Formulas

Gui Zhi Tang

Cinnamon Twig Decoction

Sx: chills + fever unrelieved by sweating, HA, aversion to wind, stiff neck, nasal congestion, dry heaves, no thirst

T: thin, white, moist coat

P: floating, lax, frail

Dx: Exterior syndrome of xu type due to WC

URTI

Gui Zhi Tang Western

Cinnamon Twig Decoction

Sang Ju Yin

Mulberry Leaf & Chrysanthemum Decoction

Sx: cough with mild feverish body, slight thirst

T: thin, white coat

P: floating, rapid

Dx: Early, superficial stage of Warm febrile disease; Cough d/t Exogenous WH; WH Cough

Acute conjunctivitis, Tonsilitis

Sang Ju Yin Western

Mulberry Leaf & Chrysanthemum Decoction

Yin Qiao San

Honeysuckle & Forsythia Powder

Sx: sore throat w/ fever, slight or no chills, HA, thirst, cough

T: red tip, thin white or yellow coat

P: floating (superficial), rapid

Dx: Early stage Warm febrile disease which enters through the nose & mouth and attacks the LU; WH sore throat

Mumps

Yin Qiao San Western

Honeysuckle & Forsythia Powder

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Huang Lian Jie Du Tang

Chai Ge Jie Ji Tang

Bupleurum & Kudzu Decoction

Sx: increasing fever, decreasing chills, HA, stiff extremities, dry nasal passages, orbital and eye px, irritability, insomnia

T: thin, yellow coat

P: floating (superficial), slightly flooding

Dx: Unresolved WC becomes constrained and transforms into heat; Simultaneous Tai Yang & Yang Ming disorder

Conjunctivitis

Chai Ge Jie Ji Tang Western

Bupleurum & Kudzu Powder

Ren Shen Bai Du San

Ginseng Powder to Overcome Pathogenic Influences

Sx: high fever, severe chills with shivering, no sweating, pain and stiffness of head and neck, soreness and px of extremities, focal distinction and fullness of chest, nasal congestion w/ sonorous breathing, productive cough

T: white (greasy) coat (pale)

P: floating, soggy (soft)

Dx: Externally contracted WCD battling the body's deficient normal Qi, which is unable to expel pathogenic influences. Also for early stage dysenteric disorders of WCD and for measles. WCD w/ Qi Xu

Da Cheng Qi Tang

Major Order the Qi Decoction

Sx: Severe constipation & flatulence, focal distinction & abdominal fullness, abdominal px that increases upon pressure, tense & firm abdomen. May have tidal fever, delirious speech & profuse sweating from palms and soles; (2) or foul smelling green watery diarrhea, discharge w/ abdominal distinction, fullness & px

4 Types of Abdominal Disharmony: focal distinction, fullness, dryness, hardness

T: dry yellow or black coat with prickles

P: submerged (deep), excessive

Dx: Yang Mind Stage Disorder characterized by heat accumulating in the interior and taking form. Heat can be d/t externally contracted cold that transforms into heat or externally contracted heat

Xiao Cheng Qi Tang

Minor Order the Qi Decoction

Sx: tidal fever, constipation, focal distinction, abdominal fullness, abdominal px that does not increase upon pressure

T: old looking (dirty & dry) yellow coat

P: slippery, rapid

Dx: Relatively mild Yang Ming Organ Stage Disorder. Also for early stage dysenteric disorders

Tiao Wei Cheng Qi Tang

Regulate the Stomach & Order the Qi Decoction

Sx: constipation w/out focal distention or abdominal fullness, irritability. Also for nosebleeds, swollen gums & throat, petechiae d/t heat in the ST & intestines

T: yellow coat

P: slippery, rapid

Dx: Mild constipation d/t Yang Ming Heat

Tiao Wei Cheng Qi Tang

Regulate the Stomach & Order the Qi Decoction

Which formula treats nosebleeds and swollen gums?

