Ocm I Final Exam

Front 1

Lower Back Pain d/t Damp Cold

Back 1

Stiff sore low back, feels cold to touch; Heavy sensation; Pain related to weather change (Damp-Cold, cloudy, cold, wet days); Feel better on a sunny day; Difficulty twisting. Pale tongue, White-Greasy coat; Deep-Slow-Soft pulse

UB23 (moxa)/25/40/60, YaoTongXue, SP9

Gan Jiang Ling Zhu Tang, Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang (more chronic)

Front 2

Lower Back Pain d/t Damp Heat

Back 2

Hot, swollen, sore low back; Better w/ cold, worse w/ heat and rainy day, worse summertime; Irritability; Thirst; Yellow-scanty urine. Red tongue, Yellow-Greasy coat; Rapid-Soft pulse

GB34, SP9, Ren3, UB25, KI7, LI11; 7-Star, Cupping on low back

Si Miao San (4 Marvel Powder)

Front 3

Lower Back Pain d/t Xue Stasis (Trauma)

Back 3

Injury history; Fixed, sharp low back pain; Worse at night; Difficult/ painful movement; Worse with pressure. Purple tongue (purple spots); Choppy pulse

UB17 (move blood)/18 (tonify blood)/25 (local point for back pain/40 (command point for low back), SP10 (moves blood), LI4 (move qi); Ear Shenmen, Low back (press 3x day, especially at night)

Shen Tong Zhu Yu Tang (with pain over the whole body)

Front 4

Lower Back Pain d/t Deficient KI

Back 4

Chronic dull pain (soreness or weakness) improved by massage and rest, worse with sexual activity, prolonged standing, fatigue. Deep-Thin pulse

KD yang (-): cold extremities, frequent urination, thin white coating, deep thin pulse. KD yin (-): 5 center heat, night sweating, tinnitus, dizziness, thirst, red tongue no coat, thin rapid pulse.
KD Yin (-): palms are very warm; KD Yang (-): back of hands are very cold.

UB23/25/40/60, RN6; Du4, Ren4 (Yang); KI3, KI7 (Yin)

You Gui Wan (Yang) (Restore the Right [KD] Pill)
Zuo Gui Wan (Yin) (Restore the Left [KD] Pill)

Front 5

Palpitations d/t Deficient HT/GB Qi (-) (d/t fright)

Back 5

Palpitations d/t fright or anxiety; Easily frightened/startled; Insomnia; Many Dreams; Restlessness; Spontaneous sweating. Pale tongue, Thin-White coat; Weak-Short pulse (only one finger can feel), moving (very fast)

UB15/19, PC6, HT5/7, Du24, GB40 (for making decisions)

Ding Zhi Wan (Settle the Emotions Pill)

Front 6

Palpitations d/t Deficient HT Xue/ SP Qi (d/t anemia/ chronic deficient SP Qi)

Back 6

Palpitations (worse at night); Fatigue; Dizziness; Pale complexion; Insomnia (difficulty falling asleep); Poor appetite, Heavy/Delayed/prolonged menses. Pale-Enlarged-Scalloped tongue, Thin-White coat; Thin, Weak pulse

LV8, SP6, ST36, HT7, UB15/17/18/20

Gui Pi Tang

Front 7

Palpitations d/t Deficient HT Yang (from chronic disease)

Back 7

Palpitations; Cold extremities; Chest fullness; SOB; Pale complexion; Aversion to cold; Frequent urination; Fatigue; listlessness; Spontaneous sweating. Pale-Enlarged tongue, Thin-White coat; Deep-thin-slow (sometimes Knotted) pulse

Ren4, ST36, PC6, HT7, UB15

Gui Zhi Gan Cao Long Gu Mu Li Tang

Front 8

Palpitations d/t Deficient HT Yin (from deficient KI Yin)

Back 8

Palpitations (easily frightened or startled); Insomnia (waking with palpitations); Night sweats; 5-Ctr Heat; Tinnitus; Sore low back; Overly sexual; Dry Mouth/ Throat/Stool. Red tongue tip, Dry-No coat; Thin-Rapid pulse

KI3/7, UB15/18 (tonify blood)/23, HT7, PC6

Tian Wan Bu Xin Dan (Emperor of Heaven’s Special Tea Pill)

