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Sx: alternating chills and fever, nausea, vomiting, irritability, dizziness, headache, bitter taste in mouth, dry throat, poor appetite, hypochondriac/chest pain, abdominal distension, sensation of fullness in chest/hypochondrium

T: twf
P: bowstring

CTX: Excess above/Deficiency Below, Liver Fire, bleeding of gums / Caution: ascending Liver Yang, hypertension, vomiting of blood due to Yin/Blood Deficiency
Xiăo chái hú tāng
小柴胡湯

Dx: Shaoyang syndromes/Liver Qi Stagnation

TxP: harmonize Shaoyang

Descript: Shaoyang disorder - PF in 1/2 int 1/2 ext syndrome. GB invad ST. Top10 formula.

Minor Bupleurum Decoction
Xiăo(minor, small) chái(firewood) hú(barbarians) tāng(decoction)

Categ: (1) III. A.1 Reg-Shaoyang

B.104 C.206 NatCal
Dx: Shaoyang syndromes/Liver Qi Stagnation


J君: chái hú

C臣: huáng qín

Z佐: bàn xià, rén shēn

S使: shēng jiāng, dà zǎo, zhì gān cǎo

Minor Bupleurum Decoction
Xiăo(minor, small) chái(firewood) hú(barbarians) tāng(decoction)

(1) III. A.1 Reg-Shaoyang
Sx: alternating chills and fever, fullness/pain of chest/hypochondrium, bitter taste in mouth, nausea, continuous vomiting, hard focal distension or fullness/pain in epigastrium, burning diarrhea or constipation, depression, slight irritability

T: thick yellow fur
P: bowstring, forceful

CTX: Sp/St Deficiency, not for long term use
Dà chái hú tāng
大柴胡湯

Dx: Shaoyang + Yangming syndromes/Liver Qi Stagnation with constipation

TxP: harmonize Shaoyang, internally purge Food Stagnation

Descript: Shaoyang dx combined with yangming.

Major Bupleurum Decoction
Dà(major) chái(firewood) hú(barbarians) tāng(decoction)

Categ: (2) III. A.2 Reg-Shaoyang

B.286 C.283 Nat
Dx: Shaoyang + Yangming syndromes/Liver Qi Stagnation with constipation


J君: chái hú, huáng qín

C臣: zhǐ shí, dà huáng

Z佐: bái sháo, bàn xià

S使: shēng jiāng, dà zǎo

Major Bupleurum Decoction
Dà(major) chái(firewood) hú(barbarians) tāng(decoction)

(2) III. A.2 Reg-Shaoyang
Sx: cold hands/feet, abdominal pain, diarrhea, incontinence, palpitations, dizziness, headache, hypochondriac pain/fullness, nausea, slight sensation of warm in body, sweating (can be profuse), hiccups, bowstring pulse

T: red with yellow fur
P: bowstring

CTX: Qi constraint associated with Yin Deficiency
Sì nì săn
四逆散

Dx: Liver Qi Stagnation blocking Yang Qi in Center leading to cold hands and feet

TxP: open Upper Jiao, guide Evil (stress/emotions) to Surface, Smooth Liver Qi, and harmonize Spleen

Descript: LV qi stagn blocking the center, yang qi trapped creating int false cold. Disharmony of LV & SP. (Nervousness, stresed out.)

Frigid Extremities Powder
Sì(four) nì(to rebel, contrary, backwards, to go against, oppose) săn(powder)

Categ: (3) III. B.1 Reg-LV SP

B.116 C.233 NatCal
Dx: Liver Qi Stagnation blocking Yang Qi in Center leading to cold hands and feet


J君: zhì gān cǎo

C臣: chái hú

Z佐: zhǐ shí

S使: bái sháo

Frigid Extremities Powder
Sì(four) nì(to rebel, contrary, backwards, to go against, oppose) săn(powder)

(3) III. B.1 Reg-LV SP
Sx: dizziness (empty, mental fatigue), headache (dull, empty), PMS, dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, mental fatigue, poor memory, forgetfulness, hypochondriac pain, bitter taste in mouth, dry mouth/throat, poor appetite

