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DT Herb Comp Quiz
Daoist Traditions 3rd Year Comprehensive Exam Quiz
| Chinese Name = Western Name | Category: Sub-Category >> Acti |
|---|---|
| ai ye = Artimisiae argyi Folium | "Stop Bleeding: Warm Herbs >> warmsWomb, uterineBleeding, calmsFetus, infertility, pain, top/int, itching w/D" |
| an gong niu huang wan = Calm the Palace Pill with Cattle Gall Stone | "Open Orifices: Cool Herbs >> Heat/Phlegm causing LOC- Good for childhood convulsions, Coma due to Wind Stroke" |
| an mien pien = Calm Sleep Tablets | "Calm Shen: Nourish >> Nourish Heart and Calm Shen (insomnia), Drain Dampness, Moves Food Stagnation, Clears Heat" |
| an shen bu xin wan = Calm Shen Tonify Heart Pill | "Calm Shen: Nourish >> Calm Shen (insomnia, vivid dreams, nightmares, fear, poor concentration, mental restlessness, mental fatigue), Moves Blood, Tonifies Heart" |
| an tai wan = Peaceful Fetus Pill | "Calm Fetus: Cool Herbs >> Calms Fetus, Tonify Qi, Nourish Blood, Moves Blood, Cool Blood" |
| ba ji tian = Morindae officinalis Radix | "Tonics: Yang >> pro-lutinization during ovulation, tonifiesKI yang, male/female infertility, WDBi, strengthenSinews&Bones" |
| ba zhen tang = Eight Treasure Decoction | "Tonics: Qi and Blood >> Concurrent Qi and Blood Xu, pale complexion, shortness of breath, palpitations, Blood xu due to weak earth" |
| ba zheng san = Eight Rectification Powder | "Damp: Heat >> |
| bai bu = Stemonae Radix | "Cough and Wheeze: Stop >> Top ext. parasites, Enema pinworm, acute/chronic cough esp. from deficiency" |
| bai dou kou = Amomi Fructus Rotundus | "Damp: Aromatic >> movesQi in MJ, warmMJ, descends rebelliousQi" |
| bai fan = Alumen | "Topical: Toxicity >> toxicity, damp, parasites, itching, generates flesh, stopsBleeding, Use Calcined Form" |
| bai guo = Ginkgo Semen | "Stabilize and Bind: Jing >> vaginalDischarge, TurbidLin" |
| bai he = Lilli Bulbus | "Tonics: Yin >> moistensLU, calmShen" |
| bai he gu jin tang = Lily Bulb Decoction to Preserve the Metal | "Tonics: Yin >> Yin Xu Cough, Nourish BFs in UJ, Regulate LU qi, any D/O due to LU yin xu with cough" |
| bai hu tang = White Tiger Decoction | "Heat: Qi Level >> Clear Heat/Seasonal Heat at Qi Level(Deep LU or ST) at peak temperature stage, toothache, H/A" |
| bai hua she she cao = Hedyotis diffusae Herba | "Heat: Toxicity >> STRONG, Many Types of Cancer, pro-urine, Hlin, DH, jaundice, gan syndrome" |
| bai hua you = White Flower Ointment | "Regulate Qi: Trauma >> Moves Qi, Moves Blood, Relieves Pain" |
| bai ji = Blettilae Rhizoma | "Stop Bleeding: Cool Herbs >> stopsBleeding in LU and ST, generatesFlesh, top/int" |
| bai jiang can = Bombyx batryticatus | "Wind: Internal Wind >> Phl H, DisWH, TransPhl, softens hardness" |
| bai jiang cao = Patriniae Herba | "Heat: Toxicity >> pus, intestine abcess int/top, H induced Blood Stasis" |
| bai jie zi = Sinapis Semen | "Phlegm: Warm Herbs >> Warms LU, Reg qi, disperses clumps, UnB collaterals," |
| bai mao gen = Imperatae Rhizoma | "Stop Bleeding: Cool Herbs >> coolsBlood, proUrine, clearsHeat from ST and LU" |
| bai shao = Paeoniae Radix alba | "Tonics: Blood >> regulatesMenses, subduesLIV yang, pain, harmonizes ying/wei levels" |
| bai tou weng = Pulsatillae Radix | Heat: Toxicity >> dysentery w/DH in ST+SI+ LI |
| bai tou weng tang = Pulsatilla(Anemone) Decoction | "Heat: LI >> Clear DH and Relieve Toxicity, Blood in Stools, Relieve Dysentary, any D/O due to Heat Toxin and Damp Heat causing severe diarrhea" |
| bai wei = Cynanchi atrati Radix | "Heat: Deficiency >> cools blood, PP fever, fever recoveryStage, pro-urine, H+B Lin" |
| bai xian pi = Dictamni Cortex | "Heat: Toxicity >> WH, DH skin, vaginal purritus, WHDBi" |
| bai ye tang = Biota Twig Decoction | "Stop Bleeding: Tonify >> Cold/Deficient SP unable to govern the blood, bleeding with cold from SP yang/qi xu, deficient nosebleeds, bleeding ulcers" |
| bai zhi = Angelicae dahuricae Radix | "Exterior, Warm Herbs: Wind Cold >> Dr/Dp, opens orifices esp nose, vaginal discharge, penetrates turbidity for poor concentration, expels pus, yangming guide, Best Herb for Frontal/Sinus Headaces" |
| bai zhu = Atractylodis macrocephalae Radix | "Tonics: Qi >> tonifiesSP qi, driesDamp, stabilizesExterior, stopSweat, calmFetus, harmonizes Ying and Wei levels" |
| bai zi ren = Platycadi Semen | "Calm Shen: Nourish >> Moisten I, nightsweats" |
| bai zi yang xin wan = Biota Seed Pill to Nourish the Heart | "Calm Shen: Nourish >> KI/HE communication, Calm Shen, Heart Blood and Yin Deficiency with Blood Heat (constipation)" |
| ban xia bai zhu tian ma tang = Pinellia = White Atractylodes and Gastrodia Decoction | "Wind: Wind Phlegm >> Dissolve Wind-Phlegm, Lower LIV yang, subdue LIV Wind, any D/O due to Wind-Phlegm disturbing the pure Yang of the Head" |
| ban xia hou po tang = Pinellia and Magnolia Bark | "Regulate Qi: Rebellious Qi >> Transform Phlegm and Dissapate lumps, Tonify qi to regulate LU/ST descent, any D/O due to damp phlegm tangled with qi stagnation" |
| ban xia xie xin tang = Pinelia Decoction to Drain the Epigastrum | Harmonize: Middle Jiao >> Vomit/Diarrhea to due Cold/Heat complex in the MJ |
| bao he wan = Preserve Harmony Pill | "Food Stagnation >> Dissolve Food Stasis, Harmonize ST, Move Qi, Dissolve Phlegm, any D/O due to Food Stagnation and phlegm and blockage of qi by the food" |
| bao tai zi sheng wan = Protect the Fetus and Aid Life Pill | Tonics: Qi >> morning sickness with threatened miscarriage |
| bei ban lan gen = Isatidis Radix | "Heat: Toxicity >> cools blood, throat & mumps, massive head febrile D/O," |
| bei mu gua lou san = Fritillaria and Trichosanthes Fruit Powder | Phlegm: Dryness >> Hot phlegm in LU with damage to the fluids |
| bei sha shen = Glehniae Radix | "Tonics: Yin >> NourishLU/ST, heavier in weight and firmer in texture than nan sha shen" |
| bei xie fen qing yin = Dioscorea Decoction to Separate the Clear | "Damp: Aromatic >> Cloudy Lin from Yang Xu, frequent urination" |
| bi yan wan = Nasal Inflammation Tablet | "Exterior, Cool Herbs: Wind Heat >> Wind Heat, toxins, turbidity, Nasal Congestion(hot, yellow, stubborn, post nasal drip)" |
| bian xu = Polygoni avicularis Herba | "Damp: Promote Urination >> DH, parasites, itching, commonly combined with qu mai" |
| bie jia = Trionycis Carapax | "Tonics: Yin >> J.Y.- tonifiesYin and engendersYang, invigorateBlood, proMenses, nodules" |
| bie xie = Dioscoreae hypoglauca Rhizoma | "Damp: Promote Urination >> TurDH in LJ, WDBi, DH skin lesions" |
| bing lang = Arecae Semen | "Parasites: Expel >> tapeworms, fascolopsis, roundworms, pinworms, blood flukes, reduces accumulation, drains down, movesQi, proUrine" |
| bing pian = Borneolum | "Open Orifices: Cool Herbs >> drainsFire, clearsEyes, nodules, itching, topically for pain" |
| bo he = Menthae haplocalycis Herba | "Exterior, Cool Herbs: Wind Heat >> UJ, vents rashes, moves liver qi" |
| bu fei e jiao tang = Tonify Lung Decoction with Donkey Hide Glue | "Tonics: Yin >> Stop Bleeding in LU, Nourish LU yin, any LU D/O with bleeding and cough due to LU yin Xu and heat" |
| bu fei tang = Tonify the Lungs Decoction | "Tonics: Qi >> Stabilizes the Exterior, Tonifies the LU, stops cough" |
| bu gu zhi = Psoralae Fructus | "Tonics: Yang >> tonifiesKIyang, KI grasp LU qi, top/in,t as tincture for vitiligo" |
| bu nao wan = Tonify Brain Pill | "Tonics: Blood >> Nourishes HE, tonifies blood, tonifies KI, resolves stagnation, subdues yang, calms shen" |
| bu yang huan wu tang = Tonify the Yang to Restore Five Tenths Decoction | "Invigorate Blood: Blood Stasis >> Post-Stroke Hemiplegia w/flaccid syndrome( Qi/Yang xu w/blood stasis), Tonify Qi and Invigorate the blood" |
| bu zhong yi qi tang = Tonify the Middle and Augment the Qi Decoction | "Tonics: Qi >> Prolapse, Sinking SP qi, Qi deficient fevers(intermittent and worse with exertion)" |
| can sha = Bombycis Faeces | "Damp: Wind Damp >> Damp/itchy rash, Harmonizes SP/ST" |
| cang er zhi san = Xanthium Powder | "Exterior, Cool Herbs: Head/Nose/Neck >> Dispel WHD, Open Nose, any d/o due to WHD obstructing the nose and causing purulent, yellow nasal discharge" |
| cang er zi = Xanthii Fructus | "Exterior, Warm Herbs: Wind Cold >> nasal cong. esp deep source, Dis/Dp, skin D/O, itch" |
| cang zhu = Atractylodis Rhizoma | "Damp: Aromatic >> dries damp, strengthenSP, ind sweat, disWD, DampLJ, DH in combo, improves night vision" |
| ce bai ye = Platycadi Cacumen | "Stop Bleeding: Cool Herbs >> coolsBlood, may be used with warming herbs for bleeding due to cold, cough, expelPhl, top/int" |
| chai ge jie ji tang = Bupleurum and Kudzu Decoction to Release the Muscle Layer | "Exterior, Neutral Herbs: Wind Cold >> Dispel WC from Taiyang, Dispel WH from Taiyang/ShaoYang/YangMing, improperly treated WC, any D/O due to WC turning into WH and blocking Taiyang Shaoyang and Yangming Channels" |
| chai hu = Bupleuri Radix | "Exterior, Cool Herbs: Wind Heat >> res. shaoyang d/o, fever, MOVES LIV QI, LIFTS YANG QI" |
| chai hu jia long gu mu li tang = Bupleurum plus Dragon Bone and Oyster Shell Decoction | "Calm Shen: Anchor >> Addictions, unblocks the 3 yang stages, calms the spirit" |
| chai hu shu gan san = Bupleurum Powder to Spread the Liver | "Harmonize: LIV/SP >> Regulate LIV qi, Move Qi and Blood, any D/O due to LIV qi stagnation and qi/blood stagnation" |
| chan tui = Cicadae Periostracum | "Exterior, Cool Herbs: Wind Heat >> internal wind, rashes, itching, throat, WH eye d/o, WH w/voice loss" |
| che qian zi = Plantaginis Semen | "Damp: Promote Urination >> DH, solidifyStool, clrEyes, expelPhl, cough" |
| chen pi = Citri reticulatae Pericarpum | "Regulate Qi: Digestion >> regQi MJ, qiDown, dryDamp, transPhlegm, prevents stagnantion of other herbs, compare to qing pi: gentler, more harmonious nature of Earth" |
| chen xiang = Aquilariae Lignum resinatum | "Regulate Qi: Rebellious Qi >> rebelliousQiDown, KI grasping LU qi," |
| chen xiang hua qi wan = Aquilaria Transform Qi Pills | "Food Stagnation >> Stagnant Qi/Food/Damp (rebellious qi, acid reflux, epigastric pain, distension)" |
| chi shao = Paoniae Radix Rubra | Invigorate Blood: Blood Stasis >> coolBlood |
| chi xiao dou = Phaseoli Semen | "Damp: Dissipate Swelling >> edema, DH, BloodStasis, FireTox" |
| ching wan hung = Capital Ten Thousand Red | "Heat: Cool Blood >> Burns (Clears Heat, Move Blood, Relieve Pain, Generate Flesh), also other skin heat conditions (hemorrhoids, bedsores, boils, psoriasis, eczema)" |
| chong lou = Paradis Rhizoma | "Heat: Toxicity >> STRONG, snakebite, pain, int. W, tremors, LIV H, 'to resolve toxicity and protect the Heart', Many Types of Cancer" |
| chuan bei mu = Fritillariae cirrhosae Bulbus | "Phlegm: Cool Herbs >> chronic cough, cough w/BloodySputum, Phl-F nodules, Non-Productive & Chronic Cough" |
| chuan lian zi = Toosendan Fructus | Regulate Qi: Smooth Flow >> movesLIVqi&heat |
| chuan niu xi = Cyathulae Radix | "Invigorate Blood: Blood Stasis >> unblocksMenses, WDBi esp lumbar" |
| chuan xin lian = Andrographitis Herba | "Heat: Toxicity >> diarrhea, DH, Hlin, eczema, one of top 5 in category, fresh topically for snakebite" |
| chuan xin lian kang yan pian = Andrographis Fight Inflammation Pills | "Heat: Toxicity >> Clears Heat/Toxins, Cools blood, Wind Heat" |
| chuan xiong = Ligusticum Chuanxiong Rhizoma | "Invigorate Blood: Blood Stasis >> expelsWind, pain, H/A" |
| chuan xiong cha tiao san = Ligusticum Chuanxiong Powder to be Taken with Green Tea | "Exterior, Warm Herbs: Head/Nose/Neck >> Dispel WC from Head/UJ/Exterior, Relieve Pain and H/A, any d/o due to WC/WD with pain and H/A" |
| ci ji li = Tribuli Fructus | "Wind: Internal Wind >> LIVyang Rising, moves LIV qi, DispWH, brightens eyes, itching" |
| ci shi = Magnetium | "Calm Shen: Anchor >> KI ears, LIVeyes, KI grasp LU qi" |
| ci wu jia = Eleuthrococci senticosi | "Tonics: Qi >> ST/SP, warmsKI yang, calmShen, often stand-alone, invigoratesBlood, unblockCollaterals, augmentHE qi," |
| ci zhu wan = Magnetite and Cinnibar Pill | "Calm Shen: Anchor >> Visual and Auditory Hallucinations, improve vision and hearing" |
