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tonifies qi and blood

- for all qi and blood xu disorders

Ba Zhen Tang

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drains damp-heat from the lower burner
promotes urination and clears fire
clears fire and heat in lin syndrome diseases
- relieves frequent, painful and burning urination due to damp-heat in the lower burner or in the channels, resembles UTI

Ba Zheng San

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clears heat, nourishes yin
moistens the LU, expels phlegm
- formula for yin xu in the LU and KD, nourishes LU as it strengthens weak fire

Bai He Gu Jin Tang

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clears qi level heat and yangming excess

2. generates fluids, alleviates thirst

Bai Hu Tang

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clears heat and detoxifies
cools the blood, stops dysentery
- formula clears damp-heat from the intestines to relieve intestinal disorders, perhaps due to infection

Bai Tou Weng Tang

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expels wind and phlegm, dispels dampness
harmonizes the middle, strengthens the SP
- formula for dizziness, H/A, and menieres due to wind-phlegm

Ban Xia Bai Zhu Tian Ma Tang

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regulates and descends the Qi
expels phlegm
- formula to resolve qi and phlegm and LV qi stagnation attacking the LU and ST. special for plum-pit throat tightness from emotional stress or nervousness

Ban Xia Hou Po Tang

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harmonizes and tonifies the ST
descends ST qi
expels masses
- fomrula for ST xu that leads to stagnation heat and rebellious qi

Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang

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reduces food stagnation

2. harmonizes the ST

Bao He Wan

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moistens the LU
clears heat
regulates qi, expels phlegm
- formula expels phlegm that is sticky, stubborn, and difficult to spit or cough out

Bei Mu Gua Lou San

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warms the KD yang
promotes urination, drains damp heat
clears turbid water

Bei Xie Fen Qing yin

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promotes blood circulation, tonifies the qi
regulates the channels
- formula for paralysis due to xu qi that is unable to move blood sufficiently to nourish the limbs and head

Bu Yang Huan Wu Tang

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tonifies the qi of the middle burner
raises sunken yang
- formula to raise sinking clear qi, lifts prolapsed organs, relieves qi xu fevers, generally tonifies the qi

Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang

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expels wind, opens the nose

2. stops pain

Cang Er Zi San

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releases the surface, loosens ths muscles
clears internal heat
- fomula for wind-cold that becomes internal heat, with a combination of surface chills and fever from internal heat. clears three level ehat from the taiyang, shaoyang, and yangming levels of febrile disease

Chai Ge Jie Ji Tang

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harmonizes LV qi, regulates blood

2. formula for LV qi stagnation

Chai Hu Shu Gan San

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expels wind, relieves pain

- formula for H/A from pathogenic wind (frontal/vertex/occipital)

Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao San

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tonifies the yin, descends fire
clears false heat
strengthens and nourishes weak and dry bones

Da Bu Yin Wan

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harmonizes shaoyang channels, sedates yangming organ heat

2. clears interior heat

Da Chai Hu Tang

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purges stool
clears heat in ST and intestines
- purgative formula for constipation due to internal heat, a yangming organ disease

Da Cheng Qi Tang

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warms the middle and tonifies qi
relieves pain and descends rebellious qi
kills parasites
- relieves excess ST pain due to cold and xu of the middle burner

Da Jian Zhong Tang

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dispels blood stagnation, regulates blood

2. promotes qi circulation, stops pain

Dan Shen Yin

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tonifies qi and blood
promotes healing of wounds
- formula for LV blood and SP qi xu

Dang Gui Bu Xue Tang

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nourishes the yin, purges LV fire
tonifies qi and blood, consolidates the exterior
stops sweating

Dang Gui Liu Huang Tang

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1. clears heart fire 2. promotes urination - formula for canker sores and other heat signs in the HT

Dao Chi San

1. opens the LU and descends LU qi 2. stops cough and asthma 3. clears hot phlegm from the LU

Ding Chuan Tang

1. tonifies ST qi 2. warms the ST 3. suppresses rebellious ST qi - formula for excess cold in the middle burner due to ST qi and yang xu

