The End of All CHF Finals

Shen Qi Wan

Bao Fu Zi, Gui Zhi, Sheng Di Huang, Shan Zhu Yu, Shan Yao, Fu Ling, Ze Xie, Mu Dan Pi.

Dang Gui Si Ni Tang

Dang Gui, Gui Zhi, Bai Shao, Xi Xin, Zhi Gan Cao, Da Zao, Mu Tong.

Li Zhong Wan / Fu Zi Li Zhong Wan

Gan Jiang, Ren Shen, Bai Zhu, Zhi Gan Cao (+ Fu Zi for Fu Zi Li Zhong Wan).

Wu Zhu Yu Tang

Wu Zhu Yu, Sheng Jiang, Ren Shen, Da Zao.

Xiao Jian Zhong Tang

Yi Tang, Gui Zhi, Bai Shao, Sheng Jiang, Da Zao, Zhi Gan Cao.

Suan Zao Ren Tang

Suan Zao Ren, Chuan Xiong, Fu Ling, Zhi Mu, Gan Cao.

Huang Lian E Jiao Tang

Huang Lian, E Jiao, Huang Qin, Bai Shao, Ji Zi Huang.

Gan Mai Da Zao Tang

Fu Xiao Mai, Da Zao, Gan Cao.

Ban Xia Hou Po Tang

Zhi Ban Xia, Hou Po, Fu Ling, Sheng Jiang, Zi Su Ye.

Jin Ling Zi San

Chuan Lian Zi, Yan Hu Suo.

Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang

Tao Ren, Hong Hua, Dang Gui, Chuan Xiong, Chi Shao, Chuan Niu Xi, Chai Hu, Jie Geng, Zhi Ke, Sheng Di Huang, Gan Cao.

Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan

Gui Zhi, Fu Ling, Chi Shao, Bai Shao, Mu Dan Pi, Tao Ren.

Dang Gui Shao Yao San

Bai Shao, Dang Gui, Fu Ling, Bai Zhu, Ze Xie, Chuan Xiong.

Shi Xiao San

Wu Ling Zhi, Pu Huang, white wine or vinegar (adjuvant).

Jiao Ai Tang

E Jiao, Ai Ye, Sheng Di Huang, Dang Gui, Chuan Xiong, Bai Shao, Gan Cao, rice wine.

Cang Er Zi San

Cang Er Zi, Xin Yi Hua, Bai Zhi, Bo He, Cong Bai, Green Tea.

Zeng Ye Tang

Xuan Shen, Mai Men Dong, Sheng Di Huang.

Ping Wei San

Chao Cang Zhu, Jiang Chao Hou Po, Chen Pi, Zhi Gan Cao, Sheng Jiang, Da Zao.

Er Miao San

Chao Huang Bai, Zhi Cang Zhu, Jiang Zhi.

Wu Ling San

Ze Xie, Fu Ling, Zhu Ling, Bai Zhu, Gui Zhi.

Zhu Ling Tang

Zhu Ling, Fu Ling, Ze Xie, Hua Shi, E Jiao.

Ling Gui Zhu Gan Tang

Fu Ling, Gui Zhi, Bai Zhu, Zhi Gan Cao.

Zhen Wu Tang

Bao Fu Zi, Bai Zhu, Fu Ling, Sheng Jiang, Bai Shao.

Er Chen Tang

Ban Xia, Ju Hong/Chen Pi, Fu Ling, Zhi Gan Cao, Sheng Jiang, Wu Mei.

Wen Dan Tang

Zhi Ban Xia, Zhu Ru, Zhi Shi, Chen Pi, Fu Ling, Zhi Gan Cao, Sheng Jiang, Da Zao.

Bei Mu Gua Lou San

Chuan Bei Mu, Gua Lou, Tian Hua Fen, Fu Ling, Ju Hong, Jie Geng.

Ban Xia Bai Zhu Tian Ma Tang

Ban Xia, Tian Ma, Bai Zhu, Fu Ling, Ju Hong/Chen Pi, Sheng Jiang, Da Zao, Gan Cao.

Sang Piao Xiao San

Chief: Sang Piao Xiao.

Wan Dai Tang

Chiefs: Bai Zhu; Shan Yao. Deputies: Ren Shen; Cang Zhu; Bai Shao; Che Qian Zi.

Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan

Chief: Sheng Di Huang.

Yue Ju Wan

Chiefs: Cang Zhu; Chuan Xiong. Five constraints: Qi, Blood, Dampness, Food, Fire (NOT cold).

Ding Chuan Tang

Chiefs: Chao Bai Guo; Ma Huang.