T: pale, maybe dusky with twf
P: bowstring, thin

CTX: Purely Deficiency disorders / Caution: pregnancy
Xiāo yáo săn
逍遙散

Dx: Liver Qi Stagnation with Blood Deficiency

TxP: smooth Liver, tonify Spleen, and harmonize Blood

Descript: LV Qi Stagn + LV Bld Deficiency

Rambling Powder
Xiāo(liesurly, easy going) yáo(distant, far away) săn(powder)

Categ: (4) III. B.2 Reg-LV SP

B.120 C.247 NatCal
Dx: Liver Qi Stagnation with Blood Deficiency


J君: chái hú

C臣: dāng guī, bái sháo

Z佐: bái zhú, fú líng

S使: bò hé, pào jiāng, zhì gān cǎo

Rambling Powder
Xiāo(liesurly, easy going) yáo(distant, far away) săn(powder)

(4) III. B.2 Reg-LV SP
Sx: dizziness (empty, mental fatigue), headache (dull, empty), PMS, dysmenorrhea with severe cramps, amenorrhea, mental fatigue, poor memory, forgetfulness, hypochondriac pain, bitter taste in mouth, dry mouth/throat, poor appetite, pain in shoulder/scapula, excessive menstrual bleeding

T: pale, maybe dusky with twf
P: bowstring, thin or bowstring rapid

CTX: Purely Deficiency disorders / Caution: pregnancy
Hēi xiāo yáo săn
黑逍遙散

Dx: Liver Qi Stagnation with severe Blood Deficiency

TxP: smooth Liver, tonify Spleen, and harmonize Blood

Descript: Liv qi stagn w/ more severe bld def, yin def, KD essence def

Black Rambling Powder
Hēi(black) xiāo(liesurly, easy going) yáo(distant, far away) săn(powder)

Categ: (5) III. B.3 Reg-LV SP

B.124 C.252
Dx: Liver Qi Stagnation with severe Blood Deficiency


J君: chái hú

C臣: dāng guī, bái sháo, shú dì huáng

Z佐: bái zhú, fú líng, zhì gān cǎo

S使: bò hé, shēng jiāng

Black Rambling Powder
Hēi(black) xiāo(liesurly, easy going) yáo(distant, far away) săn(powder)

(5) III. B.3 Reg-LV SP
Sx: irritability, bitter taste in mouth, red eyes, dry mouth, palpitations, lower abdominal distension, dysuria, heavy menstrual flow, uterine bleeding, hypochondriac pain, spontaneous or night sweats, headache, insomnia, dizziness

T: pale, maybe dusky with twf
P: bowstring thin

CTX: Deficiency Cold / Caution: pregnancy
Jiā wèi xiāo yáo săn
加味逍遙散

Dx: Liver Qi Stagnation with Heat + Blood Deficiency

TxP: smooth Liver, clear Heat, tonify Spleen, and harmonize Blood

Descript: Same as xiao yao san + HEAT from stagn

Augmented Rambling Powder
Jiā(to add, plus) wèi(taste) xiāo(liesurly, easy going) yáo(distant, far away) săn(powder)

Categ: (6) III. B.4 Reg-LV SP

B.124 C.254
Dx: Liver Qi Stagnation with Heat + Blood Deficiency


J君: chái hú

C臣: dāng guī, sháo yào, bái zhú, fú líng

Z佐: mǔ dān pí, zhī zǐ, zhì gān cǎo

Augmented Rambling Powder
Jiā(to add, plus) wèi(taste) xiāo(liesurly, easy going) yáo(distant, far away) săn(powder)

(6) III. B.4 Reg-LV SP
Sx: spasms of calf muscles, muscle cramps, irritability, slight chills

T: scanty or peeled fur
P:

CTX: None / Caution: Hypertension
Sháo yào gān căo tāng
芍藥甘草湯

Dx: Liver Qi Stagnation + Qi and Blood Stasis with spasms

TxP: Smooth Liver, nourish Yin, harmonize Blood, and relieve spasms

Descript: Mild bld def & LV qi stagn w/spasm & cramps

Peony and Licorice Decoction
Sháo(Paeoniae) yào(medicine, herb) gān(sweet) cǎo(herb) tāng(decoction)

