Distinguishing Characteristics of each CA Rx Flashcards
Gui Zhi Tang
Cinnamon Twig Decoction
Release Exterior Wind-Cold
Fever & Chills unrelieved by sweating; Ying & Wei Disharmony
Sang Ju Yin
Mulberry Leaf and Chrysanthemum Decoction
Release Exterior Wind-Heat
Sl. fever, cough, sl. thirst, sl. sore throat, possible red painful eyes
Yin Qiao San
Honeysuckle and Forsythia Powder
Release Exterior Wind-Heat with Heat Toxin
Fever, sl. or no chills, thirst, sore throat, cough, H/A, boils, sores, measles, mumps
This is a Wen Bing Rx @ Wei/ Defensive Qi Level
Chai Ge Jie Ji Tang
Bupleurem and Kudzu Decoction to Release the Muscle Layer
Exterior Wind-Cold (Tai Yang) transferring to Interior (Yang Ming)
Ext. W-C characterized by decreasing chills and increasing fever, accompanied by H/A, stiffness of the extremities, orbital/ eye pn, dry nose, irritability, insomnia
Ren Shen Bai Du San
Ginseng Powder to Overcome Pathogenic Influence
Exterior Wind-Cold-Damp w/ Interior Qi Xu
High fever and severe chills w/ shivering, absence of sweating, pain and stiffness of the head/neck, soreness and pain of the extremities, nasal congestion with sonorous breathing, productive cough, focal distention and fullness of the chest
Contains SJZT w/o Bai Zhu
Da Cheng Qi Tang
Major Order the Qi Decoction
Drain Downward Damp Heat Accumulation
Constipation w/ pn that increases w/ pressure; green diarrhea; cold limbs w/ heat in the sternum and epigastrium
Shi - Hardness - Da Huang
Zao - Dryness - Mang Xiao
Man - Obj. Fullness/ Visible Bloat - Hou Po
Pi - Subj. Fullness/ Invisible Bloat - Zhi Shi
Yang Ming CHANNEL Syndrome = Bai Hu Tang
Yang Ming ORGAN Syndrome = Cheng Qi Tangs
Xiao Cheng Qi Tang
Minor Order the Qi Decoction
Drain Downward Damp Heat Accumulation
Constipation w/ pn that DOES NOT increase w/ pressure
Shi - Hardness - Da Huang
Man - Obj. Fullness/ Visible Bloat - Hou Po
Pi - Subj. Fullness/ Invisible Bloat - Zhi Shi
Tiao Wei Cheng Qi Tang
Regulate the ST and Order the Qi Decoction
Drain Downward Damp Heat Accumulation
Mild constipation w/ nosebleeds, swollen gums and throat, petechiae
Shi - Hardness - Da Huang
Zao - Dryness - Mang Xiao
Run Chang Wan
Moisten the Intestines Pill
Drain Downward Intestinal Dryness
Elderly, post-partum, post-surgical constipation d/t fluid deficiency
Ma Zi Ren Wan
Hemp Seed Pill
Drain Downward Intestinal Dryness
Constipation w/ normal or frequent urination
Xiao Chai Hu Tang
Minor Bupleurem Decoction
Harmonize Shao Yang
4 Cardinal Sx of Shao Yang Syndrome:
* Alterrnating Fever and Chills
* P: Wiry
* Dizziness, Nausea
* Dry throat/ bitter taste
Si Ni San
Frigid Extremities Powder
Harmonize Liver and Spleen
Cold fingers and toes w/ warm body
Raynaud’s Syndrome
Xiao Yao San
Rambling Powder
Harmonize Liver and Spleen (Wood attacking Earth)
Classic Qi Stag Rx
Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang
Pinellia Decoction to Drain the Epigastrium
Harmonize Stomach and Intestines
Epigastric focal distention w/ little or no pn, dry heaves, frank vomiting
Gastritis d/t heat (inflammation) and cold (cold ST = digestion is slow; food doesn’t move)
Bai Hu Tang
White Tiger Decoction
Clear Heat at the Qi Level
4 BIGS - Big Sweat, Big Pulse, Big Fever, Big Thirst
Huang Lian Jie Du Tang
Coptis Decoction to Relieve Toxicity
Clear Toxic Heat
Fire in the 3 Jiaos - carbuncles, deep-rooted boils
Contains Three “Huangs”
* Huang Lian for heat in UJ/ MJ
* Huang Bai for heat in UJ
* Huang Qin for heat in LJ
Zhi Zi drains heat via Urine
Xie Xin Tang
