Formulas to know by heart Flashcards
What is in Si Ni San Frigid Extremities Powder?
Si=4
Chai hu Buplerum
Zhi shi aurantium
Bai Shao Peony
Zhi gan cao licorice
What is Si Ni San Frigid Extremities Powder used for?
To Harmonize LV/SP
Shao Yin (Ht/KI) syndrome with heat in interior and blocked Qi
It spreads LV qi and Regulates SP
What does a patient look like who needs Si Ni San Frigid Extremities Powder?
San=powder
Cold fingers/toe TIPS, while body and head are warm, irritable, bitter taste, urinary difficulty
Tongue: red with yellow coat
(or pale with thin)
Pulse: Wiry
What is in Si Wu Tang Four Substance Decoction?
Wu= substance
Shu di huang rehmannia (nourish KI yin)
Bai shao peony (Tonify blood)
Dang Gui Angelica (move and Tonify blood)
Chuan Xiong Ligusticum (move blood)
What does Si Wu Tang Four Substance Decoction do?
Tonify Blood
Tonify Blood and regulate LV
What does a patient look like who needs Si Wu Tang Four Substances Decoction?
Blurred vision, lusterless complex irregular menses, dizzy, brittle nails
classic blood deficiency
tongue- pale
pulse- choppy
What does Si Ni Tang Frigid Extremities DECOCTION
Tang=decoction
Rescues devastated Yang
Si Ni Tang rescues the Yang
What is in Si Ni Tang Frigid Extremities Decoction?
Fu Zi Aconite
Gan jiang ginger (dried)
Zhi Gan Cao licorice
What does the Patient look like who needs Si Ni Tang Frigid Extremities Decoction?
Extremely cold extremities, aversion to cold, curled up while laying down, lethargy with desire to sleep, vomit, diarrhea with undigested food, abdominal pain and cold, lack of thirst, don’t care
tongue: pale white, slippery coating
Pulse: submerged, thin or faint
What does Si Jun Zi Tang Four Gentlemen Decoction do?
Tonify Qi
Classic Spleen Qi Deficiency
What is in Si Jun Zi Tang Four Gentlemen Decoction?
Ren Shen Ginseng
Bai Zhu atractylodes
Fu Ling Poria
Zhi Gan Cao Licorice
What does a Patient look like who needs Si Jun Zi Tang Four Gentlemen Decoction?
Pallid complexion, loose stool, tired, short of breath
classic Qi Deficiency
What does Sheng Mai San Generate the Pulse Powder do?
Tonify Qi
Lung Qi/Yin deficiency
What is in Sheng Mai San Generate the Pulse Powder?
Ren Shen Ginseng
Mai Men Dong Ophiopogon (tonify Yin)
Wu Wei Zu Schizandra
What does a patient look like who needs Sheng Mai San Generate the Pulse Powder?
In shock, sweated profusely, thin pulse, pale, dry mouth, cough-difficult to expel