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* Formulas that are Astringent

Sweating

Spont sweating w/ pale complexion. Ton qi, disperse wind.

Deficiency of the Exterior with weak and unstable protective Qi (Wei Qi).
* Yu Ping Feng San

(Jade Windscreen Powder)

This formula serves as a screen or barrier against the invasion of wind. It is considered to be as valuable and precious as jade, hence the name.
Formulas that are Astringent

Sweating

Spont & night sweating due to qi and yin def

Spontaneous sweating due to unstable Protective Qi. Sweat is the fluid of the Heart; prolonged sweating injures the Heart Yin. When the injured Yin is unable to properly anchor the Yang, it begins to float, becomes more deficient, and worsens the sweating until it becomes most pronounced at night. The injury to the Heart Yin depletes the Heart Qi.
Mu Li San

Oyster Shell Powder
Formulas that are Astringent

Cough

Chronic cough due to lu and yin def
Jiu Xian San

Nine-Immortal Powder
Formulas that are Astringent

Diarrhea

Sp > Kd yang def

This formula nourishes the organs by warming the middle and restraining leakage from the Intestines
Zhen Ren Yang Zang Tang

(True Man's Decoction to Nourish the Organs)
* Formulas that are Astringent

Diarrhea (cocks-crow)

Kd > Sp yang def
* Si Shen Wan

(4 miracle pill)
* Formulas that are Astringent

Spermatorrhea (kid qi def)

Kidney Yang Deficiency with insufficient Fire at the gate of vitality.
* Jin Suo Gu Jing Wan

(Golden Chest Kidney-Qi Pill)

This formula combines herbs that nourish the Yin with those that tonify the Yang, not so much to tonify the Kidney fire itself, but as a means of generating Kidney Qi. It is therefore named "Kidney Qi Pill" rather than "Kidney Warming Pill".
Formulas that are Astringent

Urine

Kidney and Heart Deficiency
Sang Piao Xiao San

(Mantis Egg-case Powder)
Formulas that are Astringent

Menorrhagia

Uterine bleeding due to liver fire and injured yin

Metrorrhagia or menorrhagia. This disorder arises when constraint of the Liver gives rise to Heat, which disturbs the penetrating and conception vessels.

Trickling/Gushing & Bright-red blood with or without dark purple clots
Gu Jing Wan

(Stabilize the Menses Pill)
Formulas that are Astringent

Leukorrhea

Sp def + liver qi stag + damp
Wan Dai Tang

(End Discharge Decoction)
Formulas that are Astringent

Leukorrhea

Sp def + damp heat

Spleen Qi Deficiency with Dampness in which the Dampness becomes constrained, transforms into Damp-Heat, and pours downward.
Yi Huang Tang

Change Yellow [Discharge] Decoction

This formula changes a yellow vaginal discharge into no discharge, hence the name.