Drain the Epigastrium Decoction
Clear Toxic Heat
**Damp-Heat **Excess looks like heat w/ epigastric focal distention
Contains TWO Huangs:
* Huang Lian & Huang Qin
* When combined with Da Huang (King), removes heat via STOOL
Qing Wei San
Clear the Stomach Powder
Clear Organ Heat
ST Fire attacking the face w/ toothache, facial swelling, sore and bleeding gums, painful tongue, bad breath
Dao Chi San
Guide Out the Red Powder
Clear Organ Heat
**UTI w/ sores **around the mouth, heat in the chest
Long Dan Xie Gan Tang
Gentiana Decoction to Drain the Liver
Clear Organ Heat
LV FIRE; Red, painful eyes Herpes; Shingles; Bitter taste; Hypochondriac/ intercostal pn
Women: Foul-smelling leukorrhea Men: impotence
Bai Tou Weng Tang
Pulsatilla Decoction
Clear Organ Heat
“Fire-rrhea” d/t Amoebic, Bacillary dysentery
Qing Hao Bie Jia Tang
Artemisia Annua and Soft-Shelled Turtle Shell Decoction
Clear Deficiency Heat
Night fever; Morning Coolness
Dang Gui Liu Huang Tang
Tangkui and Six-Yellow Decoction
Clear Deficiency Heat
Fever, night sweats, irritability, dark scanty urine, dry stools, Fire in the interior w/ Blood or Yin Xu
Contains “SIX Huangs + Dang”:
* Shu Di + Sheng Di + Dang Gui –> Nourish Yin and Blood
* Huang Lian/Bai/Qin –> Drain Fire
* Huang Qi –> Augments Qi
Li Zhong Wan
Regulate the Middle
Warm Interior - Middle Burner
Abd. pn relieved by warmth and pressure [with spitting of saliva]
Contains SJZT w/o Fu Ling; Sub Gan Jiang
Wu Zhu Yu Tang
Evodia Decoction
Warm Interior - Middle Burner
Vomiting immediately after eating; indeterminate gnawing hunger; dry heaves; spitting of clear fluids; vertex h/a; agitation so severe patient wants to die
Xiao Jian Zhong Tang
Minor Construct the Middle Decoction
Warm Interior - Middle Burner
Intermittent spasmodic abd. pn better w/ warmth and pressure
Da Jian Zhong Tang
Major Construct the Middle Decoction
Warm Interior - Middle Burner
Excruciating Epigastric & Abd. pn so bad that patient cannot tolerate being touched
Root: Middle burner yang xu
Branch: Yin cold
King = Sichuan Pepper/ Hua Jiao
Si Ni Tang
Frigid Extremities Decoction
Warm Interior - Yang Collapse
Constant desire to sleep curled up in a ball | True Cold + False Heat
Si Jun Zi Tang
Four Gentlemen Decoction
Tonify Qi
General (LU & SP) Qi Xu
SJZT + Er Chen Tang = LJZT
SJZT + Er Chen Tang + Mu Xiang + Sha Ren = Xiang Sha LJZT
XSLJZT + Ping Wei San = Xiang Sha Yang Wei San
Shen Ling Bai Zhu San
Ginseng, Poria, White Atractylodes Powder
Tonify Qi
Loose stools, diarrhea, weak extremities, weight loss, stifling sensation in the chest and epigastrium
Kings = SJZT
Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang
Tonify the Middle and Augment the Qi Decoction
Tonify Qi
Intermittent Fever, Prolapse of organs, spontaneous sweats, possible bleeding disorder
Yu Ping Feng San
Jade Windscreen Powder
Tonify Qi
Frequent Recurring Colds/ Prone to W-C attacks; spontaneous sweating d/t Wei Qi Xu; Balance betw. tonifying Wei Qi w/o trapping Evil Qi in body; chasing out Evil Qi w/o depleting Wei Qi
Sheng Mai San
Generate the Pulse Powder
Tonify Qi
SOB, spontaneous sweat w/ chronic cough with sparse sputum difficult to expectorate; LU Qi & Yin Xu
Si Wu Tang
Four Substances Decoction
Tonify Blood
Classic Blood Xu Rx
Dang Gui Bu Xue Tang
Tangkui Decoction to Tonify the Blood
Tonify Blood
Hot sensations in the muscles yet desire to drink warm beverages; Major Qi & Blood Xu d/t overexertion
5:1 Ratio Huang Qi:Dang Gui
