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What does guizhi tang do and what does it treat?
Functions:
1 induce sweating
2 release pathogens from muscle layer
3 harmonize ying and wei

Indications:
Exterior cold from deficiency (Attack by wind)

sweating, aversion to wind, chills and fever, HA, BA, body weakness, etc
9 guizhi
9 baishao
9 shengjiang
12 dazao
6 zhigancao
What does shaoyao gancao tang do and what does it treat?
Functions:
1 nourish blood/soften liver
2 reduce pain

Indications:
Muscle spasms due to LVR blood def

Abdominal muscle cramps (PMS, etc), any muscle cramps, etc
8 baishao
3 zhigancao
What does xiao qinglong tang do and what does it treat?
Functions:
1 release the exterior
2 transforms congested fluids
3 warms the LU and directs rebellious qi downward

Indications:
Exterior wind-cold w/congested fluids

fevers and chills (more chills), w/o sweating, coughing, wheezing, copious sputum, stifling sensation in chest, etc..
9 mahuang
9 guizhi
9 ganjiang
9 xixin
9 wuweizi
9 baishao
9 zhibanxia
9 zhigancao
What does wuling san do and what does it treat?
Functions:
1 promote urination
2 drain damp
3 tonify SP
4 warm yang
5 promote Qi Hua

Indications:
external wind-cold w/internal dampness in lower jiao

difficult urination, thirst, thirst w/vomiting after drinking, etc
4 zexie
2.3 fuling
2.3 zhuling
2.3 baizhu
1.5 guizhi
What does mahuang tang do and what does it treat?
Functions:
1 Induce sweat
2 relieve the surface
3 open LU
4 reduce asthma/wheezing and stop coughing

Indications:
Exterior Cold Excess

chills, fever, no sweat, cough/wheezing, asthma, back and muscle ache, etc
9 mahuang
6 guizhi
9 xingren
3 zhigancao
What does houpo mahuang tang do and what does it treat?
Functions:
1 can't find it
2
Indications:
Fever; Fullness of the chest; Inspiratory dyspnea; Throat discomfort, rale (resembling frog croaking)
Can't find info on it...
What does maxing shigan tang do and what does it treat?
Functions:
1 eliminates external wind
2 open LU
3 relieve surface
4 clear heat
5 reduce asthma and cough

Indications:
Heat lodged in the LU

Chills and a high fever, coughing/wheezing, maybe sweating, heavy breathing, asthma, thirsty, prefers cold drinks
12 mahuang
48 shigao
18 xingren
6 zhigancao
What does banxia xiexin tang do and what does it treat?
Functions:
1 harmonize ST
2 direct rebellious qi downward

Indications:
heat and cold complex in middle burner

dampheat in the ST/LI w/ qi and yang def underlying, fullness in the ST, reduced appetite, nausea, dry vomiting, etc
9 zhibanxia
6 ganjiang
6 huangqin
3 huanglian
6 renshen
4pcs dazao
2 zhigancao
What does shengjiang xiexin tang do and what does it treat?
Functions:
1 harmonize ST
2 reduce distension
3 disperse clumping and expel water

Indications:
SP def w/food and fluid stagnation

Diarrhea, watery BM, abdominal heaviness and distention, dry heaves and fou odor, sound of fluid in the tum tum, very loud borborgymous, etc
9 zhibanxia
6 ganjiang
6 huangqin
3 huanglian
6 renshen
4p dazao
6 zhigancao
4 shengjiang
What does gancao xiexin tang do and what does it treat?
Functions:
1 harmonize ST
2 reduce distention

Indications:
More severe ST qi def w/food and liquid stagnation

undigested food in stools, fatigue, low energy, irritability, distention
9 zhibanxia
6 ganjiang
6 huangqin
3 huanglian
6 renshen
4pcs dazao
4 zhigancao
What does xuanfu daizhe tang do and what does it treat?
Functions:
1 dissolve phlegm and corrects abnormal rising qi
2 benefits qi and harmonizes the ST
Indications:
ST qi def w/ turbid phlegm stagnation

unremitting belching, hiccough, nausea/vomiting, hard epigastric focal distention
9 xuanfuhua
9 daizheshi
10 shengjiang
9 zhibanxia
6 renshen
4pcs dazao
6 zhigancao
What does gegen huangqin huanglian tang do and what does it treat?
Functions:
1 Release the exterior
2 Clears interior heat
Indications:
Windcold at the exterior w/ heat invading the interior

