Wen Dan Tang - 温胆汤 - Warm Gallbladder Decoction
| English: | Warm Gallbladder Decoction |
| Also Known As: | Warm the Gallbladder Decoction The Gallbladder Warming Decoction Bamboo and Hoelen Combination |
Herbs And Actions
| Pharmaceutical Latin | Pin Yin | Dosage | Actions |
| Caulis Bambusae In Taeniam | Zhu Ru | 2-15g | Clears Heat and Phlegm from the Gallbladder and Stomach, cools Blood and descends rebellious Qi. With Zhi Ban Xia and Zhi Shi, for insomnia, palpitations and irritability due to Phlegm Heat leading to disharmony between the Gallbladder and Stomach with a stifling sensation in the chest and restlessness With Zhi Shi, for Phlegm-Heat obstructing the flow of Qi with focal distention in the chest and epigastrium, hiccup, dry retching, nausea and acid regurgitation and palpitations, irritability, insomnia and emotional problems due to Gallbladder constraint with Phlegm Disturbing the Heart. With Zhi Ban Xia, Chen Pi, Zhi Shi and Fu Ling, for Gallbladder Fire with Phlegm. |
| Fr. Aurantii Immaturus | Zhi Shi | 1.5-15g | Descends Qi, Reduces accumulation, Reduces distention, Transforms Phlegm. With Chen Pi, strengthens the Middle Jiao. |
| Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum | Zhi Ban Xia | 6-12g | Transforms Phlegm, descends rebellious Qi, harmonizes the Stomach and stops vomiting. With Chen Pi, for Spleen and Stomach Qi Disharmony with epigastric and abdominal distention or pain. With Fu Ling, expels Phlegm and stops nausea and vomiting, hiccups, coughs with clear, profuse Phlegm and loose and watery stools, treats Phlegm, thin mucus and turbid Dampness and prevents turbid Phlegm and Dampness from disturbing the Heart with dizziness, palpitations and insomnia. |
| Per. Citri Reticulatae | Chen Pi | 2.5-9g | Regulates Qi, tonifies the Spleen, transforms Phlegm and descends Qi. With Zhi Ban Xia, for excessive white, viscous sputum due to Phlegm-Damp Obstruction. With Sheng Jiang, for manifestations of Stomach Qi Disharmony and Cold-Dampness Obstructing the Middle with nausea and hiccup. With Zhi Ban Xia, Zhu Ru and Sheng Jiang, for nausea and vomiting due to rebellious Stomach Qi. |
| Poria | Fu Ling | 4.5-12g | Resolves Dampness, strengthens the Spleen, harmonizes the Middle Jiao and transforms Phlegm. With Zhi Gan Cao, strengthens the Spleen, drains Dampness, harmonizes the Middle Jiao and calms the Shen. With Chen Pi, for nausea and vomiting due to congested Fluids. With Zhi Ban Xia and Chen Pi, for nausea, vomiting, chest fullness and distention, and anorexia due to congested fluids. With Zhi Ban Xia, Chen Pi and Sheng Jiang, for congested fluids in the Stomach causing nausea and vomiting. |
| Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata | Zhi Gan Cao | 1-3g | Resolves Phlegm, clears Heat, tonifies the Spleen and harmonizes and moderates the harsh properties of the other herbs. |
| Fr. Jujube | Da Zao | 1-3g | Tonifies the Spleen and Stomach, augments Qi, protects the Stomach and moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs. With Sheng Jiang, alleviates epigastric pain, nausea, and vomiting by strengthening the Spleen. |
| Rz. Zingiberis Recens | Sheng Jiang | 1-6g | Regulates the relationship between the Gallbladder and the Stomach and assists in stopping vomiting. With Da Zao, protects the Stomach Qi. With Zhi Ban Xia, for vomiting due to Cold, Thin Mucus. With Zhu Ru, for vomiting due to Heat in patients with Stomach Qi Deficiency. With Chen Pi, for Cold-Dampness Obstructing the Middle with nausea and hiccup. |
Formula Actions
- Regulates Qi
- Transforms Phlegm
- Clears the Gallbladder
- Harmonizes the Stomach
- Dries Dampness
- Dispels Heat
Syndromes
- Phlegm-Fire Disturbs the Heart
- Gallbladder Deficiency Heat
- Disharmony Between the Gallbladder and Stomach with Phlegm Heat
- Qi Stage Gallbladder Damp-Heat
- Gallbladder & Stomach disharmony with Phlegm-Heat (Secondary source)
Clinical Manifestations
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Treats
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Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions
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Notes
- Also applied to Phlegm-Heat affecting the Heart, seen as mania, depression, schizophrenia, insomnia, palpitations or fright.
