Formulas Flashcards

Question

Xie Xin Tang

Answer 1

DH excess with interior clumping Formed heat in the interior w/ upward movement of heat in body - nose bleed, etc. ST fire w/ clumping

Answer 2

Wind, heat and toxin in the UP and head | Mumps formula

Answer 3

Heat toxicity

Answer 4

LU heat cough and dyspnea d/t EPF Labored breathing Pediatric pneumonia - strong excess kid

Answer 5

LU heat with reverse flow of LU Qi

Answer 6

Excess fire in the HT channel | s/s: Painful lin syndrome, irritability, insomnia

Answer 7

DH in LIV/GB LIV fire = red eyes, bitter taste, irritable GB DH = GB DH acne, genital sores (channel pathology) Long Dan Cao goes to channels

Answer 8

Heat accumulation in ST/full ST fire s/s: toothache, bleeding gums, bad breath, big appetite vs. Xie Xin Tang = clumping heat in LI vs. Yu Nu Jian = heat in YM + KID yin xu

Answer 9

ST heat with underlying (KID )yin xu | s/s = loose teeth = KID xu

Answer 10

Toxic heat dysentery Heat more than Damp/Blood more than pus Good for ulcerative colitis

Answer 11

DH dysentery Heat = Damp/Blood = pus Good for ulcerative colitis

Answer 12

Excess Yang Ming Fu/Organ syndrome s/s = constipation, flatulence (unobstructed intestines) Excess presentation - abd pain and/or fullness

Answer 13

Da Huang Mang Xiao Zhi Shi Hou Po

Answer 14

Mild Yang Ming Fu pattern | Constipation not as severe, abd pain not worse with pressure

Answer 15

Da Huang Hou Po Zhi Shi

Answer 16

Yang Ming Fu: ST/LI heat | no signs of Qi Stag, just heat

Answer 17

Da Huang Mang Xiao Gan Cao

Answer 18

Yang Ming Fu w/ yin xu | Heat in ST/LI w/ damaged yin

Answer 19

SP bind d/t dryness/heat in ST and intestines | more chronic with urinary s/s - frequent urination = water not going into intestines

Answer 20

Constipation due to desiccated intestines and blood deficiency Usually after long illness, birth, etc.

Answer 21

KID yang xu constipation | Hypothyroid constipation

Answer 22

Cold accumulation in the interior constipation

Answer 23

Shao Yang syndrome s/s: alt c/f with wiry pulse DY: Chai Hu/rel. ext, Huang Qin/drain

Answer 24

``` chai hu huang qin ban xia sheng jiang ren shen zgc da zao ```

Answer 25

Shao Yang syndrome w/DH | "Xiao chai hu tang" + DAMP

Answer 26

Triple Yang pattern, Shao Yang syndrome | "Da chai hu tang" + anxiety, palps, disturbed spirit

Answer 27

Disharmony of LIV/SP, Shao Yin syndrome with frigid extremities s/s: cold fingers and toes

Answer 28

Chai Hu Zhi Shi Bai Shao ZGC

Answer 29

LIV Qi stag + blood and SP xu | underlying depression

Answer 30

``` Chai hu bo he bai shao dang gui bai zhu fu ling sheng jiang zgc ```

Answer 31

LIV constraint leading to fire | s/s: irritability

Answer 32

Diarrhea d/t SP xu and LIV excess IBS formula SP pulse becomes wiry and LIV pulse becomes xu

Answer 33

ST Qi disharmony with mixed hot/cold in the intestines Epigastric focal distention T: thin yellow and greasy, P: wiry rapid

Answer 34

Late stage febrile disease w/extensive yin and jin ye xu NO night sweating - heat so deep in interior, can't even get to surface Steaming bone formula - body shunting heat deep into bones

Answer 35

Chronic heat disorder leading to Yin xu and xu heat Night sweats - heat closer to surface Steaming bone formula