Feverish sensations in the body, foul-smelling diarrhea, burning sensation of the anus after defecation, etc
15 gegen
9 huangqin
9 huanglian
6 zhigancao
What does gegen tang do and what does it treat?
Functions:
1 Expels cold to the surface
2 Open merdians (relaxes muscles)
3 Reduces cold
Indications:
Windcold in taiyang

Chills and fever (mild-med), aversion to cold w/stiff neck and upper back, HA, severe body ache, joint pain, no sweating, acute watery diarrhea
12 gegen
9 mahuang
6 baishao
6 guizhi
3 dazao
9 shengjiang
6 zhigancao
What does baihu tang do and what does it treat?
Functions:
1 clear heat
2 purge fire
3 nourish yin

Indications:
Blazing heat in the yangming channel

4 bigs (big fever, big sweat, big thirst, big pulse), dry mouth, red face, irritable, etc
30 shigao
9 zhimu
12 gengmi
3 zhigancao
What does zhuye shigao tang do and what does it treat?
Functions:
1 clear heat
2 nourish yin
3 benefit qi
4 harmonize ST

Indications:
Qi level heat (in LU and ST with injured yin and qi)

low grade fever, irritable, nausea, vomiting, insomnia, thirst, dry throat, fullness in the chest, etc
6 danzhuye
15 shigao
9 renshen
9 maimendong
6 zhigancao
6 gengmi
3 zhigancao
What does maimendong tang do and what does it treat?
Functions:
1 nourish ST and LU yin
2 descend ST qi
3 harmonize middle burner

Indications:
Dry LU atrophy

cough, wheezing, sputum that's difficult to expectorate, dry throat/mouth, hot palms and soles, vomiting, etc
60 maimendong
10 zhibanxia
9 xiyangshen
6 geng mi
3pcs dazao
6 gancao
What does weijing tang do and what does it treat?
Functions:
1 clears heat from LU
2 transforms phlegm
3 drives out blood stasis
4 discharges pus

Indications:
LU abscisse due to windheat toxins entering the LU accompanied by phlegm and blood stasis

cough with fouls smelling sputum (maybe bloody sputum), slight fever, mild chest pain, dry/scaly skin, etc
60 weijing
30 yiyiren
24 dongguazi
9 taoren
What does zhuling tang do and what does it treat?
Functions:
1 clear heat
2 move water
3 nourish yin

Indications:
Internal dampheat in lower jiao with some damage to yin

difficult urination, fever worse at night, thirst due to heat, irritability, insomnia accompanied w/ cough, nausea, diarrhea, etc
3 zhuling
3 fuling
3 zexie
3 huashi
3 ejiao
What does yinchenhao tang do and what does it treat?
Functions:
1 clear heat
2 dry damp
3 reduce jaundice

Indications:
LVR/GB dampheat jaundice and hepatitis

yellow face and body, yellow eyes, skin (fresh strong yellow)
30 yinchenhao
15 zhizi
9 dahuang
What does xiao chengqi tang do and what does it treat?
Functions:
1 moderately purge heat accumulations

Indications:
Mild excess in ST/LI (yangming)

Dysentery-like diarrhea, tidal fever, delirium, constipation, abdominal distention, tenesmus, etc
12 dahuang
9 zhishi
6 houpo
What does da chengqi tang do and what does it treat?
Functions:
1 vigorously purge heat accumulations

Indications:
Yangming organ disorder w/desiccated stools in the intestines

severe constipation/abdominal pain, fever but no chill, delirium, mass in the intestines, etc
12 dahuang
12 mangxiao
12 zhishi
24 houpo
What does tiao wei chengqi tang do and what does it treat?
Functions:
1 mildly purge clumped heat

Indications:
Mild excess heat in ST and intestines

Constipation, dry stools, thirst, tidal fever, delirium, skin rashes, bleeding sores/ulcers in mouth, throat, gums, etc
12 dahuang
12 mangxiao
6 gancao
What does xiao chaihu tang do and what does it treat?
Functions:
1 harmonize shaoyang
2 relieve shaoyang disorder

Indications:
shaoyang disharmony

alternating chills and fevers, bitter tastes in mouth, dry throat, sore throat, blurred vision, chest fullness, etc
12 chaihu
9 huang qin
9 zhibanxia
9 shengjiang
6 renshen
4 dazao
5 zhigancao
What does da chaihu tang do and what does it treat?
Functions:
1 Harmonize shaoyang
2 Purges interior heat in yangming syndrome

Indications:
Shaoyang and yangming syndromes

alternating chills and fevers, vomiting, irritability and despondency (mood related), bitter taste in mouth, nausea and continuous vomiting, etc (crohn's disease)
15 chaihu
9 huangqin
6 dahuang
9 zhishi
9 baishao
9 zhibanxia
15 shengjiang
4pcs dazao
What does sini san do and what does it treat?
Functions:
1 move qi
2 smooth and spread LVR qi
3 benefit SP
4 release constraint/heat

