Week 8- Harmonize the Liver and Spleen

Question 1

Indication:
Shao Yang frigid extremities
Liver/Spleen Disharmony (LV XS)

Answer 1

Si Ni San
(Frigid Extremities Powder)

A Formula

San=S=sedate (the liver)

Question 2

Key Symptoms: Frigid extremities, pain in epigastrium and abdomen, cough, palpitation, urinary difficulty, diarrhea

T: red yellow coating
P: wiry

Answer 2

Si Ni San
(Frigid Extremities Powder)

A Formula

San=S=sedate (the liver)

Question 3

Herbs for:
Si Ni San
(Frigid Extremities Powder)

A Formula

San=S=sedate (the liver)

Answer 3

1. Chai Hu
2. Zhi Shi
3. Bai Shao
4. Zhi Gan Cao

Question 4

Indication:
LV qi stagnation + blood deficiency + Spleen xu (T&T issues)

Answer 4

Xiao Yao San
(Rambling Powder)

A Formula

Question 5

Key Symptoms: hypochondriac pain, fatigue, poor appetite, irregular menses

T: pale red
P: wiry, deficient

Answer 5

Xiao Yao San
(Rambling Powder)

A Formula

Question 6

Know Herbs:
Xiao Yao San
(Rambling Powder)

A Formula

Answer 6

1. Chai Hu
2. Bai Shao (tonify blood)
3. Dang Gui (tonify blood)
4. Bai Zhu (tonify sp/damp)
5. Fu Ling (tonify sp/damp)
6. Zhi Gan Cao (tonify sp)
7. Wei Jiang (warm MJ)
8. Bo He (spread LV)

Question 7

Indication: severe LV qi stagnation transforming into fire

Answer 7

Jia Wei Xiao Yao San

-Jiao Wei means “add ingredients”

Question 8

Jia Wei Xiao Yao San

-Jiao Wei means “add ingredients”

Answer 8

Xiao Yao San +
Mu Dan Pi
Zhi Zi

Question 9

Indication: Painful diarrhea due to Liver and Spleen disharmony

Key Symptoms: recurrent borborygmus, abdominal pain or diarrhea with pain (start with the urge to defecate and subsides after)

Answer 9

Tong Xie Yao Fang
(Important Formula for Painful Diarrhea)

B Formula