- Modification: For Heart and Gallbladder deficiency (Shi Wei Wen Dan Tang): remove Zhu Ru; add Suan Zao Ren, Yuan Zhi, Wu Wei Zi, Shu Di Huang, Ren Shen
Modifications
| For severe vertigo: | For insomnia: | ||
| + Rx. Paeoniae Alba | Bai Shao | + Sm. Zizyphi Spinosae | Suan Zao Ren |
| + Haematitum | Dai Zhe Shi | + Concha Ostreae | Mu Li |
| + Rx. Scutellariae | Huang Qin | + Succinum | Hu Po |
| For tinnitus and hearing loss due to retention of Damp-Heat in the Gallbladder: | For severe insomnia due to Heart and Gallbladder Deficiency: | ||
| + Rx. Bupleuri | Chai Hu | + Rx. Ginseng | Ren Shen |
| + Ram. cum Uncis Uncariae | Gou Teng | + Gypsum Fibrosum | Shi Gao |
| + Flos Chrysanthemi | Ju Hua | + Tub. Ophiopogonis | Mai Men Dong. |
| + Rz. Acori Tatarinowii | Shi Chang Pu | + Arillus Longan | Long Yan Rou |
| + Medulla Tetrapanacis | Tong Cao | + Sm. Zizyphi Spinosae | Suan Zao Ren |
| For Summer Heat and Dampness: | For bitter taste and vexation: | ||
| + Hb. Artemisiae Annuae | Qing Hao | + Rz. Coptidis | Huang Lian |
| + Rx. Scutellariae | Huang Qin | For pacifying the Heart and calming the Shen: | |
| For nourishing Yin and subduing Yang: | + Sm. Zizyphi Spinosae | Suan Zao Ren | |
| + Fossilia Ossis Mastodi | Long Gu | + Rx. Polygalae | Yuan Zhi |
| + Concha Ostreae | Mu Li | For a dry mouth and tongue: | |
| For dark, yellow urine and dysuria: | - Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum | Zhi Ban Xia | |
| + Hb. Artemisiae Scopariae | Yin Chen Hao | + Rx. Ophiopogonis | Mai Men Dong |
| + Medulla Tetrapanacis | Tong Cao | + Rx. Trichosanthis | Tian Hua Fen |
| For vomiting: | + Fr. Schisandrae | Wu Wei Zi | |
| + Fol. Perillae | Zi Su Ye | For nausea, vomiting and chest oppression: | |
| + Rz. Coptidis | Huang Lian | + Hb. Agastaches | Huo Xiang |
| For irritability due to Inferior Heat: | + Rz. Acori Tatarinowii | Shi Chang Pu | |
| + Fr. Gardeniae | Zhi Zi | For insomnia due to Excess worries: | |
| For insomnia due to depression: | + Rambling Powder Xiao Yao San | ||
| + Escape Restraint Pill Yue Ju Wan | For insomnia due to fear and fright: | ||
| For palpitations: | + Sm. Zizyphi Spinosae | Suan Zao Ren | |
| + Rx. Polygalae | Yuan Zhi | For epilepsy: | |
| + Rz. Acori Tatarinowii | Shi Chang Pu | + Rx. Curcumae | Yu Jin |
| For epilepsy and convulsions: | + Rz. Acori Tatarinowii | Shi Chang Pu | |
| + Pulvis Arisaemae cum Felle Bovis | Dan Nan Xing | For hearing difficulty due to Damp-Heat Attacking the Gallbladder channel: | |
| + Ram. Uncariae cum Uncis | Gou Teng | + Rx. Bupleuri | Chai Hu |
| + Scorpio | Quan Xie | + Rx. Scutellariae | Huang Qin |
| For dizziness and vertigo: | + Rz. Acori Tatarinowii | Shi Chang Pu | |
| + Flos Chrysanthemi | Ju Hua | + Medulla Tetrapanacis | Tong Cao |
| + Rx. Scutellariae | Huang Qin | For cardiac arrhythmia and palpitations: | |
| For anxiety: | +Settle the Emotions Pill Ding Zhi Wan | ||
| + Sm. Zizyphi Spinosae | Suan Zao Ren | ||
| + Rx. Polygalae | Yuan Zhi | - Poria | Fu Ling |
| + Fossilia Ossis Mastodi | Long Gu | + Scl. Poria Pararadicis | Fu Shen |
| + Concha Ostreae | Mu Li | + Succinum | Hu Po |
| For insomnia due to Gallbladder Deficiency Heat: | + Rx. Curcumae | Yu Jin | |
| + Calculus Bovis | Niu Huang | ||
| + Sm. Zizyphi Spinosae | Suan Zao Ren | For coronary Heart disease: | |
| + Rx. Polygalae | Yuan Zhi | - Fr. Aurantii Immaturus | Zhi Shi |
| + Fossilia Ossis Mastodi | Long Gu | + Fr. Aurantii | Zhi Ke |