Run Chang Wan

Moisten the Intestines Pill from the Master Shen's Book

Sx: Constipation, lusterless skin & nails, dry mouth w/ constant desire to drink, dry throat

T: dry

P: thin

Dx: Constipation w/ Yin Xu & depleted fluids

Ma Zi Ren Wan

Hemp Seed Pill

Sx: Constipation that has a hard stool that is hard to expel, urination is normal but frequent

T: dry, yellow coat

P: submerged rapid; or floating, choppy

Dx: Heat Dryness blocking the movement of fluids in SP

Xiao Chai Hu Tang

Minor Bupleurum Decoction

Sx: Alternating fever & chills, fullness in the chest, hypochondriac discomfort, anorexia, dysphasia, retching, bitter taste in the mouth, dry throat, dizziness

T: thin, white coat

P: wiry

Dx: Shao Yang Disorder (half interior, half exterior w/ a struggle between pathogenic & normal Qi)

Si Ni San

Frigid Extremities Powder

Sx: cold fingers & toes w/ warm body; cold hands & feet w/ warm head and body, sometimes irritability and fullness in the chest & epigastrium. May also have abdominal px and/or severe diarrhea

T: red w/ yellow coat

P: wiry

Dx: Yang or hot-type collapse, most commonly d/t heat entering the interior where it constrains Yang Qi; Severe LV Qi Stagnation; True Heat, False Cold

Reynaud's Syndrome

Si Ni San Western

Frigid Extremities Powder

Xiao Yan San

Rambling Powder

Sx: Hypochondriac px, HA, vertigo, bitter taste, dry mouth & throat, fatigue, poor appetite. May have alternating fever & chills, irregular menses, breast distention

T: pale, red

P: deficient, wiry

Dx: LV Qi Stagnation, Blood Xu, SP Qi Xu

Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang

Pinellia Decoction to Drain the Epigastrium

Sx: Epigastric focal distention, fullness, tightness w/ very slight or no px, dry heaves, frank vomiting, borborygmus w/ diarrhea, reduced appetite

T: thin, yellow, greasy coat; maybe rep tip

P: wiry-rapid

Dx: ST Qi Disharmony d/t Cold & Heat Complex (Excess & Deficiency combined) A form of internal clumping

Bai Hu Tang

White Tiger Decoction

Sx: High fever, extreme thirst w/ desire to drink, profuse sweating, red face, aversion to heat, irritability.

4 Bigs: sweat, fever, thirst, pulse

T: red, dry, yellow, or white

P: surging/flooding, forceful or slippery, rapid

Dx: Excessive heat in the Yang Ming Channel

Huang Lian Jie Du Tang

Coptis Decoction to Relieve Toxicity

Sx: High fever, irritability, dry mouth and throat, incoherent speech, insomnia, hematemesis, epistaxis, carbuncles, deep rooted boils or other toxic swellings, dysentery, damp-heat jaundice

T: red with yellow coat

P: rapid, forceful

Dx: Severe obstruction of 3 burners by Fire toxins; pervades both interior and exterior

Xie Xin Tang

Drain the Epigastrium Decoction

Sx: Fever, irritable, restless, flushed face, dark urine, red eyes, constipation. Severe cases delirious speech

T: greasy yellow

P: none

Dx: DH Excess, interior clumping

Qing Wei San

Clear the Stomach Powder

Sx: Toothache (esp px going to the head), facial swelling, fever, bad breath, dry mouth

T: red with little coat

P: slippery, large, rapid

Dx: Heat in ST

Dao Chi San

Guide Out the Red Powder

Sx: Heat in the chest, irritability, thirst w/ desire for cold drinks, red face, maybe sores around mouth. Could also use for painful urination, cloudy or bloody urine.

