Sheng Tie Luo Yin

(Iron Filings Decoction)

Sub-Category:

• Formulas that Nourish the Heart and Calm the Spirit

Pattern:

• Phlegm Fire disturbing the Heart

Possible Tongue Appearance:

• Scarlet tongue with a yellow greasy coating

Possible Pulse Patterns:

• Wiry rapid pulse

Cautions, Contraindications, Herb Drug Interactions:

• This section is being researched, and is not completed.
• This formula contains one or more toxic substances (while some Chinese herbs are toxic, it must be noted that many come prepared, or are combined, to mitigate their toxicity).

Preparation Notes:

• Decoction. Sheng Tie Luo is decocted from 5 cups of water to 3 cups of water in 1.5 hours before the other substances are added.

Originally Appeared In:

• Medical Revelations (Yi Xue Xin Wu)

Combined Channels of all herbs in this formula:

• Heart, Liver, Lungs, Spleen, Stomach, Kidneys, Gall Bladder, Pericardium

Substances in this Formula (14 Total):

	Sheng Tie Luo (Iron Filings) Qty: 30-60 grams Chan: HT, LIV Prop: Spicy, Cool Latin: Frusta Ferri Cat: Herbs that Nourish the Heart and Calm the Spirit
	Dan Nan Xing (Jack-in-the-Pulpit Rhizome & Bile) Qty: 3 grams Chan: LIV, LU, SP Prop: Bitter, Cool Latin: Rhizoma Arisaematis (Processed with Bile) Cat: Herbs that Cool and Transform Phlegm-Heat
	Chuan Bei Mu (Tendrilled Fritillaria Bulb) Qty: 3 grams Chan: HT, LU Prop: Bitter, Sweet, Cool Latin: Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae Cat: Herbs that Cool and Transform Phlegm-Heat
	Xuan Shen (Ningpo Figwort Root) Qty: 4.5 grams Chan: KI, LU, ST Prop: Salty, Sweet, Bitter, Cold Latin: Radix Scrophulariae Ningpoensis Cat: Herbs that Cool the Blood
	Tian Men Dong (Asparagus Tuber) Qty: 9 grams Chan: KI, LU Prop: Sweet, Bitter, Very Cold Latin: Tuber Asparagi Cochinensis Cat: Herbs that Tonify Yin
	Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogon Tuber) Qty: 9 grams Chan: SP, ST, HT (LU) Prop: Sweet, Slightly Bitter, Slightly Cold Latin: Tuber Ophiopogonis Japonici Cat: Herbs that Tonify Yin
	Lian Qiao (Forsythia Fruit) Qty: 3 grams Chan: HT, LIV, GB Prop: Bitter, Slightly Spicy, Cool Latin: Fructus Forsythiae Suspensae Cat: Herbs that Clear Heat and Eliminate Toxins
	Gou Teng (Gambir Vine Stems and Thorns) Qty: 4.5 grams Chan: HT, LIV Prop: Sweet, Cool Latin: Ramulus Uncariae Cum Uncis Cat: Substances that Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors
	Dan Shen (Salvia Root) Qty: 4.5 grams Chan: HT, PER, LIV Prop: Bitter, Slightly Cold Latin: Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae Cat: Herbs that Invigorate Blood and Remove Stagnation
	Fu Ling (Sclerotium of Tuckahoe, China Root, Poria, Hoelen) Qty: 3 grams Chan: HT, SP, LU Prop: Sweet, Bland, Neutral Latin: Scierotium Poriae Cocos Cat: Herbs that Regulate Water and Drain Dampness
	Fu Shen (Poria Spirit) Qty: 3 grams Chan: HT, SP, LU Prop: Sweet, Bland, Neutral Latin: Scierotium Pararadicis Poriae Cocos Cat: Herbs that Regulate Water and Drain Dampness
	Shi Chang Pu (Sweetflag Rhizome) Qty: 3 grams Chan: HT, ST Prop: Spicy, Slightly Warm, Aromatic Latin: Rhizoma Acori Graminei Cat: Aromatic Substances that Open the Orifices
	Yuan Zhi (Chinese Senega Root) Qty: 3 grams Chan: HT, LU, LIV Prop: Bitter, Spicy, Slightly Warm Latin: Radix Polygalae Tenuifoliae Cat: Herbs that Nourish the Heart and Calm the Spirit
	Zhu Sha (Cinnabar) Qty: 0.9 grams (add at end) Chan: HT Prop: Sweet, Cool, Toxic Latin: Cinnabar Cat: Substances that Anchor, Settle, and Calm the Spirit

References

Formulas

• 15. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Formulas and Strategies (First Edition)
  - Dan Bensky
• 18. Handbook of Chinese Herbal Formulas (First Edition)
  - Him Che. Yeung
• 16. The Traditional Chinese Medicine Formula Study Guide (First Edition)
  - Qiao Yi

Herbs

• 13. Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (Revised Edition)
  - Dan Bensky
• 25. Lancet 2000 January 8;355(9198):134-138 (Article)
  - Fugh-Berman A.
• 17. Handbook of Chinese Herbs (Second Edition)
  - Him Che. Yeung
• 12. Chinese Medical Herbology and Pharmacology (First Edition)
  - John K. Chen, Tina T. Chen
• 26. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals (Third Edition)
  - Max Wichtl

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Some of the substances included on this website are no longer used, and are included for historical reference only.