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Sx: uterine prolapse, soreness and weakness of low back and knees, severe lower abdominal distension, frequent urination worse at night, tinnitus, loss of hearing, dizziness
T: pale red P: submerged frail B.372 C.X |
Dà bŭ yuán jiān
大補元煎 Dx: Yuan Qi and Blood Deficiency TxP: tonify Yin and Blood and benefits Yang and Qi Descript: Categ: TCM IntMed |
Dà(great) bŭ(tonify) yuan(primary, first) jiān(pan-fry)
Great Tonify the Basal Decoction |
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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 B.130 C.269 Nat |
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) Categ: (12) III. C.3 Reg-ST Intest |
Gān(sweet) căo(herb) xìe(drain; flow out swiftly as in diarrhea) xīn(heart, mind) tāng(decoction)
Licorice Decoction to Drain the Epigastrium |
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Sx: mental disorientation, anxiousness, impulsiveness, fretful sleep, upset, depression to point of crying, manic, very emotional, unusual behavior, insomnia, night sweats, mental illness
T: red with scanty fur P: hollow B.471 C.731 NatCal |
Gān mài dà zăo tāng
甘麥大棗湯 Dx: Heart Blood Deficiency with Liver Qi Stagnation TxP: tonify Heart, calm Shen, harmonize Middle Jiao, release Urgency, and tonify Spleen Qi Descript: HT Blood Def & LV Qi Stagnation Categ: (4) VII. B.3 Sedat-Nourish |
Gān(gān cǎo) mài(xiǎo mài) dà(big) zǎo(Jujubae) tāng(decoction)
Licorice, Wheat, and Jujube Decoction |
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Sx: nausea, vomiting (greenish-yellow, burning sensation), acid regurgitation, large appetite, dizziness, irritability, tinnitus, headache, jaundice, bitter taste, hypochondriac pain, easily frightened, hard to make decisions, always changing mind, very sensitive, gallstones, timidity, rattled nerves, may be seizures
T: greasy yellow fur P: rapid slippery or wiry B.785 C.X |
Huáng lián wēn dăn tāng
黃連溫膽湯 Dx: Severe Phlegm-Heat in GB/ST TxP: Clear GB Heat. Transform Phlegm. Regulate Qi, and harmonize Stomach. Descript: Categ: TCM IntMed |
Huáng(yellow) lián(links, successive) wēn(warm) dăn(gallbladder) tāng(decoction)
Warm Gallbladder Decoction with Coptis |
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Sx: red eyes, headache, irritability, anger, bitter taste in mouth, genital swelling/itching, hypochondriac pain, dizziness, tinnitus (high pitched), deafness, ear infection, foul smelling leukorrhea, dysuria, burning urination
T: red with yellow fur P: wiry rapid forceful B.199 C.371 NatCal |
Lóng dăn xiè gān tāng
龍膽瀉肝湯 Dx: Liver/Gallbladder Excess Heat TxP: clear Heat, purge Liver/Gallbladder Excess Heat, purge Lower Jiao Damp-Heat Descript: Liver/GB excess fire, w/ LJ damp heat //Lī: Liver/Gallbladder Excess Heat Categ: (13) IV. D.3 A-Pyret-Heat Organs |
Lóng(dragon) dǎn(gallbladder) xiè(drain, to flow out swiftly) gān(liver) tāng(decoction)
Gentian Decoction to Drain the Liver |
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Sx: enuresis, frequent and prolonged urination, dripping of urine after urination, clear urine
T: pale with white fur P: submerged frail B.438 C.795 |
Suō quán wán
縮泉丸 Dx: Lower Jiao Deficiency Cold causing urinary disorders TxP: warm Kidneys, dispel Cold, control frequent urination, and stop enuresis Descript: Categ: TCM IntMed |
Suō(restrict, shut, contract, withdraw) quan(fountain, spring) wán(pill)
Restrict the Fountain / Shut the Sluice Pill |
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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 B.120 C.247 NatCal |
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 Categ: (4) III. B.2 Reg-LV SP |
Xiāo(liesurly, easy going) yáo(distant, far away) săn(powder)
Rambling Powder |
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Sx: hypochondriac, epigastric, and chest pain, dry and parched mouth and throat, acid reflux, dry hair, dry eyes, wrinkles, headache, bitter taste in mouth, nausea, vomiting
T: red dry P: thin weak or wiry deficient B.381 C.657 Nat |