T: red

P: rapid

Dx: Heat in the HT + SI channel

Long Dan Xie Gan Tang

Gentiana Long Dan Cao Decoction to Drain the Liver

Sx: Hypochondriac px, HA, dizziness, red sore eyes, hearing loss, swelling in the ears, bitter taste, irritability, short temper. Also difficult and pxful urination w/ heat sensation in urethra, swollen and pruritis external genitalia, foul smelling leukorrhea, shortened menses cycle w/ reddish purple blood

T: red w/ yellow coating

P: wiry, rapid, forceful

Dx: Excess Heat in LV + GB channels or LV/GB DH

Bai Tou Weng Tang

Pulsatilla Decoction

Sx: Abdominal px, burning sensation around anus, diarrhea w/ more blood than pus, thirst, tenesmus

T: red w/ yellow coat

P: wiry, rapid

Dx: Hot dysentery d/t heat toxin in ST and intestines

Qing Hao Bie Jia Tang

Artemisia Annua & Soft Turtle Shell Decoction

Sx: Night fever and morning coolness w/ absence of sweating as the fever recedes, emaciation w/ no loss of appetite

T: red w/ little coat (scanty)

P: fine, rapid

Dx: Heat smoldering in the Yin regions of the body. Usually occurs during later stage of warm febrile disease when the heat has depleted the yin and fluids. Also for Yin Xu w/ lingering heat and tidal fever w/ LV Yin Xu

Qing Hao Bie Jia Tang

Artemisia Annua & Soft Turtle Shell Decoction

Which formula can be used for Yin Xu w/ lingering heat and tidal fever w/ LV Yin Xu?

Dang Gui Liu Huang Tang

Tangkui & 6 Yellow Decoction

Sx: Irritability, fever, night sweats, red face, dry mouth, parched lips, dry stools

T: red, dry

P: rapid

Dx: Yin Xu Fire

Li Zhong Wan

Regulate the Middle Pill

Sx: Diarrhea w/ watery stool, nausea and vomiting, no particular thirst, loss of appetite, abdominal px

T: pale w/ white coat

P: submerged, thin

Dx: Middle Jiao Yang Xu. Also for Sudden Turmoil Disorder w/ cold, marked by absence of thirst & spitting fluids d/t Cold in the chest during recovery from chronic illness

Li Zhong Wan

Regulate the Middle Pill

What formula can be used for Sudden Turmoil Disorder w/ cold, marked by absence of thirst & spitting fluids d/t Cold in the chest during recovery from chronic illness?

Whu Zhu Yu Tang

Evodia Decoction

Sx: Vomiting immediately after eating, indeterminate gnawing hunger, acid regurgitation w/ or w/out epigastric px

T: might have white slippery coat

P: thin, slow or thin, wiry

Dx: cold from ST Xu

Whu Zhu Yu Tang

Evodia Decoction

Sx: Dry heaves or spitting of clear fluids with a vertex HA

T: might have white slippery coat

P: thin, slow or thin, wiry

Dx: Cold from ST + LV Xu

Whu Zhu Yu Tang

Evodia Decoction

Sx: Vomiting and diarrhea w/ cold hands and feet, agitation so severe that the patient wants to die

T: might have white slippery coat

P: thin, slow or thin, wiry

Dx: Cold attacking MJ

Xiao Jian Zhong Tang

Minor Construct the Middle Decoction

Sx: Intermittent spasmodic abdominal px that feels better w/ pressure and warmth, pale complexion, reduced appetite. May also be used for low grade fever, palpitation, irritability, cold and sore extremities w/ non specific unease, dry mouth and throat

T: pale, white coat

P: thin, wiry, moderate

Dx: Cold Xu in middle burner

Xiao Jian Zhong Tang

Minor Construct the Middle Decoction

Which formula may be used for low grade fever, palpitation, irritability, cold and sore extremities w/ non specific unease, dry mouth and throat?

Da Jian Zhong Tang

Major Construct the Middle Decoction

Sx: Excruciating epigastric and abdominal px (cannot tolerate being touched), strong cold sensation in epigastrium, vomiting to the point of being unable to eat, may have borborygmus

T: white slippery coat

P: thin, tight, or slow, wiry (if severe; hidden)

Dx: Weakness & Xu MJ Yang (root) and Yin cold, which is ascendant in the interior. Xu & Excess combined

Si Ni Tang

Frigid Extremities Powder

Sx: Extremely cold extremities, aversion to cold, sleeping with knees drawn up, lethargic state w/ constant desire to sleep, vomiting, diarrhea w/ undirected food particles, abdominal px and cold, lack of thirst

