Herbs 1 Binder Formulae

Front 1

Cong Chi Tang

Back 1

Early-stage exterior disorders (wind cold/heat). Promote circulation of yang qi and relieve ext erior. HA, nasal obstruction, runny nose, sneezing, coughing, hoarseness

Front 2

Ma Huang Tang

Back 2

Ext wind cold. Shi pattern, no sweating. Induce sweat, disperse ext, opens LU, arrest cough & wheeze. For no sweat, fever/chills, HA, body ache. Also skin disorder, rhinitis from shi wind cold, & edema from shi wind cold.

Front 3

Ge Geng Tang

Back 3

Ext wind cold with pathogen blocking upper Tai Yang: rigid neck and upper back. Releases ext and muscle & generates fluid. Fever/chills without sweat, stiff & rigid neck.

Front 4

Gui Zhi Tang

Back 4

Ext wind attack. Disharmony between ying & wei. Xu but sweating present. Release ext, harmonize Ying & Wei. For sweat, fever/chills without sweating, aversion to wind.

Front 5

Xiao Qing Long Tang

Back 5

Ext wind cold w/ int. cold fluid in LU (wheezing cough). Disperse ext, eliminates phlegm-rheum, combines dispersing & astringent herbs. Cough/wheeze w/ copius clear sputum, no thirst, no sweat. HA. Chills with fever.

Front 6

Jiu Wei Qiang Huo Tang

Back 6

Ext wind cold & damp w/ int. heat (slight thirst and bitterness in mouth). Disperse ext damp-cold & clears int heat. Fever/chills, no sweat, HA, heaviness, thirst, bitter taste, irritability. Toothache & sore joints.

Front 7

Xiang Su San

Back 7

Ext wind cold w/ qi stag (distention/fullness & poor appetite). Wind cold is a mild sx here. Promote sweat, release ext & regulate qi. Fever/chills, no sweat, HA.

Front 8

Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao San

Back 8

Ext wind cold causing HA in six channel courses. Disperse wind & relieve HA. For wind cold with headache in any channel.

Front 9

Xiang Ru San

Back 9

Releases wind cold, transforms damp & harmonizes middle jiao. Ext. wind cold w/ int. damp syndrome (in summertime). Chills/fever, aversion to cold, but skin warm, stifling sensation in chest, greasy tongue coat

Front 10

Cang Er Zi San

Back 10

Disperses wind, alleviates HA & unblocks nose. For nasal w/ copious, purulent discharge, obstruction. Frontal HA. Better for wind cold than heat.

Front 11

Sang Ju Yin

Back 11

Release ext. wind heat, disseminates LU qi & arrests cough. Ext wind heat (early superficial stage). Mild fever, slight thirst, cough.

Front 12

Yin Qiao San

Back 12

Disperse ext wind heat, releases toxin. Ext wind heat in upper jiao & Wei.

Front 13

Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang

Back 13

Disperse ext. clears LU heat, arrests cough & wheeze. Wind heat or cold transformed to heat obstructing LU qi. Labored breath, cough/wheeze, red tongue, yellow coat.

Front 14

Chai Ge Jie Ji Tang

Back 14

Disperse ext & clears heat from muscle and Yang Ming. Constrained ext wind cold in muscle turning to heat; Tai Yang moving into Yang Ming.

Front 15

Sheng Ma Ge Gen Tang

Back 15

Release muscle layer & vents rash. Early stage measles or uneven rash expression. For ext. pathogens obstructing in the muscle layer. (book: Txt for Children Diseases: Xiao Er Yao Zhen Zhi Jue)

Front 16

Ren Shen Bai Du San

Back 16

Disperse ext wind-damp and raise Qi. Ext wind cold-damp w/ Qi xu. High fever, severe chills with shivering, floating weak pulse. (book: Txt for Children Diseases: Xiao Er Yao Zhen Zhi Jue)

Front 17

Jing Fang Bai Du San

Back 17

Induce sweat, release ext, dispel wind & alleviate pain. Ext wind-cold. Fever & chills w/o sweat, pain and stiffness of neck. Focus on wind

Front 18

Ma Huang Xi Xin Fu Zi Tang

Back 18

Warms yang & dispels exterior. Ext wind-cold with interior Yang xu. Fever without sweat, severe chills, cold extremities, fatigue, sunken pulse.