Front 9

Palpitations d/t Deficient KI/SP Yang

Back 9

KD Yang (-): Frequent urination, cold extremities, wheezing with thin watery sputum, legs and ankles edema, palpitations and SOB
SP Yang (-): Dizziness, vertigo, fullness chest, poor appetite, nausea/vomiting. Pale-Moist tongue, White-Greasy coat; Slippery-Soft-Deep pulse (sometimes knotted or intermittent)

Du4, UB15/20/23, Ren9, SP6, ST40

Ling Gui Zhu Gan Tang

Front 10

Palpitations d/t Xue Stasis (Arthritis, hypertension, hi-cholesterol)

Back 10

Palpitations w/ fixed, stabbing pain (worse at night); Restlessness; Irritability; Fullness in chest; purplish lips/nails. Dark or red Purple tongue stasis spots, Thin-White coat; Choppy-Wiry-Intermittent

UB15/17/18; PC6; LI4; LV 8; SP6/10

Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang (Drive Out Stasis in the Mansion of Blood Decoct)

Front 11

Insomnia d/t LV Qi Stagnation (and LV Fire)

Back 11

Difficulty falling asleep (waking up in early hours 1-3am), Hypochondriac and/or chest pain, Anger, Headache, Irritability, Poor appetite; LV Fire: Bitter Taste; Dry mouth, thirst, red eyes, constipation, yellow-scanty urine. Tongue w/ Red edge, Thin-Yellow coat; Wiry-Rapid pulse

LV2, HT7, AnMian, YinTang, UB15, PC6; SJ6 (constipation); GB20/41 (headache). If no heat signs, use LV3.

Dan Zhi Xiao Yao San

Front 12

Insomnia d/t Phlegm-Heat

Back 12

Many dreams (sleep not deep); Heavy head sensation or woolly head; Fullness in chest; Wake-up early/easily; Irritability; Vertigo; Poor appetite; Acid reflux; Headache; Belching; nausea/vomiting. Red tongue, Yellow-Greasy coat; Slippery-Rapid (sometimes wiry) pulse

ST40, HT7, GB34/41, Du24, PC6, Ren12

Wen Dan Tang ± (Warm the Gallbladder decoction)

+ (Huang Lian, Zhi Zi (more for clearheat), Ye Jiao Teng, Suan Zao Ren (more for calm shen))

Front 13

Insomnia d/t ST Disharmony

Back 13

Fullness/Discomfort in ST; bloating in epigastric region; Nausea, belching or Vomiting; Acid Reflux; Foul-smelling breath/stool; Insomnia d/t irrgeular diet/eating too much. Yellow-Greasy coat; Slippery-Rapid pulse

Ren12, PC6, ST25/40/44, AnMian, YinTang

Bao He Wan ± (Preserve Harmony Pill)
Ye Jiao Teng
Suan Zao Ren

Front 14

Insomnia d/t Deficient HT/KI Yin

Back 14

Insomnia w/frequent waking; KD Yin (-):Tinnitus; Five-Center Heat; Night sweats; Low back pain; Heart Yin (-): Palpitations; Forgetfullness; Restlessness; Dizziness. Red tongue, No coat or little coat; Thin-Rapid pulse

KI3/7, HT7, UB15/23, AnMian, PC6

Tian Wan Bu Xin Dan

Front 15

Insomnia d/t Deficient HT Xue/ SP Qi

Back 15

Insomnia w/difficulty falling asleep
SP Qi (-): Fatigue; Poor appetite; Abdominal distension; Gas, Bloating; worry
HT Blood (-): palpitations; dizziness; pale complexion; anxiety; forgetfulness; dizziness
Pale tongue (w/ Teeth-marks), Thin-White coat; Thin-Weak pulse

SP6, ST36, UB15/20, LV8, HT7, DU20, AnMian

Gui Pi Tang (only for deficiency, NOT heat—if red tongue, no GPT)

Front 16

Insomnia d/t Deficient HT/GB Qi

Back 16

Easily startled/frightened; anxiety, SOB, Palpitations; Fatigue; Frequent waking and unable to fall back to sleep; Can't make decisions; spontaneous sweating; Excitable. Pale tongue (w/ Teeth-marks), Thin-White coat; Thin-Wiry pulse