| + Concha Ostreae | Mu Li | - Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata | Zhi Gan Cao |
| For coronary Heart disease with Phlegm-Heat: | |||
| - Fr. Aurantii Immaturus | Zhi Shi | - Fr. Jujube | Da Zao |
| + Fr. Aurantii | Zhi Ke | - Rz. Zingiberis Recens | Sheng Jiang |
| - Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata | Zhi Gan Cao | + 21g Fr. Trichosanthis | Gua Lou |
| + 15g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae | Dan Shen | ||
| - Fr. Jujube | Da Zao | ||
| - Rz. Zingiberis Recens | Sheng Jiang | + 12g Rx. Curcumae | Yu Jin |
| + 21g Fr. Trichosanthis | Gua Lou | + 9g Fr. Amomi Rotundus | Bai Dou Kou |
| + 15g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae | Dan Shen | ||
| For coronary Heart disease with aversion to Cold, cold limbs and clear Phlegm: | |||
| + 12g Rx. Curcumae | Yu Jin | ||
| + 9g Fr. Amomi Rotundus | Bai Dou Kou | - Fr. Aurantii Immaturus | Zhi Shi |
| + Fr. Aurantii | Zhi Ke | ||
| + 6g Rz. Coptidis | Huang Lian | - Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata | Zhi Gan Cao |
| + Arisaemae cum Bile | Dan Nan Xing | ||
| + Concretio Bambusae Silicea | Tian Zhu Huang | - Fr. Jujube | Da Zao |
| - Rz. Zingiberis Recens | Sheng Jiang | ||
| For coronary Heart disease with piercing chest pain: | - Caulis Bambusae in Taeniam | Zhu Ru | |
| - Fr. Aurantii Immaturus | Zhi Shi | + 21g Fr. Trichosanthis | Gua Lou |
| + Fr. Aurantii | Zhi Ke | + 15g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae | Dan Shen |
| - Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata | Zhi Gan Cao | ||
| + 12g Rx. Curcumae | Yu Jin | ||
| - Fr. Jujube | Da Zao | + 9g Fr. Amomi Rotundus | Bai Dou Kou |
| - Rz. Zingiberis Recens | Sheng Jiang | ||
| + 21g Fr. Trichosanthis | Gua Lou | + 9g Bul. Allii | Xie Bai |
| + 15g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae | Dan Shen | + 6g Rz. Zingiberis | Gan Jiang |
| + 3g Hb. cum Rx. Asari | Xi Xin | ||
| + 12g Rx. Curcumae | Yu Jin | For coronary Heart disease with constipation: | |
| + 9g Fr. Amomi Rotundus | Bai Dou Kou | - Fr. Aurantii Immaturus | Zhi Shi |
| + Fr. Aurantii | Zhi Ke | ||
| + 9g Rz. Chuanxiong | Chuan Xiong | - Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata | Zhi Gan Cao |
| + 3g Rx. Notoginseng | San Qi | ||
| + 3g Lignum Dalbergiae Odoriferae | Jiang Xiang | - Fr. Jujube | Da Zao |
| - Rz. Zingiberis Recens | Sheng Jiang | ||
| For coronary Heart disease with piercing chest pain: | + 21g Fr. Trichosanthis | Gua Lou | |
| - Fr. Aurantii Immaturus | Zhi Shi | + 15g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae | Dan Shen |
| + Fr. Aurantii | Zhi Ke | ||
| - Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata | Zhi Gan Cao | + 12g Rx. Curcumae | Yu Jin |
| + 9g Fr. Amomi Rotundus | Bai Dou Kou | ||
| - Fr. Jujube | Da Zao | ||
| - Rz. Zingiberis Recens | Sheng Jiang | + Rx. et Rz. Rhei | Da Huang |
| + 21g Fr. Trichosanthis | Gua Lou | For chest pain: | |
| + 15g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae | Dan Shen | + Liquid Styrax Pill Su He Xiang Wan | |
| + 12g Rx. Curcumae | Yu Jin | + 6g Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis | Hou Po |
| + 9g Fr. Amomi Rotundus | Bai Dou Kou | ||
| + 6g Rx. Polygalae | Yuan Zhi | ||
| + 9g Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae | Bai Zhu | + 6g Rz. Acori Tatarinowii | Shi Chang Pu |
| + 9g Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae | Bai Zhu | ||
| + 9g Rx. Codonopsis | Dang Shen | ||