Indications:
Cold extremities due to yang qi constraint, LVR qi blocking middles jiao, LVR/SP/ST disharmony

cold fingers and toes (body/chest warm), sometimes irritability, palls, fullness in chest and epigastrium, vomiting and diarrhea, abdomen pain at navel area, etc
12 chaihu
12 zhishi
12 baishao
9 zhigancao
What does jupi zhuru tang do and what does it treat?
Functions:
1 descend rebellious ST qi
2 stop vomiting
3 benefit SP qi
4 clear ST heat

Indications:
SP qi def w/ ST heat, rebellious ST qi

hiccups, belching, retching, nausea, vomiting, dry mouth, thirst, ST pain
12 chenpi
12 zhuru
3 renshen
9 shengjiang
5p dazao
6 gancao
What does xiexin tang do and what does it treat?
Functions:
1 drain fire
2 relieve toxicity
3 dry damp

Indications:
dampheat with interior clumping

constipation, bleeding from the mouth and/or nose, jaundice w/irritability, chest fullness, res/swollen eyes, etc
6 dahuang
9 huangqin
3 huanglian
What does sini tang do and what does it treat?
Functions:
1 tonifies KD yang
2 warms middle jiao

Indications:
extremely cold extremities due to yang deficiency

cold limbs, fatigue, chills, aversion to cold, nausea, vomiting, no thirst, abdominal pain, watery diarrhea w'undigested food in stools, etc
9 zhifuzi
4.5 ganjiang
6 zhigancao
What does lizhong wan do and what does it treat?
Functions:
1 warm the middle jiao
2 expel cold
3 tonifies the SP (yang) and ST

Indications:
Middle jiao coldness from deficiency

diarrhea that's watery w/undigested food, cold in abdomen, nausea, vomiting, ab pain, bloating, no appetite,yang deficiency bleeding
9 ganjiang
9 renshen
9 baizhu
9 zhigancao
What does da jianzhong tang do and what does it treat?
Functions:
1 Warms the middle jiao
2 tonifies qi, stops spasms, stops pain

Indications:
Cold from deficiency w/internal ascendance of cold

epigastric and ab pain (severe refuse touching w/cold sensation), can't eat, a moving mass in ST (roundworm), cold limbs, grumbly tum tum (borborygmus)
9 huajiao
12 ganjiang
6 renshen
24 yitang
What does wuzhuyu tang do and what does it treat?
Functions:
1 warms and tonifies middle jiao (SP/ST)
2 descends rebellious ST qi
3 stops nausea and vomiting

Indications:
middle burner cold from def w/LVR involvement

nasea and vomiting right after eating, chest/epigastric fullness/pain, sour taste in mouth, acid regurgitation, noise/discomfort in ST

Vertex headaches
12 wuzhuyu
18 shengjiang
9 renshen
12p dazao
What does xiao jianzhong tang do and what does it treat?
Functions:
1 warms and tonifies the middle jiao
2 harmonizes the interior and relives pain

Indications:
Cold in middle jiao causing spasmodic abdominal pain

abdominal pain (mild, that's better w/warmth), palps (or something moving around cv17), restlessness, pale face or sore limbs, etc
30 yitang
9 guizhi
18 baishao
9 shengjiang
4p dazao
6 zhigancao
What does linggui zhugan tang do and what does it treat?
Functions:
1 tonify SP
2 warm yang
3 transform damp-cold
4 reduce damp

Indications:
SP yang def creates cold dampness

chest/hypochondriac fullness, dizziness, palps, SOB, cough w/cold phlegm, etc
12 fuling
9 guizhi
6 baizhu
6 gancao
What does zhen wu tang do and what does it treat?
Functions:
1 warm yang
2 promote urination
3 transform dampness

Indications:
Retention of pathogenic fluids with KD yang def

Abdominal pain that is aggravated by cold, urinary difficulty, deep aching and heaviness in the extremities general edema, loose stool, etc
9 zhifuzi
9 fuling
9 shengjiang
9 baishao
6 baizhu
What does (jing gui) shen qi wan do and what does it treat?
Functions:
1 warm and tonify KD yang

Indications:
KD yang def w/ insufficient fire at the gate of vitality

Low back pain and weak legs, cold sensation in lower body, cold extremities, feels thirsty, sometimes feels hot on the head, etc
3 zhifuzi
3 guizhi
24 shengdihuang
12 shanzhuyu
12 shanyao
9 zexie
9 fuling
9 mudanpi
What does suazaoren tang do and what does it treat?
Functions:
1 Nourish blood
2 Calm Spirit
3 Clear heat
4 Relieve irritability