HT7, GB40, PC6, ST36, UB15, Du20, SP6, AnMian

An Shen Ding Zhi Wan

Front 17

Insomnia d/t Deficient LV Yin/Xue

Back 17

Difficulty falling asleep; Wakes easily (1-3am); Irritability; Palpitations; Dizziness; Dry eyes/skin/throat; Poor memory; Night sweats. Red-Dry tongue; little coating; Wiry-Rapid-Thin pulse

LV3/8, SP6, HT7, UB15/18/23. Massage KD1 before sleeping

Suan Zao Ren Tang

Front 18

Dysentery d/t Damp-Heat

Back 18

Diarrhea w/ mucus (w/blood>pus); Burning anus; Lower abdominal pain/cramping not relieved by BM; tenesmus; Foul smelling diarrhea; Scanty-yellow urine. Li Ji Ho Zhong—urgency to go, heavy feeling, has to go to toilet again, little bit of BM. Red tongue, Yellow-Greasy coat; Slippery-Rapid pulse

LI4/11, ST25/37/44

Shao Yao Tang (+Jin Yin Hua)

Front 19

Dysentery d/t Toxic-Heat

Back 19

Children: High fever, Confusion, Acute onset, Vomiting, Delirium, Muscle spasms; Adult: Delirium, Severe Tenesmus, Acute onset, Lower fever, Ferquent diarrhea w/ mucus (blood>pus), Lower abdominal pain/cold; fresh dark pus and blood, high fever, big thirst, headache, irritability, confusion, delirium, muscle spasm. Dark-Red tongue, Yellow-Dry coat; Slippery-Thin-Rapid pulse

ShiXuan (10 needles in the fingertips), Du26; After regaining consciousness (LI4/LI11, ST25/37/44, PC3 (Cool Blood), UB40 (Bleed to cool the blood))

Bai Tou Weng Tang ±

Front 20

Dysentery d/t Cold-Damp

Back 20

Lower abdominal pain (Likes warmth, Not relieved by BM); Abdominal bloating; Diarrhea w/ mucus (more white than red) (w/ pus>blood); Tenesmus; Heavy body sensation; low appetite, gas, bloating, fullness, heavy body. Pale, White-Greasy coat; Soft-Slow pulse

Ren6/12 (moxa), LI4, ST25/36

Wei Ling Tang (Calm the Stomach and Poria Decoction)

Front 21

Dysentery d/t Deficiency Cold

Back 21

Likes warmth/pressure; Fatigue; Cold hands/feet; Chronic diarrhea (w/Thin mucus (pus)); Anal Prolapse; Incontinent diarrhea. Chronic abdominal pain (dull pain) with thin white mucus, poor appetite, low back soreness. Pale tongue, Thin-White-Greasy coat; Deep-Thin-Weak pulse.

Ren4/8 (moxa), SP3 (moxa), UB20/21, Du20 (moxa; for low energy), LI4, ST25 (moxa), ST 36

Zhen Ren Yang Zang Tang (True Man Decoction for Nourishing the Organs) (+ Tao Hua Tang [Peach Blossom Decoction])

Front 22

Dysentery d/t Yin Deficiency

Back 22

Chronic lower abdominal pain, tenesmus with sticky mucus and blood or fresh sticky blood, stay longer for bowel movement (feels incomplete), loss of appetite, dry mouth, irritability, heat in the palms, night sweats, emaciation. Red tongue, dry or no coating. Pulse thin and rapid

K3, RN12, ST37, LI11, SP6, ST25, UB23

Zhu Ju Wan ±

Front 23

Dysentery d/t Chronically Relapsing Diarrhea (ameobic)

Back 23

Chronic post-acute diarrhea (comes/goes) (w/ mucus (pus>blood); Poor appetite; Fatigue; tenesmus; abdominal distention; LOA; pale complexion; listless; increased desire to sleep; Bloating; Cold food makes worse. Pale tongue, White-Greasy coat; Soft-Weak or choppy pulse

SP6, ST25/37/40, UB20, Ren12, LV13

Lian Li Tang +Ya Dan Zi Wan (single herb)

