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
What does Yu Ping Feng San Jade Wind Screen Powder do?
Tonify Qi
Wei Qi Deficiency
What is in Yu Ping Feng San Jade Wind Screen Powder?
Mi Zhi Huang Qi Honey-fried astragalus
Bai Zhu atractylodes
Fang Feng siler
What does a patient look like who needs
Yu Ping Feng San Jade Wind Screen Powder?
Recurrent cold, spontaneous sweat, pale, shiny complex, aversion to drafts
Tongue: pale, white coat
Pulse: soft
What does Yue Ju Wan Escape Restraint Pill do?
Regulate Qi- for ALL 6 Stagnations (Qi, blood, food, fire, damp)
What is in Yue Ju Wan Escape Restraint Pill?
Cang Zhu grey atractylodes (c) Chuan xiong ligusticum (c) Xiang fu Cyprus Zhi Zi gardenia Shen Qu Massa Fermenta
What does a patient look like who needs
Yue Ju Wan Escape Restraint Pill?
Stiffling feeling in chest, bloating, indigestion, mild cough, overweight due to damp phlegm, depression
What does Ba Zhen Tang Eight Treasure Decoction do?
Tonify Qi AND Blood
What is in Ba Zhen Tang Eight Treasure Decoction?
Si Jun Zi Tang: Ren Shen Bai Zhu Atractylodes Fu Ling Poria Zhi Gan Cao licorice
and
Si Wu Tang: Shu di huang rehmannia Bai shao peony dan gui angelica chuan xiong ligusticum
+ sheng jiang
Da zao Jujuba dates
What does a patient look like who needs Ba Zhen Tang Eight Treasure Decoction?
Reduced appetite, short of breath, easily fatigued, palpitations with anxiety, light headed, vertigo, pallid sallow complexion, -2/-3’s on pulse
tongue: pale with white coat
pulse: thin and frail
What is in Er Chen Tang Two Cured Decoction?
These 2 chiefs in the decoction are better if aged
Zhi ban via Pinellia (c) Ju hong (or Chen Pi) red tangerine peel (c) Fu ling poria Zhi gan cao licorice Sheng jiang ginger We Mei prune
What does Er Chen Tang Two Cured Decoction do?
Dispel Phlegm
Dry damp, expel phlegm
Transform phlegm, regulate qi, harmonize middle
What does a patient who needs Er Chen Tang Two Cured Decoction look like?
Coughing with copious white sputum easily expectorated, focal distention and stifling chest, palpitations, nausea
tongue: white, moist or greasy
pulse: slippery
What does Liu Wei Di Huang Wan Six Ingredient Pill with Rehmannia do?
Tonify Yin
Classic Kidney Yin Tonic
Enriches the Yin, Nourishes KI, Tonify and drain heat
What is in Liu Wei Di Huang Wan Six Ingredient Pill with Rehmannia?
Shu di huang rehmannia (c) Shan zhu yu cornus (d) Shao yao dioscorea (d) Fu ling poria (a) Mu dan pi Tree peony (a) Ze pie Alissa (a)
What does a patient look like who needs Liu Wei Di Huang Wan Six Ingredient Pill with Rehmannia?
Sore/weak in lower back, lightheaded, vertigo, tinnitus, diminished hearing, night sweats, nocturnal emissions
tongue: red, peeled
pulse: rapid, tight, thin
What does Xiao Yao San Rambling powder do?
Harmonize the LV/SP
LV Qi Stagnations with Blood and Qi deficiency
strengthens SP and nourishes blood
Spreads LV qi
What is in Xiao Yao San Rambling Powder?
Chai Hu Buplerum (C) Dang gui angelica bai shao peony bai zhu atractylodes fu ling poriazhi gan cao licorice wei jiang ginger bo he mint
What does a patient look like who needs Xiao Yao San Rambling Powder?
Hypochondriac pain, headache, dry mouth, fatigue, reduced appetite
Tongue: pale-red
Pulse: wiry, deficient
What does Er Xian Tang Two Immortal Decoction do?
Tonify the Yin and Yang
Warms KI Yang, Drains fire, regulates and penetrates the CV
What is in Er Xian Tang Two Immortal Decoction?
Xian Mao curculigo Yin yang hue epimedium Ba ji tian morinda Huang bai phelleodendra Zhi mu anemarrhena Dang gui angelica
What does a patient look like who needs Er Xian Tang Two Immortal Decoction?
Menopause symptoms, low back pain, hot flashes, sweat, palpitations, irregular period
