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Ping Wei San
Calm the Stomach Powder
Transform Dampness and Harmonize the Stomach
Chao Cang Zhu, (Jiang Chao Hou Po, Chen Pi), 3 amigos
Dampness stagnating in the Spleen and Stomach
Dries dampness, improves the Spleen's transportive function, promotes the movement of qi, and harmonizes the Stomach
distention and fullness in the epigastrium and abdomen, loss of taste and appetite, a heavy sensation in the limbs, loose stools or diarrhea, easily-fatigued, increased desire to sleep, nausea and vomiting, belching, acid reflux T: swollen tongue with a thick, white, greasy coating P: moderate or slippery
Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San
Patchouli / Agastache Powder to Rectify the Qi
Transform Dampness and Harmonize the Stomach
Huo Xiang, (Jiang Chao Hou Po, Chen Pi), ( Zi Su Ye, Bai Zhi), Zhi Ban Xia, Da Fu Pi, (Bai Zhu, Fu Ling), Jie Geng, 3 amigos
Externally-Contracted Wind-Cold with concurrent internal injury due to Dampness and Stagnation
Releases the exterior, transforms dampness, regulates the qi, and harmonizes the middle burner
fever and chills, headache, a sensation of fullness and stifling oppression in the chest, pain in the epigastrium, diarrhea, loss of taste T: white, greasy tongue coating P: moderate, soggy
Yin Chen Hao Tang
Virgate Wormwood Decoction
Clear Heat and Expel Dampness
Yin Chen, Zhi Zi, Da Huang
Yang-Type or Liver/GB Damp-Heat Jaundice
Clears heat, resolves dampness, and reduces jaundice
whole-body jaundice with a color that resembles 'a fresh tangerine', slight abdominal distention, urinary difficulty, thirst (with the ability to take only sips), little or no sweating, or sweating only from the head and stopping at the neck T: yellow, greasy tongue coating P: slippery, rapid
Ba Zheng San
Eight-Herb Powder for Rectification
Clear Heat and Expel Dampness
Qu Mai, Bian Xu,Hua Shi, Che Qian Zi, Mu Tong, Zhi Zi, Jiu Xi Da Huang, Deng Xin Cao, Zhi Gan Cao
Damp-Heat collecting in the Lower Burner, obstructing Urination
Clears heat, drains fire, promotes urination, and unblocks painful urinary dribbling
dark, turbid, scanty, difficult, and painful urination, a dry mouth and throat T: yellow, greasy tongue coating P: slippery, rapid
Er Miao San
Two Marvel Powder
Clear Heat and Expel Dampness
Chao Huang Bai, Zhi Cang Zhu, Ginger Juice
Damp-Heat lodged in the Lower Burner
Clears heat and dries dampness
for a wide variety of complaints accompanied by scanty, yellow urine and a yellow, greasy tongue coating, including: pain in the lower back or extremities (especially the sinews or bones); weakness or atrophy of the lower extremities; red, hot, swollen, and painful feet or knees; a thick, yellow, foul-smelling vaginal discharge; and sores on the lower extremities due to dampness
Si Miao San
Four-Marvel Pill
Clear Heat and Expel Dampness
Huang Bai, Yi Yi Ren, Cang Zhu, Niu Xi
Atrophy Disorder
Clears heat and resolves dampness
atrophy disorder characterized by severe numbness and weakness in the lower extremities with painful and swollen feet
Wu Ling San
Five-Ingredient Powder with Poria
Promote Urination and Leach Out Dampness
Ze Xie, Fu Ling, Zhu Ling, Bai Zhu, Gui Zhi
1. Tai Yang-UB Organ Water Retention, with Exterior Evil 2. Water-Damp Retention leading to Edema & Heaviness 3. Thin Mucus Retention in LJ (Tan Yin Syndrome)
Promotes urination, drains dampness, strengthens the Spleen, warms the Yang, and promotes the transforming function of qi
1. HA, fever, irritability, strong thirst w/ vomiting immediately after drinking T: white fur P: floating 2. edema, generalized heaviness, diarrhea, urinary difficulty, possibly vomiting & diarrhea d/t sudden turmoil disorder 3. throbbing pulsations just below the umbilicus, vomiting frothy saliva, vertigo, SOB, & cough
Zhu Ling Tang
Polyporus Decoction
Promote Urination and Leach Out Dampness
Zhu Ling, Fu Ling, Ze Xie, Hua Shi, E Jiao
Clumping of Water and Heat in UB with Injury to Fluids (Cold enters the Yang Ming or Shao Yin warp, where it transforms into Heat, and clumps with water)
Promotes urination, clears heat, nourishes yin
urinary difficulty with fever and thirst with desire to drink. May also have: diarrhea, cough, nausea, irritability, insomnia
Wu Pi San
Five Peel Powder
Promote Urination and Leach Out Dampness
Sang Bai Pi, Sheng Jiang Pi, Fu Ling Pi, Chen Pi, Da Fu Pi
Qi Stagnation in the Lungs and Spleen and slight Spleen Qi Deficiency with Pitting (Skin) Edema
Resolves dampness, reduces edema, regulates the qi, and strengthens the Spleen
generalized edema with sensation of heaviness, distention, and fullness in epigastrium and abdomen, labored and heavy breathing, urinary difficulty T: greasy white fur P: deep and moderate
Fang Ji Huang Qi Tang
Stephania & Astralagus Decoction
Promote Urination and Leach Out Dampness
Huang Qi, Han Fang Ji, Bai Zhu, 3 amigos
