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title: "Traditional Medicines of East Asia"
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# Traditional Medicines of East Asia



### Second Edition



##### By Dr. John Cassone, DAOM, PhD


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Copyright © 2018 Dr. Cassone
All rights reserved.


## DEDICATION

To
my colleagues at South Baylo University and Pacific College of
Oriental Medicine. The use of traditional medicines in patient care
requires a commitment to ongoing study, research, and collaboration.
It is the original Functional Medicine and the final frontier in
holistic internal treatment. The practice of herbal formulation is
both a science and an art and it is as vast and colorful as the
professionals who are drawn to pursue it.

## ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

My
greatest accomplishments are built on the greatest support. There’s
nothing I do that doesn’t include a tremendous amount of care,
support, encouragement, and love from my favorite person, Kelly
Cassone.

The
first purpose of writing this book was a personal review of these
amazing medicines to hone of my professional skill in treating
patients. The production of this book allowed me to process seven
years of academic study, class notes, shared concepts among
colleagues, and highlights from favorite textbooks spanning two
different schools of Oriental Medicine and two different programs
(Master’s and Doctorate level) combined with fourteen years of
clinical private practice (not to mention multiple degrees in health
sciences prior to entering the field of Acupuncture and Oriental
Medicine). 






The
second purpose of this book is to illustrate to the consumer the
beauty and complexity of herbal medicine while breaking the trend of
tabloid hype that has resulted in countless injuries, false claims,
and massive sales of poor quality products with ineffective
ingredients. Unfortunately, too many wonderful herbs have been made
unavailable because the FDA was forced to regulate misuse. In the
American market, single herbs are promoted without any understanding
of traditional medical use. Improper use of theses medicines can
result in liver, kidney, or gastrointestinal damage in addition to
complications of the original condition attempting to be treated. 






Professionally,
I am committed to excellence in patient care. I regard the
prescription of herbs and the customization of herbal formulas with
supreme respect.  The lack of regard for these medicines has become
an issue I hope to shed light on. There are three primary areas of
concern in the modern day use of herbs as medicine: 


	
	herb
	knowledge (including drug interactions and contraindications)
	
	diagnostic
	skill (e.g. don’t treat the headache, treat the cause of the
	headache)
	
	herb
	quality (store bought herbs are unlikely to be potent or contaminant
	free)






The
proper use of herbs in patient care requires a strong foundation in
physiology and pathophysiology. Beware of untrained holistic or
herbal practitioners. Those who have discovered a passion for this
medicine should go to school and get a proper education and license
(practicing medicine without a license is a jailable offense). They
can offer advice without a license, in some states, as long as they
still have the proper knowledge and are promoting general health vs
treating medical conditions. Keep in mind that natural does not mean
safe and lack of knowledge will eventually, if it hasn’t already,
cause harm. When an untrained practitioner isn’t directly harming
someone through misuse of medicines they may also be missing the
window of opportunity to treat a condition that needs medical
intervention. I’ve had patients come to me from other practitioners
promoting holistic ideologies only to have me send them straight to
the hospital with no time to lose. I’ve also had patients come to
me after being hospitalized because the local herb guy put them on a
detox program and they had severe reactions. These practices also
give holistic and herb based care models a bad name. I hold a primary
care license and the State of California considers every herb I give
a medical prescription. I double and triple check to ensure proper
use, efficacy, and quality. There are also patient management
responsibilities that untrained herbalists are unequipped to handle.
Respect the herbs as medicine. That is my message.





If
you are a self-prescriber or get information from the untrained
hourly paid desk person at the nutrition store then I applaud you for
your interest in these medicines. However, I strongly urge you to
seek a doctor trained in herbal and nutritional medicine that can
evaluate your specific needs and teach you how to use the appropriate
herbs based on your unique biological issues. Just because something
makes you feel better initially does not mean it is good for you or
that it is treating the root cause of your condition (cocaine will
make you feel better and is all natural, organic, and gluten free but
it is not good for you). In my practice, I am happy to educate
patients on their condition and differentiate for them formulas and
modifications for their treatment. It has been my experience that the
majority of holistically trained doctors take a similar position in
teaching their patients and empowering them to take care of
themselves.





Traditionally
these medicines were rarely used alone. Each medicine has properties,
characteristics, and temperatures as well as primary, secondary, and
tertiary functions. Each herb has contraindications that must be
evaluated before combining with other medicines or drugs. Many of
these medicines have reactions when combined with other medicines.
These reactions can be antagonistic, reductive, or enhancing. Herb
prescriptions should always come from a diagnosis based on assessment
of the organs involved in the presentation of the chief complaint.
Pattern diagnosis may involve multiple systems and is based on
pathomechanism and pathogenesis; what’s occurring to create illness
and how it started (respectively). 






Holistic
medicine is very different than attempting to treat the symptom
without an understanding of what part of the body is in trouble
needing treatment that is creating the symptom. Symptom treatment by
itself has complete disregard to causative factors and has made
conventional medicine useless, and even destructive, in treating
those with chronic illness conditions (conventional medicine is still
highly effective in treating acute care needs and those in a state of
medical crisis). There is a similar trend in herbal medicine promoted
by tabloid writers selling loads of supplemental herbs to treat
various symptoms without any study or reference to individual cause.
Many consumers think this dangerous approach has is somehow safer
because it is a “natural” or “healthier” choice than a drug.
I must warn against this mindset. If a person has chronic headaches,
tabloid sales media will suggest something “natural” to treat the
headache. However, a truly holistic approach will be searching for
the cause of the headache. 






The
use of herbs to treat disease requires high quality herbs. Each herb
needs to grow in climates and conditions unique to that herb. The
soil needs to be cared for and the topsoil maintained or the herb
roots will not be able to pull out the rare phytochemicals that give
it healing properties. High quality herb companies spend their
resources testing every purchase of herbs in their labs for
contaminants and retesting every batch for potency. Thin Layer
Chromotagraphy is used to identify correct species and eliminate
purchases from unethical suppliers selling substandard crops. Without
laboratory testing, lethal mistakes can occur in patient care. High
Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) is a standardized testing
technique that should be performed on all pharmaceutical herbs to
ensure that the bio-active constituents are present in proper
concentration, confirming potency and consistency. Unfortunately
herbs are classified as dietary supplements and retailers are only
required to ensure general safety, not potency or efficacy. HPLC
testing is costly and typically only used by serious medical herb
companies. It is rarely, if ever, performed on the products being
retailed at the local health store because they have no legal
requirement. The reason why retailed products often don’t work is
because they are typically empty products. Retailers spend their
efforts and resources on marketing not research or science. On the
other hand, companies carried by most licensed professionals use
pharmaceutical grade extracts tested with HPLC for qualitative and
quantitative analysis. I use only the best products and visit every
company that I purchase from personally. The last thing I need is to
second guess my diagnosis because an herb isn’t doing what it is
supposed to be doing.





For
students, the need to memorize every aspect of each herb can seem
impossible but it is required for school exams and for passing the
California Acupuncture Licensing Exam (CALE).  I cannot speak highly
enough about the Zoo cards. The Zoo cards are a system of learning
based on images for memorizing herbs and their qualities based on
Oriental Medical theory.  In all my time during various classes and
continuing education, it is the students that used the Zoo cards that
have always known their herbs the best. If you memorize the Zoo cards
you will be head and shoulders above the rest. I have included a
brief reminder of each Zoo card image with each herb but you will not
understand it until you have the cards in front of you and commit to
the Zoo card system. They can be purchased at www.herbzoo.com and are
well worth the money. As far as academic learning, the Materia Medica
by Dan Bensky,  Steven Clavey, and Erich Stoger is considered gospel
and should be required reading.





Use
this book, Traditional Medicines of East Asia, to see photos, connect
with the information, and write your own notes. The photos were taken
by my daughter, Isabella Cassone, from my personal herbal collection.
The entering channels and herb properties are not my original
content. Although there are differences in literature, I chose to use
what is taught in the State of California for passing the CALE. This
allows the reader to use this book as a reliable study guide.
Similarly, the section CLASSICAL MANIFESTIONS is very close to what
is classically described as presentations for each herb. The herb
properties, entering channels, and CLASSICAL MANIFESTIONS are
essentially consistent with the concepts you will be tested on. I
have made a few minor changes to how the material is presented but my
intention was not to deviate too much. The main body of writing is my
own original content. It is meant to give the reader insight on the
herbs and their functions to help them connect to the herbs for the
purpose of learning. The section COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES is mixture of class notes, random excerpts, and
personal thoughts. Both the main body of writing and the COMMON
APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL POSSIBILITES are a blend of personal
insights and concepts from many sources. Therefore, although these
two parts of the book can be informative, they should not be used as
study material for academic or licensing exams. The section on
Contraindications is based on class notes but for test purposes you
will need to differentiate between contraindications and cautions
which is a distinction that I did not make.





I
hope you enjoy the process of learning herbs as much as I have
enjoyed it.

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Herbal Medicines A-Z

 ![ai ye, artemisiae argyii folium .jpg](/u/ai-ye-artemisiae-argyii-folium-Db4mWN.jpg) 

# Ai Ye

### Artemisiae argyi Folium

_bitter, acrid, warm_





#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Stop Bleeding**_


CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Menorrhagia
 - Due to cold patterns in the lower jiao
- Metrorrhagia
 - Due to cold patterns in the lower jiao
- Pain
 - In the middle jiao and lower jiao
 - Due to cold patterns
- Itching
 - Due to dampness
- Infertility
 - Especially due to cold patterns
- Threatened miscarriage
 - Due to cold in the lower jiao
- Cough (with phlegm)
 - Especially cold pattern
- Asthma
 - Due to kidney not grasping

This herb is used often in gynecological disorders. It can be used
for menstrual bleeding or excessive uterine and vaginal bleeding if
the cause is a cold pattern either from excess cold invading the
lower jiao or from yang deficiency (the inability of the body to
maintain homeostatic thermogenesis).

The bitter nature of this herb is the detoxifying quality that drains
out the cold damp while the acrid characteristic disperses the
buildup of cold or damp or damp cold.

The warming function supports the body’s inability to warm (yang
deficient) but, it is not considered a yang tonic. This application is
a branch treatment unless the warming function is applied
topically in the form of moxa, with or without acupuncture
needles. Then it can activate and normalize yang hormones from
the adrenal glands making it a root treatment for kidney yang
deficiency patterns.

This herb can be also used for infertility caused by lower jiao yang
deficiency cold pattern. It can treat pain due to cold in uterus or
abdomen. The use for preventing miscarriage acts by warming
and calming the uterus.

Its pain relieving quality in the channels is also due to its warming
quality and is best applied when the cause is cold either from
deficiency or excess.

It is good for skin irritations caused from dampness with itching
(internal and external applications). One source included a
function for expelling phlegm for cough and asthma.

**channels:** spleen, liver, kidney

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Increase pancreatic secretions
 - Enzymes for digestion
- Vasodilation
 - Increasing circulation
- Improve biliary function
 - Bile flow
- Cough suppression
- Bronchial dilation
 - Hormone function
  - Adrenal glands
- Reduction of diarrhea/dysentery
  - Upper gastrointestinal function
- Hemorrhagic disorders
 - Cold patterns
- Abdominal pain
 - Cold patterns
- Infertility
 - Cold in uterus
- Dermatitis
- Immune system activation
- Antimicrobial
- Wart removal
- Threatened miscarriage
- Digestive function
 - Enzymes
 - Bile
 - Reduction of cold obstructions
- Gastrointestinal disorders
- Strains
 - After initial swelling has reduced
- Sprains
 - After initial swelling has reduced
- Sports injuries
 - After initial swelling has reduced
 - Arthritis
 - Cold bi syndrome
- Muscle pain
 - Cold muscle bi syndrome

**Formulas:**
- Jiao Ai Tang
- Bao Chan Wu You Fang
- Ai Fu Nuan Gong Wan
- Xiang Ai Xiong Gui Yin

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Ai Ye to heat patterns
from deficiency of yin

**Zoo Image:** a black widow with a cold bloody womb containing a restless baby
spider is being examined under a magnifying glass by someone with a rash
on their hands

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 ![ba dou, crotoisn fructus.jpg](/u/ba-dou-crotoisn-fructus-5mmkfU.jpg) 

# Ba Dou

### Crotonis Fructus

_acrid, hot, toxic_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Drain Downward and Harshly Expel**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Constipation
 - Due to cold patterns in the middle jiao and lower
jiao
- Abdominal fullness and distention
 - Due to cold patterns in the middle jiao and lower
jiao
- Ascites
 - Due to cold patterns in the middle jiao
- Labored breathing
 - Due to the accumulation of cold phlegm in the
upper jiao
- Wheezing
 - Due to the accumulation of cold phlegm
- Fullness in the chest
 - Due to the accumulation of cold phlegm in the
upper jiao
- Ulcers
- Abscesses

This herb is a major cathartic. It is toxic and must be used with
extreme caution. It is hot and moves cold patterns down and out
of the body. Cold accumulation of this nature can display with
such symptoms as constipation, distended abdomen, and
abdominal pain.

When there is excess water, such as ascites or edema, this herb
can help to remove it from the body. The toxic quality of this
herb suppresses ADH production in the pituitary and aldosterone
in the adrenal glands so that the body can flush the poison. This
flushing mechanism, which is a reaction to the herb as poison,
eliminates pathogens and has a detoxifying effect.

It breaks up phlegm congestion to help breathing and decrease
wheezing when the pattern is from cold phlegm. It can also
improve a cold throat. Ba Dou helps pustular abscesses express
and can be used with severe ulcers.

**Channels:** lung, stomach, large intestine

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Diuresis
 - Toxic nature flushes the body
- Laxative
 - Toxic nature flushes the body
- Gastritis
 - Removes harmful irritants
- Dermatitis
 - Detoxifies liver and gut
- Antimicrobial
- Stimulate pancreas exocrine function
 - Enzyme
- Antiparasitic

**Formulas:**
- San Wu Bei Ji Wan
- Tian Tai Wu Yao San

**Contraindications:** this herb is very toxic and should not be
used with patients of weak constitution or with pregnant patients, should not be taken in hot decoction (let cool before
taking), do not combine with Qian Niu Zi, She Chuang Zi, or Shi
Hu

**Zoo Image:** a frigid vulture has a Popsicle stick up its rear with abscessed
strawberries all over its body and a phlegm frozen scarf

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 ![ba ji tian, morindae officinalis radix.jpg](/u/ba-ji-tian-morindae-officinalis-radix-6xgE8a.jpg) 

# Ba Ji Tian

### Morindae officinalis Radix

_acrid, sweet, slightly warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Tonify the Yang**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
-Impotence
 -Due to deficiency of yang
- Infertility
 -Due to deficiency of yang
- Urinary incontinence
 - Due to deficiency of yang
- Premature ejaculation
 - Due to deficiency of yang
- Irregular menses
 - Due to cold deficiency patterns in the lower jiao
- Abdominal pain
 - Due to cold deficiency patterns in the middle
jiao and lower jiao
- Low back pain
 - Due to cold deficiency patterns
Joint pain
 - Due to cold patterns plus dampness

Kidney yang, in Oriental Medicine, largely refers to hormone
production from the adrenal glands and the gonads. It is used for
patients with conditions such as infertility (male or female),
erectile dysfunction, urinary incontinence, and irregular menstrual
patterns.

Its sweet characteristic makes it tonifying. As a result of
improving hormone production, this herb also strengthens
tendons, ligaments, and improves bone remodeling.

Ba Ji Tian is acrid which gives it a scattering or moving quality. It
circulates blood in the low back driving out spasms and tension
for patients suffering low back pain, especially when the pain is
from a cold pattern as this herb has a warm quality.

**Channels:** kidney

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Pain relief; low back, legs
 - Tendon and ligament strength via hormone
regulation
- Decrease arthritis
 - wind damp
 - wind cold
 - channel obstruction
 - cold bi syndrome
- Tendonitis
 - Inflammation caused by cold patterns
- Infertility
 - Hormone regulation
 - Reduction of cold
- Bladder dysfunction
 - Kidney system tonic
- Antihypertensive
 - Regulates kidneys
- Sports injuries
- Sprains
- Strains
- Erectile dysfunction
 - Hormone regulation
- Fatigue
 - hypoadrenia
- Weakness of limbs
 - Poor sex hormone production
- Tendon and ligament strength
 - Poor sex hormone production
- Arthritis
 - Cold patterns

**Formulas:**
- Bu Shen Gu Chong Wan
- Di Huang Yin Zi
- Diao Gan Tang
- Er Xian Tang

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Ba Ji Tian to patients
that present with heat patterns due to damp heat or deficiency
heat, do not combine with Dan Shen

**Zoo Image:** a grizzly bear ignored the “no essence” stop sign and was run over
by a car on his low back where it is now windy and raining while urine and
semen spill out from under him

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 ![bai bian doui, lablab semen ablum .jpg](/u/bai-bian-doui-lablab-semen-ablum-R740Hy.jpg) 

# Bai Bian Dou

### Lablab Semen album

_sweet, neutral_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Tonify the Qi**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Diarrhea
 - Due to spleen qi deficiency
- Borborygmus
 - Due to spleen or stomach qi deficiency
- Vaginal discharge
 - Related to poor gastrointestinal health
  - Due to spleen and stomach qi deficiency
- Poor appetite
 - Due to poor digestive function
  - Related to spleen and stomach qi
deficiency
- Food poisoning

Bai Bian Dou improves digestion through the support of the
spleen and stomach functions. This relates to the exocrine
function of the pancreas through enzyme production and
hydrochloric acid secretion in the stomach. Balancing the
digestive function of the stomach with the digestive function of
the duodenum allows for the pyloric sphincter to efficiently
transition chyme smoothly from the upper gastrointestinal tract to
the lower gastrointestinal tract. The bolus of food enters the
stomach and must liquefy into chyme before the pyloric sphincter
releases the food downward. Failure of this function leads to
indigestion or counterflow qi.

The health of the gastrointestinal tract allows for healthy acid
secreting bacterial flora, also found in the vagina, to populate.
When the intestinal bacteria becomes compromised, the acid
balance becomes unfavorable leading to intestinal complaints.
This negatively affects the vaginal bacteria leading to pathogenic
discharge. For this reason, Bai Bian Dou can also be used to treat
vaginal discharge by improving digestive and intestinal health.

**Channels:** spleen, stomach
COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Increased pancreatic secretions
 - Enzymes for digestive functions
- Disorders of the gastrointestinal tract
 - Related to poor upper gastrointestinal tract
function
- Biliary congestion
- Diarrhea
 - Poor digestive function
- Nausea/vomiting
- Dyslipidemia
 - Liver related synthesis triggered by pancreatic
dysregulation
- Hyperinsulinemia
- Leukorrhea
 - Compromised intestinal flora; dysbiosis
- Vaginal itching
 - Compromised intestinal flora; dysbiosis
- Yeast infections
 - Compromised intestinal flora; dysbiosis
- Urinary tract infections
 - Related to changes in pH of the intestines
- IBS
 - Poor digestive function
- Stomachache
 - Poor digestive function
- Dysglycemia
 - Pancreatic dysregulation
- Hyperinsulinemia

**Formulas:**
- Sha Shen Mai Dong Tang
- Shen Ling Bai Zhu San

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Bai Bian Dou in its raw
form, do not prescribe Bai Bian Dou to patients that present with intermittent fever and chills

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 ![bai bu, stemonae radix.jpg](/u/bai-bu-stemonae-radix-KfIFQS.jpg) 

# Bai Bu

### Stemonae Radix

_sweet, bitter, slightly warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Transform Phlegm and Stop Cough**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Acute cough
 - Due to phlegm
 - Especially cold patterns
- Chronic cough
 - Due to phlegm
 - Especially cold patterns
- Lice
- Bacterial vaginosis
- Pinworm

Bai Bu is sweet, bitter, and slightly warm. It enters the lung system
to relieve cough. Its sweet nature allows Bai Bu to treat cough
especially when it is due to an underlying deficiency pattern that
results in the eventual accumulation of phlegm, which becomes an
excess pattern.

Bai Bu has a bitter property which allows it to detoxify and
eliminate harmful pathogens and parasites.

**Channels:** lung

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Antimicrobial
 - Bitter property
- Cough
 - Enters the lung system
 - Due to phlegm
- Wheeze
 - Enters the lung system
 - Sweet nature tonifies lung
- Exercise induced asthma
- Lice infections
- Bronchitis
- Parasitic infections

**Formulas:**
- Zhi Sou San

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Bai Bu to patients that
present with poor digestive function

**Zoo Image:** a puffin is lying on its back with cough syrup on its abdomen with
a sprinkler going and lice bouncing around

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 ![bai dou kou, amomi fructus rotundus.jpg](/u/bai-dou-kou-amomi-fructus-rotundus-tkU9Jd.jpg) 

# Bai Dou Kou

### Amomi Fructus rotundus

_acrid, warm, aromatic_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Aromatic Herb that Transforms Damp**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Vomiting
 - Due to dampness in the middle jiao
 - Due to poor spleen and stomach
functions
- Epigastric fullness
 - Due to dampness
- Indigestion
 - Due to poor digestive functions
 - Spleen
 - Stomach
- Reduced appetite
 - Dampness in the middle jiao
- Greasy coating on the tongue

Bai Dou Kou is acrid, aromatic, and warm. It enters the stomach,
spleen, and lung systems to break up patterns of damp
accumulation especially when there is cold. In Traditional East
Asian Medicine, the spleen system involves the digestive system
including the pancreas. A failure in digestive function results in
unwanted accumulation of dampness and eventually phlegm. The
pH of the stomach is very acidic which is considered heat. Poor
production of hydrochloric acid results in poor digestive function
and cold patterns such as the type that Bai Dou Kou treats. Bai
Dou Kou is a branch treatment until the root can be treated to
improve the functions of the lung, stomach, and spleen systems
which prevents the dampness from accumulating.

This type of cold-dampness can build up in the lung system to
cause cough or in the gastrointestinal system to compromise
digestive function.

**Channels:** lung, stomach, spleen

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Indigestion
 - Cold plus dampness obstructing functions of
the upper gastrointestinal tract
- Stomach ache
 - Dampness irritating mucosal lining
- Abdominal bloating
 - Dampness causing fullness in the middle jiao
- Distention
 - Accumulation of dampness
- Borborygmus
 - Poor stomach functions
- IBS
 - Irritation due to poor digestive function and
eventual accumulation of dampness
- Fullness in the chest
 - Accumulation of dampness in the upper jiao
affecting lung system
- Nausea
 - Poor digestive function plus dampness
- Vomiting
 - Poor digestive function plus dampness
- Fatigue
 - Poor spleen functions
- Weight gain
 - Dysfunction of splenic system with dampness
accumulating
- Weakness of limbs
 - Decline of splenic functions that control muscle
- Dysglycemia
- Insulin resistance
- Hyperinsulinemia

**Formulas:**
- Gan Lu Xiao Du Dan
- Ge Hua Jie Cheng San
- Huo Po Xia Ling Tang
- San Ren Tang
- Xiang Sha Yang Wei Tang

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Bai Dou Kou to patients
that present with deficiencies of yin or blood

**Zoo Image:** a skunk angel far from hell with a cold middle shot an arrow
through a cloud to a spleen while a stomach tries to lift a qi star

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 ![bai fan, alumen.jpg](/u/bai-fan-alumen-8sFKqP.jpg) 

# Bai Fan

### Alumen

_sour, astringent, cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Topical Application**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Parasite infections
 - Scabies
- Rash
 - Especially heat patterns
- Swollen throat
- Especially heat patterns
- Irritated eyes
 - Especially heat patterns
- Jaundice
 - Especially heat patterns
- Sores
 - Especially damp-heat patterns
- Diarrhea
 - Bai Fan is astringent and sour
- Vaginal discharge
 - Bai Fan is astringent and sour
- Convulsions
- Delirium
- Cough
- Bleeding disorders
 - Bleeding gums
 - Bleeding hemorrhoids
 - Epistaxis
 - Hemafecia
 - Traumas

Bai Fan is sour, astringent, and cold. The cold property makes it
useful on heat patterns and damp-heat patterns especially
topically. It enters the large intestine, lung, liver, and spleen
systems to treat disorders of the gastrointestinal tract such as
diarrhea or bloody stool and it treats disorders of the lung such as
cough.

**Channels:** lung, large intestine, liver, spleen

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Diarrhea
- Hemafecia
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis
 - Enters liver system to increase phase II
functions
- Jaundice
 - Enters liver system to increase phase II
- Gall stones
 - Improves biliary flow
- Epilepsy
 - Wind related to liver dysfunction
- Cough
- Burns
 - Topical application
- Eczema
 - Topical application
- Rash
 - Topical application
- Ringworm
 - Topical application
- Excess sweating
- Leukorrhea
- Antimicrobial
- Otitis media

**Formulas:**
- Hua Chong Wan

**Contraindications:** Bai Fan is primarily for external
application and should be used cautiously when prescribing it to
a patient orally, do not prescribe it orally when the patient has
poor digestive function of if the patient does not present with
patterns of damp-heat

**Zoo Image:** a crazy convulsing monkey with bloody diarrhea and parasites is
full of itchy oozing sores

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 ![bai guo, ginkgo semen.jpg](/u/bai-guo-ginkgo-semen-CHQpcR.jpg) 

# Bai Guo

### Ginkgo Semen

_bitter, sweet, astringent, neutral, slightly toxic_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Stabilize and Bind**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Cough
 - Due to phlegm
- Wheeze
 - Due to poor brochodilating functions of the
hormone system
- Hypoadrenia
- Vaginal discharge
 - Bitter function eliminates pathogens while
stabilize and bind function treats deficiency
patterns
- Cloudy or discolored urine
 - Bitter function is detoxifying
- Excess urination
 - Stabilize and bind function for deficiency related
excess urination and dribbling

Bai Guo enters the lung and kidney. Its effect is primarily seen on
the lungs when there is a productive cough or wheeze with
phlegm that is originating from a deficiency pattern. The root
cause of the deficiency will still need to be treated by other herbs
but Bai Guo will help to stabilize the lung and reduce the
symptoms.

Its kidney function is related to adrenal gland hormones and
possibly hormones from the gonads. Its sweet property gives it a
nourishing function in this area of the body.


Bai Guo’s kidney relationship also allows it to treat urinary
disorders of incontinence with its astringent function.

**Channels:** lung, kidney

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Diarrhea
 - Deficiency patterns of the kidney system
- Fecal incontinence
 - Deficiency patterns of the kidney system
- Chronic cough
 - Excess patterns of phlegm
 - Underlying deficiency patterns of the lung
system
- Bronchitis
 - Excess patterns of phlegm
 - Underlying deficiency patterns of the lung
system
- Asthma
 - Deficiency patterns of the lung and kidney system
- Hypoadrenia
- Leukorrhea
 - Excess dampness
 - Bitter quality is antimicrobial
- Spermatorrhea
 - Deficiency patterns of the kidney systems
- Gonad dysfunction
- Adrenal gland dysfunction
- Excess urination
 - Deficiency patterns of the kidney system
- Urinary incontinence
 - Deficiency patterns of the kidney system
- Erectile dysfunction
 - Gonad dysregulation
 - Adrenal hypofunction
- Fatigue
 - Hypofunction of the kidney system
 - hypoadrenia

**Formulas:**
- Ding Chuan Tang
- Yi Huang Tang

**Contraindications:** Bai Guo is slightly toxic and should only
be prescribed to patient short term, do not prescribe to patients
that present with phlegm from excess patterns

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# Bai He

### Lilii Bulbus

_sweet, slightly bitter, slightly cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Tonify Yin**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Dry cough
 - Due to deficiency of lung yin
- Sore throat
 - Related to deficiency heat patterns of the lung
system
- Low grade fever
 - Deficiency heat
 - Worse in the afternoon and evening
- Insomnia
 - Due to deficiency heat patterns
- Hot at night
- Possible night sweats
- Irritability
 - Due to heat
 - Due to deficiency
- Palpitations
 - Enters heart system

Bai He is sweet, slightly bitter, and slightly cold. It enters the heart
and lung system to treat deficiency heat patterns such as dry
cough with heat signs that are typically worse at night.

Bai He treats yin deficiency patterns of the lung system and may
be useful for chronic sore throat and heat signs that are worse in
the evening including low grade fever.

Bai He can treat palpitations as it enters the heart system.
Palpitations are any unusual symptom of the heart including
discomfort. This can be related to an anxious feeling, insomnia,
and irritability when there is heat from deficiency of yin.

**Channels:** lung, heart

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Cough
 - Dry cough
- Deficiency of yin
- Night sweats
 - Deficiency heat
- Hot flash
 - Deficiency heat
- Sleep disorders
 - Heart system
- Heart palpitations
 - May include aspects of thyroid function
- Thirst
 - Deficiency heat causing thirst
- Sore throat
 - Dry and hot from deficiency of yin
- Fever
 - Due to deficiency of yin
- Worse at night and in the afternoon

**Formulas:**
- Bai He Gu Jin Tang
- Xin Yi Qing Fei Yin

**Contraindications:** there are no contraindications
documented for Bai He

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# Bai Hua She She Cao

### Hedyotidis Diffusae Herba

_bitter, sweet, cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Clears Heat and Resolves Toxicity**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Appendicitis
 - Large intestine abscess
 - Due to pathogenic heat
- Sores
 - Due to pathogenic heat
- Snakebite
- Cancer
- Jaundice
 - Due to heat patterns
- Urinary dribbling
 - Due to heat excess

Bai Hua She She Cao enters the gastrointestinal tract through the
large intestine, small intestine, and stomach systems. It also enters
the liver system to treat heat patterns. Excess heat patterns may
be due to pathogens or transient bacteria in the lower
gastrointestinal tract. Bai Hua She She Cao has an antimicrobial
effect.

It also can help with acute cold and flu and can be taken for sore
throat. It is bitter, sweet, and cold to eliminate heat toxins.

**Channels:** stomach, large intestine, liver, small intestine

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL POSSIBILITIES:
- Bronchitis
 - Due to heat patterns
 - Yellow expectoration possible
- Appendicitis
 - Due to heat infection of the large intestines
- Anti-tumor
 - Affects blood level heat and intracellular signaling
- Fever
 - Infection
 - Rapid pulse
- Biliary congestion
 - Liver phase II
 - Hepatoprotective
- UTI
 - Heat infection
- Yeast infection
 - Due to excess heat
 - Foul smelling
 - Yellowish discharge
- Boils
- Kidney disorders
- Improves circulation
- Dysentery
- Hepatitis
- Laryngitis
- Acne
- Sore throat
 - Heat pathogens
- Common cold
 - Wind heat
 - Floating rapid pulse
- Influenza
 - There must be excess heat signs
- IBS
 - Transient bacteria in the lower gastrointestinal
tract
 - Foul smelling stool
 - dysbiosis
- Lower bowel gas
 - Foul smelling
- Due to dysbiosis

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Bai Hua She She Cao to
(or use cautiously) patients that are pregnant

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# Bai Ji

### Bletillae Rhizoma

_bitter, sweet, cool_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Stop Bleeding**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Bleeding disorders
 - Hemoptysis
 - Hematemesis
 - Epistaxis
 - Physical trauma
- Skin disorders
 - Sores
 - Ulcers
 - Chapped skin

Bai Ji is bitter, sweet, and cool. It enters the stomach, lung, and
liver systems to stop bleeding. Its bitter quality drains and
eliminates warm patterns that cause bleeding while its sweet
nature can treat deficiency related bleeding.

**Channels:** lung, stomach, liver

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Dry skin
- Chaffing of the skin
- Nosebleed
- Esophageal varices
- Bleeding ulcers
- Gastritis
- Burns
- Antimicrobial

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Bai Ji to patients with
excess conditions as Bai Ji has astringent properties, do not
combine Bai Ji with the following herbs: Cao Wu, Chuan Wu, Fu
Zi, Hai Piao Xiao, Wu Tou

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# Bai Jiang Can

### Bombyx Batryticatus

_acrid, salty, neutral_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Seizures
 - Including convulsions in children
- Paralysis
 - Of the face
- Headache
- Red eyes
- Throat disorders
 - Sore throat
 - Loss of voice
- Nodulation
 - Including glandular disorders
 - Scrofula
- Skin disorders
 - Rash
 - Itching

Bai Jiang Can enters the lung and liver systems to eliminate wind.
Internal wind is related to liver dysregulation and this function is
likely achieved through support of liver phase II. It has an ability
to move liver blood by its acrid property. This also applies to
patterns of wind-phlegm-heat.

The effect on the lungs can be seen both in the treatment of sore
or swollen throat and itchy skin and skin rash.

Bai Jiang Can is neutral and can safely be given to children.