Ju Pi Zhu Ru Tang

Chiefs: Chen Pi; Zhu Ru. Deputies: Sheng Jiang; Ren Shen.

Bu Yang Huan Wu Tang

Chief: Huang Qi (120 g, ~5× as much as all other ingredients combined).

Wen Jing Tang

Chiefs: Wu Zhu Yu; Gui Zhi. Deputies: Dang Gui; Chuan Xiong; Bai Shao; E Jiao; Mai Men Dong.

Huai Hua San

Chief: Chao Huai Hua.

Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao San

Chiefs: Chuan Xiong; Bai Zhi; Qiang Huo.

Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin

Chiefs: Tian Ma; Gou Teng.

Ba Zheng San

Chiefs: Qu Mai; Bian Xu. Deputies: Hua Shi; Che Qian Zi; Mu Tong.

Qing Qi Hua Tan Wan

Chief: Dan Nan Xing.

Bao He Wan

Chief: Shan Zha.

Gui Zhi Shao Yao Zhi Mu Tang

Chief: Gui Zhi.

Ban Xia's role in Mai Men Dong Tang

Descends rebellious Stomach/Lung qi; helps the Spleen spread moist nourishment upward to the Lungs; helps clear throat obstruction; balances the cloying yin-nourishing herbs.

Dai Zhe Shi, Shi Jue Ming, Long Gu, Mu Li — common indication

Severe dizziness/vertigo from ascendant Liver yang/internal wind; heavy settling substances anchor/subdue rising yang and rebellious qi.

Formulas that contain the Er Chen Tang core

Wen Dan Tang; Qing Qi Hua Tan Wan; Ban Xia Bai Zhu Tian Ma Tang.

Shen Qi Wan — Pattern & Indications

Pattern: Kidney Yang deficiency with cold and impaired water transformation (Shao Yin cold/wet).

Top indications: low back/leg weakness, cold lower body, urinary difficulty with edema or excessive urination/incontinence.

Dang Gui Si Ni Tang — Pattern & Indications

Pattern: Blood deficiency with cold invading/congealing in the channels (Jue Yin cold).

Top indications: long-standing icy hands/feet and pain that worsens with cold, especially with underlying blood deficiency.

Li Zhong Wan / Fu Zi Li Zhong Wan — Pattern & Indications

Pattern: Li Zhong Wan - Spleen Yang deficiency/Tai Yin deficiency-cold. Fu Zi Li Zhong Wan - same pattern with stronger Kidney Yang/Shao Yin cold.

Top indications: watery diarrhea, abdominal pain, nausea/vomiting, poor appetite, cold signs; use Fu Zi version when cold/Kidney Yang deficiency is more severe, such as frequent clear copious urination.

Wu Zhu Yu Tang — Pattern & Indications

Pattern: Cold affecting Stomach/Spleen and Jue Yin Liver with deficiency and counterflow.

Top indications: vomiting after eating, acid reflux/epigastric pain, vertex headache with dry heaves or spitting clear fluids, or vomiting/diarrhea with cold extremities.

Xiao Jian Zhong Tang — Pattern & Indications

Pattern: Middle Burner deficiency-cold with underlying Ying/Blood deficiency.

Top indications: intermittent spasmodic abdominal pain relieved by warmth and pressure, poor appetite, pale/lusterless complexion, possible palpitations and low-grade deficiency fever.

Suan Zao Ren Tang — Pattern & Indications

Pattern: Liver Blood deficiency with constraint/deficiency heat disturbing the Shen.

Top indications: insomnia with a clear/restless mind, irritability, palpitations, night sweats, dizziness/vertigo, dry mouth/throat without strong thirst.

Huang Lian E Jiao Tang — Pattern & Indications

Pattern: Excess heat damaging Kidney Yin and Liver Blood, with Heart-Kidney disharmony.

Top indications: severe irritability/restlessness, insomnia, heat in the chest, palpitations/anxiety, possible mouth/tongue sores or bleeding signs.

Gan Mai Da Zao Tang — Pattern & Indications

Pattern: Heart and Spleen Qi deficiency with restless heat / Zang Zao.

Top indications: frequent crying or melancholy, emotional instability, disorientation, restless sleep, frequent yawning; severe cases may include abnormal speech or behavior.

Ban Xia Hou Po Tang — Pattern & Indications

Pattern: Qi constraint with phlegm obstructing the throat/chest (Plum Pit Qi; Tai Yin phlegm-cold).

Top indications: sensation of something stuck in the throat that cannot be swallowed or coughed up, chest/hypochondriac oppression, possible cough or vomiting.

Jin Ling Zi San — Pattern & Indications

Pattern: Liver Qi constraint transforming into heat.

