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Ma Huang Tang
EXS type Exterior Wind-Cold

Note: no sweat, wheezing
Ge Gen Tang
EXS type Wind-Cold

Note: no sweat, stiff neck, muscle aches, diarrhea
Gui Zhi Tang
DEF type Exterior Wind-Cold

Note: sweating
Xiao Qing Long Tang
Exterior Wind-Cold with Phlegm-Fluids in LU

Note: copious white and hard to expectorate sputum, generalized heaviness
Xiang Su San
Exterior Wind-Cold with interior Qi STAG

Note: stifling sensation in chest & epigastrium
Sang Ju Yin
Exterior Wind-Heat in LU and/or eyes
Yin Qiao San
Exterior Wind-Heat with Toxic-Heat

Note: sore throat, boils/measles
Chai Ge Jie Ji Tang
Exterior W-C transforming into Interior Heat or "Taiyang transforming into Yangming syndrome"

Note: appearance of 4 Bigs (Yangming signs)
Sheng Ma Ge Gen Tang
Early stage rash due to Heat EPF

Note: early stage rash/measles not spread evenly on body
Ren Shen Bai Du San
Exterior Wind-Cold-Damp with Interior Qi DEF

Note: high fever with severe chills and shivering but no sweat, body aches, nasal & chest congestion, productive cough
Jia Jian Wei Rui Tang
Exterior Wind-Heat with Yin DEF
Da Cheng Qi Tang
Yangming ORGAN syndrome causing constipation/diarrhea
Xiao Cheng Qi Tang
Moderate Yangming organ syndrome causing constipation

Note: for when there is less dryness involved
Tiao Wei Cheng Qi Tang
Mild Yangming organ syndrome causing constipation

Note: for when there is less fullness/distension involved
Run Chang Wan
Blood DEF causing dried out intestines causing constipation

Note: very significant Blood/Yin DEF
Ma Zi Ren Wan
Intestine Dryness & Heat causing constipation leading to Spleen Bind

Note: focus on moistening, drain Heat, moving Qi
Ji Chuan Jian
KID Yang DEF causing constipation
Xiao Chai Hu Tang
Shaoyang syndrome

Note: alt chills/fever, LIV/GB Heat, LIV invading Earth
Si Ni San
LIV overacting on SP causing cold fingers/toes
Xiao Yao San
Move LIV, Tonify SP Qi & LIV Blood
Tong Xie Yao Fang
LIV overacting on SP causing abdominal pain & diarrhea
Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang
Harmonize ST & LI for Cold-Hot complex (?)
Bai Hu Tang
EXS Heat in Qi level/Yangming CHANNEL

Note: 4 Bigs
Zhu Ye Shi Gao Tang
Qi level Heat injuring Qi & Fluids

Note: less cold & more moist/tonifying than BHT
Qing Ying Tang
Heat in Nutritive level

Note: fever worse at night
Xi Jiao Di Huang Tang
Heat entering Blood level

Note: fever worse at night, bleeding!
Huang Lian Jie Du Tang
Toxic-Heat in all 3 burners

Note: boils/sores
Xie Xin Tang
EXS Heat in 3 burners

Note: weaker than HLJDT at Draining Fire but stronger at Purging Damp
Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin
Massive febrile disorder to HEAD (W-H & D-P)

Note: contains Huang Qin, Huang Lian, Vent Heat & Moisten throat herbs
Liang Ge San
Heat STAG in diaphragm region
Qing Wen Bai Du Yin
Severe Fire in Qi & Blood levels

Note: basically Bai Hu Tang + Qing Yin Tang
Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang
Heat lodged in LU

Note: basically Heat version of Ma Huang Tang
Xie Bai San
Constrained LU Heat causing wheezing

Note: Clear Heat w/o damaging Yin
Xie Huang San
Smoldering Fire in SP/ST

Note: mouth ulcers, halitosis (bad breath)
Qing Wei San
ST Heat accumulation

Note: toothache, bleeding gums
Yu Nu Jian
ST Heat with Yin DEF

Note: differentiate from QWS by loose teeth
Dao Chi San
Heat in HT channel
Long Dan Xie Gan Tang
LIV Fire, LIV/GB Damp-Heat
Zuo Jin Wan
LIV Fire burning ST causing LIV-ST disharmony
Shao Yao Tang
LI Damp-Heat with Qi & Blood STAG causing dysentery
Bai Tou Weng Tang
Toxic-Heat in ST & LI causing dysentery
Qing Hao Bie Jia Tang
Yin DEF with Ying level Heat during later stage febrile disease

