Long Dan Xie Gan Tang - 龙胆泻肝汤 - Gentiana Longdancao Decoction To Drain The Liver
| English: | Gentiana Longdancao Decoction to Drain the Liver |
| Also Known As: | Gentiana Combination Decoction to Purge Liver Fire with Gentiana |
Herbs And Actions
| Pharmaceutical Latin | Pin Yin | Dosage | Actions |
| Rx. Gentianae | Long Dan Cao | 1-9g | Drains Shi Heat from the Liver/Gallbladder, drains Liver Fire and eliminates Damp-Heat from Lower Jiao. With Chai Hu and Huang Qin, for Liver/ Gallbladder Damp-Heat. |
| Rx. Scutellariae | Huang Qin | 3-12g | Drains Fire, dries Dampness and calms ascending Liver Yang. With Zhi Zi, drains Fire and eliminates Dampness. |
| Fr. Gardeniae | Zhi Zi | 6-12g | Clears Heat, eliminates irritability and drains Damp-Heat. With Huang Qin, drains Fire and eliminates Dampness. |
| Caulis Akebiae | Mu Tong | 3-9g | Promotes urination. With Che Qian Zi and Ze Xie, drains Heat from Upper Jiao and eliminates Damp-Heat from Lower Jiao through the urine. |
| Sm. Plantaginis | Che Qian Zi | 3-15g | Promotes urination and clears Heat. |
| Rz. Alismatis | Ze Xie | 3-12g | Promotes urination and clears Damp Heat. |
| Rx. Bupleuri | Chai Hu | 3-12g | Disperses Heat due to Liver/Gallbladder Qi Stagnation and focuses the actions of the formula on Liver/Gallbladder. (Omitted in some versions). With Huang Qin, clears Shao Yang Heat. With Gan Cao, for hepatitis and upper right quadrant pain. |
| Rx. Rehmanniae | Sheng Di Huang | 5-15g | Nourishes Yin and clears Heat. With Dang Gui, protects Yin and Blood. |
| Extremitas Radicis Angelicae Sinensis | Dang Gui Wei | 5-12g | Nourishes Blood without causing Stasis. With Sheng Di Huang, protects Yin and Blood |
| Rx. Glycyrrhizae | Gan Cao | 1-6g | Harmonizes the Middle Jiao and regulates other herbs. |
Formula Actions
- Drains Excess Fire from the Liver and Gallbladder
- Clears and Drains Damp-Heat from the Lower Jiao
- Clears Damp-Heat from the San Jiao
Syndromes
- Liver Fire Flaring Up
- Damp-Heat in the Liver and Gallbladder
- Damp-Heat in the Liver Channel
- San Jiao Damp-Heat
- Liver Fire blazing up; Liver/Gallbladder Damp-Heat invading downward (Secondary source)
Clinical Manifestations
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Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions
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Notes
- Composition: Long Dan Cao 3-9g, Huang Qin 6-12g, Zhi Zi 6-12g, Chai Hu 3-9g, Mu Tong 3-6g, Che Qian Zi 9-15g, Ze Xie 6-12g, Sheng Di Huang 9-15g, Dang Gui 3-12g, Gan Cao 3-6g (Secondary source)
- Compared with Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin: Long Dan Xie Gan Tang treats Liver Fire flaring upward (LV-2) and Liver/Gallbladder Damp-Heat pouring downward (GB-34); Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin treats Liver Yang Rising (LV-2) and Liver Wind (LV-3).
Modifications
| For Heat in the Middle Jiao: | For insomnia: | ||
| + 3g Rz. Coptidis | Huang Lian | + 12g Sm. Platycladi | Bai Zi Ren |
| + 15g Gypsum | Shi Gao | For psoriasis due to Toxic Damp-Heat: | |
| For viral dermatosis: | - Rx. Bupleuri | Chai Hu | |
| - Rx. Gentianae | Long Dan Cao | - Rx. Rehmanniae | Sheng Di Huang |
| + 9g Rx Sophorae Flavescentis | Ku Shen | - Rx. Angelicae Sinensis | Dang Gui Wei |
| + 9g Rz. Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae | Bei Xie | - Rx. Glycyrrhizae | Gan Cao |
| + 6g Caul. Aristolochiae | Ma Dou Ling | + 9g Cx. Phellodendri | Huang Bai |
| For pale red leukorrhea and a wiry, rapid pulse: | + 30g Flos Lonicerae | Jin Yin Hua | |
| + Rx. Paeoniae Rubra | Chi Shao | + 15g Hb. Violae | Zi Hua Di Ding |
| + Stamen Nelumbinis | Lian Xu | + 15g Flos Chrysanthemi Indici | Ye Ju Hua |
| For a severe headache and painful red eyes: | + 15g Fr. Forsythiae | Lian Qiao | |
| + Flos Chrysanthemi | Ju Hua | + 15g Poria | Fu Ling |
| + Fol. Mori | Sang Ye | For tremors: | |
| For hemoptysis due to Liver Fire Attacking the Lung: | + Ram. Uncariae cum Uncis | Gou Teng | |
| + Cx. Moutan | Mu Dan Pi | + Bul. Fritillariae | Chuan Bei Mu |
| + Cacumen Platycladi | Ce Bai Ye | For pelvic inflammatory disease: | |
| For icteric hepatitis: | - Rx. Gentianae | Long Dan Cao | |
| - Sm. Plantaginis | Che Qian Zi | + Cx. Phellodendri | Huang Bai |
| - Rz. Alismatis | Ze Xie | + Caulis Sargentodoxae | Hong Teng |
| + Hb. Artemisiae Scopariae | Yin Chen | + Hb. Patriniae | Bai Jiang Cao |
| For Damp-Heat leukorrhagia: | For Damp-Heat jaundice: | ||
| - Rx. Glycyrrhizae | Gan Cao | - Rx. Glycyrrhizae | Gan Cao |
| - Rx. Scutellariae | Huang Qin | -- Rx. Rehmanniae | Sheng Di Huang |
| + Cx. Phellodendri | Huang Bai | + Hb. Artemisiae Scopariae | Yin Chen |
| For waking easily, being startled easily or being frightened easily: | + Rx. et Rz. Rhei | Da Huang | |
| + 10g Dens Draconis | Long Chi | For fullness and discomfort in the chest and epigastrium: | |
| + 10g Magnetitum | Ci Shi | + 6g Rz. Cyperi | Xiang Fu |
| For constipation: | + 9g Tub. Curcumae | Yu Jin | |
| + 6-9g Rx. et Rz. Rhei | Da Huang | + 6g Fr. Aurantii | Zhi Ke |
| Or | For dysuria: | ||
| + 6-9g Rx. et Rz. Rhei | Da Huang | + Hb. Artemisiae Scopariae | Yin Chen |
| + 6g Natrii Sulfas | Mang Xiao | + Poria | Fu Ling |
| For acute glaucoma: | For redness, swelling and pain of the eyes: | ||
| + Rx. Scrophulariae | Xuan Shen | + Rz. Chuanxiong | Chuan Xiong |
| + Rz. et Rx. Notopterygii | Qiang Huo | + Flos Chrysanthemi | Ju Hua |
| For urinary tract infection: | For more visual disturbances: | ||
| + Hb. Polygoni Avicularis | Bian Xu | + Flos Chrysanthemi | Ju Hua |
| + Hb. Dianthi | Qu Mai | + Sm. Cassiae | Jue Ming Zi |
| + Rz. Imperatae | Bai Mao Gen | Or | |
| + Fr. Forsythiae | Lian Qiao | + Wash the Liver and Brighten the Eyes Powder Xi Gan Ming Mu San | |
| For Excess Dampness: | For redness and swelling of the scrotum or sores on the penis: | ||
| - Rx. Scutellariae | Huang Qin | - Rx. Bupleuri | Chai Hu |
| - Rx. Rehmanniae | Sheng Di Huang | + Fr. Forsythiae | Lian Qiao |
| + Talcum | Hua Shi | + Rz. Coptidis | Huang Lian |
| + Sm. Coicis | Yi Yi Ren | + Rx. et Rz. Rhei | Da Huang |
| Or | For itching in the genital area (topically as a wash): | ||
| + Eight-Herb Powder for Rectification Ba Zheng San | + Fr. Cnidii | She Chuang Zi | |
| For itchy nipples: | + Rx. Sophorae Flavescentis | Ku Shen | |
| + Fol. Citri Reticulatae | Ju Ye | For nasal congestion, sinusitis and rhinitis due to Liver and Gall Bladder Fire: | |
| + Fr. Citri Sarcodactylis | Fo Shou | + 12g Flos Chrysanthemi | Ju Hua |
| For nasal congestion, rhinitis and rhinitis due to Liver and Gall Bladder Fire with a severe headache: | + 6g Rx. Angelicae Dahuricae | Bai Zhi | |
| + 12g Flos Chrysanthemi | Ju Hua | + Agastache and Pig Bile Pill (patent) Huo Dan Wan | |
| + 6g Rx. Angelicae Dahuricae | Bai Zhi | Or | |
| + Agastache and Pig Bile Pill (patent) Huo Dan Wan | + Fr. Xanthii | Cang Er Zi | |
| + 15g Concha Haliotidis | Shi Jue Ming | + Rx. Angelicae Dahuricae | Bai Zhi |
| + 12g Ram Uncariae cum Uncis | Gou Teng | + Hb. Centipeda | E Bu Shi Cao |
| For prostatitis due to Toxic Heat: | For eczema: | ||
| - Caulis Akebiae | Mu Tong | + Caulis Akebiae | Mu Tong |
