Cardinal formulas - with indications Flashcards
Long Dan Xie Gan Tang
Gentiana Decoction to Drain the Liver
pain in the hypochondria headache dizziness red and sore eyes hearing loss swelling in the ears bitter taste in the mouth irritability short temper (also for difficult/painful urination with sensation of heat in the urethra, swollen/pruritic external genitalia, or foul-smelling leukorrhea)
T = red with a yellow coating P = wiry, rapid and forceful
Huang Lian Jie Du Tang
Coptis Decoction to Relieve Toxicity
high fever irritability dry mouth and throat incoherent speech insomnia dark urine (also for nosebleed or vomiting of blood due to heat excess; carbuncles or other toxic swellings; and dysenteric disorders or jaundice due to damp heat)
T = red tongue with a yellow coating P = rapid, forceful
Qing Ying Tang
Clear the Nutritive Level Decoction
high fever that worsens at night
severe irritability
restlessness
(some patients are thirsty, some delirious, and some exhibit faint and indistinct erythema and purpura)
T = scarlet, dry P = thin, rapid
Bai Hu Tang
White Tiger Decoction
high fever with profuse sweating and an aversion to heat
red face
severe thirst
irritability
(may also include headache, toothache, or bleeding of the gums/nose)
T = may be red with either a dry white or a yellow coating P = flooding, forceful or slippery, and rapid
Er Chen Tang
Two-Cured Decoction
coughing with copious, white sputum that is easily expectorated
focal distention and a stifling sensation in the chest and diaphragm
palpitations
nausea or vomiting
dizziness
T = a white, moist or greasy coating P = slippery
Qiang Huo Sheng Si Tang
Notopterygium Decoction to Overcome Dampness
a heavy and painful head generalized sensation of heaviness back pain or generalized pain stiffness of the neck difficulty in rotating or bending the trunk mild fever chills
T = a white coating P = floating
Ping Wei San
Calm the Stomach Powder
distention and fullness in the epigastrium and abdomen loss of taste and appetite a heavy sensation in the limbs loose stools or diarrhea easily fatigued increased desire to sleep nausea and vomiting acid reflux
T = swollen w/ a thick, white and greasy coating P = moderate or slippery
Ba Zheng San
Eight Herb Powder for Rectification
dark, turbid, scanty, difficult and painful urination
dry mouth and throat
(in severe cases - may be urinary retention and lower abdominal dissension and pain)
T = yellow, greasy coating P = slippery, rapid
Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin
Gastrodia and Uncaria Decoction
headache dizziness vertigo tinnitus blurred vision a sensation of heat rushing to the head insomnia w/ dream-disturbed sleep (severe cases - numbness, twitching and spasms in the extremities, hemiplegia) (especially useful for hypertension)
T = red P = wiry rapid
Xiao Feng San
Eliminate Wind Powder from the True Lineage
weepy, itchy, red skin lesions over a large part of the body
this is wind-rash or damp-rash
Xiao Chai Hu Tang
Minor Bupleurum Decoction
alternating fever and chills dry throat bitter taste in the mouth dizziness irritability sensation of fullness in the chest and hypochondria (often experienced as difficulty in taking deep breaths) heartburn nausea and vomiting being downcast with no desire to eat (may also be palpitations, coughing, or urinary dysfunction
T = a thin, white coating P = wiry
Xiao Yao San
Rambling Powder
hypochondriac pain (usu. spasmodic) headache vertigo bitter taste in the mouth dry mouth and throat fatigue reduced appetite
T = pale-red P = wiry, deficient
Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang
Pinellia Decoction to Drain the Epigastrium
epigastric focal distention fullness tightness with very slight or no pain dry heaves or frank vomiting borborygmus with diarrhea reduced appetite
T = thin/yellow/greasy coating that may be red at the tip P = wiry, rapid
Chai Hu Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang
Bupleurum plus Dragon Bone and Oyster Shell Decoction
fullness in the chest
irritability with occasional attacks of fright palpitations
urinary difficulty
constipation
delirious speech
inability to rotate the trunk
a sensation of extreme heaviness throughout the body
T = red w/ a slippery coating P = wiry, rapid puls
Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan
Emperor of Heaven’s Special Pill to Tonify the Heart
irritability palpitations w/ anxiety fatigue insomnia w/ very restless sleep inability to think or concentrate for even short periods of time nocturnal emissions forgetfulness dry stools
T = red w/ little coating P = thin, rapid
