Zhen Wu Tang - 真武湯 - True Warrior Decoction - Vitality Combination

English:	True Warrior Decoction
Also Known As:	Vitality (Vital Energy) Combination

Herbs And Actions

Pharmaceutical Latin	Pin Yin	Dosage	Actions
Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata	Zhi Fu Zi	5-15g	Restores Kidney and Spleen Yang. With Bai Zhu, for Spleen Yang Deficiency with a cold, painful abdomen, vomiting and watery diarrhea. With Bai Zhu and Fu Ling, for Kidney and Spleen Yang Deficiency with retention of pathogenic water with abdominal pain, which is worse with Cold, urinary difficulty, and deep aching and heaviness in the extremities. With Fu Ling, for lower body edema and dysuria.
Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae	Bai Zhu	3-15g	Tonifies the Spleen and dries Dampness. With Fu Ling, strengthens the Spleen and promotes urination. With Sheng Jiang and Fu Ling, reinforces Earth to control Water to treat edema with Kidney Yang Deficiency .
Poria	Fu Ling	5-20g	Drains Dampness and strengthens the Spleen. With Zhi Fu Zi and Sheng Jiang, for edema due to Spleen and Kidney Yang Deficiency.
Rz. Zingiberis Recens	Sheng Jiang	3-9g	Disperses Cold, Spreads Lung Qi, Stops coughing and vomiting, Warms and dispels edema, Warms the Stomach.
Rx. Paeoniae Alba	Bai Shao	3-9g	Preserves Yin, stops abdominal pain and relaxes spasms.

Formula Actions

• Warms Yang
• Promotes urination

Syndromes

• Heart Yang Not Vigorous: Water Qi Insults the Heart with Kidney Yang Deficiency
• Kidney Yang Deficiency with Water Flooding
• Kidney Yang Deficiency with Water Flooding the Lungs
• Spleen and Kidney Yang Deficiency with Water Flooding
• Tai Yang moving to Shao Yin Cold
• Tai Yang Shang Han with sweating that does not reduce the fever
• Jin Ye (Body Fluid) Stasis
• Kidney & Spleen Yang deficiency causing Water retention (Secondary source)

Clinical Manifestations

Abdominal pain aggravated by Cold Urinary difficulty Deep, aching heaviness in the extremities Generalized edema Loose stools Dizziness Heavy sensation in the head Palpitations Cough Epigastric palpitations Aversion to Cold Watery diarrhea No thirst Leukorrhea Hiccup Profuse perspiration Cold limbs Headaches A husky voice Hair loss Asthma Generalized twitching Tidal flushing of the genitals by Dampness Water buildup leading to hernia Impotence Prone to infections Prone to allergies Prone to Wind erysipelas Diarrhea Constipation Chest pain Mental and emotional disorders Light-headedness Nasal obstruction with clear mucus Impaired visual acuity Prone to dormant papules

A sensation of something being stuck in the throat Incessant sneezing Swelling and pain of the teeth or gums Feeling of unsteadiness as if one were about to fall Distended or heavy sensation of the head Gradual weight gain Dyspnea Abdominal distention and fullness Pitting edema Scanty urination or Frequent, clear, abundant urination at night Chills Weak knees Seminal emissions Flaccid abdomen Muscular aching Chronic lower back pain Nausea Cyclic vomiting Fever, perspiration does not reduce fever Vertigo Impaired memory Shivering and trembling Catches cold easily Severe fatigue Aches and pains in the body or extremities Flank pain Wheezing T: Pale or Dark purple and swollen with teeth marks C: White and slippery P: Deep, thready and forceless or Deep and thready

Treats

Chronic glomerulonephritis Nephritis Dizziness Common cold Rheumatic valvular Heart disease Influenza Congestive Heart failure Cirrhosis of the Liver Chronic hepatic disorders Ascites Edema Chronic enteritis Intestinal tuberculosis Chronic diarrhea Meniere’s disease Primary hypertension Primary hyperaldosteronism Hypothyroidism Rheumatoid arthritis with joint effusion Carbon monoxide poisoning Post-concussion syndrome Post concussion headache Sciatica Restless legs Piriformis syndrome Essential tremors Allergic rhinitis Chronic sinusitis Leukorrhea Uterine prolapse Arrhythmia Palpitations Chronic eczema Cough Coronary Heart disease Abdominal pain Dysmenorrhea Infertility Hypothyroidism Dysentery Polyuria Emphysema Cyclic vomiting Systemic lupus erythematosis Chronic fatigue syndrome Crohn's disease Low back pain Forgetfulness Fatigue Edema during pregnancy Obesity Profuse perspiration Dyspnea Constipation Painful obstruction