| - Rx. Bupleuri | Chai Hu | + Hb. Schizonepetae | Jing Jie |
| - Rx. Angelicae Sinensis | Dang Gui Wei | For hematuria: | |
| + 10g Cx. Phellodendri | Huang Bai | + 9g Dry-fried Pollen Typhae | Chao Pu Huang |
| + 10g Rz. Polygoni Cuspidati | Hu Zhang | ||
| + 9g Hb. Cirsii | Xiao Ji | ||
| + 15g Hb. Taraxaci | Pu Gong Ying | For severe bleeding: | |
| +15g Hb. Patriniae | Bai Jiang Cao | + 9g Dry-fried Pollen Typhae | Chao Pu Huang |
| For severe Heat: | |||
| + 6g Rz. Coptidis | Huang Lian | + 9g Hb. Cirsii | Xiao Ji |
| + Cornu Saigae Tataricae | Ling Yang Jiao | + 9g Rx. Rubiae | Qian Cao Gen |
| For Dryness: | + 12g Cacumen Platycladi | Ce Bai Ye | |
| + 12g Rx. Ophiopogonis | Mai Men Dong | ||
| + 18g Rx. Scrophulariae | Xuan Shen | Or | |
| + 12g Rz. Anemarrhenae | Zhi Mu | + 9g Dry-fried Pollen Typhae | Chao Pu Huang |
| For prostatitis due to Damp-Heat with a bitter taste in the mouth: | + 9g Hb. Cirsii | Xiao Ji | |
| + Hb. Patriniae | Bai Jiang Cao | + Yun Nan White Powder (patent) Yun Nan Bai Yao | |
| + Hb Taraxaci | Pu Gong Ying | ||
| + More Rx. Gentianae | Long Dan Cao | For prostatitis due to Damp-Heat with hardening of the prostate: | |
| For prostatitis due to Damp-Heat with sexual dysfunction: | |||
| + Hb Lycopi | Ze Lan | ||
| + Rx. Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae | Bei Xie | + Olibanum | Ru Xiang |
| + Sm. Persicae | Tao Ren | ||
| + Hb. Epimedii | Yin Yang Huo | + Rx. Paeoniae Rubra | Chi Shao |
| For severe pruritis: | For pustule with yellow fluid: | ||
| + 20g Rx. Sophorae Flavescentis | Ku Shen | + 20g Hb. Taraxaci | Pu Gong Ying |
| + 12g Flos Lonicerae | Jin Yin Hua | ||
| + 15g Cx. Dictamni | Bai Xian Pi | For acute eczema: | |
| For eczema concentrated in the upper body: | + Cx. Phellodendri | Huang Bai | |
| + Fol. Mori | Sang Ye | + Sm. Coicis | Yi Yi Ren |
| + Flos Chrysanthemi | Ju Hua | + Poria | Fu Ling |
| + Cx. Dictamni | Bai Xian Pi | + Rz. Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae | Bei Xie |
| + Periostracum Cicadae | Chan Tui | ||
| + Fr. Kochiae | Di Fu Zi | + Talcum | Hua Shi |
| For insomnia due to Liver Yang Rising (no Fire): | + Sm. Plantaginis | Che Qian Zi | |
| - Rx. Scutellariae | Huang Qin | + Cx. Moutan | Mu Dan Pi |
| - Fr, Gardeniae | Zhi Zi | For keratitis: | |
| For insomnia due to Liver Yang Rising (no Fire) with headache, dizziness and tinnitus: | - Caulis Akebiae | Mu Tong | |
| - Sm. Plantaginis | Che Qian Zi | ||
| - Rx. Scutellariae | Huang Qin | + 6g Rx. Saposhnikoviae | Fang Feng |
| - Fr, Gardeniae | Zhi Zi | + 6g Flos Chrysanthemi | Ju Hua |
| + Rz. Gastrodiae | Tian Ma | + 10g Flos Lonicerae | Jin Yin Hua |
| For suppurative cataracts: | + 15g Hb. Taraxaci | Pu Gong Ying | |
| + Rx. Notoginseng | San Qi | + 10g Rx. Isatidis | Ban Lan Gen |
| + Sm. Persicae | Tao Ren | For hypertension: | |
| + Flos Carthami | Hong Hua | + Spica Prunellae | Xia Ku Cao |
| For cholecystitis: | + Sm. Cassiae | Jue Ming Zi | |
| + Cx. Meliae | Ku Lian Pi | + Ram. cum Uncis Uncariae | Gou Teng |
| + Rx. et Rz. Rhei | Da Huang | ||
| Or | For erythematosis: | ||
| + Hb Artemisiae Scopariae | Yin Chen Hao | + Fr. Aurantii | Zhi Ke |
| + Rx. et Rz. Rhei | Da Huang | ||
| + Rx. et Rz. Rhei | Da Huang | For leukemia: | |
| Or | + Rx. Scutellariae Barbatae | Ban Zhi Lian | |
| + Hb Artemisiae Scopariae | Yin Chen Hao | ||
| + Hb. Hedyotis | Bai Hua She She Cao | ||
| + Rx. et Rz. Rhei | Da Huang | For leukemia with Excess Heat: | |
| + Fr. Toosendan | Chuan Lian Zi | + Rx. Scutellariae Barbatae | Ban Zhi Lian |
| For migraine: | |||
| + Flos Chrysanthemi | Ju Hua | + Hb. Hedyotis | Bai Hua She She Cao |
| + Rx. Paeoniae Alba (large dose) | Bai Shao | + Five-Ingredient Decoction to Eliminate Toxins Wu Wei Xiao Du Yin | |
| For diabetes mellitus: | + Coptis Decoction to Eliminate Toxicity Huang Lian Jie Du Tang | ||
| - Extremitas Radicis Angelicae Sinensis | Dang Gui Wei | ||
| For herpes zoster above the waist: | |||
| - Rx. Glycyrrhizae | Gan Cao | + Rz. Cimicifugae | Sheng Ma |
| + Rx. Stephaniae Tetrandrae | Han Fang Ji | For herpes zoster below the waist: | |
| + Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae | Niu Xi | ||
| + Faeces Bombycis | Can Sha | ||
| + Plumula Nelumbinis | Lian Zi Xin | For sciatica: | |
| For orchitis with pain: | + Rz. Polygoni Cuspidati | Hu Zhang | |
| + Rz. Corydalis | Yan Hu Suo | + Pheretima | Di Long |
| + Fr. Toosendan | Chuan Lian Zi | For orchitis with testicular hardening: | |
| For orchitis with hematuria: | - Rx. Rehmanniae | Sheng Di Huang | |
| + Rz. Polygoni Cuspidati | Hu Zhang | + Sm. Citri Reticulatae | Ju He |
| + Rz. Imperatae | Bai Mao Gen | + Sm. Persicae | Tao Ren |
| For orchitis with frequent urination, burning and pain: | + Flos Carthami | Hong Hua | |
| For orchitis with prostatitis: | |||
| + Cx. Phellodendri | Huang Bai | + Rz. Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae | Bei Xie |
| + Fol. Pyrrosiae | Shi Wei | ||
| For orchitis withdysuria and urethritis : | + Sm. Litchi | Li Zhi He | |
| + Rx. Glycyrrhizae | Gan Cao | For orchitis: | |
| + Rz. Smilacis Glabrae | Tu Fu Ling | + Fr. Toosendan | Chuan Lian Zi |
| For male sexual dysfunction: | + Sm. Litchi | Li Zhi He | |
| + Rz. Anemarrhenae | Zhi Mu | + Rz. Corydalis | Yan Hu Suo |
| + Endoconcha Sepiae | Hai Piao Xiao | For male sexual dysfunction with Dampness: | |
| + Rx. Rubiae | Qian Cao Gen | + Rz. Anemarrhenae | Zhi Mu |
| For male sexual dysfunction with Dampness: | + Endoconcha Sepiae | Hai Piao Xiao | |
| + Rz. Anemarrhenae | Zhi Mu | + Rx. Rubiae | Qian Cao Gen |
| + Endoconcha Sepiae | Hai Piao Xiao | + Rz. Alismatis | Ze Xie |
| + Rx. Rubiae | Qian Cao Gen | + Sm. Plantaginis | Che Qian Zi |
| + More Rx. Gentianae | Long Dan Cao | For male sexual dysfunction with Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiency: | |
| + More Fr. Gardeniae | Zhi Zi | ||
| + More Cx. Phellodendri | Huang Bai | + Rz. Anemarrhenae | Zhi Mu |
| For male sexual dysfunction with abnormally sticky sperm in nocturnal emissions: | + Endoconcha Sepiae | Hai Piao Xiao | |
| + Rx. Rubiae | Qian Cao Gen | ||
| + Rz. Anemarrhenae | Zhi Mu | + Two Ultimate Pill Er Zhi Wan | |
| + Endoconcha Sepiae | Hai Piao Xiao | ||
| + Rx. Rubiae | Qian Cao Gen | + Carapax Trionycis | Bie Jia |
| + Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae | Dan Shen | + Rx Rehmanniae Preparata (large dose) | Shu Di Huang |
| + Rz. Smilacis Glabrae | Tu Fu Ling | For bartholinitis: | |
| + Fr. Toosendan | Chuan Lian Zi | + Hb Taraxaci | Pu Gong Ying |
| For scrotal eczema: | + Hb. Violae | Zi Hua Di Ding | |
| + Cx. Dictamni | Bai Xian Pi | + Flos Chrysanthemi Indici | Ye Ju Hua |
| + Fr. Kochiae | Di Fu Zi | For pelvic inflammatory disease: | |
| + Rz. Atractylodis | Cang Zhu | + Rx. Astragali | Huang Qi |
| For polycystic ovary syndrome with constipation: | For cervicitis: | ||
| + Hb. Patriniae | Bai Jiang Cao | ||
| + Rx. et Rz. Rhei | Da Huang | + Cx. Phellodendri | Huang Bai |
| + Natrii Sulfas | Mang Xiao | + Rx. Astragali | Huang Qi |
| For Behcet's disease with Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiency: | For Behcet's disease with Qi Deficiency: | ||