| + 15g Rx. Astragali | Huang Qi | For chest pain with Deficiency of Yang in the chest : | |
| For chest pain with Spleen Yang Deficiency: | |||
| + Liquid Styrax Pill Su He Xiang Wan | + Liquid Styrax Pill Su He Xiang Wan | ||
| + 6g Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis | Hou Po | + 6g Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis | Hou Po |
| + 6g Rx. Polygalae | Yuan Zhi | ||
| + 6g Rx. Polygalae | Yuan Zhi | + 6g Rz. Acori Tatarinowii | Shi Chang Pu |
| + 6g Rz. Acori Tatarinowii | Shi Chang Pu | ||
| + 9g Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae | Bai Zhu | ||
| + 21g Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae | Bai Zhu | ||
| + 9g Ram. Cinnamomi | Gui Zhi | ||
| + 9g Rx. Codonopsis | Dang Shen | + 9g Bul. Allii | Xie Bai |
| For chest pain with edema: | For Meniere's syndrome with headache, irritability and tinnitus: | ||
| + Liquid Styrax Pill Su He Xiang Wan | |||
| + Fr. Gardeniae | Zhi Zi | ||
| + 6g Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis | Hou Po | + Rx. Scutellariae | Huang Qin |
| For Meniere's syndrome with insomnia and excessive dreaming: | |||
| + 6g Rx. Polygalae | Yuan Zhi | ||
| + 6g Rz. Acori Tatarinowii | Shi Chang Pu | + Fr. Jujube | Da Zao |
| + Rx. Polygalae | Yuan Zhi | ||
| + 9g Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae | Bai Zhu | For Meniere's syndrome with belching and acid reflux: | |
| + 9g Rz. Alismatis | Ze Xie | + Rx. Bupleuri | Chai Hu |
| + 9g Rx. Linderae | Wu Yao | + Rx. Curcumae | Yu Jin |
| + 9g Per. Arecae | Da Fu Pi | For Meniere's syndrome with indigestion: | |
| For Meniere's syndrome with severe dizziness and vertigo: | + Massa Medicata Fermentata | Shen Qu | |
| + Rz. Gastrodiae | Tian Ma | + Charred Fr. Crataegi | Shan Zha |
| + Haematitum | Dai Zhe Shi | For Meniere's syndrome with Exterior conditions: | |
| For Meniere's syndrome with abundant Dampness and Phlegm: | |||
| + Hb. Agastaches | Huo Xiang | ||
| + Rz. Arisaematis Preparatum | Zhi Tian Nan Xing | + Hb. Schizonepetae | Jing Jie |
| For Meniere's syndrome with Stomach Cold: | |||
| + Rz. Acori Tatarinowii | Shi Chang Pu | - Rz. Zingiberis Recens | Sheng Jiang |
| For Meniere's syndrome with dizziness: | + Rz. Zingiberis | Gan Jiang | |
| + Rx. Angelicae Pubescentis | Du Huo | For Meniere's syndrome with nausea and vomiting: | |
| + Rz. Gastrodiae | Tian Ma | + Haematitum | Dai Zhe Shi |
| For Meniere's syndrome with severe tinnitus: | + Caulis Bambusae in Taeniam | Zhu Ru | |
| + Rx. Angelicae Pubescentis | Du Huo | ||
| + Rx. Angelicae Pubescentis | Du Huo | ||
| + Bul. Allii Fistulosi | Cong Bai | ||
| For vertigo with nausea and vomiting: | For Meniere's syndrome with severe nausea and vomiting: | ||
| + Flos Inulae | Xuan Fu Hua | ||
| + Haematitum | Dai Zhe Shi | - Poria | Fu Ling |
| For vertigo with a headache: | + 12g Rz. Atractylodis | Cang Zhu | |
| + Rz. Chuanxiong | Chuan Xiong | + 9g Fr. Gardeniae | Zhi Zi |
| + Fr. Viticis | Man Jing Zi | + 9g Ram. cum Uncis Uncariae | Gou Teng |
| For vertigo with insomnia: | |||
| + Sm. Zizyphi Spinosae | Suan Zao Ren | + 3g Rx. Gentianae | Long Dan Cao |
| + Cx. Albizziae | He Huan Pi | For vertigo with tinnitus: | |
| For vertigo with hypertension: | + Rz. Acori Tatarinowii | Shi Chang Pu | |
| + Ram. cum Uncis Uncariae | Gou Teng | + Flos Chrysanthemi | Ju Hua |
| For vertigo with a bitter taste in the mouth: | |||
| + Concha Haliotidis | Shi Jue Ming | + Rx. Gentianae | Long Dan Cao |
| + Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae | Niu Xi | + Rx. Scutellariae | Huang Qin |
| For vertigo with soreness and weakness of the low back and knees: | |||
| For epigastric pain with more Damp than Heat: | |||
| + Rz. Atractylodis | Cang Zhu | + Cx. Eucommiae | Du Zhong |
| + Hb. Eupatorii | Pei Lan | For mania-depression: | |
| For epigastric pain with more Heat than Damp: | + Concha Ostreae | Mu Li | |
| + Fr. Forsythiae | Lian Qiao | + Concha Margaritaferae | Zhen Zhu Mu |
| + Hb. Taraxaci | Pu Gong Ying | ||
| + Bul. Fritillariae Thunbergii | Zhe Bei Mu | + Rx. Ophiopogonis | Mai Men Dong |
| For impotence: | |||
| For epigastric pain with Qi and Yin Deficiency due to Damp-Heat: | + Rz. Smilacis Glabrae | Tu Fu Ling | |
| + Scolopendra | Wu Gong | ||
| + Rx. Pseudostellariae | Tai Zi Shen | + Fr. Cnidii | She Chuang Zi |
| + Rx. Glehniae/ Adenophorae | Sha Shen | For epigastric pain with acid reflux: | |
| + Fr. Evodiae | Wu Zhu Yu | ||
| For decreased visual acuity: | + Rz. Coptidis | Huang Lian | |
| + 6g Arisaema cum Bile | Dan Nan Xing | For epigastric pain with Blood Stagnation: | |
| + 6g Sm. Plantaginis | Che Qian Zi | + Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae | Dan Shen |
| + 12g Fr. Leonuri | Chong Wei Zi | ||
| + 6g Rz. Coptidis | Huang Lian | + Charred Fr. Crataegi | Shan Zha Tan |
| For senile dementia: | For stroke: | ||
| + Rz. Coptidis | Huang Lian | + Rx. Notoginseng | San Qi |
| + Rz. Acori Tatarinowii | Shi Chang Pu | + Rx. Astragali | Huang Qi |
| + Rz. Curcumae | Yu Jin | + Pheretima | Di Long |
| + Lapis Chloriti | Qing Meng Shi | Or | |
| + Rx. Polygalae | Yuan Zhi | + Rz. Acori Tatarinowii | Shi Chang Pu |
| For senile dementia with constipation: | For depressive psychosis: | ||
| + Rz. Coptidis | Huang Lian | + 9g Rz. Acori Tatarinowii | Shi Chang Pu |
| + Rz. Acori Tatarinowii | Shi Chang Pu | ||
| + Rz. Curcumae | Yu Jin | + 9g Rx. Polygalae | Yuan Zhi |
| + Lapis Chloriti | Qing Meng Shi | For senile dementia with a headache: | |
| + Rx. Polygalae | Yuan Zhi | + Rz. Coptidis | Huang Lian |
| + Rx. et Rz. Rhei | Da Huang | + Rz. Acori Tatarinowii | Shi Chang Pu |
| For ALS: | + Rz. Curcumae | Yu Jin | |
| + 6g Rz. Arisaematis Preparatum | Zhi Tian Nan Xing | + Lapis Chloriti | Qing Meng Shi |
| + Rx. Polygalae | Yuan Zhi | ||
| For ALS with Spleen Qi Deficiency: | + Concha Haliotidis | Shi Jue Ming | |
| + 6g Rz. Arisaematis Preparatum | Zhi Tian Nan Xing | + Flos Chrysanthemi | Ju Hua |
| + Ram. Uncariae cum Uncis | Gou Teng | ||
| + 12g Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae | Bai Zhu | ||
| For nausea and vomiting: | |||
| + 12g Rx. Codonopsis | Dang Shen | + Sm. Zizyphi Spinosae | Suan Zao Ren |
| For ALS with Kidney Qi Deficiency: | + Rx. Polygalae | Yuan Zhi | |
| + 6g Rz. Arisaematis Preparatum | Zhi Tian Nan Xing | + Concha Ostreae | Mu Li |
| + 12g Ram. Cinnamomi | Gui Zhi | + Fossilia Ossis Mastodi | Long Gu |
| For obvious Heat: | For ALS with Liver Qi Stagnation: | ||
| + Rz. Coptidis | Huang Lian | + 6g Rz. Arisaematis Preparatum | Zhi Tian Nan Xing |
| For insomnia and palpitations: | |||
| + Sm. Zizyphi Spinosae | Suan Zao Ren | + 9g Rx. Bupleuri | Chai Hu |
| + Rz. Coptidis | Huang Lian | + 9g Rx. Paeoniae Alba | Bai Shao |
| For mental or nerve related symptoms: | For ALS with yellow Phlegm: | ||
| + Alum | Ming Fan | + 6g Rz. Arisaematis Preparatum | Zhi Tian Nan Xing |
