Classical Base formulas (for Gu) Flashcards
GuiZhi Tang
Guizhi 9g Shaoyao 9g Shengjiang 9g Dazao 12 pieces (Zhi)Gancao 6g
Gegen Tang
Gegen 12g Mahjong 9g Guizhi 6g Gancao 6g Dazao 12 pieces Shengjiang 9g Shaoyao 6g
Xiao QingLong Tang
Mahuang 9g Guizhi 9g Shaoyao 9g (Zhi)Gancao 9g Wuweizi 9g Ganjiang 9g Xixin 9g Banxia 9g
Wuling San
Zexie 5g Baizhu 3g Zhuling 3g Fuling 3g Guizhi 2g - in xizhou (thin rice gruel)
ZhenWu Tang
Fuling 9g Shaoyao 9g Baizhu 6g Shengjiang 9g Fuzi 9g
a) Lung Wilting
● Emaciation
● Thick, sticky difficult to expectorate sputum
● Foamy drool
b) Great Counterflow Qi Ascent
● Dry cough
● Panting, difficulty breathing c) Throat Block
● Dry throat
● Sensation of stuckness and dryness in throat with cough
MaiMenDong Tang
MaiMenDong Tang
Maimendong 70g Banxia 10g Renshen 6g Gancao 6g Jingmi 6g Dazao 12 pieces
Retching, Nausea, Reflux, Burping
● Pi: epigastric soft, weak, fullness pain, discomfort, or
sensitivity at Ren 14
● Borborygmus; alternating diarrhea, constipation, or
mixed stool pattern
BanXia XieXin Tang
BanXia XieXin Tang
Banxia 12g Huangqin 9g Huanglian 3g Ganjiang 9g Renshen 9g Dazao 12 pieces (Zhi)Gancao 9g
● Jiexiong: Knot in chest
● Directly below heart (just around xyphoid process)
● Painful to the touch
● Stifling sensation in chest; cough; phlegm; yellow-green
sputum; bronchitis (preventative)
Xiao Xianxiong Tang
Xiao Xianxiong Tang
Huanglian 3g
Banxia 12g
Gualou 12g
Xiao Chaihu Tang
Chaihu 24g Huangqin 9g Banxia 12g Shengjiang 9g Renshen 9g Dazao 12 pieces (Zhi)gancao 9g
● Counter flow cold hands and feet; cold, clammy fingers
● Thin, weak wiry pulse, mid-depth on both sides
● Dong pulse behind guan on left side
● Anger, irritability, nervousness, rib-side discomfort
● Headache
Sini San
Sini San
Chaihu 3g
Zhishi 3g
Shaoyao 3g
Zhigancao 3g
Lizhong Wan
Baizhu 9g
(Zhi)Gancao 9g
Ganjiang 9g
Renshen 9g
Xiao Jianzhong Tang
Guizhi 9g Shaoyao 18g Shengjiang 9g Dazao 12 pieces (Zhi)Gancao 6g Yitang 24g
● Reversal cold of the limbs; frostbite ● Fine, verging on expiry pulse ● Pale complexion, fatigue; pain or rigidity ● Scanty menses; cold genitalia ● Cold occiput, vertex (scarf)
Danggui Sini Tang
Danggui Sini Tang
Danggui 9g Guizhi 9g Shaoyao 9g Xixin 9g Tongcao 6g Dazao 25 pieces Zhigancao 6g
Guizhi Fuling Wan
Guizhi 6g Fuling 6g Baishao 6g Taoren 6g Mudanpi 6g
Physiological Representation: The mandate of the heart freely descends
● Chest pain; heartache; chest oppression
● Feeling of incomplete stool or rectal heaviness ● Inability to breath deeply and rhythmically
● Panic attack
Zhishi Xiebai Guizhi Tang
Zhishi Xiebai Guizhi Tang
Zhishi 4g Xiebai 16g Guizhi 4g Gualou 12g Houpo 12g
Physiological Representation: The light shines in the darkness Key Symbolic Signs and Symptoms:
● Insomnia and anxiety
● Floating heat signs in the head and throat only
● Chronic illness
Qianyang Dan
Qianyang Dan
Fuzi 18g
Guiban 6g
Sharen 9g
(Zhi)Gancao 6g
Symptoms:
● Generalized vexing pains ● Inability to turn from side to side ● Constipation with frequent urination
● Joint pains; painful extremities
Baizhu Fuzi Tang
Baizhu Fuzi Tang
Fuzi 9g Baizhu 12g Shengjiang 12g (Zhi)Gancao 6g Dazao 6g
● Coughing with a floating pulse
● Chronic cough
● Asthmatic breathing; wheezing; panting
Houpo Mahuang Tang
Houpo Mahuang Tang
Houpo 10-20 Mahuang 8-16 Wuweizi 8-16 Ganjiang 4-8 Xixin 4-8 Banxia 8-16 Xingren 8-16 Xiaomai 16-32 Shigao 24-48
Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang
Mahuang 6-12
Xingren 12-26
Shigao 12-32
(Zhi)Gancao 4-8