| + Rx. Astragali | Huang Qi | ||
| + Hb. Ecliptae | Mo Han Lian | + Rx. Codonopsis | Dang Shen |
| + Fr. Ligustri Lucidi | Nu Zhen Zi | For Behcet's disease withsevere itching: | |
| For Behcet's disease withDampness: | + Rx. Sophorae Flavescentis | Ku Shen | |
| + Rx. et Rz. Rhei | Da Huang | ||
| + Rz. Atractylodis | Cang Zhu | + Cx. Dictamni | Bai Xian Pi |
| For otitis media: | For bartholinitis: | ||
| + Flos Magnolia | Xin Yi Hua | - Rx. Rehmanniae | Sheng Di Huang |
| + Fr. Xanthii | Cang Er Zi | + 9g Cx. Phellodendri | Huang Bai |
| For bartholinitis with obvious pudendal redness, swelling Heat and pain: | + 10g Rx. Paeoniae Rubra | Chi Shao | |
| - Rx. Rehmanniae | Sheng Di Huang | + 12g Hb. Violae | Zi Hua Di Ding |
| + 9g Cx. Phellodendri | Huang Bai | For bartholinitis with severe pudendal distension, swelling and pain: | |
| + 10g Rx. Paeoniae Rubra | Chi Shao | ||
| - Rx. Rehmanniae | Sheng Di Huang | ||
| + 12g Hb. Violae | Zi Hua Di Ding | + 9g Cx. Phellodendri | Huang Bai |
| + 15g Flos Lonicerae | Jin Yin Hua | + 10g Rx. Paeoniae Rubra | Chi Shao |
| + 15g Hb. Taraxaci | Pu Gong Ying | ||
| + 15g Hb. Lobeliae Chinensis | Ban Bian Lian | + 12g Hb. Violae | Zi Hua Di Ding |
| + 6g Olibanum | Ru Xiang | ||
| For bartholinitis with severe pudendal pruritis due to relative predominant Damp-Heat: | + 6g Myrrh | Mo Yao | |
| + 10g Rx. Angelicae Dahuricae | Bai Zhi | ||
| - Rx. Rehmanniae | Sheng Di Huang | ||
| + 9g Cx. Phellodendri | Huang Bai | + 15g Spina Gleditsiae | Zao Jiao Ci |
| + 10g Rx. Paeoniae Rubra | Chi Shao | For senile pruritis: | |
| + Concha Ostreae | Mu Li | ||
| + 12g Hb. Violae | Zi Hua Di Ding | + Cx. Phellodendri | Huang Bai |
| + 20g Sm. Coicis | Yi Yi Ren | + Fr. Tribuli | Bai Ji Li |
| + 10g Fr. Kochiae | Di Fu Zi | + Cx. Dictamni | Bai Xian Pi |
| For senile pruritis with pruritis vulva and fishy smelling vaginal discharge: | For scrotal senile pruritis: | ||
| + Concha Ostreae | Mu Li | ||
| + Concha Ostreae | Mu Li | + Cx. Phellodendri | Huang Bai |
| + Cx. Phellodendri | Huang Bai | + Fr. Tribuli | Bai Ji Li |
| + Fr. Tribuli | Bai Ji Li | + Cx. Dictamni | Bai Xian Pi |
| + Cx. Dictamni | Bai Xian Pi | + Periostracum Cicadae | Chan Tui |
| + Rz. Smilacis Glabrae | Tu Fu Ling | For anal senile pruritis: | |
| + Fr. Cnidii | She Chuang Zi | + Concha Ostreae | Mu Li |
| For emaciation: | + Cx. Phellodendri | Huang Bai | |
| - Rz. Alismatis | Ze Xie | + Fr. Tribuli | Bai Ji Li |
| + 6g Rx. et Rz. Rhei | Da Huang | + Cx. Dictamni | Bai Xian Pi |
| For hematuria: | + Rx. Sophorae Flavescentis | Ku Shen | |
| + 6g Rx. et Rz. Rhei Preparata | Zhi Da Huang | ||
| + Fr. Kochiae | Di Fu Zi | ||
| + 15g Hb. Cirsii | Xiao Ji | For severe hematuria: | |
| + 9g Fr. Sophorae | Huai Jiao | + 6g Rx. et Rz. Rhei Preparata | Zhi Da Huang |
| For hematuria with severely painful urination or severe flank pain: | |||
| + 15g Hb. Cirsii | Xiao Ji | ||
| + 6g Rx. et Rz. Rhei Preparata | Zhi Da Huang | + 9g Fr. Sophorae | Huai Jiao |
| + 9g Rx. Sanguisorbae | Di Yu | ||
| + 15g Hb. Cirsii | Xiao Ji | + 9g Hb. Sive Radix Cirsii Japonici | Da Ji |
| + 9g Fr. Sophorae | Huai Jiao | ||
| + 9g charred Fr. Toosendan | Chuan Lian Zi Tan | For immediate effect in bi-polar disorder: | |
| + Rx. et Rz. Rhei (remove once the patient calms down) | Da Huang | ||
| + 12g Rz. Corydalis | Yan Hu Suo | ||
| For absence of ejaculation: | For absence of sperm liquification: | ||
| + Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae Decoction to Separate the Clear Bei Xie Fen Qing Yin | + Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae Decoction to Separate the Clear Bei Xie Fen Qing Yin | ||
| + Squama Manitis | Chuan Shan Jia | For Behcet's disease with fever: | |
| + Fr. Liquidamberis | Lu Lu Tong | + 25g Gypsum Fibrosum | Shi Gao |
| + Sm. Vaccariae | Wang Bu Liu Xing | + 12g Rz. Anemarrhenae | Zhi Mu |
| For Behcet's disease with edema in the lower limbs: | |||
| For Behcet's disease with pustules, vesicles or folliculitis: | |||
| + 12g Poria | Fu Ling | ||
| + 12g Polyporus | Zhu Ling | + 12g Cx. Moutan | Mu Dan Pi |
| + 12g Sm. Phaseoli | Chi Xiao Dou | + 12g Rx. Paeoniae Rubra | Chi Shao |
| For Behcet's disease with eye sores: | |||
| + 12g Sm. Cassiae | Jue Ming Zi | + 12g Rx. Arnebiae/ Lithospermi | Zi Cao |
| + 12g Sm. Celosiae | Qing Xiang Zi | ||
| For Behcet's disease with external genital sores: | For Behcet's disease with pus: | ||
| + 9g Spina Gleditsiae | Zao Jiao Zi | + 15g Hb. Taraxaci | Pu Gong Ying |
| + 9g Cx. Phellodendri | Huang Bai | + 15g Hb. Scutellariae Barbatae | Ban Zhi Lian |
| + 15g Rz. Smilacis Glabrae | Tu Fu Ling | ||
| For Behcet's disease with constipation: | |||
| For Behcet's disease with a sore throat: | + 9-12g Rx. et Rz. Rhei | Da Huang | |
| + 15g Rx. Isatidis | Ban Lan Gen | For fever due to Damp-Heat in the Liver channel with red, swollen, painful eyes: | |
| + 9g Fr. Arctii | Niu Bang Zi | ||
| For fever due to Damp-Heat in the Liver channel with yellow, thick pus from the ears: | + 18g Flos Chrysanthemi | Ju Hua | |
| + 9g Spica Prunellae | Xia Ku Cao | ||
| + 15g Rx. Isatidis | Ban Lan Gen | For myalgic encephalomyelitis, chronic fatigue and Epstein-Barr syndrome due to Damp-Heat with Heat predominant: | |
| + 15g Hb. Taraxaci | Pu Gong Ying | ||
| For tinnitus, hypertension, chronic otitis media and stress: | - SM. Plantaginis | Che Qian Zi | |
| + 15g Talcum | Hua Shi | ||
| + 6g Rz. Acori Tatarinowii | Shi Chang Pu | For severe tinnitus: | |
| + 6g Rz. Acori Tatarinowii | Shi Chang Pu | ||
| For tinnitus, hypertension, chronic otitis media and stress with Phlegm or Phlegm-Heat: | |||
| + 15g Magnetitum | Ci Shi | ||
| + 6g Rz. Acori Tatarinowii | Shi Chang Pu | For tinnitus, hypertension, chronic otitis media and stress with constipation: | |
| + One or two of the following: | + 6g Rz. Acori Tatarinowii | Shi Chang Pu | |
| 15g Fr. Trichosanthis | Gua Lou | ||
| 12g Rx. Trichosanthis | Tian Hua Fen | + 6-9g Rx. et Rz. Rhei | Da Huang |
| 9g Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii | Zhe Bei Mu | For tinnitus with purulent discharge: | |
| + 6g Rz. Acori Tatarinowii | Shi Chang Pu | ||
| 9g Caulis Bambusae in Taeniam | Zhu Ru | ||
| + 12g Fol. Isatidis | Da Qing Ye | ||
| For tinnitus, hypertension, chronic otitis media and stress with a severe headache and sore, red eyes: | + 12g Rx. Isatidis | Ban Lan Gen | |
| For tinnitus, hypertension, chronic otitis media and stress with symptoms of Internal Wind (tics, spasms etc.): | |||
| + 6g Rz. Acori Tatarinowii | Shi Chang Pu | ||
| + 6g Rz. Acori Tatarinowii | Shi Chang Pu | ||
| + 9g Flos Chrysanthemi | Ju Hua | ||
| + 12g Fol. Mori | Sang Ye | + 12g Ram. cum Uncis Uncariae | Gou Teng |
| For cholecystitis and cholelithiasis with Heat predominant: | |||
| + 15g Concha Haliotidis | Shi Jue Ming | ||
| + Artemisiae Scopariae Decoction Yin Chen Hao Tang | + 15g Magnetitum | Ci Shi | |
| For cholecystitis and cholelithiasis with Heat predominant and a high fever: | |||
| - Cx. Moutan | Mu Dan Pi | ||
| - Sm. Plantaginis | Che Qian Zi | + Artemisiae Scopariae Decoction Yin Chen Hao Tang | |
| - Rz. Alismatis | Ze Xie | ||
