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DT Formulas.COMPS.1
DT formula actions/indications
Question | Answer |
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Ma Huang Jia Zhu Tang | sim presentation, more body aches |
Gui Zhi Tang | ext C w/ W predom, "wind strike", def WC. Harmonizes ying and wei (defic sweating). Rel PFs from muscle layer. Taiyang aches (h/a, stiff neck). Runny nose & dry heaves. |
Gui Zhi Jia Shao Yao Tang | awesome for muscle cramping and pain |
Gui Zhi Jia Fu Zi Tang | if you've induced too much sweating, causing yang defic (fu zi restores yang) |
Ge Gen Tang | rel ext/muscle layer & gen fluids - esp stiff, rigid upper back/neck. Exc for rhinitis/sinusitis. Upper back spasm neck & pain |
Xiao Qing Long Tang | For ext C w/ int congested fluids and P. For lotsa thin runny mucus (PND), warms LU, rebel qi down. |
Xiang Su San | regs qi & rel ext WC and/or rebel ST qi |
*Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao San | *for h/a!* Rel ext, alleviates pain. |
Sang Ju Yin | For early stage, mild WH w/ cough. For WH w/ LV-H causing eye symptoms. Light, floating type formula. |
Yin Qiao San | throat, more toxic H pgens (e.g. flu, meningitis) |
Chai Ge Jie Ji Tang | rel pgens from muscle layer while clearing int H (WC >WH w/ pain); for *pain* bi (esp head, neck); for 3 Yang chan |
Cang Er Zi San ↵ | Great for Bi Yuan (rhinitis), face pain (esp frontal h/a), rel ext WH. *WH attacking nose* |
*Ren Shen Bai Du San | qi xu w/ ext excess WC and D: exhaustion and fatigue as main complaint. Also for stiffness, body/a. For post-partum women, elderly, or weak who get PF. |
*Shen Su Yin | qi xu w/ ext C, qi stag, and P accum. Lots of cough. Fatigue. |
Ma Huang Xi Xin Fu Zi Tang | for yang xu w/ ext WC. (drowsy, C symptoms.) For C (yang) edema. Severe chills, deep weak pulse. |
Jia Jian Wei Rui Tang | Nourishes Yin, clrs H, induces sweating, and rel ext. Yin Xu w/ ext WH (dry throat, irritab, thick sputum, lil/no sweat) |
Bai Hu Tang | classic clr Qi-level H; Blazing H in YangMing level stage, drains ST F; gen fluids; allev thirst; though interior d/o, remains rel superficial; *severe flu, high fever |
Zhu Ye Shi Gao Tang | late-febrile w/ less H, but disturb HT, ST: clrs H, gen fluids; + qi, harmonizes ST; irritability/restlessness (H in HT) |
Qing Ying Tang | clr ying, relieve F-toxin, drain H, nourish yin, stops blding |
Xi Jiao Di Huang Tang | H entering Bld level w/ blding; nourishes yin, dispels stasis, stops blding |
Huang Lian Jie Du Tang | excess H, skin infections; drains F, resolves tox; usu taken as pill |
Xie Xin Tang | DH w/ distension; drains DH excess w/ clumping in intestines; drains F, res toxins, dries D (diarrhea, jaundice) |
Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin | swollen/sore throat; swelling/H attacking head and face; disperses WH |
Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang | H in LU (bronchitis, pneumonia); facil LU qi flow; children's bedwetting |
Xie Bai San | LU-H w/ cough & wheezing, nothing at wei level, that has damaged yin/fluids |
Qing Wei San | ST chan H* (h/a, tooth/a, blding gums, fever, bad breath); cools bld, nourishes yin |
Yu Nu Jian | ST H (tooth/a, thirst) w/ KI yin xu* (cause teeth to loosen) (Def and Large pulse) |
Dao Chi San | clrs H, promotes urination (UTI, spec HT-H transfers to SI: irritability, H in chest, red face, thirst, dk/bloody lin) |
Long Dan Xie Gan Tang | LV/GB F (hypo pain, h/a, red eyes, ear/hearing probs, bitter taste, vaginitis) DH in LJ (hot lin) |
Zuo Jin Wan | clrs LV-H; LV-F invading ST; rebel qi down (#1 GERD) |
Shao Yao Tang | acute bacterial dystenery w/intestinal inflammation; DH in LI (ab pain, diff poop, diarr w/ pus&bld [equal amt]) |