Answer 36

Yin xu heat and fire Excess and xu heat - fever, night sweats = xu, red dry tongue = excess Sheng, shu di - nourish yin Huang bros - clear heat

Answer 37

Summerheat and dampness Damp more than heat 6:1 formula

Answer 38

Cold in channels with underlying blood xu Based on "Gui zhi tang" s/s: cold hands and feet

Answer 39

MJ cold from deficiency SP yang xu/Tai Yin - drying damp with gan jiang s/s: diarrhea with watery stool

Answer 40

SP + KID yang xu - "li zhong wan" + "si ni tang" Li Zhong Wan + Fu Zi s/s - undigested food

Answer 41

Gan Jiang - dry damp Ren Shen Bai Zhu ZGC

Answer 42

1. ST deficiency cold - vomiting after eating, indeterminate gnawing hunger, acid regurgitation 2. Deficiency cold of ST/LIV - vertex HA, spitting frothy saliva 3. Cold attacking MJ - V/D w/cold hands and feet, agitation

Answer 43

Wu Zhu Yu Sheng Jiang Ren Shen Da Zao

Answer 44

Spasmodic abd. pain d/t consumptive xu | Thin/deficiency type person

Answer 45

Severe cold abd pain d/t excess or xu | s/s: excruciating epigastric pain, patient cannot tolerate being touched

Answer 46

KID yang xu w/ increase of internal cold Shao Yin - cold everywhere s/s - extremely cold extremities, lethargic, diarrhea with undigested food

Answer 47

Sheng Fu Zi Gan Jiang ZGC

Answer 48

Ren Shen Bai Zhu Fu Ling ZGC

Answer 49

SP Qi xu w/ damp phlegm accumulation | s/s: n/v, often coughing of copious, thin and white sputum

Answer 50

SP Qi xu leading to internally generated dampness | main s/s: loose stool or diarrhea

Answer 51

Shan Yao Bai Bian Dou Lian Zi

Answer 52

SP/ST Qi xu leading to sinking of yang s/s: intermittent fever that worsens on exertion, pale tongue Yin fire displaced to interior Prolapse of SP and wei qi

Answer 53

``` Huang Qi Ren Shen Bai Zhu ZGC Dang Gui Chen Pi Chai Hu Sheng Ma ```

Answer 54

Wei Qi xu | s/s: spontaneous sweating, recurrent colds

Answer 55

Huang Qi Bai Zhu Fang Feng

Answer 56

Concurrent xu of Qi and Yin, primarily of LU | s/s: chronic dry cough

Answer 57

Ren Shen Mai Men Dong Wu Weu Zi

Answer 58

LU Qi xu | s/s: SOB, sweating, coughing or wheezing

Answer 59

``` Ren Shen Huang Qi Wu Wei Zi Zi Wan Sang Bai Pi Shu Di Huang ```

Answer 60

LIV blood xu | s/s: blurred vision, irreg menses, wiry or thin pulse

Answer 61

Shu di huang Bai shao Dang gui Chuan xiong

Answer 62

LIV blood xu + blood stasis | s/s: dark-purple, sticky blood with or without clots

Answer 63

Blood xu caused by injury to Yuan Qi (loss of blood or massive sweating) ING: Huang qi - 30g Dang gui - 6g

Answer 64

LIV blood xu MAIN s/s: abdominal spasms ING: Bai Shao + ZGC

Answer 65

SP Qi and LIV blood xu

Answer 66

Si Jun Zi Tang (Ren Shen, Bai Zhu, Fu Ling, ZGC) Si Wu Tang (Shu di, Bai Shao, Dang Gui, Chuan Xiong) Sheng Jiang Da Zao

Answer 67

Qi and blood xu with internal cold | s/s: weakness (of lower extremities)

Answer 68

Ba Zhen Tang Huang Qi Rou Gui

Answer 69

SP Qi and HT blood xu s/s: forgetfulness, palps, insomnia (diff getting to sleep), anxiety, chronic bleeding (blood moves out of vessels easily) SP - manages blood HT - commands blood