Yī guàn jiān
一貫煎 Dx: Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiency, Blood Dryness, and Liver Qi Stagnation TxP: nourish Liver and Kidney Yin and smooth Liver Qi Descript: LV KD Yin defic, LV Qi Stagnation, Blood Dryness Categ: (22) VI. D.10 Ton-Reinf Yin |
Yī(one, single) guàn(linking, to string) jiān(pan fry)
Linking Decoction |
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Sx: dizziness, vertigo, tremors, convulsions, spasms, heaviness of head, headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, loose stools, no chills or fever, stifling sensation in chest
T: white greasy fur P: slippery wiry B.811 C.1247 NatCal |
Bàn xià bái zhú tiān má tāng
半夏白朮天麻湯 Dx: Internal Wind-Phlegm TxP: dry Damp, transform Phlegm, pacify Liver, and extinguish Wind Descript: SP qi defic w/ damp TO Internal Wind and Phlegm congestion Categ: (6) XIV. E.1 PhlegmExp-ElimWindPhlg |
Bàn(half) xià(summer) [ie herb's harvest time] bái(white) zhú(atractylodis, Asteracea family incl cang zhu, e zhu) tiān(heaven) má(hemp) tāng(decoction)
Pinellia, White Atractylodes, and Gastrodia Decoction |
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Sx: hemiplegia, deviation of mouth, slurred speech, drooling, confusion, maybe memory loss, atrophy, urinary and/or bowel incontinence, difficulty walking
T: deviated, dusky purple, pale enlarged scallops with white fur P: deep weak choppy slow thin B.568 C.905 Nat |
Bŭ yáng huán wŭ tāng
補陽還五湯 Dx: Post stroke TxP: tonify Qi, invigorate Blood, and open channels and collaterals Descript: Qi Def -> Blood Stasis Obstructing the Channels Categ: (8) X. A.8 BldReg-InvigCircRem |
Bŭ(tonify) yáng(yang) huán(restore) wŭ(five) tāng(decoction)
Tonify the Yang to Restore Five[-Tenths] Decoction |
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Sx: loose stools/diarrhea, vomiting, borborygmus, low appetite, weak extremities, weight loss, sallow complexion, epigastric/chest fullness and stifling sensation
T: pale with white greasy fur P: thin, deep, soft, and soggy B.314 C.535 Nat |
Shēn líng bái zhú săn
參苓白朮散 Dx: Spleen Qi Deficiency with Dampness TxP: tonify Qi, strengthen Spleen, drain Damp, and stop diarrhea Descript: SP Qi Defic causing Dampness Categ: (3) VI. A.3 Ton-Repl Qi |
Shēn(rén shēn) líng(fú líng) bái(white) zhú(atractylodis, Asteracea family incl cang zhu, e zhu) săn(powder)
Ginseng, Poria, and White Atractylodes Powder |
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Sx: insomnia (wakes up easily), palpitations, wet dreams, nocturnal emissions, forgetfulness, difficulty concentrating, constipation, scanty urination, mouth and tongue sores and ulcers, panic attacks, anxiety, thirst
T: red with geographic or peeled fur and maybe cracks P: thin deep rapid B.459 C.725 NatCal |
Tiān wáng bŭ xīn dān
天王補心丹 Dx: Heart Yin and Blood Deficiency and Kidney Yin Deficiency TxP: nourish Yin, tonify Blood, tonify Heart, and calm Shen Descript: KD/HT Disharmony Categ: (3) VII. B.2 Sedat-Nourish |
Tiān(heaven) wáng(emporer) bŭ(tonify) xīn(heart) dān(cinnabar, pellet)
Emporer of Heaven's Special Pill to Tonify the Heart |
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Sx: sharp fixed local stabbing lower abdominal pain during all of menstruation better with heat and pressure, menses – pale dark purple, scanty, delayed (2-6 months between periods), may be short (3 days) or long (9 days) of flow, with thin clots; dry lips and hair, dry itchy skin rashes, infertility, impotence, low libido, warm palms and soles, cold fingers and toes
T: dusky purple P: fine choppy B.577 C.919 NatCal |
Wēn jīng tāng
溫經湯 Dx: Deficiency Cold causing menstrual problems/Chong and Ren Mai Deficiency Cold TxP: warm menses, expel Cold, expel Blood Stasis, invigorate Blood, and tonify Blood Descript: Def Cold -> Blood Stasis - LV Blood Def Cold Causing Irregular Menstruation/Blood Stasis (Standard Formula) Categ: (9) X. A.9 BldReg-InvigCircRem |
Wēn(warming) jīng(pass through, classics, scriptures) tāng(decoction)
Flow-Warming Decoction |