Formulas_Regulate Qi Flashcards
1
Q
*** Yue Ju Wan
escape restraint pill
A
- xiang fu - qi
- cang zhu - dampness & phlegm
- chuan xiong - blood
- zhi zi - fire
- shen qu - food
Regulate Qi & clear the 6 stagnations (qi, fire, blood, phlegm, dampness, food):
- focal distention and stifling sensation in the chest and
abdomen - fixed rib-side pain, belching, vomiting, acid reflux,
- mild coughing with copious sputum, reduced appetite, indigestion.
2
Q
*** Ban Xia Hou Po Tang
Pinellia and magnolia bark decoction
A
- ban xia
- hou po
- fu ling
- sheng jiang
- zi su ye
Moves qi; dissipate clumps; directs rebellious qi
downward; transforms phlegm
- Plum-pit qi, stifling sensation in chest and hypochondria
T: moist or greasy coat
P: wiry, slow; or wiry, slippery
3
Q
Su Zi Jiang Qi Tang
Perilla fruit decoction for directing qi downward
A
- zi su zi
- ban xia
- hou po
- qian hu
- dang gui
- rou gui
- zhi gan cao
- da zao
- sheng jiang
Directs rebellious qi downward; stops cough and
wheezing; warms and transforms phlegm-cold
- Abundance above (LU) and deficiency below (KI): coughing and wheezing with watery, copious sputum; stifling sensation in chest and diaphragm; SOB, possible pain and weakness in low back and legs, oedema, and fatigue
- T: white, slippery or greasy coat
4
Q
Ju Pi Zhu Ru Tang
Tangerine peel and bamboo shaving decoction
A
- chen pi
- zhu ru
- ren shen
- sheng jiang
- gan cao
- da zao
Directs rebellious qi downward; stops hiccup; augments qi; clears heat
- Hiccup (ST Xu with heat from constraint): hiccup, nausea, dry heaves, or retching
- T: red
- P: rapid, deficient
5
Q
Zhi Shi Xie Bai Gui Zhi Tang
Immature Bitter Orange, Chinese Garlic, and Cinnamon Twig Decoction
A
- Gua Lou 12
- Xie Bai 9
- Zhi Shi 12
- Hou Po 12
- Gui Zhi 3
Unblock Yang, disperse clumping, expel Phlegm, direct Qi downwards
- Fullness and pain in the chest, or a stabbing pain on chest to back, wheezing, cough, short of breath, focal distention around chest, heart and flanks.
- T: white greasy coating
- P: weak but wiry
