Chapter 3 Formulas that harmonize
1. 和解少阳 Harmonize Shaoyang
小柴胡汤 Xiao Chai Hu Tang
C---Chai Hu (radix bupleuri) 25g
D---Huang Qin (radix scutellariae) 9g
A---Ban Xia (rhizome pinelliae ternatae) 6g
A---Sheng Jiang (rhizome zingiberis officinalis recens) 9g
A---Ren Shen (radix ginseng) 6g
A---Da Zao (fructus zizyphi jujubae) 4 pieces
A, E---Zhi Gan Cao (honey fried radix glycyrrhizae uralensis) 6g
Actions: harmonizes & releases Shaoyang stage disorders
Indications:
1. Alternating fever and chills, dry throat, bitter taste in mouth, dizziness, irritability, chest and hypochondriac fullness, heartburn, nausea, vomiting, poor appetite, wiry pulse.
2. Women have cold during period causing period stop.
3. Malaria, jaundice, and internal diseases with alternating fever and chill.
Remark: Use this formula by having one of the symptoms above. It is not necessary to have all of the symptoms above to use it.
蒿芩清胆汤 Hao Qin Qing Dan Tang
Ingredients:
Qing Hao (herba artemisiae annuae)…4.5-6g
Huang Qin (radix scutellariae)…4.5-6g
Zhu Ru (caulis bambusae in taeniis)…9g
Zhi Shi (fructus citri aurantii)…4.5g
Chen Pi (pericarpium citri reticulatae)…4.5g
Ban Xia (rhizome pinelliae ternatae)…4.5g
Fu Ling (sclerotium poiae cocos rubrae)…9g
Bi Yu San (jasper powder, includes Hua Shi, Gan Cao, Qing Dai)…9g
Actions: Clear Gallbladder Damp/Heat, harmonizes Stomach and resolve phlegm.
Indications: Mild chills alternating with pronounced fever, bitter taste in mouth, fullness in the chest and hypochondria, may vomit up bitter or sour fluids, thirst with no desire to drink, red tongue with a thick greasy yellow coating, wiry slippery pulse.
2. Regulate and harmonize liver and spleen
四逆散 Si Ni San
C---Chai Hu (radix bupleuri) 9g
D---Bai Shao (radix paeoniae lactiflorae) 12g
A---Zhi Shi (fructus immaturus citri aurantii) 9g
A, E---Zhi Gan Cao (honey fried radix glycyrrhizae uralensis) 9g
Actions: Vents pathogenic factors, soothe liver Qi, regulate spleen, (cold extremities/warm interior)
Indications:
1. For Yang/hot type collapse which is due to heat has entered the interior stopped the spreading of the Yang Qi to the extremities manifested as cold fingers and toes (but the body is warm), chest and abdominal fullness; wiry pulse.
2. Liver Qi stagnation overacting Spleen manifested as hypochondriac fullness, abdominal pain and/or diarrhea, wiry pulse.
逍遥散 Xiao Yao San
《太平惠民和剂局方》tai ping hui min he ji ju fang
Chai Hu (radix burpleuri) 9g
Dang Gui (radix angelicae sinensis) 9g
Bai Shao (radix paeoniae lactiflorae) 9g
Bai Zhu (rhizome atractylodis macrocephalae) 9g
Fu Ling (sclerotium poriae cocos) 9g
Bo He (peppermint)
Wei Jiang (roasted ginger) 6g
Zhi Gan Cao (honey fried radix glycyrrhizae uralensis) 4.5g
Actions: Soothe Liver Qi, strengthen Spleen, nourish blood
Indications: Liver Qi stagnation with spleen Qi and Blood deficiency causing hypochondriac pain, headache, vertigo, PMS, painful breasts, bitter taste in mouth, dry mouth and throat, poor appetite, fatigue, bloating, T- pale, P- wiry thin and weak.
