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Yue Ju Wan

Treats 5 stagnations (Qi, Blood, Heat, Phlegm/Damp, Fire, Food) NO COLD

Yue Ju is 5 letters like 5 stagnations

" You Ju make me stagnate!"

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Ban Xia Hou Po Tang

Plum Pit Qi

Ban Xia & Hou Po (transform phlegm & damp) help breakup the plum pit qi

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Su Zi Jiang Qi Tang

Asthma: LU Cold-Phlegm (excess above) with KD Yang deficiency (deficiency below)

Will be easy exhalation and difficult INHALATION (KD can't grasp qi)

SUSIE can't breathe

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Ju Pi Zhu Ru Tang

Hiccup: ST qi xu and rebelling ST qi

Pig in Zoo with hiccups

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Xing Su San

External cool dryness leading to LU qi rebellion

Xing Ren stops cough

Suuthes

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Mai Men Dong Tang

Both LU and ST Yin xu

Leading to atrophy

Mai Men Dong Tonifies Yin (HT, LU, ST)

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Tao He Cheng Qi Tang

Blood stasis and heat in the Lower Jiao

Taiyang organ: Blood accumulation

"Peach Pit Decoction to Order the Qi"

Tao Ren (peach pit) breaks up blood stasis

Order the Qi in the lower jiao

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Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang

Blood stasis in chest

"Drive out stasis in the mansion of blood"

Mansion of blood is the chest: like heart

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Wen Jing Tang

Blood stasis and deficiency cold of Chong and Ren channels

The deficiency leads to both hot and cold in the body

"Flow warming decoction"

WENdy is Flowing down the JING river

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Sheng Hua Tang

Retention of lochia with cold and pain in lower abdomen

She Flower

She has closed Flower after baby

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Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan

Bleeding during pregnancy

Restless fetus due to blood stasis

Or general qi stagnation, blood stasis, damp/ phlegm in uterus (can also be retention of lochia but there's no cold)

Gui Zhi and Fu Ling gently move the stasis without harming baby

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Dan Shen Yin

Salvia Drink

Blood stasis and qi stagnation in Middle Jiao

Abdominal or epigastric pain that may radiate upwards in chest

When you have GI pain so severe, you may want a drink

Dan, your shen needs to calm down

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Huai Hua San

Bleeding in stool

"Why Me! Huai me!"

My Huai looks like a flower now

Huai Hua: Sophora Bud (cool blood, stop bleeding)

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Jiao Ai Tang

Excess or irregular menstrual bleeding due to deficiency of Chong and Ren

This is a deficiency menstrual bleeding pattern

Tendency towards cold

E Jiao (ass-hide gelatin) stops bleeding & tonifies blood

Ai Ye (mugwort) Warms the wombs, calms fetus, and stop uterine bleeding

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Xiao Feng San

Wind Rash or Damp Rash caused by Wind-Heat or Wind-Damp

Itchy skin

Eliminate Wind Powder

"X the wind!"

Like using baby POWDER for diaper rash

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Xiao Huo Lou Dan

Acute stage wind stroke and invasion of wind-damp-phlegm and blood stasis in channels and collaterals

Symptoms aggravated by cold

Can be either:

1. Wind phlegm obstruction with blood stasis in channels and collaterals (lou channels)

2. Wind Cold Damp Bi

Pain can be extreme

Compare with Juan Bi Tang (has deficiency)

Strong formula for strong patient

Minor Invigorate the Collaterals Special Pill

X! Hang Low Dan! (Dan is dying in extreme pain)

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Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin

Classic formula for LV wind due to LV yang rising

Tian Ma and Gou Teng: calms & cools to treat internal

(Gou Teng is a vine and looks like it catches the wind)

Tiana's Mad, Go unTengle her with a drink!

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Zhen Gan Xi Feng Tang

Wind Stroke causing blood stasis (wet stroke in WM)

Wind-type stroke caused by ascending LV yang: the yang qi rises quickly to UJ causing imbalance in qi mechanism (brain vessel eruption, brain bleed, wet stroke)

Sedate the Liver and Extinguish Wind Decoction

Zhenchini calm the Liver (Gan) and Xi (shoo) off Wind (Feng)

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Qing Qi Hua Tan Wan

Phlegm Heat in LU

Clear the Qi and Transform Phlegm Pill

Qing! Clear!