| - Rx. Rehmanniae | Sheng Di Huang | - Cx. Moutan | Mu Dan Pi |
| - Extremitas Radicis Angelicae Sinensis | Dang Gui Wei | - Sm. Plantaginis | Che Qian Zi |
| - Rz. Alismatis | Ze Xie | ||
| + 30g Flos Lonicerae | Jin Yin Hua | - Rx. Rehmanniae | Sheng Di Huang |
| + 15g Rx. Curcumae | Yu Jin | - Extremitas Radicis Angelicae Sinensis | Dang Gui Wei |
| + 15g Spora Lygodii | Hai Jin Sha | ||
| + 15g Fr. Forsythiae | Lian Qiao | + 30g Flos Lonicerae | Jin Yin Hua |
| + 9g Fr. Aurantii Immaturus | Zhi Shi | + 15g Rx. Curcumae | Yu Jin |
| + 15g Spora Lygodii | Hai Jin Sha | ||
| + 9g Rx. Aucklandiae | Mu Xiang | + 15g Fr. Forsythiae | Lian Qiao |
| + 9g. Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli | Ji Nei Jin | + 9g Fr. Aurantii Immaturus | Zhi Shi |
| For cholecystitis and cholelithiasis with Heat predominant and nausea and vomiting: | + 9g Rx. Aucklandiae | Mu Xiang | |
| + 9g. Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli | Ji Nei Jin | ||
| + Artemisiae Scopariae Decoction Yin Chen Hao Tang | |||
| + 30g Gypsum Fibrosum | Shi Gao | ||
| - Cx. Moutan | Mu Dan Pi | + Rx. Isatidis | Ban Lan Gen |
| - Sm. Plantaginis | Che Qian Zi | For cholecystitis and cholelithiasis with Heat predominant and torpid intake: | |
| - Rz. Alismatis | Ze Xie | ||
| - Rx. Rehmanniae | Sheng Di Huang | + Artemisiae Scopariae Decoction Yin Chen Hao Tang | |
| - Extremitas Radicis Angelicae Sinensis | Dang Gui Wei | ||
| - Cx. Moutan | Mu Dan Pi | ||
| + 30g Flos Lonicerae | Jin Yin Hua | - Sm. Plantaginis | Che Qian Zi |
| + 15g Rx. Curcumae | Yu Jin | - Rz. Alismatis | Ze Xie |
| + 15g Spora Lygodii | Hai Jin Sha | - Rx. Rehmanniae | Sheng Di Huang |
| + 15g Fr. Forsythiae | Lian Qiao | - Extremitas Radicis Angelicae Sinensis | Dang Gui Wei |
| + 9g Fr. Aurantii Immaturus | Zhi Shi | ||
| + 30g Flos Lonicerae | Jin Yin Hua | ||
| + 9g Rx. Aucklandiae | Mu Xiang | + 15g Rx. Curcumae | Yu Jin |
| + 9g. Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli | Ji Nei Jin | + 15g Spora Lygodii | Hai Jin Sha |
| + 15g Fr. Forsythiae | Lian Qiao | ||
| + 9g Caulis Bambusae in Taeniam | Zhu Ru | + 9g Fr. Aurantii Immaturus | Zhi Shi |
| + 9g Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum | Zhi Ban Xia | + 9g Rx. Aucklandiae | Mu Xiang |
| + 9g. Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli | Ji Nei Jin | ||
| For cholecystitis and cholelithiasis with Heat predominant and Blood Stagnation: | |||
| + 9g Fr. Hordei Germinatus | Mai Ya | ||
| + Artemisiae Scopariae Decoction Yin Chen Hao Tang | |||
| + 9g Fr. Crataegi | Shan Zha | ||
| - Cx. Moutan | Mu Dan Pi | + 9g Massa Medicata Fermentata | Shen Qu |
| - Sm. Plantaginis | Che Qian Zi | ||
| - Rz. Alismatis | Ze Xie | For cholecystitis and cholelithiasis with Dampness predominant: | |
| + 30g Flos Lonicerae | Jin Yin Hua | ||
| + 15g Rx. Curcumae | Yu Jin | + Artemisiae Scopariae Decoction Yin Chen Hao Tang | |
| + 15g Spora Lygodii | Hai Jin Sha | ||
| + 15g Fr. Forsythiae | Lian Qiao | - Cx. Moutan | Mu Dan Pi |
| + 9g Fr. Aurantii Immaturus | Zhi Shi | - Sm. Plantaginis | Che Qian Zi |
| + 9g Rx. Aucklandiae | Mu Xiang | - Rz. Alismatis | Ze Xie |
| + 9g. Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli | Ji Nei Jin | - Rx. Rehmanniae | Sheng Di Huang |
| - Extremitas Radicis Angelicae Sinensis | Dang Gui Wei | ||
| + 15g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae | Dan Shen | ||
| - Rx. Gentianae | Long Dan Cao | ||
| For cholecystitis and cholelithiasis with Dampness predominant with no constipation: | + 15g Rx. Curcumae | Yu Jin | |
| + 15g Spora Lygodii | Hai Jin Sha | ||
| + Artemisiae Scopariae Decoction Yin Chen Hao Tang | + 9g Rx. Aucklandiae | Mu Xiang | |
| + 9g. Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli | Ji Nei Jin | ||
| - Cx. Moutan | Mu Dan Pi | ||
| - Sm. Plantaginis | Che Qian Zi | + Three Seed Decoction San Ren Tang | |
| - Rz. Alismatis | Ze Xie | ||
| - Rx. Rehmanniae | Sheng Di Huang | For cholecystitis and cholelithiasis with Dampness predominant with jaundice: | |
| - Extremitas Radicis Angelicae Sinensis | Dang Gui Wei | ||
| + Artemisiae Scopariae Decoction Yin Chen Hao Tang | |||
| - Rx. Gentianae | Long Dan Cao | ||
| - Rx. et Rz. Rhei | Da Huang | - Cx. Moutan | Mu Dan Pi |
| + 15g Rx. Curcumae | Yu Jin | - Sm. Plantaginis | Che Qian Zi |
| + 15g Spora Lygodii | Hai Jin Sha | - Rz. Alismatis | Ze Xie |
| + 9g Rx. Aucklandiae | Mu Xiang | - Rx. Rehmanniae | Sheng Di Huang |
| + 9g. Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli | Ji Nei Jin | - Extremitas Radicis Angelicae Sinensis | Dang Gui Wei |
| + Three Seed Decoction San Ren Tang | - Rx. Gentianae | Long Dan Cao | |
| + 15g Rx. Curcumae | Yu Jin | ||
| For cholecystitis and cholelithiasis with Dampness predominant with jaundice: | + 15g Spora Lygodii | Hai Jin Sha | |
| + 9g Rx. Aucklandiae | Mu Xiang | ||
| + 9g. Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli | Ji Nei Jin | ||
| + Artemisiae Scopariae Decoction Yin Chen Hao Tang | |||
| + Three Seed Decoction San Ren Tang | |||
| - Cx. Moutan | Mu Dan Pi | ||
| - Sm. Plantaginis | Che Qian Zi | ||
| - Rz. Alismatis | Ze Xie | + 25g Hb. Lysimachiae | Jin Qian Cao |
| - Rx. Rehmanniae | Sheng Di Huang | For hepatitis C: | |
| - Extremitas Radicis Angelicae Sinensis | Dang Gui Wei | + 18g Talcum | Hua Shi |
| + 6g Indigo Naturalis | Qing Dai | ||
| - Rx. Gentianae | Long Dan Cao | For hepatitis C with Heat Transforming into Fire: | |
| + 15g Rx. Curcumae | Yu Jin | + 18g Talcum | Hua Shi |
| + 15g Spora Lygodii | Hai Jin Sha | + 6g Indigo Naturalis | Qing Dai |
| + 9g Rx. Aucklandiae | Mu Xiang | + 3-6g Rx. et Rz. Rhei | Da Huang |
| + 9g. Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli | Ji Nei Jin | For hepatitis C with Yin damage due to Heat: | |
| + 18g Talcum | Hua Shi | ||
| + Three Seed Decoction San Ren Tang | + 6g Indigo Naturalis | Qing Dai | |
| + 12g Rx. Ophiopogonis | Mai Men Dong | ||
| + 30g Rx. Clematidis | Wei Ling Xian | + 12g Rx. Asparagi | Tian Men Dong |
| + 30g Hb. Lysimachiae | Jin Qian Cao | For hepatitis C with jaundice: | |
| For hepatitis C with nausea and vomiting: | + 18g Talcum | Hua Shi | |
| + 18g Talcum | Hua Shi | + 6g Indigo Naturalis | Qing Dai |
| + 6g Indigo Naturalis | Qing Dai | + 30g Hb. Artemisiae Scopariae | Yin Chen Hao |
| + 9g Caulis Bambusae in Taeniam | Zhu Ru | ||
| For hepatitis C with aversion to greasy or fatty foods or undigested food in the stool: | |||
| + 9g Per. Citri Reticulatae | Chen Pi | ||
| + 18g Talcum | Hua Shi | ||
| For severe pain: | + 6g Indigo Naturalis | Qing Dai | |
| + 10g Fr. Toosendan | Chuan Lian Zi | + 15g Fr. Crataegi | Shan Zha |
| + 10g Rz. Corydalis | Yan Hu Suo | + 9g Fr. Hordei Germinatus | Mai Ya |
| For fever and jaundice: | |||
| + 30g Hb. Artemisiae Scopariae | Yin Chen Hao | + 9g Massa Medicata Fermentata | Shen Qu |
| + 10g Cx. Phellodendri | Huang Bai | For roundworms in the bile duct: | |
| Or | + Decoction for expelling Roundworms from the Bile Duct Dan Dao Qu Hui Tang | ||
| + Artemisiae Scopariae Decoction Yin Chen Hao Tang | |||
| For epistaxis and hypertension: | |||
| For epistaxis with severe bleeding: | - Rx. Bupleuri | Chai Hu | |