Chronic bronchitis Insomnia Amenorrhea Cor pulmonare Asthma Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Trigeminal neuralgia Basilar insufficiency Pleurisy Neurasthenia Cerebral bleeding Indigestion Gastroptosis Chronic peritonitis Renal atrophy Monoplegia Pruritis Renal edema Chronic renal failure Benign prostatic hypertrophy Prostatitis Benign prostatic hypertrophy Cardiac edema Pneumonia Hypopituitarism Chronic gastroenteritis Chronic pelvic inflammatory disease with effusion Osteoarthritis Lumbar disc disease Facial tics Scrotal eczema Infertility Nephrotic syndrome Alopecia Irritable bowel syndrome Postpartum pain Endometriosis Raynaud's disease Vertigo Abdominal fullness and distention Oliguria Nausea/Vomiting Celiac disease Diarrhea Anorexia Hypotension Weakness Impotence Anxiety Spermatorrhea Shoulder pain Upper back pain Thrombophlebitis

Contraindications And Herb/Drug Interactions

Notes

• This formula promotes circulation and metabolism.
• For Kidney Yang Deficiency (points KD-3, KD-7, DU-4, UB-23): Zhen Wu Tang for water edema with pain, Si Ni Tang for Yin Jue or Yang collapse, Si Shen Wan for daybreak diarrhea.
• Shi Pi Yin and Zhen Wu Tang both treat Yin edema from Kidney/Spleen Yang Deficiency: Shi Pi Yin focuses on the Spleen, Zhen Wu Tang on the Kidney.
• Water accumulation comparison: Wu Ling San - dysfunction of Bladder Qi transformation; Zhu Ling Tang - Heat accumulation causing Yin Deficiency; Wu Pi San - Spleen Qi Deficiency causing skin edema; Zhen Wu Tang - Kidney/Spleen Yang Deficiency causing edema and pain.