**Channels:** lung, liver

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Febrile seizures
 - In children
- Epilepsy
 - Related to liver phase II dysregulation
- Common cold
 - Antimicrobial
 - Upper respiratory tract infections
- Throat pathologies
 - Laryngitis
 - Sore throat
 - Aphonia
- Allergies
- Muscle spasms and twitches
- Skin pathologies
 - Urticaria
 - Pruritus
 - Erysipelas
- Bell’s palsy
- Tetany
- Hypertension
- Sleep disorders

**Formulas:**
- Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin
- Qian Zheng San

**Contraindications:** there are no documented cautions or
contraindications for Bai Jiang Can

**Zoo Image:** a Rhino Jones is running from a giant tennis phlegm ball, he has
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# Bai Jiang Cao

### Patriniae Herba

_acrid, bitter, slightly cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Clears Heat and Resolves Toxicity**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Intestinal abscess
 - Due to excess pathogenic heat
 - Appendicitis
- Pain
 - Abdominal pain
 - Chest pain
 - Postoperative pain
 - Postpartum pain
 - Due to patterns of blood stagnation in the
middle jiao

Bai Jiang Cao is bitter which helps it to drain downward and
eliminate harmful toxins. This is a detoxification function.

Its acrid quality breaks up patterns of stagnation and its slightly
cold quality is antimicrobial. It can also be applied topically.

Bai Jiang Cao enters the liver, stomach, and large intestine systems
to treat conditions of the gastrointestinal tract.

**Channels:** liver, stomach, large intestine

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Appendicitis
 - Heat infection
- Rapid forceful pulse
- Biliary congestion
 - Liver phase II support
- Antimicrobial
 - Pneumonia
 - Mumps
 - Tonsillitis
- Gastrointestinal tract pathologies
 - Ulcerative colitis
 - IBS
 - Due to heat patterns in the
gastrointestinal tract
- Sleep disorders
 - Due to pathogenic heat internally
 - Due to liver phase II dysregulation causing
sympathetic nervous system dominance
nocturnally

**Formulas:**
- Yi Yi Fu Zi Bai Jiang San

**Contraindications:** Bai Jiang Cao should be used cautiously
with pregnant patients as it is bitter and acrid and has blood
moving qualities

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# Bai Jie Zi

### Sinapis Semen

_acrid, warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Transform Cold Phlegm**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESATIONS:
- Cough
 - Due to cold phlegm
- Chest distention
 - Due to accumulation of phlegm in the upper jiao
- Pain
- Skin disorders
 - Sores
 - Abscesses
- Nodulation
 - Including glandular
- Scrofula

Bai Jie Zi is acrid and warm to break up cold phlegm
accumulations. It enters the lung to treat cough when there is
excess mucus production.

Phlegm gathers to create nodules which Bai Jie Zi can dissipate
especially when the pattern is cold in nature.

Bai Jie Zi does not treat the cause of the cold phlegm
accumulation which may include splenic and pulmonary functions
with a likely deficiency of yang. Other medicines will need to be
prescribed for root cause treatment.

**Channels:** lung

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Full sensation in the chest
 - Due to phlegm accumulation
- Chronic cough
 - Due to cold phlegm
- Swollen lymph nodes
- Body aches
- Boils
- Pulmonary disorders
 - Pleurisy
 - Pneumonia
 - COPD
- Lipomas

**Formulas:**
- San Zi Yang Qin Tang
- Xuan Yu Tong Jing Tang
- Yang He Tang

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Bai Jie Zi to patients
that present with lung deficiency or severe deficiency heat
patterns

**Zoo Image:** a painter Great Dane with a tennis ball on his hat is painting blue
lungs dripping with his qi balls paint while he has scrofula, there are clumps
of paint on the floor

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# Bai Mao Gen

### Imperatae Rhizoma

_sweet, cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Stop Bleeding**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESATIONS:
- Bleeding disorders
 - Hematuria
 - Hemoptysis
 - Hematemesis
 - Epistaxis
- Urinary tract disorders
 - Urinary dribbling
 - With pain
 - Edema
 - Urinary difficulty
- Nausea
- Thirst
- Wheezing

Bai Mao Gen is cold and sweet. It enters the lung, stomach, small
intestine, and bladder systems. Its cold nature allows it to treat
bleeding disorders that arise from heat patterns.

It is especially useful in treating pathologies of the lung system
which includes epistaxis for which it is considered the number
one herb. Its sweet property nourishes lung yin.

Bai Mao Gen enters the bladder system to treat heat related
bleeding presenting with urinary tract disorders. This includes
blood in the urine, hot painful urine, dark urine, and difficulty
urinating.

**Channels:** lung, stomach, small intestine, bladder

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Bleeding
 - Nosebleed
 - Vomiting blood
 - Esophageal varices
 - Hematuria
 - Hemoptysis
- Urinary tract infection
  - Bladder pain
  - Urethral pain
- Sore throat
 - Deficiency heat patterns
 - Dry
 - Rapid fine pulse
 - Red tongue
- Aphonia
- Dysglycemia related thirst

**Formulas:**
- Shi Hui San

**Contraindications:** Bai Mao Gen should not be prescribe to
patients that present with poor digestive function due to cold
deficiency

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# Bai Qian

### Cynanchi Stauntonii Rhizoma

_acrid, sweet, salty, warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Transform Cold Phlegm**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Cough
 - Due to cold phlegm
- Wheezing
 - Due to cold phlegm or dysfunction of the lung
system

Bai Qian is acrid to break up phlegm, sweet to nourish the lungs,
and slightly warm to treat cold phlegm patterns of the lung
system.

**Channels:** lung

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Sore throat
- Asthma
- Wheezing
- Productive cough
 - Due to cold phlegm

**Formulas:**
- Zhi Sou San

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Bai Qian to patients that
present with unproductive cough without phlegm

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# Bai Shao

### Paeoniae Radix alba

_bitter, sour, mildly cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Tonify Blood**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Irregular menstrual cycle
- Vaginal discharge
- Menorrhagia
- Pale
 - Face
 - Lips
 - Eyelids
 - Nail beds
- Rib side pain
- Abdominal pain
- Headache
- Dizziness
- Spermatorrhea
- Excess sweating

Bai Shao is bitter, sour, and mildly cold. It enters the liver and
spleen systems. Although it is not considered sweet, it has a
tremendously nourishing effect on the blood especially in relation
to liver blood. It is said that Bai Shao softens the liver while Chai
Hu soothes the liver.

Bai Shao’s relationship to liver function allows it to treat many
gynecological disorders involving menstrual irregularities.
43DR. CASSONE
Bai Shao also enters the spleen to harmonize the relationship
between the liver and the spleen systems. This pattern may
include biliary congestion causing reduction in digestive function
in particular with fats.

**Channels:** liver, spleen

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Anemia
 - Subclinical
- Headache
 - Liver blood deficiency
- Biliary congestion
 - Liver phase II
- Abdominal distention
 - Poor splenic function
- Constipation
 - Dryness in the intestines due to blood deficiency
- Dry skin
 - Blood deficiency
- Dry hair
 - Blood deficiency
- Vaginal dryness
 - Hormone dysregulation
- Immune support
- Irregular menstrual cycle
- Dysmenorrhea
 - Liver blood flow
- Hepatomegaly
- Vertigo
- Tinnitus
- Antimicrobial
- Vasodilation
- Low libido

**Formulas:**
- Ai Fu Nuan Gong Wan
- An Chong Tang
- An Tai Yin
- Ba Zhen Tang
- Bai He Gu Jin Tang
- Bai Zhu Shao Yao San
- Bao Yin Jian
- Bu Gan Tang
- Bu Shen Yi Gan Tang
- Chai Ge Jie Ji Tang
- Chai Hu Gui Zhi Tang
- Chai Hu Shu Gan San
- Da Chai Hu Tang
- Da Ding Feng Zhu
- Da Qin Jiao Tang
- Dan Zhi Xiao Yao San
- Dang Gui Ji Xue Teng Tang
- Dang Gui Shao Yao San
- Dang Gui Si Ni Tang
- Dang Gui Yin Zi
- Diao Gan Tang
- Ding Jing Tang
- Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang
- E Jiao Ji Zi Huang Tang
- Fang Feng Tong Sheng San
- Fu Zi Tang
- Ge Gen Jia Ban Xia Tang
- Gu Chong Wan
- Gu Jing Wan
- Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan
- Gui Zhi Jia Ge Gen Tang
- Gui Zhi Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang
- Gui Zhi Jia Shao Yao Tang
- Gui Zhi Shao Yao Zhi Mu Tang
- Gui Zhi Tang
- Hei Xiao Yao San
- Hu Qian Wan
- Huang Qi Gui Zhu Wu Wu Tang
- Huang Qi Jian Zhong Tang
- Jian Ling Tang
- Jiao Ai Tang
- Jing Qian Fang
- Juan Bi Tang
- Kai Yu Zhong Yu Tang
- Ling Jiao Gou Teng Tang
- Ping Gan Kai Yu Zhi Xue Tang
- Ren Shen Yang Rong Tang
- Ren Shen Zi Xue Tang
- Rou Fu Bao Yuan Tang
- San Jia Fu Mai Tang
- Shao Yao Tang
- Shen Qi Si Wu Tang
- Shi Quan Da Bu Tang
- Shu Gan Tang
- Shu Jing Huo Xue Tang
- Si Ni San
- Si Wu Ma Zi Ren Wan
- Si Wu Tang
- Tai Shan Pan Shi San
- Tao Hong Si Wu Tang
- Tong Xie Yao Fang
- Wan Dai Tang
- Wen Yang Bu Gan Jian
- Wu Ji San
- Xia Ru Yong Quan San
- Xiao Jian Zhong Tang
- Xiao Qing Long Tang
- Xiao Yao San
- Xuan Yu Tong Jing Tang
- Yang Jing Zhong Yu Tang
- Yang Yin Qing Fei Tang
- Yi Yin Jian
- Zhen Gan Xi Feng Tang
- Zhen Ren Yang Zang Tang
- Zhen Wu Tang
- Shao Yao Gan Cao Tang

**Contraindications:** do not combine Bao Shao with Li Lu

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# Bai Tou Weng

### Pulsatillae Radix

_bitter, cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Clears Heat and Resolves Toxicity**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Disorders of the gastrointestinal tract
 - Dysentery
 - Diarrhea
 - Due to heat or damp-heat patterns

Bai Tou Weng is a cold herb so it treats heat pathogens and it is
bitter so it eliminates the pathogens by draining them downward
and out of the body. When the body goes into patterns of
diarrhea or dysentery based on infection, the diarrhea is the
body’s mechanism for attempting expulsion of the pathogen.

Stopping the diarrhea in such a case would keep the pathogen
inside the body and prolong the sickness. Bai Tou Weng acts by
taking the pathogen out of the body (bitter function) which is the
same direction that the body is attempting to go with the diarrhea.
This is very different than diarrhea caused by a deficiency pattern.

Bai Tou Weng can also treat blood in the stool when caused by
heat by entering the blood level to cool the blood.

**Channels:** stomach, large intestine

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Diarrhea
 - Due to heat patterns
- Dysentery
 - Due to heat patterns
- Hemafecia
 - Due to heat patterns
- Antimicrobial
- Antiparasitic
- Pain relief
- Epistaxis
 - Due to heat in the blood
- Hemorrhoids
- IBS
 - Due to heat patterns
- Crohn’s
 - Infection stage
- Ulcerative Colitis
 - Infection stage

**Formulas:**
- Bai Tou Weng Tang

**Contraindications:** none noted in classic texts but this herb
should be used carefully if the patient has a spleen and stomach
deficiency pattern because it is cold and bitter

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# Bai Wei

### Cynanchi Atrati Radix

_bitter, salty, cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Clear Deficiency Heat**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Fever
 - Deficiency heat
 - Worse at night
 - Thin rapid pulse
 - Red tongue
- Urinary disorders
 - Painful urination
 - Bloody urination
- Sore throat
 - Deficiency heat pattern
 - Dry
- Snakebites
- Sores

Bai Wei is bitter, salty, and cold to detoxify, dissolve, and treat
heat related patterns caused from deficiency of yin.

It treats fevers from yin deficiency, postpartum fevers, and fevers
in children from summertime heat.

**Channels:** lung, kidney, stomach

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Fever
 - Deficiency heat patterns
- Heat exhaustion
- Heat stroke
- Hematuria
- Dry cough
 - Deficiency of heat
- Abscess
- Urinary tract infection
- Hot flash
- Night sweats
 - Deficiency heat pattern

**Formulas:**
- Jia Jian Wei Rui Tang

**Contraindications:** do not combine Bai Wei with Huang Qi,
Da Huang, Da Ji, Gan Jiang, Da Zao, or Shan Zhu Yu

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candy corns, she has steaming hot blood to drink at a party but doesn’t drink
it so she won’t get another fever, and her costume has a urine colored spider
and toxic sores

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# Bai Xian Pi

### Dicatamni Cortex

_bitter, cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Clear Heat and Relieve Toxicity**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Skin disorders
 - Due to excess heat patterns
- Sores
- Carbuncles
- Rashes
- Pruritus
- Jaundice
- Vaginal discharge
 - Yellowish
 - Foul smelling

Bai Xian Pi enters the spleen and stomach. It is bitter and cold to
treat heat patterns especially when related to the skin and the
lower jiao.

The health of the gastrointestinal tract is fundamental to vaginal
health which allows this herb to treat vaginal discharge when the
cause is a damp heat pattern in the lower jiao.

**Channels:** spleen, stomach

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Infections
 - Bacterial
- Jaundice
- Arthritis
 - Hot bi syndrome
- Leukorrhea
 - Excess heat in the lower jiao
- Eczema
 - Due to heat patterns
- Scabies infection
- Yeast infection
 - Heat pattern
 - Yellow discharge
 - Foul smelling
- Urinary tract infections
 - Excess heat in the bladder system
 - Painful urination
 - Excess heat in the bladder system

**Contraindications:** there are no contraindications
documented for Bai Xian Pi

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# Bai Zhi

### Angelicae Dahuricae Radix

_acrid, warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Release the Exterior for Cold Attack**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESATIONS:
- Common cold
 - Exterior cold attack
- Headache
- Nasal congestion
- Periorbital pain
- Toothache
- Skin disorders
 - Sores
 - Carbuncles
 - Ulcers
 - Pus filled sores
- Vaginal discharge
 - Due to damp cold patterns

Bai Zhi is acrid and warm. It enters the lung, stomach, and spleen
systems. Bai Zhi breaks up cold and cold-damp patterns to
disperse and eliminate them. In this way it has an antimicrobial
and detoxifying effect.

Bai Zhi can be used in the treatment of common colds but also
for sores filled with pus (dampness) and vaginal discharge with
the origin is damp-cold.

**Channels:** lung, stomach, spleen

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL POSSIBILITIES:
- Leukorrhea
 - Cold pattern
 - White discharge
- Fish-like smell
- Common cold
- Rash
 - Damp-cold
- Sores
- Headache
- Gastrointestinal disorders
- Sinus congestion
- Toothache
- Yeast infections
- Vaginal itching
 - Due to damp-cold patterns
- Urinary tract infections

**Formulas:**
- Cang Er Bi Dou Yan Fang
- Cang Er Zi San
- Chai Ge Jie Tang
- Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao San
- Da Qin Jiao Tang
- Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San
- Jiu Wei Qiang Huo Tang
- Long Dan Bi Yuan Fang
- Mu Xiang Liu Qi Yin
- Qi Zhen San
- Shu Jing Huo Xue Tang
- Wu Ji San
- Xian Fang Huo Xue Tang
- Xin Yi San
- Yu Zhen San
- Zhen Ren Huo Ming Yin

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Bai Zhi to patients that
present with deficiency heat patterns

**Zoo Image:** a surfer porcupine with oozing sores on a no-ulcer surf board has
a runny nose and a fish hitting its head while a cold wave hits its vagina
causes discharge

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# Bai Zhu

### Atractylodis macrocephalae Rhizoma

_bitter, sweet, warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Tonify Qi**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESATIONS:
- Disorders of the Gastrointestinal tract
 - Diarrhea
 - Reduced appetite
 - Indigestion
- Poor functions of the spleen and stomach
- Fatigue
- Pale complexion
 - Blood deficiency
- Edema
- Reduced urination
- Muscle pain
- Spontaneous sweating
- Threatened miscarriage

Bai Zhu is bitter, sweet, and warm. In enters the spleen and
stomach systems to nourish and improve digestive function. It is a
very important herb for digestion and health related to
assimilation and elimination disorders.

Digestion requires hydrochloric acid in the stomach to liquefy the
bolus of food into a substance called chyme. This process must be
complete before the pyloric sphincter can open to let the digested
food into the duodenum where the pancreas adds enzymes and
the gallbladder adds bile. Enzymes continue to refine the
digestion of food material and bile emulsifies fat. Bai Zhu helps to
improve this entire process of digestion so that proper filtration,
assimilation, and elimination can take place in the rest of the
lower gastrointestinal tract.

Keep in mind that when there is poor stomach function, the
pancreas compensates with extra secretions of enzymes. Since the
pancreas is both an exocrine (enzymes) and an endocrine
(hormones) gland the ability to manage blood sugars is
compromised (insulin and glucagon come from the pancreas). This explains why many patients that present with dysglycemia
also present with gastrointestinal complaints and vice versa.

**Channels:** spleen, stomach

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Obesity
 - Dysglycemia
 - Insulin resistance
 - Hyperinsulinemia
- Fatigue
 - Dysglycemia
 - Hypothyroid
- Pancreatic secretions
 - Endocrine dysregulation
- Insulin
- Glucagon
 - Exocrine dysregulation
- Enzymes
- Hypochlorhydria
- Disorders of the gastrointestinal tract
 - IBS
 - Crohn’s disease
 - Ulcerative colitis
 - Gastritis
 - Diarrhea
 - Stomachache
 - Acid reflux
- Hypothyroid
- Dysglycemia
- Jaundice
- Diuresis

**Formulas:**
- An Chong Tang
- An Tai Yin
- Ba Zhen Tang
- Bai Zhu Shao Yao San
- Ban Xia Bai Zhu Tian Ma Tang
- Bu Shen Gu Chong Wan
- Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang
- Da Qin Jiao Tang
- Dan Zhi Xiao Yao San
- Dang Gui Nian Tong Tang
- Fang Feng Tong Sheng San
- Fu Ling Gui Zhi Gan Cao Da Zao Tang
- Fu Zi Li Zhong Wan
- Fu Zi Tang
- Gan Cao Gan Jiang Fu Ling Bai Zhu Tang
- Ge Hua Jie Cheng San
- Gu Ben Zhi Beng Tang
- Gu Chong Tang
- Gui Pi Tang
- Gui Zhi Ren Shen Tang
- Gui Zhi Shao Yao Zhi Mu Tang
- Hei Xiao Yao San
- Huang Tu Tang
- Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San
- Jia Wei Xiao Yao San
- Jian Pi Tang
- Ju Yuan Jian
- Kai Yu Zhong An Hui Tang
- Li Zhong Wan
- Ling Gui Zhu Gan Tang
- Liu Jun Zi Tang
- Mu Xiang Liu Qi Yin
- Ping Gan Kai Yu Zhi Xue Tang
- Ren Shen Yang Rong Tang
- Shen Ling Bai Zhu San
- Shi Pi Yin
- Shi Quan Da Bu Tang
- Si Jun Zi Tang
- Su He Xiang Wan
- Tai Shan Pan Shi San
- Tong Xie Yao Feng
- Wan Dai Tang
- Wei Ling Tang
- Wu Ling San
- Xiang Sha Liu Jun Zi Tang
- Xiang Sha Yang Wei Tang
- Xiao Yao San
- Yi Gan San
- Yi Gong San
- Yu Ping Feng San
- Zhen Ren Yang Zan Tang
- Zhen Wu Tang
- Zhi Shi Dao Zhi Wan
- Zhi Shi Xiao Pi Wan
- Zhi Zhu Wan

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Bai Zhu to patients with
deficiency heat patterns

**Zoo Image:** a husband and sweaty pregnant wife ferret visit a medieval torture
exhibit, he sweats onto her umbrella while her baby’s feet poke out of her
belly, and they see a ferret undergoing water torture and a spleen being
forced to eat ice cubes

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# Bai Zi Ren

### Platycladi Semen

_sweet, neutral_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Nourish the Heart and Calm the Spirit**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESATIONS:
- Irritability
 - Due to deficiency heat
- Sleep disorders
- Poor memory
- Heart palpitations
- Anxiety
- Children with sleep disturbance
 - Night terrors
- Constipation
 - Dry
 - Deficiency heat
- Postpartum debilitation
- Night sweats
 - Deficiency of yin

Bai Zi Ren is sweet and neutral. It enters the heart, kidney, and
large intestine systems. Its sweet property allows it to nourish the
yin and treats heart yin related pathologies such as palpitations,
insomnia, forgetfulness, and night terrors in children (can be used
alone for this function). Bai Zi Ren very likely supports normal
thyroid function with these properties.

In the large intestine system, Bai Zi Ren supports yin related
constipation especially in the elderly.

**Channels:** heart, kidney, large intestine

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Constipation
 - Dry hard stool
- Anxiety
 - Possible irregular thyroid function
- Palpitations
 - Thyroid dysregulation
- Memory decline
 - Kidney deficiency
- Hormone decline
- Hot flash
 - Deficiency heat
- Night sweats
 - Deficiency heat
- Thyroid dysregulation
- Adrenal hypofunction

**Formulas:**
- Jing Ling Tang
- Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan
- Wu Ren Wan

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Bai Zi Ren to patients
with loose stool or patients that present with phlegm

**Zoo Image:** a spirit wearing yin xu sweats is riding a deer while water with yin
some heart shaped plants with blood flowers, some of the yin has gotten on
the deer’s intestines

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# (Bei) Ban Lan Gen

### Isatidis/Baphicacanthis Radix

_bitter, cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Clears Heat and Relieves Toxicity**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Sore throat
- Epidemic disorders
- Mumps
- Jaundice

Ban Lan Gen is cold and bitter. It treats epidemic disease that
presents with heat patterns or damp-heat patterns. It enters the
heart, lung, and stomach systems.

Ban Lan Gen has a strong antibiotic and antiviral effect making it
very useful for treating influenza, sore throat, or common cold.

**Channels:** lung, stomach, heart

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Antimicrobial
 -Heat pathogens
- Mumps
- Fever
- Upper respiratory infections
- Meningitis
- Conjunctivitis
- Hepatitis
- Warts
- Influenza
- Common cold
- Sore throat
- Jaundice
- Nose bleeds
- Skin disorders
- Tumor suppressant
 - Intracellular signaling

**Formulas:**
- Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin

**Contraindications:** do not give Bei Ban Lan Gen to patients
that present with yang deficiency of the spleen with weak
digestive function

**Zoo Image:** a beluga whale in a suit of armor with a jaundiced liver has a lance
going through his throat from a flaming T, hot blood is dripping from his
throat

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# Bei Sha Shen

### Glehniae Radix

_sweet, slightly bitter, slightly cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Tonify Yin**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Cough
 - Deficiency heat
 - Dry cough
- Dry mouth
 - Yin deficiency patterns
- Thirst
 - Yin deficiency patterns
- Irritability
 - Due to heat
 - Deficiency of yin

Bei Sha Shen is sweet, bitter, and slightly cold. It enters the lung
and stomach systems to treat yin deficiency related pathologies
including dry cough dry parched mouth.

Bei Sha Shen is considered to be a better medicine at nourishing
stomach yin than Nan Sha Shen.

When the body’s yin is deficient then yang becomes excess from
the imbalance. This creates heat referred to as deficiency heat. It
results in irritability. This explains why Bei Sha Shen can treat
irritability because it nourishes yin.

**Channels:** lung, stomach

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Cough
 - Dry cough
- Fever
 - Worse at night
- Hot flash
 - Worse at night
- Digestive disorders
 - Stomach yin deficiency
- Dysglycemia
- Common cold
- Sleep disorders
- Night sweats
 - Deficiency heat
- Sore throat
 - Chronic and dry from deficiency heat

**Contraindications:** Bei Sha Shen should not be prescribed to
patients that present with cold patterns of the lung or stomach
whether deficiency or excess in nature

**Zoo Image:** a turtle with dry hot crackled stomach and lungs is in the desert
parched and getting a drip of water from its upside down shell that it caught
rain water in

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# Bi Ba

### Piperis longi Fructus

_acrid, hot_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Warm the Interior and Expel Cold**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Gastrointestinal disorders
 - Nausea
 - Vomiting
 - Belching
 - Abdominal pain
 - Acid reflux
- Due to cold in the middle jiao
toothache

Bi Ba is acrid and hot. It enters the stomach and large intestine
systems to warm internally and treat cold patterns that are
typically excess in nature but may be caused by an underlying
pattern of deficiency; especially spleen yang.

Bi Ba can be used in powered form for toothaches.

**Channels:** stomach, large intestine

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Gastrointestinal tract disorders
 - Diarrhea
 - Borborygmus
 - Acid reflux
- Allergies
- Angina pain
 - Cold obstructing function in the middle and
upper jiao
- Antimicrobial

**Formulas:**
- Su He Xiang Wan

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Bi Ba to patients that
present with deficiency heat patterns

**Zoo Image:** a lion with a cold middle is having his hot tooth pulled by a mouse
while another mouse sweeps ice that the lion pooped

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# Bi Xie

### Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae Rhizoma

_bitter, neutral_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Drain Dampness**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Discolored urine
- Vaginal discharge
- Pain
 - Muscles
 - Plus stiffness and numbness
 - Joints
 - Low back
- Skin disorders
 - Eczema
 - Sores

Bi Xie enters the stomach, bladder, and liver systems. It is bitter
and neutral. Its draining effect on the liver improves circulation
systemically and decreases tightness in the tendons and ligaments.
Its effect on the bladder clears up infections and helps disorders
involving urination.

**Channels:** stomach, bladder, liver

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Edema
 - Kidney dysfunction
 - Low albumin
 - albuminuria
- Arthritis
- Low back pain
- Knee pain
- Pain in the genital area
 - Liver channel
- Leukorrhea
- Eczema
- Antimicrobial
 - Urinary tract infections

**Formulas:**
- Bi Xie Feng Qing Yin
- Mie Di Zhi Yang Tang

**Contraindications:** Bi Xie does not have any
contraindications documented

**Zoo Image:** a pig on a lounge chair with its nipples shooting out damp-heat
has a rain storm pouring yellow rain on its lower jiao

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# Bian Xu

### Polygoni Avicularis Herba

_bitter, slightly cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Drain Dampness**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Urinary tract disorders
 - Pain
- Parasite infections
- Skin disorders
 - Lesions
 - Tinea

Bian Xu is bitter to drain and slightly cold to remove heat
patterns. It only enters the bladder system to drain out heat
pathogens and treat related damp-heat patterns.

**Channels:** bladder

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Dysentery
- Edema
 - Kidney dysfunction
 - Low albumin
 - albuminuria
- Jaundice
- Antiparasitic
- Skin disorders
 - Eczema
- Urinary tract disorders
 - Antimicrobial
 - Tinea

 **Formulas:**
- Ba Zheng San

**Contraindications:** there are no contraindications
documented for Bian Xu

**Zoo Image:** a pig sitting in a damp-heat cup is urinating while he scratches his
body and parasites jump off

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 ![bie ji, trionycis carapax.jpg](/u/bie-ji-trionycis-carapax-9AeYM5.jpg) 

# Bie Jia

### Trionycis Carapax

_salty, slightly cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Tonify Yin

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Fever
 - Due to deficiency heat
- Night sweats
 - Due to deficiency heat
- Bone pain
 - Heat sensation
 - Extreme deficiency heat
- Pain
 - Chest pain
 - Rib-side pain
- Amenorrhea
- Malaria
- Masses
- Menorrhagia

Bie Jia is slightly cold and salty. It enters the liver and spleen
systems to treat yin deficiency patterns. It has the ability to anchor
liver yang by nourishing liver yin. Its salty nature allows it to treat
nodules and masses.

**Channels:** liver, spleen

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Hot flash
 -Hormone dysregulation
- Fever
 - Hormone dysregulation
- Amenorrhea
- Pain
 - Joints

**Formulas:**
- Da Ding Feng Zhu
- Qing Gu San
- Qing Hao Bie Jia Tang
- Rou Fu Bao Yuan Tang
- San Jia Fu Mai Tang

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Bie Jia to patients that
are pregnant or that present with poor digestive function

**Zoo Image:** a turtle with a lumpy head and a mosquito and red chest is
playing jump rope with a yang anchor with children turtles that are clumped
together over a Kotex and a jumping blood drop

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# Bing Lang

### Arecae Semen

_acrid, bitter, warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Expel Parasites**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESATIONS:
- Parasitic infections
 - Tapeworms
 - Pinworms
 - Fasciolopsis
 - Roundworms
 - Blood flukes
- Gastrointestinal disorders
 - Constipation
 - Abdominal distention
 - Indigestion
- Lower limb edema
- Malarial disorders

Bing Lang is acrid, bitter, and warm. It detoxifies the
gastrointestinal tract by entering the stomach and large intestine
systems.

 **Channels:** stomach, large intestine

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Diarrhea
- Antimicrobial
- Influenza
- Fungal infections of the skin
- Indigestion
- Poor appetite
- Eczema
- Swelling in the lower limbs
- Constipation


**Formulas:**
- Fei Er Wan
- Hua Chong Wan
- Lian Mei An Hui Tang
- Mu Xiang Bing Lang Wan
- Mu Xiang Liu Qi Yin
- Qu Tiao Tang
- Shao Yao Tang
- Tian Tai Wu Yao San
- Tong You Tang
- Zhou Che Wan

**Contraindications:** Bing Lang is irritating to the
gastrointestinal tract and needs to be given with caution for
those patients that have a weak middle jiao functions

**Zoo Image:** an anteater is attacking parasites with a knife on his way to the
outhouses while a mosquito flies by

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# Bing Pian

### Borneolum

_acrid, bitter, mildly cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Aromatic Herb that Opens Orifices**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESATIONS:
- Syncope
 - Possibly convulsions
- Disorders of the eyes
 - Visual floaters
 - Redness in the eyes
 - Photophobia
 - Excess lacrimation
- Headache
- Swelling in the throat
- Diseases of the skin
 - Scabies
- Skin sores
 - Itching
 - Mouth sores
- Nodulation

Bing Pian is mildly cold. It is acrid and bitter to open the orifices
and enters the lung, spleen, and heart systems.

Bing Pian can be used topically for skin sores and gargled for sore
throat.

**Channels:** lung, heart, spleen

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Toothache
- Analgesia
- Antimicrobial
 - Sore throat
 - Tonsillitis
- Diseases of the eye
- Canker sores
 - Heat in the heart system
- Disorders of the Skin
 - Sores
 - Bites
 - Traumas
 - Eczema

**Formulas:**
- An Gong Niu Huang Wan
- Liu Shen Wan
- Qi Li San
- Su He Xiang Wan
- Zhi Bao Dan

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Bing Pian to patients
that have qi and blood deficiency, do not prescribe Bing Pian to
pregnant patients, keep Bing Pian away from heat

**Zoo Image:** inside the Musky Ox Antique Store, a sleeping spirit is tangled in
the store sign that came in to see the teary eyed musky ox head with throat
nodules on the wall, there is an ox lamp blazing with an arrow through its
head wearing glasses

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# Bo He

### Menthae Haplocalycis Herba

_acrid, aromatic, cool_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Releases the Exterior for Heat Attacks**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Common cold
 - Fever
 - Headache
 - Cough
 - Sore throat
- Disorders of the eyes
 - Redness
- Rash
- Measles
- Chest pressure
- Mood swings
- Menstrual disorders
 - Metrorrhagia
 - Oligomenorrhea
 - Amenorrhea
 - Dysmenorrhea
- Vomiting
- Diarrhea
 - Thick greasy yellow tongue coat

Bo He is acrid to release the exterior during exterior attacks. It is
aromatic and cool to treat heat patterns and enters the lung and
liver systems.

The effect on the lungs allows Bo He to treat common cold and
cough while the effect on the liver allows it to treat liver qi
stagnation patterns that are common with irregular menstruation.

**Channels:** lung, liver

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Antimicrobial
- Antihypertensive
- Biliary congestion
- Antispasmodic
- Indigestion
- Skin disorders
 - Rash
 - Psoriasis
- Menstruation disorders
 - Dysmenorrhea
 - Amenorrhea
 - Menometrorrhagia
- Bad breath
- Common cold
 - Stiff neck
 - Sore throat
 - Expectorant
- Allergies
- Pain relief
- Antiparasitic
 - Scabies

**Formulas:**
- Cang Er Zi Wan
- Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao San
- Di Huang Yin Zi
- Fang Feng Tong Sheng San
- Gan Lu Xiao Du Dan
- Jia Jian Wei Rui Tang
- Jia Wei Xiao Yao San
- Liang Ge San
- Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin
- Ren Shen Bai Du San
- Sang Ju Yin
- Xiao Yao San
- Yang Yin Qing Fei Tang
- Yin Qiao San

**Contraindications:** Bo He should not be prescribed to
patients with patterns of liver yang rising or to patients with
weak constitutions experiencing hyperhidrosis

**Zoo Image:** a sick polar bear with a headache, red eyes, and sore throat is
drinking tea to clear his rashes, he has a liver dog tattoo, and there is bucket
of summertime filthy qi

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# Bu Gu Zhi

### Psoraleae Fructus

_acrid, bitter, very warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Tonify Yang**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Male sexual dysfunction
 - Erectile dysfunction
 - Premature ejaculation
- Urinary tract disorders
 - Enuresis
 - Excess urinary frequency
- Pain
 - Low back pain
 - Cold extremities
- Wheezing
- Vitiligo
- Gastrointestinal tract disorders
 - Diarrhea
 - Borborygmus
 - Abdominal pain

The acrid aspect combined with the warming function of Bu Gu
Zhi scatters and moves the cold in the abdomen, low back, and
extremities. This is useful when the pain is caused from a cold
pattern especially when the cold is from deficiency of yang (not
enough heat).