| cong bai = Alli fistulosi Bulbus | "Exterior, Warm Herbs: Wind Cold >> EWC very early stage, UnB Yang, sores as poultice," |
| da bu yin wan = Great Tonify Yin Pill | "Heat: Deficiency >> deficiency heat, nourish KI yin, Surgically induced menopause(hysterectomy), chemo complications, hyperthyroid when there is xu heat, coughing up blood" |
| da chai hu tang = Major Bupleurum Decoction | "Harmonize: Shaoyang >> Cool LIV/GB Heat, Harmonize ShaoYang and YangMing, any D/O due to heat and disharmony of shaoYang and yangming with Digestive distress" |
| da cheng qi tang = Major Order the Qi Decoction | "Drain Downward: Cool Herbs >> Laxative to promote LI descent, Clear Heat, Moisten and Soften Stool, any yangming D/O with heat tangled with stool blocking intestines" |
| da fu pi = Arecae Pericarpum | "Regulate Qi: Smooth Flow >> qiDown, ireegular/incomplete BM, proUrine" |
| da huang = Rhei Radix et Rhizoma | "Drain Downward: Harsh Expellent >> yangming fever, drainFire, DH, proUrine, coolBlood, dispelBloodStasis, stopsBleeding" |
| da huang fu zi tang = Rhubarb and Prepared Aconite Decoction | "Drain Downward: Warm Herbs >> Cold Stagnation causing Constipation, any D/O due to yang xu and cold tangled with stool and blocking LI" |
| da huang mu dan tang = Rhubarb and Moutan (Peony) Decoction | "Drain Downward: Cool Herbs >> Early Stage intestinal abcess, Clear Intestinal Heat, Move Qi/Blood, Remove Stasis in LJ, any intestinal abcess D/O due to Heat with stasis of qi/blood" |
| da huang zhe chong wan = Rhubarb and Eupolyphaga Pill | "Invigorate Blood: Blood Stasis >> Fixed abdominal masses from blood stasis, accummulations of dried blood, consumption(deficient blood from blood stasis)" |
| da ji = Cirsii japonici Herba sive Radix | "Stop Bleeding: Cool Herbs >> coolsBlood, generatesFlesh, top/int, DH in GB, jaundice, hypertension" |
| da jian zhong tang = Major Construct the Middle Decoction | "Warm Interior: Middle Jiao >> Excruciating pain from excess cold and yang deficiency, vomiting, thin/tight/wiry pulse" |
| da qing long tang = Major Bluegreen Dragon Decoction | "Exterior, Warm Herbs: Wind Cold >> High Fever, Tai Yang Meridian Excess, Dispel WC from Body Surface and LU, moves LU Qi, warms and unblocks yang qi, moisten LU, Promote Sweating to relieve wheezing, Any d/o due to cold blocking the body surface" |
| da qing ye = Isatadis Folium | "Heat: Toxicity >> Severe Contageous D/E, mouth ulcers, throat Bi, warm toxin rashes" |
| da suan = Allii sativi Bulbus | "Parasites: Expel >> hookworms, pinworms, tinea of scalp, resTox, top/int" |
| da yuan yin = | "Harmonize: Shaoyang >> Spreads Qi, penetrates to the membrane source" |
| da zao (hong zao) = Jujubae Fructus | "Tonics: Qi >> tonifiesSP qi (w/congee), nourishesBlood, calmShen, Harmonizes Other Herbs, harmonizes Ying and Wei levels" |
| da zao wan = Great Creation Pill | "Tonics: Yin >> LU yin Xu(dry cough), Steaming Bone, Emaciation" |
| dan dou chi = Sojae Semen preparatum | "Exterior, Cool Herbs: Wind Heat >> WH or WC per prep., mild, irritability" |
| dan shen = Salviae miltiorrhizae Radix | "Invigorate Blood: Blood Stasis >> gynecology, irritability, coolsBlood, abcess, mastitis, cardio" |
| dan shen yin = Salvia Decoction | "Invigorate Blood: Blood Stasis >> MJ/Chest/Epigastric/Abdominal Blood Stasis pain, Moves Qi, Alleviates pain, Qi/Blood stagnation in MJ causing pain to radiate upward, Ulcers, restless sleep, increases microcapillary circulation and prevents clotting" |
| dan zhu ye = Lophatheri Herba | "Heat: Fire >> irritability, mouth sores, pro-urine" |
| dang gui = Angelicae sinensis Radix | "Tonics: Blood >> regulatesMenses, invigorates/harmonizesBlood, disperseCold, moistenIntestines, swelling, proHealing, top/int, pain" |
| dang gui bu xue tang = Tang Kuei Decoction to Tonify the Blood | "Tonics: Qi and Blood >> Acute blood loss causing qi and blood xu, postpartum/ miscariage, excessive uterine bleeding, raise red blood cell production" |
| dang gui liu huang tang = Tangkuei and Six-Yellow Decoction | "Stabilize and Bind: Sweat >> KI yin xu with HE fire leading to excessive sweating, nightsweats from yin xu fire, HIV/AIDS, TB, thyroid, infections" |
| dang gui shao yao san = TangKuei and Peony Decoction | "Tonics: Blood >> LIV Blood xu/blood stasis/qi stagnation; LIV overacting on SP w/dampness, continuous mild cramping, edema of the lower limbs esp. in pregnancy" |
| dang gui sheng jiang yang rou tang = Mutton Stew with TangKuei and Fresh Ginger | "Tonics: Blood >> postpartum abdominal pain, cold hernial or flank pain, cold in the blood" |
| dang gui si ni tang = TangKuei Decoction for Frigid Extremities | "Warm Interior: Channels >> Cold Hands and Feet due to internal cold and Yang Xu, nourishes/moves the blood in the channels" |
| dang gui su = Angelica Dang-Kuei Concentrated Extract | "Tonics: Blood >> Blood Deficiency, Nourishes Liver, Moistens Intestines" |
| dang shen = Codonopsis Radix | "Tonics: Qi >> MJ/ZhongQi, ReleaseExterior/DownwardDrain w/qi xu, Not Drying/Cloying, used as a less powerful substitute for ren shen" |
| dao chi san = Guide Out the Red Powder | "Heat: Heart >> Clear Heat in HE/SI/BL through Urine, Calm Shen, Lin syndrome due to Heat in HE/SI pouring into the BL" |
| dao ya = Oryzae Fructus germinatus | Food Stagnation >> strenghten ST/SP |
| deng xin cao = Junci Medulla | "Damp: Promote Urination >> DrainHeartHeat via SI, child sleep disorders, insomnia" |
| di fu zi = Kochiae Fructus | "Damp: Promote Urination >> DH, itching" |
| di gu pi = Lycii Cortex | "Heat: Deficiency >> yin xu, cools blood, reduce steaming" |
| di long = Pheretima | "Wind: Internal Wind >> drains H, unblocks channels, wheezing, pro-urine, hypertension" |
| di yu = Sanguisorbae Radix | "Stop Bleeding: Cool Herbs >> coolsBlood, bleeding in LJ due to DH, clearsHeat, generatesFlesh, burns, top/int" |
| die da wan = Trauma Pill | "Invigorate Blood: Trauma >> |
| die da wan hua you = Traumatic Injury Ten-Thousand Flowers Oil | "Invigorate Blood: Blood Stasis >> invigorates blood, disperse swelling, cools blood, stops bleeding, relieves pain" |
| ding chuan tang = Arrest Wheeze Decoction | "Regulate Qi: Rebellious Qi >> Wheezing type patients who catch Wind Cold, Internal Phlegm Heat or Cold transforming into Heat, Regulate LU qi, Dissolve Phlegm, Relieve Asthma, Slightly Heat Clearing" |
| ding xiang = Caryophylli Flos | "Warm Interior: Middle Jiao >> warmsMJ, rebelliousQi, aidsYang" |
| ding xin wan = Stabilize Heart Pill | "Calm Shen: Anchor >> Calm Shen (insomnia, vivid dreams, poor concentration, mental restlessness, mental fatigue), Nourishes Heart Blood and Yin, Anchors Yang" |
| ding zhi wan = Settle the Emotions Pill | "Calm Shen: Nourish >> tonify HE qi, calm shen, easily frightened, shock" |
| dong chong xia cao = Cordyceps | "Tonics: Yang >> tonifiesLU yin, transPhl, stopsBleeding" |
| du huo = Angelicae pubescentis Radix | "Damp: Wind Damp >> lower back and legs, acute/chronic, RelExt, KI H/A" |
| du huo ji sheng tang = Angelica Pubesens and SangJiSheng Decoction | "Damp: Wind Damp >> Expels WDBi, tonifies LIV and KI, guided to the low back and knees, treats root and branch, nourishes tendons and bones" |
| du huo luo dan = The Greater Invigorate the Collaterals Elixer | "Damp: Wind Damp >> nourishes blood/qi/yin/jing, Bi, stagnation of blood/qi" |
| du zhong = Eucommiae Cortex | "Tonics: Yang >> tonifiesLIV&KI, strengthenSinews&Bones, pain in lower back & legs, aids smoothFlow of Blood&Qi, calmsFetus" |
| e jiao = Asini Corii Colla | "Tonics: Blood >> stops all bleeding esp. from consumption, nourishesYin esp. LU," |
| e zhu = Curcumae Rhizoma | "Invigorate Blood: Blood Stasis >> breaksBloodStasis, movesQi, pain, masses USED FREQUENTLY WITH: san leng" |
| er chen tang = Two-Aged Decoction | "Phlegm: Warm Herbs >> Basic for Damp and Phlegm, Combines well with tonics, any D/O due to phlegm/damp esp. in LU/ST" |
| er chen wan = Two Aged Pills | "Phlegm: Warm Herbs >> Profuse Phlegm(expectorates more easily, white, thinner), Harmonizes ST/SP(food retention, nausea, vomiting, indigestion), Morning Sickness(caution because of ban xia)" |
| er ling zuo ci wan = Pill for Deafness Kind to the Left | "Tonics: Yin >> Tinnitus, Hearing Loss due to KI yin xu" |
| er miao san = Two Marvel Powder | Damp: Heat >> THE Clear Heat and Dry Damp in LJ Combination |
| er ming zuo ci wan = Ear Ringing = Left Loving Pills | "Tonics: Jing >> ear ringing, tinnitus from deficiency" |
| er xian tang = Two Immortal Decoction | "Tonics: Yang >> Menopause(hypertension, hot flashes, irregular bleeding), Tonifies KI Essence and Drains Empty Fire from the KI while warming KI Yang" |
| er zhi wan = Two Ultimate Pill | Tonics: Yin >> Gentle LIV/KI Yin Tonic |
| fan xie ye = Cassiae Sennae Folium | "Drain Downward: Harsh Expellent >> strongest purgative, acute/chronic, often used alone" |
| fang feng = Saposhnikoviae Radix | "Exterior, Warm Herbs: Wind Cold >> all WD/O, WDBi, relieve spasm, SP/LIV DisH" |
| fang feng tong sheng san = Ledebouriella Powder that Sagely Unblocks | "Exterior, Cool Herbs: Internal Excess >> Release Heat from TaiYang and Yangming(int/ext), any D/O due to WH on the Exterior and Heat in the blood" |
| fang ji huang qi tang = Stephania and Astragalus Decoction | "Damp: Promote Urination >> Wind Edema due to Wei Qi Xu(spontaneous sweating, skin edema, WCD)" |
| fargelin / hua zhi ling wan = Transform Hemmeroids Effective Remedy Pills | "Heat: Damp Heat >> Hemmerhoids(pain, bleeding, inflammation, swelling, itchiness)" |
| fei er wan = Fat Baby Pill | Parasites: Expel >> Gan with abdominal pain and emaciation from parasites |
| fel ursi / xiong dan zhi chuang gao = Bear Gallbladder Hemorrhoid Ointment | "Heat: Damp Heat >> Hemorrhoids (pain, bleeding, swelling, itchiness), dispels damp heat, moves blood, Relieves Pain" |
| feng fang = Vespae Nidus | "Topical: Toxicity >> toxicity, wind, pain, toothache, WDBi, Wind rash" |
| fu fang xi gua shuan = Medicinal Compound Watermelon Frost | "Heat: Toxicity >> Clears Heat and Toxin (sore throat, tonsillitis, Topical on sores (burns, cold sores, bleeding wounds)), Invigorates Blood, Stops Pain" |
| fu ke yang rong wan = Women's Nourish Luxurient-Growth Pill | "Tonics: Qi and Blood >> Tonify Qi, Nourish Blood(ammenorhea, spotting, skin problems), Strengthen Uterus(habitual miscarriage, leukorrhea, postpartum hemmorage, delayed puberty)" |
| fu ling = Poria | "Damp: Dissipate Swelling >> strengthenSP, TransPhl, calmShen" |
| fu pen zi = Rubi Fructus | "Stabilize and Bind: Jing >> stabilizesKI, secureEssence, KI yangXu, LIV xu, eyes" |
| fu shen = Poria pararadisis | "Damp: Dissipate Swelling >> calmShen, strengthenSP, TransPhl" |
| fu xiao mai = Tritici Fructus levis | "Stabilize and Bind: Sweat >> HE qi, stopSweat" |
| fu yuan huo xue tang = Revive Health by Invigorating the Blood Decoction | "Invigorate Blood: Trauma >> Broken rib or Chest injury, Severe pain in the chest" |
| fu zi li zhong wan = Aconite to Benefit the Center Pills | "Warm Interior: Middle Jiao >> deficiency of SP qi, deficiency of yang qi, diarrhea(cock's crow, explosive), abdominal pain/distention/cramping, rectal prolapse, " |
| gan cao = Glycyrrhizae Radix | "Tonics: Qi >> tonifiesSP qi, irregular/intermittent pulse, moistenLU, stops all coughs, spasms when combined w/bai shao, clearsHeat, latentHeat, int/top, antidote to toxins, Harmonizes Other Herbs." |
| gan cao gan jiang tang = Licorice and Ginger Decoction | Warm Interior: Middle Jiao >> LU atrophy due to LU/ST deficiency |
| gan jiang = Zingerberis Rhizoma | "Warm Interior: Middle Jiao >> warmsMJ for shi/xu, rescuesYang, warmsLU, transThinMucus, warmsMai, stops chronic/pale bleeding" |
| gan lu xiao du dan = Sweet Dew Special Pill to Eliminate Toxin | "Damp: Heat >> DH Jaundice (Yang) with Heat being Primary, early stage of seasonal pathogenic disease, fever, lethargy, dark scanty urine, qi level" |
| gan mai da zao tang = Licorice = Wheat and Jujube Decoction | "Calm Shen: Nourish >> uncontrolled crying, qi xu of HE/SP, hysteria" |
