizome, Dry fried sour jujube seed, Ophiopogon tuber
- Herb (Pinyin): Shu di huang, Bai shao, Dang gui shen, Mu gua, Chuan xiong, Gan cao, Chao suan zao ren, Mai men dong
- Pattern: Liver Yin and Blood deficiency, Liver Yang rising
- Actions: Nourish Liver Yin and Blood, Subdue Liver Yang
- Indications: Occasional irritability, depression, agitation, Supports healthy skin, timidity, noise sensitivity, territoriality, Occasional muscle twitches, low-grade itch, tight or bunched muscles or neck spasm, separation anxiety, mild fear aggression, Fine powdery dander, Support healthy liver enzyme levels, Occasional forelimb weakness, Weight loss despite good appetite
- Contraindications: Avoid use in animals with signs of Dampness.
- Tongue: pale or lavender
Liver Support Formula (Bu Gan Tang) is derived directly from Bu Gan Tang (Tonify the Liver Decoction), a formula which has been in use for over 250 years since its original publication by Wu Qian in 1742 in Golden Mirror, the Medical Tradition (Yi Zong Jin Jian).
Empty Heat and Yang rising symptoms may not be as prominent in animals benefiting from this formula. Yin deficiency may be present but is perhaps only hinted at by a tendency to weight loss despite good appetite and normal stools. Liver Support Formula is chiefly a dog formula, given that dogs are more prone to Liver Blood deficiency.
White peony root, Sichuan lovage rhizome, Dong quai root and prepared Rehmannia root constitute Four Substances (Si Wu Tang), developed almost six hundred years earlier to tonify Liver Blood, and is a part of this formula.
Chinese quince fruit was added to relax occasional muscle spasms through increasing peripheral Blood circulation, while the rest of the herbs nourish the Heart. Sweet-tasting Chinese licorice root and rhizome tonifies Heart Qi. Sour-tasting Ophiopogon tuber addresses Heart Yin deficiency. Sour-tasting dry fried Sour jujube seed supports Yin. Overall, the mixing of sweet and sour herbs has a potent Yin-tonifying and nourishing effect.