| - Rx. Bupleuri | Chai Hu | + 9g Rx. Cyathulae | Chuan Niu Xi |
| + 9g Rx. Cyathulae | Chuan Niu Xi | + 12g Rz. Imperatae | Bai Mao Gen |
| + 18g Rz. Imperatae | Bai Mao Gen | For epistaxis and hypertension with severe Heat: | |
| + 9g Rx. Rubiae | Qian Cao Gen | ||
| + 12g Hb. Agrimoniae | Xian He Cao | - Rx. Bupleuri | Chai Hu |
| For epistaxis and hypertension with Dryness: | + 9g Rx. Cyathulae | Chuan Niu Xi | |
| - Rx. Bupleuri | Chai Hu | + 12g Rz. Imperatae | Bai Mao Gen |
| - Sm. Plantaginis | Che Qian Zi | + 6g Rz. Coptidis | Huang Lian |
| - Rz. Alismatis | Ze Xie | + 3g powdered Cornu Saigae Tataricae | Ling Yang Jiao Fen |
| + 9g Rx. Cyathulae | Chuan Niu Xi | ||
| + 12g Rz. Imperatae | Bai Mao Gen | For insomnia, hypertension, menopause syndrome, bi-polar disorder, depression and premenstrual syndrome: | |
| + 12g Rx. Ophiopogonis | Mai Men Dong | ||
| +18g Rx. Scrophulariae | Xuan Shen | ||
| +12g Rz. Anemarrhenae | Zhi Mu | + 30g Concha Margaritaferae | Zhen Zhu Mu |
| For severe insomnia, hypertension, menopause syndrome, bi-polar disorder, depression and premenstrual syndrome: | |||
| + 20g Caulis Polygoni Multiflori | Ye Jiao Teng | ||
| + 30g Concha Margaritaferae | Zhen Zhu Mu | + 12g Flos Inulae | He Huan Pi |
| For insomnia, hypertension, menopause syndrome, bi-polar disorder, depression and premenstrual syndrome with abdominal fullness and discomfort: | |||
| + 20g Caulis Polygoni Multiflori | Ye Jiao Teng | ||
| + 12g Flos Inulae | He Huan Pi | ||
| + 12g Sm. Platycladi | Bai Zi Ren | + 30g Concha Margaritaferae | Zhen Zhu Mu |
| For waking easily, hypertension, menopause syndrome, bi-polar disorder, depression and premenstrual syndrome with abdominal fullness and discomfort: | |||
| + 20g Caulis Polygoni Multiflori | Ye Jiao Teng | ||
| + 30g Concha Margaritaferae | Zhen Zhu Mu | + 12g Flos Inulae | He Huan Pi |
| + 6g Rz. Cyperi | Xiang Fu | ||
| + 20g Caulis Polygoni Multiflori | Ye Jiao Teng | + 9g Rx. Curcumae | Yu Jin |
| + 6g Fr. Aurantii | Zhi Ke | ||
| + 12g Flos Inulae | He Huan Pi | For herpes genitalia: | |
| + 10g Dens Draconis | Long Chi | - Rx. Gentianae | Long Dan Cao |
| + 10g Magnetitum | Ci Shi | - Caulis Akebiae | Mu Tong |
| For herpes genitalia with fever: | + 9g Rx. Sophorae Flavescentis | Ku Shen | |
| - Rx. Gentianae | Long Dan Cao | ||
| - Caulis Akebiae | Mu Tong | + 9g Cx. Dictamni | Bai Xian Pi |
| + 9g Rx. Sophorae Flavescentis | Ku Shen | For herpes genitalia with lymphadenopathy: | |
| - Rx. Gentianae | Long Dan Cao | ||
| + 9g Cx. Dictamni | Bai Xian Pi | - Caulis Akebiae | Mu Tong |
| +15g Flos Lonicerae | Jin Yin Hua | + 9g Rx. Sophorae Flavescentis | Ku Shen |
| + 15g Fr. Forsythiae | Lian Qiao | ||
| For herpes genitalia with lumbo-sacral pain: | + 9g Cx. Dictamni | Bai Xian Pi | |
| - Rx. Gentianae | Long Dan Cao | + 15g Spica Prunellae | Xia Ku Cao |
| - Caulis Akebiae | Mu Tong | + 12g Concha Ostreae | Mu Li |
| + 9g Rx. Sophorae Flavescentis | Ku Shen | + 12g Rx. Scrophulariae | Xuan Shen |
| + 12g Sargassum | Hai Zao | ||
| + 9g Cx. Dictamni | Bai Xian Pi | For herpes genitalia with infection: | |
| + 9g Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae | Niu Xi | - Rx. Gentianae | Long Dan Cao |
| - Caulis Akebiae | Mu Tong | ||
| + 9g Cx. Eucommiae | Du Zhong | + 9g Rx. Sophorae Flavescentis | Ku Shen |
| For herpes zoster: | |||
| - Fr. Gardeniae | Zhi Zi | + 9g Cx. Dictamni | Bai Xian Pi |
| - Caulis Akebiae | Mu Tong | + 15g Rx. Isatidis | Ban Lan Gen |
| - Rz. Alismatis | Ze Xie | + 15g Rx. Lithospermi/ Arnebiae | Zi Cao |
| - Sm. Plantaginis | Che Qian Zi | ||
| - Rx. Bupleuri | Chai Hu | For herpes zoster with constipation: | |
| - Extremitas Radicis Angelicae Sinensis | Dang Gui Wei | - Fr. Gardeniae | Zhi Zi |
| - Caulis Akebiae | Mu Tong | ||
| - Rx. Glycyrrhizae | Gan Cao | - Rz. Alismatis | Ze Xie |
| + 15g Fol. Isatidis | Da Qing Ye | - Sm. Plantaginis | Che Qian Zi |
| + 9g Cx. Moutan | Mu Dan Pi | - Rx. Bupleuri | Chai Hu |
| + 9g Rx. Paeoniae Rubra | Chi Shao | - Extremitas Radicis Angelicae Sinensis | Dang Gui Wei |
| + 9g Rx. Lithospermi/ Arnebiae | Zi Cao | - Rx. Glycyrrhizae | Gan Cao |
| + 15g Fol. Isatidis | Da Qing Ye | ||
| + 9g Flos Chrysanthemi | Ju Hua | + 9g Cx. Moutan | Mu Dan Pi |
| + 9g Flos Lonicerae | Jin Yin Hua | + 9g Rx. Paeoniae Rubra | Chi Shao |
| + 9g Sm. Persicae | Tao Ren | ||
| + 3g Rz. Coptidis | Huang Lian | + 9g Rx. Lithospermi/ Arnebiae | Zi Cao |
| For herpes zoster with a dry throat: | |||
| - Fr. Gardeniae | Zhi Zi | + 9g Flos Chrysanthemi | Ju Hua |
| - Caulis Akebiae | Mu Tong | + 9g Flos Lonicerae | Jin Yin Hua |
| - Rz. Alismatis | Ze Xie | + 9g Sm. Persicae | Tao Ren |
| - Sm. Plantaginis | Che Qian Zi | + 3g Rz. Coptidis | Huang Lian |
| - Rx. Bupleuri | Chai Hu | + 6-9g Rx. et Rz. Rhei | Da Huang |
| - Extremitas Radicis Angelicae Sinensis | Dang Gui Wei | For herpes zoster with eruptions on the face: | |
| - Fr. Gardeniae | Zhi Zi | ||
| - Rx. Glycyrrhizae | Gan Cao | - Caulis Akebiae | Mu Tong |
| + 15g Fol. Isatidis | Da Qing Ye | - Rz. Alismatis | Ze Xie |
| + 9g Cx. Moutan | Mu Dan Pi | - Sm. Plantaginis | Che Qian Zi |
| + 9g Rx. Paeoniae Rubra | Chi Shao | - Rx. Bupleuri | Chai Hu |
| - Extremitas Radicis Angelicae Sinensis | Dang Gui Wei | ||
| + 9g Rx. Lithospermi/ Arnebiae | Zi Cao | ||
| - Rx. Glycyrrhizae | Gan Cao | ||
| + 9g Flos Chrysanthemi | Ju Hua | + 15g Fol. Isatidis | Da Qing Ye |
| + 9g Flos Lonicerae | Jin Yin Hua | + 9g Cx. Moutan | Mu Dan Pi |
| + 9g Sm. Persicae | Tao Ren | + 9g Rx. Paeoniae Rubra | Chi Shao |
| + 3g Rz. Coptidis | Huang Lian | ||
| + 15g Rx. Scrophulariae | Xuan Shen | + 9g Rx. Lithospermi/ Arnebiae | Zi Cao |
| For herpes zoster with Dampness: | |||
| - Fr. Gardeniae | Zhi Zi | + 9g Flos Chrysanthemi | Ju Hua |
| - Caulis Akebiae | Mu Tong | + 9g Flos Lonicerae | Jin Yin Hua |
| - Sm. Plantaginis | Che Qian Zi | + 9g Sm. Persicae | Tao Ren |
| - Rx. Bupleuri | Chai Hu | + 3g Rz. Coptidis | Huang Lian |
| - Extremitas Radicis Angelicae Sinensis | Dang Gui Wei | + 12g Concha Haliotidis | Shi Jue Ming |
| Or | |||
| - Rx. Glycyrrhizae | Gan Cao | + 9g Fr. Arctii | Niu Bang Zi |
| + 15g Fol. Isatidis | Da Qing Ye | For herpes zoster with lesions on the lower extremities: | |
| + 9g Cx. Moutan | Mu Dan Pi | ||
| + 9g Rx. Paeoniae Rubra | Chi Shao | - Fr. Gardeniae | Zhi Zi |
| - Caulis Akebiae | Mu Tong | ||
| + 9g Rx. Lithospermi/ Arnebiae | Zi Cao | - Rz. Alismatis | Ze Xie |
| - Sm. Plantaginis | Che Qian Zi | ||
| + 9g Flos Chrysanthemi | Ju Hua | - Rx. Bupleuri | Chai Hu |
| + 9g Flos Lonicerae | Jin Yin Hua | - Extremitas Radicis Angelicae Sinensis | Dang Gui Wei |
| + 9g Sm. Persicae | Tao Ren | ||
| + 3g Rz. Coptidis | Huang Lian | - Rx. Glycyrrhizae | Gan Cao |
| + 9g Rz. Atractylodis | Cang Zhu | + 15g Fol. Isatidis | Da Qing Ye |
| For herpes zoster with lesions on the chest or lower abdomen: | + 9g Cx. Moutan | Mu Dan Pi | |
| + 9g Rx. Paeoniae Rubra | Chi Shao | ||
| - Fr. Gardeniae | Zhi Zi | ||
| - Caulis Akebiae | Mu Tong | + 9g Rx. Lithospermi/ Arnebiae | Zi Cao |
| - Rz. Alismatis | Ze Xie | ||
| - Sm. Plantaginis | Che Qian Zi | + 9g Flos Chrysanthemi | Ju Hua |