Good for things like massive post-partum blood loss; Yang will begin to separate bc blood not holding Yang in vessels so you will see False Heat
Ba Zhen Tang
Eight Treasure Decoction
Tonify Qi and Blood
Blood and Qi Xu concurrent; SWT + SJZT put together
Shi Quan Da Bu Tang
All-Inclusive Great Tonifying Decoction
Tonify Qi and Blood
Qi & Blood Xu w/ Deficiency Cold; Qi & Blood Xu in consumptive disorders; Sores that refuse to heal; SWT + SJZT + Ren Shen + Rou Gui
Gui Pi Tang
Restore the Spleen Decoction
Tonify Qi and Blood
Chronic bleeding disorders, palps, forgetfulness, insomnia, reduced appetite, wan complexion
Good for students - SP Qi Xu d/t worry, fatigue, overwork
Liu Wei Di Huang Wan
Six-Ingredient Pill w/ Rehmannia
Tonify Yin
KD Yin Xu s/s + hot palms and soles, chronic dry and sore throat, Xiao Ke - wasting and thirsting
3 Tonify Herbs - Shu Di; Shan Zhu Yu; Shan Yao
3 Sedating Herbs - Ze Xie; Mu Dan Pi; Fu Ling
Zuo Gui Wan
Restore the Left Kidney Pill
Tonify Yin
(More Severe) KD Yin Xu and Essence Depletion w/ spontaneous and nocturnal emissions, spontaneous and night sweats
Clinically:
Zuo Gui Yin tonifies Yin FAST
Zuo Gui Wan tonifies Yin AGGRESSIVELY
LWDHW is a balanced Yin Tonic for LT use
Bai He Gu Jin Tang
Lily Bulb Decoction to Preserve the Metal
Tonify Yin
Cough w/ blood-streaked sputum, hot palms and soles, night sweats (LU & KD)
Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan
Kidney Qi Pill from the Golden Cabinet
Tonify Yang
Urinary difficulty w/ edema or incontinence; irritability to point of having difficulty lying down; breathing most comfortably while leaning against something
Contains LWDHW + Fu Zi + Gui Zhi (for Yang Xu)
Clinically:
Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan = Balanced Yang Tonic for LT use
You Gui Wan = Tonifies Yang Immediately/ Aggressively
You Gui Wan
Restore the Right Kidney Pill
Tonify Yang
Spermatorrhea, incontinence, edema of lower limbs, impotence, exhaustion after long illness
Tonifies Yang QUICKLY and AGGRESSIVELY
Si Shen Wan
Four Miracle Pill
Stabilize and Bind: Intestines
Cock’s Crow Diarrhea
Si Shen Wan = Tonifies KD + SP; Warming and Astringing
Li Zhong Wan = Tonifies SP ONLY; Warming and TONIFYING
Jin Suo Gu Jing Wan
Metal Lock Pill to Stabilize the Essence
Stabilize and Bind: Essence
Chronic spermatorrhea; impotence
Gu Jing Wan
Stabilize the Menses Pill
Stabilize and Bind: Womb
Continuous menstrual trickle and gushing red blood with clots/ menorrhagia (Beng Lou Syndrome)
Wan Dai Tang
End Discharge Decoction
Stabilize and Bind: Womb
Profuse vaginal discharge white or yellow
Suan Zao Ren Tang
Sour Jujube Decoction
Calm Spirit: Heart Deficiency
Irritability, insomnia, night sweats, vertigo, dizziness, palps - like HT7 - calming, but not sedating
Clinically: Wood not generating Fire (LV Blood Xu leading to HT Yin Xu)
Huang Lian E Jiao Tang
Coptis and Ass-Hide Gelatin Decoction
Calm Spirit: Heart Deficiency
YIN FIRE: Irritability w/ sensation of heat in the chest, insomnia, palpitations, anxiety
Gan Mai Da Zao Tang
Licorice, Wheat, and Jujube Decoction
Calm Spirit: Heart Deficiency
Crying for no reason, inability to control oneself, as if under influence of a ghost, irritability, can’t sleep/ disturbed sleep - like PC7 - stronger sedating/calming capability
Yue Ju Wan
Escape Restraint Pill
Regulate Qi: Qi Stagnation
Rx to move six stagnations:
Blood
Phlegm/ Damp
Qi
Heat
Food
Ban Xia Hou Po Tang
Pinellia and Magnolia Bark Decoction
Regulate Qi: Qi Stagnation
Feeling of something caught in throat (plum-pit Qi) - cannot be swallowed or ejected