Indications:
HT and LVR blood def w/ def heat

Anxiety, forgetfulness, too much dreaming, insomnia, palps, nightsweats, thirst, dizzy, vertigo, dry mouth/throat, etc
18 suanzaoren
6 fuling
6 chuanxiong
6 zhimu
3 gancao
What does zhigancao tang do and what does it treat?
Functions:
1 tonify qi and nourish blood
2 nourish yin and fluids
3 regulate the pulse

Indications:
qi, blood and fluid deficiency w/ an irregularly irregular pulse

Irregular pulse, palps, emaciation, SOB, anxiety, fear, fatigue, etc
12 zhigancao
6 renshen
9p dazao
6 ejiao
30 shengdihuang
10 maimendong
10 huomaren
9 guizhi
9 shengjiang
What does huanglian tang do and what does it treat?
Functions:
1 regulate heat and cold
2 harmonize ST
3 direct rebellious qi down

Indications:
heat in the chest and cold in the ST

Stifling sensation and irritability in the chest, nausea, vomiting, fever, slight chills, ab pain, etc
6 ganjiang
6 huanglian
9 zhibanxia
6 guizhi
3 renshen
4p dazao
6 zhigancao
What does baitouweng tang do and what does it treat?
Functions:
1 clear heat
2 reduce toxicity
3 cool blood
4 stop dysentery

Indications:
dysenteric disorder from heat toxin searing the ST and intestines

ab pain and cramps, distention, tenesmus, blood and pus in stool, thirst for cold, etc
6 baitouweng
9 huangbai
9 huanglian
9 qinpi
What does guizhi fuling wan do and what does it treat?
Functions:
1 invigorate blood
2 remove bloodstasis
3 reduce pain

Indications:
Bloodstasis in the womb (chongmai and renmai)

Restless fetus w/prolonged uterine bleeding (purple dark blood), ab pain refusing palpation, painful to touch, mass or irregular menses, etc
9 guizhi
9 fuling
9 baishao
9 mudanpi
9 taoren
? feng mi
What does jiao ai tang do and what does it treat?
Functions:
1 tonify blood
2 stop bleeding
3 warm meridians
4 harmonize meridians/menses
5 calm fetus

Indications:
bleeding from def and cold

uterine bleeding, menorrhagia, prolonged bleeding after miscarriage or abortion, prolonged bleeding after pregnancy w/pain, impotence, infertility, etc
9 ejiao
9 aiye
12 shudihuang
9 danggui
6 chuanxiong
12 baishao
6 gancao
3cups huangjiu
What does banxia houpu tang do and what does it treat?
Functions:
1 move qi
2 break up stagnation
3 descend qi
4 transform phlegm

Indications:
Plum-pit qi, LVR qi stagnation w/phlegm in throat caused by SP qi def

Plumpit qi, cough, nausea, vomiting, stifling sensation in chest, difficulty swallowing, etc
12 zhibanxia
12 fuling
15 shengjiang
9 houpo
6 zisuye
What does ganmai dazao tang do and what does it treat?
Functions:
1 nourish HT
2 calm Spirit
3 harmonize middle jiao

Indications:
restless organ disorder, LVR qi stagnation and HT blood def

Irritability, ealry delirium, talking to self, constantly sad and crying (as if under the control of a ghost), etc
15 fuxiaomai
10p dazao
9 gancao
What does wenjing tang do and what does it treat?
Functions:
1 warm channels
2 expel cold
3 expel blood stasis
4 nourish blood

Indications:
def cold in uterus (menses), chongmai, renmai, w/blood stasis

Uterine pain w/ pale blood clots that are small and scanty, prolonged bleeding, irregular menstruation, cold in lower abdomen, etc
9 wuzhuyu
6 guizhi
6 chuanxiong
6 baishao
1 mudanpi
9 ejiao
9 maimendong
9 renshen
6 zhibanxia
6 shengjiang
6 zhigancao
What does guizhi shaoyao zhimu tang do and what does it treat?
Functions:
1 dispels wind-damoness
2 clears heat
3 unblocks channels and collaterals

Indications:
painful obstruction syndrome caused by obstruction of wind-dampness and formation of heat

swollen painful joints, emaciation, swollen feet, SOB, atrophy of muscles, etc
12 guizhi
6 mahuang
12 fangfeng
6 zhifuzi
9 baishao
12 zhimu
15 baizhu
15 shengjiang
6 gancao