| gan mao ling wan = Common Cold Effective-Remedy Pills | "Heat: Toxicity >> Clears and Resolves Toxins and Heat, Wind Heat" |
| gan sui = Euphorbia kansui Radix | "Drain Downward: Harsh Expellent >> drainsWaterDown, severe water acumulation, windPhlegm, top/int. DH swellings, lypoma" |
| gao ben = Ligustici Rhizoma | "Exterior, Warm Herbs: Wind Cold >> powerful ascending, nose, WCDBi, Best Herb for Vertex Headaches involving teeth" |
| ge gen = Puerariae Radix | "Exterior, Cool Herbs: Wind Heat >> rel. muscle, tight up back & neck, gen. fluids, vents&discharges measles, raise Yang, diarrhea, HypTension" |
| ge gen huang lian huang qin tang = Kudzu = Coptis and Scutellaria Decoction | "Heat: Fire >> Yangming organ excess: clumping in intestines or DH in intestines. Any severe yangming disorder (dysentery, diarrhea)" |
| ge gen tang = Kudzu Decoction | "Exterior, Warm Herbs: Head/Nose/Neck >> Dispel WC from the Exterior and Upper Body(NECK), Warms the Channels, TaiYang/ShaoYang Channel Excess, Harmonize Ying/Wei, Pediatric Cold Diarrhea, Chronic Rhinitis" |
| ge jie = Gecko | "Tonics: Yang >> tonifiesLU qi, tonifiesKI yang, KI grasp LU qi, augmentsEssence&Blood" |
| ge jie da bu wan = Gecko Great Tonifying Pills | "Tonics: Yang >> KI not grasping LU qi, Tonifies KI Yang" |
| ge xia zhu yu tang = Drive out Stasis Below the Diaphragm | "Invigorate Blood: Blood Stasis >> Abdominal masses, flank pain, Clears heat, guided to the LIV channel" |
| gou qi zi = Lycii Fructus | "Tonics: Blood >> mildly tonifiesKI yang, LIV/KI Yin/Blood, tonifiesEssence, eyes, Luyin" |
| gou teng = Uncariae Ramulus cum Uncis | "Wind: Internal Wind >> DrainsLIV H, PacLIVyang, hypertension, RelExtWH, Mut-Enh tian ma" |
| gu chong tang = Stabilize Gushing (Chong Mai) Decoction | "Stabilize and Bind: Stabilize the Womb >> SP/Chong Deficient Flooding and Trickling of Uterine Blood, profuse/constant bleeding of pale uterine blood" |
| gu jing wan = Stabilize the Menses Pill | "Stabilize and Bind: Stabilize the Womb >> Functional Uterine bleeding due to Heat from stagnation or yin xu, Very red/clotty blood, heat signs, irritability, LIV depressive heat assaulting Chong/Ren causing Flooding/Trickling of hot blood" |
| gu sui bu = Drynariae Rhizoma | "Tonics: Yang >> tonifiesKI, strengthenBones, healSinews&Bones, trauma, top/int, as tincture for alopecia" |
| gua lou xie bai bai jiu tang = Trichosanthes Fruit = Chinese Chive and Wine Decoction | "Warm Interior: Upper Jiao >> Warm Ancestral Qi of the chest, Dispel Cold in the Chest, Move qi in chest, Dissolve Phlegm, any D/O involving chest pain/pressure in chest due to yang xu w/cold/phlegm/qi staganation" |
| gua luo = Trichosanthis Fructus | "Phlegm: Cool Herbs >> turbid Phl downward, unbinds chest, Pi/Peel- loose stools Ren/Seed- Moistens Intestines, constipation" |
| guan jie yan wan = Close Down Joint Inflammation Pills | "Damp: Wind Damp >> dispels WD hot/cold, swelling" |
| gui ban = Testudinis Plastrum | "Tonics: Yin >> strongly tonifiesLIV/KI, anchorsYang, yin xu w/wind symptoms, strengthenBones, stabilizes chong and ren mai, red/white vaginalDischarge or uterine bleeding, tonifiesHE, proHealing," |
| gui pi tang = Restore the Spleen Decoction | "Tonics: Qi and Blood >> Qi/Blood Xu of HE/SP, Palpatations, anxiety, over-thinking, worry, forgetfulness, etc., Uterine Bleeding due to SP xu" |
| gui zhi = Cinnamomi Radix | "Exterior, Warm Herbs: Wind Cold >> rel. muscle layer, unblock yang qi, W middle, W & UnB Channels/Collaterals, Affinity4HE&Chest, Bi w/bai shao - EWD/O manifest as DisH. of wei & ying qi" |
| gui zhi fu ling wan = Cinnamon Twig and Poria Pill | Invigorate Blood: Warm the Menses >> |
| gui zhi jia long gu mu li tang = Cinnamon Twig Decoction plus Dragon Bone and Oyster Shell | "Stabilize and Bind: Kidneys >> Yin/Yang xu with HE/KI not communicate, Spermattorhea, Restrains essence, supresses rebellion" |
| gui zhi shao yao zhi mu tang = Cinnamon Twig = Peony = and Anemarrhena Decoction | "Damp: Wind Damp >> WDCBi with locallized heat signs, unblocks the yang, warm painful joints with chills" |
| gui zhi tang = Cinnamon Decoction | "Exterior, Warm Herbs: Wind Cold >> TaiYang Channel Deficiency Pattern, Release the Exterior and Expel Cold, Balances Yin/Yang(Ying/Wei Qi), Warms Channels, Release Muscle Layer, Pain, any d/o due to WC invasion and Wei Qi Xu" |
| hai jin sha = Lygodii Spora | "Damp: Promote Urination >> stones, works with jin qian cao to clear lin, dissolve and expel stones" |
| hai ma = Hippocampus | Tonics: Yang >> induceLabor |
| hai piao xiao = Sepiae Endoconcha | "Stabilize and Bind: Jing >> secureEssence, stopsDischarge, ST acidity, top/int, DH skin" |
| hai zao yu hu tang = Sargassum Decoction for the Jade Flask | Phlegm: Nodules >> goitres |
| han fang ji = Stephaniae tetrandrae Radix | "Damp: Dissipate Swelling >> edema, WDHBi" |
| hao qin qing dan tang = Artemesia and Scutellaria Decoction to Clear the Gallbladder | "Harmonize: Shaoyang >> Clear DH in LIV/GB, Harmonize ShaoYang/SP, rebellious ST qi, any D/O due to DH in LIV/GB or shaoyang syndrome" |
| he huan hua = Albiziae Flos | "Calm Shen: Nourish >> Invigorates collaterals, moves LIV qi" |
| he huan pi = Albiziae Cortex | "Calm Shen: Nourish >> moves LIV qi, trauma, abcess" |
| he ren yin = Polygonum Multiflorum Root and Ginseng Decoction | Tonics: Qi and Blood >> Chronic Malarial Disorder |
| he tao ren = Juglandis Semen | "Tonics: Yang >> tonifiesKI, strengthenBack&Knees, KI grasp LU qi, moistenIntestines" |
| hei xi dan = Lead Special Pill | "Warm Interior: Rescue Yang >> Urgent Wheezing due to LU qi not being grasped by the KI, Yang Ascends Rapidly to the Chest" |
| hei zhi ma = Sesami Semen nigrum | "Tonics: Yin >> nourishes/fortifies LIV/KI, blurred vision, galactagogue, nourishesBlood, extinguishWind, moistenIntestines" |
| hong hua = Carthami Flos | Invigorate Blood: Blood Stasis >> unblockMenses |
| hou po = Magnoliae officionalis Cortex | "Damp: Aromatic >> movesQi esp down, foodStag" |
| hu huang lian = Picorhizae Rhizoma | "Heat: Deficiency >> Excess and Def H, Gan, DH Dysentery, DH sores" |
| hu lu ba = Trigonellae Semen | "Tonics: Yang >> LJ cold and damp, bulging D/O" |
| hu po = Succinum | "Calm Shen: Anchor >> Invigorates blood, UnB menses, pro-urine, xueLin, Top sores" |
| hu qian wan = Hidden Tiger Pill | "Tonics: Yin >> Strengthens Sinews and Bones, Steaming Bones, Atrophy due to LIV/KI xu" |
| hua gai san = Canopy formula | "Exterior, Warm Herbs: Wind Cold >> Phlegm in LU, cough, Tai Yang Meridian Excess, moves LU Qi, warms and unblocks yang qi, moisten LU, Promote Sweating to relieve wheezing,, Any d/o due to cold blocking the body surface" |
| hua jiao = Zanthoxyli Pericarpum | "Warm Interior: Middle Jiao >> warmsMJ, parasites" |
| hua shi = Talcum | "Damp: Promote Urination >> DH, summerHeat, Top/Int" |
| huai hua san = Saphora Japonica Flower Powder | "Stop Bleeding: Clear Heat >> IBS/Hemmeroid/Collitis with bleeding, LIV heat/Wind w/toxic heat invading the LI, bright red bleeding from rectum associated with BM, Cools Intestines, Stops Bleeding" |
| huai jiao wan = Saphora Japonica Fruit Pill | "Stop Bleeding: Clear Heat >> Hemmerhoids(pain, bleeding, inflammation, swelling, itchiness), Constipation" |
| huai niu xi = Achyranthis bidentatae Radix | "Invigorate Blood: Blood Stasis >> gynecology, tonifyLIV&KI (prepared), movesBlood&Fire down, DH in LJ" |
| huang bai = Phellodendri Cortex | "Heat: Damp Heat >> DH LJ, DH Jaundice, Drain F esp KI, resFireTox" |
| huang jiang = Polygonati Rhizoma | "Tonics: Qi >> tonifiesSP qi/ST yin, moistenLU, secureEssence" |
| huang lian = Coptidis Rhizoma | "Heat: Damp Heat >> HE and ST fire, DH MJ, vomit, acidReflux, drainFire, resTox, with rou gui for insomnia due to HE&KI incommunicatae, stop bleeding, Top for red&pain eyes and mouth ulcers" |
| huang lian e jiao tang = Coptis and Ass-Hide Geletin Decoction | "Calm Shen: Nourish >> aftermath of febrile disease, dysentary" |
| huang lian jie du tang = Coptis to Expel Toxins | "Heat: Toxicity >> Detoxify Toxic Heat(DH) from Three Burners, any D/O due to Toxic Heat overwhelming the 3 burners" |
| huang lian su wan = Coptis Teapills | "Heat: Toxicity >> very cold, chinese medicine antibiotic, clears heat, resolves toxicity(intestinal bacteria, dysentary, food poisoning, appendicitis, tooth abcess, etc.)" |
| huang long tang = Yellow Dragon Decoction | "Drain Downward: Cool Herbs >> Clear Heat and Bowel Movement, Tonify qi and blood, Protects the Normal Qi while vigorously draining downward" |
| huang qi = Astragali Radix | "Tonics: Qi >> tonifiesBlood/Yuan qi, tonifiesSP/LU, raisesYang, tonifiesWei qi, proUrine, edema, proHealing" |
| huang qi gui zhi wu wu tang = Astragalus and Cinnamon Twig | "Warm Interior: Channels >> Bi due to mild attack of wind and cold due to qi/blood xu esp. in the elderly, numbness" |
| huang qin = Scutellariae Radix | "Heat: Damp Heat >> major ST+I DH herb, DH LJ, Lin, resolves Tox in UJ, stops bleeding, calms fetus from H, Liver Yang rising" |
| huang tu tang = Yellow Earth Decoction | "Stop Bleeding: Tonify >> SP yang xu with bleeding, Abnormal uterine bleeding, blood in stools, rebellious qi with bleeding, chronic bleeding ulcers" |
| hui chun dan = | Open Orifices: Cool Herbs >> Phlegm Heat and Wind causing acute childhood convulsions |
| huo luo xiao ling dan = Fantastically Effective Pill to Invigorate the Collaterals | "Invigorate Blood: Trauma >> Great guiding formula for traumatic injury or abdominal masses, qi and blood stasis obstructing the collaterals and channels" |
| huo ma ren = Cannabis Semen | "Drain Downward: Moist Laxative >> gentler than yu li ren, nourishYin, proHealing" |
| huo xiang = Pogstemonis Herba | "Damp: Aromatic >> relExt, SummerHeat, HarmonizeMJ, stop vomit" |
| huo xiang zheng qi san = Agastache Powder to Rectify Qi | Damp: Middle Jiao >> External Attack of WC with internal Damp and Digestive Disharmony |
| ji chuan tang = Benefit the River Decoction | "Drain Downward: Moist Laxative >> Elderly patients with chronic constipation due to KI qi/jing deficiency, Regulate descent of LI qi, Tonify KI essence/qi/yang/blood, any constipation due to KI yang/essence/blood xu" |
| ji nei jin = Galli Endothelium | "Food Stagnation >> strong, strengthenSP T&T, astringe, secure essence, dissolvesStones" |
| ji xue teng = Spatholobi Caulis | "Invigorate Blood: Blood Stasis >> tonifyBlood, invigorateChannels, relaxSinews. Elderly" |
| jia jian bu zhong yi qi tang = Modified Tonify the Middle and Augment the Qi Decoction | Tonics: Qi >> 4th or 5th month threatened miscarriage |
| jia jian wei rui tang = Modified Polygonatum Odoratum Decoction | "Exterior, Cool Herbs: Internal Deficiency >> Dispel WH/D invading TaiYang and upper LU, Moisten LU Yin and Body Fluids, any D/O due to WH/D invading the LU causing/with background of LU Yin Deficiency " |
| jia wei xiao yao wan = Added Ingredients Free and Relaxed Pills (Relaxed and Easy Wanderer Plus) | "Harmonize: LIV/SP >> Clear Liver Heat(heavy menses, strong menstrual cramps, irritability, breast tenderness), Harmonize Liver and Spleen(strengthen digestion, move qi, stop pain), Move and Tonify Blood and Qi" |
| jiang huang = Curcumae longae Rhizoma | "Invigorate Blood: Blood Stasis >> unblockMenses, movesQi in MJ, pain in MJ, WDBi esp shoulder" |
| jiang ya cha = Lower (Blood) Pressure Tea | "Wind: Internal Wind >> Settle the Liver, Extinguish Wind, Subdues Yang" |
| jiao ai tang = Ass-Hide Gelatin and Mugwort Decoction | "Stop Bleeding: Tonify >> Threatened Miscarriage, Deficient presentation with Uterine Bleeding and Threatened Miscarriage due to Injury to Chong/Ren, abdomnal pain with uterine bleeding, spotting" |
| jiao ai wan = Gelatin = Artemesia Pills | "Calm Fetus: Warm Herbs >> Calms Fetus, Warms and Invigorates Blood, Stops Bleeding, Nourish Blood (postpartum, Regulate Menses (perimenopause with prolonged bleeding due to cold and xu)" |
| jie geng = Platycodi Radix | "Phlegm: Warm Herbs >> UnB sinus, moves LU qi, Throat, expels pus, LU&Thr abcess, directs actions of other herbs to head and face" |
