Formulas Flashcards
To know the basics
Long Dan Xie Gan Tang
Gentiana Decoction to Drain the Liver
Is in what Category? What does it do?
Clear Heat- in organs (LV/GB)
Drain fire excess from LV/GB
It drains Damp Heat with Long Dan Cao Gentiana as the Chief
Long Dan Xie Gan Tang Gentiana Decoction to Drain the Liver
What does a patient look like?
Swollen genitals, herpes, bitter taste in mouth, irritable
Pulse- wiry, rapid, forceful
Tongue- red with yellow
Huang lian Jie Du tang
Coptis Decoc to relieve toxicity
Is in what Category? What does it do?
Clear Heat-Relieve Toxicity
For Heat toxins in T.H. and disturbs spirit
It drains Fire
Huang lian Jie Du tang
Coptis Decoction to Relieve Toxicity
What does a patient look like?
Nosebleeds, incoherent speech, irritability
Tongue-red with yellow
Pulse- rapid and forceful
Qing Ying Tang
Clear the Nutritive level
Is in what category? What does it do?
Clear Heat-Nutritive Level
For when Heat scorches the Heart
This formula:
Relieves Fire Toxins
Drains Heat
Nourishes Yin
With Shui neu jiao antelope horn as the chief
Qing Ying Tang
Clear the Nutritive level
What does a patient look like?
High fever, purple dots on tongue
Tongue: Scarlet, dry
Pulse: thin, rapid
Ba Hu Tang
White Tiger Decoction
Is in what Category? What does it do?
Clear Heat- Qi Level
For Blazing heat in Yang Bring (Lg Int/ST)
This formula:
Drain ST fire
Generate Fluids
With Shi gan gypsum as the chief
Ba Hu Tang
White Tiger Decoction
What does a patient look like?
High Fever WITH profuse sweating, 4 Bigs (sweat, thirst, fever..) Toothache
Xiao Chai Hu Tang
Minor Buplerum Decoction
Is in what category? What does it do?
Harmonize Shao Yang (TH/GB)
This formula:
Vents pathogens in Lesser Yang
Spreads LV Qi
Xiao Chai Hu Tang
Minor Buplerum Decoction
What does a patient look like?
Alternating fever and chills, bitter taste in mouth, heartburn, nausea
Tongue: 1/2 coat or 1/2 yellow
Pulse: wiry
Ban xia Xie Xin Tang
Pinellia to drain Epigastrum Decoction
Is in what category? What does it do?
Harmonize- ST and Intestines
This formula:
Directs rebellious Qi downward
Disperse clumping
Eliminate Focal Distention
With Ban xia Pinellia as the chief to stop vomiting and eliminate distention, Huang lian coptis as a Deputy/Chief for draining heat
Ban xia Xie Xin Tang
Pinellia to drain Epigastrum Decoction
What does a patient look like?
Borborygmous, diarrhea, focal distention, no appetite
Tongue: thin, yellow, greasy
Pulse: wiry, rapid
Dang Gui Si Ni Tang
Dang Gui for Frigid Extremities Decoction
Is in what category? What does it do?
Warm Interior Cold
For Cold pathogens congealed IN CHANNELS obstructing Qi flow
Warms Channels
Disperses Cold
nourishes Blood
With Dang Gui Angelica (C)
..
and Gui Zhi Cinnamon (C)
Dang Gui Si Ni Tang
Dang Gui for Frigid Extremeties Decoction
What does the patient look like?
Long standing colds HANDS AND FEET
Tongue: pale w/white coat
Pulse: submerged, thin
Li Zhong Wan
Regulate the Middle Pill
What category and what does it do?
Warm Interior Cold- Warm Channels and Disperse Middle Cold.
This formula is for:
Warm middle burner
Strengthen SP and ST
With Gan jiang ginger (c) W.A.R.E
and a lot of Tonify qi herbs
Li Zhong Wan
Regulate the Middle Pill
What does the patient look like?
Diarrhea with watery stools, cold extremities
Tongue: Pale with white coat
Pulse: submerged, thin
Liu Jun Zi Tang
Six Gentlemen Decoction
What category does this belong in? What does it do?
Tonify Qi- Spleen Qi Deficiency AND DAMP PHLEGM
This formula:
Strengthen SP
Harmonize ST
Regulate Qi
With Si Jun Zi Tan (Ren Shen, Bai zhu atractylodes, fu ling poria, zhi gan cao licorice)
+ Chen pi tangerine AND Zhi ban Xian pinellia
Liu Jun Zi Tang
Six Gentlemen Decoction
What does the patient look like?
