Diagnosis

Question 1

Ping Wei San

Calm the Stomach Powder

Answer 1

Damp-cold stagnating in the Spleen and Stomach

Indications

Fullness and distention in the abdomen and epigastrium, indigestion, decreased appetite, heaviness of the limbs, diarrhea or loose stool, easily-fatigued, low energy level, increased desire to sleep, vomiting and nausea, acid regurgitation, belching, a swollen tongue with a thick white and greasy coating, and a slippery or moderate pulse.

Question 2

Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San

Patchouli/Agastache Powder to Rectify the Qi

Answer 2

Externally contracted wind-cold with concurrent internal stagnation of dampness

Indications

Fever and chills, a stifling sensation in the chest, aversion to cold, epigastric and abdominal pain, headache, nausea and vomiting, diarrhea, loss of taste, a white greasy tongue coating, and a moderate soft pulse.

Question 3

Ba Zheng San

Eight Herb Powder for Rectification

Clear Heat Expel Dampness

Answer 3

Hot or bloody painful urination caused by damp-heat accumulation in the lower Jiao, heat or bloody lin syndrome

Question 4

Yin Chen Hao Tang

Virgate Wormwood Decoction

Clear Heat Expel Dampness

Answer 4

Yang-type jaundice due to dampness and stagnant heat in the interior

Question 5

Er Miao San

Two Marvel Powder

Clear Heat Drain Damp

Answer 5

Damp-heat in the lower Jiao

Question 6

Wu Ling San

Five Ingredient Powder with Poria

Promote Urination and Leech Out Damp

Answer 6

1. Taiyang disease of water buildup where pathogenic influences have penetrated to the bladder.
2. Earth failing to transport water, leading to edema. 3. Retention of phlegm and fluids in the lower burner causing a pulsing sensation around the umbilicus.

Question 7

Zhu Ling Tang:

Polyporus Decoction

Promote Urination and Leech Out Damp

Answer 7

Clumping of heat and water in the lower Jiao with yin deficiency

Question 8

Wu Pi San

Five Peel Powder

Promote Urination and Leech Dampness

Answer 8

Skin edema due to Spleen deficiency with excess dampness

Question 9

Zhen Wu Tang

True Warrior Decoction

Transform Water and Dampness

Answer 9

1. Kidney, or Spleen and Kidney yang deficiency with water retention.
2. Externally-contracted wind-cold at the Taiyang stage

Question 10

Shao Yao Tang

Peony Decoction

Clear Heat from the Organs

Answer 10

Damp-heat accumulation in the Intestines causing Qi and blood stagnation, frequently caused by food poisoning or contraction of an epidemic toxin