Categ: (7) III. B.5 Reg-LV SP

B.344 C.599 Nat
Dx: Liver Qi Stagnation + Qi and Blood Stasis with spasms


J君: bái sháo

C臣: zhì gān cǎo

Peony and Licorice Decoction
Sháo(Paeoniae) yào(medicine, herb) gān(sweet) cǎo(herb) tāng(decoction)

(7) III. B.5 Reg-LV SP
Sx: headache, inguinal pain, flank pain, breast tenderness, hypochondriac fullness/pain, postpartum pain, irritability, stifling sensation in chest, suppressed emotions, belching, abdominal distension, alternating chills and fever, dysmenorrhea, irregular menstruation, amenorrhea

T:
P: bowstring

CTX: Long term use, Qi or Yin Deficiency
Chái hú shū gān săn
柴胡疏肝散

Dx: Liver Qi Stagnation with chief complaint of Pain

TxP: smooth Liver Qi and alleviate pain

Descript: LV qi stag, esp w/ pain

Bupleurum Powder to Dredge the Liver
Chái(firewood) hú(barbarians) shū(dredge) gān(liver) săn(powder)

Categ: (8) III. B.6 Reg-LV SP

B.512 C.238 Nat
Dx: Liver Qi Stagnation with chief complaint of Pain


J君: chái hú

C臣: chén pí, zhǐ ké, xiāng fù

Z佐: chuān xiōng

S使: sháo yào, zhì gān cǎo

Bupleurum Powder to Dredge the Liver
Chái(firewood) hú(barbarians) shū(dredge) gān(liver) săn(powder)

(8) III. B.6 Reg-LV SP
Sx: diarrhea with severe abdominal pain, severe tenesmus, abdominal distension/pain, borborygmus

T: twf
P: bowstring, deep (or sinking)

CTX: Diarrhea due to food damage
Tòng xiè yào fāng
痛瀉要方

Dx: Liver Qi Stagnation with Spleen Qi Deficiency, chief compliant is diarrhea

TxP: tonify Spleen and purge Liver

Descript: LV qi stag damaging SP (SP defic) w/CC=diarrhea, abd pn

Important Formula for Painful Diarrhea
Tòng(painful) xiè(diarrhea, to flow out swiftly) yào(demand, ask, request, coerce) fāng(just)

Categ: (9) III. B.7 Reg-LV SP

B.125 C.257 Nat
Dx: Liver Qi Stagnation with Spleen Qi Deficiency, chief compliant is diarrhea


J君: bái zhú

C臣: bái sháo

Z佐: chén pí

S使: fáng fēng

Important Formula for Painful Diarrhea
Tòng(painful) xiè(diarrhea, to flow out swiftly) yào(demand, ask, request, coerce) fāng(just)

(9) III. B.7 Reg-LV SP
Sx: nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, hiccups, decreased appetite, acid regurgitation, epigastric/abdominal distension (= clumping), borborygmus, soft/loose stools/constipation alternating, dysentery

T: normal or enlarged body, light red with white or slightly yellow thin greasy fur
P: bowstring, rapid, slippery

CTX: Distension due to Qi or Food Stagnation, or Phlegm Heat Accumulation; nausea/vomiting due to Yin Deficiency
Bàn xià xiè xīn tāng
半夏瀉心湯

Dx: Stomach Disharmony

TxP: harmonize Stomach, descend Stomach Qi downward, open channels, and dissolve nodules

Descript: ST qi disharm & discomfort w/ MJ SP yang damage; ST & SP disharm from improper tx of shaoyang syndr via down-drain meds, causing ext PF & heat in interior.

Pinellia Decoction to Drain the Epigastrium
Bàn(half) xià(summer) [ie herb's harvest time] xiè(drain, to flow out swiftly, like diarrhea) xīn(heart, mind) tāng(decoction)

Categ: (10) III. C.1 Reg-ST Intest

B.127 C.261 NatCal
Dx: Stomach Disharmony


J君: huáng qín, huáng lián

C臣: gān jiāng, bàn xià

Z佐: rén shēn, zhì gān cǎo

S使: dà zǎo

Pinellia Decoction to Drain the Epigastrium
Bàn(half) xià(summer) [ie herb's harvest time] xiè(drain, to flow out swiftly, like diarrhea) xīn(heart, mind) tāng(decoction)

