| Term | Definition |
| zhi sou san herbs | zi wan9, bai bu9, bai qian9, jie geng9, jing jie9, chen pi6, gan cao6 |
| zhi sou san actions | disperses lung qi, pacifies wind and stops cough |
| zhi sou san indications | itchy throat, cough with phlegm, unsatisfactory feeling of incomplete coughing out phlegm; slight aversion to cold, heat affusion |
| zhi sou san tongue and pulse | t:thin, white coat p:moderate(maybe float) |
| zhi sou san pathogenesis | cough due to wind phlegm pattern |
| zhi sou san formula analysis | external wind cold pathogen violates lung, incomplete releasing the exterior strategy results in itchy throat with cough pattern |
| zhi sou san category | dispel wind and transform phlegm |
| da cheng qi tang category | purge heat accumilation |
| da cheng qi tang herbs | da huang12, mang xiao6, hou po24, zhi shi12 |
| da cheng qi tang actions | strongly purges internal heat accumilation |
| da cheng qi tang pathogenesis1 | yang ming repletion pattern |
| da cheng qi tang indications1 | constipation, flatulence, abdominal distension hard when pressed, abdominal pain which dislikes being pressed, afternoon tidal fever. Severe: delirium, high fever, profuse sweating palms and soles |
| da cheng qi tang tongue and pulse1 | t:dry yellow coat with prickles, p:replete, excessive and submerged |
| da cheng qi tang formula analysis1 | external attack to internal or spicey food, yang depleting herbs injures fluid, person predisposed to heat |
| da cheng qi tang pathogenesis2 | heat clumping pattern leading to watery turbidity around the hard stool flowing down |
| da cheng qi tang indications2 | watery diarrhoea (bluish green), strong smell, abdominal hardness when pressed |
| da cheng qi tang tongue and pulse2 | t: dry coat, p: rapid and slippery |
| da cheng qi tang formula analysis2 | heat damp |
| xiao chai hu tang category | harmonise shao yang |
| xiao chai hu tang category | harmonise shao yang |
| xiao chai hu tang herbs | chai hu24, huang qin9, ren shen9, ban xia9, zhi gan cao6, sheng jiang9, da zao12pieces |
| xiao chai hu tang actions | harmonises shao yang |
| xiao chai hu tang pathogenesis1 | external wind cold attack shao yang pattern |
| xiao chai hu tang indications1 | intermittent fever and chills, fullness in chest, hypochondriac region, no appetite, irritability, nausea, dry throat, bitter taste, eye dizziness |
| xiao chai hu tang tongue and pulse | t:thin white coat, p:wiry |
| xiao chai hu tang pathogenesis2 | exogenous wind cold attack turning into heat, enters blood chamber during menstruation |
| xiao chai hu tang indications2 | exogenous wind cold attack, turns into heat during menstruation. Sea of blood is deficient, because of bleeding, pathogenic heat can easily enter blood chamber disrupting the menstruation process, manifests as alternating chills and fever, fullness in chest and hypochondriac region, irritability, nausea, dry throat, bitter taste, eye dizziness |
| xiao chai hu tang pathogenesis 3 | misc disease manifesting with shao yang signs and symptoms |
| xiao chai hu tang formula analysis | pathogen lodged deeply but cannot be sweated out or purged. For lesser yang conditions and not associated in a set place |