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Bei Mu Gua Lou San

Cough with deep seated sputum (difficult to expectorate)

Lung dry phlegm causing cough

This is NOT yin xu (can be confused)

Bei Mu: moistens LU, clears heat, transforms phlegm, stops cough

Gua Lou: Clears heat, moistens dryness, regulates qi, expels phlegm

Bye more goo lord (like medieval tuberculosis and pneumonia)

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Ban Xia Bai Zhu Tian Ma Tang

Wind Phlegm that rises to the head

Internal wind phlegm that rises upward causing dizziness and vertigo

Ban Xia: dries damp, transforms phelgm, directs rebellious qi down, treats HA nausea and vomiting

Bai Zhu: Strengthens the spleen and dries dampness

Tian Ma: transforms phlegm, extinguishes wind, treats vertigo, nourishes yin, calms LV

The long Ban Xia one with 7 words (3 herbs in its name)

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Zhi Sou San

Lingering cough due to previous cough of wind cold invasion (with phlegm that's difficult to expectorate)

Constant itchy throat causing cough

"Stop Coughing Powder"

Zhis Swon will stop the cough

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Er Chen Tang

Phlegm damp in Middle Jiao or LU

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Wen Dan Tang

Phlegm Heat accumulation in chest and epigastrium (blocking ministral fire Qi)

GB and ST disharmony (ST fire) with phlegm heat accumulation

"Warm the Gallbladder Decoction"

I Warm the Gallbladder so that the gallbladder can get rid of the Hot phlegm blocking the ministral fire

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Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San

Wind Cold Damp Invasion in Epigastrium

Traveler's diarrhea, food poisoning

"Agastache powder to rectify the Qi"

Huo Xiang: Disperses Wind Cold, transforms Damp, revives ST, stops vomiting

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Ping Wei San

Damp stagnation in SP/ST

Rectifies entire digestive system

"Calm the Stomach"

Vs. Qing Wei San (for heat in ST/face)

Ping is P for Pee to drain damp

Warm and Dry formula, it strongly drains and dries

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Ba Zheng San

Damp heat in UB

UTI

Strong diuretic

Ba Zheng San vs Ba Zhen Tang: S for Sedate & T for Tonify

"8 herb powder for Rectification"

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Wu Ling San

Treats 3 conditions:

1. Taiyang fu disorder: UB water accumulation with possible wind-cold EPI

2. SP qi xu: Earth failing to transport water. Will have water damp retention marked by EDEMA and DIFFICULT URINATION: compare with Wi Pi San

3. Taiyin Syndrome: Retention of thin mucus

"flooding basement"

damp is stuck and keeps moving up and up

this formula help to promote urination, drains the damp, strengthen the spleen, warms the yang, and promotes transforming function of qi

Strong DIURETIC

"5 ingredients powder with poria"

See Ling think "Fu Ling" But replace with Wu because person is saying "Wuuu I can't pee"

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Wu Pi San

Also called "5 Ingredient powder with Poria" (like Wu Ling San)

But this one uses Pi: the peel

5 Pi makes you Pee!

Pi (Fu Ling Pi) is a stronger diuretic than Fu Ling

Nonpitting edema due to damp accumulation and Qi obstruction: Classic SP Qi xu with excess Damp causing skin Edema

Can be used for Edema in pregnancy: very effective

This is a relatively mild formula

Similar to Wu Ling San #2 indication except in that one there is diarrhea and possible vomiting due to Sudden Turmoil disorder

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Zhu Ling Tang

Water and Heat retention in UB with KD yin xu causing urinary difficulty

King is Zhu Ling: reinforces function of water pathways and promotes urine (Regulate water, Drain damp)

Fu Ling is deputy

This formula also has Ze Xie (regulate water, drain damp), Hua Shi (clears heat, unblock urination), E Jiao (nourish yin)

Think of Zhu: like zhenchini--> yin

And Ling: think of Fu Ling

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Zhen Wu Tang

"True Warrior Decoction"

The True Warrior governs and pacifies water, bringing back the "dragon" (Mingmen fire)

Zhen like chlen (yang)

Yang Deficiency and retention of water

Warms the Yang and promotes urination

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Juan Bi Tang

"Remove painful obstruction decoction"

Wind Cold Damp Bi and Qi & blood deficiency

Compare with Xiao Huo Lou Dan (no deficiency)

Juan has Bi

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Bao He Wan

Remove food retention in middle jiao

This is only for pure excess conditions

Person eats contaminated food or overindulges (it's an acute, short term condition)