Front 24

Dysentery d/t Hyperemesis

Back 24

Two Types: 1. Doesn't want to eat, Chest fullness, Foul smelling breath; 2. Excess vomiting (w/ Toxic-Heat). Yellow-Greasy coat; Slippery-Rapid pulse

LI4, PC6, ST25/37/44, Ren12

Kai Jing San

Front 25

Diarrhea d/t Damp-Cold

Back 25

Watery diarrhea; Chills/Fever; Aversion to wind; Bodyaches, Headaches; Abdominal cramps; Borborygmus; Abdominal pain/fullness (umbilical); Likes warmth
External cold: aversion to wind, sl. fever, headache, bodyache.
White-Greasy tongue coat; Soft-Slow pulse

Ren8 (moxa), ST25/36 (moxa); SP9, SJ5, UB25, Ren12

Huo Xiang Zheng Qi Wan

Front 26

Diarrhea d/t Damp-Heat

Back 26

Watery-yellow diarrhea (Foul smell, Burning, urgent); Thirsty, Dry mouth; Yellow-scanty urine; Irritability. Red tongue, Yellow-Greasy coat; Slippery-Rapid pulse

LI11, ST25/37/44, SP9, RN3

Ge Gen Huang Qin Huang Lian Tang; Green Tea

Front 27

Diarrhea d/t Food Stagnation

Back 27

Diarrhea (w/ undigested food, and foul smell); Foul breath; Acid reflux; Foul belching; Abdominal pain, better after diarrhea; Nausea and acid reflux; Low appetite. Yellow-Greasy coat; Slippery-Rapid pulse

LI10, ST21/37/40/44, UB21, Ren11

Bao He Wan (Harmony Preserving Pill)

Front 28

Diarrhea d/t Deficient SP Qi

Back 28

Soft loose stool; Diarrhea (w/ undigested food, No foul smell, worse w/ cold-greasy food); Gas/Bloating; Fatigue; Poor appetite; Pale face. Pale tongue w/ Teeth-marks, Thin-White coat; Thin-Weak pulse

Ren6/12 (moxa); ST36, SP3/6, UB20/21, LV13

Shen Ling Bai Zhu San

Front 29

Diarrhea d/t Deficient KI Yang

Back 29

Cock's crow diarrhea; Feel cold; Sore knees/low back; Watery diarrhea (w/ No smell); Borborygmus; Dark color under eyes Yang (-): Cold body, low back/knee soreness, dark face. Pale/Dark tongue; Deep (esp., KI positions)-Slow-Weak pulse

Ren4/8, Du4 (moxa); ST36, KI3, UB20/23

Si Shen Wan + Li Zhong Wan

Front 30

Diarrhea d/t LV Qi Stagnation

Back 30

IBS, Abdominal cramps before diarrhea (feel better afterward); Hypochondriac pain; Irritable bowel syndrome; Emotional problems; Watery diarrhea; Borborygmus; Abdominal fullness. Pale tongue (w/ Red edges, White-Dry coat; Wiry pulse (wiry left, soft right)

LV3/13/14, LI4, SP6, PC6, UB18

Tong Xie Yao Feng (Important Formula for Painful Diarrhea)

Front 31

Constipation d/t Excess heat in LI

Back 31

Dry hard stool; Abdominal pain, distention; Foul breath; red face and fever; Thirst, foul smell in the mouth; Scanty urination. Red tongue, dry yellow coating; Rapid-Slippery pulse

LI4/11, ST25/37 (lower he sea for LI)/44, SJ6 (moistens bowel), UB25


Ma Zi Ren Wan (Hemp See Pill)

Front 32

Constipation d/t Qi Stagnation

Back 32

Dry stool (incomplete bowel movement); Chest fullness and abdominal pain; Belching; bloating; hypochondriac pain; Poor appetite. Normal or red edge tongue, Thin-White coat; Wiry pulse

ST25/37, SJ6, LV3, GB34, PC6

Liu Mo Tang (not for children)

Front 33

Constipation d/t Damp-cold in LI

Back 33

Cold; Abdominal pain (likes warmth, dislikes pressure); Nausea; Bloating; Belching. Dusky-Pale tongue, White-Greasy coat; Tight-Wiry pulse

Ren4/6/8 (moxa); ST25, UB25

Da Huang Fu Zi Tang (Rhubarb & Aconite Decoction)