It enters the spleen system for improvements in digestive
function. This herb likely helps with pancreatic secretion of
enzymes and with hydrochloric acid production in the stomach.
For this reason, it can treat diarrhea when the diarrhea is caused
from spleen deficiency.

The bitter quality of Bu Gu Zhi may help to eliminate transient
bacteria in intestines and may explain the positive effect on
vitiligo which is an autoimmune disease (although references to
this benefit mostly refer to topical application). Many
autoimmune diseases have their origins in gastrointestinal
dysfunction. Once the microbiome of the gut is dysbiotic, then
GALT (gut associated lymphoid tissue) will be compromised
thereby impairing immune function systemically.

Bu Gu Zhi enters the kidney system to support hormone
production from the adrenal glands. Low aldosterone will result in
excess clear urination and this herb can help. The adrenal glands
produce sex hormones which strengthen the tendons and
ligaments resulting in a stronger low back. There may be a
gonadal support aspect that combines with the adrenal gland
support for treating erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation
when the pathomechanism is deficiency of yang hormones.

**Channels:** kidney, spleen

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Pancreatic exocrine function
 - Enzymes
- Hypochlorhydria
- Gastritis
- Chronic diarrhea
- Cold/painful extremities
- Alopecia
- Asthma
 - Bronchodilating hormones
- Adrenal gland system
 - Dyspnea
 - Spermatorrhea
 - Sex hormone dysregulation
- Leukorrhea
- Chronic cough
- Menorrhagia
- Frequent urination
- Fungal infections of the skin

**Formulas:**
- Qi Bao Mei Ran Dan
- Qing E Wan
- Si Shen Wan

**Contraindications:** do not use when there are signs of yin
deficiency, this herb sometimes causes discomfort with patients
that have a weak stomach, do not give with Gan Cao

**Zoo Image:** a grizzly bear is on a scooter having diarrhea from his cold
abdomen, his kidney is grasping a qi can that he is wheezing into, he has
vitiligo and a bed pan attached to the front of his scooter

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 ![can sha, bombycis faeces.jpg](/u/can-sha-bombycis-faeces-9hmxkW.jpg) 

# Can Sha

### Bambycis Faeces

_acrid, sweet, warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Dispel Wind-Dampness**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Pain
 - Joint pain
 - Muscle pain
- Calf cramps
- Gastrointestinal complaints
 - Vomiting
 - Diarrhea
 - Abdominal cramps
 - Abdominal pain
 - Borborygmus

Can Sha enters the spleen and stomach with acrid, sweet, and
warm qualities to improve the function of the gastrointestinal
tract especially in the intestines. It reduces transient bacteria and
acts as a detoxifier.

Can Sha also enters the liver system to move the blood and
reduce the swelling of the body that result in joint and muscle
pain as well as itching of the skin.

Its sweet characteristic is tonifying making it uniquely useful when
treating patients with wind-damp patterns originating from a
deficiency pattern.

**Channels:** liver, spleen, stomach

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Antimicrobial
- Antiviral
- Antineoplastic
- Anemia
 - Subclinical
 - Pale
- Diarrhea
- Itchy eyes
- Arthritis
- Eczema
 - Face
 - Eyelids
 - Lips

**Contraindications:** there are no documented
contraindications for Can Sha

**Zoo Image:** a singing seagull with sore legs sings from his stomach in the fog
while a member the crowd itches a rash

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 ![cang er zi, xanthii fructus.jpg](/u/cang-er-zi-xanthii-fructus-He2717.jpg) 

# Cang Er Zi

### Xanthii Fructus

_bitter, sweet, warm, toxic_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Release the Exterior for Cold Attack**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Common cold
 - Nasal congestion
 - Sinus congestion
 - Headache
- Skin disorders
 - Itching

Cang Er Zi is warm, bitter, sweet, and toxic. It enters the lung
system and can be used to treat sinus infections and skin disorders
caused by damp-cold patterns.

**Channels:** lung

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Headache
- Sinusitis
- Common cold
- Allergies
- Rash
- Skin disorders

**Formulas:**
- Cang Er Bi Dou Yan Fang
- Cang Er Zi San
- Long Dan Bi Yuan Fang

**Contraindications:** Cang Er Zi should not be taken with pork
and there is a caution regarding prescribing large amounts

**Zoo Image:** an itchy porcupine is hit by a giant blue boxing glove in the head
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 ![cang zhu, atractylodis rhizoma.jpg](/u/cang-zhu-atractylodis-rhizoma-t64dSG.jpg) 

# Cang Zhu

### Atractylodis Rhizoma

_acrid, bitter, warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Aromatic Herb that Transforms Damp**_

MANIFESTATIONS:
- Fatigue
- Gastrointestinal disorders
 - Poor appetite
 - Diarrhea
 - Epigastric distention
 - Nausea
 - Vomiting
 - Thick greasy tongue coat
- Fever
- Chills
- Nasal congestion
- Pain
 - Muscle weakness
 - Arthritis
 - Body aches
 - Headache
- Vaginal discharge
- Dysfunction of the eyes
 - Declining vision with dryness
 - Night blindness

Cang Zhu is acrid to break up and disperse, bitter to drain and
detoxify, and warm to treat cold patterns involving the
accumulation of dampness. It enters the spleen and stomach
systems.

Cang Zhu can be used for internal dampness affecting the middle
jiao but it can also be used for externally contracted patterns of
wind cold damp.

Cang Zhu is unique in this category of herbs in that it improves
visual function.

**Channels:** spleen, stomach

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Dysglycemia
 - Diabetic retinopathy
- Gastrointestinal diseases
 - Abdominal distention
 - Nausea
 - Vomiting
 - IBS
 - Gastritis
 - Ulcerative colitis
 - Crohn’s
- Edema
- Arthritis
- Low back pain
- Uropenia
- Urodynia
- Vaginal discharge
 - Related to intestinal dysbiosis
- Eczema

**Formulas:**
- Bu Huan Jin Zheng Qi San
- Cang Fu Dao Tan Tang
- Dang Gui Nian Tong Tang
- Er Miao San
- Jiu Wei Qiang Huo Tang
- Mie Di Zhi Tang Tang
- Ping Wei San
- Qi Gong Wan
- Shu Jing Huo Xue Tang
- Si Miao Wan
- Wan Dai Tang
- Wei Ling Tang
- Wu Ji San
- Xiang Sha Yang Wei Tang
- Xiao Feng San
- Yue Ju Wan

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Cang Zhu to patients
that present with concomitant deficiency heat patterns with
excess sweating

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# Cao Dou Kou

### Apiniae Katsumadai Semen

_acrid, warm, aromatic_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Aromatic Herb that Transforms Damp**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Gastrointestinal complaints
 - Abdominal distention
 - Epigastric pain
 - Abdominal distention
 - Vomiting
 - Diarrhea

Cao Dou Kou is acrid, aromatic, and warm. It enters the spleen
and stomach systems to treat conditions involving dampness.
When dampness accumulation, from poor dietary choices and
weak digestive functions, it causes irritation to the digestive tract
and limits normal function.

**Channels:** spleen, stomach

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
 - Chest pain
 - Chronic obstruction of dampness related to
arterial occlusion and eventually circulatory
diseases
- Diarrhea
- Nausea
- Vomiting

**Formulas:**
- Hou Po Wen Zhong Tang

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Cao Dou Kou to patients
that present with deficiency of yin or blood

**Zoo Image:** a skunk with a cold damp middle jiao is warming by a fire cooking
qi popcorn

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# Cao Guo

### Tsaoko Fruit

_spicy, warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Aromatic Herb that Transforms Damp**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Gastrointestinal disorders
 - Abdominal distention
 - Epigastric distention
 - Vomiting
 - Diarrhea
 - Greasy tongue coat
 - Indigestion
 - Nausea
- Fever
- Chills

Cao Guo is acrid and warm. It enters the spleen and stomach
systems to treat conditions involving dampness. It treats
indigestion especially due to consumption of meat.

Cao Guo is also useful with patients presenting with malarial
disorders that involve intermittent fever and chills.

**Channels:** spleen, stomach

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Pain in the chest
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Acid reflux
- Fever

**Formulas:**
- Mu Xiang Liu Qi Yin
- Shi Pi Yin

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Cao Guo to patients that
present with patterns of yin or blood deficiency

**Zoo Image:** a skunk with a cold distended fatty stomach is rowing her boat
away from a bull while a mosquito flies by

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 ![ce bai ye, platycladi cacumen.jpg](/u/ce-bai-ye-platycladi-cacumen-YIGCjx.jpg) 

# Ce Bai Ye

### Platycladi Cacumen

_bitter, astringent, slightly cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Stop Bleeding**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Bleeding disorders
 - Hematemesis
 - Bleeding gums
 - Hemoptysis
 - Hematuria
 - Hemafecia
 - Dysentery with blood
 - Blood streaked sputum
- Burns
- Hair loss

Ce Bai Ye is bitter, astringent, and slightly cold. It enters the large
intestine, liver, and lung systems.

Its entry into the gastrointestinal tract through the large intestine
system combined with its astringent property allows Ce Bai Ye to
treat many bleeding disorders of the digestive system.

Ce Bai Ye is considered branch treatment for bleeding disorders
and should be combined with other herbs to treat the root
diagnosis.

**Channels:** lung, liver, large intestine

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Loss of hair
- Dysentery with blood
- Bleeding disorders
 - Gums
 - Nosebleeds
 - Cough
 - Vomiting
 - Urine
 - Uterine
- Burns
- Asthma
- Palpitations of the heart
- Gastritis

**Formulas:**
- Shi Hui San

**Contraindications:** there are no contraindications
documented for Ce Bai Ye

**Zoo Image:** a black widow’s blood is so hot it catches her web on fire, a friend
spider coughs bloody sputum, and the fire has burned the spider’s head

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# Chai Hu

### Bupleuri Radix

_acrid, bitter, cool_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Release the Exterior for Heat Attacks**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Common cold
 - Fever
 - Chills
 - Sore throat
- Vomiting
- Irritability
- Bitter taste
- Chest pressure
- Dizziness
- Vertigo
- Rib side pain
- Moodiness
- Menorrhagia
- Metrorrhagia
- Amenorrhea
- Dysmenorrhea
- Hemorrhoids
- Prolapse
- Vaginal discharge
- Bleeding disorders
- Fatigue

Chai Hu is acrid to break up, bitter to drain out, and cool to treat
heat patterns. It enters the gallbladder, liver, san jiao, and
pericardium systems.

Liver qi stagnation patterns are associated with many symptoms
and pathologies. Since Chai Hu is a key herb for improving
functions of the liver it can be used for many of these conditions.
When liver phase II functions are compromised there will be
resulting liver blood stagnation patterns when affect the menstrual
cycle in particular.

**Channels:** gallbladder, liver, san jiao, pericardium

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Rib pain
- Biliary congestion
- Migraines
- Indigestion
- Abdominal distention
- Hemorrhoids
 - Varicosity in the anus due to blood stagnation
- Jaundice
- Common cold
- Irritability
 - Sympathetic nervous system dominance due to
liver phase II abnormal function
- Lactation difficulties
- Antimicrobial
- Dysglycemia
 - Gluconeogenesis
 - Glycogenolysis
- Warts
- Hepatitis

**Formulas:**
- Bu Zong Yi Qi Tang
- Chai Ge Jie Ji Tang
- Chai Hu Gui Zhi Gan Jiang Tang
- Chai Hu Gui Zhi Tang
- Chai Hu Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang
- Chai Hu Qing Gan Tang
- Chai Hu Shu Gan Tang
- Chai Hu Shu Gan San
- Da Chai Hu Tang
- Dan Zhi Xiao Yao San
- Ding Jing Tang
- Fu Yuan Huo Xue Tang
- Hei Xiao Yao San
- Jia Wei Xiao Yao San
- Long Dan Xie Gan Tang
- Ming Mu Di Huang Wan
- Ping Gan Kai Yu Zhi Xue Tang
- Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin
- Ren Shen Bai Du San
- Shi Wei Bai Du San
- Shu Gan Tang
- Si Ni San
- Wan Dai Tang
- Xia Ru Yong Quan San
- Xiao Chai Hu Tang
- Xiao Yao San
- Xuan Yu Tong Jing Tang
- Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang
- Yi Gan San

**Contraindications:** Chai Hu should not be given to patients
that present with damaged yin patterns or if they have patterns
of liver yang rising

**Zoo Image:** a polar bear is sitting on a yang qi stool with liver and spleen
boxing gloves while the constrained liver dog fetches the shaoyang Frisbee

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 ![chan tui, cicadae periostracum.jpg](/u/chan-tui-cicadae-periostracum-47Qt6H.jpg) 

# Chan Tui

### Cicadae Periostracum

_sweet, salty, slightly cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Release the Exterior for Heat Attacks**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Loss of voice
- Sore throat
- Rash
- Eye disorders
 - Red swollen eyes
 - Blurry vision
- Fever
 - Delirium
- Night terrors
- Muscle spasms
 - Tetanus

Chan Tui is sweet, salty, and slightly cold and enters the liver and
lung systems. It is especially useful for common cold with sore
throat, loss of voice, and fever.

**Channels:** lung, liver

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Fever
- Tetany
- Bell’s palsy
- Allergies
- Eczema
- Rash
- Laryngitis

**Formulas:**
- Xiao Feng San

**Contraindications:** Chan Tui should be prescribed with
caution to patients that are pregnant

**Zoo Image:** a polar bear on its back with rashes and red eyes has a bug on its
windy sore throat and tries to say EEECH but its voice is lost

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# Che Qian Zi

### Plantaginis Semen

**sweet, cold**

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Drain Dampness**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Urinary tract disorders
 - Painful urination
 - Edema
- Diarrhea
- Eye disorders
 - Dry eyes
 - Visual decline
 - Red painful eyes
 - Photosensitivity
- Cough

Che Qian Zi enters the kidney, liver, bladder, and lung systems. It
is sweet and cold. As a seed it facilitates peristalsis and regulates
the function of the lower gastrointestinal tract.

It enters the liver to nourish liver blood and treat related
pathologies of the eye. Its kidney support also improves eye
function related to decline with age.

Its primary draining function works on the bladder system but
also enters the lung system to drain out phlegm and reduce cough.

**Channels:** lung, kidney, bladder, liver

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Diarrhea
- Vertigo
- Cataracts
- Cough
- Eczema
- Urinary tract disorders
- Vaginal discharge
- Antihypertensive
- Painful urination

**Formulas:**
- Ba Zheng San
- Cang Er Bi Dou Yan Fang
- Jia Wei Shen Qi Wan
- Long Dan Bi Yuan Fang
- Long Dan Xie Gan Tang
- Shi Wei San
- Wan Dai Tang
- Yi Huang Tang

**Contraindications:** use Che Qian Zi cautiously when giving
to patients that are pregnant or when giving it to patients that
have a weak constitution due to kidney essence deficiency

**Zoo Image:** a blind pig wearing kidney and liver glasses lets some loose stool,
holds a phlegm filled handkerchief, a bucket of damp-heat splashes his lower
jiao

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# Chen Pi

### Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium

_acrid, bitter, warm, aromatic_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Regulate Qi**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Digestive tract disorders
 - Abdominal distention
 - Bloating
 - Belching
 - Nausea
 - Vomiting
 - Loose stool
 - Reduced appetite
 - Thick greasy tongue coat
- Cough
- Fatigue

Chen Pi is acrid, bitter, aromatic, and warm. It enters the stomach,
lung, and spleen systems. Chen Pi is an important herb to treat
indigestion and to help relieve discomfort of taking herbs that are
cloying.

**Channels:** lung, stomach, spleen

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Gastrointestinal tract
 - IBS
 - Gastritis
 - Acid reflux
 - Diarrhea
 - Nausea
 - Vomiting
 - Lower bowel gas
- Cough
- Low blood pressure
- Joint pain
- Asthma
- Biliary congestion
- Mastitis

**Formulas:**
- Bai Zhu Shao Yao San
- Bao He Wan
- Bu Huan Jin Zheng Qi San
- Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang
- Cang Fu Dao Tan Tang
- Chai Hu Shu Gan San
- Ge Hua Jie Cheng San
- Hai Zao Yu Hu Tang
- Hao Qin Qing Dan Tang
- Hou Po Wen Zhong Tang
- Hu Qian Wan
- Huang Lian Wen Dan Tang
- Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San
- Jian Pi Wan
- Ju Pi Zhu Ru Tang
- Liu Jun Zi Tang
- Mu Xiang Bing Lang Wan
- Mu Xiang Liu Qi Yin
- Ping Wei San
- Qi Gong Wan
- Qing Fei Tang
- Qing Qi Hua Tan Wan
- Ren Shen Yang Rong Tang
- Shu Jing Huo Xue Tang
- Si Hai Shu Yu Wan
- Su Zi Jiang Qi Tang
- Tong Xie Yao Fang
- Wan Dai Tang
- Wei Ling Tang
- Wen Dan Tang
- Wu Ji San
- Wu Pi San
- Wu Ren Wan
- Xian Fang Huo Ming Yin
- Xiang Sha Liu Jun Zi Tang
- Xiang Sha Yang Wei Tang
- Xiang Su San
- Xing Su San
- Yi Gong San
- Yi Jia Jian Zheng Qi San
- Zhen Ren Huo Ming Yin
- Zheng Qi Tian Xiang San
- Zhou Che Wan

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Chen Pi to patients that
have cough due to yin or qi deficiency, do not use long term and
should be used cautiously when prescribing to patients with
patterns of heat from excess

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 ![chi fu ling, poria rubra.jpg](/u/chi-fu-ling-poria-rubra-EUUy3D.jpg) 

# Chi Fu Ling

### Poria rubra

_sweet, bland_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Drain Dampness**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Urinary difficulty
- Edema
- Diarrhea
- Poor appetite

Chi Fu Ling is a drain dampness herb much like Fu Ling however,
it’s especially useful in treating dampness when there is also blood
stagnation patterns. It is sweet, bland, and slightly cool. It enters
the heart, spleen, and kidney systems to treat urinary difficulty
with excess dampness.

**Channels:** heart, spleen, kidney

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Urinary tract infection
- Urinary difficulty
- Diarrhea
- Dysentery
- Rash

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Chi Fu Ling to patients
with spermatorrhea, excess urination, or prolapse of urogenital
organs

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 ![chi shao, paeoniae radix rubra.jpg](/u/chi-shao-paeoniae-radix-rubra-SXH5av.jpg) 

# Chi Shao

### Paeoniae Radix rubra

_sour, bitter, slightly cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Circulate Blood**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Menstrual disorders
 - Dysmenorrhea
 - Amenorrhea
 - Abdominal pain
 - Masses
- Skin disorders
 - Trauma
 - Abscesses
 - Boils
 - Maculae
- Fever
- Purple tongue
- Bleeding disorders

Chi Shao is sour, bitter, and slightly cold. It enters the liver and
spleen systems. The slightly cold property combined with its
bitterness allow Chi Shao to drain out heat while it moves the
blood. This makes it especially useful for blood stagnation
patterns, including many gynecological disorders that are due to
patterns involving heat.

**Channels:** liver, spleen

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Irregular menstruation
 - Dysmenorrhea
- Antitumor
- Breast abscess
- Rash
- Red painful eyes
- Appendicitis
- Fever
- Hypertension
 - Vasodilation
- Muscle pain
- Antimicrobial

**Formulas:**
- Bu Yang Huan Wu Tang
- Chai Hu Qing Gan Tang
- Qi Zhen San
- Qing Wen Bai Du Yin
- Sheng Ma Ge Gen Tang
- Tong Qiao Huo Xue Tang
- Xian Fang Huo Ming Yin
- Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang
- Yan Huo Suo Tang

**Contraindications:** Chi Shao should be prescribed with
caution to patients that present with cold from deficiency of yang
patterns

**Zoo Image:** a road runner goalie carrying a GYN soccer ball stuck in its
abdomen has a fever, purple tongue, and is on hot blood

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 ![chi shi zhi, halloysitum rubrum.jpg](/u/chi-shi-zhi-halloysitum-rubrum-JztT7Q.jpg) 

# Chi Shi Zhi

### Halloysitum Rubrum

_sour, sweet, astringent, warm_

### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Stabilize and Bind**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Disorders of the gastrointestinal tract
 - Chronic diarrhea
 - Dysentery
- Blood and mucus
 - Hemafecia
- Menometrorrhagia
- Prolapsed rectum
- Ulcers
- Weeping sores

Chi Shi Zhi binds up the intestines and stops diarrhea when the
pathomechanism is a cold deficiency pattern (yang deficiency).
There might be mucus in the stool and typically the stool has
undigested food from hypochlorhydria (low stomach acid) and
poor pancreatic enzyme production (spleen digestive functions).
Also used for blood in the stool when caused by spleen not
controlling the blood or for excess uterine bleeding from the
same pattern.

Chi Shi Zhi be used topically to stop bleeding when there is a
trauma and has wound healing qualities.

**Channels:** spleen, stomach, large intestine

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Pancreas exocrine function
 - Enzyme production
- Chronic diarrhea
- Rectal prolapse
- Leukorrhea
- Dysentery
- Hemafecia
- Skin ulcers
- Indigestion
- Gastric ulcer
- Adsorbent (removes toxins in the gastrointestinal tract)

**Formulas:**
- Tao Hua Tang

**Contraindications:** use with caution on pregnant patients,
do not use when there is diarrhea from heat disorders or when
there is damp-heat in the lower jiao

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while it has diarrhea

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# Chuan Bei Mu

### Fritillariae Cirrhosae Bulbus

_bitter, sweet, slightly cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Transform Hot Phlegm**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESATIONS:
- Cough
- Chest pressure
 - Due to phlegm accumulation
- Nodulation
 - Scrofula
- Breast abscess
- Lung abscess
- Sores

Chuan Bei Mu is bitter to drain out phlegm, sweet to tonify, and
slightly cold to treat heat patterns involving phlegm. It enters the
heart and lung systems.

Chuan Bei Mu is very useful in treating any type of cough. This
includes productive coughs or cough with blood or from yin
deficiency with extreme deficiency heat.

**Channels:** heart, lung

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Antitumor
- Goiter
- Enlarged lymph nodes
- Chronic cough
- Pneumonia
- Mastitis
- Dysglycemia
- Antihypertensive
- Sore throat
- Antimicrobial
- Antitussive

**Formulas:**
- Bai He Gu Jin Tang
- Bao Chan Wu You Fang
- Bei Mu Gua Lou San
- Gan Lu Xiao Du Dan
- Jiu Xian San
- Ling Jiao Gou Teng Tang
- Ren Shen Ge Jie San
- Yang Yin Qing Fei Tang

**Contraindications:** do not combine Chuan Bei Mu with Cao
Wu, Chuan Wu, Fu Zi, Ku Shen, Kuan Dong Hua, She Chuang Zi, or
Wu Tou, do not give Chuan Bei Mu to patients with phlegm
originating from a cold pattern

**Zoo Image:** a Saint Bernard is winning hot tennis balls playing cards that each
have different types of cough

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# Chuan Lian Zi

### Toosendan Fructus

_bitter, cold, slightly toxic_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Regulate Qi**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Pain
 - Chest pain
 - Rib side pain
- Abdominal distention
- Hernias
- Parasites
- Dermatosis

Chuan Lian Zi is bitter, slightly toxic, and cold. It enters the small
intestine, stomach, liver, and bladder systems.

Chuan Lian Zi has an important effect on the function of the
liver. It treats such patterns as bulging disorders, liver overacting
on stomach, and flank pain related to liver dysfunction.

Its antiparasitic property is noted in particular for treatment of
roundworms and tapeworms.

**Channels:** bladder, liver, small intestine, stomach

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Parasite infections
- Liver phase II
- Headache
- Abdominal pain
- Biliary congestion
 - Lower intestinal abscess

**Formulas:**
- Chen Xiang Jiang Qi Tang
- Jin Ling Zi San
- Ju He Wan
- Tian Tai Wu Yao San
- Yi Guan Jian
- Zhen Gan Xi Feng Tang

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Chuan Lian Zi to
patients with cold from deficiency

**Zoo Image:** an irritable beaver is riding a bike down the Liver Qi trail, its
liver/stomach helmet is cracked, its seat fell off, heat is flowing out of his
constrained belt area, and he has a parasite handle bar

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 ![chuan niu xi, cyathulae radix.jpg](/u/chuan-niu-xi-cyathulae-radix-ZMCEFf.jpg) 

# Chuan Niu Xi

### Cyathula Root

_sweet, bitter, neutral_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Circulate Blood**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Menstrual cycle disorders
 - Dysmenorrhea
 - Amenorrhea
- Pain
 - Trauma
 - Low back pain
 - Lower limb spasms
 - Muscle atrophy
- Urinary tract dysfunction
 - Painful urination
 - Dribbling urination

Chuan Niu Xi is sweet bitter and neutral. It enters the liver and
kidney systems to circulate blood and move out wind-damp
patterns.

The effect of Chuan Niu Xi on muscle atrophy and spasm is
primarily on the lower limbs. Its sweet property likely nourishes
liver blood, which improves strength and flexibility of tendons
and ligaments, and also support sex hormone regulation from the
adrenal glands and gonads.

The bitter property has a draining effect on the lower jiao which
helps conditions of the bladder such as painful urinary dribbling.
It is better than Huai Niu Xi for moving qi and blood downward.

**Channels:** liver, kidney

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Pain
 - Chronic low back pain
 - Knee pain
 - Joint pain
- Urinary tract disorders
 - Urinary tract infection
 - Urinary incontinence
 - Urethral irritation
 - Blood in the urine
- Dysmenorrhea

**Formulas:**
- Shu Jing Huo Xue Tang
- Zuo Gui Wan

**Contraindications:** Chuan Niu Xi should not be prescribed to
pregnant patients or patients that have metrorrhagia.

**Zoo Image:** a roadrunner is pulling letters from Menses Blocks, one block
opens and pours wind-dampness onto its lower back and lower extremities

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 ![chuan xin lian, andrographitis herba.jpg](/u/chuan-xin-lian-andrographitis-herba-jfQqC9.jpg) 

# Chuan Xin Lian

### Andrographitis Herba

_bitter, cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Clears Heat and Resolves Toxicity**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Common cold
 - Sore throat
 - Cough
- Urinary tract disorder
- Skin disorders
 - Sores
 - Carbuncles
 - Eczema
- Snakebite
- Dysentery
- Painful urinary dribbling

Chuan Xin Lian enters the stomach, lung, large intestine, small
intestine systems. Its bitter quality helps eliminate infections of
the gastrointestinal tract while the cold quality eliminates
infections of the lung system including sore throat and cough.

**Channels:** lung, stomach, large intestine, small intestine

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Acute infections
 - Cold and flu
 - Sore throat
 - Tonsillitis
 - Bronchitis
 - Ear infection
- Lung abscess
- Disorders of the kidneys
- Dysbiosis
 - Diarrhea
- Skin disorders
- Dysentery
- Biliary congestion
- Inflammation of the liver
- Vaginal discharge
- Parasite infection

**Contraindications:** do not give Chuan Xin Lian to patients
long term especially if they have poor digestive function

**Zoo Image:** a hot and toxic beluga whale with sores cools off on an iceberg
shaped like a T while having diarrhea

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# Chuan Xiong

### Chuanxiong Rhizoma

_acrid, warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Circulate Blood**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Gynecological disorders
 - Dysmenorrhea
 - Amenorrhea
 - Labor delays
 - Retained lochia
- Pain
 - Sore chest
 - Flank pain
 - Hypochondria pain
 - Headache
- Dizziness
- Skin disorders

Chuan Xiong is acrid and warm to get the blood moving. It enters
the liver, gallbladder, and pericardium systems.

As a blood mover, Chuan Xiong is useful in treat gynecological
disorders that involve the stagnation of blood.

Chuan Xiong has a particular affinity towards moving blood in
the head and is used for all types of headache.

**Channels:** liver, gallbladder, pericardium

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Migraine
- Angina pain
- Pain in the flanks
- Arthritis
- Difficult labor
- Menstrual disorders
- Antimicrobial
- High blood pressure
- Vertigo

**Formulas:**
- Ai Fu Nuan Gong Wan
- Ba Zhen Tang
- Bao Chan Wu You Fang
- Bu Gan Tang
- Bu Yang Huan Wu Tang
- Cang Fu Dao Tan Tang
- Chai Hu Qing Gan Tang
- Chai Hu Shu Gan San
- Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao San
- Da Qin Jiao Tang
- Dang Gui Shao Yao San
- Dang Gui Yin Zi
- Die Da Wan
- Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang
- Fang Feng Tong Sheng San
- Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang
- Hai Zao Yu Hu Tang
- Jiao Ai Tang
- Jing Qian Fang
- Jiu Wei Qiang Huo Tang
- Qi Gong Wan
- Qi Zhen San
- Qiang Huo Sheng Shi Tang
- Ren Shen Bai Du San
- Ren Shen Zi Xue Tang
- Shao Fu Zhu Yu Tang
- Shen Qi Si Wu Tang
- Shen Tong Zhu Yu Tang
- Sheng Hua Tang
- Sheng Yu Tang
- Shi Quan Da Bu Tang
- Shi Wei Bai Du San
- Shu Gan Tang
- Shu Jing Huo Xue Tang
- Si Wu Ma Zi Ren Wan
- Si Wu Tang
- Suan Zao Ren Tang
- Tai Shan Pan Shi San
- Tao Hong Si Wu Tang
- Tong Qiao Huo Xue Tang
- Wen Jing Tang
- Wu Ji San
- Xia Ru Yong Quan San
- Xiang Ai Xiong Gui Yin
- Xin Yi San
- Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang
- Yi Gan San
- Yue Ju Wan
- Zai Zao San

**Contraindications:** use Chuan Xiong cautiously when
prescribing to pregnant patients and with those who bleed
easily, do not prescribe to patients with yin deficiency fire
patterns

**Zoo Image:** a roadrunner with a gynecological banner between its legs is
running away from a house that fell from a tornado onto a witch’s head, there
are qi butterflies

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# Chun Pi

### Ailanthi Cortex

_bitter, astringent, cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Stabilize and Bind**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Pathologies of the lower jiao
 - Chronic diarrhea
 - Dysentery
 - Vaginal discharge
 - Blood in stool
 - Parasitic infection

Chun Pi is bitter, astringent, and cold. It works on heat patterns in
the gastrointestinal tract causing diarrhea, dysentery, blood in
stool, and yellowish vaginal discharge.

Chun Pi can also be used topically for pruritic dermatosis.

**Channels:** stomach, large intestine

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
Diarrhea
Dysentery
Excess vaginal discharge
Antiparasitic
Antimicrobial
Dysbiosis
Hemafecia

**Formulas:**
- Gu Jing Wan

**Contraindications:** this is a cold herb and should be used
cautiously with patients that have cold patterns especially from
deficiency

**Zoo Image:** a camel is plunging his toilet from too much bloody diarrhea with
worms while the heat lamp is creating damp-heat

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# Ci Ji Li

### Tribuli Fructus

_acrid, bitter, neutral_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Headache
- Dizziness
 - Vertigo
- Chest pain
 - Fullness sensation
 - Flank pain
- Irregular menstruation
- Lactation difficulties
- Eye disorders
 - Redness of the eyes
 - Excess lacrimation
- Irritation of eyes
- Itching

Ci Ji Li breaks up qi and blood. In Traditional East Asian
Medicine, “qi” does not refer to energy but rather to patterns of
biological activity or potential activity. Breaking up qi refers to
getting stagnant areas of poor function back to increased
function. Breaking up blood refers to increasing circulation. Ci Ji
Li does this by entering the liver and the lung systems. It is acrid
to disperse and break up and bitter to drain out stagnations or
move the elimination systems of the body.

Herbs of this nature, such as Ci Ji Li, should never be used on
pregnant patients because the strong movement of qi and blood
can result in miscarriage.

The liver response from this herb is what helps with red and
swollen eyes. The eyes are a single artery system and very sensitive
to blood stagnation patterns.