| jie geng wan = Platycodon Pills | "Phlegm: Warm Herbs >> Phlegm (LU, throat, hot/cold), Cough, diffuses LU qi, used as an envoy for the throat" |
| jin gu die shang wan = Muscle = Bone = traumatic Injury Pill | "Invigorate Blood: Blood Stasis >> trauma w/sprain/strain/fracture, moves blood, strengthens bones and sinews" |
| jin gu die shang wan = Muscle = Bone Traumatic Injury Pill | "Invigorate Blood: Blood Stasis >> Trauma (Sprains, Strains, Fractures, Stops Bleeding, Bruising), Moves Blood, Strengthens Sinew and Bone" |
| jin gui shen qi wan = Kidney Qi Pill from the Golden Cabinet | "Tonics: Yang >> Tonifies KI Qi/Yang, Regulates Fluid Metabolism, Tonifies Ming Men Fire, Leads the MingMen Fire back to the Kidneys, Urinary Difficulty, Edema" |
| jin ling zi san = Melia Toosendan Powder (Gold Bell Powder) | "Regulate Qi: Smooth Flow >> Costal Pain, Move Qi/Blood, Clear Heat due to stagnation, any D/O due to qi and blood stagnation causing pain" |
| jin qian cao = Lysmachia Herba | "Damp: Heat >> DH in LIV/GB, |
| jin suo gu jing wan = Metal Lock Pill to Stabilize the Essence | "Stabilize and Bind: Jing >> Stabilizes KI and Secures Semen, KI essence/Qi deficiency, Male Infertility, Impotence" |
| jin yin hua = Lonicerae Flos | "Heat: Toxicity >> breast, throat, eye, intestinal abcess, DH in LJ, ExtWH, Mutually Enhanced by lian qiao" |
| jin ying zi = Rosae laevigatae Fructus | "Stabilize and Bind: Jing >> secureEssence, stabilizeKI, diarrhea" |
| jing jie = Schizonepetae Herba | "Exterior, Warm Herbs: Wind Cold >> WC or WH, vent rash, itching,stop bleeding" |
| jiu wei qiang huo tang = Nine-Herb Decoction wih Notopterygium | "Exterior, Warm Herbs: Mild >> Release WCD from the exterior, Cool Blood, any d/o caused by WCD with internal heat, Toothache" |
| jiu xian san = Nine-Immortal Powder | "Stabilize and Bind: Lung Yin >> Chronic unremitting cough caused by LU qi xu, TB, chronic bronchitis, emphezema" |
| ju hua = Chrysanthemi Flos | "Exterior, Cool Herbs: Wind Heat >> calms LIV, clear eyes, int. Wi, resolves toxicity" |
| ju hua cha tiao san = Chrysanthemum Powder to be Taken with Green Tea | "Exterior, Neutral Herbs: Head/Nose/Neck >> Dispel W from Head/Exterior, Relieve H/A w/pain/itching, any d/o due to WH in exterior in Head w/ skin issues" |
| ju yuan jian = Lift the Source | Tonics: Qi >> collapse of yang due to loss of blood |
| juan bi tang = Remove Painful Obstruction Decoction from Medical Relavations | "Damp: Wind Damp >> removes WD and alleviates Bi, heaviness in limbs" |
| jue ming zi = Cassiae Semen | "Heat: Fire >> nour LIV/KI yin, exc/def eyes, Rising Liv yang, hypertension, constipation, atherosclerosis" |
| ke xue fang = Coughing of Blood Formula | "Stop Bleeding: Clear Heat >> TB and Brochiectasis, blood streaked sputum, bitter taste in the mouth, LIV fire attacking LU" |
| ku lian pi = Meliae Cortex | "Parasites: Expel >> roundworm, pinworm, hookworm, vaginal trichomonas, Top w/vinegar paste for tinea" |
| ku shen = Sophorae flavescentis Radix | "Heat: Damp Heat >> DH LJ, Disperse W, parasites, itching, pro-urine, Hlin" |
| kuan dong hua = Tussilago Farfarae Flos | "Cough and Wheeze: Stop >> any cough, moistens LU" |
| lai fu zi = Raphani Semen | "Food Stagnation >> belching, descendQi, reduce Phl, cough/wheeze" |
| li dan pian = Benefit Gallbladder Tablets | "Heat: Damp Heat >> Clear DH and expels stones(Gallstones, hypochondriac pain, referred pain in the shoulder, jaundice, thick tongue coating), Moves Liver Qi Stagnation, Clears Heat and Toxin" |
| li zhong wan = Regulate the Middle Pill | "Warm Interior: Middle Jiao >> Basic Formula for Cold from Deficient Middle Jiao, SP Yang Xu, Gastritis, Cold ulcers" |
| lian li tang = Coptis Decoction to Regulate the Middle | Warm Interior: Middle Jiao >> hot presentation of above |
| lian po yin = Coptis and Magnolia Bark Decoction | "Damp: Heat >> Sudden Turmoil due to DH, clear heat, trans damp, focal distention" |
| lian qiao = Forsythiae Fructus | "Heat: Toxicity >> ExtWH, Mutually Enhances jin yin hua" |
| lian zi = Nelumbinis Semen | "Stabilize and Bind: Jing >> tonifiesSP&KI, secureEssence, calmShen, HE&KI communication" |
| liang fu wan = Galangal and Cyperus Pill | "Warm Interior: Lower Jiao >> Painful Menses due to Cold, any D/O due to cold MJ with qi stagnation" |
| liang ge san = Cool the Diaphragm Powder | "Drain Downward: Cool Herbs >> UJ and MJ excess and Stagnant heat with discomfort in the diaphragm area, Constipation, Emotional symptoms, Soothe the Liver, any D/O due to Heat in UJ and MJ with constipation" |
| ling gui zhu gan tang = Poria = Cinnamon = White Atractylodes and Licorice Decoction | "Phlegm: Warm Herbs >> Congested fluids in the Epigastrum, SOB, Watery Sputum, Phlegm Fluids in UJ" |
| ling zhi = Ganoderma | "Calm Shen: Nourish >> LU Tonic, Qi Tonic, Blood Tonic, TransPhl" |
| liu huang = Sulfur | "Topical: Toxicity >> toxicity, parasites, itching, scabies, tinea" |
| liu jun zi tang = Six Gentlemen | Tonics: Qi >> Harmonizes the MJ and Dispels/Transforms Damp/Phlegm |
| liu jun zi wan = Six Gentlemen Pills | "Tonics: Qi >> Tonifies/Harmonizes SP/ST, transforms phlegm and damp, rebellious ST qi" |
| liu shen wan = Six Gods Pill | "Heat: Toxicity >> anti-bacterial, toxic heat in throat(strep), " |
| liu wei di huang wan = Six-Rehmannia Pill | "Tonics: Yin >> Enrich Yin and Drain Damp, Regulate SP, Nourish LIV/KI" |
| liu yi san = Six to One Powder | Heat: SummerHeat >> Summerheat with Damp |
| long dan cao = Gentianae Radix | "Heat: Damp Heat >> DH LIV&GB channels, Ear Infctn, LIV F, LIV WH, fever, spasm, convulsions, flank pain, TurLin" |
| long dan xie gan tang = Gentiana Decoction to Drain the Liver | "Heat: Damp Heat >> Excess/Toxic DH in LIV/GB, Clear Shaoyang Heat, Drain Damp, Sooth Liver, any D/O due to LIV Heat(WH, DH, LIV yang rising)" |
| long gu = Draconis Os | "Calm Shen: Anchor >> calm LIV, chronic sores, DaiMai, astringent" |
| long yan rou = Longan Arillus | "Tonics: Blood >> tonifiesBlood/Qi, calmShen, tonifiesHE/SP" |
| lu gan shi = Calamina | "Topical: Damp >> eyes, pus from open sores" |
| lu gen = Phragmitis Rhizoma | "Heat: Fire >> nausea, gen fluids, pro-urine, vent rashes, phlem" |
| lu hui = Aloe | "Drain Downward: Purgative >> coolsLIV, parasites, strengthenST" |
| lu lu tong = Liquidambaris Fructus | "Invigorate Blood: Blood Stasis >> movesQi, opens MJ, WDBi, expelsWind, proUrine" |
| lu rong = Cervi Cornu pantotricum | "Tonics: Yang >> Strongest in Category, regulatesRen&Chong, stabilizesDai, tonifiesDu, augmentsEssence&Blood, strengthenSinews&Bones, tonifies/nourishesQi&Blood, yin-type boils" |
| luo han guo zhi ke chung ji = Loquat Syrup | "Cough and Wheeze: Stop >> dry cough syrup, clears heat, nourishes yin" |
| ma bo = Lasioshpaera/Calvatia | "Heat: Toxicity >> LU, throat, stop bleeding esp mouth, Top/Int" |
| ma chi xian = Portulacae Herba | "Heat: Toxicity >> DH, Fire-Tox or bacillary dysentery, Hot+BloodLin, red+white Vag DisChrg, Top/Int, stings, snakebite, stops bleeding esp postpartum" |
| ma huang = Ephedrae Herba | "Exterior, Warm Herbs: Wind Cold >> induce sweat, disperse LU qi, calm wheeze, promote urine" |
| ma huang gen = Ephedrae Radix | "Stabilize and Bind: Sweat >> inhibitsExterior, stopSweat" |
| ma huang tang = Ephedra Decoction | "Exterior, Warm Herbs: Wind Cold >> Tai Yang Meridian Excess, Dispel WC from Body Surface and LU, moves LU Qi, warms and unblocks yang qi, moisten LU, Promote Sweating to relieve wheezing, Any d/o due to cold blocking the body surface" |
| ma huang xi xin fu zi tang = Ephedra = Asarum and Prepared Aconite Decoction | "Exterior, Warm Herbs: Internal Deficiency >> Dispel WC from Exterior and Meridians, Warm and Tonify Yang (deep slow pulse), any D/o due to WC on the Exterior and in the Meridians with Yang Deficiency(Interior Cold)" |
| ma xing shi gan tang = Ephedra = Apricot Kernal = Gypsum = and Licorice Decoction | "Heat: Lung >> Heat in the Lungs, Clear Heat at Qi level, Stop Wheezing and Regulate LU qi, any D/O with Fever, Thirst, Wheezing, Cough, Nasal Flaring, 4 bigs, *childrens bedwetting" |
| ma zi ren wan = Hemp Seed Pill | "Drain Downward: Moist Laxative >> Mild dry heat ccumulation in the ST and Intestines, Good for Older patients with chronic constipation, Regulate LU/LI qi, Clear Heat, Moisten Intestines, Soothe the LIV" |
| mai men dong = Ophiopogonis Radix | "Tonics: Yin >> moistenLU, ST yin, moistenIntestines, clearsHeat from HE" |
| mai men dong tang = Ophiopogon Decoction | "Tonics: Yin >> Tonify Yin esp. ST/LU, Tonify Qi esp. ST/LU, any D/O due to Yin Xu causing rebellious qi (cough)" |
| mai wei di huang wan = Ophiopogon = Schisandra = Rehmannia Pills | Tonics: Yin >> Lung Distress due to yin xu |
| mai ya = Hordei Fructus germinatus | "Food Stagnation >> mild stregthenSP/ST, poorly digested milk in infants, apetite, restrains lactation, MovesLivQi" |
| man jing zi = Viticus Fructus | "Exterior, Cool Herbs: Wind Heat >> ascending, head & eyes, an aux. for WDBi" |
| mang xiao = Natrii Sulfas | "Drain Downward: Purgative >> moistensDryness, softensHardness, drainsFire, reduceSwelling, early stages breastAbcess, topical for lactation promotion" |
| mei gui hua = Rosae rugosae Flos | "Regulate Qi: Smooth Flow >> LivSTdisharmony, regBlood and Menses" |
| mi meng hua = Buddlejae Flos | Heat: Fire >> benefits eyes by tonifying Liver yin and cooling Liver Heat |
| ming mu di huang wan = Bright Eyes Rehmannia Pills | "Tonics: Yin >> eye disorders due to yin deficiency with heat, Liver wind and Liver blood xu" |
| ming mu shang qing pian = Bright Eyes Upper Clearing Tablets | "Heat: Liver >> Clear Heat from the eyes(red eyes, conjunctivitis, sty, burning), supports yin, resolves toxin, dispel wind, " |
| mo han lian = Ecliptae Herba | "Tonics: Yin >> nourishes/tonifies LIV/KI, coolsBlood, stopBleeding, emptyHeat w/bleeding" |
| mo yao = Myrrha | "Invigorate Blood: Blood Stasis >> movesQi, prohealing of sores/wounds USED FREQUENTLY WITH: ru xiang" |
| mu dan pi = Moutan Cortex | "Heat: Cool Blood >> Clear deficient fire, invigorate blood, Liv fire, drain pus" |
| mu gua = Chaenomelis Fructus | "Damp: Wind Damp >> severe cramping pain, Harmonizes SP/ST, TransDamp, FoodStagnation" |
| mu li = Ostreae Concha | "Calm Shen: Anchor >> yin tonic, astringent, softens hardness, lumps, gastric acidity, often with long gu" |
| mu li san = Oyster Shell Powder | Stabilize and Bind: Sweat >> Wei qi and/or yin xu with Spontaneous sweating/night sweats/menopausal combined with shen disturbance/easily startled |
| mu tong = Akebiae Caulis | "Damp: Promote Urination >> DH, DrainHeartHeat via SI, galactagogue" |
| mu xiang = Aucklandiae Radix | "Regulate Qi: Smooth Flow >> |
| mu xiang bing lang wan = Aucklandia and Betel Nut Pill | "Food Stagnation >> DH Food Stagnation, Dissolve and Purge Food Stasis (da huang), Move Qi, Clear Heat, any digestive D/O due to Food Stasis in MJ or Intestines w/qi stagnation and heat" |
| mu xiang shun qi wan = Auklandia Pills | "Harmonize: LIV/SP >> Harmonizes Liver and Stomach (Epigastric pain, abdominal pain, borborygmus), Deficiency of SP Qi and Yang (Sensitive to cold foods, digestive xu)" |
| nan gua zi = Curcurbitae moshatae Semen | "Parasites: Expel >> stand-alone for tapeworms, roundworms. Bloodflukes. galactagogue" |
| nan sha shen = Adenophorae Radix | "Tonics: Yin >> Moistens LU, expelPhlegm, NourishST, moistenSkin, lighter in weight and less dense than bei sha shen" |
| ning sou wan = Peaceful Cough Pills | "Phlegm: Cool Herbs >> Transforms Phlegm, Nourishes LU yin, relieves cough(acute, chronic), clears heat" |
| niu bang zi = Arctii Fructus | "Exterior, Cool Herbs: Wind Heat >> clears int. H toxin, THROAT, pro-B.M., vents rashes, offsets toxins from Acetaminophen" |
| niu huang = Bovis Calculus | "Open Orifices: Cool Herbs >> H Phl Obstr. PC, Extinguishes LIV Wind from H, FireTox, Top for swollen and painful gums" |
