Week 12- Formulas that Drain Downward_Simultaneously Attack and Tonify

Question 1

PinYin

Yellow Dragon Decoction

Answer 1

Huang Long Tang

Question 2

Ingredients
Da Huang [Rhei Rx et Rz]
Mang Xiao [Natrii Sulfas]
Zhi Shi [Aurantii Fructus immaturas]
Hou Po [Magnoliae officinalis Cx]
Ren Shen [Ginseng Rx]
Dang Gui [Angelicae sinensis Rx]
Jie Geng [Platycodi Rx]
Sheng Jiang [Zingiberis Rz recens]
Da Zao [Jujubae Fructus]
Gan Cao [Glycyrrhizae Rx]

Answer 2

Huang Long Tang

Question 3

Ax

Purges heat from the interior and supports the normal Qi

Answer 3

Huang Long Tang

Question 4

S/Sx
Green, watery and foul-smelling diarrhea, abdominal pain that increases upon pressure, fever, thirst, dry tongue & mouth, SOB, lethargy, delirious speech
Some patients w constipation or firm, painful abdominal distention, possible hallucinations and ‘grabbing at the air’ or impaired consciousness w frigid, contracted extremities
TONGUE: dry, yellow or black tongue coating
PULSE: deficient

Answer 4

Huang Long Tang

Question 5

Dx

Heat excess in the interior w qi and blood deficiency

Answer 5

Huang Long Tang

Question 6

PinYin

Increase the Fluids and Order the Qi Decoction

Answer 6

Zeng Ye Cheng Qi Tang

Question 7

Ingredients
Xuan Shen [Scrophulariae Rx]
Mai Men Dong [Ophiopogonis Rx]
Sheng Di Huang [Rehmanniae Rx]
Da Huang [Rhei Rx et Rz]
Mang Xiao [Natrii Sulfas]

Answer 7

Zeng Ye Cheng Qi Tang

Question 8

Ax

Enriches the yin, generates fluids, drains heat, and unblocks the bowels

Answer 8

Zeng Ye Cheng Qi Tang

Question 9

S/Sx
Dry stools that cannot be expelled even w a purging formula, distention and fullness of the epigastrium and abdomen, dry mouth & lips
TONGUE: dry body w thin yellow or burnt yellow coating
PULSE: rapid, thin

Answer 9

Zeng Ye Cheng Qi Tang

Question 10

Dx
Deficiency of yin fluids w accumulation of dry stools in the intestines
Yangming excess w def of yin fluids, such as toothache and skin diseases

Answer 10

Zeng Ye Cheng Qi Tang