**Channels:** liver

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Allergies
 - Pruritus
 - Hives
- Menstrual disorders
 - Menorrhagia
 - Dysmenorrhea
- Hypertension
- Headaches
- Antimicrobial
 - Conjunctivitis
 - Mastitis
- Angina
- Vitiligo
- Anxiety

**Formulas:**
- Dang Gui Yin Zi

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Ci Ji Li to patients that
have liver qi deficiency problems or blood deficiency, qi
deficiency, or if they are pregnant

**Zoo Image:** a rhino wearing sunglasses is floating down the Smooth Qi River
but his yang anchor broken up the qi floater and is about to do the same to
the blood floater, there are ants falling onto him from a branch

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 ![ci shi, magnetitum.jpg](/u/ci-shi-magnetitum-XYOjI6.jpg) 

# Ci Shi

### Magnetitum

_acrid, salty, cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Calm the Spirit**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Shen disturbance
 - Heart palpitations
 - Sleep disorders
- Pathologies of internal wind
 - Tremors
 - Dizziness
 - Vertigo
 - Convulsions
- Impairment of vision
- Ear disorders
 - Hearing decline
 - Deafness
 - Tinnitus
- Asthma

Ci Shi is acrid, salty, and cold to treat conditions involving heat
patterns. Ci Shi enters the liver system to influence ocular
function and the kidney system to influence hormones that
decline with age and also related to asthma (kidney grasping
function).

Ci Shi can be used for children that are in a state of shock
suffering convulsions.

**Channels:** liver, kidney

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Anemia
- Dizziness
- Vertigo
- Blurring vision
- Irregular heart beat
- Asthma
- Wheeze
- Muscle spasms

**Formulas:**
- Ci Zhu Wan
- Er Long Zuo Ci Wan
- Zi Xue Dan

**Contraindications:** Ci Shi should be prescribed cautiously to
patients with weak digestive function from spleen and stomach
deficiency patterns

**Zoo Image:** an elephant wearing kidney shorts and glasses is being rescued
with an anchor from a helicopter flown by a spirit, there is a qi buttery being
grasped by the elephant’s kidneys, the helicopter has big ears

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 ![da fu pi, arecae pericarpium.jpg](/u/da-fu-pi-arecae-pericarpium-WayIPa.jpg) 

# Da Fu Pi

### Arecae Pericarpium

_acrid, slightly warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

**_Regulate Qi_**

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Gastrointestinal tract disorders
 - Epigastric and abdominal distention
 - Focal distention
 - Stifling sensation
 - Belching
 - Acid reflux
 - Indigestion
- Edema

Da Fu Pi is acrid and slightly warm. It enters the spleen, stomach,
large intestine, and small intestine systems.

Da Fu Pi is sometimes remembered as D = Damp, F = Food,
and P = Pee. For abdominal distention Hou Po is the number
herb while Da Fu Pi is the second. Lai Fu Zi might be considered
the third.

**Channels:** spleen, stomach, large intestine, small
intestine

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Bloating
- Indigestion
- Edema
- Constipation
- Nausea
- Decreased urination

**Formulas:**
- Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San
- Mu Xiang Liu Qi Yin
- Shi Pi Yin
- Wu Pi San
- Yi Jia Jian Zheng Qi San

**Contraindications:** although Da Fu Pi can be prescribed for
morning sickness it should be used very cautiously

**Zoo Image:** a beaver is jumping on another beaver’s stomach making him poo,
pee, and burp

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# Da Huang

### Rhei Radix et Rhizome

_bitter, cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Purgative that Drains Downward**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Fever
- Excess perspiration
- Thirst
- Gastrointestinal tract disorders
 - Constipation
 - Abdominal distention
 - Abdominal pain
 - Hematemesis
 - Dysentery
 - Hemorrhoids
- Delirium
- Excess pulse
- Yellow tongue coat
- Sore throat
- Burning painful eyes
- Jaundice
- Amenorrhea
- Masses in the abdomen
- Blood stagnation
- Skin disorders
 - Burns
 - Skin lesions
 - Sores
- Painful urination
 - Burning
- Epistaxis

Da Huang is bitter and cold. It is an important heat clearing herb
and detoxifies the body. It enters the heart, liver, stomach, and
large intestine systems. Its detoxifying effect is so useful that Da
Huang is often referred to as “The General.”

**Channels:** heart, stomach, large intestine, liver

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Constipation
- Abdominal masses
- Tenesmus
- Appendicitis
- Diarrhea
- Hemorrhoids
- Antitumor
- Redness of the eyes
- Irritation of the eyes
- Hemafecia
- Jaundice
- Mood swings
- Arthritis
- Amenorrhea
- Dysmenorrhea
- Boils
- Burns
- Skin sores
- Abdominal distention
- Trauma
- Antimicrobial
- Hypertension
- Biliary congestion
- Allergy
- Antiparasitic
- Mouth sores
- Eczema

**Formulas:**
- Ba Zheng San
- Chai Hu Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang
- Da Chai Hu Tang
- Da Cheng Qi Tang
- Da Huang Fu Zi Tang
- Da Huang Huang Lian Xie Xin Tang
- Da Huang Mu Dan Tang
- Da Huang Zhe Cong Wan
- Da Xian Xiong Tang
- Dan Gui Long Hui Wan
- Fang Feng Tong Sheng San
- Fu Yuan Huo Xue Tang
- Fu Zi Xie Xin Tang
- Gun Tan Wan
- Huang Long Tang
- Liang Ge San
- Ma Zi Ren Wan
- Mu Xiang Bing Lang Wan
- San Wu Bei Ji Wan
- Shao Yao Tang
- Shi Hui San
- Si Wu Ma Zi Ren Wan
- Tao He Cheng Qi Tang
- Tiao Wei Cheng Qi Tang
- Wen Pi Tang
- Xiao Cheng Qi Tang
- Xie Xin Tang
- Xin Jia Huang Long Tang
- Yin Chen Hao Tang
- Zeng Ye Cheng Qi Tang
- Zhi Shi Dao Zhi Wan
- Zhou Che Wan

**Contraindications:** Da Huang is hard on the stomach and
should not be used with patients that have a weak stomach or if
they have a weak constitution, use cautiously on patients during
their menstrual cycle or if they are pregnant or lactating

**Zoo Image:** a cowboy is wringing a hot snake with a yangming puff and blood
swirls to start a fire while the snake has hot poo and pee

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# Da Ji

### Cirsii japonica Herba sive Radix

_sweet, cool_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Stop Bleeding**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Bleeding disorders
 - Epistaxis
 - Hematemesis
 - Hematuria
 - Hemafecia
 - Hemoptysis
 - Menometrorrhagia
- Sores
- Carbuncles
- Jaundice
- Hypertension

Da Ji is sweet and cool. It enters the spleen, heart, and liver
systems to stop bleeding.

Da Ji’s affinity to the liver allows it to treat gynecological
disorders that involve irregular bleeding patterns. It is also sweet
to nourish splenic functions for holding blood in the vessels.

**Channels:** liver, spleen, heart

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Bleeding disorders
 - Vomiting
 - Cough
 - Urine
 - Stool
 - Uterine
 - Nosebleed
- Skin abscesses
- Hypertension

**Formulas:**
- Shi Hui San

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Da Ji to patients that
present with poor digestive function due to cold deficiency

**Zoo Image:** a black widow with sores and a flesh ball has a urine jaundice web
being cooled by a fan while she vomits blood and sets off a hypertension
whistle

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# Da Qing Ye

### Crotonis Fructus

_bitter, salty, very cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Clears Heat and Resolves Toxicity**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Skin irritations
 - Maculae
- Epidemic diseases
 - Fever
 - Delirium
 - Irritability
 - Vomiting

Da Qing Ye enters the stomach, lung, and heart systems. It is
bitter, salty, and slightly cold. This herb is useful in epidemic
disorders that affect the qi level all the way to the blood level.

**Channels:** lung, stomach, large intestine

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Gastritis
- Fever
- Antimicrobial
- Encephalitis
- Hepatitis
- Measles
- Cold and flu
- Herpes

**Contraindications:** Da Qing Ye should not be prescribed to
patients that have cold in the stomach from spleen yang
deficiency

**Zoo Image:** a beluga whale knight has defeated a toxic T but he had a Qi and
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 ![da zao, jujubae fructus.jpg](/u/da-zao-jujubae-fructus-791k5A.jpg) 

# Da Zao

### Jujubae Fructus

_sweet, warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

**_Tonify Qi_**

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Weakness
- Shortness of breath
- Apathy
- Reduced appetite
- Loose stools
- Pale complexion
- Irascible

Da Zao is sweet and warm. It enters the stomach and spleen
systems to tonify qi and nourish. It is often used to reduce the
harshness of other herbs.

**Channels:** spleen, stomach

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Blood deficiency
- Mood swings
 - Mania
 - Depression
 - Anxiety
- Fatigue
- Gastrointestinal dysfunction
- Sleep disturbance
- Obesity
 - dysglycemia

**Formulas:**
- Ban Xia Bai Zhu Tian Ma Tang
- Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang
- Bu Huan Jin Zheng Qi San
- Bu Shen Gu Chong Wan
- Chai Ge Jie Ji Tang
- Chai Hu Gui Zhi Tang
- Chai Hu Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang
- Da Chai Hu Tang
- Da Qing Long Tang
- Dang Gui Si Ni Tang
- Di Huang Yin Zi
- Di Tan Tang
- Fang Ji Huang Qi Tang
- Gan Cao Xie Xin Tang
- Gan Mai Da Zao Tang
- Ge Gen Jia Ban Xia Tang
- Ge Gen Tang
- Gui Pi Tang
- Gui Zhi Jia Fu Zi Tang
- Gui Zhi Jia Ge Gen Tang
- Gui Zhi Jia Hou Po Xing Zi Tang
- Gui Zhi Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang
- Gui Zhi Jia Shao Yao San
- Gui Zhi Tang
- Huang Lian Tang
- Huang Lian Wen Dan Tang
- Huang Long Tang
- Huang Qi Gui Zhu Wu Wu Tang
- Huang Qi Jian Zhong Tang
- Huang Qin Tang
- Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San
- Jia Jian Wei Rui Tang
- Juan Bi Tang
- Ma Huang Lian Qiao Chi Xiao Dou Tang
- Mai Men Dong Tang
- Ping Wei San
- Qing Fei Tang
- Ren Shen Yang Rong Tang
- She Gan Ma Huang Tang
- Sheng Jiang Xie Xin Tang
- Shi Pi Yin
- Shi Zao Tang
- Si Shen Wan
- Su Zi Jiang Qi Tang
- Tong Qiao Huo Xue Tang
- Wen Dan Tang
- Wu Hu Tang
- Wu Zhu Yu Tang
- Xiang Sha Yang Wei Tang
- Xiao Chai Hu Tang
- Xiao Jian Zhong Tang
- Xing Su San
- Xuan Fu Dai Zhe Shi Tang
- Yue Bi Tang
- Zai Zao San
- Zhi Gan Cao Tang

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Da Zao to patients that
present with heat from excess patterns

**Zoo Image:** a ferret is trying to stop herbs in a boxing ring from fighting, a
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 ![dai zhe shi, haematitum.jpg](/u/dai-zhe-shi-haematitum-7t3IbN.jpg) 

# Dai Zhe Shi

### Haematitum

_bitter, cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremor**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Disorders of internal wind
 - Vertigo
 - Dizziness
- Yang dysfunction
 - Headache
 - Eye pressure
 - Tinnitus
- Indigestion
- Vomiting
- Wheezing
- Hiccough
- Epistaxis
- Hematemesis

Dai Zhe Shi is bitter and cold. It enters the liver, heart, and
pericardium to circulate blood. A stagnation of liver qi and blood
and cause problems in many other systems but this herb uniquely
enters the heart and pericardium systems. The bitter quality plus
the heavy nature of this herb help it to sedate and reduce
dysfunctional yang patterns.

Dai Zhe Shi can treat patterns of bleeding especially when the
pattern is caused from heat as this is a cold herb. It also contains
iron which supports blood health.

**Channels:** liver, heart, pericardium

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Anemia
- Indigestion
- Deafness
- Biliary congestion
- Hemafecia
- Hypertension
- Glaucoma

**Formulas:**
- Chai Hu Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang
- Jian Ling Tang
- Xuan Fu Dai Zhe Shi Tang
- Zhen Gan Xi Feng Tang

**Contraindications:** Dai Zhe Shi herb should not be
prescribed to patients long term and should not be prescribed to
pregnant patients

**Zoo Image:** a rhino with a blind fold and a nose bleed, a yang red head,
hearing music, has pinned the tail on his own forehead and is vomiting

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# Dan Dou Chi

### Sojae Semen Preparatum

_acrid, bitter, sweet, cool_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Release the Exterior for Heat Attack**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Irritability
- Chest pressure
- Insomnia
- Common cold

Dan Dou Chi is slightly bitter, sweet, and can be either cold or
warm depending on how it is prepared. It enters the stomach and
lung systems to treat exterior attacks and is especially useful for
treating patient with an underlying yin deficiency pattern.

**Channels:** lung, stomach

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Sleep disorders
- Common cold
- Headache
- Diaphoretic

**Formulas:**
- Cong Bai Qi Wei Yin
- Cong Chi Tang
- Huo Po Xia Ling Tang
- Jia Jian Wei Rui Tang
- Lian Po Yin
- Sang Xing Tang
- Yin Qiao San
- Zhi Zi Chi Tang
- Zhi Zi Dou Chi Tang
- Zhi Zi Gan Cao Chi Tang
- Zhi Zi Sheng Jiang Chi Tang

**Contraindications:** there are no documented
contraindications for Dan Dou Chi

**Zoo Image:** a skinny irritable polar bear with a red upper body is snarling at a
kidney blowing wind

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 ![dan shen, sal viae miltiorrhizae radix.jpg](/u/dan-shen-sal-viae-miltiorrhizae-radix-JK4cHk.jpg) 

# Dan Shen

### Salviae miltiorrhizae Radix

_bitter, slightly cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Circulate Blood**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Shen disturbance
 - Restlessness
 - Irascibility
 - Palpitations
 - Insomnia
- Sores
- Breast abscess
- Blood deficiency

Dan Shen is bitter and slightly cold. It enters the liver,
pericardium, and heart systems. It has a blood nourishing effect
while at the same time moves the blood.

Dan Shen is often used in coronary artery disease and is used for
many gynecological disorders. Dan Shen can also treat heart and
kidney yin deficiency patterns. Its relationship to the heart system
allows it to treat disorders related to shen.

**Channels:** heart, pericardium, liver

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Skin sores
- CAD
- Angina
- Amenorrhea
- Dysmenorrhea
- Infertility
- Headache
- Arthritis
- Stroke
- Hypertension
- Physical trauma
- Mastitis
- Insomnia
- Mood swings
- Analgesia
- Enlargement of liver
- Antitumor
- Cough
- Antimicrobial
- Dyslipidemia
- Low back pain
- Thyroid dysregulation

**Formulas:**
- Dan Shen Yin
- Dang Gui Ji Xue Teng Tang
- Huo Luo Xiao Ling Dan
- Jing Qian Fang
- Qing Ying Tang
- Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan
- Yi Yin Jian

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Dan Shen to patients
that are pregnant, do not combine Dan Shen with Li Lu

**Zoo Image:** an upset roadrunner in a straight jacket that is tight around his
abdomen is standing in hot blood in holes the shape of kidneys and a heart
while a bat flies by

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 ![dan zhu ye, lophateri herba.jpg](/u/dan-zhu-ye-lophateri-herba-JeC81e.jpg) 

# Dan Zhu Ye

### Lophatheri Herba

_sweet, bland, cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Clear Heat and Drain Fire**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Thirst
- Irascibility
- Sores in the mouth
- Swollen painful gums
- Scanty painful urination
- Dark red tongue tip

Dan Zhu Ye is sweet, bland, and cold to treat patterns caused by
heat. It enters the heart, stomach, and small intestine systems. Its
effect on the heart and stomach channels allows Dan Zhu Ye to
treat heat patterns in the mouth such as swollen painful gums and
sores. Its heart and small intestine relationship allows it to treat
heat in the urinary functions.

**Channels:** heart, stomach, small intestine

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Urinary tract infection
- Painful gums
- Canker sores
- Dysuria
- Fever
- Antimicrobial

**Formulas:**
- Dao Chi Qing Xin Tang
- Dao Chi San
- Liang Ge San
- Qing Gong Tang
- Qing Lou Yin
- Qing Shu Yi Qi Tang
- Qing Wen Bai Du Yin
- Qing Ying Tang
- San Ren Tang
- Xiao Ji Yin Zi
- Yin Qiao San
- Zhu Ye Shi Gao Tang

**Contraindications:** Dan Zhu Ye should be prescribed with
caution to pregnant patients

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 ![dang gui, angelicae sinensis radix.jpg](/u/dang-gui-angelicae-sinensis-radix-EPFZQS.jpg) 

# Dang Gui

### Angelicae sinensis Radix

_acrid, sweet, warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Tonify Blood**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Tinnitus
- Irregular menstruation
- Heart palpitations
- Blood deficiency
 - Pale nails
 - Pale face
 - Pale lips
 - Pale eyelids
 - Blurred vision
- Abdominal pain
- Constipation
- Skin disorders
 - Sores
 - Abscesses
 - Carbuncles
 - Trauma
- Cough

Dang Gui both circulates and nourishes the blood. It enters the
heart, liver, and spleen systems. It is sweet to nourish, acrid to get
the blood moving, and warm to treat cold related patterns and
stagnations.

Dang Gui treat blood deficiency patterns and subclinical anemia.
It also lubricates the intestines to support regular bowel
movements.

**Channels:** heart, liver, spleen

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Pain
- Arthritis
- Anemia
- Cough
- Asthma
- Antitumor
- Blurry vision
- Brittle nails
- Dry hair
- Dry skin
- IBS
- Constipation
- Alopecia
- Allergies
- Dysglycemia
- Hypertension
- Idiopathic thrombocytopenia
- Bites

**Formulas:**
- Ai Fu Nuan Gong Wan
- An Tai Yin
- Ba Zhen Tang
- Bai He Gu Jin Tang
- Bao Chan Wu You Fang
- Bu Yang Huan Wu Tang
- Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang
- Cang Fu Dao Tan Tang
- Chai Hu Qing Gan Tang
- Da Qin Jiao Tang
- Da Ying Jian
- Dan Zhi Xian Yao San
- Dang Gui Bu Xue Tang
- Dang Gui Di Huang Yin
- Dang Gui Ji Xue Teng Tang
- Dang Gui Liu Huang Tang
- Dang Gui Long Hui Wan
- Dang Gui Nian Tong Tang
- Dang Gui Shao Yao San
- Dan Gui Si Ni Tang
- Dang Gui Yin Zi
- Diao Gan Tang
- Ding Jing Tang
- Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang
- Er Xian Tang
- Fang Feng Tong Sheng San
- Fu Yuan Huo Xue Tang
- Gu Ben Zhi Beng Tang
- Gui Pi Tang
- Hai Zao Yu Hu Tang
- Hei Xiao Yao San
- Huang Long Tang
- Huo Luo Xiao Ling Dan
- Ji Chuan Jian
- Jia Wei Xiao Yao San
- Jiao Ai Tang
- Jing Qian Fang
- Juan Bi Tang
- Kai Yu Zhong Yu Tang
- Long Chi Qing Hun Tang
- Long Dan Xie Gan Tang
- Ming Mu Di Huang Wan
- Nuan Gan Jian
- Ping Gan Kai Yu Zhi Xue Tang
- Qi Bao Mei Ran Dan
- Qi Zhen San
- Qing Fei Tang
- Qing Wei San
- Qing Zao Run Chang Tang
- Ren Shen Yang Rong Tang
- Ren Shen Zi Xue Tang
- Run Chang Wan
- Sang Piao Xiao San
- Shao Fu Zhu Yu Tang
- Shao Yao Tang
- Shen Qi Si Wu Tang
- Shen Tong Zhu Yu Tang
- Sheng Hua Tang
- Sheng Yu Tang
- Shi Quan Da Bu Tang
- Shu Gan Tang
- Shu Jing Huo Xue Tang
- Si Miao Yong An Tang
- Si Wu Ma Zi Ren Wan
- Si Wu Tang
- Su Zi Jiang Qi Tang
- Tai Shan Pan Shi San
- Tao Hong Si Wu Tang
- Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan
- Tong Ru Dan
- Tong You Tang
- Wu Jin San
- Wu Mei Wan
- Xia Ru Yong Quan San
- Xian Fang Huo Ming Yin
- Xiang Ai Xiong Gui Yin
- Xiao Feng San
- Xiao Ji Yin Zi
- Xiao Yao San
- Xin Jia Huang Long Tang
- Xuan Yu Tong Jing Tang
- Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang
- Yan Hu Suo Tang
- Yang Jing Zhong Yu Tang
- Yi Gan San
- Yi Guan Jian
- You Gui Wan
- Zhen Ren Huo Ming Yin
- Zhen Ren Yang Zang Tang
- Zhu Sha An Shen Wan

**Contraindications:** Dang Gui should not be prescribed to
patients with damp-heat pattern diarrhea

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 ![dang shen, codonopsitis radix.jpg](/u/dang-shen-codonopsitis-radix-NsvaAL.jpg) 

# Dang Shen

### Codonopsis Radix

_sweet, neutral_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Tonify Qi**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Fatigue
- Weakness in the limbs
- Disorders of the gastrointestinal tract
 - Diarrhea
 - Vomiting
 - Prolapse
- Rectum
- Stomach
 - Reduced appetite
- Chronic illness
- Prolapse of uterus
- Pulmonary disorders
 - Chronic cough
 - Shortness of breath

Dang Shen is sweet and neutral. It enters the spleen and lung
systems. It is especially important for spleen deficient chronic
illness patterns.

Its lung function allows it to treat cough, wheeze, and phlegm.

It can replace formulas with Ren Shen when Ren Shen is too
warm or too expensive. Use it at a ratio of 2 to 1.

Channels: lung, spleen

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Hypoadrenia
 - Orthostatic hypotension
 - Norepinephrine
 - Low blood pressure
 - Aldosterone
 - Fatigue
- Pancreatic regulation
 - Exocrine
 - Enzymes
 - Endocrine
 - Insulin
 - Glucagon
- Lung disorders
 - Asthma
 - Cough
 - Dyspnea
- Anorexia
- Dysglycemia
 - Insulin resistance
 - Obesity
- Hypothyroid
- Kidney disorders
- Antitumor

**Formulas:**
- Bu Shen Gu Chong Wan

**Contraindications:** Dang Shen should be prescribed
cautiously to patients that present with excess pathogens

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# Deng Xin Cao

### Junci Medulla

_sweet, bland, slightly cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Drain Dampness**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Urinary tract disorders
 - Urinary dribbling
 - Dark urine
 - Scanty urine
 - Painful urination
-Sleep disorders

Deng Xin Cao enters the heart, lung, and small intestine systems.
It is sweet, bland, and slightly cold to drain heat and damp
patterns that disturb shen in the heart out through the small
intestines.

**Channels:** lung, heart, small intestine

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Insomnia
- Adrenal hypofunction
- Jaundice
- Edema
- Hematuria
- Lactation difficulties

**Formulas:**
- Ba Zheng San

**Contraindications:** there are no contraindications
documented for Deng Xin Cao

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# Di Fu Zi

### Kochiae Fructus

_bitter, cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Drain Dampness**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Disorders of the urogenital tract
 - Painful urination
 - Scanty urination
 - Itching
 - Genital
- Skin disorders with itching
- Eczema
- Scabies
- Eye troubles

Di Fu Zi is sweet, bitter, and cold which gives it the ability to treat
damp-heat. It enters the bladder and kidney systems to drain
damp-heat and can also resolve itching in the genitals when
caused by damp-heat.

**Channels:** bladder, kidney

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Eczema
- Edema
- Conjunctivitis
- Rash
- Urticaria
- Diuretic

**Contraindications:** there are no contraindications
documented for Di Fu Zi

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 ![di gu pi, lycii cortex.jpg](/u/di-gu-pi-lycii-cortex-aLR9wY.jpg) 

# Di Gu Pi

### Lycii Cortex

_sweet, bland, cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Clear Deficiency Heat**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Yin deficiency heat patterns
 - Night sweats
 - Bone pain
 - Chronic low grade fever
 - Irascibility
 - Thirst
- Toothache
- Cough
- Wheeze

Di Gu Pi is sweet, bland, and cold. It enters the lung, kidney, and
liver systems to treat heat patterns due to deficiency of yin.

**Channels:** lung, liver, kidney

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- High blood pressure
- Fever
- Dry cough
- Skin abscess
- Urinary tract infections
- Painful urination

**Formulas:**
- Qing Gu San
- Qing Re Gu Jing Tang
- Xie Bai San
- Yi Yin Jian

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Di Gu Pi to patients that
present with loose stool due to poor digestive function

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its kidneys are on fire, its bones hot, and he’s coughing because the steam is
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 ![di long, pheretima.jpg](/u/di-long-pheretima-eo58wT.jpg) 

# Di Long

### Pheretima

_salty, cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremor**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- High fever
 - Delirium
 - Convulsion
 - Seizure
- Schizophrenia
- Arthritis
- Post stroke immobility and pain
- Wheezing
- Urinary difficulties
 - Painful urination
 - Burning urination
 - Difficulty urinating
- Hypertension

Di Long is an animal product. It is especially important that it
comes from a company with high production standards.

Di Long enters the spleen, liver, bladder, and lung systems. It is a
cold herbal medicine which allows it to treat heat related spasms,
convulsions, and seizures. Its heat reducing nature also helps with
lung heat patterns such as cough and wheeze.

In the bladder, Di Long reduces heat for hot painful urination,
obstructed urine, or urinary tract infection type of presentations.

**Channels:** spleen, liver, bladder, lung

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Infantile convulsion
- Vertigo
- Hypertension
- Edema
- Dyskinesia
- Tetany
- Jaundice
- Asthma
- Cough
- Wheeze
- Mood swings
- Arthritis
- Sore throat
- Urinary tract infection
- Laxative
- Conjunctivitis
- Fever
- Herpes
- Mental disorders
- Eczema
- Allergy

**Formulas:**
- Bu Yang Huan Wu Tang
- Shen Tong Zhu Yu Tang
- Xiao Huo Lou Dan

**Contraindications:** be careful and use caution when
prescribing Di Long to a patient that presents with excess heat,
do not prescribe Di Long to patients that have weak spleen and
stomach function

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 ![di yu, sanguisorbae radix.jpg](/u/di-yu-sanguisorbae-radix-6HWl0p.jpg) 

# Di Yu

### Sanguisorba Radix

_bitter, sour, slightly cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Stop Bleeding**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Bleeding disorders
 - Hemafecia
 - Dysentery with blood
 - Bleeding hemorrhoids
 - Menometrorrhagia
 - Epistaxis
 - Hematemesis
- Skin disorders
 - Sores
 - Ulcers
 - Burns

Di Yu is bitter, sour, and slightly cold. It enters the large intestine,
liver, and stomach systems. Di Yu is especially useful in treating
bleeding disorders due to patterns caused by damp heat.

Di Yu is considered the number one herb for treating bleeding
hemorrhoids. Huai Mi also treats bleeding hemorrhoids.
Remember: Do you (Di Yu) have hemorrhoids? Why me (Huai Mi)?

**Channels:** liver, stomach, large intestine

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Large intestine abscess
- Bleeding disorders
 - Stool
 - Hemorrhoids
 - Dysentery
 - Uterine
 - Nosebleed
 - Vomiting
- Gastritis
- Antimicrobial
- Hypertension

**Formulas:**
- Qing Re Gui Jing Tang

**Contraindications:** Prescribe Di Yu cautiously to patients
that present with deficiency cold patterns or stagnation of blood

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# Dong Gua Zi

### Benincasae Semen

_sweet, cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Drain Dampness**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
Disorders of the lungs
 - Phlegm
 - Yellow
 - Abscess
- Intestinal abscess
- Vaginal discharge

Dong Gui Zi is sweet and cold. It enters the lung, stomach, large
intestine, and small intestine systems to drain out damp-heat
patterns.

**Channels:** lung, stomach, large intestine, small intestine

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Edema
- Inhibited lactation
- Dysuria
- Urinary tract infections
- Constipation

**Formulas:**
- Wei Jing Tang

**Contraindications:** there are no contraindications for Dong
Gua Zi documented

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 ![dong kui zi, malvae fructus.jpg](/u/dong-kui-zi-malvae-fructus-jydc89.jpg) 

# Dong Kui Zi

### Malvae Fructus

_sweet, cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Drain Dampness**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Painful urination
- Edema
- Constipation
- Inhibited lactation
- Breast abscess

Dong Kui Zi enters the bladder, small intestine, and large
intestine systems. It is sweet and cold to drain out patterns of
damp-heat especially when involving constipation.

**Channels:** bladder, small intestine, large intestine

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Constipation
- Breast abscess
- Edema
- Lactation
- Gonorrhea

**Formulas:**
- Shi Wei San

**Contraindications:** Dong Kui Zi should be used with caution
when prescribing to pregnant patients or patients that have
weak digestive function from spleen deficiency

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 ![du huo, angelicae pubescentis radix.jpg](/u/du-huo-angelicae-pubescentis-radix-IFSQ6g.jpg) 

# Du Huo

### Angelicae Pubescentis Radix

_acrid, bitter, warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Eliminate Wind-Dampness**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Pain
 - Legs
 - Low back
 - Headache
 - Toothache

Du Huo enters the kidney and bladder systems to warm up cold
damp patterns and move them out with it acrid and bitter
qualities. It can be used for chronic diseases and it can also be
used for acute diseases.

**Channels:** kidney, bladder

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Analgesia
- Anticoagulant
- Anti-inflammatory
- Pruritus
- Arthritis
- Common cold

**Formulas:**
- Da Qin Jiao Tang
- Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang
- Hai Zao Yu Hu Tang
- Qiang Huo Sheng Shi Tang
- Ren Shen Bai Du San
- Shi Wei Bai Du San

**Contraindications:** be careful when prescribing Du Huo to
patients that present with yin deficiency or blood deficiency
patterns as it is drying

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 ![du zhong, eucommiae cortex.jpg](/u/du-zhong-eucommiae-cortex-rMXOlJ.jpg) 

# Du Zhong

### Eucommiae Cortex

_sweet, slightly acrid, warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_Tonify Yang_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Low back pain
- Frequent urination
- Weakness of tendons and ligaments
- Weak bones
- Bleeding during pregnancy
 - Threatened miscarriage
- Hypertension
- Dizziness
- Lightheadedness

The sweet characteristic of Du Zhong makes it a tonifying herb
and it enters the liver and kidney systems. The liver and kidney are
two important filtration systems for the body and dysregulation of
these two systems will drive up blood pressure. In the past this
may have been identified as hepato-hypertension or renal-
hypertension or even hepato-renal-hypertension. Today’s medical
doctors are rarely concerned with the cause of hypertension. They
treat the number not the cause. Du Zhong has an effect on both
the liver and kidney that improves the functions of filtration
which reduces blood pressure. The slightly acrid aspect gets the
blood moving and improves circulation in the liver and kidney
systems.

The kidney system also includes the adrenal glands and the
gonads. This explains the effect on improving tendons, ligaments,
and bones. The benefit is support of hormone production. This
support can also be seen in the warming effect for yang hormone
deficiency. This is likely how this herb prevents miscarriage by
warming and tonifying.

**Channels:** kidney, liver

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Antihypertensive
- Fatigue
- Low back pain
- Blood circulation
- Arthritis
- Miscarriage prevention
- Urinary dribbling
- Excess urination
- Erectile dysfunction
- Spermatorrhea
- Muscle spasms
- Analgesia
- Immune support

**Formulas:**
- Ai Tai Yin
- Bu Shen Gu Chong Wan
- Dang Gui Di Huang Yin
- Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang
- Qing E Wan
- Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin
- You Gui Wan
- You Gui Yin

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Du Zhong to patients
that present with deficiency heat patterns

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 ![e jiao, asini corii colla.jpg](/u/e-jiao-asini-corii-colla-KmgYa7.jpg) 

# E Jiao

### Asini Corii Colla

_sweet, neutral_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Tonify Blood**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Blood deficiency
 - Dizziness
 - Pale face
 - Pale lips
 - Pale tongue
- Heart palpitations
- Bleeding
- Cough
 - Dry cough
- Insomnia
- Irascible

E Jiao is sweet and neutral. It enters the lung, kidney, and liver to
nourish the blood. It stops bleeding disorders such as blood in
stool, coughing blood, and excess uterine bleeding.
It enters the lung system to treat cough especially dry cough from
yin deficiency patterns.