Note: night fever & morning coolness
Qing Gu San
KID/LIV Yin DEF causing Steaming Bone disorder

Focus on Clearing Heat more than Nourish Yin

Note: tidal afternoon fever/chronic low fever, sensation of heat in bones but flesh is not warm to touch
Dang Gui Liu Huang Tang
Yin DEF with Empty-Heat causing night sweats

Focus on Nourish Yin over Clearing Heat
Xiang Ru San
Exterior Cold with Interior Damp contracted in summer

Note: caught summer cold, diarrhea
Liu Yi San
Summer-Heat with Interior Damp

Note: caught summer fever, Lin syndrome
Li Zhong Wan
DEF-Cold in MB (Taiyin)
Wu Zhu Yu Tang
Yangming DEF-Cold causing rebellious Qi

Jueyin DEF-Cold causing dry heaves, vomit clear fluids, vertex headache

Shaoyin DEF-Cold causing vomit & diarrhea, cold hands/feet, "agitation so bad pt wants to die"
Xiao Jian Zhong Tang
SP Yang DEF with Cold causing abdominal pain

Note: abdominal spasms better with warm and pressure
Da Jian Zhong Tang
MB Yang DEF causing Yin-Cold EXS

Note: severe epigastric/abdominal pain so bad patient cannot be touched
Si Ni Tang
Yang collapse

Note: extremely cold extremities, constant desire to sleep, vomit & undigested diarrhea
Da Chai Hu Tang
Shaoyang & Yangming syndrome together at once

EXS Heat in ST & GB
Ge Gen Huang Qin Huang Lian Tang
Incompletely resolved Exterior with Interior EXS Heat
Si Jun Zi Tang
SP/ST Qi DEF
Shen Ling Bai Zhu San
SP Qi DEF causing Damp

Note: diarrhea, chronic cough with copious sputum
Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang
SP Qi Sinking

Note: intermittent fever worse with exertion, spontaneous sweat, prolapse, incontinence, bleeding
Yu Ping Feng San
Wei Qi DEF

Note: sweating easily, recurrent Wind invasions
Sheng Mai San
LU Qi & Yin DEF

Note: SOB, spontaneous sweating, weakness, dryness
Si Wu Tang
Blood DEF & STAG
Dang Gui Bu Xue Tang
Blood DEF with Floating Yang

Note: sensation of heat in muscles, thirst with desire to drink warm, acute blood loss
Shao Yao Gan Cao Tang
Blood DEF with injured Fluids

Note: spasmodic pain usually in abdomen
Ba Zhen Tang
Qi & Blood DEF

Si Jun Zi Tang + Si Wu Tang
Shi Quan Da Bu Tang
Qi & Blood DEF with mild DEF-Cold
Gui Pi Tang
SP Qi & HT Blood DEF

Note: insomnia, Shen symptoms, SP not controlling Blood
Zhi Gan Cao Tang
Qi & Blood DEF causing irregular pulse
Tai Shan Pan Shi San
Qi & Blood DEF with unsecured Chong & Ren

Note: restless fetus, Hx: miscarrage
Liu Wei Di Huang Wan
KID & LIV Yin DEF
Zuo Gui Yin
KID Yin/Essence DEF
Da Bu Yin Wan
Severe KID/LIV, Yin/Essence DEF with Empty Heat

Note: afternoon tidal fever
Yi Guan Jian
LIV & KID Yin DEF with mild LIV Qi STAG
Er Zhi Wan
KID & LIV DEF

Note: bleeding disorders, premature graying
Bai He Gu Jin Tang
Internal LU Dryness
Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan
KID Yang DEF
You Gui Wan
KID Yang, Essence, Blood DEFs
Er Xian Tang
KID Yin+Yang DEF with Empty Fire

Note: menopause, hypertension
Mu Li San
Unstable Wei Qi with injured HT Yin

Note: astringes sweat without tonifying
Zhen Ren Yang Zang Tang
SP/KID Yang DEF causing unremitting diarrhea
Si Shen Wan
SP/KID Yang DEF causing daybreak diarrhea
Jin Suo Gu Jin Tang
KID DEF causing male issues

Note: spermatorrhea, impotence, frequent urination to point of incontinence
Sang Piao Xiao San
KID & HT Qi DEF

Note: being aware of urge to urinate but unable to suppress it
Shou Tai Wan
KID DEF causing unstable Chong & Ren