Ding Xiang Shi Di Tang

1. dispels wind-damp, stops pain 2. tonifies the LV and KD 3. tonifies qi and blood - formula for bi pain w/ underlying xu

Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang

1. dries dampness, expels phlegm 2. harmonizes the middle burner 3. descends ST qi - formula for treating damp and phlegm conditions

Er Chen Tang

1. clears damp-heat from the lower burner - formula for damp-heat in the lower burner with signs of leg qi disorders like swollen ankels or open sores that dont heal

Er Miao San

1. warms KD yang, tonifies yin and essence | 2. regulates penetrating and conception vessels, drains KD fire

Er Xian Tang

1. tonifies KD and LV

Er Zhi Wan

1. promotes blood circulation 2. unblocks the channels, soothes LV qi - formula for acute chest pain due to trauma

Fu Yuan Huo Xue Tang

1. nourishes the HT, calms the spirit 2. harmonizes the middle burner 3. relieves depression - formula for restless organ disorder "zang zao", HT yin and HT qi xu w/ LV qi stagnation, resulting in emotional and mental imbalance

Gan Mai Da Zao Tang

1. clears damp-heat 2. releases the surface - formula for common cold syndromes accompanied by diarrhea, perhaps due to ST heat, or heat in the intestines

Ge Gen Huang Lian Huang Qin Tang

1. releases the surface and loosens the muscles 2. generates fluids - formula for win-cold w/ joint pain and body aches

Ge Gen Tang

1. regulates LV, dispels blood stagnation 2. regulates qi, relieves pain - formula for menstrual difficulties, including painful cramping, due to blood stagnation

Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang

1. regulates the Chong and Ren channels 2. nourishes the yin 3. clears heat, stops bleeding

Gu Jing Wan

1. tonifies the SP qi and HT blood - formula for xu due to over thinking, w/ fatigue, reduced appetite, soft stools and the inability of SP to control blood

Gui Pi Tang

1. reduces blood stagnation in the uterus 2. promotes blood circulations, softens masses - formula for ovarian cysts and masses in the lower abdomen

Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan

1. dispels wind and damp 2. promotes flow of yang qi - formula for recurrent painful obstruction w/ heat

Gui Zhi Shao Yao Zhi Mu Tang

1. releases the surface and loosens muscles 2. regulates the ying and wei qi 3. promotes or stops sweating - formula for wind-cold w/ xu

Gui Zhi Tang

1. stops bleeding in the intestines 2. expels intestinal wind 3. cools heat

Huai Hua San

1. nourishes the yin and blood 2. clears damp-heat, calms the spirit - formula for damage to the yin fluids due to febrile disease at the blood level

Huang Lian E Jiao Tang

1. clears heat and fire toxins in all three burners | 2. dispels damp-heat in the san jiao

Huang Lian Jie Du Tang

1. releases the surface and expels damp 2. regulates qi, harmonizes the middle burner 3. classic formula for ST flu

Huo Xiang Zheng Qi Tang

1. moistens the intestines, warms the KD 2. promotes bowel movement - formula for constipation due to KD qi and yang xu, perhaps after a longterm illness

Ji Chuan Jian

1. releases the surface, clears heat 2. tonifies the yin - formula for wind-heat invasion w/ underlying yin xu

Jia Jian Wei Rui Tang

1. tonifies the blood, stops bleeding 2. regulates the channels, calms the fetus - formula for uncontrolled bleeding disorders due to xu of blood and yang

Jiao Ai Tang

1. tonifies KD yang | 2. drains water-damp, promotes urination

Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan

1. regulates LV qi, promotes circulation 2. clears heat, stops pain - formula for LV qi stagnation w/ fire, presenting w/ painful menstruation and hernias due to long-term stagnation

Jin Ling Zi San

1. stabilizes the KD, binds the essence - formula for KD jing and yang xu symptoms due to KD gate not closing. It binds the essence and stops seminal emissions, frequent urination