Wind-Dampness/Edema caused by Deficient Wei Qi with Exterior Invasion of Wind and Dampness
Augments the Qi, dispels wind, strengthens the Spleen promotes urination, and reduces edema
sweating, aversion to wind, heavy sensation in the body, superficial edema, urinary difficulty T: pale tongue with a white coating P: floating
Fang Ji Fu Ling Tang
Stephania & Poria Decoction
Promote Urination and Leach Out Dampness
Han Fang Ji, Fu Ling, Huang Qi, Gui Zhi, Gan Cao
Skin Edema: Excess Type Disorders
Augment the Qi, unblocks the yang, promotes urination and reduces edema
edema that is most pronounced in the extremities, and does not disappear under pressure from the finger, cold body without subjective aversion to wind, a sensation of heavines in the body and extremities, fibrillations of the skin and muscles of the extremities T: white, slippery P: floating
Ling Gui Zhu Gan Tang
Poria, Cinnamon Twig, Atractylodes, and Licorice Decoction
Warm and Transform Water and Dampness
Fu Ling, Gui Zhi, Bai Zhu, Zhi Gan Cao
Thin Mucus in the Epigastrium that insults the Heart
Warms and transforms phlegm and thin mucus, strengthens the Spleen, and resolves dampness
fullness in chest and hypochondria, palpitations, SOB, cough up clear watery sputum (thin mucus obstructs the Qi dynamic), dizziness, vertigo (thin-mucus not allowing ascent/descent of clear Yang / turid Yin) T: pale & swollen tongue with a white, slippery, greasy fur P: slippery or either wiry or soggy
Gan Cao Gan Jiang Fu Ling Bai Zhu San
Licorice, Ginger, Poria, and White Atractylodes Decoction
Warm and Transform Water and Dampness
Gan Jiang, Fu Ling, Bai Zhu, Gan Cao
Fixed Kidney Disorder; Waist and Low Back Bi due to Cold-Dampness in the Skin and Muscles
Warms the Spleen and overcomes dampness
heavy sensation in the body, cold and pain in the lower back, pressure in the lower back sa if carrying a heavy weight, normal appetite and absence of thirst, and copious urine T: pale with a white, moist coating that may be thick and greasy at the root P: submerged, thin, and moderate
Zhen Wu Tang
True Warrior Decoction
Warm and Transform Water and Dampness
Fu Zi, (Bai Zhu, Fu Ling), Sheng Jiang, Bai Shao
Kidney & Spleen Yang Xu causing Water Retention/Flooding
Warms the Yang and promotes urination
abdominal pain aggravated by cold, urinary difficulty, and a deep aching and heaviness of the limbs. T: pale or dark, swollen w/ toothmarks, white slippery fur P: submerged (deep), thin, forceless
Fu Zi Tang
Aconite Accessory Root Decoction
Warm and Transform Water and Dampness
Bao Fu Zi, Bai Zhu, Ren Shen, Fu Ling, Bai Shao
Yang Deficiency with Internal Cold-Dampness harassing the interior and obstructing the channels
Warms the channels, assists the Yang, dispels cold, and transforms dampness
generalized body pain, aching bones and joints, aversion to cold especially at the back, cold extremities, no thirst T: white, slippery tongue coat P: a submerged, faint, and forceless or a choppy, slow pulse
Bei Xie Fen Qing Yin
Tokoro Drink to Separate the Clear
Warm and Transform Water and Dampness
Bei Xie, Yi Zhi Ren, Wu Yao, Shi Chan Pu
Kidney Yang Deficiency leading to Cloudy Urine (Gao Lin)
Warms the Kidneys, promotes the resolution of dampness, separates out the clear, and transforms the turbid
urinary frequency with cloudy, dense, milky or greasy urine
Qiang Huo Sheng Shi Tang
Notopterygium Decoction to Overcome Dampness
Dispel Wind-Dampness
Qiang Huo, Du Huo, Gao Ben, Fang Feng, Chuan Xiong, Man Jing Zi, Zhi Gan Cao
Bi Syndrome with Wind-Dampness Predominant
Expels wind and dampness
a heavy, painful head, generalized sensation of heaviness, back pain or generalized pain, stiffness of neck, difficulty in rotating or bending the trunk, mild fever, chills T: white fur P: floating
Juan Bi Tang
Remove Painful Obstruction Decoction
Dispel Wind-Dampness
Qiang Huo, Fang Feng, (Dang Gui, Bai Shao), Huang Qi, honey, Jiang Huang, 3 amigos
Painful Obstruction with Qi & Blood Deficiency
Tonifies and harmonizes the Ying and Wei, dispels wind, and eliminates dampness
generalized sensation of heaviness in the body, stiffness of the neck, shoulder and upper back, numbness of extremities, difficulty in moving T: white fur P: moderate
Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang
Angelica Pubescens & Taxillus Decoction
Dispel Wind-Dampness
Du Huo, Xi Xin, Fang Feng, Qin Jiao, Sang Ji Sheng, Du Zhong, Niu Xi, Rou Gui + Si Wu Tang & Si Jun Zi Tang (-) Bai Zhu
Painful Obstruction with Liver & Kidney Deficiency, and Qi and Blood Deficiency
Expels wind-dampness, disperses painful obstruction, and tonifies deficiency (of Liver and Kidneys, and of qi and blood)
heavy and painful sensations at fixed locations in the lower back and legs, accompanied by weakness and stiffness or hypertonicity and immobility, aversion to cold and attraction to warmth, palpitations, SOB T: pale w/ white fur P: thin, weak, slow
Gui Zhi Shao Yao Zhi Mu Tang