| niu huang jie du pian = Ox Gallstone Resolve Toxin Pill | "Heat: Toxicity >> high fever with constipation, clear heat, resolves toxin(infections of the mouth/face, skin, herpes simplex), frees stool, open orifices, relieve pain, esp good with children that have fever with constipation" |
| niu huang qing xin wan = Ox Gallstone Clear Heart Pills | "Calm Shen: Relieve Toxicity >> Calm Shen (mania), Clear Heat, Resolve Toxins, Open Orifice, Move Blood" |
| nu zhen zi = Ligustri lucidi Fructus | "Tonics: Yin >> nourishes/tonifies LIV/KI, premature grey hair, emptyHeat, vision, Least cloying in category" |
| nuan gan jian = Warm the Liver Decoction | "Warm Interior: Lower Jiao >> Cold Hernial Disorder with Swelling of the Scrotum, any D/O due to coldin LIV blood/vesels/meridians leading to qi and blood stagnation" |
| ou jie = Nelumbinis Nodus rhizomatis | Stop Bleeding: Neutral Herbs >> reducesStasis |
| pe min kan wan (bi min gan wan) = Specially Effective Nasal Susceptibility Pill | "Exterior, Warm Herbs: Wind Cold >> Nasal Congestion(yellow, hot, stubborn), secondarily for Ears, Wind Heat, transforms phlegm, dispels turbidity, clears toxins" |
| pi pa ye = Eriobotryae Folium | "Cough and Wheeze: Stop >> LU Heat, LU dry, ST H, ST qi down" |
| ping chuan wan = Calm Wheezing Pills | "Tonics: Yang >> Tonifies LU qi, Tonifies KI qi/yang, KI grasping LU qi, calms wheezing, relieves cough with phlegm" |
| ping wei pian = Calm the Stomach Tablets | "Tonify: Qi >> Tonify Spleen Qi(fatigue, flabby tongue, weak pulse, chronic loose stool, colic), Redirect Stomach Qi, Dispels Damp" |
| ping wei san = Calm Stomach Powder | "Damp: Middle Jiao >> Basic Formula for Damp/Cold/Phlegm in MJ(dsitention and fullness in epgastrum, heavyness, SP Xu, stagnation)" |
| pu gong ying = Taraxaci Herba | "Heat: Toxicity >> breast or intestine abcess tea int/top, Liver eyes(steam), DH M+LJ, galactagogue" |
| pu huang = Typhae Pollen | "Stop Bleeding: Neutral Herbs >> astringent, trauma, invigoratesBlood, displelsBloodStasis, proUrine, hotLin" |
| pu ji xiao du yin = Universal Benefit Decoction to Eliminate Toxin | "Heat: Toxicity >> Detoxify Toxic Heat from UJ, Dispel WH, Dispel Swelling and Stasis, Sooth Throat, any D/O with sore throat and swollen glands due to Toxic Heat and WH in UJ" |
| qi bao mei ran dan = Seven Treasure Special Pill for Beautiful Whiskers | "Tonics: Yin >> Premature Grey/Loss of Hair/Aging, Nourishes LIV Blood/Yin" |
| qi ju di huang wan = lycium = chrysanthemum = rehmannia pills | Tonics: Yin >> eye disorders due to yin deficiency |
| qi li san = Seven-Thousandths of a Tael Powder | "Invigorate Blood: Trauma >> Severe Injury to Tendon and Bones, hematoma" |
| qi she (rou) = Agkistrodon | Damp: Wind Damp >> Powerfully unblocks channels & extinguishes Wind: esp. internal and skin |
| qi wei bai zhu san = Seven Ingredient Powder with White Atractylodes | "Tonics: Qi >> kids, more diarrhea and SP qi deficiency" |
| qi ye lian = Schefflera Relieve Pain Tablets | "Invigorate Blood: Blood Stasis >> Pain (moves blood, opens channels and collaterals, relieves pain)" |
| qian cao = Rubiae Radix | "Stop Bleeding: Cool Herbs >> coolsBlood, invigoratesBlood, any bleeding" |
| qian hu = Peucedani Radix | "Phlegm: Cool Herbs >> directs qi downward, WH esp. constraining LU, drains LU H" |
| qian niu zi = Pharbitidis Semen | "Drain Downward: Purgative >> gentlest in subcategory, heat in Qi level, proUrine, expelPhl from LU, unblockBowels, parasites, reduceStag, unblocks all three burners" |
| qian shi = Euryales Semen | "Stabilize and Bind: Jing >> strengthenSP, good for kids, tonifiesKI, secureEssence, expelDamp, vaginalDischarge" |
| qian zheng san = Rectify Symmetry Powder | Wind: Channels >> Wind-Phlegm Bells Palsy |
| qiang huo = Notoptergii Rhizoma su Radix | "Exterior, Warm Herbs: Wind Cold >> WDBi Arms & Back , qi DU&UB, Best Herb for Occipital Headaces" |
| qiang huo sheng shi tang = Notopterygium Decoction to Overcome Dampness | "Damp: Wind Damp >> Neck Pain, Heavy and Painful Head, Expels WD in the upper body blocking the channels for H/A w/neck and shoulder pain" |
| qin jiao = Gentianae macrophyllae Radix | "Damp: Wind Damp >> Bi in Extremities, HotBi, DefHeat-Steaming Bone, jaundice, DH, Moistens I" |
| qin jiao bie jia san = Gentiana QinJiao and Soft-Shelled Turtle Shell Powder | "Heat: Deficiency >> Dispel Wind and Release Exterior, Clear LU/KI Yin Deficiency, any D/O w/heat due to/causing LU/KI Yin Xu" |
| qing dai = Indigo Naturalis | "Heat: Toxicity >> cools blood, maculae, nosebleeds, swelling, throat, mouth sores, mumps, internally or externally. LIV F, SumH, LU H, cough from LIV accost LU" |
| qing fei yi huo pian = Clear Lungs = Restrain Fire Tablet | "Phlegm: Cool Herbs >> clear LU fire, eliminates phlegm, drains liver fire, moistens throat, frees the stool, relieves cough(barking cough)" |
| qing gu san = Cool the Bones Powder | "Heat: Deficiency >> Dispel Wind and Release Exterior, Clear Yin Deficiency, any D/O w/heat due to/causing Yin Xu" |
| qing hao = Artemisiae annuae Herba | "Heat: Deficiency >> sumH, fever from bloodDef, steaming bone, cools blood, stop bleeding, Malaria" |
| qing hao bie jia tang = Artemisia Annua and Soft-Shelled Turtle Shell Decoction | "Heat: Deficiency >> Clear Empty Heat, Deep Heat, Mysterious Fevers, Nourish Yin, any febrile D/O due to deficiency(night fever, fatigue, less sweating)" |
| qing jing zhi xue tang = Cool the Menses and Stop Bleeding Decoction | Stop Bleeding: Clear Heat >> Excess heat and Uterine Bleeding |
| qing pi = Citri reticulatae viride Pericarpum | "Regulate Qi: Smooth Flow >> strongly movesLivQi, breast, clumps, compare to chen pi: characteristic of Wood, more fierce" |
| qing qi hua tan tang = Clear Qi and Transform Phlegm Decoction | "Phlegm: Cool Herbs >> |
| qing re zhi beng tang = Clear Heat and Stop Excessive Uterine Bleeding | "Stop Bleeding: Clear Heat >> Abnormal Uterine Bleeding with Heat in the Blood, Reckless movement of hot LIV blood, Nourish Yin" |
| qing shu yi qi tang = Clear Summerheat and Augment the Qi Decoction | Heat: SummerHeat >> Summerheat in Dry Climates |
| qing wei san = Clear the Stomach Decoction | "Heat: Stomach >> Clear Yangming channel or Organ Heat, Clear Heat in Blood/LIV, Nourish Yin/Blood, any D/O due to ST Heat Flaring up" |
| qing ying tang = Clear the Nutritive Level Decoction | "Heat: Ying/Xue >> Clear Heat from the Blood at Ying Level, Guide Heat out of Blood through Wei and Qi levels, any Febrile D/O due to Heat/Toxic Heat at Ying Level" |
| qing zao jiu fei tang = Eliminate Dryness and Rescue Lung Decoction | "Tonics: Yin >> Clear and Moisten Dryness, Qi and Yin Xu (deeper), Clear LU Heat at Wei/Qi levels, Regulate LU qi, Relieve Constipation" |
| qu ju di huang wan = Lyceum Fruit = Chrysanthemum = Rehmannia Pill | "Tonics: Yin >> Dry eyes with diminished visual acuity, KI/LIV yin xu" |
| qu mai = Dianthi Herba | "Damp: Promote Urination >> DrainHeartHeat via SI, DH, allLin, BloodStasis in combo, commonly combined with bian xu" |
| quan xie = Scorpio | "Wind: Internal Wind >> Strong, UnB Collaterals, pain, FireTox, nodules, Mut-Enh wu gong" |
| ren shen = Ginseng Radix | "Tonics: Qi >> stopsHemmorage, powerfully tonifiesYuan qi (can be stand alone), stregthenSP/ST, tonifiesLUqi, genFluids, stopsThirst, calmShen" |
| ren shen bai du san = Ginseng to Overcome Pathogenic Factors | "Exterior, Neutral Herbs: Internal Deficiency >> promote LU Qi, Relieve Symptoms of Cough and Phlegm in LU, Tonify and Move SP/LU Qi, any D/O due to WC on the Exterior and in LU with underlying SP/LU Qi Deficiency, helps with body aches" |
| ren shen ge jie san = Ginseng and Gecko Powder | "Tonics: Qi >> Asthma from Qi Xu with heat/phlegm causing cough/wheezing, KI grasp the LU qi" |
| ren shen hu tao tang = Ginseng and Walnut Decoction | Tonics: Qi >> KI grasping LU qi |
| rou cong rong = Cistanches Herba | "Tonics: Yang >> tonifiesKI yang, augmentsEssence&Blood, warmsWomb, moistenIntestines" |
| rou dou kou = Myristicae Semen | "Stabilize and Bind: Intestinal Leakage >> chronic cold diarrhea from SP xu, warmsMJ, ""dysenteric disorders: with rice congee. Vomiting/diarrhea: taken with fresh ginger tea""" |
| rou gui = Cinnamomi Cortex | "Warm Interior: Three Jiao >> warms/fortifies KI/SP/HE Yang, wheezing, KI/LU qi, unblocksMai, pain, upward-float YangXu, qi/bloodTonic, bloodMover" |
| ru xiang = Olibanum | "Invigorate Blood: Blood Stasis >> movesQi, invigorateMai, pain, prohealing of sores/wounds USED FREQUENTLY WITH: mo yao" |
| run chang wan = Moisten Intestine Pill | "Drain Downward: Moist Laxative >> Moisten Intestines, Good for weak/xu patients, Nourish Yin and Blood, Move Bowel, any chronic constipation with dry stools due to yin/blood xu" |
| run chang wan/ tao ren wan = Moisten Intestine Pill/ Peach Kernal Pills | "Drain Downward: Moist Laxative >> Moisten Intestines, Constipation(yin xu, blood xu, travel- not enough water or drying out from airplane air)" |
| sai mei an = Beat (Stomach) Rot for Peacefulness | "Heat: Stomach >> Stomach Fire, Stop Stomach Rebellion(Acid Reflux, Stomach Ulcer, Epigastric Pain), Regenerate Stomach(restore lining, stop bleeding)" |
| san leng = Sparganii Rhizoma | "Invigorate Blood: Blood Stasis >> breaksBloodStasis, movesQi, pain, masses USED FREQUENTLY WITH: e zhu" |
| san qi = Notoginseng Radix | "Stop Bleeding: Warm Herbs >> transformsBloodStasis, trauma" |
| san ren tang = Three Nut Decoction | "Damp: Heat >> DH in UJ&MJ with Damp being Primary, regulate qi, early stage of dampness invasion or summerheat, D between wei and qi levels" |
| san she dan chuan bei mu = snake gallbladders with Fritellaria liquid | "Phlegm: Cool Herbs >> phlegm, heat, toxins, moistens throat, relieves cough" |
| san wu bei ji wan = Three-Substance Pill for Emergencies | Drain Downward: Warm Herbs >> Harshly purges Cold Accumulation |
| san zi yang qin tang = Three-Seed Decoction to Nourish One's Parents | "Phlegm: Warm Herbs >> Severe Phlegm with Cold-Damp, Food stagnation blocking Epigastrum and Chest, Can treat D/O with deficiency" |
| sang ao tang = Three Unbinding Formula | "Exterior, Warm Herbs: Wind Cold >> Not as strong as Ma Huang Tang, Tai Yang Meridian Excess, Dispel WC from Body Surface and LU, moves LU Qi, moisten LU, Promote Sweating to relieve wheezing, Any d/o due to cold blocking the body surface" |
| sang bai pi = Mori Cortex | "Cough and Wheeze: Stop >> LU Heat, Pro-Urine, Hypertension" |
| sang ji sheng = Taxilla Herba | "Damp: Wind Damp >> Tonify LIV/KI, Nourish Blood, calms fetus, galactagogue, skin" |
| sang ju yin = Mulberry Leaf and Chrysanthemum Decoction | "Exterior, Cool Herbs: Wind Heat >> Relieve Cough and Regulate LU Qi, Dispel WH from Exterior/Wei Qi/UJ, any d/o due to WH violating exterior/wei qi/exterior" |
| sang piao xiao = Mantidis Ootheca | "Stabilize and Bind: Jing >> tonifiesKI, assistsYang, secureEssence, containsUrine, bedwetting" |
| sang piao xiao san = Mantis Egg-Case Powder | "Stabilize and Bind: Kidneys >> Tonifies HE/KI, Stabilizes essence and stops leakage, frequent/incontinence of urination, cloudy urine combined with spermattorhea" |
| sang shen = Mori Fructus | "Tonics: Blood >> tonifiesBlood/Yin, moistenIntestines" |
| sang xing tang = Mulberry Leaf and Apricot Kernal Decoction | "Exterior, Cool Herbs: Wind Dryness >> Clear Warm Dryness and Moisten LU, Clear WH, any D/O due to WHDryness in exterior and LU" |
| sang ye = Mori Folium | "Exterior, Cool Herbs: Wind Heat >> clears eyes, liver H, dry LU, cools Blood, Stop Bleeding" |
| sang zhi = Mori Ramulus | "Damp: Wind Damp >> itching esp upper limbs, HotBi in upper extremities" |
| sha ren = Amomi Fructus | "Damp: Aromatic >> movesQi, strengthenSP, appetite, warmsMJ, diarrhea, calmFetus, used w/formulas to preventStag i.e. TonifyYin herbs" |
| sha shen mai men dong tang = | Tonics: Yin >> Dryness attacking LU and ST |
| sha yuan zi = Astragali complanati Semen | "Tonics: Yang >> secureEssence, nourishLiver" |
| shan dou gen = Sophorae tonkinensis Radix | "Heat: Toxicity >> throat (gargle), Cancer of Throat and Lung, parasites" |
| shan yao = Dioscoreae Rhizoma | "Tonics: Qi >> SP/ST, LU Qi/Yin, tonifiesKI Yin/Yang, astringes, Mild Herb that is often eaten." |