T: pale w/ white slippery coat

P: submerged & thin or faint

Dx: KD Yang Xu accompanied by increase of internal cold. True Cold/False Heat

Si Jun Zi Tang

Four Gentleman Decoction

Sx: Pallid complexion, soft voice, reduced appetite, loose stools, weak limbs

T: pale

P: SP Qi Xu caused by improper diet, excess deliberation, or overworking

Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang

Tonify the Middle & Augment the Qi Decoction

Sx: Dizziness, unsteadiness, impaired vision, deafness, tinnitus, SOB, laconic speech, weak voice, shiny pale complexion, reduced appetite, loose stools

T: pale

P: frail

Dx: SP/ST Xu w/ inability to raise the clear

Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang

Tonify the Middle & Augment the Qi Decoction

Sx: Intermittent fever that worsens on exertion, spontaneous sweating, dislikes cold, thirst for warm beverages

T: pale & swollen

P: large, force less

Dx: Qi Xu fever

Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang

Tonify the Middle & Augment the Qi Decoction

Sx: Hemorrhoids, rectal or uterine collapse, prolapse of internal organs, chronic diarrhea, irregular uterine bleeding, reduced appetite, loose stools

T: pale

P: deficient, soft

Dx: Sinking of MJ Qi

Shen Ling Bai Zhu San

Ginseng, Poria & White Atractylodes Powder

Sx: Loose stools or diarrhea, reduced appetite, weak extremities, weight loss, distention and stifling sensation in the chest & epigastrium, pale face

T: pale w/ white coat

P: thin, moderate or xu moderate

Dx: SP Qi Xu leading to dampness

Yu Ping Feng San

Jade Windscreen Powder

Sx: Aversion to drafts, spontaneous sweating, recurrent colds, shiny pale complexion

T: pale w/ white coat

P: floating, xu, soft

Dx: Deficiency of exterior w/ weak and unstable Wei Qi

Sheng Mai San

Generate the Pulse Powder

Sx: Chronic cough w/ sparse sputum difficult to expectorate, SOB, spontaneous sweating, dry mouth and tongue

T: pale red w/ dry thin coat

P: deficient, rapid or deficient, thin

Dx: Concurrent Qi and Yin Xu primarily of LU

Sheng Mai San

Generate the Pulse Powder

Sx: Palpitations w/ a stifling sensation in the chest, SOB, sweating, dry mouth, thirst, poor sleep

T: pale, red and dry

P: slow, irregular or consistently irregular

Dx: Acute Summer Collapse

Sheng Mai San

Generate the Pulse

Which formula treats various types of heart disease, including palpitations and coronary artery disease

Si Wu Tang

Four Substance Decoction

Sx: Dizziness, blurry vision, lusterless complexion and nails, generalized muscle tension, irregular menstruation w/ little flow or amenorrhea, periumbilical and lower abdominal px

T: pale

P: thin and wiry, or thin and choppy

Dx: Blood Xu primarily of the LV

Si Wu Tang

Four Substance Decoction

Sx: Menorrhagia, hard abdominal masses w/ recurrent px, restless fetus disorder, or lochioschesis w/ a firm and painful abdomen and sporadic fever and chills

T: pale

P: thin and wiry, or thin and choppy

Dx: Blood Xu primarily of the LV

Dang Gui Bu Xue Tang

Tangkui Decoction to Tonify the Blood

Sx: Heat sensation in muscles, red face, irritability, thirst for warm beverages. Could have fever d/t loss of blood

T: pale

P: flooding, large, xu

Dx: Heat from Xu of Blood and floating Yang

Ba Zhen Tang

Eight Treasure Decoction

Sx: Pale complexion, reduced appetite, SOB, palpitations w/ anxiety continuously, muscle fatigue, slow speech, lightheadedness and/or vertigo

T: pale, white coat

P: thin, frail or large, xu no strength

Dx: Concurrent Xu of Qi and Blood

Shi Quan Da Bu Tang

All-Inclusive Great Tonifying Decoction

Sx: Coughing, reduced appetite, spermatorrhea, weakness of lower extremities. Also for non healing sores, continuous spotting from uterine bleeding