Bai Tou Weng Tang | Severe toxic H and DH dysentery (more bld in stools); H searing LI&ST- bld level. For chronic/recurrent issues. |
Qing Hao Bie Jia Tang | nourish Yin, vent H; H smoldering in yin regions of body (latent H) |
Qing Gu San | deep/latent H pgen; esp for steaming bone |
Xiang Ru San | for exterior C w/ int D contracted in summer (cool breeze); rel ext, scatter C (chills, skin warm to touch), transform D; harmonize MJ; absence of sweating; fatigue, floating pulse. |
Liu Yi San | basic for SummerH w/lotsa D |
Xing Su San | Mild WC w/ dryness, cough, esp in fall (P and dry present); disseminates LU qi, transforms thin mucus |
Sang Xing Tang | WH w/ dryness; warm dryness injuring LU qi at superficial level; nourishes LU fluids |
Qing Zao Jiu Fei Tang | clears dryness and moistens the LU; for warm dryness w/ some qi and yin xu; LU not dispersing affects LV |
Mai Men Dong Tang | Benefits ST, gen fluids, directs rebel qi down (rebel ST qi scorches LU); any LU yin defic cough/wheezing; LU atrophy |
Zeng Ye Tang | gen fluids, moistens dryness, unblocks intestines. Post-fever constipation |
Cang Er Zi San | |
Ling Jiao Gou Teng Tang | Exc H/F in LV-chan stirring int-W; *high febrile disease, convulsions; relaxes sinews |
Zhen Gan Xi Feng Tang | sedates LV, anchors Yang; *pt w/ strong constitution (dizzy, h/a, tinnitus, etc); anti-hypertensive, prevents stroke |
Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin | most famous anti-hypertensive; focus on head (h/a, HBP, eye stuff); tonifies LV and KI |
Er Chen Tang | basic formula for D and P; regs qi, harmonizes MJ |
Wen Dan Tang | for H-P w/ P accum d/t GB-ST disharmony; emotions, insomnia, palps, seizures w/ sputum, dizziness |
Xiao Xian Xiong Tang | for P-H w/ congestion in epigastrium and diaphragm |
Bei Mu Gua Lou San | *H-P in LU w/ damage to body fluids; (moistens LU; clrs H; regs qi; transf P) |
Ling Gan Wu Wei Jiang Xin Tang | *for C-P in LU and/or ST; warm LU, transf fluids; stifling sensation in chest |
San Zi Yang Qin Tang | *severe P w/ C-D and food stag, usu congested/blocked feeling in chest or epigastrium; directs qi down |
Ban Xia Bai Zhu Tian Ma Tang | *W-C-P causing migraines or Meniere's disease (dizzy/vertigo) w/ copious sputum, n/v. +SP, dispels D, transf P, exting W |
Zhi Sou San | *post URI (WC invasion) where pgen has been expelled but cough is persistent - rel ext |
*Xiao Chai Hu Tang | *Shang Han Lun representative formula for Shaoyang d/o. alt fever/chills, dry throat, bitter taste, fullness of hypo/chest /ribs, nausea, heartburn, vomiting sour, h/a, dizziness |
Hao Qin Qing Dan Tang | *DH, turbid P in Shaoyang, trapping pgen b/t wei & ying; esp w/ rebel qi (clrs GB-H, harmonizes ST, transf P) |
Si Ni San | cold extremities d/t qi stag; vents pgenic qi, rel constraint/ spreads qi; *most basic formula for LV-SP disharmony |
Xiao Yao San | spreads LV qi, strengthens SP, nourishes bld; #1 gynec Rx; constrained emotions; var of Si Ni San; LV d/o |
Tong Xie Yao Fang | *LV inv SP, causing diarrhea; IBS; +SP, softens LV, expels D/stops diarrhea; borborygmus (W in MJ) |
Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang | Harmon ST, rebel qi down, disperse clumping, elim focal distension; *vomiting w/ diarrhea |
Zi Xue Dan | *vigorous H w/ injury to fluids, spasms, convulsions; |
Da Cheng Qi Tang | *Yangming Fu or YangM H w/ extreme constipation; classic SHL fomula for Yming Fu sx |
Xiao Cheng Qi Tang | less severe YangMing Fu syndrome |
Tiao Wei Cheng Qi Tang | less bloating than Da Cheng Qi Tang (no Hou Po) |
Da Xian Xiong Tang | *clumping in chest (H, accum of fluids, water; less for accum); * v. short term use - VERY strong |