Answer 70

``` Si Jun Zi Tang (Ren Shen, Bai Zhu, Fu Ling, ZGC) Huang Qi Suan Zao Ren Long Yan Rou Dang Gui Mi Zhi Yuan Zhi Mu Xiang Sheng Jiang Da Zao ```

Answer 71

Consumptive condition with Qi and Blood xu | Intermittent or knotted pulse formula - regularly irregular d/t HT Qi xu

Answer 72

LIV blood + LIV/KID yin xu s/s: dry eyes, diminished visual acuity More LIV blood xu

Answer 73

Dryness damaging LU and ST yin s/s: dry throat, hacking cough External dry damaging LU and ST yin

Answer 74

LIV and KID yin xu

Answer 75

``` Shu di Shan Zhu Yu Shan Yao Ze Xie Mu Dan Pi Fu Ling ```

Answer 76

LIV and KID yin xu with vigorous fire s/s: night sweats, flooding zhi pulse Steaming bone formula More vigorous fire damages yin - heat signs more intense

Answer 77

Liu Wei Di Huang Wan Zhi Mu Huang Bai

Answer 78

KID yin and Jing xu | Similar to "liu wei di huang wan", but more nourishing KID essence than LWDHW

Answer 79

KID xu (esp marrow and essence) Restore left KID pill More concerned with KID essence

Answer 80

Upward rising of fire d/t LIV and KID xu Steaming bone formula Deals more with external heat

Answer 81

Shu di Gui Ban Huang Bai Zhi Mu

Answer 82

Shu di Shan Zhu Yu Shan Yao Gou Qi Zi Fu Ling ZGC

Answer 83

LIV and KID yin xu + Qi stag | LIV Qi stagnant for long period -->yin xu

Answer 84

LIV and KID yin xu s/s: premature graying or loss of hair ING: nu zhen zi, han lian cao

Answer 85

Internal dryness of LU d/t LU + KID yin xu s/s: blood-streaked sputum, LBP TB formula

Answer 86

KID Qi and Yang xu Fill w/yin and light with Fu Zi s/s: urinary difficulty with edema, excessive urination

Answer 87

KID yang xu Similar to "shen qi wan" Also for patterns of true cold, false heat

Answer 88

KID yang xu w/waning of the fire at the gate of vitality | May be: infertility, loose stools (undigested food), incontinence, pedal edema

Answer 89

KID yin and yang xu w/xu fire | s/s: menopause, hot flashes, fatigued with cold and hot flashes

Answer 90

``` xian mao yin yang huo ba ji tian huang bai zhi mu dang gui ```

Answer 91

Qi and yin xu sweating | s/s: spontaneous sweating that worsens at night

Answer 92

Cocks crow diarrhea d/t SP/KID xu cold

Answer 93

Qi stagnation | 6 stagnations: damp, blood, heat, food, qi

Answer 94

``` xiang fu cang zhu chuang xiong zhi zi shen qu ```

Answer 95

LIV Qi Stag

Answer 96

``` chai hu zhi ke bai shao zgc xiang fu chuang xiong chen pi ```

Answer 97

Plum-pit Qi

Answer 98

Xiong Bi/Painful obstruction of the chest | Angina formula

Answer 99

Hernia d/t cold accumulation and Qi Stag s/s: lower abd pain radiating to the testicles (vs. Nuan Gan Jian Chief herb: Wu Yao

Answer 100

``` Excess above/deficiency below Phlegm in LU w/KID xu Asthma formula s/s: labored inhalation and smooth exhalation -Rou Gui is to warm KID's ```

Answer 101

WC constraining the exterior and phlegm heat smoldering in the interior PH in LU w/WC Asthma formula s/s: copious, thick and yellow sputum

Answer 102

Rebel ST Qi d/t xu and heat | s/s: hiccup, nausea, dry heaves w/tender red tongue and deficient, rapid pulse