(10) III. C.1 Reg-ST Intest
Sx: firm epigastric focal distension, dry heaves with foul odor, sound of fluids in hypochondrium, very loud borborygmus, and diarrhea

T: normal or enlarged body, light red with white or slightly yellow thin greasy fur
P: bowstring, rapid, slippery

CTX: Distension due to Qi or Food Stagnation, or Phlegm Heat Accumulation; nausea/vomiting due to Yin Deficiency
Shēng jiāng xiè xīn tāng
生薑瀉心湯

Dx: Stomach disharmony with Dampness

TxP: harmonize Stomach, descend Stomach Qi downward, open channels, dissolve nodules, and transform Dampness

Descript: ST disharm, or ST & SP def, w/ food & fluid stagn in epigastric area

Fresh Ginger Decoction to Drain the Epigastrium
Shēng(fresh, uncooked) jiāng(ginger, zingiberis) xiè(drain, to flow out swiftly, like diarrhea) xīn(heart, mind) tāng(decoction)

Categ: (11) III. C.2 Reg-ST Intest

B.130 C.268 Nat
Dx: Stomach disharmony with Dampness


J君: huáng qín, huáng lián

C臣: bàn xià, gān jiāng, shēng jiāng

Z佐: rén shēn, dà zǎo

S使: zhì gān cǎo

Fresh Ginger Decoction to Drain the Epigastrium
Shēng(fresh, uncooked) jiāng(ginger, zingiberis) xiè(drain, to flow out swiftly, like diarrhea) xīn(heart, mind) tāng(decoction)

(11) III. C.2 Reg-ST Intest
Sx: epigastric distension/fullness/hardness, fatigue, restlessness, irritability, erosions in throat, aversion to even smell of food, dry heaves, vomiting, borborygmus, diarrhea with undigested food

T: normal or enlarged body, light red with white or slightly yellow thin greasy fur
P: bowstring, rapid, slippery

CTX: Distension due to Qi or Food Stagnation, or Phlegm Heat Accumulation; nausea/vomiting due to Yin Deficiency
Gān căo xiè xīn tāng
甘草瀉心湯

Dx: Stomach disharmony with Spleen Qi Deficiency

TxP: harmonize Stomach, descend Stomach Qi downward, open channels, dissolve nodules, and tonify Spleen Qi

Descript: ST disharm w/ SP qi or ST defic, causing food & fluid stagn (epigast dist)

Licorice Decoction to Drain the Epigastrium
Gān(sweet) căo(herb) xìe(drain; flow out swiftly as in diarrhea) xīn(heart, mind) tāng(decoction)

Categ: (12) III. C.3 Reg-ST Intest

B.130 C.269 Nat
Dx: Stomach disharmony with Spleen Qi Deficiency


J君: huáng qín, huáng lián

C臣: bàn xià, gān jiāng

Z佐: rén shēn, zhì gān cǎo

S使: dà zǎo

Licorice Decoction to Drain the Epigastrium
Gān(sweet) căo(herb) xìe(drain; flow out swiftly as in diarrhea) xīn(heart, mind) tāng(decoction)

(12) III. C.3 Reg-ST Intest
Sx: worse abdominal distension, stifling sensation in chest, irritability, cold epigastrium, heat makes better, symptoms worse with cold food or drink, nausea with urge to vomit, borborygmus, diarrhea

T: white greasy fur
P: bowstring

CTX: Nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain due to Qi or Food Stagnation or Yin Deficiency
Huáng lián tāng
黃連湯

Dx: Stomach disharmony with Cold signs

TxP: harmonize Stomach, descend Stomach Qi downward, open channels, dissolve nodules, and warm

Descript: Cold in ST & MJ w/ heat in chest, causing ST disharm, chest full, irritab

Coptis Decoction
Huáng(yellow) lián(links, successive) tāng(decoction)

Categ: (13) III. C.4 Reg-ST Intest

B.131 C.271
Dx: Stomach disharmony with Cold signs


J君: huáng lián

C臣: bàn xià, gān jiāng, guì zhī

Z佐: rén shēn, dà zǎo

S使: zhì gān cǎo

Coptis Decoction
Huáng(yellow) lián(links, successive) tāng(decoction)

(13) III. C.4 Reg-ST Intest