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Huang Lian E Jiao Tang

Pathological heat in Shaoyin level

HT heat & Yin Xu

Huang Lian (King): Clears fire from the heart, calms spirit

E Jiao (King): Enriches Yin and nourishes blood to control HT Fire

Think about what the king herbs do (huang lian doesn't only go to MJ but also the HT)

E Jiao good for yin

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Gan Mai Da Zao Tang

Only 3 ingredients:

- Xiao Mai (light wheat grain)

- Gan Cao

- Da Zao

Yummy, "Happy Tea"

Good for ppd/ppa and depression in pregnancy

Restless organ disorder where emotional aspects of organs is damaged: caused by over worry, anxiety, overthink

"Hysteria"

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Suan Zao Ren Tang

Overwork or aging leading to deficiency of LV blood with deficient heat

Think of menopause patients and they're irritable, give them the suan zao ren to sleep and calm down

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Wen Dai Tang

"End Discharge Decoction"

Ends Vaginal Discharge: white or pale yellow color (like yeast infection)

Spleen and Dai xu with LV qi stagnation leading to Damp vaginal discharge

Not for damp heat leukorrhea

Wendy is securing her Dai belt

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Gu Jing Wan

"Stabilize the Menses Pill"

Stop bleeding due to heat and yin xu, alternating between a trickle and gush (Beng Luo)

Don't if there's blood stasis (might be confusing because this formula the blood is very red and may contain DARK PURPLE CLOTS, but there's no other s/s of blood stasis and neither in tongue or pulse)

Think of GU: Goo like blood

and Jing: the essence

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Si Shen Wan

"4 Miracle Pill"

Cock's crow diarrhea

KD and SP yang xu

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Jin Suo Gu Jing Wan

"Metal Lock Pill to Stabilize the Essence"

Sperm leakage due to KD xu/ LV disorder (wood/water disorder)

Think of Jin in Jin Ye (it's fast moving like sperm)

Gu like Goo (semen)

Jing is essence

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Ba Zhen Tang

Qi and blood deficiency

Combo of Si Jun Zi Tang & Si Wu Tang

"8 treasure decoction"

4 for Qi, 4 for blood

but also has two more...sheng jiang & da zao (so 10 in total)

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Shi Quan Da Bu Tang

Qi and blood deficiency with mild yang xu

The Qi and Blood xu from Ba Zhen Tang has worsened and now includes some Yang xu

(10 herbs from Ba Zhen Tang + Huang Qi, Rou Gui)

"All inclusive Great Tonifying Decoction"

Shi: like extra (super tonifying with addition of yang)

Da: big one

Shi Quan sounds like "sycuan casino"

"After I go to ShiQuan casino I need Da Big tonification"

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Gui Pi Tang

"Restore the Spleen Decoction"

Spleen qi xu and Heart blood xu

Insomnia

Student formula: overthinking leads to damaged SP , insomnia, maybe anxiety

Patient can withdrawn from day to day activities and are more within themselves (sounds familiar)

"Bring my spleen back to me!"

Can also be used with SP qi xu with chronic bleeding (can be uterine, or stool, or subcutaneous)

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Si Jun Zi Tang

Classic Spleen Qi deficiency

"Four gentlemen decoction"

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Yu Ping Feng San

"Jade Windscreen Powder"

Wei Qi Deficiency (causing spontaneous sweating)

3 ingredients: Huang Qi, Bai Zhu, Fang Feng

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Sheng Mai San

"Generate the Pulse Powder"

LU qi and yin deficiency

Stops coughing

think of LU-9: yuan source, and meeting point of vessels

Pulse full of blood (like yin) and qi to push it to throat to stop coughing (generate the pulse)

Only 3 ingredients: Ren Shen, Mai Men Dong, Wu Wei Zi

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Shen Ling Bai Zhu San

4 Kings: Ren Shen, Fu Ling, Bai Zhu, Zhi Gan Cao

Think of what The herbs in formula name do (Ren Shen, Fu Ling, and Bai Zhu)

For Qi deficiency (either Spleen or Lung) and Dampness

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Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang

"Tonify the Middle and Augment the Qi Decoction"

Rising function

Tonifies Middle Jiao, augments the Qi, raises the Yang, and LIFTS SUNKEN

Indicated for:

1. SP/ST qi xu with inability to raise clear yang

2. Q xu fever (an intermittent fever that worsens with exertion)

3. Sinking of Middle Jiao (prolapses)

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Si Wu Tang

"4 substance decoction"

General blood deficiency

Tonifies the blood and regulates the LIVER for Liver blood deficiency with LV qi stagnation

