WK13-Harmonize

Question 0

What traditional text is Xiao Chai Hu Tang from?

Answer 0

Shan Han Lun

minor bubleurum decoction

Question 1

What is the action of Xiao Chai Hu Tang?

Minor Bupleurum Decoction

Answer 1

Harmonizes and releases lesser yang-stage disorders

Question 2

What herbs are in Minor Bupleurum Decoction?

Answer 2

Chai Hu - Bupleuri Radix
Huang Qin - Scutellariae Radix
Ban Xia - Pinelliae Rhizoma
Sheng Jiang - Zingiberris Rhizoma recens
Ren Shen - Ginseng Radix
zhi Gan Cao - Glycyrhizzae Radix, honey-fried
Da Zao - Jujubae Fructus
-Xiao Chai Hu Tang-

Question 3

On which level does Xiao Chai Hu Tang work?

Answer 3

addresses exterior and interior, is hot and cold, has tonifying and draining herbs - but all qi level herbs.

Question 4

What is the action of Bupleurum and Cinnamon Twig Decoction? (Chai Hu Gui Zhi tang)

Answer 4

Releases the muscle layer and exterior and harmonizes and releases lesser yang-warp disorders.

Question 5

What are the herbs in Chai Hu Gui Zhi Tang?

Answer 5

Gui Zhi 
Huang Qin 
Ren Shen 
Gan Cao 
Zhi Ban Xia 
Sha Yao 
Chai Ju 
Sheng Jiang 
Da Zao

Question 6

What two formulas are combined to make Bupleurum and Cinnamon Twig Decoction?

Answer 6

Xiao Chai Hu tang

Gui Zhi Tang

Question 7

What is the action of Hao Qin Qing Dan Tang? (Sweet Wormwood and Scutellaria Decoction to Clear the Gallbladder)

Answer 7

Clears Gallbladder heat, harmonizes the ST Qi and transforms phlegm

Question 8

What are the herbs in Hao Qin Qing Dan Tang?

Answer 8

Qing Hao - Artemisiae Annuae Herba
Huang Qin - Scutellariae Radix
Zhu Ru - Bambusae Caulis in Taeneum 
Zhi Ke - Aurrantii Fructus 
Chen Pi - Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium
-Sweet Wormwood and Scutellaria Decoction to Clear the Gallbladder-
Ban Xia - Pinelliae Rhizoma
Chi Fu Ling - Poria Rubra
Bi Yu San - Jasper Powder

Question 9

What is the action of Chai Hu Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang? Bupleurum plus Dragon Bone and Oyster Shell Decoction

Answer 9

Unblocks the three yang warps, and sedates and calms the spirit

Question 10

What are the herbs in Bupleurum plus Dragon Bone and Oyster Shell Decoction?

Answer 10

Chai Hu - Bupleuri Radix
Huang Qin - Scutellariae Radix
Zhi Ban Xia - Pinelliae Rhizoma Preparata
Ren Shen - Ginseng Radix
Sheng Jiang - Zingiberis Rhizoma recens
Da Zao - Jujubae Fructus
Gui Zhi - Cinnamomi Ramulus
Fu Ling - Poria
Long Gu - Fossilia Ossis Mastodi
Mu Li - Ostreae Concha
Qian Dan - Minium (lead)
Da Huang - Rhei Radix et Rhizoma
-Chai Hu Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang-

Question 11

What is the action of Si Ni San? (Frigid Extremities Powder)

Answer 11

Vents pathogenic influences, releases constraint, spreads the LV qi, regulates the SP

Question 12

What are the herbs in Frigid Extremities Powder?

Answer 12

Chai Hu - Bupleuri Radix
Zhi Shi - Aurantii Fructus Immaturus
Bai Shao - Paeoniae Radix Alba
zhi Gan Cao - Glycyrrhizae Radix
-Si Ni San-

Question 13

What is the action of Xiao Yao San? (Rambling Powder)

Answer 13

spreads the LV Qi , strengthens the SP and nourishes the blood

Question 14

What are the herbs in Xiao Yao San?

Answer 14

Chai Hu - Bupleuri Radix
Dang Gui - Angelicae Sinensis Radix
Bai Shao - Paeoniae Radix Alba
Bai Zhu - Attractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma
Fu Ling - Poria
zhi Gan Cao - Glycyrrhizae Radix, honey fried
+ roasted Zingiberis Rhizoma
+ Menthae Haplocalycis Herba
1st ingredients ground as a powder, taken in a draft of ginger mint tea
-Rambling Powder-

Question 15

How does Jia Wei Xiao Yao San differ from Xiao Yao San?

Answer 15

Xiao Yao San:
Dan Gui
Shao Yao
Fu Ling
Bai Zhu (chao)
Chai Hu
zhi Gan Cao
\+
Mu Dan Pi
Zhi Zi
colder than original formula to clear heat  - 
spreads the LV Qi, strenthens the SP, nourishes the Blood, clears heat.

Question 16

What is the action of Tong Xie Yao Fang? (Important Formuyla for Painful Diarrhea)

Answer 16

spreads the LV Qi and tonifies the SP

Question 17

What are the ingredients of Important Formula For Painful Diarrhea?