Front 34

Constipation d/t Deficient Qi

Back 34

Fatigue; Sweating after Bowel Movement; Difficulty passing Bowel Movement (stool Not too dry, not like heat); Pale complexion. Pale tongue w/ Teeth-marks, Thin-White coat; weak pulse

Ren6/12, ST36, SP6, UB20/25

Huang Qi Tang

Front 35

Constipation d/t Deficient Xue

Back 35

Dizziness; Palpitations; Pale face; Anemia; Dry-thin Bowel Movement; SOB; Blurry vision; dry stool. Pale tongue, TWC; Thin-Weak, choppy pulse

SJ6, KI6, SP6/10, ST36, LV8, UB17/18/20

Run Chang Wan (Moisten Intestines Pill)

Front 36

Constipation d/t Deficient Yin

Back 36

Dry mouth; Very Dry Stool; Dry Throat; Dry Skin; Deficient Yin Symptoms (5-Ctr. Heat, Night Sweats, Thirst). Red tongue, Little coat; Rapid-Thin pulse

SJ6, SP6, KI3/6, ST25, UB23

Zeng Ye Tang (Increase Fluids Decoction)

Front 37

Constipation d/t Deficient Yang

Back 37

Difficult Bowel Movement (but stool not too dry); Deficient Yang Symptoms (Cold body, especially fingerts, Lower abdomen, and knees; Pale face); Likes to drink warm H2O, Low back/knee soreness and cold. Pale, dusky tongue, White coat; Deep-Slow pulse

Ren4/6, Du4 (moxa); ST25 (moves bowel)/36, UB25 (LI)

Ji Chuan Jian

Front 38

Headache d/t Wind-Cold

Back 38

Occipital Headache; Stiff Neck; Aversion to Wind; Sneezing; Chills; Runny Nose;Sinus congestion; No Dry Mouth or Thirst. Pale tongue, Thin-White coat; Floating-Tight pulse

GB20, LI4, SJ5, LU7, SI3, Du23

Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao San (Ligusticum and Tea Powder)

Front 39

Headache d/t Wind-Heat

Back 39

Distending Frontal Headache; Fever; Mild Chills; Red Eyes; Red Face; Aversion to Wind; Thirst; Dry Mouth; Yellow Urine; Constipation. Red Tongue, Yellow Coat; Floating-Rapid pulse

GB20/37/41, LI4/11, SJ5, LU7, YinTang

Xiong Zhi Shi Gao Tang

Front 40

Headache d/t Wind-Damp

Back 40

Headache with heavy/tight band around head sensation; Heavy Body sensation; Poor Appetite; Diarrhea or Loose Stools; Chest Fullness. Thick-Sticky White coat; Soft pulse

GB20, LI4, SJ5, LU7, SP9, Du23, Taiyang

Qiang Huo Sheng Shi Tang (Notopterygium Decoction to Overcome Dampness)

Front 41

Headache d/t Liver Yang Rising

Back 41

Temple Headache; Blurry Vision; Red Face; Red Eyes; Irritability; Dizziness; Hot temper; Hypertension; Hypochondriac pain; Bitter Taste. Tongue with Red-edges, Slight-Yellow coat; Wiry-Rapid pulse

GB5/20/34/41/43, LV2, KD1 (massage). Needle low points first, add head points after 20 minutes

Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin (Gastrodia and Uncaria Decoction)

Front 42

Headache d/t Deficient Kidneys (usually Yin or Jing)

Back 42

Headache with Empty sensation (chronic/dull pain); Poor Memory; Sore/Weak Low Back/Knees; Spermatorrhea; Leukorrhea; Dizziness; Tinnitus; Fatigue; Poor Sleep. Red tongue, little/no coat; Thin-Rapid pulse (may be deep or weak)

KI3, LU7, Ren4/6, Du20; Si Shen Cong (calm spirit, h/a)

Da Bu Yuan Jian (Great Tonify the Basal Decoction)

Front 43

Headache d/t Deficient Xue

Back 43

Headache with Dizziness; Palpitations; Pale Face; Pale Nails; Fatigue; Anemia; pain relieved by warmth and aggravated by cold. Pale tongue, Thin-White coat; Thin-Weak pulse