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Dang Gui Bu Xue Tang

Blood & Qi deficiency with floating Yang -> creating deficiency heat

This condition stems from blood loss

Only two ingredients:

King (30g) Huang Qi: Treats Branch first (inacute condition)

Deputy (6g) Dang Gui: Tonify and invigorate blood, treats qi of the blood, the root (the blood anchors yang)

Think of Dang Gui creating anchor with blood (Xue) to subdue the floating yang

Xue: blood

Might be confusing with outwardly heat s/s but the tongue and pulse show the deficiency and rising blood heat/ floating yang

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Shen Qi Wan

(Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan)

Classic KD yang deficiency

It has Liu Wei Di Huang Wan + Gui Zhi & Fu Zi

Tonify yang through yin

Also indicated for KD yang xu with congested fluid where there's urinary difficulty with edema or excessive urination that can lead to incontinence

"Kidney Qi Pill from the Golden Cabinet"

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You Gui Wan

Kidney yang xu with Mingmen fire decline

Stronger yang tonic than Shen Qi Wan

"Restore the Right Kidney Pill"

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Zuo Gui Wan

Kidney Yin Deficiency leading to essence and marrow deficiency

"Restore the Left Kidney Pill"

Tongue here will be red and SHINY (shiny means essence xu)

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Liu Wei Di Huang Wan

Kidney and Liver Yin Deficiency

Compare with Zuo Gui Wan (it has shiny tongue= essence deficiency)

This one has red tongue with little coat

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Bai He Gu Jin Tang

Kidney and Lung YIN Deficiency Cough with blood streaked sputum

Lung dryness due to LU and KD yin deficiency with deficiency heat s/s

"Lily Bulb decoction to preserve the Metal"

Bai He: lily bulb: moistens and nourishes LU, clears heat

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Wu Zhu Yu Tang

Some kind of vomiting due to deficiency cold in either ST, LV, or KD

in case of KD channel cold there's vomiting and diarrhea so severe that patient wants to die

WU ZHU YU (evodia fruit) is king: warms the middle, disperses cold, promotes the movement of qi, directs rebellious qi down

wu zhu sounds like "uzhest"

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Da Jian Zhong Tang

"Major Construct the Middle Decoction"

Yang xu in Middle Jiao + excess cold

s/s: Bad abdominal pain, worse with pressure

Da is "big"

Zhong is "Middle"

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Xiao Jian Zhong Tang

"Minor Construct the Middle Decoction"

Yang xu in Middle Jiao

"little bro" of Da Jian Zhong Tang

s/s: abdominal pain better with warmth and pressure

Xiao: minor

Zhong: middle

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Li Zhong Wan

"Regulate the Middle Pill"

- Deficiency cold of SP/ST

- Chronic childhood convulsions

- Bleeding due to SP yang xu (blood is pale and will have yang xu s/s as well)

This is a variation of Si Jun Zi Tang (instead of Fu ling this has Gan Jiang)

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Si Ni Tang

"Frigid Extremities Decoction"

T= tonify (vs Si Ni San)

Yang devasted

cold in both interior and exterior + cold limbs

REALLY COLD because yang has become abadonded

Also good for:

-yang collpase

-true cold, false heat

SI NI: like cini blue

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Si Ni San

"Frigid Extremities Powder"

S= sedate (vs Si Ni Tang)

Regulate & Harmonize LV and SP

I: Liver qi stagnation overacting on Spleen, causing Liver/ Spleen disharmony with cold fingers and toes (while the body and heat are warm)

Good for Raynauds (can add Dan Shen too)

Chai Hu and Zhi Shi (king & deputy)

SI NI: like cini blue

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Xiao Yao San

"Rambling Powder"

Free and Easy Wanderer

LV qi stagnation (excess) + SP qi and LV blood xu (deficiency)

Herbs for the LV qi stagnation: Chai Hu (king), and Bo He (envoy)

Herbs to tonify blood: Dang Gui & Bai Shao (Deputy)

Herbs to tonify Qi: Bai Zhu & Fu Ling (assistants)

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Xiao Chai Hu Tang

"Minor Bupleurum Decoction"

Chai Hu is king

Different doses of Chai Hu:

small: raise yang (3-6 g)

medium: soothe LV qi (6-9g)

large: harmonize (12-24g)

This formula has 24g Chai Hu

Indicated for Shaoyang Syndrome

Either Shaoyang stage from Shang Han Lun or Shaoyang syndrome in women (heat attacking blood, could be after birth or menses)