Su Zi Jiang Qi Tang
Perilla Fruit Decoction for Directing Qi Downward
Regulate Qi: Rebellious Qi
SOB marked by labored inhalation and smooth exhalation, watery copious sputum
Excess Cold-Phlegm Above; KD Yang Xu Below
Ju Pi Zhu Ru Tang
Tangerine Pill and Bamboo Shaving Decoction
Regulate Qi: Rebellious Qi
Hiccough, nausea, dry heaves, retching
Contains Er Chen Tang
Tao He Cheng Qi Tang
Peach Pit Decoction to Order the Qi
Regulate Blood: Blood Stasis
Blood stasis in the LJ; amenorrhea or dysmenorrhea in women; manic behavior
ACUTE Lower abd. pn d/t blood stasis w/ sl. heat (hence thin yellow coat on tongue)
This Rx = Tiao Wei CQT + Tao Ren + Gui Zhi
Blood Stasis in General
Blood Stag + LQS = XFZYT
Blood Stag + Def Cold in LJ; Uterus; Chong; Ren = Wen Jing Tang or GZFLW
Blood Stag + Heat in LJ = Tao He CQT
Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang
Drive Out Stasis in the Mansion of the Blood Decoction
Regulate Blood: Blood Stasis
Blood stasis in the chest
This Rx = THSWT + SNS
Wen Jing Tang
Warm the Menses Decoction
Regulate Blood: Blood Stasis
Mild, persistent uterine bleeding w/ early or late periods cold in the abdomen and infertility
Contains Wu Zhu Yu + Gui Zhi so it’s for [Def] COLD
RESEMBLES Yin Xu, but the dryness fr this condition is from Blood Stasis
Sheng Hua Tang
Generating and Transforming Decoction
Regulate Blood: Blood Stasis
Retention of Lochia
Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan
Cinnamon and Poria Pill
Regulate Blood: Blood Stasis
Mild persistent uterine bleeding w/ purple or dark blood/ blood stasis; Classic Rx for Uterine Fibroids/ Ovarian Cysts
Dan Shen Yin
Salvia Drink
Regulate Blood: Blood Stasis
Abd. pn that radiates upward w/ S/Sx of blood stasis and Qi Stagnation
Biomed: Pancreatitis, Cholecystitis, chronic gastritis
Huai Hua San
Sophora Japonica Flower Powder
Regulate Blood: Stop Bleeding
Bright red rectal bleeding; bright red or dark red bleeding hemorrhoids
Jiao Ai Tang
Ass-Hide Gelatin and Mugwort Decoction
Regulate Blood: Stop Bleeding
Abd. pn w/ uterine bleeding d/t cold
Contains SWT + E Jiao + Ai Ye
Uterus Bleeding in General
Blood Xu + Cold = Jiao Ai Tang
Blood Stag + Cold = Wen Jing Tang
Alt. Trickling, Flooding d/t HEAT = Gu Jing Wan
Xiao Huo Luo Dan
Minor Invigorate the Collaterals Special Pill
Expel External Wind
Key Word is CHANNELS
Pn, weak and numb lower extremities w/ wind-stroke, migrating or fixed bone or joint pn
Kings = Cao Wu + Chuan Wu (together = Wu Tou) which warms CHANNELS
Tian Nan Xing clears phlegm in CHANNELS
Ru Xiang/ Mo Yao increases blood flow in CHANNELS
Di Long opens CHANNELS
Rx for WDC Bi/ pn in bones/ joints
Xiao Feng San
Eliminate the Wind Powder
Expel External Wind
Weepy, itchy skin lesions over a large part of the body; good for poison oak
Zhen Gan Xi Feng Tang
Sedate the Liver and Extinguish Wind Decoction
Expel Internal Wind
Progressive motor dysfxn of the body or facial asymmetry that occurs over a period of a few hours to a few days
Internal Wind
ZGXFT - 50/50 excess/deficiency LV Wind d/t LV/KD Yin Xu causing blood congestion in brain; progressive motor dysfxn; LOC
TWBXD - 90/10 excess/deficiency LYR [causing internal LV Wind] - Sedation Rx for CVA numbness, twitching, hemiplagia
Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin
Gastrodia and Uncaria Decoction
Expel Internal Wind
H/A, dizziness, vertigo, tinnitus, blurred vision, insomnia, DDS + Shaking or tremors of head and hands, Hemiplagia
Xing Su San