Answer 103

Blood amassment in the LJ s/s: lower abd pain, choppy pulse, women usually exp. dysmenorrhea or amenorrhea WC - UB -> heat/yang ming -> up to HT/down to uterus (blood stasis)

Answer 104

Blood stasis in the chest | s/s: systemic blood stasis, sharp pain in the chest and hypochondria

Answer 105

Blood stasis below the diaphragm | s/s: palpable abdominal masses

Answer 106

Blood stasis of the lower abdomen | s/s: cysts, fibroids

Answer 107

Painful obstruction d/t Qi and blood stag blocking the jing luo s/s: chronic aches and pains of the body

Answer 108

Post stroke sequelae - Qi xu w/ blood stasis obstrux the channels s/s: any type of hemiplegia

Answer 109

Traumatic injury with qi and blood stagnation, esp in chest

Answer 110

Deficiency and cold of Chong and Ren channels with blood stasis s/s: persistent uterine bleeding, extended or continuous menstrual flow

Answer 111

Blood stasis in the uterus | s/s: mild, persistent uterine bleeding of purple or dark blood during pregnancy

Answer 112

Post-partum blood deficiency with cold | s/s: retention of the lochia, choppy pulse

Answer 113

Abd. pain d/t disharmony b/t LIV and SP s/s: continuous, cramping pain, urinary difficulty, slight edema (lower limbs) - damp "shao yao san"

Answer 114

Blood stasis in the lower abd, chest | s/s: sever abd pain in the middle abd

Answer 115

Qi and blood stagnation obstrux jing luo | - pain in various locations d/t traumatic injury

Answer 116

KID xu spermatorrhea - spermatorrhea most often ass. w/ dysfx of KID and LIV - employs 2 strategies: tonify with is xu, restrain what is disbursed

Answer 117

Deficient cold in LJ s/s: frequent, clear, prolonged urination - elderly or deficient person

Answer 118

Def of Yin and Yang with Ying and Wei disharmony

Answer 119

Beng Lou d/t LIV Qi Stag and xu heat s/s: trickling and gushing of blood - blood is VERY RED - root cause of heat is d/t excess yang qi arising from or leading to a deficiency of yin essence

Answer 120

SP xu and LIV Qi stag w/damp and turbidity in LJ | s/s: profuse vag dish that is white or pale yellow

Answer 121

HT and KID xu w/blood and yin xu | HT and KID not communicating

Answer 122

LIV blood xu w/xu heat rising - this is deficiency irritability, often arising in the wake of an illness or exhaustion from overwork - stress sleep issues

Answer 123

HT/KID disconnect + heat - blood - HT/KID disconnect with HT fire above and KID yin xu below FX of Huang Lian and E Jiao = facilitate ax b/t water and fire to treat root and branch

Answer 124

HT Qi xu w/phlegm s/s: apprehensiveness, easily frightened - someone who has exp. fear/fright

Answer 125

Restless organ syndrome s/s: emotional lability, cond. generally d/t excess worry, anxiety or pensiveness - form. focuses on tonifying nutritive Qi while inhibiting unrestrained dispersal of souls

Answer 126

heat attacking PC and hot phlegm obstrux orifices s/s: LOC, delirious speech, high fever - serious abnormal progression of a warm febrile dx

Answer 127

Cold coma formula - "closed dx" | - treats acute closed disorder d/t excess cold

Answer 128

Acute food stag | - NOT for SP xu

Answer 129

SP Qi Xu w/food accumulation - this person is more likely to have px w/diarrhea - xu more sig than excess here

Answer 130

roundworm reversal | - hot above/cold below

Answer 131

Qi stag and Blood stasis in MJ/UJ | s/s: abd or epi pain which may radiate upwards