Tired, short of breath, pallid face, (Qi deficiency symptoms), AND ACTUAL PHELGM
Tongue: pale, thicker
Pulse: slippery
Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang
Tonify the Middle and Augment the Qi Decoction
What category does it belong in? What does it do?
Tonify the Qi
This formula:
Tonify the Middle
Augment Qi
Raise Yang, Lift what sunk
With Huang Qi Astragalus (C) with 4/6 Gents.. and Sheng ma cimicifuga (A)
Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang
Tonify the Middle and Augment the Qi decoction
What does the patient look like?
Organ prolapse, dizziness, hemorrhoids
Tongue: Pale
Pulse: frail
Sheng Mai San
Generate Pulse Powder
Mai= artery (also for Mai men Dong that is in it as the deputy)
What category is it in? What does it do?
Tonify Qi- Lung Qi/ Yin Deficiency
This formula: perserve Yin, Augment Qi, Generate Fluid, Stop Sweating
With Ren Shen as the Chief and Mai Men Dong as the deputy (Tonify yin)
Wu Wei zi schizandra
Sheng Mai San
Generate Pulse Powder
What does a patient look like?
Shock, Chronic cough with sparse sputum, short of breath, dry mouth
Tongue: pale-red
Pulse: thin
Gui Pi Tang
Restore the Spleen Decoction
What category is it in? What does it do?
Tonify Qi and Blood- Tonify Spleen Qi deficiency and Heart Blood deficiency
This formula: Augments Qi Tonify Blood Strengthen Spleen Nourish Heart
Qui Pi Tang
Restore the Spleen Decoction
What does a patient look like?
Fatigue, Overthinking, Insomnia, Anxious
Pulse: fraile
Tongue: ?l
With Si Jun Zi Tang in it (Ren Shen (c), Bai zhu atractylodes (c), Fu ling poria and zhi gan cao licorice) and Huang Qi Astragalus (c) to raise Yang
Which formula regulates Qi and Blood?
Gui Pi Tang
Restore the Spleen Decoction
Which formulas Tonify qi?
Liu Jun Zi Tang
Six Gentlemen Decoction
Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang
Tonify the Middle and Augments the Qi
Sheng Mai San
Generate Pulse Powder
Which Tonify Qi formula focuses on Lung Qi and Yin Deficiency?
Sheng Mai San
Generate Pulse Powder
Preserves the Yin, Augments Qi, Generates fluid, Stop sweating
Which Tonify Qi formula focuses on the inability of the Spleen to hold?
Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang
Tonify the Middle and Augment the Qi
Which Tonify Qi formula is the classic for Spleen Qi deficiency with damp and phlegm?
Liu Jun Zi Tang
Six Gentlemen Decoction
Which 2 formulas Warm Interior Cold?
Dang Gui Si Ni Tang
Dang Gui for Frigid Extremities Decoction
Li Zhong Wan
Regulate the Middle Pill
Which Warm Interior Cold formula focuses on warming the middle burner and strengthening the Spleen and Stomach?
Li Zhong Wan
Regulate the Middle Pill
Which 2 formulas Harmonize?
Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang
Pinellia to drain Epigastrum Decoction
Xiao Chai Hu Tang
Minor Buplerum Decoction
Which Formula Harmonize the ST and Intestines?
Direct rebellious qi down
Disperse clumping
Eliminate distention
Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang
Pinellia to drain Epigastrum Decoction
Xin= core
Which formula harmonizes Shao Yang (TH/GB)
Vent pathogens in lesser yang
Spread LV Qi
Xiao Chai Hu Tang
Minor Buplerum Decoction
What formulas Clear Heat?
Ba Hu Tang
White Tiger Decoction
Huang lian Jie Du Tang
Coptis to relieve decoction
Long Dan Xie Gan Tang
Gentiana to drain the LV Decoction
Gan=LV
Qing Ying Tang
Clear the Nutritive Level
Which formula Clears Heat from the Qi Level?
hint: 4 Big’s level
Ba Hu Tang
White Tiger Decoction
Which formula Clears Heat from the Organs (LV/GB)
Long Dan Xie Gan Tang
Gentiana to Drain the Liver Decoction
Which formula is good for Nosebleeds?
Huang lian Jie Du Tang
Coptis to Relieve Toxicity Decoction
Which formula Invigorates Blood and dispels Blood Stasis?
Xue Fu Zhu Hu Tang
Drive Out Blood Stasis in the Mansion Decoction
Xue Fu Zhu Hu Tang
Drive Out Blood Stasis in the Mansion Decoction
What category and what does it do?
