formulas - one liners (revised) Flashcards
WC (excess)
ma huang tang
WC (deficiency)
gui zhi tang
WC (stiff neck + upper back)
ge gen tang
WC (congested fluids)
xiao qing long tang
WH (cough)
sang ju yin
WH (sore throat)
yin qiao san
WC turning to WH
chai ge jie ji tang
WIND causing H/A of all types
chuan xiong cha tiao san
WIND causing nasal congestion
cang er zi wan
WCD (qi deficiency)
ren shen bai du san
WCD (no qi deficiency)
jing fang bai du san
WH (chronic yin deficiency)
jia jian wei rui tang
shaoyang + yangming
focal distention + alternating chills and fever
da chai hu tang
WC exterior and HEAT interior
ge gen huang lian huang qin tang
qi level + yangming CHANNEL heat
4 bigs
bai hu tang
qi level + yangming CHANNEL heat
qi + fluid deficiency
bai hu jia ren shen tang
qi level heat lingering in yangming
some injury to qi and fluids
zhu ye shi gao tang
qi level heat in yangming (muscle + chest)
zhi zi chi tang
ying level heat
qing ying tang
xue level heat
xi jiao di huang tang
fire toxin in 3 jiaos
huang lian jie du tang
focal distention
damp-heat excess, interior clumping
xie xin tang
massive febrile disease (head and above)
pu ji xiao du yin
boils and carbuncles
wu wei xiao du yin
LU heat (lodged)
ma xing shi gan tang
LU heat (constraint)
xie bai san
ST heat (accumulation)
qing wei san
ST fire + KD yin deficiency
yu nu jian
HT heat (and SI heat)
dao chi san
LV/GB damp-heat
long dan xie gan tang
dysenteric disorder
focus: qi and blood stagnation
(blood = pus)
shao yao tang
dysenteric disorder
focus: heat
(blood > pus)
bai tou weng tang
yangming ORGAN
pain increases with pressure
da cheng qi tang
yangming ORGAN (milder)
pain doesn’t increase with pressure
xiao cheng qi tang
yangming ORGAN (mildest)
no focal distention
tiao wei cheng qi tang
yangming ORGAN
heat in ST and intestines + yin deficiency
zeng ye cheng qi tang
constipation due to cold
da huang fu zi tang
constipation due to dryness
damaged fluids, blood, yin
run chang wan
constipation due to SP bind heat
ma zi ren wan
constipation due to KD yang deficiency
ji chuan jian
shaoyang
alternating chills and fever
xiao chai hu tang
shaoyang damp-heat
GB and SJ
hao qin qing dan tang
blockage of 3 yangs + shaoyang
chai hu jia long gu mu li tang
yang inversion due to stagnation
cold extremities, warm middle
si ni san
LV constraint + SP deficiency + blood deficiency
xiao yao san
LV constraint + SP deficiency + blood deficiency + HEAT
jia wei xiao yao san
LV/SP disharmony + DIARRHEA
tong xie yao feng
focal distention
cold + heat
ban xia xie xin tang
yin deficiency + deficiency heat
qing hao bie jia tang
yin deficiency + steaming bone disorder
qing gu san
yin deficiency + blood deficiency + NIGHTSWEATS
dang gui liu huang tang
summerheat + damp-heat
liu yi san
4 extremities cold + blood deficiency
dang gui si ni tang
middle jiao cold from deficiency + SP yang deficiency
li zhong wan
middle jiao cold from deficiency + SP yang deficiency
severe cold
fu zi li zhong wan
vomiting due to ST/LV disharmony/cold
feeling of wanting to die
wu zhu yu tang
abdominal pain due to cold
better with pressure + warmth
xiao jian zhong tang
abdominal pain due to excess cold
worse with pressure
da jian zhong tang
4 extremities cold + yang deficiency
shaoyin representative formula
si ni tang
SP qi deficiency
tonify qi representative formula