Top indications: intermittent hypochondriac or epigastric pain, hernial pain, or menstrual pain aggravated by hot food/drink, often with irritability and bitter taste.

Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang — Pattern & Indications

Pattern: Blood stasis in the chest/upper body (Mansion of Blood).

Top indications: fixed or piercing chest/hypochondriac pain, chronic fixed headache, dark complexion/lips, irritability or mood changes, insomnia, palpitations, chronic hiccup.

Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan — Pattern & Indications

Pattern: Blood stasis in the lower abdomen/uterus, sometimes with underlying deficiency.

Top indications: fixed lower-abdominal masses or tenderness, dysmenorrhea/amenorrhea with distention and pain, dark/purple blood or systemic stasis signs.

Dang Gui Shao Yao San — Pattern & Indications

Pattern: Liver Blood deficiency/stagnation with Spleen Qi deficiency and dampness (Tai Yin/Jue Yin deficiency).

Top indications: mild continuous cramping abdominal pain, urinary difficulty, slight lower-limb edema, especially in gynecologic or pregnancy-related presentations.

Shi Xiao San — Pattern & Indications

Pattern: Blood stasis/stagnation in the Heart-Liver system (Jue Yin excess).

Top indications: sharp abdominal or epigastric pain, dysmenorrhea, irregular menses, retained lochia, postpartum abdominal pain, or bleeding with stasis.

Jiao Ai Tang — Pattern & Indications

Pattern: Chong/Ren and Liver Blood deficiency with cold and mild blood stasis causing uterine bleeding.

Top indications: pale/thin uterine bleeding without clots, prolonged spotting or heavy menses, pregnancy/postpartum bleeding, abdominal pain and low-back weakness.

Cang Er Zi San — Pattern & Indications

Pattern: Wind-phlegm obstructing the Lung/Stomach/Large Intestine channels and nasal passages.

Top indications: severe nasal congestion with copious thick or purulent discharge, frontal headache, dizziness, impaired smell.

Zeng Ye Tang — Pattern & Indications

Pattern: Yin/fluid exhaustion causing intestinal dryness and constipation, often after warm-febrile disease.

Top indications: dry constipation with thirst and clear signs of depleted fluids.

Ping Wei San — Pattern & Indications

Pattern: Dampness stagnating in the Spleen and Stomach (Tai Yin damp).

Top indications: epigastric/abdominal fullness, heavy limbs, poor appetite, loose stool/diarrhea, nausea/vomiting, belching or reflux.

Er Miao San — Pattern & Indications

Pattern: Damp-heat lodged in the Lower Burner.

Top indications: hot swollen painful knees/lower extremities, lower-limb weakness, scanty yellow urine, foul yellow leukorrhea, or damp-heat sores of the legs.

Wu Ling San — Pattern & Indications

Pattern: Spleen dysfunction with water accumulation and impaired Bladder Qi transformation.

Top indications: urinary difficulty, edema/heaviness, diarrhea or vomiting, and especially strong thirst followed by gagging/vomiting after drinking.

Zhu Ling Tang — Pattern & Indications

Pattern: Damp-heat in the Bladder with Spleen/Kidney Qi deficiency and concurrent Yin/fluid injury.

Top indications: urinary difficulty with fever and thirst/desire to drink, sometimes irritability, insomnia, diarrhea, cough or nausea.

Ling Gui Zhu Gan Tang — Pattern & Indications

Pattern: Mild Spleen Yang deficiency failing to transform fluids, causing thin mucus to surge upward.

Top indications: chest/hypochondriac fullness, palpitations, dizziness/vertigo, shortness of breath and cough with clear watery sputum.

Zhen Wu Tang — Pattern & Indications

Pattern: Kidney Yang deficiency, often with Spleen Yang deficiency, causing untransformed water.

Top indications: cold-aggravated abdominal pain, urinary difficulty, edema, heavy aching limbs, loose stools, fatigue, dizziness/heavy head, palpitations or vomiting.

Er Chen Tang — Pattern & Indications

Pattern: Damp-phlegm in the Spleen and Lung (Tai Yin phlegm-damp).

Top indications: copious white sputum that is easy to expectorate, chest oppression, nausea/vomiting, dizziness and palpitations.

Wen Dan Tang — Pattern & Indications

Pattern: Gallbladder-Stomach disharmony with phlegm-heat obstructing Qi and disturbing the Shen.

Top indications: insomnia/strange dreams, anxiety, dizziness, palpitations, bitter taste, reflux, nausea/vomiting and epigastric fullness.

Bei Mu Gua Lou San — Pattern & Indications

Pattern: Phlegm-dryness in the Lung with heat/dryness and insufficient fluids.