| - Rx. Bupleuri | Chai Hu | + 9g Flos Lonicerae | Jin Yin Hua |
| - Extremitas Radicis Angelicae Sinensis | Dang Gui Wei | + 9g Sm. Persicae | Tao Ren |
| + 3g Rz. Coptidis | Huang Lian | ||
| - Rx. Glycyrrhizae | Gan Cao | + 9g Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae | Niu Xi |
| + 15g Fol. Isatidis | Da Qing Ye | ||
| + 9g Cx. Moutan | Mu Dan Pi | + 9g Cx. Phellodendri | Huang Bai |
| + 9g Rx. Paeoniae Rubra | Chi Shao | For herpes zoster with aching and pain: | |
| - Fr. Gardeniae | Zhi Zi | ||
| + 9g Rx. Lithospermi/ Arnebiae | Zi Cao | - Caulis Akebiae | Mu Tong |
| - Sm. Plantaginis | Che Qian Zi | ||
| + 9g Flos Chrysanthemi | Ju Hua | - Rx. Bupleuri | Chai Hu |
| + 9g Flos Lonicerae | Jin Yin Hua | - Extremitas Radicis Angelicae Sinensis | Dang Gui Wei |
| + 9g Sm. Persicae | Tao Ren | ||
| + 3g Rz. Coptidis | Huang Lian | - Rx. Glycyrrhizae | Gan Cao |
| + 12g Rx. Sophorae Flavescentis | Ku Shen | + 15g Fol. Isatidis | Da Qing Ye |
| + 9g Cx. Moutan | Mu Dan Pi | ||
| For herpes zoster with itching: | + 9g Rx. Paeoniae Rubra | Chi Shao | |
| - Fr. Gardeniae | Zhi Zi | ||
| - Caulis Akebiae | Mu Tong | + 9g Rx. Lithospermi/ Arnebiae | Zi Cao |
| - Sm. Plantaginis | Che Qian Zi | ||
| - Rx. Bupleuri | Chai Hu | + 9g Flos Chrysanthemi | Ju Hua |
| - Extremitas Radicis Angelicae Sinensis | Dang Gui Wei | + 9g Flos Lonicerae | Jin Yin Hua |
| + 9g Sm. Persicae | Tao Ren | ||
| - Rx. Glycyrrhizae | Gan Cao | + 3g Rz. Coptidis | Huang Lian |
| + 15g Fol. Isatidis | Da Qing Ye | + 12g Rz. Corydalis | Yan Hu Suo |
| + 9g Cx. Moutan | Mu Dan Pi | + 9g Myrrh | Mo Yao |
| + 9g Rx. Paeoniae Rubra | Chi Shao | + 9g Olibanum | Ru Xiang |
| For herpes zoster with Spleen Deficiency and fatigue: | |||
| + 9g Rx. Lithospermi/ Arnebiae | Zi Cao | ||
| - Fr. Gardeniae | Zhi Zi | ||
| + 9g Flos Chrysanthemi | Ju Hua | - Caulis Akebiae | Mu Tong |
| + 9g Flos Lonicerae | Jin Yin Hua | - Sm. Plantaginis | Che Qian Zi |
| + 9g Sm. Persicae | Tao Ren | - Rx. Bupleuri | Chai Hu |
| + 3g Rz. Coptidis | Huang Lian | - Extremitas Radicis Angelicae Sinensis | Dang Gui Wei |
| + 9g Bombyx Batryticatus | Jiang Can | ||
| - Rx. Glycyrrhizae | Gan Cao | ||
| For hematemesis: | + 15g Fol. Isatidis | Da Qing Ye | |
| - Caulis Akebiae | Mu Tong | + 9g Cx. Moutan | Mu Dan Pi |
| - Sm. Plantaginis | Che Qian Zi | + 9g Rx. Paeoniae Rubra | Chi Shao |
| - Rz. Alismatis | Ze Xie | ||
| - Rx. Bupleuri | Chai Hu | + 9g Rx. Lithospermi/ Arnebiae | Zi Cao |
| - Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata | Zhi Gan Cao | ||
| + 9g Flos Chrysanthemi | Ju Hua | ||
| - Extremitas Radicis Angelicae Sinensis | Dang Gui Wei | + 9g Flos Lonicerae | Jin Yin Hua |
| + 9g Sm. Persicae | Tao Ren | ||
| + 9-12g Cx. Moutan | Mu Dan Pi | + 3g Rz. Coptidis | Huang Lian |
| + 15-35g Rz. Imperatae | Bai Mao Gen | + 15g Rx. Astragali | Huang Qi |
| + 15-30g Nodus Nelumbo Rhizomatis | Ou Jie | + 9g Rx. Codonopsis | Dang Shen |
| For chronic or recurrent hematemesis: | |||
| + 12-15g Hb. Ecliptae | Mo Han Lian | - Caulis Akebiae | Mu Tong |
| + 12-15g Rx. Rubiae | Qian Cao Gen | - Sm. Plantaginis | Che Qian Zi |
| For hematemesis with acid reflux or heartburn: | - Rz. Alismatis | Ze Xie | |
| - Caulis Akebiae | Mu Tong | - Rx. Bupleuri | Chai Hu |
| - Sm. Plantaginis | Che Qian Zi | - Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata | Zhi Gan Cao |
| - Rz. Alismatis | Ze Xie | ||
| - Rx. Bupleuri | Chai Hu | - Extremitas Radicis Angelicae Sinensis | Dang Gui Wei |
| - Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata | Zhi Gan Cao | ||
| + 9-12g Cx. Moutan | Mu Dan Pi | ||
| - Extremitas Radicis Angelicae Sinensis | Dang Gui Wei | + 15-35g Rz. Imperatae | Bai Mao Gen |
| + 15-30g Nodus Nelumbo Rhizomatis | Ou Jie | ||
| + 9-12g Cx. Moutan | Mu Dan Pi | ||
| + 15-35g Rz. Imperatae | Bai Mao Gen | + 12-15g Hb. Ecliptae | Mo Han Lian |
| + 15-30g Nodus Nelumbo Rhizomatis | Ou Jie | + 12-15g Rx. Rubiae | Qian Cao Gen |
| + 9-12g Ophicalcitum | Hua Rui Shi | ||
| + 12-15g Hb. Ecliptae | Mo Han Lian | + 3-6g Rx. Notoginseng | San Qi |
| + 12-15g Rx. Rubiae | Qian Cao Gen | For hypertension due to Liver Yang Rising with pronounced Heat and Wind with a red face and eyes, trembling hands and numbness of the tongue and/or limbs: | |
| + 6g Rz. Coptidis | Huang Lian | ||
| + 3g Fr. Evodiae | Wu Zhu Yu | ||
| For hypertension due to Liver Yang Rising with pronounced Heat and Wind with a red face and eyes, trembling hands and numbness of the tongue and/or limbs and a severe headache: | - Caulis Akebiae | Mu Tong | |
| - Sm. Plantaginis | Che Qian Zi | ||
| - Rz. Alismatis | Ze Xie | ||
| - Caulis Akebiae | Mu Tong | - Rx. Bupleuri | Chai Hu |
| - Sm. Plantaginis | Che Qian Zi | + 30g Concha Ostreae | Mu Li |
| - Rz. Alismatis | Ze Xie | + 30g Concha Margaritaferae | Zhen Zhu Mu |
| - Rx. Bupleuri | Chai Hu | ||
| + 30g Concha Ostreae | Mu Li | + 15g Ram. cum Uncis Uncariae | Gou Teng |
| + 30g Concha Margaritaferae | Zhen Zhu Mu | ||
| + 12g Fol. Clerodendri | Chou Wu Tong | ||
| + 15g Ram. cum Uncis Uncariae | Gou Teng | + 9g Flos Chrysanthemi | Ju Hua |
| + 9g Fr. Tribuli | Bai Ji Li | ||
| + 12g Fol. Clerodendri | Chou Wu Tong | + 9g Hb. Siegesbeckiae | Xi Xian Cao |
| + 9g Flos Chrysanthemi | Ju Hua | + 9g Pheretima | Di Long |
| + 9g Fr. Tribuli | Bai Ji Li | + 6g Rz. Gastrodiae | Tian Ma |
| + 9g Hb. Siegesbeckiae | Xi Xian Cao | For hypertension due to Liver Yang Rising with pronounced Heat and Wind with a red face and eyes, trembling hands and numbness of the tongue and/or limbs, nausea and vomiting: | |
| + 9g Pheretima | Di Long | ||
| + 6g Rz. Gastrodiae | Tian Ma | ||
| + 12g Rz. Chuanxiong | Chuan Xiong | - Caulis Akebiae | Mu Tong |
| For drug-induced dermatitis: | - Sm. Plantaginis | Che Qian Zi | |
| - Caulis Akebiae | Mu Tong | - Rz. Alismatis | Ze Xie |
| - Rx. Bupleuri | Chai Hu | - Rx. Bupleuri | Chai Hu |
| - Extremitas Radicis Angelicae Sinensis | Dang Gui Wei | + 30g Concha Ostreae | Mu Li |
| + 30g Concha Margaritaferae | Zhen Zhu Mu | ||
| + 15g Fr. Forsythiae | Lian Qiao | ||
| + 30g Flos Lonicerae | Jin Yin Hua | + 15g Ram. cum Uncis Uncariae | Gou Teng |
| + 30g Rz. Imperatae | Bai Mao Gen | ||
| + 9g Caulis Aristolochiae Manshuriensis | Guan Mu Tang | + 12g Fol. Clerodendri | Chou Wu Tong |
| + 9g Flos Chrysanthemi | Ju Hua | ||
| + 15g Cx. Dictamni | Bai Xian Pi | + 9g Fr. Tribuli | Bai Ji Li |
| + 30g Fr. Kochiae | Di Fu Zi | + 9g Hb. Siegesbeckiae | Xi Xian Cao |
| For drug-induced dermatitis with intense Heat: | + 9g Pheretima | Di Long | |
| - Caulis Akebiae | Mu Tong | + 9g Caulis Bambusae in Taeniam | Zhu Ru |
| - Rx. Bupleuri | Chai Hu | ||
| - Extremitas Radicis Angelicae Sinensis | Dang Gui Wei | + 9g Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum | Zhi Ban Xia |
| + 15g Fr. Forsythiae | Lian Qiao | For drug-induced dermatitis with intense Dampness: | |
| + 30g Flos Lonicerae | Jin Yin Hua | ||
| + 30g Rz. Imperatae | Bai Mao Gen | - Caulis Akebiae | Mu Tong |
| + 9g Caulis Aristolochiae Manshuriensis | Guan Mu Tang | - Rx. Bupleuri | Chai Hu |
| - Extremitas Radicis Angelicae Sinensis | Dang Gui Wei | ||
| + 15g Cx. Dictamni | Bai Xian Pi | ||