**Channels:** lung, kidney, liver

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Hemafecia
- Anxiety
- Alopecia
- Muscle tension
- Heart palpitations
- Constipation
- IBS
- Fever
- Sleep disorders
- Anemia
- Idiopathic thrombocytopenia

**Formulas:**
- Bu Fei E Jiao Tang
- Bu Shen Gu Chong Wan
- Da Ding Feng Zhu
- Diao Gan Tang
- E Jiao Ji Zi Huang Tang
- Huang Lian E Jiao Tang
- Huang Tu Tang
- Jiao Ai Tang
- Jiu Xian San
- Qing Re Gu Jing Tang
- Qing Zao Jiu Fei Tang
- Rou Fu Bao Yuan Tang
- San Jia Fu Mai Tang
- Shou Tai Wan
- Wen Jing Tang
- Zhi Gan Cao Tang
- Zhu Ling Tang

**Contraindications:** E Jiao should not be prescribed to
patients with poor digestive function

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 ![e zhu, curcumae rhizoma.jpg](/u/e-zhu-curcumae-rhizoma-mJyzLU.jpg) 

# E Zhu

### Curcumae Rhizoma

_acrid, bitter, warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Circulate Blood**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Abdominal pain
- Menstrual disorders
 - Dysmenorrhea
 - Amenorrhea
- Masses
 - Abdominal
 - Epigastric
- Abdominal distention
- Fullness in the chest
- Childhood malnutrition

E Zhu is bitter, acrid, and warm. It enters the liver and spleen
systems. Its relationship to spleen function allows it to treat
disorders in children that result in malnutrition.

E Zhu is often prescribed with San Leng to move qi and blood.
San Leng is a stronger blood moving medicine while E Zhu is
better at moving the qi.

**Channels:** liver, spleen

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Masses in the abdomen
- Enlargement of the liver
- Gastrointestinal tract disorders
- Enlargement of the spleen
 - Antitumor
- Abortion induction
- Antimicrobial

**Formulas:**
- Mu Xiang Bing Lang Wan
- Mu Xiang Liu Qi Yin

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe E Zhu to patients that
are pregnant or to patients that suffer metrorrhagia

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 ![fan xie ye, sennae folium.jpg](/u/fan-xie-ye-sennae-folium-MDZR9R.jpg) 

# Fan Xie Ye

### Sennae Folium

_biter, sweet, cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Purgative that Drains Downward**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Constipation

Fan Xie Ye is sweet, bitter, and cold. It enters the large intestine
system to move out patterns of heat that result in constipation.
According to the Bensky team it is stronger that Da Huang in its
ability to drain downward and is sometimes used together with it.

**Channels:** large intestine

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Acute constipation
- Abdominal distention
- Edema

**Contraindications:** Fan Xie Ye should not be prescribed in
high amounts to patients that have a weak constitution, it should
not be prescribed to patients that are pregnant, are breast
feeding, or to patients that have a history of excessive bleeding

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 ![fang feng, saposhnikoviae radix.jpg](/u/fang-feng-saposhnikoviae-radix-RtPbxE.jpg) 

# Fang Feng

### Saposhnikoviae Radix

_acrid, sweet, slightly warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Release the Exterior for Cold Attack**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Common cold
 - Headache
 - Chills
 - Body aches
- Trembling
- Tetany
- Diarrhea
- Migraine

Fang Feng is acrid, sweet, and slightly warm to treat all conditions
involving wind including interior and exterior attacks, skin
disorders, and gastrointestinal pathologies especially diarrhea with
bright red blood.

**Channels:** bladder, liver, spleen

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Diarrhea
- Gas
- Bleeding stool
- Tremors
- Headache
- Common cold
- Joint pain
- Rash
- Antimicrobial

**Formulas:**
- Bai Zhu Shao Yao San
- Chai Hu Qing Gan Tang
- Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao San
- Da Qin Jiao Tang
- Dang Gui Nian Tong Tang
- Dang Gui Yin Zi
- Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang
- Fang Feng Tong Sheng San
- Gui Zhi Shao Yao Zhi Mu Tang
- Jiu Wei Qiang Huo Tang
- Juan Bi Tang
- Qiang Huo Sheng Shi Tang
- Shi Wei Bai Du San
- Shu Jing Huo Xue Tang
- Tong Xie Yao Fang
- Xian Fang Huo Ming Yin
- Xiao Feng San
- Xie Huang San
- Xin Yi San
- Yu Ping Feng San
- Yu Zhen San
- Zai Zao San
- Zhen Ren Huo Ming Yin

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Fang Feng to patients
that present with spasms when the spasms are due to patterns of
blood deficiency or extreme deficiency heat

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 ![fu ling pi, poriae cutis.jpg](/u/fu-ling-pi-poriae-cutis-mz5X5R.jpg) 

# Fu Ling Pi

### Poriae Cutis

_sweet, bland, neutral_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Drain Dampness**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Urinary difficulty
- Edema
- Loose stool
- Insomnia
- Heart palpitations

Fu Ling Pi enters the heart, spleen, lung, and bladder systems to
treat dampness. It is sweet, bland, and neutral.

Fu Ling Pi works especially on the urinary tract system.

**Channels:** heart, spleen, lung, bladder

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Urinary difficulties
- Prostatic hypertrophy induced urinary inhibition
- Edema

**Formulas:**
- Wu Pi San
- Yi Jia Jian Zheng Qi San

**Contraindications:** there are no contraindications
documented for Fu Ling Pi

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 ![fu ling, poria.jpg](/u/fu-ling-poria-yWWdAt.jpg) 

# Fu Ling

### Poria

_sweet, bland, neutral_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Drain Dampness**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Kidney and bladder dysfunction
 - Urinary difficulties
 - Edema
- Digestive tract dysfunction
 - Diarrhea
 - Reduced appetite
 - Epigastric bloat
 - Thick greasy tongue coat
- Dysfunction of the heart system
 - Palpitations
 - Insomnia
- Dizziness
- Headache

Fu Ling enters the lung, heart, spleen, and kidney systems. It is
sweet, bland, and neutral. Fu Ling is a major herb to support the
waterways of the body and can treat many dampness related
pathologies.

Fu Ling’s sweet property is especially useful in treating
dysfunctions of the digestive system as it nourishes the spleen. In
Oriental Medicine theory, the spleen likely includes the pancreas
which has both exocrine and endocrine functions. The exocrine
function is the production of enzymes to digest food in the upper
portion of the gastrointestinal tract. This explains the ability of Fu
Ling to treat many conditions related to poor digestive function.
The endocrine function of the pancreas is the secretion of two
hormones that manage fat and sugar as fuels (glucagon and
insulin, respectively). This explain Fu Ling’s ability to treat
patterns of dysglycemia.

Fu Ling also enters the heart to treat insomnia and palpitations.
There is very likely a relationship to thyroid function here and
may explain how Fu Ling is used to treat metabolic disorders.

**Channels:** lung, heart, spleen, kidney

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Edema
- Diarrhea
- Distention of the abdomen
- Antitumor
- Dizziness
- Vertigo
- Fatigue
 - Dysglycemia
- Headache
- Palpitations
- Cough
- Cognitive decline
 - Kidney system
 - Adrenal glands
- Productive cough
- Loss of appetite
- Gastrointestinal tract disorders
 - Indigestion
- Pancreas
 - Enzyme production
- Bad breath
- Gastritis
- IBS
- Urination disorders
 - Diuresis
- Immune support
- Sleep disorders
- Hypothyroid

**Formulas:**
- An Shen Ding Zhi Wan
- Ba Xian Chang Shou Wan
- Ba Zhen Tang
- Ban Xia Bai Zhu Tian Ma Tang
- Ban Xia Hou Po Tang
- Bao He Wan
- Bei Mu Gua Lou San
- Bu Shen Yi Gan Tang
- Cang Fu Dao Tan Tang
- Chai Hu Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang
- Da Qin Jiao Tang
- Dan Zhi Xiao Yao San
- Dang Gui Shao Yao San
- Dao Tan Tang
- Di Huang Yin Zi
- Di Tan Tang
- Ding Jing Tang
- Ding Zhi Wan
- Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang
- Du Qi Wan
- Er Chen Tang
- Er Long Zuo Ci Wan
- Fu Ling Gui Zhi Gan Cao Da Zao Tang
- Fu Tu Dan
- Fu Zi Tang
- Gan Cao Gan Jiang Fu Ling Bai Zhi Tang
- Ge Hua Jie Cheng San
- Gui Pi Tang
- Hei Xiao Yao San
- Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan
- Hou Po Wen Zhong Tang
- Huang Lian Wen Dan Tang
- Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San
- Jia Wei Shen Qi Wan
- Jia Wei Shao Yao San
- Jian Pi Wan
- Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan
- Kai Yu Zhong Yu Tang
- Li Zhong An Hui Tang
- Ling Gan Wu Wei Jiang Win Tang
- Ling Gui Zhu Gan Tang
- Liu Jun Zi Tang
- Liu Wei Di Huang Wan
- Mai Wei Di Huang Wan
- Mie Di Zhi Yang Tang
- Mu Xiang Liu Qi Yin
- Nuan Gan Jian
- Qi Bao Mei Ran Dan
- Qi Gong Wan
- Qi Ju Di Huang Wan
- Qing Fei Tang
- Qing Qi Hua Tan Wan
- Ren Shen Bai Du San
- Ren Shen Ge Jie San
- Ren Shen Yang Rong Tang
- Ren Shen Zi Xue Tang
- Shen Ling Bai Zhu San
- Shen Qi Wan
- Shi Pi Yin
- Shi Quan Da Bu Tang
- Shi Wei Bai Du San
- Shu Jing Huo Xue Tang
- Si Jun Zi Tang
- Suan Zao Ren Tang
- Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan
- Wei Ling Tang
- Wen Dan Tang
- Wu Ji San
- Wu Ling San
- Wu Pi San
- Xiang Sha Liu Jun Zi Tang
- Xiang Sha Yang Wei Tang
- Xiao Yao San
- Xing Su San
- Yi Gan San
- Yi Gong San
- Yi Jia Jian Zheng Qi San
- Zhen Wu Tang
- Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan
- Zhi Shi Dao Zhi Wan
- Zhi Shi Xiao Pi Wan
- Zhu Ling Tang
- Zuo Gui Yin

**Contraindications:** Fu Ling should be used cautiously with
patients that have patterns from deficiency of yin, spleen qi
sinking patterns, or cold from yang deficiency with
spermatorrhea

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 ![fu pen zi, rubi fructus .jpg](/u/fu-pen-zi-rubi-fructus-PmJ0Qv.jpg) 

# Fu Pen Zi

### Rubi Fructus

_sweet, astringent, neutral_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Stabilize and Bind**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Urogenital system disorders
 - Urinary incontinence
 - Urinary frequency
 - Enuresis
 - Premature ejaculation
 - Nocturnal emissions
- Decline in vision
- Pain
 - Low back
 - Knees

Fu Pen Zi enters the liver which explains the ability to improve
vision. The eyes are a single artery system and very sensitive to
any abnormality in blood flow. The health of the liver supports
both blood qualities (liver blood) and blood flow. It is this same
function that can improve back pain when back pain is due to
liver blood deficiency as liver blood nourishes the tendons and
ligaments of the body. Keeping the blood moving (although this
herb is not considered a blood invigorator) prevents blood
stagnation related back pain.

Fu Pen Zi also supports sex hormone function for patients in a
state of decline or deficiency. It enters the kidney which refers to
the adrenal gland functions and gonadal functions to treat erectile
dysfunction and spermatorrhea. It works on the kidneys directly
when there is a decline of yang function leading to urinary
frequency and enuresis.

**Channels:** liver, kidney

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Vision; blurred vision
- Frequent urination; clear
- Erectile dysfunction
- Enuresis
- Spermatorrhea
- Dizziness

**Contraindications:** Fu Pen Zi should be prescribed
cautiously to patients that display deficiency heat signs, do not
prescribe to patients that have urinary difficulty

**Zoo Image:** a camel is trying to watch TV wearing glasses while sitting on a pee
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 ![fu ping, spirodelae herba.jpg](/u/fu-ping-spirodelae-herba-jA4QFE.jpg) 

# Fu Ping

### Spirodelae Herba

_acrid, cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Release the Exterior for Heat Attack**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Body aches
- Rash
- Measles
- Edema
- Urinary difficulty

Fu Ping is acrid to disperse and cold to treat exterior heat attacks.
It enters the lung and bladder systems and is considered a strong
diaphoretic. It is also a diuretic to reduce edema.

**Channels:** lung, bladder

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Edema
- Epilepsy
- Arthritis
- Acne
- Rash
- Hypotension

**Contraindications:** Fu Ping induces sweating and should not
be prescribed to patients that have hyperhidrosis and should
only be prescribed to patients with excess heat patterns

**Zoo Image:** a swollen polar bear with a rash is looking at a sweat hut in a pool
of urine

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 ![fu shen, poriae sclerotium pararadicis.jpg](/u/fu-shen-poriae-sclerotium-pararadicis-iugZpZ.jpg) 

# Fu Shen

### Poriae Sclerotium Pararadicis

_sweet, bland, neutral_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Drain Dampness**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Sleeplessness
- Anxiety
- Heart palpitations
- Decline of memory

Fu Shen is sweet, bland, and neutral. It enters the heart system to
calm the shen and can treat patients with sympathetic nervous
system dominance.

Fu Shen is in the Drain Dampness category although its effect on
the urinary system is considered to be mild.

**Channels:** heart

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
Anxiety
Poor memory
Heart palpitations
Sleeplessness
Irascibility

**Formulas:**
- An Shen Ding Zhi Wan
- Dao Chi Qing Xin Tang
- E Jiao Ji Zi Huang Tang
- Ling Jiao Gou Teng Tang
- Long Chi Qing Hun Tang
- Ming Mu Di Huang Wan
- Sang Piao Xiao San
- Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin

**Contraindications:** there are no contraindications
documented for Fu Shen

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 ![fu xiao mai, tritici fructus levis .jpg](/u/fu-xiao-mai-tritici-fructus-levis-jZxVgp.jpg) 

# Fu Xiao Mai

### Tritici Fructus Levis

_sweet, slightly salty, cool_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Stabilize and Bind**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Hyperhidrosis
 - Spontaneous
 - Night time
- Anxiety

Fu Xiao Mai enters the heart and has a calming effect on the shen.
It is used in the formula Gan Mai Da Zao Tang for patients with
restless organ disorder (patient presents with high anxiety). This
herb also has a stabilizing function for patterns of excess
sweating.

**Channels:** heart

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Anxiety
- Palpitations
- Menopausal symptoms
 - deficiency heat
- Insomnia
- Excess sweating

**Formulas:**
- Mu Li San
- Gan Mai Da Zao Tang

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Fu Xiao Mai to patients
that are sweating due to an external attack where the exterior
must be released instead of stabilized

**Zoo Image:** a sweaty camel with a leaking heart hat made pizza with heart
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 ![gan cao, glycyrrhizae radix.jpg](/u/gan-cao-glycyrrhizae-radix-FnOaQr.jpg) 

# Gan Cao

### Glycyrrhizae Radix

_sweet, neutral, warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Tonify Qi**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Apathy
- Loose stool
- Heart system abnormalities
 - Irregular or intermittent pulse
 - Heart palpitations
- Pulmonary disorders
 - Cough
 - Wheeze
 - Sore throat (lung system)
 - Shortness of breath
- Pain
 - Muscle spasm
- Skin disorders
 - Carbuncles
 - Sores
- Toxicity

Gan Cao is sweet and neutral. It enters the lung, large intestine,
stomach, spleen, heart, small intestine, kidney, urinary bladder, san
jiao, gallbladder, pericardium, and liver systems. Its tonifying
effect is so useful that Gan Cao shows up in many formulas when
treating deficiency conditions. Consider it a major adrenal gland
tonic.

**Channels:** lung, large intestine, stomach, spleen, heart,
bladder, small intestine, kidney, pericardium, san jiao,
liver, gallbladder

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Hypoadrenia
 - Low aldosterone
- Dysglycemia
 - Diabetes
- Fatigue
- Hypothyroid
- Hypogonadism
 - Low libido
 - Erectile dysfunction
 - Poor stamina
- Cough
- Wheeze
 - Bronchodilation
- Muscle spasms
- Diarrhea
- Numbness in the limbs
 - Vasodilation
- Inflammation
- Allergies
- Antitumor
- Low blood pressure

**Formulas:**
- Ba Zheng San
- Bai He Gu Jin Tang
- Bao Chan Wu You Fang
- Bao Yin Jian
- Bu Huan Jin Zheng Qi San
- Cang Er Bi Dou Yan Fang
- Chai Ge Jie Ji Tang
- Chai Hu Qing Gan Tang
- Chen Xiang Jiang Qi Tang
- Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao San
- Da Huang Zhe Chong Wan
- Da Qin Jiao Tang
- Dang Gui Yin Zi
- Dao Chi Qing Xin Tang
- Dao Chi San
- Ding Chuan Tang
- E Jiao Ji Zi Huang Tang
- Fang Feng Tong Sheng San
- Fang Ji Huang Qi Tang
- Fu Yuan Huo Xue Tang
- Gan Cao Gan Jiang Fu Ling Bai Zhu Tang
- Gan Mai Da Zao Tang
- Ge Gen Huang Lian Huang Qin Tang
- Ge Gen Jia Ban Xia Tang
- Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang
- Gui Zhi Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang
- Gui Zhi Shao Yao Zhi Mu Tang
- Huang Lian Wen Dan Tang
- Huang Long Tang
- Huang Tu Tang
- Jiao Ai Tang
- Jie Geng Tang
- Jiu Wei Qiang Huo Tang
- Ju Pi Zhu Ru Tang
- Li Yan Cha
- Liang Ge San
- Ling Gan Wu Wei Jiang Xin Tang
- Ling Gui Zhu Gan Tang
- Ling Jiao Gou Teng Tang
- Liu Yi San
- Long Dan Xie Gan Tang
- Ma Huang Lian Qiao Chi Xiao Dou Tang
- Mai Men Dong Tang
- Mu Xiang Liu Qi Yin
- Ping Gan Kai Yu Zhu Xue Tang
- Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin
- Qing Fei Tang
- Qing Gu San
- Qing Re Gu Jing Tang
- Qing Shu Yi Qi Tang
- Qing Wen Bai Du Yin
- Qing Zao Jiu Fei Tang
- Ren Shen Bai Du San
- Shao Yao Tang
- Shen Tong Zhu Yu Tang
- Shi Wei Bai Du San
- Shi Wei San
- Shu Jing Huo Xue Tang
- Si Miao Yong An Tang
- Su Zi Jiang Qi Tang
- Suan Zao Ren Tang
- Tiao Wei Cheng Qi Tang
- Wan Dai Tang
- Wen Dan Tang
- Wen Pi Tang
- Wu Hu Tang
- Wu Ji San
- Xia Ru Yong Quan San
- Xian Fang Huo Ming Yin
- Xie Huang San
- Xin Jia Huang Long Tang
- Xin Yi Qing Fei Yin
- Xing Su San
- Xuan Yu Tong Jing Tang
- Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang
- Yang He Tang
- Yang Yin Qing Fei Tang
- Yi Gan San
- Yue Bi Tang
- Zai Zao San
- Zhen Gan Xi Feng Tang
- Zhen Ren Huo Ming Yin
- Zhen Ren Yang Zang Tang
- Zhi Sou San

**Contraindications:** Gan Cao should not be prescribed to
patients with excess damp patterns and should be prescribed
cautiously to patients with hypertension

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passed The Antidote sculpture, Herbs in Harmony painting, and The Gasp,
and he has leg spasms and a T scarf

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 ![gan jiang, zingiberis rhozoma.jpg](/u/gan-jiang-zingiberis-rhozoma-lVtBxI.jpg) 

# Gan Jiang

### Zingiberis Rhizoma

_acrid, hot_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Warm the Interior and Expel Cold**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Cold sensation
 - Extremities
- Mucus
- Bleeding
- Gray complexion
- Weak pulse
 - Floating
 - Thin

Gan Jiang is acrid and hot. It enters the spleen, stomach, lung,
and heart systems to treat cold patterns. Its stomach and spleen
functions allow it to treat cold in the middle jiao coming from
both deficiency and excess patterns.

Gan Jiang enters the lung system to treat conditions presenting
with cold mucus that is typically thin and watery.

Gan Jiang can also treat hemorrhagic disorders when the cause is
a yang deficiency pattern.

**Channels:** lung, stomach, heart, spleen

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Lung disorders
 - Pneumonia
 - Bronchitis
- Gastrointestinal tract disorders
 - Indigestion
 - Diarrhea
 - Loose stool
 - Loss of appetite
- Pain
 - Cold extremities
 - Cold bi syndrome
- Arthritis
- Abnormal uterine bleeding

**Formulas:**
- Bai Tong Tang
- Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang
- Chai Hu Gui Zhi Gan Jiang Tang
- Da Jian Zhong Tang
- Fu Zi Li Zhong
- Gan Cao Gan Jiang Fu Ling Bai Zhu Tang
- Gan Cao Gan Jiang Tang
- Gan Cao Xie Xin Tang
- Ge Hua Jie Cheng San
- Gui Zhi Ren Shen Tang
- Hou Po Wen Zhong Tang
- Hu Qian Wan
- Huang Lian Tang
- Li Zhong An Hui Tang
- Li Zhong Wan
- Ling Gan Wu Wei Jiang Xin Tang
- San Wu Bei Ji Wan
- Shao Fu Zhu Yu Tang
- Sheng Jiang Xie Xin Tang
- Shi Pi Yin
- Shi Wei Bai Du San
- Si Ni Jia Ren Shen Tang
- Si Ni Tang
- Tao Hua Tang
- Tong Mai Si Ni Tang
- Wen Pi Tang
- Wu Ji San
- Wu Mei Wan
- Xiao Qing Long Tang
- Zheng Qi Tian Xiang San
- Zhi Shi Xiao Pi Wan

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Gan Jiang to patients
that present with heat patterns due to deficiency especially with
concomitant bleeding, prescribe Gan Jiang with caution to
pregnant patients

**Zoo Image:** a uterus bleeding lion with devastated yang is rescued by a Harry
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 ![gan sui, kansui radix.jpg](/u/gan-sui-kansui-radix-bxGtyA.jpg) 

# Gan Sui

### Kansui Radix

_toxic, bitter, sweet, cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Harsh Expellant that Drains Downward**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Water retention
 - Edema of the chest
 - Facial edema
- Abdominal distention
- Seizures
- Skin sores

Gan Sui is toxic, bitter, sweet, and cold. It forces the body into
diuresis and peristalsis. It is toxic and prescription should be
limited to patients presenting with severe conditions such as
ascites. This type of patient needs to be under the care of a
medical doctor.

**Channels:** lung, kidney, large intestine

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Ascites
- Edema
- Epilepsy
- Dysuria
 - Urine retention

**Formulas:**
- Da Xian Xiong Tang
- Shi Zao Tang
- Zhou Che Wan

**Contraindications:** Gan Sui is toxic and should only be
prescribed in severe cases such as patients that have ascites, it
should never be used on a patient that is pregnant

**Zoo Image:** the Team Vulture racing car with red swellings is at the top of a
hill shooting out phlegm and watery mucus

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 ![gao ben, ligustici rhizoma.jpg](/u/gao-ben-ligustici-rhizoma-FHpCIm.jpg) 

# Gao Ben

### Ligustici Rhizoma

_acrid, warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Release the Exterior for Cold Attack**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Headache
- Nasal congestion
- Abdominal pain
- Gynecological swellings

Gao Ben is acrid and warm. It enters the bladder system and du
channel to treat exterior attacks involving cold and patterns
involving dampness. Its drying effect on dampness allows it to
treat gynecological swellings.

**Channels:** bladder, du

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Vaginal discharge
- Headache
- Common cold
- Dizziness
- Pain in the joints
- Antimicrobial

**Formulas:**
- Qiang Huo Sheng Shi Tang
- Xin Yi San

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Gao Ben to patients that
present with headaches due to patterns of blood deficiency or
deficiency heat

**Zoo Image:** a porcupine running from a blue bee runs into an archery range
and get hit, one arrow goes through his mouth and comes out the top of his
head, another arrow in his low back goes to his abdomen and damp comes
out, his crotch is swollen, there is a dotted line on the du channel

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 ![gao liang jiang, alpiniae officarum rhizoma.jpg](/u/gao-liang-jiang-alpiniae-officarum-rhizoma-AMDHpB.jpg) 

# Gao Liang Jiang

### Alpiniae Officinarum Rhizoma

_acrid, hot_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Warm the Interior and Expel Cold**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Gastrointestinal tract disorders
 - Epigastric pain
 - Abdominal pain
 - Vomiting
 - Hiccough
 - Diarrhea

Gao Liang Jiang is acrid and hot. It enters the stomach and spleen
systems to treat cold patterns. It’s primarily used to treat
gastrointestinal tract disorders.

**Channels:** spleen, stomach

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Cold masses in the abdomen
- Stomachache
- Angina pain
- Indigestion
- Hiccough
- Vomiting
- Nausea
 - Antimicrobial

**Formulas:**
- Liang Fu Wan
- Tian Tai Wu Yao San

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Gao Liang Jiang to
patients that present with heat due to deficiency patterns

**Zoo Image:** a massage therapist lion is working on a lion with a cold blue
middle jiao that barfed green and had brown diarrhea

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 ![ge gen, puerariae radix.jpg](/u/ge-gen-puerariae-radix-DWRA7N.jpg) 

# Ge Gen

### Puerariae Radix

_acrid, sweet, cool_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Release the Exterior for Heat Attack**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Common cold
 - Stiff neck/upper back
 - Headache
- Irascibility
- Dysglycemia
- Rash
- Intestinal disorders
 - Diarrhea
 - Dysentery
- Dizziness
- Tinnitus
- Paresthesia

Ge Gen enters the spleen and the stomach systems. It is acrid to
disperse exterior attacks and cool to treat heat patterns. It is also
sweet to generate fluids.

**Channels:** spleen, stomach

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Hypertension
- Diarrhea
- Dysglycemia
- Torticollis
- Circulation
 - Angina pectoris
- Common cold
- Headache

**Formulas:**
- Cang Er Bi Dou Yan Fang
- Chai Ge Jie Ji Tang
- Cong Bai Qi Wei Yin
- Dang Gui Nian Tong Tang
- Ge Gen Huang Lian Huang Qin Tang
- Ge Gen Huang Qin Huang Lian Tang
- Ge Gen Jia Ban Xia Tang
- Ge Gen Qin Lian Tang
- Ge Gen Tang
- Gui Zhi Jia Ge Gen Tang
- Sheng Ma Ge Gen Tang

**Contraindications:** there are no contraindications
documented for Ge Gen

**Zoo Image:** a rash covered polar bear with sore shoulders and a red head is
doing a handstand on a poo toilet with a glass of water on its foot

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 ![gou ji, cibotii rhizoma.jpg](/u/gou-ji-cibotii-rhizoma-Lb2Me7.jpg) 

# Gou Ji

### Cibotii Rhizoma

_bitter, sweet, warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Tonify Yang**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Musculoskeletal degeneration
 - Weak bones
 - Weak and brittle tendons and ligaments
 - Low back pain
 - Sore and numb limbs
 - Knee pain
- Urinary incontinence
- Vaginal discharge

This herb is warm, sweet, and bitter. It enters the liver and kidney
systems. The liver blood nourishes the tendons and ligaments
which helps in patients with low back pain due to deficiency.
Gou Ji also supports adrenal and gonadal function which
contributes to tendon and ligament strength.

**Channels:** kidney, liver

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Pain
 - Low back pain
 - Arthritis
- Urogenital system disorders
 - Leukorrhea
 - Urinary incontinence
 - Low libido
 - Erectile dysfunction

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Gou Ji to patients that
present with urinary heat from deficiency of yin, do not
prescribe with Bai Jiang Cao

**Zoo Image:** a grizzly bear wearing stabilizer undies is getting a menthol rub
on his low back by a kidney under the direction of a general liver while the
bear is holding a bone between his legs and another kidney carries a flame

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 ![gou qi zi, lycii fructus.jpg](/u/gou-qi-zi-lycii-fructus-Rv9s2I.jpg) 

# Gou Qi Zi

### Lycii Fructus

_sweet, neutral_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Tonify Blood**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Pain
 - Low back pain
 - Muscle pain in the lower limbs
 - Abdominal pain
- Hypogonadism
 - Erectile dysfunction
 - Nocturnal emission
- Dysglycemia
- Blurry vision
- Dizziness
- Cough

Gou Qi Zi is sweet and neutral. It enters the lung, liver, and
kidney systems. Its nourishing effect is especially important for
eye health.

**Channels:** lung, liver, kidney

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Eye disorders
 - Excess lacrimation
 - Dryness
 - Irritation
 - Redness
 - Pain
 - Degeneration of vision
- Erectile dysfunction
- Dysglycemia
- Anemia
 - Dizziness
- Liver phase II
 - Hepatoprotective

**Formulas:**
- Bu Shen Gu Chong Wan
- Da Ying Jian
- Gui Lu Er Xian Jiao
- Jing Qian Fang
- Nuan Gan Jian
- Qi Bao Mei Ran Dan
- Qi Ju Di Huang Wan
- Yi Guan Jian
- You Gui Wan
- You Gui Yin
- Zuo Gui Wan
- Zuo Gui Yin

**Contraindications:** Gou Qi Zi should be prescribed
cautiously with patients that have poor digestive function

**Zoo Image:** a conjoined bat in baby shorts with ribs showing, one with cough
and cough syrup and the other with dizziness looking through a telescope
and a yin yang symbol with just a little yang

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 ![gou teng, uncariae ramulus cum uncis.jpg](/u/gou-teng-uncariae-ramulus-cum-uncis-OHU3vL.jpg) 

# Gou Teng

### Uncariae Ramulus cum Uncis

_sweet, slightly cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremor**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Tremors
- Eclampsia
- Seizures
- Headache
- Irascibility
- Redness in eyes
- Hypertension
- Fever

Gou Teng should not be cooked more than twenty minutes or
you risk losing some of its therapeutic qualities.
It is slightly cold and sweet. Gou Teng enters the liver and the
pericardium systems and is well known for its blood pressure
lowering action when the cause is liver wind with heat.

**Channels:** pericardium, liver

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Febrile seizure
 - Childhood convulsion
- Rash
- Migraine
- Sedation
- Allergies
- Poor circulation
- Sympathetic nervous system dominance

**Formulas:**
- E Jiao Ji Zi Huang Tang
- Ling Jiao Gou Teng Tang
- Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin
- Yi Gan San

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe (or do so cautiously) to
patients that present with excess heat patterns or to patient that
do not present with a wind-heat pattern

**Zoo Image:** a rhino turned his massage chair to the liver setting and has
spasms, his dog is red, and the window is open letting in hot wind

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 ![gu sui bu, drynariae rhizoma.jpg](/u/gu-sui-bu-drynariae-rhizoma-aaaZ3x.jpg) 

# Gu Sui Bu

### Drynariae Rhizoma

_bitter, warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Tonify Warm**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Tinnitus
- Low back pain
- Knee pain
- Tooth pain
- Bleeding gums
- Diarrhea
- Sprains and strains
- Broken bones
- Alopecia

Gu Sui Bu can be used topically for alopecia. It is warm and bitter
and enters the liver and kidneys. It supports the hormone
function of the adrenal and gonads for strengthening of tendons,
ligaments, and bones. For this reason, it can be prescribed to
patients that suffer low back pain due to yang deficiency patterns.

As a yang tonic, Gu Sui Bu can treat diarrhea when the cause is a
cold deficiency pattern.

Gu Sui Bu also improves blood flow and directs floating yang
downward for such disorders as toothache and tinnitus.

**Channels:** kidney, liver

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Antimicrobial
- Anti-inflammatory
- Topical
 - Wound care
 - Alopecia
- Circulation
- Pain in the extremities
- Sports injuries
- Bleeding gums

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Gu Sui Bu to patients
that present with deficiency heat patterns or to patients that do
not show signs of blood stagnation

**Zoo Image:** a grizzly bear in a wheelchair with a broken leg is getting a wig
while the nurse looks at a floating yang bubble on its head

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 ![gu ya, sativae fructus germinatus.jpg](/u/gu-ya-sativae-fructus-germinatus-S6klM5.jpg) 

# Gu Ya

### Sativae Fructus Germinatus

_sweet, neutral_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Digestive Aid**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Gastrointestinal tract disorders
 - Indigestion
 - Lack of appetite
 - Diarrhea

Gu Ya is sweet and neutral. It enters the spleen and stomach
systems to treat disorders of the gastrointestinal tract. It is
considered mild in function.

**Channels:** spleen, stomach

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Mucosal lining
- Indigestion
- Diarrhea
- Stomachache

**Contraindications:** there are no contraindications
documented for Gu Ya

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 ![gua lou pi, tricjosanthis pericarpium.jpg](/u/gua-lou-pi-tricjosanthis-pericarpium-guqxxT.jpg) 

# Gua Lou Pi

### Trichosanthes Pericarpium

_sweet, cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Transforms Hot Phlegm**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Cough
- Breast abscess
- Chest pressure/pain

Gua Lou Pi is sweet and cold. It enters the large intestine,
stomach, and lung systems to treat hot phlegm patterns. It can
also be used to treat dry cough.