GB20, ST36, LV8, SP6, UB18/20, Du20. SP6, LV8, UB18—tonify blood. GB20—h/a. DU20—for (-) h/a (w/dizziness)

Si Wu Tang ± (Four-Substance Decoction)

Front 44

Headache d/t Phlegm Obstruction

Back 44

Headache with Vertigo; Foggy Sensation with Confusion; Chest Fullness; Heavy Body sensation; Nausea, Vomiting. White-Greasy coat; Slippery-Wiry pulse

GB20, ST36/40, UB20, Du20, Si Shen Cong (4 points, 1 cun surrounding DU20)

Ban Xia Bai Zhu Tian Ma Tang (Pinellia-Atractylodes-Gastrodia Decoction)

Front 45

Headache d/t Xue Stagnation

Back 45

Headache for long term (shooting pain), Fixed/Sharp pain in the head, 1. Trauma History; 2. Chronic Liver Qi Stagnation. Dark and purple spots, dusky coating, choppy, thin pulse

LI4, LV3 (4 Gates)/8, UB17/18, TaiYang, Ah Shi (only for chronic, not for acute case)

Tong Qiao Huo Xue Tang (Unblock the Orifices and Invigorate the Blood Decoction)

Front 46

Edema d/t Wind Invasion (Wind-Cold or Wind-Heat)/Water Accumulation
(Acute nephritis)

Back 46

Edema w/ sudden onset (starts in the eyelids/face then travels to the entire body; W-H: Sore throat; Fever more than chills; W-C: Chills more than fever; Cough, Asthma, reduced urine

W-H: Red tongue; Floating-Rapid-Slippery pulse; W-C: Thin-White coat; Floating-tight pulse

SJ5, LU7, LI4, SP9, GB39

Yue Pi Jia Zhu Tang ± (Maidservant from Yue Decoction Plus Atractylodes)

Front 47

Edema d/t Damp-Toxic-Heat

Back 47

Acute edema; Skin infection; Puffy face and eyelids, then whole body; decreased urine. Acute KI infection, Aversion to Wind; Itch; Fever; Allergy Symptoms; Local inflammation w/ pus; Deep-rooted boils (very hard and painful). Red tongue, Yellow coat; Floating-Rapid-Slippery pulse

LI11, ST28/44, LU7, SP9, Ren9/12

Ma Huang Lian Qiao Chi Xiao Dou Tang (Ephedra, Forsythiae and Semen Phaseoli Decoction) + Wu Wei Xiao Du Yin (Five-Ingredient Decoction to Eliminate Toxin)

Front 48

Edema d/t Damp Obstruction

Back 48

Whole-body edema; Heavy body sensation; Poor Appetite; Nausea; Distention and fullness in chest and abdomen; Scanty urination. White-Greasy coat; Deep-Slow pulse

SP6/9, ST28/36, Ren6/9/12, UB20

Wu Pi San + Wei Ling Tang

Front 49

Edema d/t Damp-Heat

Back 49

Whole-body edema; Skin very tight; Thirst; Dry mouth; Scanty urination; Dry Stools; Chest tightness. Yellow-Greasy coat; Deep-Rapid-Slippery pulse

LI11, SP6/9, Ren9, ST28, SJ5

Shu Zuo Yin Zi

Front 50

Edema d/t Deficient SP Yang

Back 50

Edema Below UB23; Pitting edema; Abdominal distension; Poor appetite; Loose stools; Cold limbs; Fatigue; fullness in chest and abdomen. White-Greasy coat; Deep-Weak pulse

ST36 (tonify SP, digestion), SP6/9 (damp, edema), Ren9/12 (abdominal distention), UB20

Shi Pi Yin (Bolster the SP Decoction)

Front 51

Edema d/t Deficient KI Yang

Back 51

Edema Below UB23; Pitting edema; Palpitations; SOB; Low-back/Knees Sore/Painful; Cold limbs; Fatigue; Scanty or profuse urine, but very pale/clear; bright-white complexion. Pale, enlarged, Thin-White-Greasy-Moist coat; Deep-Weak pulse

Ren4, UB20/23, KI7, ST28/36

Ji Sheng Shen Qi Wan + Zhen Wu Tang (for palps)