Modifications

For arthritis:		For more pronounced Spleen Yang Deficiency with diarrhea:
+ Ram. Cinnamomi	Gui Zhi	- Rx. Paeoniae Alba	Bai Shao
For cough due to Cold and water affecting the Lungs:		+ Rz. Zingiberis	Gan Jiang
+ Fr. Schisandrae	Wu Wei Zi	For urinary frequency or without difficult urination:
+ Hb. cum Rx. Asari	Xi Xin	- Poria	Fu Ling
+ Rz. Zingiberis	Gan Jiang	For palpitations due to Yuan Qi Deficiency:
For palpitations, wheezing, or coughing with copious sputum:		+ Rx. Ginseng	Ren Shen
+ Hb. cum Rx. Asari	Xi Xin	For unremitting spontaneous perspiration due to Yang Deficiency and instability of the Exterior:
+ Fr. Schisandrae	Wu Wei Zi	+ Rx. Ginseng	Ren Shen
For vomiting due to retention of pathogenic water in the Stomach with no signs of Lower Jiao dysfunction:		+ Rx. Astragali	Huang Qi
- Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata	Zhi Fu Zi	+ Fr. Schisandrae	Wu Wei Zi
+ More Rz. Zingiberis Recens	Sheng Jiang	For chest Bi:
For improper purging that has injured the Spleen Yang and caused abdominal distention:		+ Sm. Trichosanthis	Gua Lou Ren
+ Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis	Hou Po	+ Bul. Allii Macrostemi	Xie Bai
+ Sm. Alpiniae Katsumadai	Cao Dou Kou	+ Ram. Cinnamomi	Gui Zhi
+ Rz. Alismatis	Ze Xie	+ Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae	Dan Shen
For leukorrhea due to Cold and Dampness:		For urinary difficulty, aching and heaviness in the extremities:
+ Ram. Cinnamomi	Gui Zhi	+ Powder for Five Types of Painful Urinary Dysfunction Wu Lin San
+ Rx. Codonopsis	Dang Shen	Or
For edema due to chronic nephrotic syndrome:		+ Stephania and Astragalus Decoction Fang Ji Huang Qi Tang
+ Rx. Codonopsis	Dang Shen	For edema due to chronic Heart failure with Yang Deficiency:
+ Fr. Amomi	Sha Ren	+ Sm. Plantaginis	Che Qian Zi
+ Cx. Eucommiae	Du Zhong	+ Rz. Alismatis	Ze Xie
+ Sm. Cuscutae	Tu Si Zi	+ Rx. Aristolochiae Fangji	Guang Fang Ji
+ Hb. Epimedii	Yin Yang Huo	For ascites due to Liver cirrhosis with Spleen and Kidney Yang Deficiency:
For Rheumatoid arthritis (Wind-Damp Bi):		+ Rx. Codonopsis	Dang Shen
+ Ram. Cinnamomi	Gui Zhi	+ Rx. Astragali	Huang Qi
+ Rx. Codonopsis	Dang Shen	+ Rx. Morindae Officinalis	Ba Ji Tian
For chronic bronchitis with Spleen and kidney Yang Deficiency:		+ Sm. Trigonellae	Hu Lu Ba
- Rz. Zingiberis	Gan Jiang	+ Cornu Cervi	Lu Jiao
+ Rz. Zingiberis Recens	Sheng Jiang	For severe edema:
For chronic, stubborn rashes and eczema:		+ Five-Ingredient Powder with Poria Wu Ling San
+ Hb. Ephedrae	Ma Huang	For pain in the limbs:
+ Fr. Forsythiae	Lian Qiao	+ Hb. Ephedrae	Ma Huang
+ Sm. Phaseoli	Chi Xiao Dou	+ Hb. cum Rx. Asari	Xi Xin
For diarrhea:		For vomiting:
- Rx. Paeoniae Alba	Bai Shao	- Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata	Zhi Fu Zi
+ Rz. Zingiberis	Gan Jiang	+ A large dose of Rz. Zingiberis Recens	Sheng Jiang
For leukorrhagia:		For increased peritoneal fluid and shortness of breath:
- Rz. Zingiberis Recens	Sheng Jiang	+ Rz. Alismatis	Ze Xie
+ Cornu Cervi	Lu Jiao	+ Sm. Coicis	Yi Yi Ren