Apricot Kernel and Perilla Leaf Powder
Treat Exterior Dryness
Chills w/o sweat but w/ cough and watery sputum
Mai Men Dong Tang
Opiopogonis Decoction
Treat Interior Dryness
Cough, SOB, spitting of saliva, hot palps and soles (LU & ST), thirst, dry throat, dry heaves
Ping Wei San
Calm the Stomach Powder
Expel Dampness: Damp Turbidity
Gastric/ abd. indigestion, fullness, Inc. desire to sleep w/ heavy sensations in the limbs
Contains Cang Zhu - one of driest herbs in pharmacopia
Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San
Agastache Powder to Rectify the Qi
Expel Dampness: Damp Turbidity
Stomach Flu, Traveler’s Diarrhea, Food Poisoning, Good for sea sickness; similar to Curing Pills
Contains Ping Wei San w/o Cang Zhu
Ba Zheng San
Eight Herb Powder for Rectification
Expel Dampness: Damp-Heat
UTI w/ dark, turbid, scanty, difficult, painful urination
Used generally for Lin Syndromes
Wu Ling San
Five-Ingredient Powder with Poria
Expel Dampness: Water Irregularity
Throbbing pulsations just below umbilicus, vomiting frothy saliva, vomiting after drinking
Zhu Ling Tang
Polyporus Decoction
Expel Dampness: Water Irregularity
Chronic UTI w/ irritability or insomnia; urinary difficulty w/ thirst w/ desire to drink
Wu Pi San
Five-Peel Powder
Expel Dampness: Water Irregularity
Pregnancy edema/ pre-eclampsia; Edema all over body; puffy palpable; heaviness in limbs; okay to use w/** HTN & Proteinurea **
Zhen Wu Tang
True Warrior Decoction
Expel Dampness: Cold-Damp
Abd. pn aggravated by cold, sweating not reduced by fever, palps in the epigastrium, feeling unstable as if about to fall
Think of Jack and Rose - Rose is shivering w/ palps; Jack has COLD yang Xu; water retention
Can be used for Congestive HT Failure; Pitting Edema
Juan Bi Tang
Remove Painful Obstruction Decoction
Expel Dampness: Wind-Damp
Heaviness in body, stiffness in neck, shoulders, upper back -** Painful W-D Bi**
Er Chen Tang
Two-Cured Decoction
Dissolve Phlegm: Damp-Phlegm
Cough w/ copious white sputum easily expectorated palps, dizziness, nausea
Think of Wet T-Shirts drying in the sun
* Sun is Ban Xia –> warm and dry
* Wind is Ju Hong/ Chen Pi –> revives Qi Flow
* Dripping is Fu Ling –> dampness draining down
* Fabric Softener is Zhi Gan Cao –> harmonizes to make sure the shirt doesn’t get too stiff
Ban Xia King Rx
* Er Chen Tang: Damp-Phlegm
* Wen Dan Tang: Phlegm-Heat
* Ban Xia Bai Zhu Tian Ma Tang: Wind-Phlegm
Wen Dan Tang
Warm the Gallbladder Decoction
Dissolve Phlegm: Damp-Phlegm
Hot-Phlegm; Psychological disorders
Dizziness, vertigo, gnawing hunger, strange/ unusual dreams, seizures, seizures w/ copious sputum
Qing Qi Hua Tan Wan
Clear the Qi and Transform Phlegm Pill
Dissolve Phlegm: Hot-Phlegm
Phlegm-heat w/ cough w/ copious, viscous sputum that is difficult to expectorate
Bei Mu Gua Lou San
Fritillaria and Trichosanthes Fruit Powder
Dissolve Phlegm: Dry-Phlegm
Cough w/ deep-seated sputum that is difficult to expectorate
Uses Chuan Bei Mu which is more moistening Dry-Phlegm than Zhe BM which is for Phlegm-Heat
Kind of like ECT subs out Ban Xia for 3 moistening herbs
Ban Xia Bai Zhu Tian Ma Tang
Pinellia, Atractylodis, Macrocephalae, and Gastrodia Decoction
Dissolve Phlegm: Wind-Phlegm
Dizziness, vertigo, copious sputum, stifling sensation in chest
Good for Meniere’s Disease
Zhi Sou San
Stop Coughing Powder
Dissolve Phlegm: Wind-Phlegm
Post-acute-cough with/without fever and chills, itchy throat
Bao He Wan
Preserve Harmony Pill
Digestif - Food Retention
Food Stag Rx; rotten smelling belches