| + Rx. Curcumae | Yu Jin | + 6g Rz. Coptidis | Huang Lian |
| + Rz. Acori Tatarinowii (large dose) | Shi Chang Pu | + 6g Rx. Scutellariae | Huang Qin |
| + 9g Rx. Fritillariae Thunbergii | Zhe Bei Mu | ||
| For neurasthenia: | |||
| - Poria | Fu Ling | For stubborn causes: | |
| + 12g Poria Rubra | Chi Fu Ling | + Rx. Polygalae | Yuan Zhi |
| + 3g Rz. Coptidis | Huang Lian | For a stroke in obese individuals: | |
| + 30g Fossilia Ossis Mastodi | Long Gu | + Arisaema cum Bile | Dan Nan Xing |
| For palpitations, anxiety neurosis and schizophrenia with severe Heat: | + Rx. Ginseng | Ren Shen | |
| + Rz. Acori Tatarinowii | Shi Chang Pu | ||
| + 15g Sm. Zizyphi Spinosae | Suan Zao Ren | For hysteria, neurasthenia or psychosis: | |
| + Rx. Bupleuri | Chai Hu | ||
| + 6g Rx. Polygalae | Yuan Zhi | + Rx. Scutellariae | Huang Qin |
| + 6g Rz. Coptidis | Huang Lian | For palpitations, anxiety neurosis and schizophrenia: | |
| For severe palpitations, panic attacks or the patient is easily startled: | |||
| + 15g Sm. Zizyphi Spinosae | Suan Zao Ren | + 15g Sm. Zizyphi Spinosae | Suan Zao Ren |
| + 6g Rx. Polygalae | Yuan Zhi | ||
| + 6g Rx. Polygalae | Yuan Zhi | For palpitations, anxiety neurosis and schizophrenia with severe Phlegm: | |
| + 30g Concha Margaritaferae | Zhen Zhu Mu | ||
| + 15g Sm. Zizyphi Spinosae | Suan Zao Ren | ||
| + 15g Dens Draconis | Long Chi | ||
| + 15g Concha Ostreae | Mu Li | + 6g Rx. Polygalae | Yuan Zhi |
| For palpitations, anxiety neurosis and schizophrenia with constipation: | + 9g Concretio Bambusae Silicea | Tian Zhu Huang | |
| + 15g Sm. Zizyphi Spinosae | Suan Zao Ren | + 6g Succus Bambusae | Zhu Li |
| + 6g Rx. Polygalae | Yuan Zhi | + 6g Arisaemae cum Bile | Dan Nan Xing |
| + 6-9g Rx. et Rz. Rhei | Da Huang | For palpitations, anxiety neurosis and schizophrenia with Food Stagnation and indigestion: | |
| + 15g Sm. Trichosanthis | Gua Lou Ren | ||
| For tinnitus: | + 15g Sm. Zizyphi Spinosae | Suan Zao Ren | |
| - Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata | Zhi Gan Zao | ||
| + 6g Rx. Polygalae | Yuan Zhi | ||
| - Fr. Jujube | Da Zao | + 10g Boiled Massa Medicata Fermentata | Jian Shen Qu |
| + 9g Rx. Scutellariae | Huang Qin | + 10g Dry-fried Fr. Hordei Germinatus | Chao Mai Ya |
| + 9g Rx. Bupleuri | Chai Hu | + 15g Dry-fried Sm. Raphani | Chao Lai Fu Zi |
| + 6g Rz. Coptidis | Huang Lian | ||
| + 6g Rz. Acori Tatarinowii | Shi Chang Pu | For schizophrenia with Qi Stagnation transforming into Heat, insomnia and easily frightened: | |
| + 6g Medulla Tetrapanacis | Tong Cao | ||
| + Rz. Coptidis | Huang Lian | ||
| For tinnitus with a purulent discharge: | For tinnitus with Liver Fire or Liver YangRising: | ||
| - Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata | Zhi Gan Zao | - Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata | Zhi Gan Zao |
| - Fr. Jujube | Da Zao | ||
| + 9g Rx. Scutellariae | Huang Qin | - Fr. Jujube | Da Zao |
| + 9g Rx. Bupleuri | Chai Hu | + 9g Rx. Scutellariae | Huang Qin |
| + 6g Rz. Coptidis | Huang Lian | + 9g Rx. Bupleuri | Chai Hu |
| + 6g Rz. Acori Tatarinowii | Shi Chang Pu | + 6g Rz. Coptidis | Huang Lian |
| + 6g Rz. Acori Tatarinowii | Shi Chang Pu | ||
| + 6g Medulla Tetrapanacis | Tong Cao | ||
| + 12g Fol. Isatidis | Da Qing Ye | + 6g Medulla Tetrapanacis | Tong Cao |
| + 12g Rx. Isatidis | Ban Lan Gen | + One or two of the following: | |