T: pale

P: thin, frail

Dx: Qi and Blood Xu in consumptive disorders. Very commonly used for Qi and Blood Xu w/ predominance of deficient Qi leaded toward cold

Gui Pi Tang

Restore the Spleen Decoction

Sx: Forgetfulness, palpitations w/ and w/out anxiety, insomnia, dream disturbed sleep, anxiety and phobia, feverish ess., withdrawal, reduced appetite, pallid and wan complexion. Possible chronic bleeding syndromes, early periods w/ copious, pale blood, or lasting continuous periods with little flow

T: pale w/ thin white coat

P: thin, frail (fine, moderate)

Dx: HT Blood and SP Qi Xu

1. Restless Heat Spirit

2. Qi and Blood Xu

3. Spleen to Control Blood

What are the 3 types of manifestations Gui Pi Tang is used for?

Liu Wei Di Huang Wan

Six Ingredient Pill w/ Rehmannia

Sx: Weak and sore low back, lightheadedness, vertigo, tinnitus, diminished hearing, night sweats, spontaneous and nocturnal emissions. May also have hot palms and soles, chronic dry sore throat, toothache, or wasting and thirsting disorder.

T: red with little coat

P: thin, rapid

Dx: KD + LV Yin Xu

Zuo Gui Wan

Restore the Left (Kidney) Pill

Sx: Tinnitus, vertigo, soreness and weakness of lower back and knees, lightheadedness, spontaneous sweating, night sweats, thirst, nocturnal emissions, dry mouth and throat

T: red, shiny

P: thin, rapid

Dx: KD Yin Xu w/ damage to marrow and essence

Bai He Gu Jin Tang

Lily Bulb Decoction to Preserve the Metal

Sx: Cough w/ blood streaked sputum, wheezing, dry and sore throat, hot palms and soles, night sweats

T: red w/ little coat

P: thin, rapid

Dx: Internal dryness of LU d/t KD Yin Xu w/ heat

Shen Qi Wan (Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan)

Kidney Qi Pill (from the Golden Cabinet)

Sx: Low back px, weak lower extremities, cold sensation in lower half of body, tension in lower abdomen, feels better leaning on something

T: pale, swollen + thin white moist coat

P: empty or frail, submerged and faint in proximal position

Dx: KD Yang Xu

Shen Qi Wan (Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan)

Kidney Qi Pill (from the Golden Cabinet)

Which formula is for Leg Qi disorder where water and damp pour into the legs, causing edema so severe it interferes with the ability to walk?

Shen Qi Wan (Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan)

Kidney Qi Pill (from the Golden Cabinet)

Which formula is for lower jiao type wasting and thirsting w/ KD Yang Xu and symptoms of thirst and frequent copious urination?

You Gui Wan

Restore the Right (Kidney) Pill

Sx: Exhaustion from a long-term illness w/ aversion to cold, cold extremities, impotence, spermatorrhea, aching and weakness of the low back and knees. Cold also have loose stools, infertility, undirected food particles, incontinence, edema of lower extremities

T: none

P: none

Dx: KD Yang Xu w/ gate of vitality Xu

You Gui Wan

Restore the Right (Kidney) Pill

Which formula treats loose stools, infertility, undirected food particles, incontinence, edema of lower extremities?

Si Shen Wan

Four Miracle Pill

Sx: Diarrhea at daybreak, lack of interest in food, inability to digest what is eaten, sore low back, cold limbs, fatigue, lethargy, may have abdominal px

T: pale, thin white coat

P: submerged, slow and force less

Dx: SP & KD Yang Xu (Cock's Crow Diarrhea)

Jin Suo Gu Jing Wan

Metal Lock Pill to Stabilize the Essence

Sx: Chronic spermatorrhea, impotence, fatigue, weakness, sore and weak limbs, lower back pain, tinnitus