Da Huang Fu Zi Tang | *C stag and constipation |
Ma Zi Ren Wan | *constip/dryness d/t H damaging fluids. |
Ji Chuan Jian | *ton KI yang, for yang-xu constip. Nourishes bld, augments Essence |
Zhou Che Wan | *ascites/distent in robust patient; harshly drives out H/water |
Yue Ju Wan | LV affecting SP/ST and LU; can alter amounts based on predom. stag. |
Chai Hu Shu Gan Wan | *PMS, breast tenderness [mod w qing pi], digest pain d/t qi stag |
Shu Gan Tang | *classic Rx for LV chan pain w/ qi & bld stag & H. |
Ban Xia Hou Po Tang | *classic Rx for plum pit qi, but other UJ sx as well (cough, throat) |
Si Mo Tang | *constrained/clumped qi in UJ, MJ d/t LVQS and emotional upset |
Tian Tai Wu Yao San | *low ab pain that radiates or testicular pain/shan d/t LVQS, poss d/t C. "C bulging d/o"/C qi clumping in low ab |
Ju He Wan | swollen testicle(s) d/t D-C invading LV chan > P or H, w/ supperation/ulceration |
Nuan Gan Jian | C bulging d/o w/ background of KI-yang and LV-bld xu (no oozing) |
Su Zi Jiang Qi Tang | *P-C excess above w/ KI xu below; KI unable to grasp; for chronic or sequelae of acute |
Ding Chuan Tang | *cough w/ external W-C, internal P-H (constitutional P-H); this clrs H and transf P - mixed pattern of int & ext EXCESS |
Xuan Fu Dai Zhe Tang | *unremitting belching w/ qi xu in MJ, may be LV attacking defic ST causing P (but not H) |
Ju Pi Zhu Ru Tang | *morning sickness/dry heaves; hiccup. This is cooling, some P-rslv but not much. |
Bao He Wan | #1 food stag Rx; moves qi in MJ/harmonizes |
Mu Xiang Bing Lang Wan | *DH food stag (can use for dysenteric, red-white diarrhea d/o, may mod.) |
Zhi Shi Xiao Pi Wan | *DH w/ food stag, mixed shi/xu, mixed H/C; reduces distention/fullness; + SP, harmnz ST |
*Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan | *HT-KI comm. HT yin and Bld xu. Great for menopausal women w/ Water/F imbalance |
Bai Zi Yang Xin Tang | more severe HT-KI not comm; more moistening, nourishing to bld (less H-clearing) |
*Suan Zao Ren Tang | *most common sleep Rx; tx "defic. irritability" (LV, H) and insomnia d/t Yin & Bld xu of HT and LV > stasis & F |
Ding Zhi Wan | *basic Rx to ton HT-qi; pacifies timidity/apprehension; for turbid P causing constraint in HT (shi chang pu+yuan zhi) |
Huang Lian E Jiao Tang | *tx Shaoyin C d/o transforming into H d/o or Shaoyin H; enriches yin, desc F, elim irritability; tongue sores; H in chest |
Gan Mai Da Zao Tang | Nourish HT, harmonize MJ, relax hypertonicity; long-term Rx, can use to modify menopausal Rx; *"Restless organ d/o" d/t p'genic weeping/grief > loss of fluids/qi & bld |
Ping Wei San | *basic Rx for D stag in the MJ causing distention/fullness in epi w/ loss of taste/appetite, heavy sensation, loose stool, acid reflux (d/t D in MJ) etc. |
*Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San | *EPF WC w/ internal D stag, digestive Rx, "extremely effective"; releases ext., transf D, regs qi, hrmnz MJ; food poisoning |
San Ren Tang | *Early stage DH or SH w/ D predom, esp in UJ or MJ. Qi level H. Moves qi. Clrs DH. |
Yin Chen Hao Tang | #1 Hepatitis, GB infections, or acute pancreatitis Rx. Yang jaundice (fresh tangerine), ab distention, urinary difficulty. |
Ba Zheng San | *#1 UTI Rx, prostatitis, DH lin; clr H/F, pro pp |
Er Miao San | *DH in LJ (vag d/c, lin, herpes, PID, STDs); can use for atrophy of lower extremities (has Cang Zhu) |
Yin Chen Wu Ling San | hepatitis & jaundice, D predominant |
Zhu Ling Tang | pro pp, clrs H, nourishes yin.*Clr DH, turbid lin (bladder cancer, UTI) while protecting yin. |
Wu Pi San | *skin edema. Rslv D, reduce edema, reg qi, + SP, pro pp. Invasion W-Water w/ KI yang xu > stag D in SP & LU |