| shan zha = Crataegi Fructus | "Food Stagnation >> meat/greasy foods, bloodStasis, dissClumps, diarrhea, hypertension, coronary artery disease, elevSerum cholesterol, prolonged lochia" |
| shan zhu yu = Corni Fructus | "Stabilize and Bind: Jing >> stabilizeKI, secureEssence, excessSweat, shock, tonifiesLIV&KI, stabilizeMenses, stopBleeding" |
| shang lu = Phytolaccae Radix | "Drain Downward: Purgative >> expels urine and feces, top/int, hotSores, tincture for mastitis" |
| shao fu zhu yu tang = Drive Out Stasis in the Lower Abdomen | "Invigorate Blood: Blood Stasis >> abdominal masses, fibroids, cysts, cooling" |
| shao yao gan cao tang = Peony and Licorice Decoction | "Tonics: Blood >> Spasm and cramping pain, irritability, cramps in hands/abdomen/calves with blood xu" |
| shao yao tang = Peony Decoction | "Damp: Heat >> Acute Bacterial Dysentary D/O or intestinal inflammation, blood and pus, regulates blood and qi, clears heat, resolves toxicity" |
| she chuang zi = Cnidii Fructus | "Topical: Damp >> strongly warms KI yang, dampness, itching, parasites, (genital area), dispelsW, dryDamp" |
| she gan = Belamcandae Rhizoma | "Heat: Toxicity >> throat, Trans. Phlem in LU, treats hot or cold phlem" |
| she xiang = Moshus | "Open Orifices: Warm Herbs >> Intensely aromatic to open all orifices, Hot/Cold, Invigorates Blood, hastens delivery of stillborn or placenta" |
| shen fu tang = Ginseng and Prepared Aconite Decoction | "Warm Interior: Rescue Yang >> Devastated Yang and Collapse of Qi due to Shock (hemmorhage, cardiac failure)" |
| shen jin cao = Lycopodii Herba | "Damp: Wind Damp >> joint flexion/extention, relaxes sinews, trauma, blood stasis" |
| shen ling bai zhu san = Ginseng = Poria and White Atractylodes Powder | Tonics: Qi >> chronic diarrhea from SP dampness and MJ disharmony |
| shen qu = Massa Medicata Fermentata | "Food Stagnation >> alchohol/Starch, movesQi, use w/minerals to aid digestion/absorbtion" |
| sheng di huang = Rehmanniae Radix | "Heat: Cool Blood >> nourishes yin, hemmorage" |
| sheng hua tang = Generation and Transformation Decoction | "Invigorate Blood: Warm the Menses >> Retained lochia, invasion to cold/infection before and after birth- abdominal pain and cramping, " |
| sheng jiang = Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens | "Exterior, Warm Herbs: Wind Cold >> nausea/vomit, coughing, phlem, MJ, resolves herb toxicity" |
| sheng ling bai zhu pian = Ginseng = Poria = Atractylodes Tablets | "Tonify: Qi >> Harmonizes ST/SP(tonify SP, diarrhea, acid reflux)" |
| sheng ma = Cimicifugae Rhizoma | "Exterior, Cool Herbs: Wind Heat >> vent measles, res. toxicity, raise yang, upward guide," |
| sheng ma ge gen tang = Cimicifuga and Kudzu Decoction | "Exterior, Cool Herbs: Internal Excess >> Dispel WH from ext. and channels, Cool and move blood, Express Measles/rashes, any febrile D/O d/t WH invading lung, ext.. and skin/blood." |
| sheng mai san = Generate the Pulse Powder | "Tonics: Qi >> LU qi/yin xu w/chronic cough, palpitations, shortness of breath" |
| sheng tang zhu yu tang = Drive Out Stasis From a Painful Body | "Invigorate Blood: Blood Stasis >> Bi and Qi/Blood stasis, trauma" |
| sheng tie luo yin = Iron Filings Decoction | "Calm Shen: Anchor >> HE/LIV fire with phlegm causing manic behavior (shouting, yeling w/o reason)" |
| sheng xian tang = Raising the Sinking Decoction | "Tonics: Qi >> raises sinking, can be a modifying formula" |
| sheng yang yi wei tang = Raise the Yang and Benefit the Stomach Decoction | Tonics: Qi >> problems in the LU leading to LJ leakage |
| sheng yu tang = Sage-Like Healing Decoction | "Tonics: Blood >> ammenorhea, sores, qi and blood xu with qi deficient bleeding and blood stasis characterized by chronic menstrual cramps at any time of the month" |
| shi chang pu = Acori tatarinowii Rhizoma | "Open Orifices: Warm Herbs >> dislodges phlegm, calms shen, gentle, TransDamp, awakens SP, moves qi" |
| shi gao = Gypsum Fibrosa | "Heat: Fire >> Lung Excess-Heat, use in/out for Skin Heat, Toothache, 4 Bigs- YangMing D/O, Coldest Herb in Materia Medica" |
| shi hu = Dendrobii Herba | "Tonics: Yin >> clearsHeat, genFluids, postFebrile dryness, tonifyKI, emptyHeat, augmentsEssence, brightensEyes" |
| shi hu ye guang wan = Dendrobium Pill for Night Vision | Tonics: Yin >> Cateracts |
| shi hui san = Ten Partially-Charred Substances Powder | "Stop Bleeding: Clear Heat >> Bleeding from Fire rising with rebellious qi(vomiting, spitting, coughing blood, Yangming Fire), reckless movement with hot blood" |
| shi jue ming = Haliotidis Concha | "Wind: Internal Wind >> nourishes LIVyin, DrainsLIV, anchors&sedates LIVyang, hypertension, LIV H eyes, gastricAcidity, Top for bleeding" |
| shi jun zi = Quisqualis Fructus | "Parasites: Expel >> roundworms, pinworms, strengthenSP, dissolvesAccumulations, gan, good for kids," |
| shi pi yin = Bolster the Spleen Decoction | Damp: Aromatic >> SP/KI yang xu with yin edema |
| shi quan da bu wan = Ten Inclusive Great Tonifying Pills | "Tonics: Qi and Blood >> Qi and blood xu, cold, mild yang xu, digestive cold, loose stools" |
| shi wen = Pyrrosiae Folium | "Damp: Promote Urination >> DH, Best Herb for BloodLin,bleeding, clearLU, expelPhl" |
| shi xiao san = Sudden Smile Powder | "Invigorate Blood: Blood Stasis >> Irregular Menstruation, retained lochia, severe menstrual cramps" |
| shou tai wan = Fetus Longevity Pill | "Stabilize and Bind: Kidneys >> Stabilize KI and calm fetus, Soreness/distention of lower back, collapse in lower abdomen" |
| shou wu pian = Polygonum He Shou Wu Tablet | "Tonics: Blood >> Nourishes Blood, benefits and astringes the jing, benefits LIV/KI, strengthen bones, moistens intestines" |
| shu di huang = Rhemanniae Radix preparata | "Tonics: Blood >> gynocology, LIV/KI yin, tonifiesEssence" |
| shuang liao lou feng san = Extra Quality Throat Wind Powder | "Heat: Toxicity >> Clears Heat and Toxin (sore throat, tonsillitis, Topical on sores (burns, cold sores, bleeding wounds)), Stops Pain" |
| shui niu jiao = Bubali Cornu | "Heat: Cool Blood >> resolves toxicity, tremors, high fever ying/xue" |
| shui zhi = Hirudo | "Invigorate Blood: Blood Stasis >> breaks and drives out bloodStasis, amenorrhea, masses, trauma" |
| si gua luo = Luffae Fructus Retinervus | "Heat: Toxicity >> invigorates blood, glactagogue, WDBi with phlem, trauma, phlem in UJ" |
| si jun zi tang = Four Gentlemen Decoction | "Tonics: Qi >> basic formula for SP qi deficiency, any D/O where spleen qi xu is the root" |
| si miao yong an tang = Clear Epidemics and Overcome Toxin Decoction | "Heat: Toxicity >> Clear Heat/Toxic Heat, Cool Blood, Nourish Blood/Regenerate Flesh, any D/O due to heat at Taiyang and Blood Level causing swellings and ulcerations" |
| si ni san = Four Counter-Flow Extremities Powder | "Harmonize: LIV/SP >> Move LIV Qi, any D/O due to LIV qi stagnation" |
| si ni tang = Frigid Extremities Decoction | "Warm Interior: Rescue Yang >> Powerful Emergency Formula, Extreme KI Yang Xu, Internal Cold on the Rise, Critical Condition" |
| si shen wan = Four-Miracle Pill | "Stabilize and Bind: Intestinal Leakage >> Cock's crow Diarrhea Formula, Poor appetite, " |
| si sheng wan = Four-Fresh Pill | "Stop Bleeding: Clear Heat >> Bleeding from Heat in the Blood level in the UJ(coughing, spitting, vomiting blood with nosebleeds)" |
| si wu tang = Four Substance Decoction | "Tonics: Blood >> |
| su he xiang = Styrax | "Open Orifices: Warm Herbs >> Cold D/O, phlegm and qi Obstr." |
| su he xiang wan = Styrax Pill | Open Orifices: Warm Herbs >> Acute Closed-Collapse disorders due to excess cold |
| su mu = Sappan Lignum | "Invigorate Blood: Blood Stasis >> trauma, gynelogical, excessive postpartum bleeding" |
| su ya = Setariae Fructus germinatus | Food Stagnation >> strenghten ST/SP |
| su zi jiang qi wan = Perilla Fruit Decoction for Descending Qi | "Regulate Qi: Rebellious Qi >> Coughing and Wheezing from Phlegm Cold, any CHRONIC LU D/O due to rebellious LU qi caused by phlegm and KI not grasping Qi" |
| suan zao ren = Ziziphi spinosae Semen | "Calm Shen: Nourish >> insomnia, sweating" |
| suan zao ren tang = Sour Jujube Decoction | "Calm Shen: Nourish >> insomnia due to yin and blood xu of the LIV/HE, nourishes the blood, calms shen, clears heat, irritability, nightsweats" |
| suo quan wan = Shut the Sluice Pill | "Stabilize and Bind: Kidneys >> Frequent/Clear/Prolonged urination, gentle, warms KI, KI/Bladder qi xu, often combined with sang piao xiao" |
| suo yang = Cynomorii Herba | Tonics: Yang >> moistensIntestines |
| tai zi shen = Pseudostellariae Radix | "Tonics: Qi >> strengthenSP, ST xu w/fatigue/lackOfApetite, LU qi xu w/spontaneous sweating, genFluids" |
| tan xiang = Santali albi Lignum | Regulate Qi: Smooth Flow >> J.Y.- Gui when burned with xuan shen |
| tao he cheng qi tang = Peach Pit Decoction to Order the Qi | "Invigorate Blood: Blood Stasis >> Blood accumulation and YangMing heat in LJ causing acute abdominal pain, YangMing Fu (clumping in the intestines) gynocological blood stagnation" |
| tao hong si wu tang = Four Substance Decoction with Safflower and Peach Pit | "Tonics: Blood >> menstruation with dark/purple/sticky blood with or without clots, blood stagnation cramps" |
| tao hua tang = Peach Blossum Decoction | "Stabilize and Bind: Intestinal Leakage >> Chronic LI Cold with diarrhea, begins as DH which leads to damage of the SP/KI leading to cold/xu, " |
| tao ren = Persicae Semen | "Invigorate Blood: Blood Stasis >> unblockMenses, LU&I abcess, moistenI, USED FREQUENTLY WITH: hong hua" |
| te xiao er yan ling di er you = Specially Effective Ear Inflammation Effective Drops Ear Oil | "Heat: Toxicity >> Clears Heat from the Ear or Nose (External Ear Infection, Nasal or sinus infection)" |
| tian hua fen = Trichosanthis Radix | "Heat: Fire >> invigorates blood, gen fluids, phlem-H dryness, res. toxicity, in/on for breast abscess" |
| tian ma = Gastrodiae Rhizoma | "Wind: Internal Wind >> PacLIV, LIV WC/H, excess/deficient, WDBi, moistening, tonifying, Mut-Enh gou teng" |
| tian ma gou teng yin = Gastrodia and Uncaria Formula | "Wind: Internal Wind >> Lower LIV yang, Lower Blood Pressure, Eye Problems/Headache, any D/O due to LIV yang rising and LIV wind due to KI yin Xu" |
| tian men dong = Asparagi Radix | "Tonics: Yin >> nourishesKI, LU heat, emptyHeat UJ, vaginalDryness w/decreased libido, genFluids, dryConstipation" |
| tian wan bu xin dan = Emperor of Heaven's Special Pill to Tonify the Heart | "Calm Shen: Nourish >> Tonifies Yin/Blood of the HE, Calms Shen, KI/HE imbalance(Yin xu of KI, Excess Fire of the HE), Menopause" |
| tian zhu huang = Bambusae Concretio silicea | "Phlegm: Cool Herbs >> opens orifices, clears HE, settles tremors, calms shen, night terrors" |
| tiao wei cheng qi tang = Regulate Stomach and Order Qi Decoction | "Drain Downward: Cool Herbs >> Still Milder with even less bloating, Laxative to promote LI descent, Clear Heat, Moisten and Soften Stool, any yangming with heat tangled with stool blocking intestines" |
| ting li da zao xie fei tang = Descurainia and Jujube Decoction to Drain the Lungs | "Damp: Upper Jiao >> LU abcess, Phlegm Fluids in LU/PC/HE, any D/O due to fluid accumulation interfering with HE/LU function" |
| tong cao = Tetrapanacis Medulla | "Damp: Promote Urination >> DH in combo, galactagogue, obstructedLactation" |
| tong jing wan = Specially Effective Free Menses Pill | "Invigorate Blood: Blood Stasis >> Invigorates Blood, Breaks Stasis, Regulate Menses, Relieve Pain" |
| tong qiao huo xue tang = Unblock the Orifices and Invigorate the Blood | "Invigorate Blood: Blood Stasis >> Exhaustion of blood in women, " |
| tong xie yao feng = Important Formula for Painful Diarrhea | "Harmonize: LIV/SP >> Relieve cramps and diarrhea due to LIV overacting on SP, any D/O due to LIV overacting on SP causing intestinal distress" |
| tou nong san = Discharge Pus Powder | Tonics: Qi and Blood >> non-resolving infections and abcesses that have begun to discharge |