Harmonize Shaoyang

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Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang

"Pinellia Decoction to Drain the Epigastrium"

Harmonize ST/SP and intestines

Used to given after improper purging of shaoyang disorder

will see heat in pulse and tongue

cold is hidden

Ban Xia (deputy): confusing bc not much damp is seen, but it helps to stop vomiting

BanD the 3 Xs! (3 Xs are the SP, ST, and intestines that need to be banded together/ harmonized)

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Ma Zi Ren Wan

"Hemp Seed Pill"

Huo Ma Ren: hemp seed (king): Moistens intestines and unblocks the bowels

Constipation: Excess type: Heat Dryness binds movement of fluids in Spleen

Stool is hard and difficult to expel

Just think Ma Zi "mazayit" the stool

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Run Chang Wan

"Moisten the Intestines Pill"

Huo Ma Ren (hemp seed) also King like in Ma Zi Ren Wan

Constipation: deficiency type: Due to dryness from blood xu or yin xu

Like for postpartum, elderly, chronic disease patients

No hierarchy in herbs:

Huo Ma Ren, Tao Ren, Dang Gui, Sheng Di Huang, Zhi Ke

No contraindications, very gentle

I run to the bathroom after taking this!

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Da Cheng Qi Tang

Pure excess heat in yangming organs, abdominal pain worse with pressure

"Major Order the Qi decoction"

King: Da Huang

Deputy: Mang Xiao

Assistant: Zhi Shi, Zhi Hou Po

Out of the three "cheng qi tang" for yangming organ syndrome, this one is for most severe

1. Heat excess in yangming organs

2. Heat clumping with green watery foul smelling diarrhea

3. Internal heat excess manifesting with heat inversion: fever, cold extremities, delirious speech, disorientation (can also be used for tetany and mania with similar presentation)

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Xiao Cheng Qi Tang

Less extreme version of Da Cheng Qi Tang

Out of the 3 "cheng qi tang" this one is is in middle severity of yangming organ syndrome

King: Da Huang

Deputy: Zhi Hou Po, Zhi Shi

"Minor Order the Qi Decoction"

Abdominal pain that doesn't worsen with pressure

This one has "Old looking (dirty and dry) tongue + yellow coat"

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Tiao Wei Cheng Qi Tang

Out of the 3 "cheng qi tang" this one is is in least severity of yangming organ syndrome

"Regulate the Stomach and Order the Qi Decoction"

No abdominal pain

Mild constipation due to mild yang ming organ heat

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All the Drain Downward formulas contradindicated during pregnancy excpet for...

Run Chang Wan

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Qing Hao Bie Jia Tang

Clears deficiency heat

Drains heat > tonify yin

Night fever, NO night sweats

Yin xu with heat in the Ying evel during later stage febrile disease

QIng Hao (6g) & Bie Jia (15g) are King

Bie Jia: focuses on Yin, enrich yin and redue deficiency heat (the skydiver-heavy)

Qing Hao: focuses on Yang, vents heat and expels it from body (the parachute- light & airy)

"Artesmisia Annua and Soft Shelled Turtle Shell Decoction"

Just think of the Kings in the name

Qing Hao comes first in name so Drains heat> tonify yin

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Dang Gui Liu Huang Tang

Clears deficiency heat

NIGHT SWEATS due to fire (def heat) due to Yin and Blood xu

"Tangkuei and Six yellow Decoction"

Just remember it's Liu Huang for the yin deficiency heat and Dang Gui to nourish the blood

Kings: Dang Gui, Sheng Di, Shu Di

Other 4 herbs are yellows: Huang Qi, Huang Qin, Huang Lian, Huang Bai

Sheng Di (raw) is cold to clear more heat, but also nourishes yin

Shi Di (cooked) is sl. warm to nourish yin more

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Qing Wei San

" Clear the Stomach Powder"

Heat in the stomach presenting in face & mouth

(toothache that can extend to head, facial swelling, gum bleeding, painful tongue... pain worse with heat and better with cold)

King: Huang Lian

Deputy: Sheng Ma (black cohosh)

Vs. Ping Wei San: for damp stagnation in SP/ST

Remember P for Pee to drain damp

Qing is "clear" to clear heat

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Long Dan Xie Gan Tang

"Gentiana Decoction to Drain the Liver"

Gan= Liver

Long Dan Cao= King: Bitter & Cold to drain heat from LV/GB, eliminate damp heat from LJ

