Cumulative Flashcards
Si Wu Tang Indication
1 BEST FORMULA FOR ANY MENSTRUAL DISORDER – blood def, blood stasis
FORMULAS THAT TONIFY BLOOD
Besides menses dx, sometimes we use this for post partum too or during pregnancy (threatened miscarriage, or restless fetus)
Si Wu Tang Ingredients
FORMULAS THAT TONIFY BLOOD
Yang group (yang within yin) = Dang Gui and Chuan Xiong Yin group (yin within yin) = Shu Di Huang and Bai Shao Yao
How to use Si Wu Tang
FORMULAS THAT TONIFY BLOOD
If more blood stasis, increase dosage of Yang feature herbs (to move blood)
If more blood def, increase dosage of Yin feature herbs (to Tonify blood)
Li Zhong Wan Indication
*Formulas that Warm the Middle & Dispel Cold
Regulate The Middle Pill
BEST FORMULA FOR SP YANG DEF!!!!! warm the middle burner, strengthen SP/ST
Fu Zi Li Zhong Wan Indication
*Formulas that Warm the Middle & Dispel Cold
“Aconite, Ginseng & Ginger Decoction”
BEST FORMULA FOR SP YANG DEF!!!!! warm the middle burner, strengthen SP/ST
Same indications as Li Zhong wan but is STRONGER****
Used if you don’t feel Li Zhong Wan is strong enough
Wu Zhu Yu Tang Indications
*Formulas that Warm the Middle & Dispel Cold
This is the formula for COLD TYPE VOMITING (dt cold in the ST/Yang Ming Channel)
3 indications:
1) Cold in the ST causing vomiting (vomiting immediately after eating, so… cold in the Yangming)
2) Yangming & Jue Yin – cold in Yangming and LV channel, so besides they have cold type vomiting, they also develop VERTEX HA (cold invading the LV)
3) Yangming & Shao Yin – besides cold in the ST causing vomiting, pt also has severe cold hands and feet and diarrhea (pt entity or energy? is so severe, they want to die = severe Shao Yin cx too)
OVERALL, this formula involves Yangming, Jue Yin, and Shao Yin COLD TYPE VOMITING
Xiao Jian Zhong Tang Indication
*Formulas that Warm the Middle & Dispel Cold
KEY SX: SPASMODIC ABDOMINAL PX DT SP YANG DEF
Yi Tang and Bai Shao Yao are very good combo to tx spasmodic cramping
Xiao Jian Zhong Tang Ingredients
*Formulas that Warm the Middle & Dispel Cold
Gui Zhi Tang + Yi Tang (Maltose), double the dose of Bai Shao Yao (White Peony Root)
Dang Gui Si Ni Tang Indication
*Formulas that Warm the Channels & Disperse Cold
“Tangkuei Decoction for Frigid Extremities”
CHANNEL LEVEL CX – Pt got blood def, yang def with the blood stasis in the channel
This formula is used the most for pt who have renal syndrome, OR habitual frost bite (that’s the best time to use) – to improve circulation which is in the channel they have cold, yang def, blood def, blood stasis
Bai Hu Tang Indication
*Clear Heat from the Qi Level
“White Tiger Decoction”
Classic formula for 4 BIGS
Heat in the qi stage in the yang ming channel and ST and LU organs
Long Dan Xie Gan Tang Indication
1 to Clear Heat or Damp Heat of the LV and GB and their channels
*Clear Heat from the Organs
“Gentiana Long Dan Cao Decoction to Drain the Liver”
Qing Wei San Indication
*Clear Heat from the Organs
“Clear the Stomach Powder”
For excess Yang Ming – ONLY for ST FIRE (EXCESS) (local and distal symptoms)
Da Cheng Qi Tang Indication
*Drain Downward – Purge Heat Accumulation
“Major Order the Qi Decoction”
VIGOROUSLY purges clumped heat
STRONGEST for Yang Ming Fu syndrome dt heat accumulation; can also be used for unusual form Yang Ming Fu Sx burning diarrhea with fowl viscous, darkish, mucus type diarrhea
Xiao Cheng Qi Tang Indication
*Drain Downward – Purge Heat Accumulation
“Minor Order the Qi Decoction”
Yang Ming Fu Sx plus early stage dysentery!!! MODERATELY purges clumped heat
WEAKER than Da Cheng Qi Tang bc it does not contain Mang Xiao, Da Huang is cooked together, and they also decrease the dosage of the herbs
Tiao Wei Cheng Qi Tang Indication
*Drain Downward – Purge Heat Accumulation
“Regulate the ST & Order the Qi Decoction”
Constipation dt heat, but NOT FOR Yang Ming Fu Syndrome; can also be used for pts who have heat fire signs in the upper area of the body with or without constipation (try to purge from the bottom to clear upper area heat signs
Most MILD out of the 3; MILDLY purges clumped heat