加味逍遥散 Jia Wei Xiao Yao San
= Xiao Yao San + Mu Dan Pi (Peony root) 9g, Zhi Zi (Gardenia jasminoides fruit) 9g
痛泻要方 Tong Xie Yao Fang
From Jing Yue Quan Shu (powder doses)
(Chao) Bai Zhu (dry fried rhizome atractylodis macrocephalae) 15g (Chao) Bai Shao (dry fried radix paeoniae lactiflorae) 10g
(Chao) Chen Pi (dry fried pericarpoim citri reticulatae)7.5g
Fang Feng (radix ledebouriellae divaricatae) 10g
Actions: Tonify SP and soothe LV, relief pain and stop painful diarrhea
Indications: For liver overacting on Spleen manifested as recurrent abdominal pain, borborygmus, painful diarrhea, tongue coating is thin white, pulse is wiry thin.
3. Regulate and harmonize stomach and intestines
半夏泻心汤 Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang
(From Shang Han Lun)
Ingredients:
Ban Xia (Rhizoma Pinellae Ternatae) 半夏 12g
Gan Jiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis) 干姜 9g
Huang Qin (Radix Scutellariae) 黄芩 9g
Huang Lian (Rhizoma Coptidis) 黄连 3g
Ren Shen (Radix Ginseng) 9g
(Zhi) Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae) 炙甘草 9
Da Zao (Fructus Ziziphi Jujubae) 大枣 4 pcs
Actions: Harmonize cold and heat, dispel stagnation and remove distension
Indications: Fullness of stomach, or vomiting, or diarrhea; thin and yellow tongue coating.
4. 表里双解 Formulas that relieve both interior and exterior
1. 防风通圣散 Fang Feng Tong Sheng San
(fang feng powder that sagely unblocks)
Ingredients:
Fang Feng (radix ledebouriellae divaricatae)…15g
Ma Huang (herba ephedrae)…15g
(Jiu)Da Huang (wine treated radix et rhizome rhei)…15g
Mang Xiao (mirabilitium)…15g
Jing Jie (herba seu flos schizonepatae tenuifoliae)…15g
Bo He (herba menthae haplocalycis)…15g
Zhi Zi (Fructus gardeniae jasminoidis)…15g
Hua Shi (talcum)…90g
Shi Gao (gypsum)…30g
Lian Qiao (fructus forsythiae suspensae)…15g
Huang Qin (radix scutellariae)…30g
Jie Geng (radix platycodi grandiflori)…30g
Chuan Xiong (radix ligustici chuanxiong)…15g
Dang Gui (radix angelicae sinensis)…15g
Bai Shao (radix paeoniae lactiflorae)…15g
Bai Zhu (rhizome atractylodis macrocephalae)…15g
Gan Cao (radix glycyrrhizae uralensis)…60g
Actions: Expels Wind, releases exterior, drains Heat, unblocks bowels
Indications: Heat in both the interior and exterior from Wind/Heat invasion with internal Heat already present, or from Wind/Heat that invades both interior and exterior at the same time. Strong fever and chills, headache, dizziness, red sore eyes, trouble swallowing, nasal congestion with thick sticky yellow phlegm. Lung and Stomach Heat causes dry mouth with bitter taste, distention of the chest and abdomen, constipation, dark scanty urination, T- greasy yellow coat, P- full rapid, or wiry slippery.
2. 葛根黄芩黄连汤 Ge Gen Huang Qin Huang Lian Tang
Ingredients:
Ge Gen (radix puerariae)…15-24g
Huang Qin (radix scutellariae)…9g
Huang Lian (rhizome coptidis)…6g
Zhi Gan Cao (honey fried radix glycyrrhizae uralensis)…6g
Actions: release the exterior and clear heat
Indications: Fever and chills, smelly diarrhea with a burning anus. T- greasy yellow coat, P- rapid, or slippery.
3. 大柴胡汤 Da Chai Hu Tang
(Major Bupleurum Decoction)
Shang Han Lun
Ingredients:
Chai Hu (radix bupleuri)…12-15g
Huang Qin (radix scutellariae)…9g
Zhi Shi (fructus immaturus citri aurantii)…6-9g
Da Huang (radix et rhizome rhei)…6g
Bai Shao (radix paeoniae lactiflorae)…9g
Ban Xia (rhizome pinelliae ternatae)…12-15g
Sheng Jiang (rhizome zingiberis officinalis recens)…6-9g
Da Zao (fructus zizyphi jujubae)…4 pieces
Actions: harmonizes & releases Shaoyang, drain internal Heat
Indications: Shaoyang and Yangming disorder.