Answer 132

Beng Luo d/t Chong + Ren xu and damage | More of a xu formula

Answer 133

Bloody butthole d/t intestinal wind or solid organ toxin | s/s: bright red blood

Answer 134

Obstrux of WCD in the Jing Luo w/obstrux of damp, phlegm and blood in the jing luo s/s: chronic pain, weakness and numbness (esp in lower extremities) d/t wind stroke, s/s aggravated by COLD

Answer 135

Sequalae of wind stroke affecting head/face | Bells palsy formula

Answer 136

Wind rash or damp rash d/t WH or WD | Tends to be larger rash

Answer 137

Excess heat in LIV channel stirring up internal wind

Answer 138

LIV yang rising leading to LIV wind | LIV and KID yin xu at the center of LIV yang rising, more intense LIV yang rising

Answer 139

Hyperactivity of LIV yang leading to stirring of LIV wind LIV yang rising formula d/t lack of LIV blood and KID yang/yin Person who pushes and pushes w/depletion underneath so when they go to rest, nothing below to root them down Less intense wind

Answer 140

LIV wind d/t to yin and blood xu Someone who's had a febrile condition or heat in LIV long term that has completely damaged LIV yin leadint to dried out, stiff, inflexible tendons

Answer 141

Externally contracted cool-dryness

Answer 142

exterior warm-dryness affecting the LU

Answer 143

warm dryness attacking the LU s/s: warm more extreme - fever, thirst Heat and dry damage yin

Answer 144

LU atrophy (fei wei), LU and/or ST yin xu - LU Qi and yin xu, LU's aren't able to disperse and descend Also chronic sore throat with phlegm

Answer 145

Damp in MJ w/o SP Qi xu

Answer 146

Sudden turmoil - WCD --> MJ | s/s: n/v, diarrhea

Answer 147

Early stage of damp warmth (damp > heat) affecting the Qi level - originally exogenous in nature but SP Qi xu w/DH

Answer 148

Yang jaundice, DH jaundice | s/s: whole body jaundice, 'tangerine' color

Answer 149

DH in the LJ, bloody lin | - often made worse with lifestyle

Answer 150

DH lodged in LJ | s/s: weakness or atrophy in lower extremities

Answer 151

Cang Zhu | Huang Bai

Answer 152

Tai Yang water buildup, SP xu damp, congested fluids in LJ | s/s: edema, generalized sensation of heaviness

Answer 153

Interlocking of water and heat - bloody lin

Answer 154

Skin edema - accumulation of fluids sitting under skin - all ing. are a peel

Answer 155

SP yang xu leading to fluids in LU/HT | s/s: fullness in chest, palpitations, SOB

Answer 156

KID yang xu w/ water accum, Tai Yang Disorder | s/s: low body edema with pitting edema

Answer 157

``` WD at the exterior s/s Acute WD H/A - heavy wrap head herb zones: - Qiang Huo - occiput Gao Ben - vertex Chuan Xiong - termporal Man Jing Zi - eyes ```

Answer 158

General WCD Bi

Answer 159

Chronic bi d/d LIV and KID xu, Qi and blood xu | - Low body with significant LIV bld/KID yang xu

Answer 160

WCD Bi turning into heat

Answer 161

Damp phlegm accumulation (everywhere)

Answer 162

GB and ST disharmony accom. by phlegm heat | - phlegm heat anxiety w/ GB Qi xu - withdrawn, timid

Answer 163

Phlegm heat in the LU | s/s: thick yellow phlegm

Answer 164

Phlegm heat stagnation in chest | - Shang Han Lun version phlegm heat in LU going interior

Answer 165

Hardness and nodules of the neck | s/s: rubbery thyroid phlegm nodules

Answer 166

LU dryness w/phlegm accum./dry phlegm | - dry phlegm in LU, environmental or smokers cough

Answer 167

Phlegm retention in LU w/Qi stag | - sub-acute asthma wheezing d/t DP

Answer 168

Cough d/t WC invading the LU

Answer 169

LIV overact SP --> Wind phlegm | - Menierres formula