Front 52

Painful Urination d/t Re (Heat) Lin (most common)

Back 52

Urgent, frequent, painful urination (w/ burning sensation like passing glass); Chills/Fever; Bitter taste; low abdominal distention pain; Nausea; Constipation. Red tongue, Yellow-greasy coat; Rapid-soft pulse

LV2, GB34, SP9, SJ5, UB28, REN3

Ba Zheng San (Eight-Herb Powder for Rectification)

Front 53

Painful Urination d/t Shi (Stone) Lin

Back 53

Stone in the urinary tract, difficult urination, concentrated, burning urine, acute or chronic, low abdominal or low back pain, blood in the urine. Red tongue, Thin-yellow coat; Wiry-rapid pulse

UB23/28, REN3, PC6;
KI Stones: UB23/28, SP9, KD6, GB25
UB Stones: RN3, ST28, KD8, PC6, SP14
w/ LB Pn: UB40/32;

Shi Wei San (Pyrrosia Leaf Powder)

Front 54

Painful Urination d/t Qi Lin - Excess Type (LQS)

Back 54

Fullness/Distension In Lower abdomen (aggravated by emotions); Irritable; depressed; Uncomfortable urination; Depression; weak/broken urine flow, hard to get started or feels incomplete. Tongue w/ Red edges, Thin-white coat; Wiry-deep pulse

LV3/5 (lower ab pain), PC6, RN3, UB18/22/28

Chen Xiang San (Aquilaria Powder)

Front 55

Painful Urination d/t Qi Lin - Defic Type (SP Qi Defic)

Back 55

Fatigue; Poor appetite; Lower abdominal distension; Intermittent , uncomfortable urination, hard to get started or feels incomplete; Incontinence; Pale face; Ut. Prolapse; Enlarged prostate. Pale tongue, w/ Teeth-marks, thin-white coat; Thin-weak pulse

ST36, SP6, DU20, REN4/6, UB32 (low back/lower ab distention)

Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang (Tonify the Middle and Augment the Qi Decoction)

Front 56

Painful Urination d/t Xue Lin - Excess Type (Damp-Heat)

Back 56

Painful (like “passing glass”), urgent, frequent urination (small bright-red blood/clots); Irritability; Bitter taste. Red tongue, Yellow sticky coat; Rapid-slippery pulse

SP6/10, UB17 (moves blood)/28, REN3 (cooling)

Xiao Ji Yin Zi (Cephalanoplos Decoction)

Front 57

Painful Urination d/t Xue Lin - Defic Type (Deficient Yin w/Heat)

Back 57

Insomnia; Night sweats; Low back soreness and weakness; pale or occasionally bright red blood in the urine; Thirst; Dry mouth and throat. Pale-red tongue, Little or No coat; Thin-rapid pulse

KI6/10, SP6, LV1, UB23, REN3

Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan/Zhi Bai Ba Wei Wan (Anemarrhena, Phellodendron, and Rehmannia Pills)

Front 58

Painful Urination d/t Gao (Cloudy) Lin -Excess Type (Damp-Heat)

Back 58

Painful-burning, scanty cloudy urine (like milk or rice water) or yellow cloudy urine; Bitter taste; Dry mouth. Red tongue, Yellow-greasy coat; Rapid-soft pulse

GB34, ST40, KI7, SP9, UB28, REN3

Bei Xie Fen Qing Yin (Dioscorea Hypoglauca Decoction to Separate the Clear) [Don’t confuse w/more recent formula w/same name.]

Front 59

Painful Urination d/t Gao (Cloudy) Lin - Deficient Type (KD Defic)

Back 59

Chronic cloudy-oily urination w/ intermittent, difficult, frequent flow; Sore/weak/ painful low back/knees; Dizziness; Fatigue; Emaciation. Pale tongue, White-greasy coat; Thin-weak-deep pulse

KI3/6, UB23/28, DU4, REN4, SP6, LU7

Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan (Kidney Qi Pill from the Golden Cabinet)

Front 60

Painful Urination d/t Lao Lin (exhaustion, painful urination)

Back 60

Chronic mild difficult urination (worse w/ fatigue/ sexual activity); Low back painful/sore; Dribbling or mild incontinence. Pale tongue, Thin-white coat, teeth mark; Weak-deep-thin (esp., KI) pulse

