Final Flashcards
wind cold exterior excess syndrome (tai yang Shang Han disorder)
Ma Huang Tang
(Ephedra Decoction)
B Formula
aversion to cold and fever, headache, body ache, wheezing, no sweating
Ma Huang Tang
(Ephedra Decoction)
B Formula
wind cold exterior deficiency (tai yang Zhong Feng disorder)
Gui Zhi Tang
(Cinnamon Twig Decoction)
A Formula
Ma Huang Tang tongue and pulse
T: thin, white coating
P: floating, tight
Gui Zhi Tang
(Cinnamon Twig Decoction)
A Formula
—–KING—–
1. Gui Zhi
—–DEPUTY—–
2. Bai Shao
—–ASSISTANT—–
3. Sheng Jiang
4. Da Zao
—–ENVOY—–
5. Zhi Gan Cao
headache and fever, aversion to wind and sweating, nasal congestion, dry heaves, no thirst
Gui Zhi Tang
(Cinnamon Twig Decoction)
A Formula
Gui Zhi Tang tongue and pulse
T: thine white coat
P: floating, moderate/frail/soft
exterior wind cold with interior congested cold fluids
Xiao Qing Long Tang
(Minor Bluegreen Dragon Decoction)
B Formula
chills and fever without sweating, coughing, wheezing, copious white watery bubbly sputum with stifling sensation in the chest, generalized sensation of heaviness and body aches, no thirst, possible facial edema
Xiao Qing Long Tang
(Minor Bluegreen Dragon Decoction)
B Formula
chills and fever without sweating, headache, focal dissension, stifling sensation in chest and epigastrium, poor appetite, belching
Xiang Su San
(Cyperus and Perilla Leaf Powder)
B Formula
exterior wind cold with qi constrained in the interior syndrome
Xiang Su San
(Cyperus and Perilla Leaf Powder)
B Formula
exterior cold with interior dampness constrained in summer
Xiang Ru San
(Mosla Powder)
B Formula
aversion to cold and fever without sweating, heavy sensation of head headache, abdominal pain, vomitting, diarrhea, sniffling sensation in chest, general body ache
Xiang Ru San
(Mosla Powder)
B Formula
Cong Chi Tang
(Scallion and Prepared Soybean Decoction)
- Cong Bai (green onion)
- Dan Dou Chi (fermented soybean)
MISO SOUP :)
Ma Huang Tang INgredients
- Ma Huang
- Gui Zhi
- Xing Ren
- Zhi Gan Cao
In Gui Zhi Tang- Gui Zhi and Bai Shao harmonize the ying and Wei
Which herb is for the ying and which herb is for the Wei
ying= Bai Shao (yin tonic; nutritive ying qi)
wei= Gu Zhi (releases the exterior; Wei= exterior)
Indication: early stage warm wind febrile disease (wen bing tao bian)
Sang Ju Yin
(Mulberry leaf and Chrysanthemum Drink)
A Formula
coughing, slight fever, slight thirst
Sang Ju Yin
(Mulberry leaf and Chrysanthemum Drink)
A Formula
Sang Ju Yin
(Mulberry leaf and Chrysanthemum Drink)
A Formula
—–KING—–
1. Sang Ye
2. Ju Hua
—–DEPUTY—–
3. Bo He
4. Xing Ren (goes down)
5. Jie Geng (goes up)
—–ASSISTANT—–
6. Lian Qiao
7. Lu Gen
—–ENVOY—–
8. Gan Cao
Indication: early stage wind warm febrile disease
Key Symptoms: fever, slight or no sweating, slight aversion to wind cold, headache, thirst, cough, sore throat
Yin Qiao San
(Honeysuckles and Forsythia Powder)
A Formula
exterior wind cold, stagnation turns to interior heat (tai yang, yang ming, shao yang)
-unresolved exterior wind-cold gets constrained and turns to heat
Chai Ge Jie Ji Tang
(Bupleurum and Kudzu Decoction to Release Muscle Layer)
A Formula
measles or rashes that do not surface evenly, fever, headache, cough, generalized body aches, sneezing, red eyes, tearing and thirst
Sheng Ma Ge Gen Tang
(Cimicifuga and Kudzu Decoction)
B Formula
Indication: headache due to wind evil attack
-heat or cold
-headache + exterior attack
Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao San
(Chuan Xiong Powder To Be Taken with Green Tea)
A Formula
headache in any part of the head, fever and chills/aversion to cold, dizziness, nasal congestion
Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao San
(Chuan Xiong Powder To Be Taken with Green Tea)
A Formula
Indication: profuse nasal discharge (bi yuan) due to wind heat
Key Symptoms: stuffy, runny nose, foul smelling nasal discharge and frontal headache
Cang Er Zi San
(Xanthium Powder)
B Formula
Indication: exterior wind cold damp with qi deficiency
Ren Shen Bai Du San
(Ginseng Powder to Observe Pathogenic Influences)
A Formula
Key Symptoms: high fever, severe chills with shivering, no sweating, pain and stiff head and neck, soreness and pain of extremities, fullness and distension of the chest, nasal congestion with sonorous breathing and productive cough
Ren Shen Bai Du San
(Ginseng Powder to Observe Pathogenic Influences)
A Formula
exterior wind heat with preexisting yin deficiency
Jia Jian Wei Rui Tang
(Modified Solomons Seal Decoction)
fever with slight chills, little or no sweating, headache, dry throat, cough, irritability, thirst
Jia Jian Wei Rui Tang
(Modified Solomons Seal Decoction)
Ren Shen Bai Du San
(Ginseng Powder to Observe Pathogenic Influences)
Chief Herbs
- Qiang Huo
- Du Huo
(both wind cold damp herbs)
*Ren Shen is the envoy- small dose to deal with xu
Alternating fever and chills, fullness in the chest and hypochondriac, continuous vommiting, slight irritability, fullness and pain or oppression and hardness int he epigastrium, constipation, burning diarrhea
Da Chai Hu Tang
(Major Bupleurum Decoction)
B Formula
exterior wind heat disorders with interior excess heat
Fang Feng Tong Sheng San
(Saposhnikovia Powder that Sagely Unblocks)
fever, sweating, thirst, dysenteric diarrhea characterized by especially foul-smelling stools and burning sensation around the anus, a sensation or irritability and heat sensation in the chest and epigastrium and wheezing
Ge Gen Huang Qin Huang Lian Tang
(Kudzu, Scutellaria, Coptis Decoction)
B Formula
exterior heat sinks into the interior yang ming channel
Ge Gen Huang Qin Huang Lian Tang
(Kudzu, Scutellaria, Coptis Decoction)
B Formula
severe pattern yang ming fu excess syndrome
Da Cheng Qi Tang
(Major Order the Qi Decoction)
A Formula
excess heat with severe constiaption and flatulence, focal dissension and abdominal fullness, abdominal pain increased with pressure, tense firm abdomen. In severe cases there may be tidal fever, unconsciousness, delirium, constant sweating from extremities.
-possible diarrhea that is clear, watery, green
Da Cheng Qi Tang
(Major Order the Qi Decoction)
A Formula
mild pattern yang ming fu organ excess syndrome
Xiao Cheng Qi Tang
(Minor Order the Qi Decoction)
A Formula
excess tidal fever, delirium, constipation, focal distention, abdominal fullness, dissension, no obvious abdominal masses
Xiao Cheng Qi Tang
(Minor Order the Qi Decoction)
A Formula
T: red tongue with and “old looking” dirty and dry yellow coating
P: slippery, rapid
Xiao Cheng Qi Tang
(Minor Order the Qi Decoction)
A Formula