Jin Suo Gu Jing Wan

1. descends ST qi 2. harmonizes the middle burner 3. clears ST heat, tonifies qi - suppresses rebellious ST qi

Ju Pi Zhu Ru Tang

1. dispels wind-damp, relieves pain | - formula for early stage painful obstruction

Juan Bi Tang

1. tonifies SP and ST 2. warms the middle burner, dispels cold - formula for nausea and vomiting due to bleeding and convulsions-disorders of SP and ST yang xu

Li Zhong Wan

1. warms the middle burner 2. regulates LV qi and stops pain - formula warms the ST and regulates qi. it relieves pain in the epigastrium and hypochondria caused by ST cold and LV qi stagnation

Liang Fu Wan

1. clears heat and fire in the upper burner | 2. purges heat in the middle burner

Liang Ge San

1. strengthens the SP 2. expels damp and phlegm - formula for phlegm stagnation in the LU, HT and in the head, w/ symptoms of dizziness and fullness of chest

Ling Gui Zhu Gan Tang

1. nourishes the yin, strengthens the KD 2. sedates deficient heat 3. formula to tonify KD yin

Liu Wei Di Huang Wan

1. clears summer-heat, drains dampness

Liu Yi San

1. clears LV and GB fire | 2. clears damp-heat in the lower burner

Long Dan Xie Gan Tang

1. released the surface, promotes sweating to expel cold 2. opens the LU, calms wheezing 3. fomrula for wind-cold common cold, w/ more chills than fever

Ma Huang Tang

1. releases the surface 2. clears the LU 3. clears heat

Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang

1. moistens the intestines, promotes bowel movement | - formula for chronic constipation due to xu of yin, which frequently occurs in the elderly

Ma Zi Ren Wan

1. benefits the ST, generates fluids | 2. directs rebellious qi downward

Mai Men Dong Tang

1. stabilizes the surface, stops sweating | 2. formula for excess sweating due to qi and yin xu

Mu Li San

1. warms the KD and LV 2. regulates Qi, stops pain - formula for KD and LV cold xu

Nuan Gan Jian

1. dispels dampness, strengthens the SP 2. regulates qi, harmonizes the ST - formula for ST disorders due to dampness

Ping Wei San

1. clears heat and detoxifies 2. dispels wind-heat - formula for swelling and pain of the face due to rising heat (big head syndrome)

Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin

1. tonifies KD yin, tonifies blood, clears the eyes

Qi Ju DI Huang Wan

1. dispels wind-damp, releases the surface | - formula for wind-damp attack in the exterior with body aches and heavy damp retention

Qiang Huo Sheng Shi Tang

1. clears ST-heat | 2. cools the blood and nourishes the yin

Qing Wei San

1. clears false heat | - formula for steaming bone syndrome

Qing Gu San

1. nourishes the yin, clears deficient heat | - formula for deep internal heat that lingers following a bout w/ a long-term febrile disease

Qing Hao Bie Jia Tang

1. clears heat, expels phelgm 2. descends qi and stops cough 3. formula for bronchitis and pneumonia

Qing Qi Hua Tan Wan

1. clears heat toxins from the Ying and Xue levels of the Wen Bing

Qing Ying Tang

1. moistens the LU, clears dryness

Qing Zao Jiu Fein Tang

1. dispels wind and cold 2. releases the surfaces, tonifies qi - formula for wind-cold w/ muscle stiffness and joint pain

Ren Shen Bai Du San

1. moistens the intestines, promotes bowel movement

Run Chang Wan

1. descends rebellious qi 2. warms the interior, expels cold phlegm 3. reduces food stagnation - for cold-damp in the LU, w/ coughing and mucus. also resolves food stagnation

San Zi Yang Qing Tang

1. dispels wind-heat 2. opens the LU, stops cough - special for wind-heat common cold w/ coughing

Sang Ju Yin

1. regulates the HT and KD | 2. consolidates essence, stops leakages

Sang Piao Xiao San

1. dispels wind and dryness 2. relieves coughing - formula for dry lungs and coughing