KI3, SP6, UB20/23, DU4/20, RN4, LU7

Wu Bi Shan Yao Wan (Dioscorea Formula)

Front 61

Dizziness d/t deficient LV Xue/KI Yin

Back 61

Dizziness (mild) d/t Emotions; Blurry Vision (pressure behind eyes); Insomnia; Many Dreams; Easy to Wake-up; 5-Ctr Heat; Tinnitus; Low Back Pain; Night sweating; Fatigue; Weakness; Irritability. Red tongue, dry, little/No coat; Thin-Weak-Rapid pulse

KI3, LV8, SP6, HT7 (insomnia), GB37 (brightens eyes), UB23

Qi Ju Di Huang Wan (Eight Flavored Rehmannia Pills with Lycium and Chrysanthemum)

Front 62

Dizziness d/t LV Yang Rising

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Dizziness and vertigo (by stress, anger or emotional upset); Headache w/fullness and distension in head and eyes; Red Eyes/Face; Bitter Taste; Blurry Vision; Easy to Anger; Insomnia (much dreaming); Irritability; Hypochondriac pain; Hypertension. Tongue w/ Red edges, Yellow-Thin coat; Wiry-Rapid pulse

LV2, LI4/11, UB18/23, YinTang; ST8 (H/A), SJ6 (Hypochondriac pain)

Can bleed Er Jian and put 3 needles behind the ear: Jiang ya Kou (makes the blood pressure go down) reducing

Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin (Gastrodia & Uncaria Extract)

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Dizziness d/t Deficient Qi/Xue

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Dizziness (mild) worse w/fatigue; Pale Face/Lips/Nails; Insomnia; Palpitations; Anemia; Poor Memory; Hair loss; Forgetfulness (blood deficiency); dry kin/hair Fatigue; poor appetite; Prolonged menses (pale blood; long cycles (35-50 days); Heavy Sensation in Lower abdomen. Pale-Enlarged tongue, Thin-White coat; Thin-Weak pulse

LV8, SP6, ST36, HT7, UB15/20, Ren6, Du20

Gui Pi Tang (Restore the Spleen Decoction)

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Dizziness d/t Deficient KI (Yin or Yang)

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Mild dizziness (worse w/sex); low grade fever; low back soreness and weakness; insomnia; poor memory, forgetfulness
KD Yin (-): 5-center heat, tinnitus, red tongue, thin rapid pulse
KD Yang (-): Cold limbs/body, frequent urination, fatigue, pale tongue, thin white coating, deep pulse

KI3/6, LU7, UB15/23, Tai Yang (Yin)

KI3/7, SI3, UB23/62, Ren4, Du4/20 (Yang) [SI3-UB62 open the Yang Qiao to make the body warmer, make channel qi move]

Zuo Gui Wan (Yin)
You Gui Wan (Yang)

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Dizziness d/t Phlegm Obstruction

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Dizziness or vertigo w/ Heavy Body/Head sensation; Chest discomfort; Epigastric Discomfort; Nausea, Vomiting; Poor Appetite; Frequent desire to sleep. Pale tongue, White-Greasy coat; Soft-Slippery pulse

ST36/40, PC6, UB20, Ren6/12. SP4+PC6 to open Chong.

Ban Xia Bai Zhu Tian Ma Tang (Pinellia, Atractylodes Macrocephala, and Gastrodia Decoction)

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Syncope d/t Deficient syndrome (Flaccid Collapse Syndrome)

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Loss of consciousness, coma, feeble breathing with mouth agape, spontaneous sweating, pale complexion, cold limbs, flaccid extremities, incontinence of urine and stools, blood pressure is low. Pale tongue; Deep-and thin or minute-rapid pulse

DU26 (in/out); ST36, PC6, REN6; REN4/DU20 (moxa), KD1

Shen Fu Tang

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Syncope d/t Excess syndrome (Heat, Phlegm, or LV Yang Rising)

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Loss of consciousness, coma, Coarse breathing; Rigid limbs; Clenched jaw; Red complexion or facial flushing; constipation, blood pressure is high

DU26 (in/out); KI1, LI4, PC8, LV3, bleed jing well points

Zhi Bao Dan, or Di Tian Tang