| For insomnia, chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer and neurosis with palpitations and panic attacks or if the patient is easily startled: | 12g Ram. cum Uncis Uncariae | Gou Teng | |
| - Fr. Aurantii Immaturus | Zhi Shi | 15g Concha Haliotidis | Shi Jue Ming |
| + 30g Caulis Polygoni Multiflori | Ye Jiao Teng | 15g Magnetitum | Ci Shi |
| 9g Flos Chrysanthemi | Ju Hua | ||
| + 15g Sm Zizyphi Spinosae | Suan Zao Ren | For insomnia, chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer and neurosis: | |
| + 10g Fr. Gardeniae | Zhi Zi | - Fr. Aurantii Immaturus | Zhi Shi |
| + 6g Rz. Coptidis | Huang Lian | + 30g Caulis Polygoni Multiflori | Ye Jiao Teng |
| + 6g Rx. Polygalae | Yuan Zhi | ||
| + 30g Concha Margaritaferae | Zhen Zhu Mu | + 15g Sm Zizyphi Spinosae | Suan Zao Ren |
| + 15g Calcined Fossilia Ossis Mastodi | Duan Long Gu | + 10g Fr. Gardeniae | Zhi Zi |
| + 6g Rz. Coptidis | Huang Lian | ||
| For insomnia, chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer and neurosis with severe Phlegm-Heat: | + 6g Rx. Polygalae | Yuan Zhi | |
| - Fr. Aurantii Immaturus | Zhi Shi | For insomnia, chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer and neurosis with Food Stagnation or obvious digestive disturbance: | |
| + 30g Caulis Polygoni Multiflori | Ye Jiao Teng | - Fr. Aurantii Immaturus | Zhi Shi |
| + 30g Caulis Polygoni Multiflori | Ye Jiao Teng | ||
| + 15g Sm Zizyphi Spinosae | Suan Zao Ren | ||
| + 15g Sm Zizyphi Spinosae | Suan Zao Ren | ||
| + 10g Fr. Gardeniae | Zhi Zi | + 10g Fr. Gardeniae | Zhi Zi |
| + 6g Rz. Coptidis | Huang Lian | + 6g Rz. Coptidis | Huang Lian |
| + 6g Rx. Polygalae | Yuan Zhi | + 6g Rx. Polygalae | Yuan Zhi |
| + 9g Concretio Bambusae Silicea | Tian Zhu Huang | + 10g Baked Massa Medicata Fermentata | Jiao Shen Qu |
| + 10g Succus Bambusae | Zhu Li | ||
| + 6g Arisaema cum Bile | Dan Nan Xing | + 10g Baked Fr. Crataegi | Jiao Shan Zha |
| For acid reflux: | |||
| + 3-6g Rz. Coptidis | Huang Lian | + 10g Dry-fried Fr. Hordei Germinatus | Chao Mai Ya |
| + 2-3g Fr. Evodiae | Wu Zhu Yu | ||
| For anorexia with severe Phlegm-Heat: | + 15g Dry-fried Sm. Raphani | Chao Lai Fu Zi | |
| + 9-12g Concretio Bambusae Silicea | Tian Zhu Huang | ||
| For insomnia, chronic gastritis, peptic ulcer and neurosis with severe Phlegm-Heat: | |||
| + 12-15g Succus Bambusae | Zhu Li | - Fr. Aurantii Immaturus | Zhi Shi |
| + 30g Caulis Polygoni Multiflori | Ye Jiao Teng | ||
| + 6-9g Arisaemae cum Bile | Dan Nan Xing | ||
| For anorexia with constipation: | + 15g Sm Zizyphi Spinosae | Suan Zao Ren | |
| + 6-9g Rx. et Rz. Rhei | Da Huang | ||
| + 12-18g Sm. Trichosanthis | Gua Lou Ren | + 10g Fr. Gardeniae | Zhi Zi |
| + 6g Rz. Coptidis | Huang Lian | ||
| For dizziness and vertigo due to Phlegm-Heat: | + 6g Rx. Polygalae | Yuan Zhi | |
| - Fr. Jujube | Da Zao | + 6-9g Rx. et Rz. Rhei | Da Huang |
| + 6g Rz. Acori Tatarinowii | Shi Chang Pu | + 15g Sm. Trichosanthis | Gua Lou Ren |
| + 9g Rx. Scutellariae | Huang Qin | For anorexia with Food Stagnation, belching or acid reflux: | |
| + 6g Rz. Coptidis | Huang Lian | + Two or three of the following: | |
| + 6g Concretio Bambusae Silicea | Tian Zhu Huang | 15g baked Massa Medicata Fermentata | Jiao Shen Qu |
| For palpitations with severe Heat: | |||
| - Per. Citri Reticulatae | Chen Pi | 15g baked Fr. Crataegi | Jiao Shan Zha |
| + 9g Exocarpium Citri Reticulatae Rubrum | Ju Hong | 15g dry-fried Fr. Hordei Germinatus | Chao Mai Ya |
| + 6g wine stir-fried Rx. Scutellariae | Jiu Chao Huang Qin | ||