Sang Xing Tang

1. promotes blood circulation, stops pain 2. warms the channels, stops pain 3. resolves blood stagnation in the lower burner - formula for many menstrual disorders w/ pain. also for LV channel disorders w/ testicular hernia pains

Shao Fu Zhu Yu Tang

1. clears damp-heat and toxins | 2. regulates qi and blood, stops pain

Shao Yao Tang

1. tonifies the SP, reduces dampness 2. harmonizes the ST, stops diarrhea - formula for chronic diarrhea due to SP qi xu w/ dampness. also for leukorrhea, edema, coughing

Shen Ling Bai Zhu San

1. promotes blood circulation 2. expels bi pain - formula for bi pain in the joints due to stagnation of qi and blood

Shen Tong Zhu Yu Tang

1. regulates the blood, stops pain

Sheng Hua Tang

1. releases the surface, dispels rashes | 2. encourages rashes and measles to surface

Sheng Ma Ge Gen Tang

1. tonifies qi and yin 2. generates fluids and stops excessive sweating - formula for LU qi and LU yin xu

Sheng Mai San

1. cools the blood 2. stops bleeding in the upper burner - formula for LV fire attacking the ST w/ blood heat

Shi Hui San

1. warms the yang, strengthens the SP 2. regulates qi, promotes urination - formula for edema due to SP and KD yang xu, especially in the lower burner, perhaps w/ diarrhea

Shi Pi Yin

1. tonifies qi and blood | 2. more warming than ba zhen tang

Shi Quan Da Bu Tang

1. dispels blood stagnation, regulates the blood | 2. promotes circulation, stops pain

Shi Xiao San

1. tonifies SP qi, dries the SP | 2. formula for tonifying SP qi

Si Jun Zi Tang

1. regulates LV qi, harmonizes the SP 2. resolves stagnation, clears heat - formula for qi and heat stagnation that results in coldness of the limbs. also for LV and SP disharmony and LV invading ST

Si Ni San

1. restores the yang, warms the interior | 2. restores the yang-for yang xu w/ cold or emergency cases of yang collapse

Si Ni Tang

1. cools the blood, stops the bleeding | - formula for blood heat in the upper burner

Si Shen Wan

1. tonifies and regulates the blood 2. regulates the LV - formula for blood xu w/ blood stagnation

Si Wu Tang

1. expels phlegm, descends rebellious qi 2. warms the KD 3. stops wheezing and asthma due to KD not grasping the LU qi-excess above and xu below

Su Zi Jiang Qi Tang

1. nourishes HT blood and LV blood 2. calms the spirit, clears heat 3. nourishes the yin - formula for insomnia due to yin and blood xu of the HT and LV

Suan Zao Ren Tang

1. regulates the qi and blood 2. strengthens SP, calms the fetus 3. prevents miscarriages

Tai Shan Pan Shi San

1. resolves blood stagnation in lower burner 2. clears heat - formula for painful blood stagnation in the lower abdomen, and for constipation that can result from lower burner stangation

Tao He Cheng Qi Tang

1. dispels internal wind 2. soothes the LV, calms the spirit 3. clears heat, promotes blood circulation - formula for LV yang rising, w/ H/A, dizziness, blurry vision due to internal LV wind - formula for parkinsons

Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin

1. tonifies LV qi 2. dispels cold, stops pain - formula for cold invading the LV channels

Tian Tai Wu Yao San

1. nourishes the HT and KD 2. tonifies the Yin and blood 3. clams the spirit, clears empty-heat - formula for HT and KD not communicating

Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan

1. purges heat stagnation | - moderate purgative for constipation due to yangming organ heat disorder, ST heat

Tiao Wei Cheng Qi Tang

1. promotes blood circulation, dispels stagnation 2. opens the orifices - formula for blood stangation in the upper jiao and in the head

Tong Qiao Huo Xue Tang

1. regulates the Dai channels 2. tonifies the middle 3. strengthens the SP, dispels damp - formula for leukorrhea due to SP qi xu. expels dampness in the lower burner and clears up clear white discharge by strengthening the SP