Note: restless fetus, vaginal bleeding during pregnancy, miscarrage
Gu Jin Wan
Constrained LIV Fire injuring Chong & Ren causing Beng Lou syndrome

Beng Lou = cont menstrual bleed alt b/t trickling & flooding
Wan Dai Tang
Dai Mai DEF leading to Damp/Qi STAG

Note: leukorrhea
Tian Wan Bu Xin Dan
HT & KID DEF causing Empty Fire

Note: nocturnal emission, no focus/forgetfulness
Suan Zao Ren Tang
LIV Blood DEF causing HT Yin DEF causing Empty Heat

Note: irritability, vertigo/dizziness
Huang Lian E Jiao Tang
Yin DEF causing Fire affecting Shen

Note: heat in chest
Gan Mai Da Zao Tang
HT Yin DEF with LIV Qi STAG causing Restless Organ syndrome

Restless organ = disorientation, melancholy attacks, crying spells, irritability, inability to control self
Yue Ju Wan
SIX STAGNATIONS: Qi, Blood, Phlegm, Damp, Fire, Food
Chai Hu Su Gan San
LIV Qi STAG

Note: pain
Ban Xia Hou Po Tang
Qi & Phlegm STAG causing Plum Pit Qi
Liang Fu Wan
LIV Qi STAG with ST Cold causing pain

Note: stifling in chest, hypochondriac pain, painful menses
Jing Ling Zi San
LIV STAG with Heat causing pain

Note: intermittent pain, pain worse with hot food or drink
Tian Tai Wu Yao San
Cold invading LIV channel causing STAG

Note: lower abdomen pain radiating to testes, menses pain, hypochondriac pain
Nuan Gan Jian
LIV/KID DEF causing Cold

Note: sharp localized lower abdomen pain worse with applying cold
Su Zi Jiang Qi Tang
LU Cold Phlegm (EXS above) with KID Yang DEF (DEF below)

Note: labored inhale but smooth exhale!
Ding Chuan Tang
Internal Phlegm-Heat with External W-C causing rebellious Qi

Note: for acute manifestation of chronic condition, i.e. bronchial asthma
Xuan Fu Dai Zhe Tang
ST DEF with Phlegm causing rebellious Qi

Note: hard epigastric focal distension
Ju Pi Zhu Ru Tang
ST DEF with Heat causing rebellious Qi

Note: dry heaves, retching
Ding Xiang Shi Di Tang
ST DEF with Cold causing rebellious Qi
Tao He Cheng Qi Tang
Blood STAG & Heat in LB

Note: acute low abdomen pain, incontinence, night fever, delirious speech
Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang
Blood & Qi STAG in chest
Tong Qiao Zhu Yu Tang
Blood & Qi STAG in head/face
Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang
Blood & Qi STAG in epigastric area
Shao Fu Zhu Yu Tang
Warms interior and moves Blood & Qi STAG
Shen Tong Zhu Yu Tang
Blood & Qi STAG in channels
Bu Yang Huan Wu Tang
Qi/Blood STAG with Qi DEF in channels causing hemiplegia (one-sided paralysis)
Fu Yuan Huo Xue Tang
Blood & Qi STAG in trunk due to trauma

Note: severe pain in chest, hypochondria
Wen Jing Tang
Chong & Ren DEF-Cold with Blood STAG

Note: female infertility, male impotence
Sheng Hua Tang
Blood & Cold STAG causing postpartum lochial retention

Lochia = postpartum uterine discharge
Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan
Blood STAG in uterus during pregnancy

Note: restless fetus, uterine bleed during pregnancy, immobile masses in low abdomen
Shi Xiao San
Blood STAG in lower abdomen causing pain

Focus on Blood stasis in LIV channel
Dan Shen Yin
Blood & Qi STAG in UB/MB causing chest pain

Note: epigastric pain that radiates upward to chest, flank pain
Shi Hui San
LIV/ST Fire with Blood Heat causing acute bleeding

Note: vomit/cough/spit blood, profuse bleeding
Xiao Ji Yin Zi
Heat causing urinary bleeding

Note: burning pain during urination, urgency/frequency
Huai Hua San
Wind-Heat or Damp-Heat Toxin in LI causing rectal bleeding
Jiao Ai Tang
Chong/Ren DEF-Cold with Blood DEF causing uterine bleeding

Note: restless fetus
Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao San
Headache from Exterior Wind
Cang Er Zi San
Nasal congestion/discharge from Exterior Wind
Xiao Huo Luo Dan
Wind-Phlegm obstruction with Blood STAG in channels