小柴胡汤 Xiao Chai Hu Tang
C---Chai Hu (radix bupleuri) 25g
D---Huang Qin (radix scutellariae) 9g
A---Ban Xia (rhizome pinelliae ternatae) 6g
A---Sheng Jiang (rhizome zingiberis officinalis recens) 9g
A---Ren Shen (radix ginseng) 6g
A---Da Zao (fructus zizyphi jujubae) 4 pieces
A, E---Zhi Gan Cao (honey fried radix glycyrrhizae uralensis) 6g
Actions: harmonizes & releases Shaoyang stage disorders
Indications:
1. Alternating fever and chills, dry throat, bitter taste in mouth, dizziness, irritability, chest and hypochondriac fullness, heartburn, nausea, vomiting, poor appetite, wiry pulse.
2. Women have cold during period causing period stop.
3. Malaria, jaundice, and internal diseases with alternating fever and chill.
Remark: Use this formula by having one of the symptoms above. It is not necessary to have all of the symptoms above to use it.
蒿芩清胆汤 Hao Qin Qing Dan Tang
Ingredients:
Qing Hao (herba artemisiae annuae)…4.5-6g
Huang Qin (radix scutellariae)…4.5-6g
Zhu Ru (caulis bambusae in taeniis)…9g
Zhi Shi (fructus citri aurantii)…4.5g
Chen Pi (pericarpium citri reticulatae)…4.5g
Ban Xia (rhizome pinelliae ternatae)…4.5g
Fu Ling (sclerotium poiae cocos rubrae)…9g
Bi Yu San (jasper powder, includes Hua Shi, Gan Cao, Qing Dai)…9g
Actions: Clear Gallbladder Damp/Heat, harmonizes Stomach and resolve phlegm.
Indications: Mild chills alternating with pronounced fever, bitter taste in mouth, fullness in the chest and hypochondria, may vomit up bitter or sour fluids, thirst with no desire to drink, red tongue with a thick greasy yellow coating, wiry slippery pulse.
2. Regulate and harmonize liver and spleen
四逆散 Si Ni San
C---Chai Hu (radix bupleuri) 9g
D---Bai Shao (radix paeoniae lactiflorae) 12g
A---Zhi Shi (fructus immaturus citri aurantii) 9g
A, E---Zhi Gan Cao (honey fried radix glycyrrhizae uralensis) 9g
Actions: Vents pathogenic factors, soothe liver Qi, regulate spleen, (cold extremities/warm interior)
Indications:
1. For Yang/hot type collapse which is due to heat has entered the interior stopped the spreading of the Yang Qi to the extremities manifested as cold fingers and toes (but the body is warm), chest and abdominal fullness; wiry pulse.
2. Liver Qi stagnation overacting Spleen manifested as hypochondriac fullness, abdominal pain and/or diarrhea, wiry pulse.
逍遥散 Xiao Yao San
《太平惠民和剂局方》tai ping hui min he ji ju fang
Chai Hu (radix burpleuri) 9g
Dang Gui (radix angelicae sinensis) 9g
Bai Shao (radix paeoniae lactiflorae) 9g
Bai Zhu (rhizome atractylodis macrocephalae) 9g
Fu Ling (sclerotium poriae cocos) 9g
Bo He (peppermint)
Wei Jiang (roasted ginger) 6g
Zhi Gan Cao (honey fried radix glycyrrhizae uralensis) 4.5g
Actions: Soothe Liver Qi, strengthen Spleen, nourish blood
Indications: Liver Qi stagnation with spleen Qi and Blood deficiency causing hypochondriac pain, headache, vertigo, PMS, painful breasts, bitter taste in mouth, dry mouth and throat, poor appetite, fatigue, bloating, T- pale, P- wiry thin and weak.