T: pale, white coat

P: thin, frail

Dx: Dysfunction of KD and LV storing essence

Gu Jing Wan

Stabilize the Menses Pill

Sx: Continuous menses or uterine bleeding that alternates between trickling and gushing blood. Blood is very red and have dark purple clots. Possible sensation of heat and irritability in the chest, abdominal px, dark urine

T: red

P: wiry, rapid

Dx: LV heat from constraint disturbing the Chong and Ren Vessels. Yin Xu underlies the heat

Wen Dai Tang

End Discharge Decoction

Sx: Profuse vaginal discharge that is white or pale yellow, thin consistency, slightly foul smelling, usually continuous, fatigue, tired, shiny pale face, loose stools

T: pale, white coat

P: soft, frail, moderate

Dx: SP Xu w/ dampness & LV Constraint

Suan Zao Ren Tang

Sour Jujube Decoction

Sx: Irritability, inability to sleep, palpitations, night sweats, dizzy, vertigo, dry throat and mouth

T: dry

P: wiry or thin, rapid

Dx: Consumption d/t LV Blood Xu w/ Yin Xu. Wood not nourishing Fire

Gan Mai Da Zao Tang

Licorice, Wheat & Jujube Decoction

Sx: Disorientation, frequent attacks of melancholy and crying spells, inability to control oneself, restless sleep (sometimes w/ night sweats), frequent bouts of yawning. Severe: behavior and speech become abnormal

T: (red w/ sparse coat)

P: none

Dx: Restless Organ Disorder (Zang Zao)- emotional condition d/t excess worry, anxiety, pensive ess. Injures HT Yin, disrupts flow of LV Qi, and affects SP Qi

Huang Lian E Jiao Tang

Coptis and Ass Hide Gelatin Decoction

Sx: Irritable w/ sensation of heat in the chest, insomnia, palpitations w/ anxiety. Could have sores on the tongue or in the mouth

T: red, dry yellow coat

P: thin, rapid

Dx: Heat excess and Blood Xu in the HT

Yue Ju Wan

Escape Restraint Pill

Sx: Focal distention and stifling in the chest and abdomen, fixed px in the hypochondria, belching, vomiting, acid regurgitation, mild cough w/ copious sputum, reduced appetite, and indigestion

T: none

P: none

Dx: Mild constraint d/t Qi stagnation. Disturbances of Qi, Blood, and Fire are related to LV. Lv Qi Constraint adversely affects T & T function of SP, leading to constraint of damp, phlegm, and food

Ban Xia Hou Po Tang

Pinellia & Magnolia Bark Decoction

Sx: Feeling of something caught in throat that cannot be coughed up or swallowed, stifling sensation in the chest or hypochondria, may have cough or vomiting

T: moist or greasy white coat

P: wiry, slow or wiry, slippery

Dx: Plum Pit Qi. Most commonly d/t being emotionally upset. LU & ST Qi become constrained and cannot move Qi down. Leads to problem of T & T of fluids, which leads to phlegm. Phlegm and Qi clash and lodge in the throat.

Si Zi Jiang Qi Tang

Perilla Fruit Decoction for Directing Qi Decoction

Sx: Cough and wheezing w/ copious watery sputum, stifling sensation in chest and diaphragm, SOB w/ labored inhalation and smooth exhalation, may have px and weakness in low back and legs, edema of extremities and/or fatigue

T: white coat, slippery or greasy

P: (none or weak)

Dx: Phlegm Cold Obstructing LU (Excess above) and KD unable to grasp Qi (Deficiency Below)

Ju Pi Zhu Ru Tang

Tangerine Peel & Bamboo Shavings Decoction

Sx: Hiccup or vomiting w/ poor appetite

T: tender, red

P: deficient, rapid

Dx: ST Xu w/ heat and adverse rising of Qi

Tao He Cheng Qi Tang

Peach Pit Decoction to Order the Qi

Sx: Acute lower abdominal px, incontinence of urine, night fever, delirious speech (mumbling), irritability, restlessness, thirst, dysmenporrhea. Severe cases may have manic behavior.