**Channels:** lung, stomach, large intestine

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Breast abscess
- Antitumor
- Angina pain
- Cough

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Guo Lou Pi with Cao
Wu, Chuan Wu, Fu Zi, Gan Jiang, or Niu Xi

**Zoo Image:** a cough train on a P-shaped truss is going up the shirt of a Saint
Bernard with a breast abscess

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 ![gua lou ren, trichosanthis semen.jpg](/u/gua-lou-ren-trichosanthis-semen-IcRs02.jpg) 

# Gua Lou Ren

### Trichosanthis Semen

_sweet, cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Transforms Hot Phlegm**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Cough
- Chest pain
- Constipation
- Thirst
- Dry mouth
- Irascibility
- Sores
- Breast abscess

Gua Lou Ren is sweet and cold to treat heat patterns. Gua Lou
Ren enters the lung, large intestine, and stomach systems to
resolve phlegm from a heat pattern.
As a seed, Gua Lou Ren is also useful in treating constipation
when the pattern originates from heat drying the intestinal fluids
resulting in dry hard stool.

**Channels:** lung, stomach, large intestine

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Constipation
- Dyslipidemia
- Dysglycemia
- Cough with chest pain
- Sore throat
- Antimicrobial
- Breast abscess
- Antitumor
- Jaundice
- CAD

**Formulas:**
- Bei Mu Gua Lou San
- Qing Qi Hua Tan Wan
- Qing Zao Run Chang Tang

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Gua Lou Ren with Cao
Wu, Chuan Wu, Fu Zi, Gan Jiang, or Niu Xi

**Zoo Image:** a train conductor Saint Bernard is playing with a hot cough train
headed for his intestines while the water tower splashes his chest

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 ![gua lou, trichosanthis fructus.jpg](/u/gua-lou-trichosanthis-fructus-QlW8T1.jpg) 

# Gua Lou

### Trichosanthis Fructus

_sweet, cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Transforms Hot Phlegm**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Upper jiao dysfunction
 - Cough
 - Chest pressure
 - Chest pain
- Abscess
 - Lung abscess
 - Breast abscess
 - Intestinal abscess
- Constipation

Gua Luo is cold to treat patterns involving heat. Its primary
function is to transform hot phlegm. It enters the lung, stomach,
and large intestine systems with a sweet characteristic to eliminate
hot phlegm and phlegm related nodulation.
Its relationship with the lungs makes it especially useful for cough
and can be used alone. It is also kid friendly.
Its relationship with the gastrointestinal tract allows it to move the
stool as a gentle laxative and to treat intestinal abscesses.

**Channels:** lung, stomach, large intestine

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Antitumor
- Appendicitis
- Angina pain
- CAD
- Pleural rub
- Amenorrhea
- Antimicrobial

**Formulas:**
- Bei Mu Gua Lou San
- Gua Lou Xie Bai Jiu Tang
- Gua Lou Xie Bai Ban Xia Tang
- Qing Qi Hua Tan Wan
- Qing Zao Run Chang Tang
- Xiao Xian Xiong Tang
- Zhi Shi Gua Lou Gui Zhi Tang
- Zhi Shi Xie Bai Gui Zhi Tang

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Gua Lou with Wu Tou,
Gan Jiang, or Niu Xi, do not prescribe Gua Lou to patients that
have weak digestive function and associated diarrhea

**Zoo Image:** a hot Saint Bernard stuck in a toilet with phlegm ball toilet paper
wrapped around its chest is being helped by a friend with a phlegm plunger

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 ![gui ban, testudinis plastrum.jpg](/u/gui-ban-testudinis-plastrum-Hv8EaW.jpg) 

# Gui Ban

### Testudinis Plastrum

_sweet, salty, cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Tonify Yin**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Fever
- Night sweats
- Dizziness
- Tinnitus
- Bone pain
- Tremors
 - Facial spasms
- Weakness in the legs
- Low back pain
- Musculoskeletal underdevelopment
- Vaginal discharge
- Uterine bleeding
- Anxiety
- Insomnia
- Poor memory
- Sores
- Ulcers

Gui Ban is sweet, salty, and cold. It enters the heart, liver, and
kidney systems to nourish yin and reduce heat. Gui Ban improves
endocrine function and can be used to treat children that present
with poor bone development or babies that present with fontanels
that have not yet closed.

**Channels:** heart, liver, kidney

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Fever
- Developmental disorders
- Tinnitus
- Dizziness
- Orthostatic hypotension
- Malaria
- Leukorrhea
- Ulcers
- Sores
- Muscle spasms
- Cough

**Formulas:**
- Da Bu Yin Wan
- Da Ding Feng Zhi
- Gu Jing Wan
- Gui Lu Er Xian Jiao
- Hu Qian Wan
- Qing Re Gu Jing Tang
- Rou Fu Bao Yuan Tang
- San Jia Fu Mai Tang
- Sang Piao Xiao San
- Zhen Gan Xi Feng Tang
- Zuo Gui Wan

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Gui Ban to pregnant
patients or to patients that present with patterns in the stomach
of cold-dampness

**Zoo Image:** a turtle in a castle tower with hearts is lowering a yang anchor
with cracked fontanel, the tower had blood splats and is surrounded by a
blood mote, there are chong and ren ladders and a conjoined turtle with
bleeding hearts is waiting

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 ![gui zhi, cinnamomi ramulus.jpg](/u/gui-zhi-cinnamomi-ramulus-ogcYUK.jpg) 

# Gui Zhi

### Cinnamomi Ramulus

_acrid, sweet, warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

**_Release the Exterior for Cold Attack_**

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Common cold
- Arthritis
- Edema
- Urinary dysfunction
- Dizziness
- Palpitations
- Shortness of breath
- Chest pain
- Irregular menses

Gui Zhi is acrid, sweet, and warm. It enters the lung, heart, and
bladder systems. Its warm and acrid qualities allow it to break up
and move the blood to circulate the vessels.

**Channels:** lung, heart, bladder

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Angina pain
- Arthritis
- Common cold
- Amenorrhea
- Dysuria
- Heart palpitations
- Cough
- Fever
- Allergy
- Skin disorders

**Formulas:**
- Chai Hu Gui Zhi Gan Jiang Tang
- Chai Hu Gui Zhi Tang
- Chai Hu Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang
- Da Qing Long Tang
- Dang Gui Si Ni Tang
- Fu Ling Gui Zhi Gan Cao Da Zao Tang
- Ge Gen Jia Ban Xia Tang
- Ge Gen Tang
- Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan
- Gui Zhi Gan Cao Tang
- Gui Zhi Jia Ge Gen Tang
- Gui Zhi Jia Hou Po Xing Zi Tang
- Gui Zhi Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang
- Gui Zhi Jia Shao Yao Tang
- Gui Zhi Ren Shen Tang
- Gui Zhi Shao Yao Zhi Mu Tang
- Gui Zhi Tang
- Huang Lian Tang
- Huang Qi Gui Zhu Wu Wu Tang
- Huang Qi Jian Zhong Tang
- Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan
- Ling Gui Zhu Gan Tang
- Ma Huang Tang
- Shen Qi Wan
- Tao He Cheng Qi Tang
- Wei Ling Tang
- Wen Jing Tang
- Wu Ling San
- Wu Mei Wan
- Xiao Jian Zhong Tang
- Xiao Qing Long Tang
- Zai Zao San
- Zhi Gan Cao Tang
- Zhi Shi Gua Lou Gui Zhi Tang
- Zhi Shi Xie Bai Gui Zhi Tang

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Gui Zhi to patients that
present with deficiency heat patterns or warm heat pathogens,
do not prescribe to pregnant patients

**Zoo Image:** a porcupine has a fire torch to melt a frozen man’s heart and
vessels while he has a frozen cane, a bucket has turbid yin

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 ![hai piao xiao, sepiae endoconcha.jpg](/u/hai-piao-xiao-sepiae-endoconcha-iIZOgA.jpg) 

# Hai Piao Xiao

### Sephiae Endoconcha

_salty, astringent, slightly warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Stabilize and Bind**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Hemorrhage
 - Bleeding from trauma
- Urogenital system disorders
 - Nocturnal emissions
 - Premature ejaculation
 - Vaginal discharge
- Digestive tract disorders
- Pain
 - Stomach pain
 - Epigastric pain
 - Acid reflux
 - Gastric ulcers
- Skin ulcers

Hai Piao Xiao is salty, astringent, and slightly warm. According to
the Bensky Materia Medica it enters the liver at the blood level.
This may explain its great function for stopping bleeding. The
liver influences blood flow and blood health. It can even be
applied topically to stop bleeding for traumas and to heal sores
and ulcers.
It enters the kidney to support hormone related leakage including
nocturnal emissions and vaginal discharge. This function likely
influences the adrenal glands and the gonads.

**Channels:** liver, kidney, stomach

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Abdominal pain
- Diarrhea
- Otitis media
- Thyroid dysregulation
- Swelling in the lower extremities
- Bleeding
 - Nose bleed
 - Hemafecia
 - Hematemesis
- Pain in the groin
- Leukorrhea
- Nocturnal emission
- Premature ejaculation
- Spermatorrhea
- Skin disorders
 - Eczema
- Boils
- Trauma
 - Bleeding
 - Ulcers
- Acid reflux

**Formulas:**
- Gu Chong Tang
- Si Hai Shu Yu Wan

**Contraindications:** continued use of Hai Piao Xiao can result
in constipation, should not be prescribed with Zhi Fu Zi and/or
Bai Ji

**Zoo Image:** a camel carves the number 3 into a damn (blood, essence, damp)
but he carves too deep and it is now leaking causing a rash on the wall while
he burps from eating pizza

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 ![hai tong pi, erythrinae cortex.jpg](/u/hai-tong-pi-erythrinae-cortex-2XSrLh.jpg) 

# Hai Tong Pi

### Erythrina Cortex

_acrid, bitter, neutral_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Eliminate Wind-Dampness**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Pain
 - Low back pain
 - Toothache
 - Knee pain
- Edema
- Skin lesions
- Scabies

Hai Tong Pi is acrid, bitter, and neutral. It enters the liver and
kidney systems. Although it is neutral, its greatest effect is on
patterns of dampness originating from heat. It treats the lower
half of the body especially well and can even be used in cases of
damp heat in the lower jiao.

Topically it is used for bug bites, scabies, skin sores and can be
gargled when a patient has a toothache.

**Channels:** liver, kidney

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Antimicrobial
- Diarrhea
- Arthritis
- Rash
- Antifungal

**Contraindications:** there are no contraindications for Hai
Tong Pi documented

**Zoo Image:** a seagull in a shower holding a gargle bottle drips water from its
skin into a yellow toilet, she has a skin lesion, a pair of scissors is cutting a
pattern on her lower half, the shower has hot and cold water

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 ![hai zao, sargassum.jpg](/u/hai-zao-sargassum-7Kqwd4.jpg) 

# Hai Zao

### Sargassum

_bitter, salty, cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Transforms Hot Phlegm**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Nodulation
 - Goiter
 - Scrofula
- Bulging disorders
- Edema

Hai Zao is bitter, salty, and cold to resolve and drain out nodules
originating from heat patterns. It enters the liver, stomach, lung,
and kidney systems.

Hai Zao is especially useful in resolving nodulation of the throat
and bulging disorders of the groin area.

**Channels:** liver, stomach, lung, kidney

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Antimicrobial
- Dyslipidemia
- Hypothyroid
- Anticoagulant
- Hernias
- Swollen testicles
- Edema of the lower limbs
- Enlarged lymph glands
- Enlarged liver
- Antihypertensive
- Obesity

**Formulas:**
- Hai Zao Yu Hu Tang
- Ju He Wan
- Si Hai Shu Yu Wan

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Hai Zao with Gan Cao

**Zoo Image:** a Saint Bernard with lower body edema, hot swollen testicles, and
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 ![han  fang ji, stephaniae tetrandrae radix.jpg](/u/han-fang-ji-stephaniae-tetrandrae-radix-nUa2ko.jpg) 

# Han Fang Ji

### Radix Stephaniae Tetrandrae

_acrid, bitter, cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Drain Dampness**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Water retention
 - Edema
 - Ascites
- Gastrointestinal disorders
 - Borborygmus
 - Abdominal distention
- Arthritis

Han Fang Ji is bitter to drain, acrid to disperse, and cold to treat
heat patterns of the bladder, spleen, and kidney systems.

**Channels:** lung, kidney, bladder

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Abdominal distention
- Pain in the extremities
- Ascites
- Edema
- Gonorrhea
- Eczema
- Dysuria
- Arthritis
- Antitumor
- Dysentery
- Hypertension
- Immune support
- Circulation
- Low back pain

**Formulas:**
- Fang Ji Huang Qi Tang
- Shu Jing Huo Xue Tang

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Han Fang Ji to patients
that present with yin deficiency patterns of the spleen and
stomach

**Zoo Image:** a pig with a boated gurgling abdomen flicks a hot/cold bee

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 ![he huan pi, albiziae cortex.jpg](/u/he-huan-pi-albiziae-cortex-EUYzOO.jpg) 

# He Huan Pi

### Albiziae Cortex

_sweet, neutral_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Nourish the Heart and Calm the Spirit**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Sleeplessness
- Irascibility
- Forgetfulness
- Trauma
- Abscesses

He Huan Pi is sweet and neutral. It enters the heart and liver
systems to calm the shen for emotional upset and support normal
sleep. Its sweet property is nourishing to the liver and calming to
the shen.

**Channels:** heart, liver

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Angina pain
- Abscesses internally and externally
- Mood swings
- Premenstrual syndrome
- Poor appetite
- Physical trauma

**Contraindications:** He Huan Pi should be prescribed
cautiously to patients that are pregnant

**Zoo Image:** a spirit riding a deer with 5 emotions can’t remember the deer’s
name as he hits the deer’s leg with a bone, there is a blue bird on the deer’s
antler

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 ![he ye, nelumbinis folium.jpg](/u/he-ye-nelumbinis-folium-YhZIbu.jpg) 

# He Ye

### Nelumbinis Folium

_bitter, slightly sweet, neutral_

#### MAIN FUNCTION:

_**Clears Heat and Resolves Toxicity**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Fever
- Hyperhidrosis
- Scanty urine
- Irascibility
- Diarrhea
- Vomiting
 - Blood

He Ye enters the heart, liver, and spleen systems. It’s bitter and
neutral. It is also slightly sweet which treat spleen sinking patterns.
It can also treat bleeding disorders which may have to do with
spleen deficiency and the spleen’s ability to hold the blood in the
vessels.

**Channels:** heart, liver, spleen

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Diarrhea
- Edema
- Bleeding disorders
 - Hemafecia
 - Hematemesis
 - Hematuria
- Indigestion

**Formulas:**
- Qing Luo Yin
- Shi Hui San
- Zhi Zhu Wan

**Contraindications:** there are no contraindications
documented for He Ye

**Zoo Image:** a fat beluga whale with a sunken body is eating hot dogs with
Extra Loose sauce carrying a blood red bottle of ketchup, the hot sun has a
catcher’s mitt

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 ![hei zhi ma, sesami semen nigrum.jpg](/u/hei-zhi-ma-sesami-semen-nigrum-UMUoKc.jpg) 

# Hei Zhi Ma

### Sesami Semen Nigrum

_sweet, neutral_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Tonify Yin**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Blurred vision
- Tinnitus
- Dizziness
- Inhibited lactation
- Headaches
- Numbness
- Constipation
 - Dry stool

Hei Zhi Ma is sweet and neutral. It enters the large intestine, liver,
and kidney systems. Its yin nourishing effect allows it to treat dry
constipation in the large intestines. Its relationship to the liver and
kidneys allows it to treat age related decline that affects the eyes
and hearing.

Hei Zhi Ma is sometimes prescribed to patients for recovery after
they have been ill.

**Channels:** liver, kidney, large intestine

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Hypoadrenia
- Decline of vision
- Poor memory
- Constipation
- Lactation difficulties
- Dysglycemia

**Formulas:**
- Qi Bao Mei Ran Da
- Qing Zao Jiu Fei Tang
- Xiang Feng San

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Hei Zhi Ma to patients
that present with diarrhea due to weak digestive function

**Zoo Image:** a conjoined turtle with glasses and ear muffs is painting a car
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 ![hong hua, carthami flos.jpg](/u/hong-hua-carthami-flos-Ua0gVH.jpg) 

# Hong Hua

### Carthami Flos

_acrid, warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Circulate Blood**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Amenorrhea
- Abdominal pain
- Dizziness
- Retained lochia
- Abdominal masses
- Trauma
- Disorders of the skin
 - Sores
 - Carbuncles
 - Erythema
- Chest pain
- Measles

Hong Hua is acrid to get the blood moving and warm to treat
cold stagnant blood patterns. It enters the liver and heart systems.
Its affinity to the heart allows it to treat chest fullness and angina
pain symptoms.

Hong Hua enters the liver to move blood from liver blood
stagnation and can treat many gynecological disorders as well as
some skin conditions.

**Channels:** heart, liver

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Masses
- Measles
- Rash
- Carbuncles
- Erythema
- Trauma
- Difficult labor
- Menstrual disorders
- Antitumor
- Skin sores
- Headache
- Angina pain
- Arthritis
- Dyslipidemia
- Stroke

**Formulas:**
- Bu Yang Huan Wu Tang
- Fu Yuan Huo Xue Tang
- Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang
- Qi Li San
- Shen Tong Zhu Yu Tang
- Shu Gan Tang
- Tao Hong Si Wu Tang
- Tong Qiao Huo Xue Tang
- Tong You Tang
- Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Hong Hua to patients
that are pregnant or to patients with bleeding disorders

**Zoo Image:** a Robin Hood roadrunner with a rash shoots an arrow at a
females locked crotch and hits the enemies chest

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 ![hu jiao, piperis fructus.jpg](/u/hu-jiao-piperis-fructus-uNpCTy.jpg) 

# Hu Jiao

### Piperis Fructus

_acrid, hot_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Warm the Interior and Expel Cold**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Vomiting
- Diarrhea
- Abdominal pain

Hu Jiao is acrid and hot. It enters the stomach and large intestine
systems to treat cold patterns of the gastrointestinal tract.

**Channels:** stomach, large intestine

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Stomachache
- Antitumor
- Diarrhea
- Food poisoning

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Hu Jiao to pregnant
patients

**Zoo Image:** a lion is spray painting his stomach and intestines red

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 ![hu lu ba, trigonellae semen.jpg](/u/hu-lu-ba-trigonellae-semen-KE0iAc.jpg) 

# Hu Lu Ba

### Trigonellae Semen

_bitter, warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Tonify Yang**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Hernia
- Distention of flank
- Abdominal pain
- Leg pain and swelling

Hu Lu Ba is bitter and warm and goes to the kidney system. This
helps with lower leg cold edema patterns and cold pattern hernias.

**Channels:** kidney

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Hernia
- Abdominal distention
- Poor lactation
- Leukorrhea
- Cold limbs
- Pain in the testicles
- Antiparasitic

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Hu Lu Ba to patients
that have damp-heat of heat from deficiency of yin

**Zoo Image:** a grizzly bear looking at a primal qi deity hopes it will warm him
up because he has a cold streak on his kidneys and a painful bulge

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 ![hua hi,fen talcum.jpg](/u/hua-hi-fen-talcum-nT3vpE.jpg) 

# Hua Shi

### Talcum

_sweet, bland, cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Drains Dampness**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Urinary tract disorders
 - Painful urination
 - Scanty urination
- Diarrhea
- Fever
- Thirst
- Yellow tongue coat
- Irascibility
- Eczema

Hua Shi enters the bladder and the stomach systems. It is sweet,
bland, and cold to treat damp-heat patterns of the lower jiao.

**Channels:** stomach, bladder

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Urinary tract infections
- Abdominal distention
- Fever
- Epistaxis
- Edema
- Diuretic
- Eczema
- Dysuria
- Gastritis
- Diarrhea

**Formulas:**
- Ba Zheng San
- Dao Chi Qing Xin Tang
- Fang Feng Tong Sheng San
- Gan Lu Xiao Du Dan
- Liu Yi San
- Mie Di Zhi Yang Tang
- San Ren Tang
- Shi Wei San
- Xiao Ji Yin Zi
- Zhu Ling Tang
- Zi Xue Dan

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Hua Shi to patients that
present with spermatorrhea or patterns of spleen qi deficiency
or heat patterns injuring fluids, prescribe with caution to
patients that are pregnant

**Zoo Image:** on a hot day a pig with skin sores is playing in a fountain with red
hot urine water which is coming out the side

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 ![hua jiao, zanthoxyli pericarpiumi.jpg](/u/hua-jiao-zanthoxyli-pericarpiumi-VYgPsp.jpg) 

# Hua Jiao

### Zanthoxyli Pericarpium

_acrid, hot, slightly toxic_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Warm the Interior and Expel Cold**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Gastrointestinal tract disorders
 - Vomiting
 - Abdominal pain
 - Diarrhea
 - Parasites

Hua Jiao is acrid, slightly toxic, and hot. It enters the stomach,
kidney, and spleen systems to break up and disperse cold patterns.
Its antiparasitic function is noted in particular for roundworms.

**Channels:** kidney, spleen, stomach

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Stomachache
- Distention of abdomen
- Abdominal cramping
- Diarrhea
- Parasite infections
- Antitumor

**Formulas:**
- Da Jian Zhong Tang
- Li Zhong An Hui Tang
- Lian Mei An Hui Tang
- Wu Mei Wan

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Hua Jiao to patients that
present with severe deficiency heat patterns

**Zoo Image:** a lion with a cold middle jiao is walking through the fiery gate of
vitality, parasites are checked at the door

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 ![hua mi, sophorae flos immaturus.jpg](/u/hua-mi-sophorae-flos-immaturus-FMLkcc.jpg) 

# Huai Mi

### Sophorae Flos immaturus

_bitter, cool_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Stop Bleeding**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Bleeding disorders
 - Bleeding hemorrhoids
 - Dysentery with blood
 - Hemoptysis
 - Hemafecia
 - Menometrorrhagia
 - Epistaxis
- Dizziness
- Headache
- Red eyes

Huai Mi is bitter and cool. It enters the liver and large intestine
systems. It can be taken daily as a beverage for dizziness,
headache, and red eyes.

Di Yu also treats bleeding hemorrhoids. Easy way to remember
two hemorrhoid herbs: Do you (Di Yu) have hemorrhoids? Why me
(Huai Mi)?

**Channels:** liver, large intestine

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Red eyes
- Conjunctivitis
- Iritis
- Menorrhagia
- Bleeding hemorrhoids
- Dyslipidemia
- Hypertension

**Contraindications:** prescribe Huai Mi with caution to
patients that present with poor digestive function due to
deficiency cold patterns

**Zoo Image:** a black widow with red eyes eating a hot liver is squirting
Preparation H into bleeding hemorrhoids bordered by intestines full of
bloody stool

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 ![huang bai. phellodendri cortex.jpg](/u/huang-bai-phellodendri-cortex-4JBYMe.jpg) 

# Huang Bai

### Phillodendri Cortex

_bitter, cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Clear Heat and Dry Dampness**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Dysfunction of the lower jiao
 - Thick yellow vaginal discharge
 - Smelly diarrhea
 - Dysentery
 - Nocturnal emissions
 - Spermatorrhea
- Jaundice
- Leg pain
- Swollen leg, knees, or feet
- Skin lesions
- Sores

Huang Bai bitter to drain and detoxify and cold to treat patterns
involving heat. It enters the kidney and bladder systems. Its effect
is primarily on the lower jiao treating damp-heat patterns of the
intestines. It also treats gynecological issues involving damp-heat.

Huang Bai treats jaundice when its origin is damp-heat.

**Channels:** kidney, bladder

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Urogenital disorders
 - Vaginitis
 - Yeast infections
 - Urinary tract infections
- Antimicrobial
- Lower limb edema
- Arthritis
- Intestinal disorders
 - Diarrhea
 - Dysentery
 - IBS
 - Crohn’s
 - Ulcerative colitis
- Thirst
- Abscesses
- Eczema

**Formulas:**
- Bai Tou Weng Tang
- Bao Yin Jian
- Bu Shen Yi Gan Tang
- Da Bu Yin Wan
- Dang Gui Liu Huang Tang
- Dang Gui Long Hui Wan
- Er Miao San
- Er Xian Tang
- Gu Jing Wan
- Hu Qian Wan
- Huang Lian Jie Du Tang
- Lian Mei An Hui Tang
- Mie Di Zhi Yang Tang
- Mu Xiang Bing Lang Wan
- Si Miao Wan
- Wu Mei Wan
- Yi Huang Tang
- Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan
- Zhi Zi Bai Pi Tang

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Huang Bai to patients
that present with deficiency cold patterns

**Zoo Image:** a cat with a red painful dripping leg and a tail with yellow
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 ![huang jing, polygonati rhizoma.jpg](/u/huang-jing-polygonati-rhizoma-St6XY3.jpg) 

# Huang Jing

### Polygonati Rhizoma

_sweet, neutral_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Tonify Qi**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Apathy
- Fatigue
- Poor appetite
- Dry mouth
- Loss of taste
- Dry stools
- Dry red tongue
- Cough
- Low back pain
- Weakness of the lower extremities
- Dysglycemia

Huang Jing is sweet and neutral. It enters the lung, spleen, and
kidney systems to tonify and improve function.

**Channels:** lung, kidney, spleen

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Dysglycemia
 - Diabetes
 - Obesity
- Fatigue
 - Hypoadrenia
- Low blood pressure
- Hypothyroid
- Subclinical anemia
- Cough
- Pneumonia
- Poor appetite
- Hypertension
- Antimicrobial

**Formulas:**
- Yi Yin Jian

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Huang Jing to patients
with poor digestive function

**Zoo Image:** a ferret is taking a bath coughing while an earth man holding a
turtle squirts herbal essence onto the ferret’s low back, there are wasting and
thirsting towels

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 ![huang lian, coptidis rhizoma.jpg](/u/huang-lian-coptidis-rhizoma-LG8VtJ.jpg) 

# Huang Lian

### Coptidis Rhizome

_bitter, cold_

### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Clear Heat and Dry Dampness**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Gastrointestinal tract disorders
 - Diarrhea
 - Dysentery
 - Vomiting
 - Acid regurgitation
- Heat patterns
 - High fever
 - Irascibility
 - Discombobulation
 - Mental derangement
 - Red tongue
 - Rapid full pulse
 - Red painful eyes
 - Sore throat
- Skin disorders
 - Boils
 - Abscesses
 - Mouth ulcers
- Bleeding disorders

Huang Lian is bitter to drain and detoxify and it is cold to treat
patterns involving heat. It enters the liver, heart, stomach, and
large intestine systems.

Huang Lian’s effect is most often used to treat heat pathologies of
the middle jiao.

**Channels:** heart, stomach, liver, large intestine

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Disorders of the gastrointestinal tract
 - IBS
 - Abdominal distention
 - Foul smelling stool
 - Diarrhea
 - Dysentery
- Hemorrhoids
- Acid reflux
- Vomiting
- Diverticulitis
- Appendicitis
- Cramps
- Vaginitis
- Fever
- Eczema
- Rash
- Insomnia
- Mania
- Antimicrobial
- Hypertension
- Vasodilation
- Sleep disorders

**Formulas:**
- An Gong Niu Huang Wan
- Bai Tou Weng Tang
- Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang
- Da Huang Huang Lian Xie Xin Tang
- Dang Gui Liu Huang Tang
- Dang Gui Long Hui Wan
- Fei Er Wan
- Fu Zi Xie Xin Tang
- Gan Cao Xie Xin Tang
- Ge Gen Huang Lian Huang Qin Tang
- Ge Gen Huang Qin Huang Lian Tang
- Ge Gen Qin Lian Tang
- Huang Lian E Jiao Tang
- Huang Lian Jie Du Tang
- Huang Lian Tang
- Huang Lian Wen Dan Tang
- Jian Pi Wan
- Lian Po Yin
- Mu Xiang Bing Lang Wan
- Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin
- Qing Shu Yi Qi Tang
- Qing Wei San
- Qing Wen Bai Du Yin
- Qing Ying Tang
- Shao Yao Tang
- Sheng Jiang Xie Xin Tang
- Shu Gan Tang
- Wu Mei Wan
- Xiang Lian Wan
- Xiao Xian Xiong Tang
- Xie Xin Tang
- Zhi Shi Dao Zhi Wan
- Zhi Shi Xiao Pi Wan
- Zhu Sha An Shen Wan
- Zuo Jin Wan

**Contraindications:** Huang Lian should be prescribed with
caution to patients that present with cold deficiency patterns

**Zoo Image:** a cat is walking on a fire her body is attacked by a T and her heart
and stomach are scorched by a big flame, there is a bucket pouring dampness
of her stomach and intestines, the cat has wounds

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 ![huang qi, astragali radix.jpg](/u/huang-qi-astragali-radix-WE6BB3.jpg) 

# Huang Qi

### Astragali Radix

_sweet, slightly warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Tonify Qi**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Postpartum fever
- Subclinical anemia
- Poor appetite
- Fatigue
- Fever
- Hyperhidrosis
- Low immune function
- Shortness of breath
- Edema
- Chronic ulceration
- Sores with pus

Huang Qi is sweet and slightly warm. It enters the spleen and lung
systems. Huang Qi is a very important herb for building immune
function. It strengths wei qi mechanisms and tightens the exterior.
For this reason, it should be discontinued during acute exterior
attacks during which time the exterior needs to be released.

The spleen is the largest lymph gland of the body and a major
aspect of the immune system. In Oriental Medical theory many of
the spleen’s function relate to the digestive system. Huang Qi is
an example of an herb that bridges this gap. It treats the fatigue
associated with spleen qi deficiency while improving immune
function. The digestive tract is rich with GALT (gut associated
lymphoid tissue) of which the spleen is the master lymph gland.
Here we see the relationship between the digestive system and the
immune system. By entering the lung and spleen systems, Huang
Qi improves immune function in a powerful and unique way.

**Channels:** lung, spleen

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Fatigue
- Low immune function
- Edema
- Anemia
- Poor lung function
- Chronic fatigue syndrome
- Autoimmune disorders
- Dysglycemia
- Sweating disorders
- Alopecia
- Hypertension

**Formulas:**
- Ai Fu Nuan Gong Wan
- An Chong Tang
- An Tai Yin
- Bao Chan Wu You Fang
- Bao Yuan Tang
- Bu Fei Tang
- Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang
- Bu Yang Huan Wu Tang
- Dang Gui Bu Xue Tang
- Dang Gui Liu Huang Tang
- Dang Gui Yin Zi
- Fang Ji Huang Qi Tang
- Gu Ben Zhi Beng Tang
- Gu Chong Tang
- Gui Pi Tang
- Huang Qi Gui Zhu Wu Wu Tang
- Huang Qi Jian Zhong Tang
- Ju Yuan Jian
- Juan Bi Tang
- Mu Li San
- Ren Shen Bu Fei Tang
- Ren Shen Yang Rong Tang
- Shen Qi Si Wu Tang
- Sheng Yu Tang
- Shi Quan Da Bu Tang
- Tai Shan Pan Shi San
- Tong Ru Dan
- Yu Ping Feng San
- Zai Zao San

**Contraindications:** Huang Qi should not be prescribed when
the exterior needs to be released

**Zoo Image:** a ferret with a sunken belly is waving a flag for a car race on a
stand with an arrow pointing up, the alien in an unprotected race car is
struggling to breath, the other car is the blood booster and has a bat as a
hood ornament but there is urine coming out, there is a cat that has been run
over

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# Huang Qin

### Scutellaria Radix

_bitter, cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Clear Heat and Dry Dampness**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Diarrhea
- Dysentery
- Fever
- Stifling sensation in chest
- Thirst but can’t drink
- Painful urinary dribbling
- Cough
- Irritability
- Thick yellow phlegm
- Hot sores
- Bleeding disorders
- Threatened miscarriage
- Red eyes
- Headache
- Bitter taste
- Flushed face

Huang Qin is bitter to drain and detoxify dampness and it is cold
to treat patterns involving heat. It enters the stomach, lung, large
intestine, and gallbladder systems. Huang Qin is especially useful
in treating damp-heat disorders of the upper jiao.