si jun zi tang
SP qi deficiency + phlegm stagnation
liu jun zi tang
SP qi deficiency + internal damp
shen ling bai zhu san
SP yang deficiency
prolapse
bu zhong yi qi tang
wei qi deficiency
yu ping feng san
LU qi + LU yin deficiency
chronic cough
sheng mai san
LU qi deficiency
bu fei tang
blood deficiency
si wu tang
blood deficiency + blood stasis
tao hong si wu tang
blood deficiency + qi deficiency
qi not enough to move blood
dang gui bu xue tang
blood deficiency + calf spasms
shao yao gan cao tang
qi deficiency + blood deficiency
ba zhen tang
qi deficiency + blood deficiency + COLD
shi quan da bu tang
HT blood deficiency + SP qi deficiency
insomnia + anxiety
gui pi tang
qi deficiency + blood deficiency + yin deficiency
palpitations + irregular pulses
zhi gan cao tang
KD/LV yin deficiency
yin deficiency representative formula
liu wei di huang wan
yin deficiency
vision issues
qi ju di huang wan
yin deficiency + FIRE
heat + fire in lower jiao
zhi bai di huang wan
KD yin deficiency
essence injured + marrow depleted
zuo gui wan
KD yin deficiency
milder
zuo gui yin
yin deficiency + FLOURISHING FIRE
steaming bone disorder
da bu yin wan
KD/LV yin deficiency + qi stagnation
yi guan jian
KD/LV yin deficiency + weakness/atrophy
er zhi wan
KD/LU yin deficiency
bai he gu jin tang
KD yang deficiency
KD yang deficiency representative formula
(jin gui) shen qi wan
KD yang deficiency + waning mingmen
you gui wan
KD yang deficiency + waning mingmen
(milder)
(true cold, false heat)
you gui yin
KD yin AND yang deficiency
CHONG/REN disharmony
er xian tang
yin deficiency + qi deficiency + SPONTANEOUS SWEATING
mu li san
KD/SP yang deficiency
cock’s crow diarrhea
si shen wan
KD/LV disharmony + ESSENCE and urine leakage
jin suo gu jing wan
KD deficiency + excessive/frequent urine leakage
suo quan wan
dreaming of sex + spermatorrhea
cold penis tip
gui zhi jia long gu mu li tang
uterine bleeding + unstable menses
heat in REN/CHONG
gu jing wan
vaginal discharge + damp-cold
wan dai tang
HT/KD not communicating + yin deficiency + blood deficiency
tian wan bu xing dan
HT/LV blood deficiency + heat + unsettled spirit + irritability
(insomnia)
suan zao ren tang
HT qi deficiency + phlegm constraint
ding zhi wan
yin deficiency + heat rising to disturb spirit
huang lian e jiao tang
crying spells due to restless organ (uterus)
post-partum depression
gan mai da zao tang
heat closing the orifices
hot-closed syndrome
an gong niu huang wan
cold closing the orifices
cold-closed syndrome
su he xiang wan
food stagnation + indigestion
bao he wan
food stagnation beginning to turn to heat + SP/ST deficiency
jian pi wan
heat above (upper jiao), cold below (intestines) + ROUNDWORMS
(jueyin condition)
wu mei wan
6 stagnations
qi, damp, phlegm, food, blood, fire
yue ju wan
LV qi constraint
chai hu shu gan san
painful obstruction in chest due to phlegm-heat
mimicking HT attack
gua lou xie bai bai jiu tang
plum-pit qi
ban xia hou po tang
LV qi cold + bulging/hernia
tian tai wu yao san
phlegm-COLD preventing LU qi to descend
excess above, deficiency below
su zi jiang qi tang
phlegm-HEAT preventing LU qi to descend
(WC exterior, phlegm-heat interior)
(associated with asthma)
ding chuan tang
ST qi rebellion due to heat
go-to formula for HICCUPS
ju pi zhu ru tang
blood stasis in lower JIAO
FIBROIDS
tao he cheng qi tang