| tu bie chong = Eupolyphaga | "Invigorate Blood: Blood Stasis >> breaks and drives out bloodStasis, knits bones and sinews" |
| tu fu ling = Smilacis glabrae Rhizoma | "Heat: Toxicity >> TurbidLin, DH jaundice, DH skin, joint pain" |
| tu si zi = Cuscutae Semen | "Tonics: Yang >> tonifiesYang&augmentsYin, securesEssence, tonifiesKI&LIV, vision, strengthenSP to stop diarrhea, calmFetus" |
| tu si zi wan = Cuscuta Seed Pill | Tonics: Yang >> Astringes Essence and Urine by Tonifying Yang and Qi |
| wa leng zi = Arcidae | "Invigorate Blood: Blood Stasis >> dissolvesPhlegm, nodules, breaksBloodStasis, absorbsAcid, USE CALCINED SHELLS" |
| wan dai tang = End Discharge Decoction | "Stabilize and Bind: Stabilize the Womb >> SP xu damp vaginal discharge that is white/pale yellow with no foul smell that is continuous, Secures Dai Mai, " |
| wang bu liu xing = Vaccariae Semen | "Invigorate Blood: Blood Stasis >> galactagogue, unblocksMenses, painful swellings of breasts or testicles" |
| wei jing tang = Reed Decoction | "Heat: Lung >> Clear Toxic Heat abcess in LU, Dissolve Blood Stasis in LU, Discharge Pus/Phlegm through Urine/Stool, any D/O w/LU abcess due to Toxic Heat/Phlegm/Blood Stagnation" |
| wei ling tang = Calm the Stomach and Poria Decoction | "Damp: Promote Urination >> epigastric pain and distention, diarrhea, urinary difficulty" |
| wei ling xian = Clematidis Radix | "Damp: Wind Damp >> strongly moves qi in 12 primaries, esp Wbi, RelExt, dissolves fish bones, DMJ" |
| wei te ling = Stomach Special Effective-Remedy Pill | "Warm Interior: Middle Jiao >> Descend Stomach, Harmonize and Warm Stomach(tight pulse)" |
| wen dan tang = Warm Gallbladder Decoction | "Phlegm: Cool Herbs >> Heat/Phlegm accumulation with ST/GB disharmony, Emotional DO and Insomnia" |
| wen jing tang = Warm the Menses Decoction | "Invigorate Blood: Warm the Menses >> Cold in the Uterus with blood stasis/blood xu/pain/bleeding, Chong/Ren xu with blood xu, blood stasis fever at dusk(some heat in the blood caused by stasis), classically a post-miscarriage formula" |
| wu gong = Scolopendra | "Wind: Internal Wind >> Top/Int for ToxNodules, UnB Collaterals, pain, Mut-Enh quan xie" |
| wu ji bai feng wan = Black Chicken = White Phoenix Pills | "Tonics: Qi and Blood >> Blood Xu effecting menses(spotting, ammenorhea, postaprtum fatigue, post menses to build blood, infertility), Tonify Qi, Warming" |
| wu jia pi = Eleutherococci gracilistyli Cortex | "Damp: Wind Damp >> Warms&Tonifies KI&LIV, pro-urine, Qiao-vessels- encourages free movement of joints in the elderly and helps children to take first steps" |
| wu ling san = Five-Ingredient Powder with Poria | "Damp: Promote Urination >> Retention of Urine, Yin Edema,Tonify SP qi to transform dampness,TanYin in LJ, Sudden Turmoil, Warms KI Yang" |
| wu ling san pian = Poria Powder Tablets | "Damp: Dissipate Swelling >> Frees movement of water(retention of fluids, damp in joints, edema, arthritis, ascites),Tonify Spleen, Drain Damp, Wind Damp, nephritis, congestive heart failure" |
| wu ling zhi = Trogopterori Faeces | "Invigorate Blood: Blood Stasis >> menstrual cramps, stopsBleeding" |
| wu me wan = Mume Pill | "Parasites: Expel >> Warm SP Yang and Dispel Cold from MJ, Tonify Qi, Clear Damp from MJ and GB, Calm/Spend/Purge Parasites, JueYin stage, any D/O due to MJ yang and qi xu with cold" |
| wu mei = Mume Fructus | "Stabilize and Bind: Lung Yin >> contains LU qi, stopCough, genFLuids, roundworms, diarrhea, stopsBleeding, top/int, corns/warts" |
| wu mei wan = Mume Pill | "Parasites: Expel >> dysenteric D/O with a complex pattern of heat and cold, jueyin level disease (shang han lun),Expels Parasites(quiets roundworms, dysentary), warms intestines, resolves toxins, cold in MJ/heat in intestines" |
| wu pi san = Five-Peel Powder | Damp: Promote Urination >> Edema(Yang Qi xu/SP Qi xu/Wind-Water) especially in upper body |
| wu shao she = Zaocys | "Damp: Wind Damp >> Same as qi she, only Not Toxic" |
| wu wei xiao du yin = Five-Ingredient Decoction to Eliminate Toxin | "Heat: Toxicity >> Clear Heat/Toxic Heat from Taiyang and Exterior, Urinary Tract Infections with fever" |
| wu wei zi = Schisandrae Fructus | "Stabilize and Bind: Lung Yin >> contains LU qi, stopCough, tonifiesKI, secureEssence, diarrhea, excessSweat, genFluids" |
| wu yao = Linderae Radix | "Regulate Qi: Smooth Flow >> pain, qiStagLJ - mensrtualPain, warmsKI" |
| wu zhu yu = Evodiae Fructus | "Warm Interior: Channels >> pain, LIV/ST mai D/O, hernia, rebelliousQi, diarrhea, WDCBi, leads mouth fireTox downwards" |
| wu zhu yu tang = Evodia Decoction | "Warm Interior: Middle Jiao >> Subdues rebellious ST qi(vomit, nausea, belching, morning sickness, cold vertex H/A), Cold invading the middle jiao, Warms and Tonifies LIV/SP/ST" |
| xi gua = Citrulli Fructus | "Heat: Fire >> Clr SummerHeat, gen fluids, pro-urine, jaundice" |
| xi jiao(shui niu jiao) di huang tang = Rhinoceros Horn(Water Buffalo Horn) and Rehmannia Decoction | "Heat: Ying/Xue >> Clear Heat from Xue level, Dissolve or Prevent Blood Stasis, Stop Bleeding, Nourish Yin/Blood, any D/O with Heat/Toxic Heat at Xue Level causing Blood Stasis and Bleeding" |
| xi ku cao = Prunellae Spica | "Heat: Fire >> Liv Fire eyes, Liv deficiency, phlem-fire nodules, hypertension" |
| xi xian cao = Siegesbeckiae Herba | "Damp: Wind Damp >> calms shen, clear H, pacify LIV, DH itch, hypertension" |
| xi xin = Asari Herba | "Exterior, Warm Herbs: Wind Cold >> ""Asarum"", thin mucus, cough, UnB orifices, Pain anywhere, W Ki Yang," |
| xi yang shen = Panacis quinquefolii Radix | "Tonics: Yin >> tonifiesQi, coolsEmptyFire, clearsFire from LU" |
| xian fang huo ming yin = Sublime Formula for Sustaining Life | "Heat: Toxicity >> Clear Heat/Toxic Heat, Dispel Stasis, Regenerate Tissue, Stop Pain " |
| xian he cao = Agrimoniae Herba | "Stop Bleeding: Neutral Herbs >> astringent, restrainsLeakingBlood, bleeding due to cold/heat/xu/shi, chronic diarrhea, parasites" |
| xian mao = Curculiginis Rhizoma | "Tonics: Yang >> vigorously warms mingmenFire&Kiyang, warmsWomb&Essence(men)" |
| xiang fu = Cyperi Rhizoma | "Regulate Qi: Smooth Flow >> J.Y.- |
| xiang ru san = Elsholtsia Powder | "Exterior, Warm Herbs: Mild >> WC in Summer, Transform Damp, Moves Qi" |
| xiang sha liu jin zi tang = Six Gentlemen with Aucklandia and Amomum | "Tonics: Qi >> More MJ qi stagnation and distention, Transforms Phlegm" |
| xiang su san = Cyperus and Perilla Leaf Powder | "Exterior, Warm Herbs: Mild >> Dispel WC from Exterior and MJ, Aromatic TransDamp, Moves Qi(LIV Qi), any d/o due to WC in exterior w/Damp and Qi Stag" |
| xiao chai hu tang = Minor Bupleurum Decoction | "Harmonize: Shaoyang >> Harmonize ShaoYang/JueYin, Clear Heat from LIV/GB, Transform Phlegm/Damp, Tonify Qi (SP/ST), any D/O due to LIV/GB Disharmony causing heat and overacting on SP/ST" |
| xiao cheng qi tang = Minor Order the Qi Decoction | "Drain Downward: Cool Herbs >> Milder but still bloating and fulness, Laxative to promote LI descent, Clear Heat, Moisten and Soften Stool, any yangming with heat tangled with stool blocking intestines" |
| xiao feng san = Eliminate Wind Powder | Wind: Channels >> Skin Rashes from WH/WDH from blood/collaterals/skin |
| xiao hui xiang = Foeniculi Fructus | "Warm Interior: Channels >> |
| xiao huo luo dan = Minor Invigorate the Collaterals Special Pill | "Wind: Channels >> Post Stroke Pain and Weakness, phlegm blocking the channels, paralysis/hemiplegia/bells palsy" |
| xiao ji yin zi = Cephalanoplos Decoction | "Stop Bleeding: Clear Heat >> Bloody Lin, modified Dao Chi San for bleeding" |
| xiao jian zhong tang = Minor Construct the Middle Decoction | "Warm Interior: Middle Jiao >> Chronic epigastric pain and spasming, warms MJ, cold from Yang/Qi xu" |
| xiao ke chuan = Disperse Cough = Wheezing Syrup | "Cough and Wheeze: Stop >> Clears Heat, Toxins, Phlegm, dispel cough" |
| xiao luo wan = Reduce Scrofula Pill | Phlegm: Nodules >> scrofula |
| xiao qing long tang = Minor Bluegreen Dragon decoction | "Exterior, Warm Herbs: Wind Cold >> Dispel WC from LU and Body Surface, Disolve Phlegm blocking LU, move LU qi, harmonize ying/wei, relieve cough, any d/o due to WC and Phlegm in LU" |
| xiao xian xiong tang = Minor Purging the Chest Formula | "Phlegm: Cool Herbs >> Phlegm Heat congesting in the epigastrum and the diaphragm, Dissolve Hot Phlegm from ST and Chest, any D/O blocking the chest or ST" |
| xiao yao san = Rambling Powder | "Harmonize: LIV/SP >> Regulate LIV qi, Harmonize LIV/SP, Harmonize LIV/Chong/Ren, any D/O due to LIV qi stagnation and LIV/SP disharmony with SP Qi/LIV Blood Deficiency and Qi/Blood Stagnation" |
| xiao yao san (hei) = Black Rambling Powder | Harmonize: LIV/SP >> More Blood Deficiency |
| xiao yao san (jia wei) = Augmented Rambling Powder | "Harmonize: LIV/SP >> More Heat, more blood moving" |
| xie bai = Alli Macrostemi Bulbus | "Regulate Qi: Rebellious Qi >> chestBi, unblocksYangQi, turbidPhlegm in LU, qiDown, dampStag in LI" |
| xie bai san = Drain the White Powder | "Heat: Lung >> Yin xu lung heat cough w/no external pathogen, Clear LU Heat, Clear Empty Heat from LU/HE/KI, Promote LU qi function through anchoring to the KI, cough, fever in afternoon, any D/O due to Heat in the LU or Empty Heat" |
| xie huang san = Drain the Yellow Powder | "Heat: Stomach >> Clear ST Heat/Smouldering Heat, Aromatic to disperse depressed Heat, Recurrent fever, more stagnation" |
| xie xin tang = Drain the Epigastrium Decoction | "Heat: Toxicity >> Clear Heat/DH, any D/O due to Heat/DH/Toxic Heat causing Stasis and Accumulation of Fire Toxins (clumping, constipation, or pain)" |
| xin yi (hua) = Magnoliae Flos | "Exterior, Warm Herbs: Wind Cold >> nose" |
| xin yi san = Magnolia Flower Powder | "Exterior, Warm Herbs: Head/Nose/Neck >> Dispel WC from exterior, Open nose, any d/o due to WC causing copious clear nasal discharge" |
| xing ren = Armeniacae Semen | "Cough and Wheeze: Stop >> many coughing D/O - Heat/Cold, pro-BM" |
| xing su san = Apricot Kernal and Perilla Leaf Powder | "Exterior, Warm Herbs: Wind Dryness >> Clear Wind Cold Dryness and Regulate LU qi esp in Fall, Moisten LU and Expel Phlegm, any D/O due to WCDryness with dry phlegm blocking the LU" |
| xu duan = Dipsaci Radix | "Tonics: Yang >> tonifiesLIV&KI, strengthenSinews&Bones, threatened miscarriage, pain, reconnectSinews&Bones" |
| xuan bi tang = Disband Painful Obstruction Decoction | "Damp: Wind Damp >> WDHBi due to DH in the channels causing fever, Heat and pain in the joints, reduced mobility, shaking chills(DH obstructing yang qi), lustreless yellow decoction" |
| xuan fu da zhe wan = Inula and Hematite Decoction | "Regulate Qi: Rebellious Qi >> Belching with qi xu in MJ, LIV invading ST without heat" |
| xuan fu hua = Inulae Flos | "Phlegm: Warm Herbs >> softens hardened phlegm, moves evilH2O, directs qi down" |
| xuan shen = Scrophulariae Radix | "Heat: Cool Blood >> nourishes yin, nodules, phlem-fire throat" |
| xue fu zhu yu wan = Blood Mansion Drive out Stasis Pill | "Invigorate Blood: Blood Stasis >> invigorates blood(dark tongue, wiry pulse), moves qi in chest(chest oppression, pain), moves LIV(H/A, Wood/Earth disharmony)" |
| xue fu zhu yu tang = Drive Out Stasis in the Mansion of Blood | "Invigorate Blood: Blood Stasis >> Blood stagnation in the chest and head(headaches), invigorates qi and blood, chest pain, " |
| xue jie = Daemonoropis Resina | "Invigorate Blood: Blood Stasis >> trauma, top stopBleeding, proHealing" |
| xue yu tan = Crinis carbonisatus | "Stop Bleeding: Neutral Herbs >> restrainsLeakingBlood, proUrine, top/int" |
| yan hu suo = Corydalis Rhizoma | "Invigorate Blood: Blood Stasis >> |
| yan hu suo tang = Corydalis Decoction | "Invigorate Blood: Blood Stasis >> Menstrual Cramps, Blood stasis pain in the MJ/LJ" |
| yan hu suo zhi tong pian = Corydalis Relieve Pain Pills | "Invigorate Blood: Blood Stasis >> Pain (Moves blood and Qi, Frontal Headache, Uterine Cramping)" |
| yang he tang = Yang-Heartening Decoction | "Warm Interior: Channels >> yin-type abcess occuring with blood xu and phlegm, used for bi syndrome, crane's knee" |
