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Sx: High fever (102oF +), profuse sweating, severe thirst with strong desire to drink cold beverages, bitter taste in mouth, irritability, headache, red face, constipation, excessive appetite

T: red with yellow fur
P: forceful flooding rapid or slippery rapid

B.150 C.321 NatCal
Bái hŭ tāng
白虎湯

Dx: Heat in Qi Level or Internal Excess Heat or Yangming Jing Syndrome or St/Middle Jiao Heat

TxP: clear Heat, nourish Yin, and generate Fluids

Descript: Febrile disease at qi level; excess heat affect yangming (ST)//Lī: Heat in Qi Level or Internal Excess Heat or Yangming Jing Syndrome or St/Middle Jiao Heat

Categ: (1) IV. A.1 A-Pyret-Heat Qi
Bái(white) hŭ(tiger) tāng(decoction)


White Tiger Decoction
Sx: hemorrhoids, rectal, stomach, uterine prolapse, chronic diarrhea/dysentery, irregular uterine bleeding, flooding and spotting, low appetite

T: pale with thin white fur
P: deficient soft or surging forceless

B.317 C.542 NatCal
Bŭ zhōng yì qì tāng
補中益氣湯

Dx: Spleen Qi Deficiency with Qi Sinking

TxP: tonify Spleen, benefit Qi, raise Yang Qi, and treat Qi prolapse

Descript: SP & ST Defic causing (1)Inability to raise clear yang to head causing dizziness, (2)Sinking MJ qi causing prolapse of uterus, colon, anal, organ prolapse, inguinal and hiatal hernia, hemorrhoids

Categ: (4) VI. A.4 Ton-Repl Qi
Bŭ(tonify) zhōng(middle) yì(augment) qì(qi) tāng(decoction)


Tonify the Middle to Augment the Qi Decoction
Sx: chills and fever, aversion to Wind, sweating, body aches, no thirst

T: normal tongue body with thin white fur
P: floating soft

B.13 C.51 NatCal
Guì zhī tāng
桂枝湯

Dx: External Wind-Cold with Internal Wei Qi Deficiency

TxP: induce sweating, release surface, relax muscles, and harmonize Ying and Wei

Descript: ext WC (Taiyang) w/ wei qi def, disharmony of ying/wei

Categ: (2) I. A.2 RelExt-Warming
Guì(cinnamomi) zhī(twig) tāng(decoction)


Cinnamon Twig Decoction
Sx: soreness/weakness of low back/knees, weakness of lower extremists, cold sensation in lower half of body, pain/cramps in lower abdomen, difficult urination or lack of urination, early morning diarrhea, low libido, impotence, infertility

T: pale swollen with thin moist white fur
P: deep fine especially at proximal position

B.369 C.668 NatCal
Jīn guì shèn qì wán
金匱腎氣丸

Dx: Kidney Yang Deficiency

TxP: warm and tonify Kidney Yang

Descript: Foundational formula to Tonify KD Yang

Categ: (25) VI. E1 Ton-Reinf Yang
Jīn(Golden) guì(cabinet, metal depository of important documents) shèn(kidney) qì(qi) wán(pill)


Kidney Qi Pill from the Golden Cabinet
Sx: soreness and weakness of lower back/knees, lightheadedness, dizziness, vertigo, tinnitus, diminished hearing, blurred vision, night sweats, spontaneous and nocturnal emissions, five center heat, dry and sore throat, toothache, wasting and thirsting disorder

T: red peeled
P: thin rapid

B.365 C.627 NatCal
Liù wèi dì huáng wán
六味地黃丸

Dx: Yin Deficiency with Deficiency Heat (55% Yin Deficiency, 45% Deficiency Heat)

TxP: tonify and nourish Kidney and Liver Yin

Descript: LV KD Yin Def, w/ KD empty heat (basic formula)

Categ: (13) VI. D.1 Ton-Reinf Yin
Liù(six) wèi(tastes) dì(earth) huáng(yellow) wán(pill)


Six-Ingredient Pill with Rehmannia
Sx: nausea, vomiting clear liquid, acid regurgitation, sour regurgitation, belching, bloating, epigastric and abdominal distension, gas, poor appetite, decreased sense of taste, constipation or sticky diarrhea, body heaviness, hypersomnia, fatigue, yawning

T: greasy white or yellow fur
P: slippery deep

B.687 C.1068 NatCal
Píng wèi săn
平胃散

Dx: Stomach Damp

TxP: dry Damp, move Spleen Qi, and harmonize and regulate Stomach

Descript: Damp Cold Stagnating in the SP & ST (Stomach Damp)