| + 30g Fr. Kochiae | Di Fu Zi | + 15g Fr. Forsythiae | Lian Qiao |
| + 30g Gypsum Fibrosum | Shi Gao | + 30g Flos Lonicerae | Jin Yin Hua |
| + 12g Rz. Anemarrhenae | Zhi Mu | + 30g Rz. Imperatae | Bai Mao Gen |
| + 9g Caulis Aristolochiae Manshuriensis | Guan Mu Tang | ||
| For drug-induced dermatitis with intense itching: | |||
| - Caulis Akebiae | Mu Tong | + 15g Cx. Dictamni | Bai Xian Pi |
| - Rx. Bupleuri | Chai Hu | + 30g Fr. Kochiae | Di Fu Zi |
| - Extremitas Radicis Angelicae Sinensis | Dang Gui Wei | + 15g Cx. Poria | Fu Ling Pi |
| + 15g Fr. Forsythiae | Lian Qiao | + 15g Exocarpium Benincasae | Don Gua Pi |
| + 30g Flos Lonicerae | Jin Yin Hua | ||
| + 30g Rz. Imperatae | Bai Mao Gen | For epistaxis: | |
| + 9g Caulis Aristolochiae Manshuriensis | Guan Mu Tang | - Caulis Akebiae | Mu Tong |
| - Extremitas Radicis Angelicae Sinensis | Dang Gui Wei | ||
| + 15g Cx. Dictamni | Bai Xian Pi | ||
| + 30g Fr. Kochiae | Di Fu Zi | + 10g Rx. Rubiae | Qian Cao Gen |
| + 9g Scorpio | Quan Xie | + 10g Flos Sophorae Immaturus | Huai Hua Mi |
| + 9g Rx. Sophorae Flavescentis | Ku Shen | ||
| For headaches: | |||
| For recalcitrant headaches: | - Sm. Plantaginis | Che Qian Zi | |
| - Sm. Plantaginis | Che Qian Zi | - Rx. Rehmanniae | Sheng Di Huang |
| - Rx. Rehmanniae | Sheng Di Huang | - Extremitas Radicis Angelicae Sinensis | Dang Gui Wei |
| - Extremitas Radicis Angelicae Sinensis | Dang Gui Wei | ||
| + 9g Spica Prunellae | Xia Ku Cao | ||
| + 9g Spica Prunellae | Xia Ku Cao | + 15g Wine-scorched Flos Chrysanthemi | Jiu Chao Ju Hua |
| + 15g Wine-scorched Flos Chrysanthemi | Jiu Chao Ju Hua | ||
| + 6g Bombyx Batryticatus | Jiang Can | ||
| + 6g Bombyx Batryticatus | Jiang Can | ||
| For headaches with high Blood pressure: | |||
| + 3g Scorpio | Quan Xie | - Sm. Plantaginis | Che Qian Zi |
| For headaches with vertex pain: | - Rx. Rehmanniae | Sheng Di Huang | |
| - Sm. Plantaginis | Che Qian Zi | - Extremitas Radicis Angelicae Sinensis | Dang Gui Wei |
| - Rx. Rehmanniae | Sheng Di Huang | ||
| - Extremitas Radicis Angelicae Sinensis | Dang Gui Wei | + 9g Spica Prunellae | Xia Ku Cao |
| + 15g Wine-scorched Flos Chrysanthemi | Jiu Chao Ju Hua | ||
| + 9g Spica Prunellae | Xia Ku Cao | ||
| + 15g Wine-scorched Flos Chrysanthemi | Jiu Chao Ju Hua | + 6g Bombyx Batryticatus | Jiang Can |
| + 6g Bombyx Batryticatus | Jiang Can | + 9g Rx. Puerariae | Ge Gen |
| + Ram. cum Uncis Uncariae | Gou Teng | ||
| + Fr. Evodiae | Wu Zhu Yu | ||
| For headaches with temporal pain: | For headaches with dizziness: | ||
| - Sm. Plantaginis | Che Qian Zi | - Caulis Akebiae | Mu Tong |
| - Rx. Rehmanniae | Sheng Di Huang | - Rz. Alismatis | Ze Xie |
| - Extremitas Radicis Angelicae Sinensis | Dang Gui Wei | - Rx. Glycyrrhizae | Gan Cao |
| + 6g Spica Prunellae | Xia Ku Cao | ||
| + 9g Spica Prunellae | Xia Ku Cao | + 9g Flos Chrysanthemi | Ju Hua |
| + 15g Wine-scorched Flos Chrysanthemi | Jiu Chao Ju Hua | + 12g Ram. cum Uncis Uncariae | Gou Teng |
| + 6g Bombyx Batryticatus | Jiang Can | For a hernia due to Phlegm-Heat: | |
| + Tangerine Seed Pill Ju He Wan | |||
| + 9g Fr. Tribuli | Bai Ji Li | ||
| For hyperthyroidism with Heat in the Middle Jiao: | For hyperthyroidism with constipation: | ||
| + 6g Rx. et Rz. Rhei | Da Huang | ||
| +3g Rz. Coptidis | Huang Lian | For hypertension with a severe headache and dizziness: | |
| + + 15g Gypsum Fibrosum | Shi Gao | ||
| + 30g Concha Haliotidis | Shi Jue Ming | ||
| For hypertension with a dry mouth and tongue: | + 30g Concha Margaritaferae | Zhen Zhu Mu | |
| + 9g Rx. Scrophulariae | Xuan Shen | ||
| + 15g Hb. Dendrobii | Shi Hu | For abnormal vaginal discharge with Heart and Liver Fire: | |
| For bloody vaginal discharge: | |||
| + 9g Cx. Moutan | Mu Dan Pi | + 3g Rz. Coptidis | Huang Lian |
| + 9g Rx. Paeoniae Rubra | Chi Shao | For vaginal discharge with constipation: | |
| + Eight-Ingredient Formula for Vaginal Discharge Ba Wei Dai Xia Fang | |||
| For Liver cancer: | |||
| - Caulis Akebiae | Mu Tong | For oral leukoplakia: | |
| - Rx. Bupleuri | Chai Hu | - Fr. Gardeniae | Zhi Zi |
| + 5g Caulis Aristolochiae Manshuriensis | Guan Mu Tong | - Rx. Rehmanniae | Sheng Di Huang |
| - Extremitas Radicis Angelicae Sinensis | Dang Gui Wei | ||
| For oral leukoplakia with marked Spleen Deficiency: | |||
| + 15g Sm. Coicis | Yi Yi Ren | ||
| - Fr. Gardeniae | Zhi Zi | + 15g Poria | Fu Ling |
| - Rx. Rehmanniae | Sheng Di Huang | + 9g Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis | Hou Po |
| - Extremitas Radicis Angelicae Sinensis | Dang Gui Wei | ||
| For oral leukoplakia with Blood stagnation: | |||
| + 15g Sm. Coicis | Yi Yi Ren | - Fr. Gardeniae | Zhi Zi |
| + 15g Poria | Fu Ling | + 15g Sm. Coicis | Yi Yi Ren |
| + 9g Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis | Hou Po | + 15g Poria | Fu Ling |
| + 9g Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis | Hou Po | ||
| + 9g Rx. Codonopsis | Dang Shen | ||
| + 9g Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae | Bai Zhu | For spermatorrhea with Yin Deficiency: | |
| - Caulis Akebiae | Mu Tong | ||
| For gingivitis and periodontitis: | - Rz. Alismatis | Ze Xie | |
| + 9-12g Rx. Ophiopogonis | Mai Men Dong | - Sm. Plantaginis | Che Qian Zi |
| - Rx. Bupleuri | Chai Hu | ||
| + 9-12g Rz. Anemarrhenae | Zhi Mu | + 9g Rx. Polygoni Multiflori | He Shou Wu |
| + 18-30g Rz. Imperatae | Bai Mao Gen | + 12g Fr. Ligustri Lucidi | Nu Zhen Zi |
| + 12-15 Hb. Agrimoniae | Xian He Cao | + 12g Rx. Paeoniae Alba | Bai Shao |
| For otorrhea or otopyorrhea: | For subarachnoid hemorrhage: | ||
| - Rx. Rehmanniae | Sheng Di Huang | - Caulis Akebiae | Mu Tong |
| + 20g Rx. Isatidis | Ban Lan Gen | - Rz. Alismatis | Ze Xie |
| For subarachnoid hemorrhage with marked somnolence: | - Rx. Glycyrrhizae | Gan Cao | |
| + 15g Rx. Puerariae | Ge Gen | ||
| - Caulis Akebiae | Mu Tong | + 12g Rx. Rehmanniae | Sheng Di Huang |
| - Rz. Alismatis | Ze Xie | + 9g Spica Prunellae | Xia Ku Cao |
| - Rx. Glycyrrhizae | Gan Cao | + 9g Flos Chrysanthemi | Ju Hua |
| + 15g Rx. Puerariae | Ge Gen | + 9g Cx. Moutan | Mu Dan Pi |
| + 12g Rx. Rehmanniae | Sheng Di Huang | For subarachnoid hemorrhage with deranged speech: | |
| + 9g Spica Prunellae | Xia Ku Cao | ||
| + 9g Flos Chrysanthemi | Ju Hua | - Caulis Akebiae | Mu Tong |
| + 9g Cx. Moutan | Mu Dan Pi | - Rz. Alismatis | Ze Xie |
| + 9g Rx. Acori Tatarinowii | Shi Chang Pu | - Rx. Glycyrrhizae | Gan Cao |
| + 15g Rx. Puerariae | Ge Gen | ||
| + 9g Rx. Curcumae | Yu Jin | + 12g Rx. Rehmanniae | Sheng Di Huang |
| + 9g Rx. Polygalae | Yuan Zhi | + 9g Spica Prunellae | Xia Ku Cao |
| For subarachnoid hemorrhage with paralysis of the limbs: | + 9g Flos Chrysanthemi | Ju Hua | |
| + 9g Cx. Moutan | Mu Dan Pi | ||
| - Caulis Akebiae | Mu Tong | + 9g Rz. Coptidis | Huang Lian |
| - Rz. Alismatis | Ze Xie | For subarachnoid hemorrhage with spasms and contractures: | |
| - Rx. Glycyrrhizae | Gan Cao | ||
| + 15g Rx. Puerariae | Ge Gen | - Caulis Akebiae | Mu Tong |
| + 12g Rx. Rehmanniae | Sheng Di Huang | - Rz. Alismatis | Ze Xie |
| + 9g Spica Prunellae | Xia Ku Cao | - Rx. Glycyrrhizae | Gan Cao |