Invigorate Blood- Dispel Blood stasis
This formula:
Invigorates Blood
Spreads LV Qi
Unblocks Channels
With Tao Ren Persica as the Chief
Xue Fu Zhu Hu Tang
Drive Out Blood Stasis in the Mansion Decoction
What does the patient look like?
Pain in chest, constant hiccup, headache, palpitations, mood swings
Tongue: dark red, dark spots on side
Pulse: choppy, wiry, tight
Which two formulas Regulate Qi?
Yue Ju Wan
Escape Restraint Pill
Ban xia Hou po Tang
Pinellia and Magnolia Decoction
Which Regulate Qi Formula treats all 6 Stagnations (Qi, blood, food, phlegm, fire, damp)?
Yue Ju Wan
Escape Restraint Pill
Yue Ju Wan
Escape Restraint Pill
What category and what does it do?
Regulate Qi
Does everything..
Cang zhu Grey Atractylodes Chuan xiang ligusticum (C/D) Regulate blood Xiang fu Cyprus (d) Regulate Qi Zhi Zi gardenia (phlegm/damp) Shen qu massa fermenta (food stag)
Yue Ju Wan
Escape Restraint Pill
What does a patient look like?
Stifling sensation in chest and abdomen, focal distention, hate everything, overweight due to damp/phlegm, digestive problems, get over your up bringing
Tongue: moist or greasy, white coat
Pulse: Wiry, slow and wiry, slippery
What formula is for Plum Pit Qi?
Ban xia Hou po Tang
Pinellia and Magnolia Decoction
What is the ‘vanilla’ formula for Tonify the Yang?
Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan
(golden cabinet Kidney Qi Pill)
Kidney Qi pill from the Golden Cabinet
Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan
(golden cabinet Kidney Qi Pill)
Kidney Qi pill from the Golden Cabinet
What Category and what does it do?
Tonify the Yang
This formula:
Nourishes Yin
Tonify Yang
Warms
Contains: Six Ingredient Decoction ingredients (Yin Tonic) + Fu zi aconite (c) dispel cold and Gui Zhi Cinnamon (c) dispel cold
Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan
(golden cabinet Kidney Qi Pill)
Kidney Qi pill from the Golden Cabinet
What does the patient look like?
Low back pain, cold, weak lower extremities
Tongue: pale, swollen, thin, white
Pulse: empty or frail
Which formulas Stabilize and Bind?
Sang piao Xiao San
Mantis Egg Powder
Si Shen Wan
4 Miracle Pill
Mu li San
Oyster Shell Powder
Which Stabilize and Bind formula is good for Spontaneous Sweating worse at night?
Mu li San
Oyster Shell Powder
Inhibits Sweat and Stabilizes Exterior
Which Stabilize and Bind formula is good for Dawn Break Diarrhea?
Si Shen Wan
4 Miriacle Pill
Insufficient fire at gate of Vitality with SP and KI Yang Deficiency
This formula:
Warms and tonifies SP and KI
Binds Intestines
Stop Diarrhea
What Stabilize and Bind that stop frequent urination, gray and cloudy urine?
Sang piao Xiao San
Mantis Egg Powder
HT/KI Qi deficiency
Regulate and Tonify HT/KI
Stabilize Essence
Stop Leakage
Which formulas Calm Spirit?
Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan
(Heaven Emperor to spread Heart Cinnabar Pill)
Emperor of Heaven’s Special Pill to Tonify the heart
Chai hu Jia Long gu Mu li Tang
Buplerum plus Dragon Bone and Oyster Shell Decoction
Which Calm Spirit formula also nourishes the Heart?
Yin and Blood deficiency leading to restless state.
With Sheng di huang rehmannia as the chief
Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan
(Heaven Emperor to spread Heart Cinnabar Pill)
Emperor of Heaven’s Special Pill to Tonify the heart
Which Calm Spirit formula also Sedates the Spirit?
Shen disturbance from Qi Constraint
Unblocks 3 Yang
Sedate and Calms Spirit
Chai hu Jia Long gu Mu li Tang
Buplerum plus Dragon Bone and Oyster Shell Decoction
What formula is good for A.D.D, repressed anxiety, overwork and insomnia?
Tongue Red with little coat
Pulse thin and rapid
Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan
(Heaven Emperor to spread Heart Cinnabar Pill)
Emperor of Heaven’s Special Pill to Tonify the heart
What formula is the ‘vanilla’ formula for Tonifying Yin?