| yang yin qing fei tang = Nourish the Yin and Clear Lung Decoction | "Tonics: Yin >> Dyptheria- Membrane of white on the throat, Tonify LU Yin, Clear WH/LIV Heat in LU, Releive cough, any D/O with cough and dryness caused by heat drying fluids in the LU" |
| yao tong pian = Lower-Back Pain Pills | "Tonics: Yang >> Lower Back Pain, Strengthen KI Yang, Strengthen Tendon and Bone" |
| ye jiao teng = Polygoni multiflori Caulis | "Calm Shen: Nourish >> dream-disturbed sleep, Blood Tonic, UnB channels, pain, topWash/int for itch" |
| yi gong san = Extraordinary Merit Powder | Tonics: Qi >> Harmonizes SP/ST |
| yi guan jian = Linking Decoction | "Tonics: Yin >> LIV qi stagnation with Heat and Yin Xu(GERD, Diabetes, Emotional Upset)" |
| yi huang tang = Change Yellow Decoction | "Stabilize and Bind: Stabilize the Womb >> DH vaginal discharge due to SP xu combined with heat, foul smell " |
| yi mu cao = Leonuri Herba | "Invigorate Blood: Blood Stasis >> gynecology, proUrine, resTox" |
| yi qi cong ming tang = | "Tonics: Qi >> raises middle qi, improves hearing, " |
| yi yi ren = Coix Semen | "Damp: Dissipate Swelling >> StrengthenSP, WDBi, clearH, expelPus, DH" |
| yin chai hu = Stellariae Radix | "Heat: Deficiency >> Hot Gan, specific to Deficient Heat Only: no raising qualities" |
| yin chen (hao) = Artemisiae scoparia Herba | "Damp: Heat >> |
| yin chen hao tang = Artemesia YinChenHao Decoction | "Damp: Heat >> Yang Jaundice(whole body tangerine color), Clears DH, Resolves Jaundice, DH interior" |
| yin chen wu ling san = | Damp: Heat >> Jaundice |
| yin er = Tremella | "Tonics: Yin >> nourishST, moistenLU, LU consumption, TB, most often used as food therapy" |
| yin qiao jie du pian = Lonicera = Forsythia Resolve Toxin Tablets | "Exterior, Cool Herbs: Wind Heat >> Sore Throat, Wind Heat, Anti-viral, used to prevent viral infections, rashes(PI, hives)" |
| yin qiao ma bo san = Honeysuckle = Forsythia and Puffball Powder | "Heat: Lung >> Detoxify Toxic Heat and Phlegm Heat in Upper Lung and Throat, Throat Bi, Sooth throat and relieve pain, any D/O with Throat Bi and Phlegm-Heat in LU" |
| yin qiao san = Honeysuckle and Forsythia Powder | "Exterior, Cool Herbs: Wind Heat >> Dispel WH and Seasonal Heat, Release Exterior and promote LU qi, any d/o due to WH/Seasonal Heat at Wei Level or UJ" |
| yin yang huo = Epimedii Herba | "Tonics: Yang >> KI yang xu, WDBi, unblocksYang qi in limbs, assistsMemory" |
| you gui wan = Restore the Right(Kidney) Pill | "Tonics: Yang >> Yang/Essence/Blood Xu, Spermatorrhea, Incontinence, Ming Men Fire Deficiency due to Essence Deficiency" |
| yu jin = Curcumae Radix | "Invigorate Blood: Blood Stasis >> movesLivQi, coolBlood, clearHE, GB, jaundice" |
| yu li ren = Pruni Semen | "Drain Downward: Moist Laxative >> stronger than huo ma ren, qi stag intestines, proUrine, only use for excess conditions" |
| yu mi xu = Zea mays Stigma | "Damp: Heat >> lin, DH in Liv/GB, LinDrain" |
| yu nu jian = Jade Woman Decoction | "Heat: Stomach >> Clear ST/Yangming Heat, Tonify and Nourish ST yin xu, xiao ke in MJ, nourish blood, any D/O with ST Heat due to yin/blood deficiency." |
| yu ping feng san = Jade Windscreen Powder | Tonics: Qi >> Tonifies Wei qi for frequent colds with spontaneous sweating |
| yu xing cao = Houtuyniae Herba | "Heat: Toxicity >> LU abcess, DH LJ" |
| yu ye tang = Jade Fluid Decoction | "Tonics: Yin >> |
| yu zhu = Polygonati odorati Rhizoma | "Tonics: Yin >> enrichesLU/ST yin, NOT cloying, extinguishWind, moistenSinews, can be used for yinXu w/EWH" |
| yuan zhi = Polygalae Radix | "Calm Shen: Nourish >> HE/KI incommunicado, Phl, Clr Orifices, cough, Top Abcess, 'children who remain upset after seeing strangers'" |
| yue ju wan = Escape Restraint Pill = Six(Five) Stagnation Pill | Regulate Qi: Smooth Flow >> Moves the 5 Stagnations |
| yunnan bai yao = Yunnan White Medicine | "Stop Bleeding: Trauma >> int/ext, stop bleeding(blood stasis, trauma, pre/post surgery, internal bleeding, hemmoraging, vomiting blood), severe emotional trauma" |
| zai zao san = Renewal Powder | "Exterior, Warm Herbs: Internal Deficiency >> Dispel WC from Exterior/Meridians/Head, Warm Yang and Tonify Qi, Symptomatically relieve pain, and D/O due to WC/D tightening the body surface and Meridians with a background of Yang/Qi Deficiency" |
| zan yu dan = Special Pill to Aid Fertility | "Tonics: Yang >> Male Infertility(low sperm count, impotence) due to waning of the Ming Men Fire, " |
| ze xie = Alisma Rhizoma | Damp: Heat >> KidneyFire from DH in LJ |
| zeng ye cheng qi tang = Increase Fluids and Order Qi Decoction | "Drain Downward: Moist Laxative >> Regulate descent of LI qi, Clear Heat, Unblock Bowels, Nourish Yin and Fluids, any D/O due to LI heat accumulation w/ Yin and Fluid Xu" |
| zeng ye tang = Increase the Fluids Decoction | "Tonics: Yin >> Dry intestines after a febrile disease, Moisten Dryness and Generate Fluids, Clear Deficiency Heat and Nourish Yin, Unblock Bowels, any D/O due to dryness and underlying yin xu" |
| zhang nao = Camphora | "Topical: Damp >> damp, parasites, scabies, tinea, itching sores, opensOrifices, trauma" |
| zhe bei mu = Fritillariae thunbergii Bulbus | Phlegm: Cool Herbs >> LU H w/Productive & Acute Cough |
| zhen gan xi feng tang = Sedate the Liver and Extinguish Wind Decoction | "Wind: Internal Wind >> Preventative for Stroke, Strong Constitution Patient with Symptoms of Hypertension(Headache, Dizziness)" |
| zhen ren yang zang tang = True Man's Decoction to Nourish the organs | "Stabilize and Bind: Intestinal Leakage >> Inability to hold Stool, prolapsed rectum, unremitting diarrhea leading to SP/KI yang collapse - might show blood and pus- abandoned disorder, warms and tonifies SP/KI" |
| zhen wu tang = True Warrior Decoction | "Damp: Aromatic >> Warms Yang and Promotes Urination (Congestive Heart Failure), KI/SP Yang xu(edema, loose stools, dizziness), palpatations, SOB, congested fluids in UJ" |
| zhen zhu = Margarita | "Calm Shen: Anchor >> eyes, Top sores/ulcers" |
| zhen zhu an chuan wan = Margarite/Pearl Acne Pill | "Heat: Toxicity >> soften masses, clear heat, cool blood, resolve toxin, tonify yin/blood, skin conditions marked by redness(eczema, cysts, benign masses and lymphomas)" |
| zhen zhu mo = Pearl Powder | "Heat: Cool Blood >> Clears Heat Cools Blood and Generates Flesh (Topical (boils, carbuncles, heal wounds), rashes, nosebleeds), Calms Shen (fever induced insomnia and irritability)" |
| zhen zhu mu = Margaritiferae Concha usta | "Calm Shen: Anchor >> LIV F, clears eyes, stop bleeding" |
| zhen zhu mu wan = Mother of Pearl Pill | Calm Shen: Nourish >> insomnia due to ascendent LIV yang |
| zheng gu shui = Rectify Bone Liquid | "Invigorate Blood: Blood Stasis >> Trauma (Invigorates Blood, breaks blood stasis, moves qi, strengthens tendons and bone (fractures, sprains, strains), stops pain)" |
| zhi bai di huang wan = Anemarrhena = Phellodendron and Rehmannia Pill | "Tonify: Yin >> Urinary Difficulty with Back Pain, DH in LJ, tonify yin, clear deficient heat, purge upward moving fire, chronic urinary tract infection(resistant to treatment)" |
| zhi bai fu zi = Typhonii Rhizoma preparatum | "Phlegm: Warm Herbs >> WindPh, Res Tox, itch, WCDBi, DampSkin(Top Powder)" |
| zhi ban xia = Pinelliae Rhizoma perparatum | "Phlegm: Warm Herbs >> Dr/Da, rebellious qi, vomit, nodules, distention, PhH w/other Herbs," |
| zhi bao dan = Greatest Treasure Special Pill | Open Orifices: Cool Herbs >> More Phlegm than Heat (but otherwise much like calm the palace) |
| zhi fu zi = Aconti Radix lateralis preperata | "Warm Interior: Three Jiao >> warmest in materia medica, guides other herbs to 12 mai, rescuesYang, HE/SP/KI yang, WCDBi" |
| zhi gan cao = Glycyrrhizae Radix preparata | "Tonics: Qi >> same as gan cao, but with stronger effects of: tonifyMJ, augmentHE/SP qi and Harmonizes Other Herbs" |
| zhi gan cao tang = Honey-Fried Licorice Decoction | "Tonics: Qi and Blood >> Tonifies Qi/Blood/Yin, Restores the Pulse, Palpitations and Irregular Heart beat, Anxiety, irritability, insomnia" |
| zhi he shou wou = Polygoni multiflori Radix preparata | "Tonics: Blood >> LIV/KI yin, tonifiesEssence, Not Cold/Drying/Cloying, windRash from blood xu" |
| zhi ke = Aurantii Fructus | "Regulate Qi: Digestion >> see zhi shi, ""zhe ke governs the heights, zhi shi governs below "" more gentle nature" |
| zhi mu = Anemarrhenae Rhizoma | "Heat: Fire >> Lung/Stomach Excess-Heat, Lung/Kidney Yin, gen. fluid" |
| zhi shi = Aurantii Fructus immaturus | "Regulate Qi: Digestion >> constipation, qiDown, transPhlegm, ""zhe ke governs the heights, zhi shi governs below"" more violent nature" |
| zhi sou ding chuan wan = | "Heat: Lung >> Labored breathing, bronchial spasm, clears heat, descends LU qi" |
| zhi sou san = Stop Coughing Powder | "Phlegm: Warm Herbs >> External Wind-Cold or Wind-Phlegm with chief complaint of Cough, lingering cough without heat" |
| zhi tian nan xing = Arisaematis Rhizoma preparatum | "Phlegm: Warm Herbs >> stubbornPh, WindPh, Top & Unprep for swellings, deep-rooted sores" |
| zhi zi = Gardeniae Fructus | "Heat: Fire >> irritability, DpH in LJ, Cool Blood, Topical for Trauma" |
| zhi zi dou chi tang = Gardenia and Prepared Soybean Decoction | "Heat: Qi Level >> Clear Heat from Three Burners, Calm Shen, any D/O due to Heat in the body with shen disturbance(irritability, palpatations, HE heat)" |
| zhong gan ling = | "Heat: Toxicity >> Clears Heat/Toxins, Generates Fluids, Wind Heat" |
| zhong guo bei qi jing = Northern Astragalus Extract | "Tonics: Qi >> Raises Yang, Tonify Wei qi, ying qi, and blood. Postpartum, HIV" |
| zhu jing wan = Preserve Vistas Pill | "Tonics: Yin >> Drain Damp, Eye Problems due to LIV/KI xu w/Dampness" |
| zhu ling = Polyporus | Damp: Dissipate Swelling >> stand-alone for pregnancy&lin |
| zhu ling tang = Polyporus Decoction | "Damp: Heat >> Clears DH, Tonifies Yin" |
| zhu sha an shen wan = Cinnabar Pill to Calm the Spirit | "Calm Shen: Anchor >> clear HE fire, nourish yin" |
| zhu ye shi gao tang = Lopetharus(bland bamboo) and Gypsum Decoction | "Heat: Qi Level >> Clear Heat at Qi/Wei Level, Tonify Qi and Yin(LU/ST), Descend Rebellion, Clear Phlegm, Calm Shen(from heat: irritability), Lingering Heat at Qi level causing Qi/Yin Xu w/Symptoms of LU and ST Qi disruption and Shen Disturbance" |
| zi cao = Lithospermi Radix | "Heat: Cool Blood >> fire toxins, vent rashes, topical skin DH, diaper rash" |
| zi he chi = Hominus Placenta | "Tonics: Yang >> tonifiesLIV&KI, augmentsBlood/Essence/Qi/Yin/Yang, galactagogue, tonifiesLU qi" |
| zi hua di dong = Violae Herba | "Heat: Toxicity >> deep-rooted sores, affinity UJ, sores head/back fresh int/top," |
| zi shi ying = Fluoritum | "Calm Shen: Anchor >> NourLIV blood, WarmsLU, cough, wheeze, WarmWomb, UnB Chong/REN" |
| zi su ye = Perillae Folium | "Exterior, Warm Herbs: Wind Cold >> moves qi, harmonize middle, restless fetus, morning sickness, seafood poison" |
| zi su zi = Perillae Fructus | "Cough and Wheeze: Stop >> Best in Category for direct qi down, moistens I" |
| zi wan = Asteris Radix | Cough and Wheeze: Stop >> many coughing D/O - Heat/Cold |
| zi xue dan = Purple Snow Elixir | "Calm Shen: Relieve Toxicity >> Calm Shen and Clear Fire (infectious disease, high fever with delirium, clear heat ), Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremor (convulsions)" |
| zi xue dan = Purple Snow Special Pill | Open Orifices: Cool Herbs >> Vigorous Heat injuring the Fluids causing spasms and convulsions |
| zuo gui wan = Left Return Pills | "Tonics: Jing >> Nourishes the Essence (bones, tendons, give strength to be able to expel a pattern)" |
| zuo gui wan (variant) = Restore the Left Pill | Tonics: Yin >> Essence/Marrow/Bone Xu |
| zuo gui yin = Restore the Left Decoction | Tonics: Yin >> Very Nourishing to KI Yin |
| zuo jin wan = Left Metal Formula | "Heat: Liver >> Harmonize LIV/ST (FIRE-GERD), Dries Damp, Vomiting, Acid Regurgitation, any D/O due to LIV overacting on ST causing digestive D/O" |
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