| + 9g Flos Chrysanthemi | Ju Hua | + 15g Rx. Puerariae | Ge Gen |
| + 9g Cx. Moutan | Mu Dan Pi | + 12g Rx. Rehmanniae | Sheng Di Huang |
| + 30g Ram. Mori | Sang Zhi | + 9g Spica Prunellae | Xia Ku Cao |
| + 16g Rx. Cyathulae | Chuan Niu Xi | + 9g Flos Chrysanthemi | Ju Hua |
| + 9g Pheretima | Di Long | + 9g Cx. Moutan | Mu Dan Pi |
| For primary dysmenorrhea with a bitter taste in the mouth, a dry throat, head and eye pain and a fever: | + 9g Rz. Gastrodiae | Tian Ma | |
| + 9g Bombyx Batryticatus | Jiang Can | ||
| + Cx. Moutan | Mu Dan Pi | + 9g Ram. cum Uncis Uncariae | Gou Teng |
| + Fr. Gardeniae | Zhi Zi | ||
| Or | + 6g Scorpio | Quan Xie | |
| + Spica Prunellae | Xia Ku Cao | For cervicitis or cervical polyps with abdominal pain: | |
| + Fr. Tribuli | Bai Ji Li | ||
| + Concha Haliotidis | Shi Jue Ming | + Discharge-Stopping Decoction Zhi Dai Tang | |
| For cervicitis or cervical polyps with Liver Qi Stagnation Invading the Spleen with anorexia and abdominal pain and fullness: | |||
| + Fr. Toosendan | Chuan Lian Zi | ||
| + Rz. Corydalis | Yan Hu Suo | ||
| + Discharge-Stopping Decoction Zhi Dai Tang | For cervicitis or cervical polyps with leukorrhea and spotting: | ||
| + Succinum | Hu Po | + Discharge-Stopping Decoction Zhi Dai Tang | |
| + Hb. Agastaches | Huo Xiang | ||
| + Rz. Atractylodis | Cang Zhu | + Flos Sophorae Immaturus | Huai Hua Mi |
| + Cx. Fraxini | Qin Pi | ||
| For anicteric viral hepatitis: | + Rx. Sanguisorbae | Di Yu | |
| - Caulis Akebiae | Mu Tong | + Rx. Rubiae | Qian Cao Gen |
| - Rz. Alismatis | Ze Xie | For anicteric viral hepatitis with prominent hypochondriac pain: | |
| - Rx. Bupleuri | Chai Hu | ||
| - Rx. Rehmanniae | Sheng Di Huang | - Caulis Akebiae | Mu Tong |
| - Extremitas Radicis Angelicae Sinensis | Dang Gui Wei | - Rz. Alismatis | Ze Xie |
| - Rx. Bupleuri | Chai Hu | ||
| - Rx. Glycyrrhizae | Gan Cao | - Rx. Rehmanniae | Sheng Di Huang |
| + 30g Hb. Artemisiae Scopariae | Yin Chen Hao | - Extremitas Radicis Angelicae Sinensis | Dang Gui Wei |
| + 30g Rx. Isatidis | Ban Lan Gen | - Rx. Glycyrrhizae | Gan Cao |
| + 30g Hb. Patriniae | Bai Jiang Cao | + 30g Hb. Artemisiae Scopariae | Yin Chen Hao |
| + 12g Rx. Curcumae | Yu Jin | ||
| + 12g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae | Dan Shen | + 30g Rx. Isatidis | Ban Lan Gen |
| + 30g Hb. Patriniae | Bai Jiang Cao | ||
| + 10g Poria | Fu Ling | + 12g Rx. Curcumae | Yu Jin |
| + 10g Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis | Hou Po | + 12g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae | Dan Shen |
| For anicteric viral hepatitis with obvious epigastric distention and stuffiness: | + 10g Poria | Fu Ling | |
| + 10g Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis | Hou Po | ||
| - Caulis Akebiae | Mu Tong | ||
| - Rz. Alismatis | Ze Xie | + 12g Fr. Toosendan | Chuan Lian Zi |
| - Rx. Bupleuri | Chai Hu | + 10g Rz. Corydalis | Yan Hu Suo |
| - Rx. Rehmanniae | Sheng Di Huang | For anicteric viral hepatitis: | |
| - Extremitas Radicis Angelicae Sinensis | Dang Gui Wei | - Caulis Akebiae | Mu Tong |
| - Rz. Alismatis | Ze Xie | ||
| - Rx. Glycyrrhizae | Gan Cao | - Rx. Bupleuri | Chai Hu |
| + 30g Hb. Artemisiae Scopariae | Yin Chen Hao | - Rx. Rehmanniae | Sheng Di Huang |
| - Extremitas Radicis Angelicae Sinensis | Dang Gui Wei | ||
| + 30g Rx. Isatidis | Ban Lan Gen | ||
| + 30g Hb. Patriniae | Bai Jiang Cao | - Rx. Glycyrrhizae | Gan Cao |
| + 12g Rx. Curcumae | Yu Jin | + 30g Hb. Artemisiae Scopariae | Yin Chen Hao |
| + 12g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae | Dan Shen | ||
| + 30g Rx. Isatidis | Ban Lan Gen | ||
| + 10g Poria | Fu Ling | + 30g Hb. Patriniae | Bai Jiang Cao |
| + 10g Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis | Hou Po | + 12g Rx. Curcumae | Yu Jin |
| + 12g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae | Dan Shen | ||
| + 10g Fr. Amomi | Sha Ren | ||
| + 10g Fr. Aurantii | Zhi Ke | + 10g Poria | Fu Ling |
| For turbid vaginal discharge: | + 10g Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis | Hou Po | |
| - Caulis Akebiae | Mu Tong | ||
| - Sm. Plantaginis | Che Qian Zi | + 15g Fr. Crataegi | Shan Zha |
| - Rz. Alismatis | Ze Xie | + 10g Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli | Ji Nei Jin |
| - Rx. Rehmanniae | Sheng Di Huang | ||
| - Extremitas Radicis Angelicae Sinensis | Dang Gui Wei | For urolithiasis: | |
| + 15g Hb. Desmodii Styracifolii | Guang Jin Qian Cao | ||
| + Rx. Ginseng | Ren Shen | ||
| + Rx. Asparagi | Tian Men Dong | + 12g Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli | Ji Nei Jin |
| + Rx. Ophiopogonis | Mai Men Dong | ||
| + Rz. Coptidis | Huang Lian | For a headache: | |
| + Bul. Fritillariae | Zhe Bei Mu | +10g Rz. Chuanxiong | Chuan Xiong |
| + Fr. Schisandrae | Wu Wei Zi | 10g Spica Prunellae | Xia Ku Cao |
| For a headache with red eyes: | For a headache with irritability: | ||
| +10g Rz. Chuanxiong | Chuan Xiong | +10g Rz. Chuanxiong | Chuan Xiong |
| 10g Spica Prunellae | Xia Ku Cao | 10g Spica Prunellae | Xia Ku Cao |
| + 12g Sm. Cassiae | Jue Ming Zi | + 10g Rz. Anemarrhenae | Zhi Mu |
| For a headache with insomnia and restlessness: | |||
| +10g Rz. Chuanxiong | Chuan Xiong | For a headache with hypochondriac pain: | |
| 10g Spica Prunellae | Xia Ku Cao | +10g Rz. Chuanxiong | Chuan Xiong |
| + 15g Sm. Zizyphi Spinosae | Suan Zao Ren | + 10g Spica Prunellae | Xia Ku Cao |
| + 10g Rx. Curcumae | Yu Jin | ||
| + 15g Concha Margaritaferae | Zhen Zhu Mu | For a headache with hypochondriac pain: | |
| +10g Rz. Chuanxiong | Chuan Xiong | ||
| For a headache with irregular menstruation: | + 10g Spica Prunellae | Xia Ku Cao | |
| +10g Rz. Chuanxiong | Chuan Xiong | + 10g Rx. Sophorae Flavescentis | Ku Shen |
| + 10g Spica Prunellae | Xia Ku Cao | ||
| + 10g Rx. Paeoniae Rubra | Chi Shao | For a headache with night sweats: | |
| +10g Rz. Chuanxiong | Chuan Xiong | ||
| For a headache with constipation: | + 10g Spica Prunellae | Xia Ku Cao | |
| +10g Rz. Chuanxiong | Chuan Xiong | + 10g Cx. Phellodendri | Huang Bai |
| + 10g Spica Prunellae | Xia Ku Cao | For vaginal itch: | |
| + 6g Rx. et Rz. Rhei | Da Huang | - Fr. Gardeniae | Zhi Zi |
| + 12g Natrii Sulfas | Mang Xiao | - Caulis Akebiae | Mu Tong |
| For pruritis associated with AIDS/HIV: | - Sm. Plantaginis | Che Qian Zi | |
| - Extremitas Radicis Angelicae Sinensis | Dang Gui Wei | - Rx. Bupleuri | Chai Hu |
| - Extremitas Radicis Angelicae Sinensis | Dang Gui Wei | ||
| + Rx. Saposhnikoviae | Fang Feng | ||
| - Rx. Glycyrrhizae | Gan Cao | ||
| + 10g Cx. Phellodendri | Huang Bai | ||
| +10g Cx. Dictamni | Xu Duan | ||
| + 10g Fr. Carpesii | He Shi | ||
From Class
- Heat-clearing yet moistening herbs: Ju Hua, Sang Ye, Bo He, Sheng Di, Zhi Mu, Lu Gen: Heat-clearing yet moistening herbs reverse the heat→dryness→phlegm→wind progression in neurology; Ju Hua and Sang Ye also clear external wind and go to the eyes. (Shea)
- Long Dan Xie Gan Tang: Important when qi stasis is at the deep level (wiry deep pulse), with added blood movers that reach the deep level. (Peck)
- Long Dan Xie Gan Tang: Very cold liver formula for liver fire manifesting as bitterness and resentment.