Front 19

Jia Jian Wei Rui Tang

Back 19

Induce sweat, disperse ext, enrich Yin to clear xu heat. Ext wind-heat with Yin Xu. Thirst, dry throat, HA, dry cough.

Front 20

Fang Feng Tong Sheng San

Back 20

Disperse wind, release ext, drain heat & unblock bowels. Excess heat in both ext. & int. or skin disorder with ext-int heat. Bitter taste in mouth, constipation w/ dark urine. Red & sore eyes, sore throat. Uses 3 groups/categories of herbs: release ext, clear internal heat, regulate qi & blood

Front 21

Ge Gen Huang Lian (Huang) Qin Tang

Back 21

Release ext & clear damp heat. Ext w/ heat in LU/ST driven to Intestines. Diarrhea w/ foul smell, burning sensation in anus.

Front 22

Shi Gao Tang

Back 22

Clear heat & toxicity, release ext. Ext & int excess (wind cold w/ int. heat). High fever, chills w/o sweat, red face & eyes, dry nose & mouth. Nosebleeds. 3 formulas in one

Front 23

Bai Hu Tang

Back 23

Clears heat from Yang Ming & Qi level. Generates fluids & relieves thirst. Blazing heat in Yang Ming/Qi Stage. High fever, profuse sweat, strong thirst, strong pulse (4 greats).

Front 24

Zhu Ye Shi Gao Tang

Back 24

Clears heat, reinforces Qi, produce fluid & harmonize ST. Late stage febrile disease w/ injured Qi & fluids. Lingering and low grade fever, restlessness, nausea and deficient rapid pulse.

Front 25

Qing Ying Tang

Back 25

Clears and vents heat from ying level, replenishes yin & invig. blood. Warm disease with heat in Ying level. Fever worse at night, insomnia. Contraindicated for patients with damp.

Front 26

Xi Jiao Di Huang Tang

Back 26

Clears heat & fire toxin, cools blood, invig blood stasis and stops bleeding. Heat entering blood level. Fever w/ bleeding, blood in stool, skin rash, manic behavior.

Front 27

Huang Lian Jie Du Tang

Back 27

Purges fire and eliminates toxicity. Fire toxin obstructs the 3 Jiaos. High fever, irritabilty, insomnia, dry mouth and throat. Uses very bitter & cold herbs.

Front 28

Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin

Back 28

Dispels wind heat, clears heat & fire toxin, reduces swelling. Acute massive febrile disorder of head (Da Tou Wen). Strong fever & chills, swelling, redness, burning pain of head and face.

Front 29

Qing Wen Bai Du Yin

Back 29

Clear heat, relieve toxicity, cool blood & drain fire. Txts severe fire toxin in the Qi & Blood levels. 3 formulas in one. Four greats (qi level). Blood level. & 3 Jiao fire toxin.

Front 30

Xian Fang Huo Ming Yin

Back 30

Clears heat eliminates fire toxicity, reduces swelling & pus, invig. blood, stops pain. Initial stage of skin disorder due to fire toxin. Red, swollen & painful hot sensations, fever, mild chills. Rapid forceful pulse. (book: Formula for Women: Jiao Zhu Fu Ren Liang Fang)

Front 31

Wu Wei Xiao Du Yin

Back 31

Clears heat, relieves toxicity, cools blood & reduces local swelling. All types of boils, carbuncles that are toxic heat. Localized erythema (red skin), swelling, heat, pain. Rapid pulse.