Which Pattern/Indications? Flashcards
Lien Chiao Pai Tu Pien
Forsythia Antitoxic Pills
Wind Heat & Toxic Heat in the Skin
• Acute & chronic red, itchy skin lesions
• Localized redness
• Swelling
• Heat
• Inflammation or suppuration of the skin
Xiao Feng Wan
Disperse Wind Pills
Wind Heat or Wind Damp in the Skin
• Weepy, itchy, red or dry skin lesions
Dang Gui Yin Zi Wan
Angelica Sinensis Decoction Pills
Blood Deficiency with Wind in the Skin: • Dry, scaly, thickened skin • Dull, red rash & lesions • Persistent itch • (Dryness, itch, chronicity)
Ke Yin Wan
Overcome Psoriasis Pills
Stubborn Toxic Heat or Damp Heat Skin
• Chronic, itchy
• Mainly used for psoriasis but can also be used for eczema, dermatitis, etc.
Shi Du Qing Capsule
Capsules to Clear Damp Toxin
This is a general antipruritic patent for itchy skin conditions (itchy, weepy)
(eczema, idiopathic pruritus, psoriasis, dermatitis)
Shi Du Qing
Clear Damp Toxin
Chronic dry and stubborn skin disorders, more yin and blood supplementing, stronger heat clearing than Shi Du Qing Capsule.
Eczema Herbal Formula
Chronic Itchy Skin Disease • Eczema • Neurodermatitis • Contact dermatitis • Psoriasis • Acne
Fang Feng Tong Sheng Wan
Ledebouriella Pills to Sagely Unblock
Simultaneous Internal & External Heat Pattern
• Chronic inflammatory skin disease
• Acute wind-heat with pre-existing internal heat (Gan Mao original use)
• Obesity (recent use; helps with weight loss)
• Bi Heat
Qing Re An Chuang Pian
Heat Clearing Acne Pills
Toxic heat & Hot Blood Skin Lesions • (pustular, inflamed, angry or painful) • Acne • Boils • Sores • Abscesses
Dan Shen Huo Xue Wan
Salvia Miltiorrhiza Pills to Regulate Blood
Skin Disorders due to Blood & Qi Stagnation with Heat in the Blood • Chronic, recurrent, and stubborn • Dull red/purplish, itchy skin lesion • Fixed location • Along Liver Channel • Emotional or dietary component
Ching Wan Hung
Capital Ten Thousand Reds
All types of Burns & Scalds • Electrical • Chemical • Solar • Radiation Sunburn
Tujin Liniment
Hibiscus Bark Extract
- Localized fungal infections
- Tinea
- Scabies
Hua Tuo Gao
- Scabies
- Localized fungal infections
- Tinea
- Hong Kong foot
- Eczema
- Dermatitis
Xiao Yan Tang Shang Cream
Anti-Inflammatory, Detoxifying, Burns Ointment
Inflammatory, itchy skin diseases • Dermatitis • Eczema • Psoriasis uticaria • Boils • Sores • Hemorrhoid • Fungal skin infections • Burns • Scalds
Ji Yan Gao
Corn Plaster/Chicken Eye Plaster
- Corns
- Calluses
- Warts
Ba Zhen Wan
Eight Precious Pills
Qi & Blood Deficiency • Amenorrhea • Scanty period • Irregular periods • Fatigue • Anemia • Postural dizziness
Si Wu Wan
Four Ingredient Pills
Blood Deficiency • Irregular/scanty menstruation • Amenorrhea • Anemia • Postural dizziness
Ba Zhen Yi Mu Wan
Eight Precious Pills with Motherwort
Qi & Blood Deficiency with Mild Blood Stagnation
Bai Feng Wan
White Phoenix Pills
Qi & Blood Deficiency with Deficient Heat
Gui Pi Wan
Return the Spleen Pills
Heart Blood & Spleen Qi Deficiency • Menstrual disorders • Heart & Shen disorders • Postpartum disorders • Bleeding disorders
Shi Xiao Wan
Break into a Smile Pills
Blood Stagnation Pain • Gynecological pain • Stomach pain • Hypochondrium pain • Headache
Woo Garm Yuen Medical Pills
Black & Gold Pills for GYN disorders
Blood Stagnation & Cold in the Uterus & Lower Jiao
Wen Jing Tang Wan
Pills to Warm the Menses
Cold, Deficiency & Blood Stagnation affecting the Uterus
• Cold below, heat above
• Menstruation disorders
• Infertility
Tong Jin Wan
Dysmenorrhea Pills
Relatively Severe Blood Stagnation causing
• Dysmenorrhea or Amenorrhea
Suitable for robust patient with little or no deficiency.