T: none

P: deep, full, or choppy

Dx: Blood stasis and Heat in the lower jiao (attributed to transmission of an externally contracted pathogenic influence into the LJ)

Tao He Cheng Qi Tang

Peach Pit Decoction to Order the Q

Which formula is used for intractable px after trauma, amenorrhea, and severe wheezing w/ distention in the chest?

Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang

Drive Out Stasis in the Mansion of Blood

Sx: Px in the chest and hypochondria, chronic stubborn HA w/ a fixed piercing quality, chronic incessant hiccup, choking sensation when drinking, dry heaves, depression or low spirits w/ a sensation of warmth in chest, palpitations, insomnia, restless sleep, irritability, extreme mood swings, evening tidal fever, dark or purplish lips, complexion or sclera

T: dark red w/ dark spots on the sides (top)

P: choppy or wiry, tight

Dx: Blood stasis in the chest, w/ constrained LV Qi

Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan

Cinnamon Twig & Poria Pill

Sx: Mild persistent uterine bleeding w/ purple or dark blood & abdominal px that increases w/ pressure. Also for immobile masses in the lower abdomen w/ px and tenderness, abdominal spasms and tension, amenorrhea with abdominal distention and px, dysmenorrhea and retention of lochia

T: dark, purple spots

P: choppy, submerged

Dx: Blood stasis in the Womb (first symptoms: Restless Fetus Syndrome)

Wen Jing Tang

Warm the Menses Decoction

Sx: Mild, persistent uterine bleeding, irregular menses (either early or late), extended or continuous menstrual flow, bleeding between periods, px, distention, cold in the lower abdomen, infertility, dry lips and mouth, low grade fever at dusk, warm palms and soles

T: purple

P: fine, rough

Dx: Cold Xu of Chong (Penetrating) & Ren (Conception) Vessel, with Blood stasis

Gu Jing Wan: underlying Yin Xu heat (continuous uterine bleeding that alternates between trickling and gushing)

Wen Jing Tang: heat injuring Yin (persistent uterine bleeding w/ cold in lower abdomen w/ dry lips and mouth, fever at dusk)

Compare Gu Jing Wan (Stabilize the Menses Pill) and Wen Jing Tang (Warm the Menses Decoction)

Dan Shen Yin

Salvia Drink

Sx: Abdominal or epigastric px that may radiate upward w/ blood stasis signs and Qi stagnation

T: none

P: none

Dx: Blood stasis & Qi stagnation in the MJ

Sheng Hua Tang

Generating and Transforming Decoction

Sx: Retention of lochia w/ cold and pain in lower abdomen

T: pale purple or pale w/ purple spots

P: thin, submerged, choppy

Dx: Blood stasis in womb resulting from cold w/ Blood xu

Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan (Cinnamon Twig and Poria Pill): retention of lochia + uterine bleeding + abdominal masses w/ NO COLD

Sheng Hua Tang (Generating and Transforming Decoction): strictly retention of lochia w/ cold & px

Compare Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan (Cinnamon Twig and Poria Pill) and Sheng Hua Tang (Generating and Transforming Decoction)

Huai Hua San

Sephora Japonica Flower Powder

Sx: Bright red bleeding from the rectum during defecation, usually after passing stool, blood in stools, hemorrhoids w/ bright blood dark red blood

T: red

P: wiry, rapid or soggy, rapid

Dx: Wind heat or damp heat in ST & intestines, which turns into toxins

Jiao Ai Tang

Ass Hide Gelatin & Mugwort Decoction

Sx: Abdominal px w/ uterine bleeding, excessive menses, constant spotting, bleeding postpartum or during pregnancy, pale blood, low back pain, pale face

T: pale, thin white coat

P: thin, frail

Dx: Injury and def. of Chong & Ren w/ cold

Jiao Ai Tang (Ass Hide Gelatin & Mugwort Decoction): uterine bleeding w/ COLD

Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan (Cinnamon Twig & Poria Pill): uterine bleeding w/ abdominal masses & retention of lochia w/ NO COLD

Compare Jiao Ai Tang (Ass Hide Gelatin & Mugwort Decoction) and Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan (Cinnamon Twig & Poria Pill)?

