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Formula治风剂· 平熄内风

镇肝熄风汤

Zhèn Gān Xī Fēng Tāng

Liver-Sedating Wind-Extinguishing Decoction

The representative formula for wind-stroke-like conditions from Liver-Kidney yin vacuity, hyperactive Liver yang, and chaotic counterflow of qi and Blood. Centered on heavy sedation to subdue yang, with yin-enriching, Blood-nourishing, and Liver-clearing, Liver-coursing medicinals — treating both root and branch. A celebrated formula by Zhang Xichun for internal wind-stroke.

Treatment Principle

镇肝熄风，滋阴潜阳

Sedate the Liver and extinguish wind, enrich yin and subdue yang

Composition · 组成

Herb	Role	Dosage	Notes
牛膝Niú Xī	君Sovereign	30g	引血下行，补肝肾，为方中主药
代赭石Dài Zhě Shí	臣Minister	30g	质重镇逆，降气平肝
龙骨Lóng Gǔ	臣Minister	15g	平肝潜阳，镇惊安神
牡蛎Mǔ Lì	臣Minister	15g	平肝潜阳，与龙骨相须为用
gui_ban_jiao	佐Assistant	15g	滋阴潜阳，育阴以涵阳
白芍Bái Sháo	佐Assistant	15g	养血柔肝，敛阴平肝
玄参Xuán Shēn	佐Assistant	15g	滋阴降火，清浮越之热
天冬Tiān Dōng	佐Assistant	15g	滋阴清热
茵陈Yīn Chén	佐Assistant	6g	清肝热，疏肝郁
川楝子Chuān Liàn Zǐ	佐Assistant	6g	清泄肝热，疏肝理气
麦芽Mài Yá	使Courier	6g	疏肝理气，防金石药碍胃
甘草Gān Cǎo	使Courier	5g	调和诸药

Modifications · 加减

头痛甚
+ 菊花、夏枯草
肝阳上亢
心中热甚
+ 黄芩、栀子
阴虚火旺

Preparation · 煎服法

水煎服。

Editor-reviewed· 2026-04-16

PractitionerPatientDate

镇肝熄风汤Zhèn Gān Xī Fēng Tāng

Liver-Sedating Wind-Extinguishing Decoction

Herb	Pinyin	Role	Dose
牛膝	Niú Xī	Jun (Sovereign)	30g
代赭石	Dài Zhě Shí	Chen (Minister)	30g
龙骨	Lóng Gǔ	Chen (Minister)	15g
牡蛎	Mǔ Lì	Chen (Minister)	15g
gui_ban_jiao		Zuo (Assistant)	15g
白芍	Bái Sháo	Zuo (Assistant)	15g
玄参	Xuán Shēn	Zuo (Assistant)	15g
天冬	Tiān Dōng	Zuo (Assistant)	15g
茵陈	Yīn Chén	Zuo (Assistant)	6g
川楝子	Chuān Liàn Zǐ	Zuo (Assistant)	6g
麦芽	Mài Yá	Shi (Courier)	6g
甘草	Gān Cǎo	Shi (Courier)	5g

Preparation: 水煎服。

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  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
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Herb

Role

Dosage

Notes

牛膝Niú Xī

君Sovereign

30g

引血下行，补肝肾，为方中主药

代赭石Dài Zhě Shí

臣Minister

30g

质重镇逆，降气平肝

龙骨Lóng Gǔ

臣Minister

15g

平肝潜阳，镇惊安神

牡蛎Mǔ Lì

臣Minister

15g

平肝潜阳，与龙骨相须为用

gui_ban_jiao

佐Assistant

15g

滋阴潜阳，育阴以涵阳

白芍Bái Sháo

佐Assistant

15g

养血柔肝，敛阴平肝

玄参Xuán Shēn

佐Assistant

15g

滋阴降火，清浮越之热

天冬Tiān Dōng

佐Assistant

15g

滋阴清热

清肝热，疏肝郁

清泄肝热，疏肝理气

疏肝理气，防金石药碍胃

调和诸药

Herb

Pinyin

Role

Dose

牛膝

Niú Xī

Jun (Sovereign)

30g

代赭石

Dài Zhě Shí

Chen (Minister)

30g

龙骨

Lóng Gǔ

Chen (Minister)

15g

牡蛎

Mǔ Lì

Chen (Minister)

15g

gui_ban_jiao

Zuo (Assistant)

15g

白芍

Bái Sháo

Zuo (Assistant)

15g

玄参

Xuán Shēn

Zuo (Assistant)

15g

天冬

Tiān Dōng

Zuo (Assistant)

15g

茵陈

Yīn Chén

Zuo (Assistant)

川楝子

Chuān Liàn Zǐ

Zuo (Assistant)

麦芽

Mài Yá

Shi (Courier)

甘草

Gān Cǎo

Shi (Courier)

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