Fang Ji Huang Qi Tang | *WD or W-edema d/t wei qi xu & invasion of WD. + qi, dispels W, + SP, pro pp, reduce edema. |
Zhen Wu Tang | *diff types of edema, esp severe cases (CHF); warms yang, pro pp. KI & SP yang xu. |
Qiang Huo Sheng Shi Tang | *upper body WD causing upper body pain, h/a, back/a, heaviness, generalized pain. |
Juan Bi Tang | *WCD bi causing joint pain, numbness. |
*Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang | *#1 WD bi syndrome Rx, esp for lower body/back, tx underlying xu. Expels WD, tonifies LV-Bld and KI-yin. |
Gui Zhi Shao Yao Zhi Mu Tang | *swollen painful joints warm to touch (rheumatoid arthritis); unblocks yang qi, pro movement, dispel WD w/ local H |
*Liu Jun Zi Tang | Si Jun Si Tang plus Chen Pi and Ban Xia; tx more D & P; more common for digestive problems |
Shen Ling Bai Zhu San | *chronic diarrhea d/t SP/ST xi w D; tonifies SP qi, leaches out D, stops diarrhea |
*Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang | SP qi xu fever or sinking SP qi, common for prolapse, chronic diarrhea incontinence, and bleeding. *+SP and raise sunken yang. |
Yu Ping Feng San | *prevent freq colds w/ spontaneous sweating; +qi, stabilizes ext, stops sweat; do not use w/ ext invasion or URI |
Sheng Mai San | *concurrent qi & yin xu of LU, chronic cough; also HT disease, palps, irreg Htbeat. +qi, yin, gen fluids, stop sweat |
Bu Fei Tang | *LU and wei qi xu w/ SOB, cough, wheezing; + qi, stabilize exterior; asthma Rx |
Si Wu Tang | *#1 LV bld xu Rx; dizziness, blurred vision, muscle tension, amenorrhea, wiry/thin/choppy Pulse; tonif bld, regs LV |
Dang Gui Bu Xue Tang | *bld xu w/ floating yang causing H sensation in muscles &.or fever & h/a d/t loss of bld. Ton qi, generates bld, secures wei. Good for post-partum fever (but not infection) |
Shao Yao Gan Cao Tang | *ab pain, spasming, & cramping. Softens LV, stops spasms, allev pain. Athletes over-training. |
Ba Zhen Tang | *most basic Rx for qi & bld xu. Si Wu Tang (bld)+ Si Jun Zi Tang (qi). |
Gui Pi Tang | *forgetfulness, palps, insomnia, early periods or chronic blding (SP not holding) or SP not generating bld. Ton SP qi and nrsh HT bld |
Zhi Gan Cao Tang | *palps, irreg HTbeat w/ anxiety, insomnia, other qi&bld xu; consumptive d/o w/ qi&bld xu affecting HT |
*Liu Wei Di Huang Wan | *complex, elegant Rx for yin xu w/ pgenic D. *Classic LR/KD yin xu. Diuretics & astringents. Used as fertility Rx. |
Qi Ju Di Huang Wan | + Gou Qi Zi & Ju Hua for eye problems (predom LR xu) |
*Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan | +Zhi Mu & Huang Bai for yin xu w/ F &/or DH in LJ. *Very effective for menopausal hot flashes, night sweats |
Ming Mu Di Huang Wan | for eye problems w/ more excess &/or more W. + Chai Hu, Dang Gui, Wu Wei Zi, Fu Shen (sub Ling) |
Zuo Gui Wan | *var. of 6-Wei Di for more yin xu w/ little H. Nourishes yin, KI, fills essence, augments marrow |
Zuo Gui Yin | milder tonifying than prev. Always check ingred of var. |
Da Bu Yin Wan | *more H/F, steaming bone syndrome (H cause essence to move recklessly); enrich yin, desc F. KI pulse forceful, rapid. |
Yi Guan Jian | *concurrent LV/KI yin xu w/ qi stag attacking ST; enriches yin (LV/KI) & spreads LV qi |
Er Zhi Wan | *ton LV/KI yin, benefits eyes & hair. Not cloying. |
Bai He Gu Jin Tang | *v. effective Rx for chronic yin xu cough w/ P, internal dryness. DRY, hard to expec P cough. Can use for lingering cough if yin damaged. Yin xu signs. |
Bu Fei E Jiao Tang | *LU yin xu w/ vig H, cough w/ bld-streaked sputum; nrsh yin, +LU, stops cough, stops blding |
Shen Qi Wan | *classic Rx KI yang xu w/ insufficient MingMen fire; Regs fluid metabolism. Sl. yin tonifying, sl. cloying. V. balanced. Use for urinary d/o & genital d/o. |