加味逍遥散 Jia Wei Xiao Yao San
= Xiao Yao San + Mu Dan Pi (Peony root) 9g, Zhi Zi (Gardenia jasminoides fruit) 9g
痛泻要方 Tong Xie Yao Fang
From Jing Yue Quan Shu (powder doses)
(Chao) Bai Zhu (dry fried rhizome atractylodis macrocephalae) 15g (Chao) Bai Shao (dry fried radix paeoniae lactiflorae) 10g
(Chao) Chen Pi (dry fried pericarpoim citri reticulatae)7.5g
Fang Feng (radix ledebouriellae divaricatae) 10g
Actions: Tonify SP and soothe LV, relief pain and stop painful diarrhea
Indications: For liver overacting on Spleen manifested as recurrent abdominal pain, borborygmus, painful diarrhea, tongue coating is thin white, pulse is wiry thin.
3. Regulate and harmonize stomach and intestines
半夏泻心汤 Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang
(From Shang Han Lun)
Ingredients:
Ban Xia (Rhizoma Pinellae Ternatae) 半夏 12g
Gan Jiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis) 干姜 9g
Huang Qin (Radix Scutellariae) 黄芩 9g
Huang Lian (Rhizoma Coptidis) 黄连 3g
Ren Shen (Radix Ginseng) 9g
(Zhi) Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae) 炙甘草 9
Da Zao (Fructus Ziziphi Jujubae) 大枣 4 pcs
Actions: Harmonize cold and heat, dispel stagnation and remove distension
Indications: Fullness of stomach, or vomiting, or diarrhea; thin and yellow tongue coating.
4. 表里双解 Formulas that relieve both interior and exterior
1. 防风通圣散 Fang Feng Tong Sheng San
(fang feng powder that sagely unblocks)
Ingredients:
Fang Feng (radix ledebouriellae divaricatae)…15g
Ma Huang (herba ephedrae)…15g
(Jiu)Da Huang (wine treated radix et rhizome rhei)…15g
Mang Xiao (mirabilitium)…15g
Jing Jie (herba seu flos schizonepatae tenuifoliae)…15g
Bo He (herba menthae haplocalycis)…15g
Zhi Zi (Fructus gardeniae jasminoidis)…15g
Hua Shi (talcum)…90g
Shi Gao (gypsum)…30g
Lian Qiao (fructus forsythiae suspensae)…15g
Huang Qin (radix scutellariae)…30g
Jie Geng (radix platycodi grandiflori)…30g
Chuan Xiong (radix ligustici chuanxiong)…15g
Dang Gui (radix angelicae sinensis)…15g
Bai Shao (radix paeoniae lactiflorae)…15g
Bai Zhu (rhizome atractylodis macrocephalae)…15g
Gan Cao (radix glycyrrhizae uralensis)…60g
Actions: Expels Wind, releases exterior, drains Heat, unblocks bowels
Indications: Heat in both the interior and exterior from Wind/Heat invasion with internal Heat already present, or from Wind/Heat that invades both interior and exterior at the same time. Strong fever and chills, headache, dizziness, red sore eyes, trouble swallowing, nasal congestion with thick sticky yellow phlegm. Lung and Stomach Heat causes dry mouth with bitter taste, distention of the chest and abdomen, constipation, dark scanty urination, T- greasy yellow coat, P- full rapid, or wiry slippery.
2. 葛根黄芩黄连汤 Ge Gen Huang Qin Huang Lian Tang
Ingredients:
Ge Gen (radix puerariae)…15-24g
Huang Qin (radix scutellariae)…9g
Huang Lian (rhizome coptidis)…6g
Zhi Gan Cao (honey fried radix glycyrrhizae uralensis)…6g
Actions: release the exterior and clear heat
Indications: Fever and chills, smelly diarrhea with a burning anus. T- greasy yellow coat, P- rapid, or slippery.
3. 大柴胡汤 Da Chai Hu Tang
(Major Bupleurum Decoction)
Shang Han Lun
Ingredients:
Chai Hu (radix bupleuri)…12-15g
Huang Qin (radix scutellariae)…9g
Zhi Shi (fructus immaturus citri aurantii)…6-9g
Da Huang (radix et rhizome rhei)…6g
Bai Shao (radix paeoniae lactiflorae)…9g
Ban Xia (rhizome pinelliae ternatae)…12-15g
Sheng Jiang (rhizome zingiberis officinalis recens)…6-9g
Da Zao (fructus zizyphi jujubae)…4 pieces
Actions: harmonizes & releases Shaoyang, drain internal Heat
Indications: Shaoyang and Yangming disorder.