Answer 17

Chao Bai Zhu
Chao Bai Shao
Chao Chen Pi
Fang Feng
-Tong Xie Yao Fang-

Question 18

What is the action of Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang? (Pinellia Decoction to Drain the Epigastrium)

Answer 18

harmonizes the ST, directs rebellious qi downward, disperses clumping and eliminates focal distention

Question 19

What are the herbs in Pinellia Decoction to Drain the Epigastrium?

Answer 19

Ban Xia
Gan Jiang
Huang Qin
Huang Lian
Ren Shen
Da Zao
Gan Cao
-Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang-

Question 20

What classic text is Pinellia Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang - Decoction to Drain the Epigastrium from? What other formula does it resemble?

Answer 20

From Shan Han Lun.
Similar to Xiao Chai Hu Tang:
Chia hu -(sub)- Huang Lian
Sheng Jiang -(sub)- Gan Jiang
	Zhi Ban Xia
	Huang Qin
	Ren Shen
	Da Zao
	Zhi Gan Cao
so it is hotter and colder

Question 21

What is the action of Reach the Source Drink? (Da Yuan Yin)

Answer 21

Opens the membrane source by thrusting out pathogens, clears away filth and transforms turbidity

Question 22

What are the herbs in Da Yuan Yin?

Answer 22

Cao Guo - Tsaoko Frucuts
Hou Po - Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex
Bing Lang - Arecae Semen
Huang Qin - Scutellariae Radix
Zhi Mu - Anemarrhenae Rhizoma
Bai Shao - Paeoniae Radix Alba
Gan Cao - Glycyrrhizae Radix
-Reach the Source Drink-

Question 23

The Diagnosis: lesser yang warp disorder is for which formula?

Answer 23

minor bupleurum decoction - Xiao Chai Hu Tang

indications: alternating fever and chills, dry throat, bitter taste, irritability, fullness in the chest and hypochondria, nausea and vomiting, being downcast w no desire to eat, a thin white tongue coating and a wiry pulse
notes: also indicated for a wide range of disorders including heat entering the blood chamber

Question 24

The Diagnosis: Damp-heat and turbid phlegm in the lesser yang channels constraining the protective and nutritive qi is for which formula?

Answer 24

Sweet Wormwood and Scutellaria Decoction to Clear the GB - Hao Qin Qing Dan Tang Indications: mild chills alternating with pronounced fever, bitter taste, spitting up bitter or sour fluids, thirst, distention and pain in the chest and hypochondria, a red tongue with a thick greasy white and or yellow coating, and a rapid pulse that is slippery on the right and wiry on the left. notes: also treats lesser yang channel damp-heat Sx such as tinnitus or urinary obstruction and systemic damp-heat manifestations like night sweats

Question 25

The Diagnosis: Problems in all three of the yang channels is for which formula?

Answer 25

Bupleurum plus Dragon Bone and Oyster Shell Decoction - Chai Hu Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang Indications: fullness in the chest, irritability, palpitations, urinary difficulty, constipation, delirious speech, sensation of heaviness, a red tongue w a slipper coating and a wiry rapid pulse Notes: a pattern characterized by excess as well as deficiency w Sx in all three burners and in all yang organs

Question 26

The Diagnosis: Yang or Hot Type inversion due to internal constraint of yang qi is for which formula?

Answer 26

Frigid Extremities Powder - Si Ni San Indications: cold fingers and toes with a warm head and body, a sensation of irritability and fullness in the chest and epigastrium, cough, urinary difficulty, abdo pain, and severe diarrhea, a red tongue w a yellow coating and a wiry pulse Notes: also used to treat various digestive problems due to LV Sp disharmony

Question 27

The Diagnosis: LV constraint w blood deficiency and a frail spleen is for which formula?

Answer 27

Rambling Powder - Xiao Yao San Indications: Hypochondriac pain, HA, vertigo, bitter taste in the mouth, dry mouth and throat, fatigue reduced appetite, a pale-red tongue and a wiry deficient pulse Notes: commonly used in internal medicine and in the treatment of women's disorders

Question 28

The Diagnosis: Painful diarrhea due to SP def w an over controlling LV is for which formula?

Answer 28

Important Formula for Painful Diarrhea - Tong Xie Yao Fang Indications: recurrent problems of borborygmus, abdo pain, diarrhea w pain (which starts w the urge to defecate and subsides after completion), a thin white tongue coating and a wiry moderate or wiry thin pulse Notes: especially useful in treating chronic diarrhea and diarrhea in deficient patients or elderly

Question 29

The Diagnosis: Clumping of Heat and fluids in the epigastrium is for which formula?

Answer 29

Pinellia Decoction to Drain the Epigastrium - Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang Indications: epigastric focal distention, fullness and tightness w very slight or no pain, dry heaves or vomiting, borborygmus w diarrhea, reduced appetite, a thing yellow and greasy tongue coating that may be red at the tip, a wiry rapid pulse Notes: This pattern is referred to as clumping together of cold and heat

Question 30

The Diagnosis: Epidemic Malarial Disorder is for which formula?

Answer 30

Reach the Source Drink - Da Yuan Yin Indications: alternating fever and chills (both strong) occurring 1-3 times a day at irregular intervals, nausea or vomiting, headache, irritability, scanty and turbid urine, a tongue w deep-red edges and a thick, foul and pasty coating and a wiry, rapid pulse. notes: focuses on releasing pathogens by transforming turbidity in the membrane source, also used to treat influenza