Top indications: cough with deep-seated sputum that is difficult to expectorate, wheezing and dry/sore throat.

Ban Xia Bai Zhu Tian Ma Tang — Pattern & Indications

Pattern: Wind-phlegm with underlying Spleen deficiency and dampness (Tai Yin with Jue Yin).

Top indications: severe dizziness/vertigo, heavy clouded head, headache, chest oppression, nausea/vomiting and copious sputum.

Sang Piao Xiao San — Pattern & Indications

Pattern: Heart and Kidney Qi deficiency with failure to secure urine and Essence (Shao Yin not storing fluids).

Top indications: urinary frequency/incontinence, childhood enuresis, cloudy 'rice-water' urine, spermatorrhea, forgetfulness or disorientation.

Wan Dai Tang — Pattern & Indications

Pattern: Spleen Qi deficiency with dampness causing vaginal discharge (Tai Yin deficiency-damp).

Top indications: profuse continuous thin white or pale-yellow discharge with fatigue, lethargy, pale complexion and loose stools.

Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan — Pattern & Indications

Pattern: Heart-Kidney Yin and Blood deficiency with deficiency heat disturbing the Shen.

Top indications: insomnia, palpitations/anxiety, irritability, restlessness, forgetfulness, poor concentration, night sweats, dry stools and possible mouth/tongue sores.

Yue Ju Wan — Pattern & Indications

Pattern: Five constraints - Qi, Blood, Dampness, Fire and Food (not cold) disrupting Middle Burner Qi movement.

Top indications: chest/abdominal oppression and distention, hypochondriac pain, belching, reflux/vomiting, poor appetite and indigestion.

Ding Chuan Tang — Pattern & Indications

Pattern: Exterior wind-cold with internal phlegm-heat in the Lung.

Top indications: pronounced cough/wheezing with labored breathing and copious thick yellow sputum, often with simultaneous fever and chills.

Ju Pi Zhu Ru Tang — Pattern & Indications

Pattern: Weak Stomach Qi with counterflow and Qi stagnation (Tai Yin deficiency with Yang Ming counterflow).

Top indications: persistent hiccup, nausea, dry heaves, retching or vomiting in a debilitated patient, especially after prolonged illness.

Bu Yang Huan Wu Tang — Pattern & Indications

Pattern: Yuan Qi deficiency causing Blood stasis in the channels.

Top indications: sequelae of wind-stroke such as hemiplegia, paralysis, facial weakness, slurred speech, drooling, limb atrophy, urinary frequency/incontinence or dry stools.

Wen Jing Tang — Pattern & Indications

Pattern: Chong/Ren deficiency-cold with Blood stasis and Blood/Yin deficiency, often with empty heat.

Top indications: irregular or prolonged uterine bleeding, bleeding between periods, cold/painful lower abdomen, infertility, dry lips/mouth, dusk fever and warm palms/soles.

Huai Hua San — Pattern & Indications

Pattern: Wind-heat or damp-heat in the Large Intestine causing bleeding.

Top indications: bright-red rectal bleeding with bowel movements, blood in stool, and bleeding hemorrhoids.

Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao San — Pattern & Indications

Pattern: Externally contracted wind, often with dampness, obstructing the head.

Top indications: headache in any location with possible fever/chills, nasal congestion and other exterior wind signs.

Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin — Pattern & Indications

Pattern: Hyperactive Liver Yang stirring internal Liver Wind.

Top indications: headache, dizziness/vertigo, tinnitus, blurred vision, heat rushing to the head, insomnia/dream-disturbed sleep; severe cases may include numbness, twitching or spasms.

Ba Zheng San — Pattern & Indications

Pattern: Excess damp-heat in the Bladder/Lower Burner causing Lin disorder.

Top indications: dark, turbid, scanty, difficult or painful urination, dry mouth/throat, lower abdominal distention/pain or urinary retention.

Qing Qi Hua Tan Wan — Pattern & Indications

Pattern: Phlegm-heat clumping in the Lung.

Top indications: thick yellow viscous sputum that is difficult to expectorate, chest/diaphragm fullness, nausea and possible difficult breathing.

Bao He Wan — Pattern & Indications

Pattern: Food stagnation in the Stomach and Spleen.

Top indications: epigastric/abdominal fullness or pain, rotten-smelling belching, acid regurgitation, nausea/vomiting, aversion to food and possible diarrhea.

Gui Zhi Shao Yao Zhi Mu Tang — Pattern & Indications

Pattern: Recurrent wind-cold-damp Bi with localized heat, often on a background of Ying/Wei deficiency.

Top indications: warm swollen painful joints (especially lower extremities), worse at night, reduced range of motion, chills/no sweating, heaviness and chronic arthralgia.