Dispel Wind-Dampness
Gui Zhi, Ma Huang, Fu Zi, Zhi Mu, Bai Shao, Bai Zhu, Fang Feng, Sheng Jiang, Zhi Gan Cao
Recurrent W-C-D Bi in which Localized Constraint Generates Heat

swollen and painful joints (esp. legs), that are warm to the touch, and worsen at night, reduced ROM in affected joints (dampness), chills, no sweats, weight loss (chronic Qi dynamic obstruction), HA, dizziness (wind), SOB, a feeling as if one wants to vomit (wind --
St Qi rebellion) T: white, greasy P: wiry, slippery
Xuan Bi Tang

Dispel Wind-Dampness
Han Fang Ji, Xing Ren, Yi Yi Ren, Cang Sha, Zhi Ban Xia, Lian Qiao, Zhi Zi, Hua Shi, Chi Xia Dou
Bi d/t Damp-Heat in Channels, obstructing the Qi Dynamic

heat and pain in the joints, reduced mobility, fever and shaking chills, lusterless, yellow complexion, scanty dark urine T: grey or yellow, greasy fur
Er Chen Tang
Two Aged Decoction
Dry Damp & Resolve Phlegm
Ban Xia, Ju Hong/Chen Pi, Fu Ling, Zhi Gan Cao, Sheng Jiang, Wu Mei
Damp & Phlegm Pattern
Dries Damp, Transforms Phlegm, Regulates Qi and Harmonizes the Middle
cough with copious sputum that is easily expectorated, focal distention and stifling sensation in the chest and diaphragm, palpitations, nausea/vomiting, dizziness T: moist fur P: slippery
Dao Tan Tang
Guide out the Phlegm Decoction
Dry Damp & Resolve Phlegm
Ban Xia, Zhi Tian Nan Xing, Zhi Shi + Er Chen Tang
Collapse due to Phlegm
Dries Damp, Transforms Phlegm, Promotes movement of Qi, Opens up areas of constraint
fainting or vertigo w/ HA accompanied by phlegm & Qi obstructed symptoms: stifling sensation and focal distention in chest and diaphragm… thick & gummy nasal discharge and saliva T: white, greasy fur P: slippery
Di Tan Tang
Scour out Phlegm Decoction
Dry Damp & Resolve Phlegm
Zhi Tian Nan Xing + Er Chen Tang + Si Jun Zi Tang
Phlegm obstructing the Interior, Blocking the Heart Orifices