| + 6g wine stir-fried Rz. Coptidis | Jiu Chao Huang Lian | 15g dry-fried Sm. Raphani | Chao Lai Fu Zi |
| For palpitations: | |||
| For a peptic ulcer with Stomach Heat: | - Per. Citri Reticulatae | Chen Pi | |
| + 12g Rx. Rehmanniae | Sheng Di Huang | + 9g Exocarpium Citri Reticulatae Rubrum | Ju Hong |
| + 3g Rz. Coptidis | Huang Lian | ||
| + 6g Cx. Moutan | Mu Dan Pi | For severe palpitations with insomnia: | |
| For a peptic ulcer with more severe Stomach Heat and maybe hematemesis: | - Per. Citri Reticulatae | Chen Pi | |
| + 9g Exocarpium Citri Reticulatae Rubrum | Ju Hong | ||
| + 12g Rx. Rehmanniae | Sheng Di Huang | ||
| + 3g Rz. Coptidis | Huang Lian | + 9g stir-fried Sm. Zizyphi Spinosae | Chao Suan Zao Ren |
| + 6g Cx. Moutan | Mu Dan Pi | ||
| + 9g Fr. Gardeniae | Zhi Zi | + 9g Sm. Platycladi | Bai Zi Ren |
| For a peptic ulcer with stabbing pain in the Stomach: | + 12g Concha Ostreae | Mu Li | |
| + 12g Fossilia Ossis Mastodi | Long Gu | ||
| + 12g Rx. Rehmanniae | Sheng Di Huang | ||
| + 3g Rz. Coptidis | Huang Lian | For a peptic ulcer with severe acid regurgitation: | |
| + 6g Cx. Moutan | Mu Dan Pi | + 12g Rx. Rehmanniae | Sheng Di Huang |
| + 9g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae | Dan Shen | + 3g Rz. Coptidis | Huang Lian |
| + 6g Cx. Moutan | Mu Dan Pi | ||
| + 9g Rx. Paeoniae Rubra | Chi Shao | + 9g Endoconcha Sepiae | Hai Piao Xiao |
| For a peptic ulcer with severe thirst: | + 9g Concha Arcae | Wa Leng Zi | |
| + 12g Rx. Rehmanniae | Sheng Di Huang | For diabetes with stagnation in the cerebrum: | |
| + 3g Rz. Coptidis | Huang Lian | + Rx. Curcumae | Yu Jin |
| + 6g Cx. Moutan | Mu Dan Pi | + Rz. Acori Tatarinowii | Shi Chang Pu |
| + 9g Rz. Phragmitis | Lu Gen | For diabetes with stagnation in the Heart: | |
| + 9g Rx Trichosanthis | Tian Hua Fen | + Fr. Trichosanthis | Gua Lou |
| For diabetes with stagnation in the shoulder and back: | + Rx. Puerariae | Ge Gen | |
| For diabetes with stagnation in the lower extremities: | |||
| + Rz. Curcumae Longae | Jiang Huang | ||
| + Ram. Cinnamomi | Gui Zhi | + Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae | Niu Xi |
| For diabetes with Qi Deficiency: | |||
| + Rx. Astragali | Huang Qi | For diabetes with Qi Stagnation: | |
| + Rx. Pseudostellariae | Tai Zi Shen | + Per. Citri Reticulatae | Chen Pi |
| For diabetes with Liver Qi Stagnation: | + Fr. Aurantii | Zhi Ke | |
| + Rx. Bupleuri | Chai Hu | + Rx. Aucklandiae | Mu Xiang |
| + Rz. Cyperi | Xiang Fu | ||
From Class
- Lipase: Shan Zha, ox bile, Wen Dan Tang: High lipase: damp heat/qi stagnation; low lipase: spleen yang can't process damp — use enzymes, Shan Zha, ox bile and Wen Dan Tang for a sluggish gallbladder. (Lewis)
- Ban Xia & millet (Ling Shu) for insomnia: One of the only Ling Shu formulas, for Wei qi unable to enter the yin; running water in preparation is key; arguably the root of Wen Dan Tang. (Rabinowitz)
- Neuro formulas: Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin, Ban Xia Bai Zhu Tian Ma Tang, Chai Hu Long Gu Mu Li Wan, Yi Guan Jian, Ding Zhi Wan, Wen Dan Tang: Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin for liver wind, Ban Xia Bai Zhu Tian Ma Tang for wind-phlegm, Yi Guan Jian for liver yin, Ding Zhi Wan settles the will. (Shea)
- Wen Dan Tang for concussion: Wen Dan Tang (Zhu Ru, Zhi Shi, Ban Xia, Chen Pi, Fu Ling, Gan Cao) resolves wrong-viscosity phlegm after head trauma; add Yuan Zhi and Shi Chang Pu. (Gioioso)