**Channels:** lung, gallbladder, stomach, large intestine

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Fever
- Diarrhea
- Dysentery
- Cough
- Urinary tract infections
- Bleeding disorders
- Sleep disorders
- Hypertension
- Red eyes
- Antimicrobial
- Allergies
- Skin disorders
- Rash

**Formulas:**
- An Gong Niu Huang Wan
- An Tai Yin
- Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang
- Bao Yin Jian
- Cang Er Bi Dou Yan Fang
- Chai Ge Jie Ji Tang
- Chai Hu Gui Zhi Gan Jiang Tang
- Chai Hu Gui Zhi Tang
- Chai Hu Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang
- Chai Hu Qing Gan Tang
- Da Chai Hu Tang
- Da Huang Zhe Chong Wan
- Da Qin Jiao Tang
- Dang Gui Liu Huang Tang
- Dang Gui Long Hui Wan
- Dang Gui Nian Tong Tang
- Ding Chuan Tang
- Fang Feng Tong Sheng San
- Fu Zi Xie Xin Tang
- Gan Cao Xie Xin Tang
- Gan Lu Xiao Du Dan
- Ge Gen Huang Lian Huang Qin Tang
- Ge Gen Huang Qin Huang Lian Tang
- Ge Gen Qin Lian Tang
- Gu Jing Wan
- Gun Tan Wan
- Hao Qin Qing Dan Tang
- Huang Lian E Jiao Tang
- Huang Lian Jie Du Tang
- Huang Qin Tang
- Huang Tu Tang
- Jiu Wei Qiang Huo Tang
- Liang Ge San
- Long Dan Bi Yuan Fang
- Long Dan Xie Gan Tang
- Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin
- Qing Fei Tang
- Qing Qi Hua Tan Wan
- Qing Re Gu Jing Tang
- Qing Wen Bai Du Yin
- Shao Yao Tang
- Sheng Jiang Xie Xin Tang
- Tai Shan Pan Shi San
- Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin
- Xiao Chai Hu Tang
- Xie Xin Tang
- Xin Yi Qing Fei Yin
- Xuan Yu Tong Jing Tang
- Zhi Shi Dao Zhi Wan

**Contraindications:** Huang Qin should not be prescribed to
patients that present with deficiency cold patterns

**Zoo Image:** a cat with heat in its lungs and lower jiao and heat uses a fan with
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# Hu Po

### Succinum

_sweet, neutral_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Calm the Spirit**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Heart system disorders
 - Anxiety
 - Dream disturbed
 - Insomnia
 - Coronary artery disease
- Poor memory
- Seizures
- Fixed masses
- Painful urination
- Blood in the urine
- Inhibited urination
- Sores
- Carbuncles
- Swollen genitals

Hu Po is sweet and neutral. It enters the bladder, heart, and liver
systems to calm the shen.

**Channels:** heart, liver, bladder

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Angina pain
- Abdominal masses
- CAD
- Blood in the urine
- Mood disorders
- Muscle spasms
- Dysuria
- Urethral pain
- Urinary tract infection

**Formulas:**
- Dao Chi Qing Xin Tan
- Zhi Bao Dan

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Hu Po to patients with
deficiency heat patterns

**Zoo Image:** an elephant is chiseling into a blood rock while watching a spirit
rake a tremulous heart in a Zen garden while catching itself in the groin with
the rake

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# Huo Ma Ren

### Cannabis Semen

_sweet, neutral_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Laxative that Drains Downward**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Constipation
- Sores
- Ulcerations

Huo Ma Ren is especially useful with patients that present with
yin deficient dry hard stool resulting in constipation. Its primary
effect is on the gastrointestinal tract and enters the large intestine,
stomach, and spleen systems.

It can also be used topically on sores and ulcerations.

**Channels:** large intestine, stomach, spleen

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Hypertension
- Mucosal lining; heals
- Laxative

**Formulas:**
- Da Ding Feng Zhu
- Ma Zi Ren Wan
- Qing Zao Run Chang Tang
- Rou Fu Bao Yuan Tang
- Run Chang Wan
- San Jia Fu Mai Tang
- Si Wu Ma Zi Ren Wan
- Zhi Gan Cao Tang

**Contraindications:** Huo Ma Ren should not be prescribed to
patients in high amounts

**Zoo Image:** an old frog with dry skin and sores orders a yin on a stick from a
turtle cart

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# Hou Po

### Magnolia Bark

_acrid, bitter, warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

**_Aromatic Herb that Transforms Dampness_**

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Food stagnation
- Chest fullness
- Abdominal distention
- Nausea
- Diarrhea
- Wheezing
- Cough

Hou Po is bitter to detoxify and drain, acrid to break up and
disperse, and warm to treat cold patterns. It enters the large
intestine, spleen, stomach, and lung systems to treat conditions
involving dampness.

Hou Po’s effect on the lungs allows it to treat cough and wheeze
with phlegm.

**Channels:** lung, stomach, large intestine, spleen

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Pulmonary disorders
 - Pneumonia
 - Bronchitis
 - Asthma
 - Wheeze
 - Dyspnea
- Intestinal disorders
 - Diarrhea
 - Constipation
 - Dysentery

**Formulas:**
- Ban Xia Hou Po Tang
- Bao Chan Wu You Fang
- Bu Huan Jin Zheng Qi San
- Da Cheng Qi Tang
- Gui Zhi Jia Hou Po Xing Zi Tang
- Hou Po Wen Zhong Tang
- Huang Long Tang
- Huo Po Xia Ling Tang
- Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San
- Ju He Wan
- Lian Po Yin
- Ma Zi Ren Wan
- Mu Xiang Liu Qi Yin
- Ping Wei San
- San Ren Tang
- Shi Pi Yin
- Si Wu Ma Zi Ren Wan
- Su Zi Jiang Qi Tang
- Wei Ling Tang
- Wu Ji San
- Xiang Sha Yang Wei Tang
- Xiao Cheng Qi Tang
- Yi Jia Jian Zheng Qi San
- Zhi Shi Gua Lou Gui Zhi Tang
- Zhi Shi Xiao Pi Wan
- Zhi Shi Xie Bai Gui Zhi Tang
- Zhi Zi Hou Po Tang

**Contraindications:** prescribe Hou Po cautiously to pregnant
patients

**Zoo Image:** a skunk with a distended middle is carrying a burger and a
phlegm filled walking stick, he’s wheezing, qi rocks slide

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# Huo Xiang

### Pogostemonis Herba

_acrid, slightly warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Aromatic Herb that Transforms Damp**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Digestive tract disorders
 - Nausea
 - Vomiting
 - Morning sickness
- Dermatosis

Huo Xiang is acrid to disperse and slightly warm to treat cold
patterns of dampness that have accumulation in the digestive tract
or on the skin. It enters the lung, stomach, and spleen systems.

**Channels:** lung, stomach, spleen

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Digestive tract disorders
 - Nausea
 - Vomiting
 - Motion sickness
 - Morning sickness
 - Diarrhea
- Skin irritations

**Formulas:**
- Bu Huan Jin Zheng Qi San
- Gan Lu Xiao Du Dan
- Huo Po Xia Ling Tang
- Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San
- Long Dan Bi Yuan Fang
- Mu Xiang Liu Qi Yin
- Xie Huang San
- Yi Jia Jian Zheng Qi San

**Contraindications:** Huo Xiang should not be prescribed to
patients that present with severe deficiency heat patterns

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# Ji Nei Jin

### Gigeriae Galli Endothelium Corneum

_sweet, neutral_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Relieves Food Stagnation**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Food stagnation
- Malnutrition in children
- Urinary system disorders
 - Bedwetting
 - Frequent urination
 - Night urination
 - Kidney stones
- Biliary stones

Ji Nei Jin is sweet and neutral. It enters the small intestine,
stomach, urinary bladder, and spleen systems. Ji Nei Jin treats
disorders of the urinary system and the digestive system.

**Channels:** bladder, spleen, stomach, small intestine

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Biliary congestion
- Diarrhea
- Distention of the abdomen
- Vomiting
- Enlarged liver
- Trauma

**Formulas:**
- Tu Si Zi Wan

**Contraindications:** Ji Nei Jin should be prescribed cautiously
to patients that present with poor digestive function when there
is no food stagnation

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stones and passes by a tied up fire hydrant

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# Ji Xue Teng

### Spatholobi Caulis

_bitter, sweet, warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Circulate Blood**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Menstrual disorders
 - Subclinical anemia
 - Dysmenorrhea
 - Irregular menstruation
 - Amenorrhea
- Musculoskeletal disorders
 - Numbness in the extremities
 - Knee pain
 - Low back pain
 - Arthritis
 - Weakness of the extremities
 - Paralysis
- Vertigo

Ji Xue Teng is bitter, sweet, and warm. It enters the heart, liver,
and spleen systems to drain out cold blood stagnation patterns
while at the same time nourishing the blood.

Ji Xue Teng can treat numbness in the extremities because it both
nourishes and moves the blood. It is particularly useful for the
treatment of wind damp patterns and for treating the elderly who
suffer from weakness in the extremities.

**Channels:** liver, heart, spleen

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Anemia
- Motor impairment of the extremities
- Numbness
- Diabetic neuropathy
- Menstrual disorders
- Premenstrual syndrome
- Arthritis

**Formulas:**
- Dang Gui Ji Xue Teng Tang

**Contraindications:** Ji Xue Teng should not be prescribed to
patients with menorrhagia

**Zoo Image:** an old roadrunner with cotton balls on its knees is watching a
Kotex commercial while receiving blood

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 ![jie geng, platycodi radix.jpg](/u/jie-geng-platycodi-radix-xdKGl9.jpg) 

# Jie Geng

### Platycodi Radix

_acrid, bitter, neutral_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Transform Cold Phlegm**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Lung system disorders
 - Cough
 - Wheeze
 - Sore throat
 - Aphonia
 - Lung abscess
 - Throat abscess

Jie Geng is bitter, acrid, and neutral. It enters the lung system to
treat phlegm accumulation in the upper jiao. Jie Geng can be used
with other herbs to increase their effects on the upper jiao.

**Channels:** lung

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Cough
- Wheeze
- Asthma
- Bronchitis
- Pneumonia
- Edema
- Sore throat
- Common cold

**Formulas:**
- Bai He Gu Jin Tang
- Bei Mu Gua Lou San
- Cang Er Bi Dou Yan Fang
- Chai Ge Jie Ji Tang
- Fang Feng Tong Sheng San
- Huang Long Tang
- Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San
- Jia Jian Wei Rui Tang
- Jie Geng Tang
- Jiu Xian San
- Li Yan Cha
- Long Dan Bi Yuan Fang
- Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin
- Qing Fei Tang
- Qing Wen Bai Du Yin
- Ren Shen Bai Du San
- Sang Ju Yin
- Shen Ling Bai Zhu San
- Shi Wei Bai Du San
- Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan
- Tong Ru Dan
- Wu Ji San
- Xia Ru Yong Quan San
- Xing Su San
- Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang
- Yin Qiao San
- Zhi Sou San

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Jie Geng to patients that
present with hemoptysis especially when due to deficiency heat
patterns

**Zoo Image:** the sun and a cloud are blowing phlegm at a Great Dane with claw
marks that is chasing a cat up a tree

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# Jin Yin Hua

### Lonicerae Flos

_sweet, cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Clears Heat and Resolves Toxicity**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Skin sores
- Sore throat
- Intestinal abscess
- Fever
- Headache
- Dysentery
- Painful urination

Jin Yin Hua enters the lung, large intestine, and stomach systems.
It is sweet and cold to treat heat patterns. It’s especially useful in
treating acute disorders affecting the lungs and for treating skin
disorders involving rashes.

**Channels:** lung, stomach, large intestine

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Hepatoprotective
- Immune support
- Antimicrobial
- Antipyretic
- Dysentery
- Antihypertensive
- Rash
- Fungal infections
- Bladder infections
- Arthritis
- Pneumonia
- Sore throat
- Appendicitis
- Antimicrobial
- Gastric ulcers

**Formulas:**
- Li Yan Cha
- Qing Luo Yin
- Qing Ying Tang
- Si Miao Yong An Tang
- Wu Wei Xiao Du Yin
- Xian Fang Huo Ming Yin
- Yin Qiao San
- Zhen Ren Huo Ming Yin

**Contraindications:** there are no contraindications
documented for Jin Yin Hua

**Zoo Image:** a beluga whale with a hot breast and wind heat coming out of its
blow hole is tangled in toxic seaweed while a damp-heat clam bites its tail

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# Jin Ying Zi

### Rosae Laevigatae Fructus

_sour, astringent, neutral_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Stabilize and Bind**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Urinary incontinence
- Spermatorrhea
- Vaginal discharge
- Chronic diarrhea
- Dysentery

Jin Ying Zi is sour, astringent, and neutral. It enters the kidney,
bladder, and large intestine systems to stabilize and bind.
The adrenal glands produce hormones, such as aldosterone, that
regulate blood pressure by keeping water in the body. A drop in
aldosterone production, from overall decline in adrenal gland
function, will result in excess urination. The bladder has both
voluntary and involuntary sphincters that require a healthy state of
function to keep urine in the body. Jin Ying Zi supports the
bladder function and the adrenal gland function in relation to sex
hormone production, aldosterone production, and sphincter
control in the bladder.

Jin Ying Zi also enters the large intestines to stop diarrhea when
the diarrhea is due to decline in function. This decline in function
likely involves upper gastrointestinal function (digestion and
splenic function) as well as lower gastrointestinal function
(assimilation and elimination).

**Channels:** kidney, bladder, large intestine

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Prolapsed uterus
- Chronic diarrhea
- Frequent urination
- Atherosclerosis
- Antimicrobial
- Leukorrhea
- Spermatorrhea
- Menorrhagia
- Incontinence

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Jin Ying Zi to patients
that suffer from excess patterns (especially due to heat patterns),
taking this herb in high amounts for too long of period of time
will cause abdominal pain even though it is neutral

**Zoo Image:** a camel wearing a kidney belt is trying to return a mattress that
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 ![jing je, schizonepetae herba.jpg](/u/jing-je-schizonepetae-herba-3mgDGw.jpg) 

# Jing Jie

### Schizonepetae Herba

_acrid, slightly warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Releases the Exterior for Cold Attack**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Chills & fever
- Measles
- Skin disorders
 - Rash
 - Carbuncles
 - Boils
- Bleeding disorders
 - Blood in stool
 - Uterine bleed

Jing Jie is acrid and slightly warm. It enters the lung and liver
systems. It is especially useful in treating disorders of the skin.

Jing Jie has a function to stop bleeding when it is charred.
Even though Jing Jie is slightly warm, it can treat wind-heat or
wind-cold.

**Channels:** lung, liver

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Nosebleed
- Uterine bleeding
- Common cold
- Headache
- Urticarial
- Itching
- Antimicrobial

**Formulas:**
- Bao Chan Wu You Fang
- Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao San
- Dang Gui Yin Zi
- Ding Jing Tang
- Fang Feng Tong Sheng San
- Huai Hua San
- Ping Gan Kai Yu Zhi Xue Tang
- Shi Wei Bai Du San
- Wan Dai Tang
- Xiao Feng San
- Yin Qiao San
- Zhi Sou San

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Jing Jie to patients that
do not present with pathogenic wind or to patients that have late
stage measles eruptions

**Zoo Image:** a porcupine with red and blue horns and rashes has uterine
bleeding

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# Ju Hong

### Citri reticulatae Exocarpium rubrum

_acrid, bitter, warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Regulate Qi**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Vomiting
- Belching
- Cough

Ju Hong is acrid, bitter, and warm. It enters the stomach and lung
systems. Its bitter and acrid properties improve digestion and
break up cough when it’s due to phlegm-dampness. It is more
drying than Chen Pi but less beneficial at harmonizing the middle.

**Channels:** lung, stomach

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Gastritis
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Cough
- Dyspnea
- Bloating
- Distention of the abdomen

**Formulas:**
- Ban Xia Bai Zhu Tian Ma Tang
- Bei Mu Gua Lou San
- Dao Tan Tang
- Di Tan Tang
- Er Chen Tang
- Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin
- Zhi Sou San

**Contraindications:** there are no contraindications
documented for Ju Hong

**Zoo Image:** a coughing cowboy beaver is wearing a barf bag and an unhappy
face belt buckle while his guns drip dampness

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# Ju Hua

### Chrysanthemi Flos

_bitter, sweet, slightly cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Releases the Exterior for Heat Attacks**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Sores
- Eye disorders
 - Blurry vision
 - Dry eyes
 - Red eyes
 - Visual floaters
- Dizziness
- Headache
- Loss of hearing
- Common cold
- Fever

Ju Hua is bitter, sweet, and slightly cold. It enters the liver and
lung systems. Its liver function supports phase II with helps
circulate blood to the eyes which are a single artery system. This
function also helps with allergies and irritability associated with
liver qi stagnation.

**Channels:** lung, liver

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Vertigo
- Lacrimation
- Allergies
- Common cold
- Disorders of the eye
- Antihypertensive
- Headache
- Vasodilation
- Irritability
- Cough

**Formulas:**
- Li Yan Cha
- Ling Jiao Gou Teng Tang
- Long Dan Bi Yuan Fang
- Qi Ju Di Huang Wan
- Sang Ju Yin

**Contraindications:** large doses of Ju Hua should not be
prescribed to patients with yang deficient stomach cold patterns
or related diarrhea or to patients that present with deficiency of
qi in general

**Zoo Image:** a feverish polar bear wearing liver and kidney flower glasses
trapped in a toxic bubble is holding a liver dog and feeding it a cool liver
treat, she is deaf from the wind in her ears

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# Jue Ming Zi

### Cassiae Semen

_bitter, sweet, salty, slightly cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Clear Heat and Drain Fire**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Eye disorders
 - Red, swollen, painful eyes
 - Photosensitivity
 - Night blindness
 - Loss of vision
- Yang disorders
 - Headache
 - Hypertension
 - Dizziness
- Dry stools
- Constipation
- Dyslipidemia

Jue Ming Zi is bitter, sweet, salty, and slightly cold. It enters the
large intestine, kidney, and liver systems.
Jue Ming Zi has a kidney and liver nourishing effect on yin which
allows it to treat disorders of the eyes and patterns related to the
rising of yang. Its yin nourishing effect can also be seen in the
large intestine system treating dry conditions such as dry stool and
resulting constipation.

**Channels:** liver, kidney, large intestine

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Eye disorders
 - Redness
 - Glaucoma
 - Cataracts
- Constipation
- Headache
- High blood pressure
- Dyslipidemia
- Antimicrobial

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Jue Ming Zi to patients
that present with poor digestive function with concomitant
diarrhea or to patients with low blood pressure

**Zoo Image:** a walrus with liver and kidney eyes has a hat with a liver and
kidney yang anchor, water drop shorts, a blood pressure cuff, and a jar
containing his red eyeballs

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 ![ku shen, sophorae flavescentis radix.jpg](/u/ku-shen-sophorae-flavescentis-radix-oJ0xRW.jpg) 

# Ku Shen

### Sophorae Flavescentis Radix

_bitter, cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Clear Heat and Dry Dampness**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Jaundice
- Dysentery
- Vaginal discharge
- Sores
- Skin lesions
- Itching
- Bleeding
- Genital itch
- Painful urinary dribbling
- Edema
- Parasites

Ku Shen is bitter to drain and detoxify damp pathologies and it is
cold to treat heat patterns. It enters the bladder, small intestine,
large intestine, stomach, heart, and liver systems.

**Channels:** heart, bladder, liver, large intestine, small
intestine, stomach

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Parasitic infection
- Jaundice
- Blood in stool
- Hemorrhoids
- Eczema
- Skin sores
- Itching
- Bladder infections
- Vaginitis
- Vaginal discharge
- Leukorrhea
- Sleep disturbance
- Antimicrobial
- Hepatitis

**Formulas:**
- Dang Gui Nian Tong Tang
- Xiao Feng San

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Ku Shen to patients that
present with cold from deficiency patterns and do not combine
Ku Shen with Li Lu

**Zoo Image:** a cat in a sailboat is scratching, parasites are jumping off the boat
which is floating in urine, and the lower part of the sail is red and dripping

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 ![kuan dong hua, farfarae flos.jpg](/u/kuan-dong-hua-farfarae-flos-dwpDCY.jpg) 

# Kuan Dong Hua

### Farfarae Flos

_acrid, warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Relieve Cough and Wheeze**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Cough
- Wheeze

Kuan Dong Hua is acrid and warm. It only enters the lung system
to treat cough from many different etiologies.

**Channels:** lung

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Asthma
- Cough
- Sore throat
- Fever

**Formulas:**
- Ding Chuan Tang
- Jiu Xian San
- She Gan Ma Huang Tang

**Contraindications:** prescribe Kuan Dong Hua cautiously to
patients that present with hemoptysis

**Zoo Image:** a puffin jumps from a high ladder with balloons of many coughs
into a cup of water

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 ![kun bu, eckloniae thallus.jpg](/u/kun-bu-eckloniae-thallus-IPd4VZ.jpg) 

# Kun Bu

### Eckloniae Thallus

_salty, cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Transforms Hot Phlegm**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Nodulation
- Fullness in the chest
- Edema

Kun Bu is salty to reduce nodules and cold to treat heat patterns.
It enters the liver, kidney, and stomach systems.

Kun Bu has blood moving properties used to treat such disorders
as cirrhosis, tuberculosis lymphadenitis, and tumors of the thyroid
gland. It also contains iodine which supports thyroid function.

It increases urination which can reduce edema of the lower limbs.

**Channels:** liver, stomach, kidney

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Hypothyroid
- Goiter
- Enlargement of the lymph system
- Scrofula
- Swollen testicles
- Dyslipidemia
- Asthma
- Hypotensive

**Formulas:**
- Hai Zao Yu Hu Tang
- Ju He Wan
- Si Hai Shu Yu Wan

**Contraindications:** there are no contraindications
documented for Kun Bu

**Zoo Image:** a Saint Bernard with leg qi is urinating edema away on a fire
hydrant while wearing a chest harness, he squeezes baby powder onto his
neck nodules while drooling hot phlegm

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 ![lai fu zi, raphani semen.jpg](/u/lai-fu-zi-raphani-semen-H0Dulv.jpg) 

# Lai Fu Zi

### Raphani Semen

_acrid, sweet, neutral_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Relieves Food Stagnation**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Food stagnation
- Distention
- Abdominal fullness
- Belching rotten smell
- Acid reflux
- Abdominal pain
- Diarrhea
- Cough
- Wheeze
- Hypertension

Lai Fu Zi is acrid to break up food stagnation, sweet to nourish,
and neutral in temperature. It enters the stomach, lung, and spleen
systems.

**Channels:** lung, stomach, spleen

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Stomachache
- GERD
- High blood pressure
- Bronchitis
- Thyroid dysfunction
- IBS

**Formulas:**
- Bao He Wan
- San Zi Yang Qin Tang

**Contraindications:** Lai Fu Zi should not be prescribed to
patients that do not have food stagnation and should only be
given short term

**Zoo Image:** a hippo is squeezed into a can vomiting and coughing qi and
phlegm, he has a red head and a blood pressure cuff

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 ![lian qiao, forsyhiae fructus.jpg](/u/lian-qiao-forsyhiae-fructus-TIZmkE.jpg) 

# Lian Qiao

### Forsythiae Fructus

_bitter, slightly acrid, slightly cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Clears Heat and Resolves Toxicity**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Cold and flu
 - Fever
 - Chills
 - Sore throat
 - Headache
- Skin sores
- Internal abscesses
- Scrofula

Lian Qiao enters the lung, heart, and gallbladder systems. It is
bitter to drain, slightly acrid to break up and disperse, and slightly
cold to treat heat patterns.

**Channels:** lung, heart, gallbladder

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Appendicitis
- Headache
- Enlarged lymph glands
- Gonorrhea
- Lung abscess
- Sinus infection
- Boils
- Urinary tract infections
- Antimicrobial
- Hepatitis
- Diuretic
- Ulcers
- Antiemetic

**Formulas:**
- Bao He Wan
- Chai Hu Qing Gan Tang
- Fang Feng Tong Sheng San
- Gan Lu Xiao Du Dan
- Hai Zao Yu Hu Tang
- Liang Ge San
- Ma Huang Lian Qiao Chi Xiao Dou Tang
- Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin
- Qing Gong Tang
- Qing Wen Bai Du Yin
- Qing Ying Tang
- Sang Ju Yin
- Yin Qiao San

**Contraindications:** Lian Qiao should not be prescribed to
patients that present with weak digestive functions due to
stomach and spleen deficiency

**Zoo Image:** a beluga whale with wind-heat around its head is wearing a toxic
scarf and bobbing for clumps, it has sores and has its body shaped like a
heart

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 ![lian zi, nelumbinis semen.jpg](/u/lian-zi-nelumbinis-semen-OjBxev.jpg) 

# Lian Zi

### Nelumbinis Semen

_sweet, astringent, neutral_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Stabilize and Bind**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Chronic diarrhea
- Poor appetite
- Premature ejaculation
- Spermatorrhea
- Excess uterine bleeding
- Vaginal discharge
- Palpitations
- Anxiety
- Insomnia

Lian Zi is sweet, astringent, and neutral. It enters the kidney,
heart, and spleen.
The spleen and the heart, in Traditional East Asian Medicine, may
involve aspects of thyroid function. This could explain the use for
treating palpitations and anxiety as well as insomnia.
The spleen also encompasses the pancreas which managing blood
sugars through the hormones insulin and glucagon. This dynamic,
when in a state of dysregulation, will cause dysglycemic
fluctuations (spike and drops in blood sugar) which can also cause
palpitations, anxiety, and insomnia.

Lian Zi also stabilizes decline of sex hormones and can treat
patients with spermatorrhea, premature ejaculation, excess vaginal
discharge, and menorrhagia.

Lian Zi is used in the treatment of diarrhea and loss of appetite is
due to its support of splenic function which relates to the
exocrine function of the pancreas (enzyme secretion).

**Channels:** heart, spleen, kidney

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Increased pancreatic secretions
- Palpitations
- Insomnia
- Diarrhea
- Spermatorrhea
- Excess vaginal discharge nonpathogenic
- Urinary incontinence
- Dry mouth
- Anxiety
- Lethargy
- Leukorrhea

**Formulas:**
- Fu Tu Dan
- Dao Chi Qing Xin Tang
- Jin Suo Gu Jing Wan
- Qing Gong Tang
- Shen Ling Bai Zhu San

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Lian Zi to patients that
are constipated or that suffer abdominal distention and bloating

**Zoo Image:** Neph-heart-spleeny (the queen of the camels) is in bed with her
kidney pillow while she is fanned with a spleen fan and fed grapes and
watches a spirit hug a heart dude and a kidney dude

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 ![ling yang jiao, saigae tataricae cornu.jpg](/u/ling-yang-jiao-saigae-tataricae-cornu-XDWJe8.jpg) 

# Ling Yang Jiao

### Saigae Tataricae Cornu

_salty, cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Convulsions
- Seizures
- Fever
- Dizziness
- Vertigo
- Anger
- Restlessness
- Headache
- Hypertension
- Eye disorders
 - Redness of eyes
 - Photophobia
 - Swollen eyes
- Derangement
- Mania
- Unconscious states

Ling Yang Jiao affects the blood level. It enters the liver and the
heart. The cold quality allows it to bring down excess heat
patterns and rising yang. This explains the treatment of headaches,
anger, and elevated blood pressure. The eyes are a single artery
system that is very sensitive to stagnation patterns. By moving
liver blood, this eyes improves heat related blood stasis patterns
of the eye.
The cold quality enters the heart to calm the shen and can treat
patients displaying exaggerated swings in behavior that are manic
in nature.

**Channels:** heart, liver

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Vasodilator
- Antipyretic
- Hypotensive
- Sedative
- Analgesic
- Febrile seizure
- Blurred vision
- Muscle spasm

**Formulas:**
- Ling Jiao Gou Teng Tang
- Zi Xue Dan

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Ling Yang Jiao to
patients that present with chronic convulsions due to deficiency
of spleen function

**Zoo Image:** a rhino with glasses and a cane is awarding a hot dog that is
having spasms from the hot lights while the dog trainer is acting crazy with a
red head, another dog that lost has a yang anchor

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 ![liu huang, sulphur.jpg](/u/liu-huang-sulphur-q5Orzy.jpg) 

# Liu Huang

### Sulphur

_sour, toxic, hot_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Topical Application**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Scabies
- Tinea
- Sores
- Ulcers
- Abscesses
- Low back pain
- Knee pain
- Asthma
- Constipation
- Diarrhea

Liu Huang is sour, hot, and toxic. Its sour and hot properties treat
conditions where there is yang deficiency patterns such as low
back and knee pain. It enters the large intestine, pericardium, and
kidney systems to treat disorders of the gastrointestinal tract.

**Channels:** kidney, large intestine, pericardium

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Cough
- Wheeze
- Boils
- Diarrhea
- Asthma
- Low back pain
- Erectile dysfunction
- Frequent urination

**Contraindications:** Liu Huang is primarily for external use
and should be prescribed with caution if given to a patient orally,
it should not be prescribed to pregnant patients, due to its hot
characteristic it should not be prescribed to patients with
deficiency heat patterns

**Zoo Image:** a monkey holding parasites in its tail is using a T to scratch his
sores, he has a gate of vitality on his low back

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 ![long dan cao, gentianae radix.jpg](/u/long-dan-cao-gentianae-radix-hyF9MN.jpg) 

# Long Dan Cao

### Gentianae Radix

_bitter, cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Clear Heat and Dry Dampness**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Sore throat
- Red eyes
- Sore eyes
- Swollen painful ears
- Sudden deafness
- Pain and swelling of the genitals
- Jaundice
- Foul smelling vaginal discharge
- Vaginal itching
- Headache
- Fever
- Spasms
- Flank pain

Long Dan Cao is bitter to drain damp pathologies and detoxify. It
is cold to treat patterns due to heat. Long Dan Cao enters the
liver, gallbladder, and stomach systems.

Long Dan Cao is an important herb for clearing heat in the liver
which in turn clears heat in the blood. It supports liver phase II
filtration mechanisms and has a blood moving effect.

**Channels:** liver, stomach, gallbladder

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Biliary congestion
- Migraines
- Yeast infections
- Urinary tract infections
- Eczema
- Hypertension
- Jaundice
- Sleep disorders
- Irritability
- Leukorrhea
- High blood pressure
- Eye disorders
- Antimicrobial
- Skin sores
- Ear infections
- Parasitic infections
- Urinary tract infection

**Formulas:**
- Dang Gui Long Hui Wan
- Long Dan Bi Yuan Fang
- Long Dan Xie Gan Tang
- Shu Jing Huo Xue Tang

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Long Dan Cao to
patients that present with cold from deficiency patterns

**Zoo Image:** a cat with red eyes and head is licking it damp heat vagina while
two liver and gallbladder dogs pull its tail

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 ![long gu, fossilia ossis mastodi.jpg](/u/long-gu-fossilia-ossis-mastodi-bwf7Cl.jpg) 

# Long Gu

### Fossilia Ossis Mastodi

_sweet, astringent, neutral_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Calm the Spirit**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Shen disorders
 - Mood swings
 - Restlessness
 - Insomnia
 - Palpitations
 - Anxiety
- Seizures
- Irascibility
- Dizziness
- Vertigo
- Blurry vision
- Spermatorrhea
- Night sweats
- Spontaneous sweating
- Nocturnal emissions
- Vaginal discharge
- Uterine bleeding
- Ulcerations
- Sores

Long Gu enters the liver, heart, and kidney systems. It is sweet,
astringent, and neutral. Its effect on the liver treats restlessness,
irritability, and dizziness.

Long Gu also has astringent properties that reduce kidney related
decline manifesting as conditions such as spermatorrhea, night
sweat, nocturnal emissions, and vaginal discharge.
It can also be used topically for sores and ulcerations.

**Channels:** liver, heart, kidney

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Dysenteric disorders
- Hypertension
- Headache
- Vision decline
- Muscle spasms
- Nose bleed
- Insomnia
- Spermatorrhea
- Seizures
- Frequent urination
- Leukorrhea

**Formulas:**
- An Chong Tang
- An Shen Ding Zhi Wan
- Chai Hu Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang
- Gu Chong Tang
- Gui Zhi Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang
- Jian Ling Tang
- San Piao Xiao San
- Zhen Gan Xi Feng Tang

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Long Gu to patients that
have damp heat due to its astringent property, do not prescribe
to patients with external excess patterns

**Zoo Image:** an elephant with an infected earing and red hat that is leaking
fluids from his trunk is riding a motorcycle with a spirit, a yang anchor is
dragging behind, the elephant says “I’m NORMAL, Dude”

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 ![long yan rou, longan arillus.jpg](/u/long-yan-rou-longan-arillus-RueTkb.jpg) 

# Long Yan Rou

### Longan Arillus

_sweet, warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Tonify Blood**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Insomnia
- Heart palpitations
- Poor memory
- Dizziness

Long Yan Rou is sweet and warm. It enters the heart and spleen
systems to tonify. Its effect on the heart system can treat
palpitations and insomnia disorders while the spleen function
treats disorders related to over thinking such as poor memory.

**Channels:** heart, spleen

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Dizziness
- Antimicrobial
- Sleep disorders
- Fatigue

**Formulas:**
- Dang Gui Ji Xue Teng Tang
- Gui Pi Tang

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Long Yan Rou to
patients that present with severe heat patterns due to
obstruction

**Zoo Image:** a bat student from NSU (No Spleen University) with a question
mark circling its head and a bumping heart can’t remember its herb notes, a
spirit hands it a pillow

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 ![lu dou, phaseoli radiati semen.jpg](/u/lu-dou-phaseoli-radiati-semen-SYqlW6.jpg) 

# Lu Dou

### Phaseoli Radiati Semen

_sweet, cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Clears Heat and Resolves Toxicity**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Fever
- Irascibility
- Thirst
- Sores
- Poisoning

Lu Dou enters the heart and the stomach. It is sweet and cold to
bring down fever induced by summer heat patterns. A patient can
grind Lu Dou and make a tea out of it to sip on during hot
summer days.