Tao Hong Si Wu Wan
Four Ingredient Pills with Safflower & Peach Seed
Blood Deficiency with Mild Blood Stagnation
• Menstrual Disorders
• Postpartum Disorders
Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan
Cinnamon Twig & Hoelen Pills
Blood Stagnation Masses affected the Reproductive System & Lower Jiao
Shao Fu Zhu Yu Tang
Remove Stagnant Blood from the Lower Abdomen Pills
Blood & Cold in the Lower Jiao
Yang Rong Wan
Luxuriantly Nourishing Pills
- Qi & Blood Deficiency
- Cold in the Uterus
- Spleen & Kidney Yang Deficiency
- Infertility
Rehmannia Glutinosa Compound Pills
Fu Ke Zhong Zi Wan
- Kidney Yang Deficiency
- Blood Deficiency
- Cold in the Uterus
- Infertility
Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan
/Zhi Bai Ba Wei Wan
(Eight Flavored Rehmannia Pills with Anemarrhena & Rhellodendron)
Kidney Yin Deficiency with Deficient Heat
Er Xian Wan
Two Immortals Pills
Kidney Yin & Yang Deficiency with Deficient Heat
Bu Gai Zhuang Gu Capsule
Pills Supplement Calcium & Strengthen Bones
Kidney Yang Deficiency
• Osteoporosis
• Infertility
• Impotence
Tangkwei Essence of Chicken
Qi & Blood Deficiency
• Fatigue
• Insufficient lactation
Ru Jie Xiao Tablets
Reduce Accumulation in the Breast
Liver Qi, Phlegm & Blood Stagnation
Nei Xiao Luo Li Wan
Internally Reducing Cervical Lymphadenitis Pills
Phlegm, Hard Phlegm & Mild Blood Stagnation
Bi Xie Sheng Shi Wan
Dioscorea bypoglauca Pills to Overcome Dampness
Damp Heat in the Lower Jiao
Yu Dai Wan
Pills to Resolve Vaginal Discharge
Acute/Chronic & Lingering Damp Heat in the Uterus
• Leucorrhea (thick white/ yellow vaginal discharge)
Chien Chin Chih Tai Wan
Thousand Gold Pieces Pills to Stop Discharge
Damp Heat in the Lower Jiao with Spleen & Kidney Deficiency
• Leucorrhea (yellow/ creamy white vaginal discharge)
Xin Jun San
Marching Powder
Summerdamp Invasion
Huo Xiang Zheng Qi Wan
Agastache Qi Correcting Pills
Summerdamp Invasion, Wind Cold Invasion with Internal Damp (either preexisting or carried in the wind) • Acute gastric upsets (aversion to cold, fever, headache, muscle ache, chest distress, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, anorexia, borborygmus, diarrhea, tastelessness in the mouth, or sweet taste in the mouth, and whitish and greasy coating) • Viral/ bacterial gastroenteritis • Stomach flu • Summer flu • Traveler’s diarrhea • Motion sickness • Hepatitis • Drowsiness • Summer diarrhea in children
Bao Ji Wan
Protect & Relieve Pills
Acute Diarrhea & Nausea, Vomiting from Damp Heat Invading the Large Intestine
Si Jun Zi Wan
Four Gentlemen Pills
Spleen Qi Deficiency.
This is the fundamental formula.
Liu Jun Zi Wan
Six Gentlemen Pills
Spleen Qi Deficiency with Phlegm Damp
Xiang Sha Liu Jun Zi Wan
Six Gentlemen Pills with Cardamon & Saussurea
Spleen Qi Deficiency with Phlegm Damp & Qi Stagnation
Xiang Sha Yang Wei Wan
Cardamon & Saussurea to Nourish the Stomach
Stagnation of Qi & Dampness in the Spleen & Stomach with a mild degree of Spleen Deficiency; good for regulating Stomach Qi.
Bu Zhong Yi Qi Wan
Supplement the Middle & Benefit Qi Pills
- Raise Middle Qi
- Treat Organ Prolapse
- Qi-Depletion Heat
Shen Ling Bai Zhu Wan
Ginseng, Poria & Atractylodes Pills
Spleen Qi Deficiency with Dampness &
• Diarrhea
• Digestive disorders
• (Gentle) Good for children
Li Zhong Wan
Regulate the Middle Jiao Pills
Spleen Yang Deficiency
Fu Zi Li Zhong Wan
Aconite Pills to Regulate the Middle
Spleen Yang Deficiency
• Loss of Blood with Yang Deficiency
Xiao Jian Zhong Wan
Minor Strengthen the Middle Pills
Spleen & Stomach Qi & Yang Deficiency with Cold Accumulation
Er Chen Wan
Two Aged Ingredients Pills
Phlegm Damp Accumulation
This is the base formula for dampness.
Ping Wei San
Stomach Calming Powder
Dampness (Cold) Accumulates the in the Spleen & Stomach
Shu Gan Wan
Soothe the Liver Pills
Disharmony of the Liver & Stomach due to Liver Qi Stagnation
Tong Xie Yao Fang
Important Formula for Painful Diarrhea
Liver Invading Spleen type Diarrhea & Abdominal Pain
Wood Overcoming Earth
Xiang Lian Wan
Saussurea & Coptis Pills
Damp Heat Dysenteric Disorder
• Heartburn
• Acid reflux
Wei Te Ling
Stomach Especially Effective
Stagnation Stomach Qi
• Gastritis with hyperacidity
• Ulcers
• GERD
Mu Xiang Shun Qi Wan
Saussurea Qi Promoting Pills
Liver Qi Stagnation with Food or Damp Stagnation in the Intestines.
Chen Xiang Hua Qi Wan
Aquilaria Qi Transforming Pills
- Spleen Qi Deficiency
- Damp Heat in the Intestines
- Qi Blockage Type Constipation
Run Chang Wan
Lubricate the Intestines Pills
Blood, Fluid, or Yin-Deficient Chronic Constipation
Wu Ren Wan
Five Seed Pills
(Blood, Fluid, or Yin-Deficient Chronic Constipation)
Yu Quan Wan
Jade Spring Pills
Kidney, Spleen Qi & Yin Deficiency
• Xiao Ke ~ diabetes II
Huai Jiao Wan
Sophora Fruit Pills
- Intestinal Bleeding with Repletion Heat
* Hemorrhoidal Bleeding (Intestinal Wind)
Zi Sheng Wan
Aid Life Pills
- Spleen Deficiency & Lingering Damp Heat
* Food Stagnation
Jian Pi Wan
Strengthen the Spleen Pills
Food Stagnation with Spleen & Stomach Deficiency
Bao He Wan
Preserve Harmony Pills
- Acute or Chronic Indigestion
* Food Stagnation