For allergic sinusitis with Qi Deficiency:		+ Sm. Plantaginis	Che Qian Zi
+ Rx. Astragali	Huang Qi	+ Rx. Phytolaccae	Shang Lu
+ Rx. Codonopsis	Dang Shen	For allergic sinusitis with nasal obstruction:
For nephrotic syndrome:		+ Fr. Xanthii	Cang Er Zi
+ Five-Peel Decoction Wu Pi Yin		+ Flos Magnoliae	Xin Yi
For coronary Heart disease:
For coronary Heart disease with marked Qi Deficiency:		- Rz. Zingiberis Recens	Sheng Jiang
+ 5g Rz. Zingiberis	Gan Jiang
- Rz. Zingiberis Recens	Sheng Jiang	+ 30g Sm. Plantaginis	Che Qian Zi
+ 5g Rz. Zingiberis	Gan Jiang	+ 30g Hb. Lycopi	Ze Lan
+ 30g Sm. Plantaginis	Che Qian Zi	+ 30g Hb. Leonuri	Yi Mu Cao
+ 30g Hb. Lycopi	Ze Lan	+ 15g Rz. Alismatis	Ze Xie
+ 30g Hb. Leonuri	Yi Mu Cao	+ 5g Rx. Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao
+ 15g Rz. Alismatis	Ze Xie	+ 3g. Cx. Cinnamomi	Rou Gui
+ 5g Rx. Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao	For coronary Heart disease with BloodDeficiency:
+ 3g. Cx. Cinnamomi	Rou Gui
+ 15g Rx Astragali	Huang Qi	- Rz. Zingiberis Recens	Sheng Jiang
+ 12g Rx. Codonopsis	Dang Shen	+ 5g Rz. Zingiberis	Gan Jiang
For coronary Heart disease with marked BloodStagnation:		+ 30g Sm. Plantaginis	Che Qian Zi
+ 30g Hb. Lycopi	Ze Lan
- Rz. Zingiberis Recens	Sheng Jiang	+ 30g Hb. Leonuri	Yi Mu Cao
+ 5g Rz. Zingiberis	Gan Jiang	+ 15g Rz. Alismatis	Ze Xie
+ 30g Sm. Plantaginis	Che Qian Zi	+ 5g Rx. Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao
+ 30g Hb. Lycopi	Ze Lan	+ 3g. Cx. Cinnamomi	Rou Gui
+ 30g Hb. Leonuri	Yi Mu Cao	+ 9g Rx. Angelicae Sinensis	Dang Gui
+ 15g Rz. Alismatis	Ze Xie
+ 5g Rx. Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao	+ 9g Rx. Rehmanniae Preparata	Shu Di Huang
+ 3g. Cx. Cinnamomi	Rou Gui
+ 12g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae	Dan Shen	For coronary Heart disease with panting due to Kidney failure to grasp Qi:
+ 9g Flos Carthami	Hong Hua	- Rz. Zingiberis Recens	Sheng Jiang
+ 3g Rx. Notoginseng	San Qi	+ 5g Rz. Zingiberis	Gan Jiang
For coronary Heart disease with scanty urination:		+ 30g Sm. Plantaginis	Che Qian Zi
+ 30g Hb. Lycopi	Ze Lan
- Rz. Zingiberis Recens	Sheng Jiang	+ 30g Hb. Leonuri	Yi Mu Cao
+ 5g Rz. Zingiberis	Gan Jiang	+ 15g Rz. Alismatis	Ze Xie
+ 30g Sm. Plantaginis	Che Qian Zi	+ 5g Rx. Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao
+ 30g Hb. Lycopi	Ze Lan	+ 3g. Cx. Cinnamomi	Rou Gui
+ 30g Hb. Leonuri	Yi Mu Cao	+ 3g Gecko	Ge Jie
+ 15g Rz. Alismatis	Ze Xie	+ 12g Fr. Psoraliae	Bu Gu Zhi
+ 5g Rx. Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao	+ 9g Sm. Juglandis	Hu Tao Ren
+ 3g. Cx. Cinnamomi	Rou Gui	For coronary Heart disease with incessant sweating:
+ 12g Cx. Rhizomatis Zingiberis	Sheng Jian Pi
- Rz. Zingiberis Recens	Sheng Jiang
+ 15g Exocarpium Benincasae	Dong Gua Pi	+ 5g Rz. Zingiberis	Gan Jiang
+ 30g Sm. Plantaginis	Che Qian Zi
For severe cough:		+ 30g Hb. Lycopi	Ze Lan
+ 6g Rz. Zingiberis	Gan Jiang	+ 30g Hb. Leonuri	Yi Mu Cao
+ 3g Rx. Hb. cum Rx. Asari	Xi Xin	+ 15g Rz. Alismatis	Ze Xie
+ 6g Fr. Schisandrae	Wu Wei Zi	+ 5g Rx. Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao
For cough with severe Fluid Accumulation in the Lungs:		+ 3g. Cx. Cinnamomi	Rou Gui
+ 9g Fr. Corni	Shan Zhu Yu
+ 9g Sm. Descuraniae/ Lepidii	Ting Li Zi	+ 20g Concha Ostreae	Mu Li
+ 15g Sm. Tritici Levis	Fu Xiao Mai
For cough with fullness in the chest and hypochondrium:		For cough with severe shortness of breath:
+ 12g Rx. Codonopsis	Dang Shen
+ 9g Sm. Sinapis	Bai Jie Zi	For cough with loose stools:
+ 9g Flos Inulae	Xuan Fu Hua	+ 6g Rz. Zingiberis	Gan Jiang
For cardiac failure:		For hypertension:
+ Cx. Acanthopanacis	Wu Jia Pi	+ Stephania and Poria Decoction Fang Ji Fu Ling Tang
+ Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae	Dan Shen
For Meniere's disease with frequent nausea and vomiting:
+ Hb. Leonuri	Yi Mu Cao
Or		+ Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum	Zhi Ban Xia
+ Sm. Persicae	Tao Ren
+ Flos Carthami	Hong Hua	+ Fr. Evodiae	Wu Zhu Yu
For Meniere's disease with tinnitus:		For Meniere's disease with Liver Wind Rising:
+ Magnetitum	Ci Shi	+ Fossilia Ossis Mastodi	Long Gu
For chronic renal failure (uremia):		For chronic renal failure (uremia) with severe Kidney Yang Deficiency:
- Rz. Zingiberis Recens	Sheng Jiang
+ Rz. Zingiberis	Gan Jiang	- Rz. Zingiberis Recens	Sheng Jiang
+ 15g Rx. Codonopsis	Dang Shen	+ Rz. Zingiberis	Gan Jiang
+ 9g Ram. Cinnamomi	Gui Zhi	+ 15g Rx. Codonopsis	Dang Shen
+ 9g Fr. Amomi	Sha Ren	+ 9g Ram. Cinnamomi	Gui Zhi
For chronic renal failure (uremia) with low back pain:		+ 9g Fr. Amomi	Sha Ren
+ 9g Rx. Morindae Officinalis	Ba Ji Tian
- Rz. Zingiberis Recens	Sheng Jiang
+ Rz. Zingiberis	Gan Jiang	+ 9g Hb. Epimedii	Yin Yang Huo
+ 15g Rx. Codonopsis	Dang Shen	+ 9g Hb. Cistanches	Rou Cong Rong
+ 9g Ram. Cinnamomi	Gui Zhi	For chronic renal failure (uremia) with diarrhea:
+ 9g Fr. Amomi	Sha Ren	- Rz. Zingiberis Recens	Sheng Jiang
+ 9g Cx. Eucommiae	Du Zhong	+ Rz. Zingiberis	Gan Jiang
+ 9g Rx. Dipsaci	Xu Duan	+ 15g Rx. Codonopsis	Dang Shen
For chronic renal failure (uremia) with edema:		+ 9g Ram. Cinnamomi	Gui Zhi
- Rz. Zingiberis Recens	Sheng Jiang	+ 9g Fr. Amomi	Sha Ren
+ Rz. Zingiberis	Gan Jiang	+ 12g Fr. Psoraliae	Bu Gu Zhi
+ 15g Rx. Codonopsis	Dang Shen	+ 12g Fr. Schisandrae	Wu Wei Zi
+ 9g Ram. Cinnamomi	Gui Zhi	+ 12g Sm. Myristicae	Rou Dou Kou
+ 9g Fr. Amomi	Sha Ren	+ 5g Fr. Evodiae	Wu Zhu Yu
+ 15g Sm. Plantaginis	Che Qian Zi	For chronic renal failure (uremia) with Damp Accumulation:
+ 15g Per. Arecae	Da Fu Pi
+ 12g Polyporus	Zhu Ling	- Rz. Zingiberis Recens	Sheng Jiang
+ 12g Sm. Zanthoxyli	Jiao Mu	+ Rz. Zingiberis	Gan Jiang
For chronic renal failure (uremia) with frequent nocturia:		+ 15g Rx. Codonopsis	Dang Shen
+ 9g Ram. Cinnamomi	Gui Zhi
- Rz. Zingiberis Recens	Sheng Jiang	+ 9g Fr. Amomi	Sha Ren
+ Rz. Zingiberis	Gan Jiang	+ 12g Hb. Agastaches/ Pogostemonis	Huo Xiang
+ 15g Rx. Codonopsis	Dang Shen
+ 9g Ram. Cinnamomi	Gui Zhi	+ 12g Per. Citri Reticulatae	Chen Pi
+ 9g Fr. Amomi	Sha Ren
+ 9g Fr. Alpiniae Oxyphyllae	Yi Zhi Ren	For rapid panting:
+ 6g Ram. Cinnamomi	Gui Zhi
+ 9g Sm. Cuscutae	Tu Si Zi	+ 12g Rx. Astragali	Huang Qi