You Gui Wan | *exhaustion d/t KI yang & Essence xu, waning MingMen, esp d/t chronic illness (e.g., post-chemo); also tonifies bld. |
Qi Bao Mei Ran Dan | *premature graying/loss of hair, loose teeth; +KI yin, nrsh yin & (LR) bld. Only mild + yang. |
Er Xian Tang | *menopausal sx inc hypertension, hot sweats, depression, insomnia. *KI yin&yang xu w/ flaring MingMen. Warms KI, ton Essence, drains KI-F, regs Chong & Ren. |
Dang Gui Si Ni Tang | *Yang xu C hands & feet, WC bi, Reynauds, frostbite. Warms chan, nrsh bld, unblocks bld vessels |
Li Zhong Wan | *basic Rx for C, defic MJ w/ diarrhea, n/v, or blding d/t yang xu; warms MJ, tonifies SP-ST. |
Si Jun Zi Tang | *classic Rx for SP qi xu; long-term too cloying (no qi movers); base of many SP tonic Rxs |
Qing Qi Hua Tan Wan | #1 for for H-P cough; internal clumping d/t H |
Jia Wei Xiao Yao San | *more H-clring; for women in peri-menopause; with Mu Dan Pi & Zhi Zi |
Jiu Wei Qiang Huo Tang | induces sweating, dispels D while simult draining int H. H/a, neck/a, and generalized bi most anywhere (even toothache) |
Qing Wen Bai Du Yin | extreme qi and bld level H |
San Ao Tang | var. of Ma Huang Tang; focus on cough and wheezing |
Wu Ling San | *edema, urinary difficulty. + SP, warm yang, helps T&T. For severe water accum in BL w/ inability to transf. (wind water invasion). |
Wu Ling San | contains Ze Xie, Fu Ling, Zhu Ling, Bai Zhu, Gui Zhi |
Ba Xian Chang Shou Tang "8-Immortal Pill for Longevity" | var. of Liu Wei Di Huang; yin xu cough, cough bld, tidal fever, night sweat; LU & KI yin xu (upper & lower sources of H2O transf.) |
Da Chai Hu Tang "Major Bupleurum Dec." | Hrmnz & rel Shaoyang; drain int clumping d/t H (Shaoyang & Yangming Fu d/o w/ H) |
Dang Gui Liu Huang Tang "Tangkuei & 6-Yellow Dec" | enrich yin, drain F, stabilize ext, stop sweating (raging night sweats w/ bld- & yin-xu. |
Du Qi Wan "Capital Qi Pill" | var. of Liu Wei Di Huang Wan; chronic wheezing; premature ejaculation d/t KI xu |
Fu Yuan Huo Xue Tang "Revive Health by Invig Bld Dec" | invig bld, dispels stasis, spreads LR qi, unblocks chan; for traumatic physical injury resulting in bld leaving vessels, pain! |
Ge Gen Huang Lian Huang Qin Tang "Kudzu, Scutellaria, & Coptis Dec" | EPF w/ simult blazing H in int. Fever w/ dysenteric diarrhea; can be d/t improper purging. Steaming muscle layer, sweat, wheezing. |
Gua Lou Xie Bai Bai Jiu "Trichosanthes Fruit, Chinese Garlic, & Wine Dec" | var. of Zhi Shi Xie Bai Gui Zhi Tang; unblocks yang, moves qi, exxpels P; for chest obstruction w/ pain (may rad to upper back), wheeze, cough w/ copious sputum, SOB |
Gua Lou Zhi Shi Tang "Trichosanthes Fruit & Unripe Bitter Orange Dec" | var. of Qing Qi Hua Tan Wan (w/ stronger effect on qi); transf & cool P-H in chest w/ severe pain in chest/diaphragm |
Gui Fu Li Zhong Tang "Cinnamon & Aconite Dec. to Reg. Middle" | severe C from SP-, ST-, & KI-xu. Diarrhea (maybe cock-crow), other extreme defic C signs |
Ling Gui Zhu Gan Tang "Poria, Cinn Twig, Atractyl, & Licorice Dec" | warms & transf P, thin mucus; +SP, rslv D. |
Shi Quan Da Bu Tang "All-Inclusive Great Tonifying Dec" | warms & ton qi & bld. Can use for consumptive d/o, nonhealing sores. |
Si Miao Wan "Four-Marvel Pill" | var. of Er Miao San (adds Yi Yi Ren, Niu Xu); for atrophy d/o char by severe numb, weak in lower extrem w/ painful/swollen feet. |
Tai Shan Pan Shi San "Tai Shan Bedrock Powder" | ton qi, + SP, nrsh bld, quiets fetus. For qi&bld xu w/ lack of nrshment to fetus |
Xin Yi Wan (SAN) "Magnolia Flower Powder" | var. of Cang Er Zi San; disperses W-C & unblocks nasal passages |
You Gui Yin "Restore the Right [KI] Drink" | sl. Weaker than You Gui Wan |