Deputies: Huang Qin, Zhi Zi, Chai HU

Three diuretics (assistants): Mu Tong, Che Qian Zi, Ze Xie

Remember king herb Long Dan Cao DRAINS HEAT from LV/GB and Damp Heat

1. LV/GB fire attacking up (face and head: HA, dizziness, red sore eyes, hearing loss, swelling ears)

2. LV Damp Heat invades down (urine, genitals, luekorrhea, red-purple menses with shortened cycle)

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Dao Chi San

"Guide out the Red Powder"

Heart Heat

Can be used for UTI

or sores around the mouth

Compare with Ba Zheng San (also for UTI, but for heat and damp)

King and Deputy: Mu Tong (clears heat from HT and LJ, and promotes urination), Sheng Di (clear HT heat, nourish KD yin and generate fluids)

Dao Chi sounds like "Douse"

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Bai Tou Weng Tang

"Pulsatilla Decoction"

Clear Heat in LI

marked by diarrhea with more blood than pus

Bai Tou Weng (King): Clears damp heat, resolves fire toxin in blood level from LI

Huang Lian and Huang Bai (deputy)

BTW I have bloody diarrhea

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Bai Hu Tang

"White Tiger Decoction"

Clear Qi Level/ Yangming channel syndrome Heat (4 BIGS: fever, sweat, thirst, pulse)

heat in yangming channel means theres can be HA, toothache, and bleeding gums and nose too since these channels encircle the mouth

White tiger is strong and powerfully and cooling

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Huang Lian Jie Du Tang

"Coptis Decoction to Relieve Toxicity"

Lots of heat in all 3 Jiaos

Forest Fire in the body

Has three yellow brothers + Zhi Zi (clears heat from all 3 Jiaos, from SJ via urine)

Remember how Huang Lian clears heat

and Jie Du means "Jiaos DU" like all the Jiaos and the whole Du like the whole body

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Xie Xin Tang

"Drain the Epigastrium Decoction"

Damp heat excess + interior clumping

(constipation, diarrhea , blood issues like vomiting blood/ nosebleeds)

Da Huang, Huang Qin, Huang Lian

Xie Xin sounds like diarrhea? Think of damp heat with clumps. Could be either constipation or diarrhea.

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Gui Zhi Tang

Wind Cold

Cold predominant= aversion to wind (Xu type)

"Cinnamon Twig Decoction"

Gui Zhi, Bai Shao, Sheng Jiang, Da Zao, Zhi Gan Cao

Actions:

1. Purge pathogen at Wei level

2. Get Qi and Fluids flowing at Ying level

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Chai Ge Jie Ji Tang

Wind Cold turning to Wnd heat (Taiyang stage moving to Yangming channel)

"Bupleurum and Kudzu Decoction to Release the Muscle Layer"

Has Chai He and Ge Gen in the name: Just rememeber what these herbs do

Chai He and Ge Gen: Release pathogen from muscle layer, clears heat

Kings: Chai Hu, Ge Gen

Deputies: Qiang Huo, Bai Zhi, Huang Qin, Shi Gao

Assistants: Jie Geng, Bai Shao

Envoys: Gan Cao, Sheng Jiang, Da Zao

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Sang Ju Yin

Wind Heat

Early stage wind-heat, with COUGH

"Mulberry Leaf and Chrysanthemum Drink"

Sang Ye: Mulberry Leaf. Clears heat from LU and stops COUGH

Ju Hua: Chrysanthemum. Disperses UB wind heat, unclding eyes by entering LV

Lian Qiao: Cool to release wind heat

Kings: Sang Ye, Ju Hua

Deputies: Lian Qiao, Bo He, Jie Geng, Xing Ren, Lu Gen, Gan Cao

I drank this and I SANG again

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Yin Qiao San

Wind-Heat

More severe wind-heat, SORE THROAT

"Honeysuckle and Forsythia Powder"

King: Jin Yin Hua, Lian Qiao

Deputies: Niu Bang Zi, Bo He, Dan Dou Chi,

Assistants: Jing Jie, Dan Zhu Ye, Xian Lu Gen, Gan Cao

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Ren Shen Bai Du San

Release exterior and tonify deficiency

Wind-Cold-Damp

Has Si Jun Zi Tang (- bai zhu)

+ Qiang Huo, Du Huo (K), Chuan Xiong, Chai Hu, Bo He (D), Jie Geng, Zhi Ke, Qian Hu, Sheng Jiang (A)