For rapid panting with severe Heart palpitations and cyanotic lips and nails:		+ 9g Rx. Stephaniae Tetrandrae	Han Fang Ji
+ 6g Ram. Cinnamomi	Gui Zhi	+ 9g Sm. Lepidii/ Descuraniae	Ting Li Zi
+ 12g Rx. Astragali	Huang Qi
+ 9g Rx. Stephaniae Tetrandrae	Han Fang Ji	+ 6g Rx. Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao
+ 9g Sm. Lepidii/ Descuraniae	Ting Li Zi	For severe rapid panting:
+ 6g Ram. Cinnamomi	Gui Zhi
+ 6g Rx. Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao	+ 12g Rx. Astragali	Huang Qi
+ 9g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae	Dan Shen	+ 9g Rx. Stephaniae Tetrandrae	Han Fang Ji
+ 3g Rx. Notoginseng	San Qi	+ 9g Sm. Lepidii/ Descuraniae	Ting Li Zi
For hasty panting with severe edema:
+ 6g Ram. Cinnamomi	Gui Zhi	+ 6g Rx. Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao
+ 12g Rx. Astragali	Huang Qi	+ 9g Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis	Hou Po
+ 9g Rx. Stephaniae Tetrandrae	Han Fang Ji
+ 6g honey-fried Hb. Ephedrae	Ma Huang
+ 9g Sm. Lepidii/ Descuraniae	Ting Li Zi
For Heart palpitations with severe Yang Deficiency:
+ 6g Rx. Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao
+ 9g Poria	Fu Ling	+ 9g Ram. Cinnamomi	Gui Zhi
+ 9g Rz. Alismatis	Ze Xie	For Heart palpitations with edema:
For Heart palpitations with short, scanty urination:		+ 9g Cx. Acanthopanacis	Wu Jia Pi
+ 6g stir-fried Ram. Cinnamomi	Chao Gui Zhi	+ 9g Polyporus	Zhu Ling
For Heart palpitations with diarrhea:
+ 9g Rz. Alismatis	Ze Xie	- Rx. Paeoniae Alba	Bai Shao
For Heart palpitations with dizziness:		+ 6g Rz. Zingiberis	Gan Jiang
+ 9g Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum	Zhi Ban Xia	+ 9g Fr. Evodiae	Wu Zhu Yu
+ 3g Hb. cum Rx. Asari	Xi Xin
+ 9g Rz. Gastrodiae	Tian Ma	For asthma due to Heart Yang Deficiency with Water Flooding the Lungs:
For asthma due to Heart Yang Deficiency with Water Flooding the Lungs, palpitations and cyanosis:
+ 12g Rx. Astragali	Huang Qi
+ 9g Rx. Stephaniae Tetrandrae	Han Fang Ji
+ 12g Rx. Astragali	Huang Qi
+ 9g Rx. Stephaniae Tetrandrae	Han Fang Ji	+ 9g Sm. Descuraniae/ Lepidii	Ting Li Zi
+ 9g Sm. Descuraniae/ Lepidii	Ting Li Zi	+ 6g Ram. Cinnamomi	Gui Zhi
+ 6g Rx. Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao
+ 6g Ram. Cinnamomi	Gui Zhi	For asthma due to Heart Yang Deficiency with Water Flooding the Lungs and severe edema:
+ 6g Rx. Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao
+ 9g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae	Dan Shen	+ 12g Rx. Astragali	Huang Qi
+ 9g Rx. Stephaniae Tetrandrae	Han Fang Ji
+ 3g Rx. Notoginseng	San Qi
For asthma due to Heart Yang Deficiency with Water Flooding the Lungs and severe hasty panting:		+ 9g Sm. Descuraniae/ Lepidii	Ting Li Zi
+ 12g Rx. Astragali	Huang Qi	+ 6g Ram. Cinnamomi	Gui Zhi
+ 9g Rx. Stephaniae Tetrandrae	Han Fang Ji	+ 6g Rx. Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao
+ 9g Polyporus	Zhu Ling
+ 9g Sm. Descuraniae/ Lepidii	Ting Li Zi	+ 9g Rz. Alismatis	Ze Xie
For myalgic encephalomyelitis, chronic fatigue, and Epstein-Barr virus syndrome:
+ 6g Ram. Cinnamomi	Gui Zhi
+ 6g Rx. Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao	- Rz. Zingiberis Recens	Sheng Jiang
+ 9g Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis	Hou Po	- Rx. Paeoniae Alba	Bai Shao
+ 2g Cx. Cinnamomi	Rou Gui
+ 6g Hb. Ephedrae	Ma Huang	+ 6g Polyporus	Zhu Ling
For Heart palpitations with generalized pulmonary edema, scanty urine, dyspnea, orthopnea and frothy sputum:		For Heart palpitations with generalized pulmonary edema, scanty urine, dyspnea, orthopnea and frothy sputum and Cold:
+ 12g Sm. Plantaginis	Che Qian Zi	+ 12g Sm. Plantaginis	Che Qian Zi
+ 12g Rz. Alismatis	Ze Xie	+ 12g Rz. Alismatis	Ze Xie
For osteoarthritis:		+ Choose two or three of the following herbs:
- Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata	Zhi Fu Zi	3g Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum	Lu Rong
- Rz. Zingiberis Recens	Sheng Jiang	6g Per. Zanthoxyli	Chuan Jiao
+ 20g Rx. Astragali	Huang Qi	6g Fr. Evodiae	Wu Zhu Yu
+ 20g Ram. Cinnamomi	Gui Zhi	3g Fr. Piperis Longi	Bi Ba
+ 20g Ram. Mori	Sang Zhi	9g Rz. Alpiniae Officinarum	Gao Liang Jian
+ 20g Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae	Niu Xi
6g Hb. cum Rx. Asari	Xi Xin
+ 12g Rx. Aconiti Preparata	Zhi Chuan Wu	15g Halloysitum Rubrum	Chi Shi Zhi
For osteoarthritis with loose stools:
+ 9g Hb. Epimedii	Yin Yang Huo	- Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata	Zhi Fu Zi
+ 9g Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata	Zhi Gan Cao	- Rz. Zingiberis Recens	Sheng Jiang
+ 20g Rx. Astragali	Huang Qi
For osteoarthritis with swollen joints:		+ 20g Ram. Cinnamomi	Gui Zhi
- Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata	Zhi Fu Zi	+ 20g Ram. Mori	Sang Zhi
- Rz. Zingiberis Recens	Sheng Jiang	+ 20g Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae	Niu Xi
+ 20g Rx. Astragali	Huang Qi
+ 20g Ram. Cinnamomi	Gui Zhi	+ 12g Rx. Aconiti Preparata	Zhi Chuan Wu
+ 20g Ram. Mori	Sang Zhi
+ 20g Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae	Niu Xi	+ 9g Hb. Epimedii	Yin Yang Huo
+ 9g Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata	Zhi Gan Cao
+ 12g Rx. Aconiti Preparata	Zhi Chuan Wu
+ 9g Rx. Codonopsis	Dang Shen
+ 9g Hb. Epimedii	Yin Yang Huo	+ 9g Fr. Psoraliae	Bu Gu Zhi
+ 9g Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata	Zhi Gan Cao	For osteoarthritis with severe pain or Cold sensations:
+ 15g Rz. Atractylodis	Cang Zhu	- Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata	Zhi Fu Zi
+ 15g Sm. Coicis	Yi Yi Ren	- Rz. Zingiberis Recens	Sheng Jiang
For thrombophlebitis:		+ 20g Rx. Astragali	Huang Qi
+ Tangkuei Decoction For Frigid Extremities Dang Gui Si Ni Tang		+ 20g Ram. Cinnamomi	Gui Zhi
+ 20g Ram. Mori	Sang Zhi
+ Rx. Aconiti Preparata	Zhi Chuan Wu	+ 20g Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae	Niu Xi
+ Rx. Aconiti Kusnezoffii Preparata	Zhi Cao Wu
+ 12g Rx. Aconiti Preparata	Zhi Chuan Wu
+ 9g Hb. Epimedii	Yin Yang Huo
+ 9g Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata	Zhi Gan Cao
+ 3g Hb. cum Rx. Asari	Xi Xin