Wan Dai Tang

1. clears LU-heat and LU-phlegm 2. promotes qi circulation, reduces pus - formula for bronchitis, lung abscess, and lung infections w/ yellow mucus due to heat

Wei Jing Tang

1. dries dampness and expels phlegm 2. clears heat, opens the HT and GB - formula for mental imbalance due to phlegm obstruction of the HT and GB

Wen Dan Tang

1. warms the channels, dispels cold 2. tonifies qi and blood 3. resolves blood stagnation - formula for symptoms caused by xu cold and blood stagnation affecting the Chong and Ren, two channels that figure prominently in womens disorders

Wen Jing Tang

1. promotes urination, reduces dampness 2. warms the yang - formula for three patterns of damp disorders

Wu Ling San

1. promotes urination, strengthens the SP 2. regulates qi, dispels dampness - formula for pitting skin edema due to wind-damp or SP xu

Wu Pi San

1. dispels wind-dampness | 2. regulates qi and stops pain

Wu Wei Xiao Du Yin

1. warms the middle, tonifies SP 2. descends rebellious ST qi - formula for vomiting associates w/ three syndrome patterns

Wu Zhu Yu Tang

1. cools the blood and clears heat toxins 2. resolves blood stagnation, stops bleeding 3. nourishes yin - formula for heat in the blood that causes bleeding and mental disorders

Xi Jiao Di Huang Tang

1. releases the surface, expels cold-damp 2. harmonizes the middle burner - formula for summer-time wind-damp attack

Xiang Ru San

1. releases the surface, dispels wind-cold 2. regulates qi and harmonizes the middle - formula for external wind-cold together w/ stagnation of qi in the interior

Xiang Su San

1. harmonizes the Shaoyang channel - formula fo rshaoyang syndromes, w/ alternating chills and fever (malaria), or for damp-heat syndromes resulting from alcohol abuse

Xiao Chai Hu Tang

1. purges heat stagnation | - purgative for excess (mild) yangming organ syndrome

Xiao Cheng Qi Tang

1. expels wind and clears heat 2. dispels dampness, stops itching 3. nourishes the blood - for itchy skin caused by wind, heat, dampness. good for beginning stages of poison oak

Xiao Feng San

1. warms the channels 2. expels wind, damp, and phlegm 3. promotes blood circulation, relieves pain - formula for bi syndromes due to wind-damp, or qi and blood stagnation, or phlegm stagnation

Xiao Huo Luo Dan

1. cools the blood, promotes circulation 2. stops bleeding and urination 3. stops bloody urination. For bleeding UTI

Xiao Ji Yin Zi

1. tonifies the SP and ST 2. warms and harmonizes the middle, stops pain - formula for pain in the abdomen that comes and goes, and feels better w/ warmth

Xiao Jian Zhong Tang

1. releases the surface, expels wind and damp, descends rebellious qi 2. warms the LU, dispels cold - treats wheezing and coughing due to wind invasion and damp stagnation. For asthma and bronchitis

Xiao Qing Long Tang

1. regulates LV qi | 2. strengthens the SP and tonifies the blood

Xiao Yao San

1. clears LU-heat | - formula for coughing due to LU-heat

Xie Bai San

1. purges SP and ST fire

Xie Huang San

1. clears heat and toxins from the HT and ST

Xie Xin Tang

1. warms the LU, opens LU qi 2. relieves coughing, transforms phlegm - formula for cough due to wind-cold-dry in the LU

Xing Su San

1. descend ST qi 2. expels cold phlegm from the ST 3. relieves hiccups, belching, and nausea due to weak ST qi

Xuan Fu Dai Zhe Tang

1. promotes blood circulation, regulates qi 2. resolves blood stagnation, stops pain 3. soothes LV qi 4. resolves blood stagnation that causes H/A and chest pain

Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang

1. tonifies the yang and blood 2. dispels cold - formula for yin boils due to qi and blood, and cold stagnation or for bone infections that are difficult to heal, and open sores that won't close up - tonifies yang and blood to help the body close up its open sores, especially following surgery

Yang He Tang

1. tonifies LV and KD yin 2. regulates LV qi - formula for a combination of yin xu signs and LV qi stagnation

Yi Guan Jian

1. clears damp-heat 2. relieves jaundice - formula for damp-heat yang-type jaundice

Yin Chen Hao Tang

1. dispels wind-heat 2. clears heat and detoxifies - formula for common colds w/ sore throat and fever more than chills

Yin Qiao San

1. tonifies KD yang and nourishes essence 2. nourishes blood - formula for KD yang xu w/ waning fire at Ming-men

You Gui Wan

1. clears ST heat 2. nourishes the Yin, moistens dryness - formula for KD yin xu w/ ST fire

Yu Nu Jian

1. tonifies qi, stops sweating

Yu Ping Feng San

1. regulates qi, releases constraint 2. reduces stagnation - formula for mild constrained qi

Yue Ju Wan

1. settles LV yang rising 2. dispels internal wind 3. nourishes LV yin - settles LV yang to dispel internal wind. for syndromes of LV yang rising due to yin xu, which do not always present w/ heat signs

Zhen Gan Xi Feng Tang

1. warms the KD yang 2. dispels dampness, promotes urination - formula for water retention due to SP and KD yang

Zhen Wu Tang

1. tonifies the KD yin 2. clears xu heat - formula for steaming bone syndromes, menopausal symptoms. Popularly used for patients of AIDS, LU TB, canceer

Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan

1. tonifies Qi, blood, yin 2. restores irregular pulse 3. stops palpitations - formula to tonify HT - Qi, Yang, and Yin

Zhi Gan Cao Tang

1. opens LU qi and stops coughing 2. releases the surface, expels wind and phlegm - formula for stopping coughs caused by external wind invasion. Used primarily for common colds that linger w/ slight coughing and sore throat

Zhi Sou San

1. dispels dampness, promotes urination 2. clears heat, nourishes the yin - formula for wind-damp attack penetrating the interior and transforming into heat, w/ fever, thirst, difficult urination.

Zhu Ling Tang

1. clears heat and generates fluids 2. tonifies the qi, harmonizes the ST - sedate low-grade fevers w/ qi and fluid xu, perhaps depleted by long-term fever. usually used for mild fevers during recovery from excess heat and high fever

Zhu Ye Shi Gao Tang

1. nourishes the yin and essences 2. strengthens the KD 3. KD yin xu w/ injury to the essence and marrow without heat signs

Zuo Gui Yin

1. clears LV fire and ST fire 2. descends ST qi - formula for LV attacking the ST. This formula tonifies the mother and sedates the son

Zuo Jin Wan

1. stop wheezing | 2. tonify KD yin

Du Qi Wan

1. harmonizes the ST, reduces distention 2. undigested food in stool, fatigue, irritability - more severe ST qi xu

Gan Cao Xie Xin Tang

1. for excess heat in the LV channel: cools the LV, extinguishes LV wind, persistent high fever, irritability, vertigo, muscle twitching and spasm of the extremities 2. generates fluids, relaxes tendons

Ling Jiao Gou Teng Tang

1. clears heat, resolves toxicity | 2. cools the blood, drains fire

Qing Wen Bai Du Yin

1. nourish blood, soften LV, muscle spasm due to LV blood xu | 3. reduce pain

Shao Yao Gan Cao Tang

1. Harmonize ST 2. reduce distention 3. disperse clumping and disperse water - formula for SP xu (diarrhea/watery bowel movement)

Sheng Jiang Xie Xin Tang

1. stabilize KD | 2. calms fetus

Shou Tai Wan

1. warm KD | 2. replenish essence

You Gui Yin

1. astringe intestines 2. stop diarrhea 3. tonify SP/KD yang

Zhen Ren Yang Zang Tang

1. nourish/tonify/benefit KD yin

Zuo Gui Wan

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