stiffness of tongue and speech impairment
Wen Dan Tang
Warm Gallbladder Decoction
Dry Damp & Resolve Phlegm
Ban Xia, Zhu Ru, Zhi Shi, Chen Pi, Fu Ling, Sheng Jiang, Da Zao, Zhi Gan Cao
GB/St Disharmony w/ Phlegm-Heat obstructing Qi mechanism
Clears heat from the GB and regulates the Stomach, regulates the qi and resolves phlegm
dizziness, vertigo, nausea/vomiting, dream-disturbed sleep, or unusual dreams, palpitations, anxiety, indeterminate gnawing hunger, or seizures accompanied by copious sputum, focal distention of the chest, bitter taste, slight thirst T: greasy, yellow P: rapid & slippery or wiry
Ling Gan Wu Wei Jiang Xin Tang
Poria, Licorice, Schizandra, Ginger,
Dry Damp & Resolve Phlegm
Gan Jiang, Xi Xin, Fu Ling, Wu Wei Zi, Gan Cao
Cold, Thin Mucus due to Spleen Yang Deficiency and Ascendant Yin
Warms the lungs, and transforms congested fluids
cough with profuse, thin, watery and white sputum that is accompanied by a feeling of discomfort in the chest and diaphragm T: white, slippery fur P: wiry, slippery
San Zi Yang Qing Tang
3 Seeds Decoction to Nourish the Parents
Dry Damp & Resolve Phlegm
Bai Jie Zi, Zi Su Zi, Lai Fu Zi
Phlegm clogging the Lung Qi
Warm the Lungs, reduce phlegm,
coughing and wheezing, copious sputum, focal distention in the chest, loss of appetite, digestive difficulties T: greasy white fur P: slippery
Xiao Xian Xiong Tang
Minor Sinking into the Chest Decoction
Resolve Phlegm
Gua Lou Shi, Huang Lian, Ban Xia
Phlegm-Heat in the Chest and Epigastrium
Clears heat, transforms phlegm, expands the chest, dissipates clumps
focal distention (with or without nodules) in the chest and epigastrium that are painful when pressed coughing up yellow and viscous sputum, constipation, bitter taste T: yellow, greasy fur P: slippery and floating or rapid
Qing Qi Hua Tan Wan
Clear the Qi and Transform Phlegm Pill
Dry Damp & Resolve Phlegm
Dan Nan Xing, Huang Qin, Gua Lou Ren, (Zhi Shi, Chen Pi), (Fu Ling, Ban Xia), Xing Ren ~ Er Chen Tang + Xiao Xian Xiong Tang
Phlegm-Heat clumping (due to Spleen Qi Xu)
Clears heat and resolves phlegm, descends Lung Qi to stop cough
coughing of yellow, viscous sputum that is difficult, focal distention and fullness in chest and diaphragm, nausea, if severe, there may be difficulty breathing T: red body with yellow, greasy fur P: slippery, fast
Bei Mu Gua Lou San

Dry Damp & Resolve Phlegm
Chuan Bei Mu, Gua Lou, Tian Hua Fen, Fu Ling, Ju Hong, Jie Geng
Lung Dryness and Phlegm injuring Fluids
Transforms the phlegm, nourishes the yin, and moistens dryness
cough with deep seated sputum that is difficult, wheezing, dry sore throat T: red & dry w/ white fur P: rapid & thin but strong or slippery
Zhi Sou San
Stop the Cough Powder
Resolve Phlegm
Zi Wan & Bai Bu, Bai Qian, Jie Geng, Chen Pi, Jing Jie, Gan Cao
Lingering Cough following Wind-Cold (Wind leading to lingering Cough)
Circulates Lung Qi, resolves phlegm and stops cough, releases the exterior and dispels exogenous wind
coughing with or without slight chills and fever, itchy throat, phlegm that is difficult T: thin white fur P: moderate, floating
Ding Xian Wan
Arrest Seizure Pill
Dry Damp & Resolve Phlegm
Zhu Li, Dan Nan Xing, (Chuan Bei Mu, Ban Xia, Fu Ling, Chen Pi) + (Chuan Xie, Tian Ma, Bai Jian Can) + (Dan Shen, Mai Men Dong, Fu Shen, Hu Po + Zhu Sha, Yuan Zhi, Shi Chang Pu)
Wind-Phlegm obstructing the Channels and Sensory Orifices
Scours phlegm, opens the sensory orifices, clears heat, and extinguishes Liver wind
sudden loss or clouding of consciousness together with falling down, upward-rolling of the eyes, deviation of mouth, spitting of mucus with a loud raspy sound; in severe cases tonic-chronic convulsions, sudden shrieking, or incontinence of stool or urine T: white, greasy fur P: wiry, slippery
Ban Xia Bai Zhu Tian Ma Tang

Dry Damp & Resolve Phlegm
Ban Xia, Tian Ma, Bai Zhu, Fu Ling, Zhu Hong, 3 amigos
Wind-Phlegm Rising (Phlegm leading to Dizzness)
Strengthens Spleen, dispels damp, transforms phlegm, extinguishes wind
dizziness and vertigo (possibly severe), HA, heavy and clouded feeling in the head, stifling sensation in chest, N/V, copious sputum T: white, greasy fur P: wiry, slippery