blood stasis ABOVE the diaphragm
xue fu zhu yu tang
blood stasis BELOW the diaphragm
palpable mass present
ge xia zhu yu tang
blood stasis in lower ABDOMEN
known for treating menstrual issues
shao fu zhu yu tang
blood stasis + WHOLE BODY PAIN
painful obstruction
shen tong zhu yu tang
qi deficiency leading to blood stasis, CAUSING WIND-STROKE
bu yang huan wu tang
traumatic injury causing blood stasis
fu yuan huo xue tang
deficiency cold in REN/CHONG causing blood stasis
wen jing tang
blood stasis after delivery
postpartum
sheng hua tang
blood stasis during pregnancy
gui zhi fu ling wan
blood stasis and damp stagnation causing pain
LV/SP disharmony
dang gui shao yao san
blood stasis due to obstruction of vessels
LOCHIA
shi xiao san
blood stasis + qi stagnation obstructing collaterals causing pain
huo luo xiao ling dan
blood stasis + qi stagnation in MIDDLE JIAO causing pain in ABDOMEN
dan shen yin
uterine bleeding due to cold stasis
restless fetus
jiao ai tang
WH or damp-heat + toxins causing rectal bleeding
huai hua san
wind-stroke + WCD blood stasis causing pain
xiao huo luo dan
wind-stroke + sudden facial paralysis
qian zheng san
wind rash or damp rash
xiao feng san
LV heat stirring LV wind + high fever and spasms
ling jiao gou teng tang
LV yang rising leading to LV wind + yin deficiency below
blood stasis in brain + hemiplegia
zhen gan xi feng tang
hyperactive LV yang leading to LV wind
LV yang migraine + hemiplegia
tian ma gou teng yin
blood/yin deficiency stirring LV wind
e jiao ji zi huang tang
COOL-dryness attacking LU functions
xing su san
WARM-dryness injuring LU qi
sang xing tang
WARM-dryness attacking LU qi/yin
qing zao jiu fei tang
LU/ST heat damaging fluids/yin
LU atrophy
mai men dong tang
ST/SP damp/phlegm stagnation
ping wei san
WC + damp and stagnation injuring interior
sudden turmoil disorder
huo xiang zheng qi san
damp-warmth or summerheat
damp predominant
san ren tang
damp-warmth epidemic disorder (heat + turbidity + toxicity)
heat = damp
gan lu xiao du dan
damp-heat or yang-type JAUNDICE
yin chen hao tang
damp-heat (excess) in lower jiao
painful urination + urinary retention
ba zheng san
damp-heat (lodged) in lower jiao
UTI
er miao san
water accumulation
wu ling san
water accumulation + heat
zhu ling tang
skin edema
wu pi san
thin mucus in the epigastrium
SP yang deficiency
ling gui zhu gan tang
lower body edema
SP and/or KD yang deficiency
zhen wu tang
WD painful obstruction + WD predominant
qiang huo sheng shi tang
WD painful obstruction + qi and blood deficiency
juan bi tang
WD painful obstruction + LV/KD deficiency
good for lower extremities
(common formula for painful obstruction)
du huo ji sheng tang
WCD painful obstruction + localized constraint generating heat
(localized heat)
gui zhi shao yao zhi mu tang
phlegm-damp
er chen tang
phlegm-heat in ST/GB
wen dan tang
phlegm-heat in ST/GB
more severe
huang lian wen dan tang
phlegm-heat clumping internally (LU) causing rebellious qi
qing qi hua tan wan
phlegm-heat clumping in CHEST
xiao xian xiong tang
phlegm NODULES + goiter
xiao luo wan
phlegm caused by LU dryness and injury to fluids
bei mu gua lou san
phlegm clogging LU + qi stagnation + chest/food stagnation
san zi yang qin tang
upward disturbance of WIND-PHLEGM
not misting orifices yet
ban xia bai zhu tian ma tang
cough due to WC + phlegm
zhi sou san