Note: chronic pain/weakness after wind-stroke, esp in lower limbs; acute W-C-D Bi with pain in bones/joints and reduced ROM
Xiao Feng San
Wind-Damp-Heat in skin causing pruritis (weepy, itchy, red lesions)

Acute conditions only
Ling Jiao Gou Teng Tang
EXS Heat in LIV channel generating Wind

Note: persistent high fever, spasms in limbs, convulsions
Zhen Gan Xi Feng Tang
LIV/KID Yin DEF causing LIV Yang Rising & Internal Wind

Note: severe dizziness/vertigo, disorientation, loss of consciousness, motor dysfunction
Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin
LIV Yang Rising causing Internal Wind
Xing Su San
Cool-Dryness

Note: cough with watery sputum
Sang Xing Tang
Warm-Dryness

Note: hacking cough with scanty sticky sputum
Qing Zao Jiu Fei Tang
Severe dryness attacking LU
Mai Men Dong Tang
LU/ST Qi & Yin DEF

Note: coughing/spitting saliva, wheezing/SOB, dry throat, belching/vomit
Ping Wei San
Damp-Cold STAG in SP/ST
Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San
Damp STAG in MB + External Wind-Cold

Note: intestinal flu
Yin Chen Hao Tang
LIV/GB Damp-Heat causing jaundice the color of fresh tangerine
Ba Zheng San
Damp-Heat clumping in LB

Note: dark, turbid, scanty, difficult and painful urination
Er Miao San
Damp-Heat lodged in LB

Note: LBP, leg pain, lower limb weakness, vaginal discharge
Wu Ling San
Water-Damp retention causing edema & difficult urination

Note: throbbing below umbilicus, vomit frothy saliva, SOB/cough
Zhu Ling Tang
Water & Heat retention in BL with Yin injury

Note: diarrhea with Damp-Heat signs, body purging water thru stool
Wu Pi San
SP Qi DEF with EXS Damp causing generalized skin edema
Ling Gui Zhu Gan Tang
LU Damp-Phlegm/Phlegm-Fluid syndrome

Note: cough with copious sputum, chest+hypochondriac fullness, palpitations, SOB
Zhen Wu Tang
KID Yang DEF causing water retention

Note: aching heaviness in limbs, abdominal pain worse with cold
Shi Pi Yin
SP Yang DEF causing Yin edema
Bi Xie Fen Qing Yin
KID Yang DEF-Cold causing cloudy urination
Qiang Huo Sheng Shi Tang
Acute W-D Bi in channel & muscle layers

Note: generalized joint pain
Juan Bi Tang
Acute W-C-D Bi

Note: joint pain worse with cold
Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang
Chronic Bi with LIV/KID Yin & Qi/Blood DEF

Note: fixed pain in lower body
Gui Zhi Shao Yao Zhi Mu Tang
Recurrent painful obstruciton with localized Heat

Note: swollen painful joints that are warm to touch and worsen at night
Er Chen Tang
Damp-Phlegm syndrome in MB/LU

Note: cough with copious easy to expectorate sputum, focal distention, stifling in chest
Wen Dan Tang
GB & ST disharmony with Phlegm-Heat

Note: wood invading earth signs
Qing Qi Hua Tan Tang
LU Phlegm-Heat causing cough

Note: fullness in chest, coughing yellow wet sputum
Bei Mu Gua Lou San
LU Dry-Heat causing cough

Note: difficult to expectorate sputum
San Zi Yang Qin Tang
LU Phelgm-Cold with Qi STAG

Note: wheezing, focal chest distension
Ban Xia Bai Zhu Tian Ma Tang
Internal Wind-Phlegm rising upward causing dizziness/vertigo
Zhi Sou San
External Wind attacking LU causing itchy throat and cough
Bao He Wan
Food retention causing focal distention, bad smelling belching, acid reflux, nausea/vomit
Wu Wei Xiao Du Yin
Externally contracted Toxic-Heat causing red skin, swelling, heat, pain with chills

Esp for deep rooted hard lesions
Yang He Tang
Yin type localized swelling due to Blood & Yang DEF

Note: localized painful swelling that blends into surrounding tissue (no head, no heat, no color or texture change)
Wei Jing Tang
Toxic-Heat obstructing LU causing LU abscess

Note: cough with bad smelling sputum streaked with blood, eye disorders due to blazing Heat
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