Kidney Yin Tonic
Liu Wei Di huang Wan
Six Ingredient with Rehmannia Pill
What does a patient look like with classic Yin deficiency ?
Sore low back, night sweat, tooth pain
Tongue: peeled, cracked, little coat
Pulse: rapid, tight, thin
Which 3 formulas Expel Damp?
Ping Wei San
Calm the Stomach Powder
Ba Zhen San
8 Herb Powder
(Zhen= to struggle to get free, bowel obstruction)
Qiang huo Sheng Shi Tang
Notopterygium to overcome Damp Decoction
(Shi=moist/damp)
What formula is for Wind Damp (hot or cold in the Muscle Layer)
Qiang huo Sheng Shi Tang
Notopterygium to overcome Damp Decoction
(Shi=moist/damp)
Which formula would you use for a patient with: heavy painful head, back pain, Bi Syndrome(arthritis, stiff joints), Stiff Neck
Tongue- Normal
Pulse-Float or Slippery
Qiang huo Sheng Shi Tang
Notopterygium to overcome Damp Decoction
(Shi=moist/damp)
Which formula is for dark, turbid, cloudy, difficult and painful urination, dry mouth, and U.T.I’s?
It Clears Heat, Drains Fire, Promotes Urination,and Unblocks painful urinary dribbling
Mu Tang akebia (D) to drain damp
Qu mai dianthus (C) to drain fire
Ba Zhen San
8 Herb Powder
(Zhen= to struggle to get free, bowel obstruction)
Which formula transforms dampness and harmonizes ST and SP?
Ping Wei San
Calm the Stomach Powder
Which formula is for:
Distention and fullness, lost of taste and appetite, acid reflux, nausea, heavy limbs, diarrhea, and increase desire to sleep.
Tongue- swollen, thick, white greasy coat
Pulse-Moderately slippery
Ping Wei San
Calm the Stomach Powder
Has:
Tang hu grey atractylodes (c) dispel damp
Hou Po magnolia (d) damp
What 2 formulas Release Exterior?
Gui Zhi Tang
Cinnamon Twig Decoction
Ma Huang Tang
Ephedra Decoction
Which formula is for fever and chills WITHOUT sweat?
Need to Release Exterior
This formula Arrests Wheezing, promotes sweating
Ma Huang Tang
Ephedra Decoction
Which formula is for Fever and chills unrelieved by sweat?
Need to Release Exterior
Release pathogen from Muscle layer, regulate nutritive/protective Qi, Stop pathogenic sweating
Gui Zhi Tang
Cinnamon Twig Decoction
Which 2 formulas Expel Wind?
Xiao Feng San
Eliminate Wind Powder
Tian ma Gou teng Yin
Gastrodia and Uncaria Decoction
Which formula is for INTERNAL wind?
Hyperactive LV Yang leading to internal stirring of wind
Calms LV, Extinguish Wind, Clear Heat, Invigorate Blood, Tonify LV/KI
Patient: headache, blurred vision, tinnitus, vertigo, insomnia, sensation of heat to head
Tian ma Gou teng Yin
Gastrodia and Uncaria Decoction
Which formula used to Release wind from skin and Channels?
For Wind heat or Wind damp invading body and contending with pre-existing damp heat
Xiao Feng San
Eliminate Wind Powder
Has:
Jing je schizonepeta(c)
Fang Feng ledebouriella (c)
Liu bang zi aractium (c)
Which formula is for Wet (weepy), itchy, red skin legions?
Tongue would be yellow or white.
Pulse would be forceful, floating and rapid
Xiao Feng San
Eliminate Wind Powder
What formula is good for swollen genitals or herpes?
Long Dan Xie Gan Tang Gentiana Decoction to Drain the Liver
What formula is for alternating fever and chills? (Tongue 1/2 coated)
Xiao Chai Hu Tang
Minor Buplerum Decoction
What is the formula for Borborygmus, diarrhea and no appetite?
Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang
Pinellia to drain Epigastrum Decoction
What formula is for Long standing colds HANDS AND FEET
Tongue: pale w/white coat
Pulse: submerged, thin
Dang Gui Si Ni Tang
Dang Gui for Frigid Extremeties Decoction
What formula is for the classic Spleen Qi Deficiency AND DAMP PHLEGM
Liu Jun Zi Tang
Six Gentlemen Decoction
What formula is for Organ prolapse and hemorrhoids?
Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang
Tonify the Middle and Augment the Qi decoction
What formula is for tonifying Qi and Blood?
Gui Pi Tang
Restore the Spleen Decoction