Xiao Feng San

Eliminate Wind Powder

Sx: Weepy, itchy, red skin lesions over a large part of the body

T: white or yellow coat

P: floating, rapid, forceful

Dx: Wind-Heat or Wind-Damp that invades the body and contends with pre-existing Damp-Heat

Xiao Huo Luo Dan

Minor Invigorate the Collaterals Special Pill

Sx: Chronic px, weakness and numbness (esp in lower extremities) d/t Wind-Stroke

T: white moist coat

P: none

Dx: Sequelae of Wind-Stroke when cold causes dampness, phlegm and blood stasis to obstruct channels and collaterals

Xiao Huo Luo Dan

Minor Invigorate the Collaterals Special Pill

Sx: Fixed or migrating px in bones and joints with reduced ROM d/t Wind-Cold-Damp painful obstruction

Zhen Gan Xi Feng Tang

Sedate the Liver and Extinguish Wind Decoction

Sx: HA, dizziness, feeling of distention in the eyes, tinnitus, feverish sensation in the head, irritability, flushed face

T: none

P: wiry, long, forceful

Dx: Wind type stroke from upward Qi leading to congestion of the blood in the brain

Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin

Gastrodia & Uncaria Decoction

Sx: HA, dizziness, vertigo, tinnitus, blurry vision, sensation of heat rushing to the head, insomnia w/ dream disturbed sleep. Severe cases may have numbness, twitching & spasms in extremities, hemiplegia

T: red

P: wiry, rapid

Dx: LV Yang Rising & Internal LV Wind

Xing Su San

Apricot Kernel and Perilla Leaf Powder

Sx: Cough w/ watery sputum, stuffy nose, slight HA, chills but no sweating, dry throat

T: dry, white coat

P: wiry

Dx: Externally contracted Cool Dryness interferes w/ LU function

Mai Men Dong Tang

Ophiopogonis Decoction

Sx: Coughing, wheezing, SOB, difficult to expectorate phlegm, dry throat & mouth, weird sensation in the throat, maybe spitting of saliva, heat in soles and palms

T: dry, red little coat

P: deficient, rapid

Dx: Heat from ST Xu causing LU Yin Xu. Also for LU atrophy

Ping Wei San

Calm the Stomach Powder

Sx: Distention and fullness of abdomen and epigastrium, loss of taste and appetite, nausea and vomiting, loose stools or diarrhea, belching, acid regurgitation, heavy sensation in the body, fatigue, increased desire to sleep

T: swollen with thick, white greasy coat

P: moderate or slippery

Dx: Damp-Cold stagnation in SP/ST (excess cold damp)

Coronary artery disease

Ping Wei San Western

Calm the Stomach Powder

Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San

Powder of Agastache for Restoring Health

Sx: Fever, chills, HA, full and stifling sensation in the chest, pain in the epigastrium and abdomen, loss of taste, nausea, vomiting, borborygmus, diarrhea

T: greasy, white coat

P: moderate, soggy (soft)

Dx: Exterior Wind-Cold with interior turbid dampness

Stomach flu

Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San Western

Powder of Agastache for Restoring Health

Ping Wei San: loose stools/diarrhea w/ increased desire to sleep + pale white coat

Shen Ling Bai Zhu San: loose stools/diarrhea w/ stifling sensation in the chest & epigastrium + swollen, thick white coat

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Ba Zheng San

Eight Herb Powder for Rectification

Sx: Dark, turbid, scanty, difficult and painful urination, dry mouth & throat. In severe cased there may be urinary retention, lower abd distention & pain

T: greasy yellow coat

P: slippery, rapid

Dx: Hot or bloody painful dysfunction caused by clumping Damp-Heat in the lower burner (Frequent history of overindulgence in spicy, sweet or rich foods, or over consumption of alcohol)

Long Dan Xie Gan Tang: for difficult and painful urination w/ heat sensation in urethra w/ swelling in ears and bitter taste (excess heat in LV/GB channels or LV/GB damp heat)

Ba Zheng San: dark, turbid, scanty, difficult and painful urination w/ dry mouth and throat (clumping damp heat in the lower burner)

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