Categ: (1) XIII. A.1 Diur-ElimDampArom
Píng(calm) wèi(stomach) săn(powder)


Calm the Stomach Powder
Sx: profuse sweating, spontaneous sweating, palpitations, skipped heart beats, chronic cough with sparse sputum which difficult to expectorate, shortness of breath, dry mouth and tongue

T: pale with white dry fur
P: fine weak or deficient rapid

B.328 C.554 NatCal
Shēng mài săn
生脈散

Dx: Heart Qi/Lung Qi Deficiency

TxP: tonify Qi, nourish Yin, astringe, and stop sweating

Descript: Defic of qi and yin, esp LU

Categ: (5) VI. A.5 Ton-Repl Qi
Shēng(generate) mài(pulse) săn(powder)


Generate the Pulse Powder
Sx: dizziness, blurred vision, lusterless complexion, lips, and nails, generalized muscle tension, insomnia, palpitations, thin body lacking strength, irregular menstruation with scanty flow, amenorrhea, abdominal pain, restless fetus

T: pale with thin white fur
P: thin wiry or thin choppy

B.333 C.562 NatCal
Sì wù tāng
四物湯

Dx: Liver Blood Deficiency

TxP: tonify and harmonize Blood

Descript: Blood Def w/ Blood Stagnation

Categ: (6) VI. B.1 Ton-Repl Bld
Sì(four) wù(substance) tāng(decoction)


Four-Substance Decoction
Sx: chills with fever, no sweating, headache, body aches, stiff neck, edema especially in lower body, difficult urination, irritability, loose stools, diarrhea, vomiting, dizziness, vertigo, shortness of breath, cough

T: white fur
P: floating slippery

B.724 C.1109 NatCal
Wŭ líng săn
五苓散

Dx: External Wind-Cold, Internal Damp in Lower Jiao

TxP: promote urination, drain Damp, warm Yang, and transform Qi

Descript: External Wind-Cold w/ Internal Dampness in LJ

Categ: (6) XIII. C1 Diur-Diuretics
Wŭ(five) líng(fú líng) săn(powder)


Five-Ingredient Powder with Poria
Sx: high fever (worse in evening, less during day), irritability, restlessness, delirium or mania, thirst but not drink much, insomnia, poor memory, chest pain, abdominal distension/fullness, nose bleeding, blood in stool, blood in urine, vomiting blood, rashes or purple-red maculae;

T: dark red, red prickles with yellow fur
P: thin rapid

B.165 C.333 Nat
Xī jiăo dì huáng tāng
犀角地黃湯

Dx: Heat in Xue Level

TxP: clear Heat, cool Blood, dissolve Blood Stasis, and release Toxicity

Descript: Heat in blood level (HT, PC), excess type

Categ: (4) IV. B.2 A-Pyret-Heat Ying
Xī(rhinoceros) jiăo(horn) dì(earth) huáng(yellow) tāng(decoction)


Rhinoceros Horn and Rehmannia Decoction
Sx: stabbing fixed pain in chest which may radiate to arm worse at night, palpitations, anxiety, irritability, difficulty breathing, angina, chest tightness/distension, sweating, dark complexion, purple spots on face/lips, insomnia, difficulty drinking/eating, afternoon fever

T: dusky purple with purple spots
P: choppy tight/bowstring, deep

B.564 C.879 NatCal
Xuè fŭ zhú yū tāng
血府逐瘀湯

Dx: Blood Stasis in Chest (Ht/Lu)

TxP: invigorated Blood, expel Blood Stasis, move Qi, and stop pain

Descript: Blood Stasis in the Chest

Categ: (2) X. A.2 BldReg-InvigCircRem
Xuè(blood) fŭ(mansion) zhú(drive out) yū(stasis) tāng(decoction)


Drive Out Stasis from the Mansion of Blood Decoction
Sx: spontaneous sweating, aversion to Wind and Cold, increased susceptibility to invasion of Exterior pathogens, shiny pale complexion, (swollen itchy eyes, sneezing, runny nose, sinus congestion)

T: pale maybe slightly enlarged with white fur
P: deep, weak, empty, thready

B.326 C.773 NatCal
Yù píng fēng săn
玉屏風散

Dx: Wei Qi Deficiency

TxP: tonify Qi, stabilize surface, and stop sweating

Descript: Wei Qi Def w/ sweat

Categ: (1) VIII. A.1 Astr-Antidrot
Yù(jade) píng(screen, reject, hold back) fēng(wind) săn(powder)


Jade Windscreen Powder