The antidote function of Lu Dou can be used for Zhi Fu Zi
poisoning or for fava bean poisoning.

**Channels:** stomach, heart

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Diuresis
- Mouth sores
- Carbuncles

**Contraindications:** prescribe Lu Dou with caution to
patients that have diarrhea

**Zoo Image:** a beluga whale with sores under a hot umbrella is drinking a big
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 ![lu gen, phragmitis rhizoma.jpg](/u/lu-gen-phragmitis-rhizoma-ef59lz.jpg) 

# Lu Gen

### Phragmitis Rhizoma

_sweet, cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Clear Heat and Drain Fire**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Irascibility
- Thirst
- High fever
- Dark scanty urine
- Hematuria
- Rashes
- Nausea

Lu Gen is sweet and cold. It enters the stomach and lung systems
to treat heat pathogens. It is an important herb in the treatment of
cold and flu and has strong antimicrobial properties.

Lu Gen can be used for rashes that are incompletely expressed.

**Channels:** lung, stomach

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Flu
- Epidemic disorders
- Rash
- Fever
- Dysglycemia
- Biliary congestion
- Antimicrobial
- Urinary tract infections

**Formulas:**
- Lian Po Yin
- Sang Ju Yin
- Yin Qiao San

**Contraindications:** prescribe Lu Gen with caution to patients
that present with poor digestive function

**Zoo Image:** a walrus is soaking in a bath with rash bubbles holding a glass of
fluid while the shower hits his red lungs and swirly abdomen and he urinates

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 ![lu hui, aloe.jpg](/u/lu-hui-aloe-PRKP3u.jpg) 

# Lu Hui

### Aloe

_bitter, cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Purgative that Drains Downward**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Constipation
- Mood swings
- Dizziness
- Redness of the eyes
- Insomnia
- Epigastric pain
- Tinnitus
- Fever
- Childhood malnutrition

Lu Hui should be used in pill instead of decocted. It is cold and
bitter. It enters the liver, stomach, and large intestine systems to
drain down and detoxify.

**Channels:** liver, stomach, large intestine

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Chronic constipation
- Dizziness
- Tinnitus
- Antimicrobial
- Convulsions
- Antiparasitic
- Burns
- Stomach pain
- Vertigo
- Irritated eyes
- Bites

**Formulas:**
- Dang Gui Long Hui Wan

**Contraindications:** prescribe Lu Hui with caution to
lactating patients, do not prescribe to pregnant patients or to
patients that have weak digestive systems especially spleen yang
deficiency patterns

**Zoo Image:** little kid snakes with bulging stomachs are on a swing set while
the angry mother snake gets rid of parasites with her fiery tail

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 ![lu rong, cervi cornu pantotrichum.jpg](/u/lu-rong-cervi-cornu-pantotrichum-R8nY4E.jpg) 

# Lu Rong

### Cervi Cornu patotrichum

_sweet, salty, warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Tonify Yang**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Erectile dysfunction
- Cold extremities
- Tinnitus
- Low back pain
- Knee pain
- Frequent urination
- Vaginal discharge
- Uterine bleeding
- Infertility
- Mental disorders
- Developmental delays
- Musculoskeletal growth problems
- Failure to thrive
- Learning disabilities
- Bone fractures
- Ulcers
- Boils

Lu Rong has been found in clinical trials to increase testosterone
production. It works powerfully to tonify the yang hormones of
the body. It is sweet, salty, and warm. Lu Rong enters the liver
and kidney systems to improve a low functioning endocrine
system.

Lu Rong acts on the adrenal glands and the gonads to strengthen
the tendons, ligaments, and improve developmental delays when
related to poor endocrine function.
Prescribing too much Lu Rong too soon can result in the liver
yang rising with symptoms of dizziness, red eyes, and possibly
hypertension.

**Channels:** liver, kidney

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Vasodilation
- Increased sex hormone production
- Erectile dysfunction
- Fatigue
- Vertigo
- Joint pain
- Weakness of limbs
- Development delays
- Premature aging
- Uterine bleeding
- Infertility
- Learning disabilities
- Musculoskeletal deformities
- Cold extremities
- Poor vision
- Low back pain
- Knee pain
- Leukorrhea
- Skin infections
- Frequent clear urination
- Increased blood flow to the brain
- Low blood pressure
- Orthostatic hypotension
- Diuresis
- Immune system regulation
- Poor appetite
- Weight gain
- Hypothyroid

**Formulas:**
- Tu Si Zi Wan

**Contraindications:** Lu Rong is potent and should be
prescribed in small doses initially before increasing in
increments, do not prescribe to patients with heat patterns from
deficiency or who have heat in the blood level, do not prescribe if
the patient has phlegm-heat in the lungs or if they have a
pathogen that is warm in nature, do not prescribe to patients
with blazing stomach fire


**Zoo Image:** there is a grizzly bear wedding, the bride is dressed in a girdle
with a cold womb carrying wilted flowers, the groom has chong and ren
suspenders with a sore low back and has to pee, they say “I du” and toast with
cups of essence and blood while they walk down a carpet full of boils and
ulcers, the bone bearer has weak broken bones

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 ![ma chi xian, portulacae herba.jpg](/u/ma-chi-xian-portulacae-herba-4fzeii.jpg) 

# Ma Chi Xian

### Portulacae Herba

_sour, cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Clears Heat and Resolves Toxicity**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Dysentery
- Hot painful bloody urination
- Constipation
- Sores
- Carbuncles
- Vaginal discharge
- Snakebite
- Wasp stings
- Uterine bleeding

Ma Chi Xian is sour and cold. It enters the liver and large intestine
systems to treat heat pattern pathologies. It can also be used
topically for red swollen wasp and snake bites or for red swollen
genitals.

Internally, Ma Chi Xian is used to treat diarrhea, burning
urination, and vaginal discharge from heat patterns.

**Channels:** liver, large intestine

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Leukorrhea; with blood
- Skin sores
- Diarrhea
- Hemafecia
- Snake bites
- Wasp stings
- Antimicrobial
- Diuresis
- Uterine bleeding
- Painful urination
- Bacillary dysentery
- Vaginal discharge

**Contraindications:** Ma Chi Xian should not be prescribed to
patients that are pregnant

**Zoo Image:** a beluga whale has a snake brushing its sores while wasps attend
to its bloody urine and uterine bleeding and bloody stool

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 ![ma dou ling, aristolochiae fructus.jpg](/u/ma-dou-ling-aristolochiae-fructus-zN36CH.jpg) 

# Ma Dou Ling

### Aristolochiae Fructus

_bitter, slightly cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Relieve Cough and Wheeze**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Coughing
- Wheezing
- Pain around anus

Ma Dou Ling is bitter and slightly cold. It enters the large
intestine and lung systems to treat cough when it’s due to heat
patterns in the lungs. It also enters the large intestines to reduce
heat that may cause pain around the anus.

**Channels:** lung, large intestine

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Cough
- Sore throat
- Wheezing
- Hemorrhoids
- Painful anus

**Formulas:**
- Bu Fei E Jiao Tang

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Ma Dou Ling to patients
in large doses or long term, do not prescribe to patients with
poor digestive function, do not prescribe to patients with cough
due to cold patterns

**Zoo Image:** a puffin is coughing with a hot fiery chest and butt

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 ![ma huang, ephedrae herba.jpg](/u/ma-huang-ephedrae-herba-aLztTP.jpg) 

# Ma Huang

### Ephedrae Herba

_acrid, slightly bitter, warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Releases the Exterior for Cold Attack**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Chills
- Fever
- Headache
- Tight floating pulse
- Cough
- Wheeze
- Edema
- Sores

Ma Huang is acrid, slightly bitter, and warm to treat cold exterior
attacks (taiyang). It enters the bladder and lung systems to treat
common cold that may have edema, sores, and body aches. This
presentation does not include sweating.

Ma Huang acts as a powerful stimulant and bronchodilator. When
combined with caffeine and aspirin it has a truly thermogenic
effect (fat burning) but taking it this way is dangerous. It was
terribly abused for this purpose when diet companies over
promoted it resulting in numerous injuries including kidney
damage and stroke. The FDA unfortunately stepped in and made
this herb illegal.

**Channels:** lung, bladder

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Common cold
- Fever
- Cough
- Wheeze
- Skin abscess
- Poor circulation
- Allergies
- Eczema
- Rash
- Nephritis

**Formulas:**
- Da Qing Long Tang
- Die Da Wan
- Ding Chuan Tang
- Fang Feng Tong Sheng San
- Ge Gen Jia Ban Xia Tang
- Ge Gen Tang
- Gui Zhi Shao Yao Zhi Mu Tang
- Ma Huang Lian Qiao Chi Xiao Dou Tang
- Ma Huang Tang
- Ma Huang Xi Xin Fu Zi Tang
- Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang
- Mu Li San
- She Gan Ma Huang Tang
- Wu Hu Tang
- Wu Ji San
- Xiao Qing Long Tang
- Yang He Tang
- Yue Bi Tang

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Ma Huang to patients
that present with spontaneous sweating or wheezing due to
kidney deficiency

**Zoo Image:** a porcupine with a headache and fever is going down a lung
escalator to a sauna to help his wheeze, his face is puffy, he urinated, and
there are ice cubes

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 ![mai ya, hordei fructus germinatus.jpg](/u/mai-ya-hordei-fructus-germinatus-2AmTSL.jpg) 

# Mai Ya

### Hordei Fructus Germinantus

_sweet, neutral_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Relieves Food Stagnation**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Indigestion
- Infant milk indigestion
- Poor appetite
- Distended and painful breasts
- Excess lactation
- Epigastric fullness
- Belching

Mai Ya is sweet and neutral. It enters the liver, stomach, and
spleen systems. It can be prescribed for lactating mothers to
restrict lactation.

**Channels:** liver, stomach, spleen

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Excess lactation
- Indigestion
- Bloating
- Diarrhea
- Dyspnea

**Formulas:**
- Fei Er Wan
- Jian Pi Wan
- Yi Jia Jian Zheng Qi San
- Zhen Gan Xi Feng Tang
- Zhi Shi Xiao Pi Wan

**Contraindications:** Mai Ya should not be prescribed to
lactating mothers during their normal lactation and breast
feeding stage

**Zoo Image:** a hippo rides in a liver qi canoe while eating pasta and squirting
milk from its breast

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 ![main men dong, ophiopogonis radix.jpg](/u/main-men-dong-ophiopogonis-radix-zXfs8o.jpg) 

# Mai Men Dong

### Opiopogonis Radix

_sweet, slightly bitter, slightly cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Tonify Yin**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Cough
- Dry mouth
- Dry tongue
- Irritability
- Fever
- Constipation

Mai Men Dong is sweet, slightly bitter, and slightly cold. It enters
the stomach, lung, and heart systems. Mai Men Dong’s sweet
property is nourishing to yin functions and generates fluids
internally.

Mai Men Dong can treat coughs that are dry or that present with
thick difficult to expectorate sputum or coughing up blood.

**Channels:** lung, stomach, heart

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Hemoptysis
- Mood swings
- Night sweats
- Hematemesis
- Cough
- Fever
- Dysglycemia
- Menopausal disorders
- Hypoadrenia

**Formulas:**
- Ba Xian Chang Shou Wan
- Bai He Gu Jin Tang
- Cong Bai Qi Wei Yin
- Da Ding Feng Zhu
- Dao Chi Qing Xin Tang
- Di Huang Yin Zi
- Li Yan Cha
- Long Chi Qing Hun Tang
- Mai Men Dong Tang
- Mai Wei Di Huang Wan
- Mu Xiang Liu Qi Yin
- Qing Fei Tang
- Qing Gong Tang
- Qing Shu Yi Qi Tang
- Qing Ying Tang
- Qing Zao Jiu Fei Tang
- Rou Fu Bao Yuan Tang
- San Jia Fu Mai Tang
- Sha Shen Mai Dong Tang
- Sheng Mai San
- Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan
- Tong Ru Dan
- Wen Jing Tang
- Xin Jia Huang Long Tang
- Xin Yi Qing Fei Yin
- Yang Yin Qing Fei Tang
- Yi Guan Jian
- Yi Wei Yang
- Yi Yin Jian
- Yu Nu Jian
- Zeng Ye Cheng Qi Tang
- Zeng Ye Tang
- Zhi Gan Cao Tang
- Zhu Ye Shi Gao Tang

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Mai Men Dong to
patients that present with diarrhea due to poor digestive
function or to patients that present with cough due to wind-cold

**Zoo Image:** an irritable turtle is making finger shadows inside an irritable
night time heart shape, the shadows are a coughing lung, a stomach, and
some intestines with a glass of fluids

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 ![man jing zi, viticis fructus.jpg](/u/man-jing-zi-viticis-fructus-733r40.jpg) 

# Man Jing Zi

### Viticis Fructus

_acrid, bitter, cool_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Release the Exterior for Heat Attacks**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Headache
- Common cold
- Eye pain
- Visual floaters
- Red eyes
- Stiffness of the limbs
- Numbness of the limbs
- Cramping
- Heaviness of the limbs

Man Jing Zi is acrid to disperse the exterior, bitter to drain, and
cool to treat heat patterns. It enters the liver, stomach, and
bladder systems.

**Channels:** liver, stomach, bladder

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Arthritis
- Headache
- Influenza
- Antitumor
- Disorders of the eye

**Formulas:**
- Qiang Huo Sheng Shi Tang

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Man Jing Zi with the
Aconitum family of botanical medicines or with Shi Gao

**Zoo Image:** a sick polar bear with an ice pack on its head and red tearing eyes
is playing marbles with bee slippers and cramped stiff hands

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 ![mang xiao, natrii sulpas.jpg](/u/mang-xiao-natrii-sulpas-YWGkbe.jpg) 

# Mang Xiao

### Natrii Sulfas

_acrid, bitter, salty, very cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Purgative that Drains Downward**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Constipation
- Redness in the eyes
- Painful eyes
- Skin lesions
- Sore throat
- Inhibited lactation

Where salt goes water flows. Mang Xiao is acrid, bitter, salty, and
very cold. It brings water into the gastrointestinal tract by entering
the stomach and large intestine systems then flushes creating a
laxative effect.

**Channels:** stomach, large intestine

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Appendicitis
- Hemorrhoids
- Tumor inhibitor
- Mouth ulcers
- Mastitis
- Indigestion
- Skin sores

**Formulas:**
- Da Cheng Qi Tang
- Da Huang Mu Dan Tang
- Da Xian Xiong Tang
- Fang Feng Tong Sheng San
- Huang Long Tang
- Liang Ge San
- Tao He Cheng Qi Tang
- Tiao Wei Cheng Qi Tang
- Xin Jia Huang Long Tang
- Zeng Ye Cheng Qi Tang
- Zi Xue Dan

**Contraindications:** Mang Xiao should not be prescribed to
pregnant patients that have patterns of deficiency cold in the
gastrointestinal tract, in treatment of lactation Mang Xiao should
be discontinued once the therapeutic effect has occurred

**Zoo Image:** a red eyed snake with a hot abdomen has his hard poop clump on
a pillow, he is on a diet of Pampered Lung and Stomach food

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 ![mo han lian, ecliptae herba.jpg](/u/mo-han-lian-ecliptae-herba-sPXD3O.jpg) 

# Mo Han Lian

### Ecliptae Herba

_sweet, sour, cool_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Tonify Yin**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Dizziness
- Blurred vision
- Vertigo
- Premature greying of hair
- Bleeding disorders
 - Hematemesis
 - Hemoptysis
 - Epistaxis
 - Hemafecia
 - Hematuria
 - Menometrorrhagia

Mo Han Lian is sweet, sour, and cool. It enters the kidney and
liver systems to treat deficiency of yin patterns. It is especially
useful in treating patients that have bleeding disorders originating
from deficiency heat patterns.

**Channels:** liver, kidney

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Dysglycemia
- Dizziness
- Vertigo
- Bleeding
 - Stool
 - Urine
 - Cough
 - Epistaxis
 - Uterine
- Night sweats
- Menopausal symptoms

**Formulas:**
- Er Zhi Wan

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Mo Han Lian to patients
that present with poor digestive function

**Zoo Image:** conjoined turtles with grey hair, glasses, and vomiting blood is
spinning with blood and urine coming from its lower jiao

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 ![mo yao, myrrha.jpg](/u/mo-yao-myrrha-qbjZOU.jpg) 

# Mo Yao

### Myrrha

_bitter, neutral_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Circulate Blood**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Trauma
- Sores
- Swellings
- Chest pain
- Carbuncles
- Amenorrhea
- Abdominal pain
- Masses

Mo Yao is bitter and neutral. It enters the heart, liver, and spleen
systems. It heals tissue for treatment of traumas and moves the
blood to treat menstrual disorders.

**Channels:** heart, liver, spleen

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Arthritis
- Physical trauma
- Skin sores
- Wounds
- Pain in the abdomen
- Masses
- Dyslipidemia
- Premenstrual disorder
- Dysmenorrhea
- Amenorrhea
- Cough

**Formulas:**
- Die Da Wan
- Huo Luo Xiao Ling Dan
- Qi Li San
- Qi Zhen San
- Shao Fu Zhu Yu Tang
- Shen Tong Zhu Yu Tang
- Xiao Fang Huo Ming Yin
- Xiao Huo Luo Dan
- Yan Hu Suo Tang
- Zhen Ren Huo Ming Yin

**Contraindications:** Mo Yao should not be prescribed to
patients that are not presenting with blood stasis patterns,
should not be prescribed to pregnant patients or patients with
poor digestive function, and should only be used short term

**Zoo Image:** a roadrunner with a fixed abdominal mass heads towards a
healing hut while breaking up blood stasis with his feet, a coconut is about to
fall on his head

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 ![mu dan pi, moutan cortex.jpg](/u/mu-dan-pi-moutan-cortex-36d1rn.jpg) 

# Mu Dan Pi

### Moutan Cortex

_acrid, bitter, slightly cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Clears Heat and Cools Blood**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Epistaxis
- Menometrorrhagia
- Hematemesis
- Fever
- Abdominal masses
- Amenorrhea
- Lumps
- Trauma
- Headache
- Eye pain
- Rib side pain
- Dysmenorrhea
- Sores
- Intestinal abscess

Mu Dan Pi is acrid, bitter, and slightly cold. It enters the heart,
liver, and kidney systems to move the blood and cool it down. Mu
Dan Pi can be used symptomatically for deficiency heat patterns
such as females with menopausal hot flashes but it will need to be
combined with herb to treat the root deficiency.

It can also be used topically for sores.

**Channels:** heart, liver, kidney

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Abdominal pain
- Nose bleed
- Chest pain
- Boils
- Carbuncles
- Eczema
- Dysmenorrhea
- Breast abscess
- Alopecia
- Fever
- Amenorrhea
- High blood pressure
- Joint pain
- Allergies

**Formulas:**
- Ba Xian Chang Shou Wan
- Bu Shen Yi Gan Tang
- Da Huang Mu Dan Tang
- Dan Zhi Xiao Yao San
- Dao Chi Qing Xin Tang
- Du Qin Wan
- Er Long Zuo Ci Wan
- Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang
- Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan
- Jia Wei Shen Qi Wan
- Jia Wei Xiao Yao San
- Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan
- Kai Yu Zhong Yu Tang
- Liu Wei Di Huang Wan
- Mai Wei Di Huang Wan
- Mie Di Zhi Yang Tang
- Ming Mu Di Huang Wan
- Ping Gan Kai Yu Zhi Xue Tang
- Qi Ju Di Huang Wan
- Qi Zhen San
- Qing Hao Bie Jia Tang
- Qing Wei San
- Qing Wen Bai Du Yin
- Shen Qi Wan
- Shi Hui San
- Wen Jing Tang
- Xi Jiao Di Huang Tang
- Xuan Yu Tong Jing Tang
- Yang Yin Qing Fei Tang
- Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan

**Contraindications:** Mu Dan Pi is slightly cold and should not
be prescribed to patients that have cold patterns affecting the
blood level, Mu Dan Pi should not be prescribed to pregnant
patients due to its blood moving characteristic

**Zoo Image:** an arctic fox on a blood moving stair stepper puts out a fire with
his yin squirt gun while a hot liver pulls at his head, he has a sore on his tail

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 ![mu gua, chaenomelis fructus.jpg](/u/mu-gua-chaenomelis-fructus-MmiWCr.jpg) 

# Mu Gua

### Chaenomelis Fructus

_sour, warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Dispel Wind-Dampness**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Cramping
- Low back pain
- Muscle pain in lower extremities
- Abdominal pain
- Calf cramps
- Muscle spasms
- Indigestion

Mu Gua is sour and warm. It enters the spleen and the liver.
Through the spleen we can see it effect on gastrointestinal
disorders such as abdominal pain and indigestion. The warming
quality is especially useful here.
In the liver system, Mu Gua helps to nourish the tendons and
ligaments by relaxing them and allowing for liver blood to
normalize.

**Channels:** liver, spleen

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Restless leg syndrome
- Antimicrobial
- Chronic cough
- Eczema
- Vomiting
- Dyspnea
- Arthritis
- Diuresis

**Formulas:**
- Bu Gan Tang
- Mu Xiang Liu Qi Yin
- Shi Pi Yin
- Wen Yang Bu Gan Jian

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe to patients that produce
too much stomach acid of if they present with dark scanty urine
due to internally constrained heat

**Zoo Image:** a seagull standing in puddle at an airport with painful cramping
legs has a suitcase of harmony products, there is a liver man fighting with a
spleen woman wearing leg braces, there is a candy machine in the
background

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 ![mu li, ostreae concha.jpg](/u/mu-li-ostreae-concha-SUJhSN.jpg) 

# Mu Li

### Ostreae Concha

_salty, astringent, cool_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Calm the Shen**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Anxiety
- Restlessness
- Insomnia
- Irritability
- Dizziness
- Headache
- Tinnitus
- Blurring vision
- Red face
- Excess sweating
- Night sweats
- Nocturnal emissions
- Spermatorrhea
- Vaginal discharge
- Uterine bleeding
- Nodulation
- Sour taste
- Stomach ache

Mu Li is salty to reduce nodules, astringent to restrain leakage,
and cool to treat heat related patterns. It enters the liver and
kidney systems.

Mu Li is rich with minerals that calm the sympathetic nervous
system and support thyroid function.

**Channels:** liver, kidney

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Nodulation
- Dizziness
- Diarrhea
- Stomachache
- Tinnitus
- Fever
- Chills
- Blurred vision
- Thyroid disorders
- Insomnia
- Leukorrhea
- Heart palpitations
- Excess sweating
- Urinary incontinence

**Formulas:**
- An Chong Tang
- Chai Hu Gui Zhi Gan Jiang Tang
- Chai Hu Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang
- Da Ding Feng Zhu
- E Jiao Ji Zi Huang Tang
- Gu Chong Tang
- Gui Zhi Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang
- Jian Ling Tang
- Qing Re Gu Jing Tang
- Rou Fu Bao Yuan Tang
- San Jia Fu Mai Tang
- Xiao Luo Wan
- Zhen Gan Xi Feng Tang

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Mu Li to patients that
present with high fever with absence of sweating

**Zoo Image:** a sweaty pirate elephant with a tennis ball parrot and a hot peg leg
is angry and tasting his lemon while the spirit of the yin ship holds a heart,
there is a yang anchor

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 ![mu tong, akebiae caulis.jpg](/u/mu-tong-akebiae-caulis-2t9noD.jpg) 

# Mu Tong

### Akebiae Caulis

_bitter, slightly cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Drain Dampness**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Edema
- Ascites
- Painful urination
- Mouth sores
- Scanty urination
- Inhibited lactation
- Amenorrhea
- Arthritis

Mu Tong enters the heart, small intestine, and bladder systems. It
is bitter and slightly cold. Because Mu Tong enters the heart and
is bitter, it reduces shen disturbance that present with irritability.

**Channels:** heart, small intestine, bladder

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Blood deficiency
- Antitumor
- Diuretic
- Mood disorders
- Sore throat
- Amenorrhea
- Kidney stones
- Dysuria
- Arthritis
- Urinary tract infections
- Hepatitis
- Antimicrobial

**Formulas:**
- Ba Zheng San
- Dang Gui Si Ni Tang
- Dao Chi Qing Xin Tang
- Dao Chi San
- Gan Lu Xiao Du Dan
- Ju He Wan
- Long Dan Xie Gan Tang
- Mu Xiang Liu Qi Yin
- Shi Wei San
- Tong Ru Dan
- Xiao Feng San
- Xiao Ji Yin Zi
- Xin Yi San

**Contraindications:** Mu Tong should be prescribed cautiously
with patients that are pregnant

**Zoo Image:** an irritable mother pig with a mouth sore is trying to feed her
babies, one baby is spelling out VESSELS with blocks, the mother is dreaming
that her irritable heart will drain out through the small intestines, the word
ouch is coming out of her while the urinates

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 ![mu xiang, aucklandiae radix.jpg](/u/mu-xiang-aucklandiae-radix-vvkXSN.jpg) 

# Mu Xiang

### Aucklandia Radix

_acrid, bitter, warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Regulate Qi**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Disorders of the gastrointestinal tract
 - Poor appetite
 - Indigestion
- Pain
 - Epigastric
 - Abdominal
 - Abdominal distention
 - Nausea
 - Vomiting
- Rib side pain
 - Gallbladder
- Diarrhea
- Dysentery
- Tenesmus

Mu Xiang is acrid, bitter, and warm. It enters the large intestine,
gallbladder, san jiao, spleen, and stomach systems. It supports
liver and gallbladder function and can treat liver overacting on
digestion patterns.

Mu Xiang is also used with herbs in the tonification category if
they are difficult to digest.

**Channels:** gallbladder, large intestine, spleen, stomach,
san jiao

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Indigestion
- Abdominal distention
- Biliary congestion
- Angina pain
- Jaundice
- Kidney stones
- Hypertension

**Formulas:**
- Dang Gui Long Hui Wan
- Fei Er Wan
- Ge Hua Jie Cheng San
- Gui Pi Tang
- Hou Po Wen Zhong Tang
- Jian Pi Wan
- Ju He Wan
- Mu Xiang Bing Lang Wan
- Mu Xiang Liu Qi Yin
- Shao Yao Tang
- Shi Pi Yin
- Si Hai Shu Yu Wan
- Su He Xiang Wan
- Tian Tai Wu Yao San
- Xiang Sha Liu Jun Zi Tang
- Xiang Sha Yang Wei Tang
- Yan Hu Suo Tang
- Zhen Ren Yang Zang Tang
- Zhou Che Wan
- Zi Xue Dan

**Contraindications:** prescribe Mu Xiang cautiously to
patients with deficient heat patterns

**Zoo Image:** a golfing beaver with a T barbell hat is hitting a qi ball while his
intestines are harmonized and a green gold club is at his crotch and there are
two liver and spleen balls

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 ![mu zei, equisete hiemalis herba.jpg](/u/mu-zei-equisete-hiemalis-herba-ANjArw.jpg) 

# Mu Zei

### Equiseti Hiemalis Herba

_bitter, sweet, neutral_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Release the Exterior for Heat Attacks**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Eye disorders
 - Cloudy eyes
 - Blurred vision
 - Pterygium
 - Excess lacrimation
 - Red painful eyes
- Hemafecia
- Hemorrhoids

Mu Zei is bitter, sweet, and neutral. It enters the lung, liver, and
gallbladder systems.

**Channels:** lung, liver, gallbladder

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Rectal prolapse
- Hemafecia
- Cataracts
- Antitumor

**Contraindications:** Mu Zei should be used cautiously when
prescribing to patients that are pregnant or that present with qi
deficiency, urinary frequency, or dehydration

**Zoo Image:** a polar bear with red tearing eyes wear red diapers is watching a
bird with a green telescope

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 ![niu bang zi, arctii fructus.jpg](/u/niu-bang-zi-arctii-fructus-KCaBWt.jpg) 

# Niu Bang Zi

### Arctii Fructus

_acrid, bitter, cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Release the Exterior for Heat Attacks**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Cough
- Sore throat
- Fever
- Carbuncles
- Erythema
- Mumps
- Rash
- Measles
- Constipation
- Acne

Niu Bang Zi is acrid to disperse the exterior attacks, bitter to
drain, and cold to treat heat patterns. It enters the lung and
stomach systems.
Niu Bang Zi has a special affinity for the throat and should be
considered for sore throat.

**Channels:** lung, stomach

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Antitumor
- Measles
- Cough
- Common cold
- Breast abscess
- Diuretic
- Rash
- Antimicrobial
- Dysglycemia

**Formulas:**
- Bu Fei E Jiao Tang
- Chai Hu Qing Gan Tang
- Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin
- Xiao Feng San
- Yin Qiao San

**Contraindications:** Niu Bang Zi should be prescribed
cautiously to patients that have qi deficiency, diarrhea, or with
patients that do not have excess heat patterns

**Zoo Image:** a rash covered polar bear with a scarf is holding a T while a toilet
splashes his intestines

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 ![niu xi, achyranthis bidentatae radix.jpg](/u/niu-xi-achyranthis-bidentatae-radix-cTB0IZ.jpg) 

# Niu Xi

### Achyranthis bidentatae Radix

_bitter, sour, neutral_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Circulate Blood**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Low back pain
- Joint pain
- Dysmenorrhea
- Amenorrhea
- Retained lochia
- Pain from trauma
- Vaginal discharge
- Painful urinary dribbling
- Hematuria
- Epistaxis
- Hematemesis
- Toothache
- Bleeding gums
- Dizziness
- Headache
- Blurred vision

Niu Xi is bitter, sour, and neutral. It enters the liver and kidneys
systems. It’s bitter property drains out damp heat in the lower jiao
while its sour property stabilizes the liver blood and kidney
hormones to strengthen tendons, ligaments, and bones.

**Channels:** liver, kidney

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Abdominal mass
- Dizziness
- Vertigo
- Hypertension
- Antitumor
- Blood in the urine
- Menstrual irregularities
- Labor induction
- Carbuncles
- Blurring eyes
- Knee pain
- Back pain
- Kidney stones
- Soft tissue injuries

**Formulas:**
- Da Ying Jian
- Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang
- Ji Chuan Jian
- Jing Qian Fang
- Qi Bao Mei Ran Dan
- Shen Tong Zhu Yu Tang
- Si Miao Wan
- Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin
- Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang
- Yu Nu Jian
- Zhen Gan Xi Feng Tang

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Niu Xi to pregnant
patients or to patients with bleeding disorders

**Zoo Image:** a roadrunner leans against a store called the Glamorous Liver and
Kidney and wants to get inside before his knees get weaker, there is a
mannequin wearing bows on its knees, another picture for the unprepared
form shows a roadrunner wearing damp heat shorts going down stairs
carrying a lantern knocks over a GYN urn and now blood is flowing

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 ![nu zhen zi, ligustri lucidi fructus.jpg](/u/nu-zhen-zi-ligustri-lucidi-fructus-lH7mEM.jpg) 

# Nu Zhen Zi

### Ligustri Lucidi Fructus

_bitter, sweet, cool_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Tonify Yin**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Dizziness
- Visual floaters
- Low back pain
- Tinnitus
- Premature greying of hair
- Loss of vision

Nu Zhen Zi is bitter, sweet, and cool. It enters the liver and
kidney systems to treat deficiency of yin that affects eye function,
hearing, and balance. It is used in longevity medicine to prevent
greying of hair and can lubricate the intestines to treat mild
constipation.

**Channels:** liver, kidney

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Age related loss of hearing
- Dizziness
- Vertigo
- Loss of vision due to aging
- Superficial visual floaters
- Sleep disorders
- Palpitations of the heart
- Circulation

**Formulas:**
- Er Zhi Wan

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Nu Zhen Zi to patients
that present with diarrhea due to poor digestive function

**Zoo Image:** a grey haired turtle with a red neck is fanning itself while looking
through spots at a vision exam board

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 ![pi pa ye, eriobotryae folium.jpg](/u/pi-pa-ye-eriobotryae-folium-l7E33q.jpg) 

# Pi Pa Ye

### Eriobotryae Folium

_bitter, neutral_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Relieve Cough and Wheeze**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Cough
- Wheeze
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Hiccough
- Belching

Pi Pa Ye is bitter and neutral. It enters the lung and stomach
systems. Pi Pa Ye treats conditions of the lung especially when the
pattern is due to heat or dryness.

**Channels:** lung, stomach

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Asthma
- Bronchitis
- Cough
- Gastritis
- Vomiting
- Antimicrobial

Formulas:
- Qing Zao Jiu Fei Tang
- Xin Yi Qing Fei Yin

**Contraindications:** prescribe Pi Pa Ye cautiously to patients
with cough or vomit due to cold patterns

**Zoo Image:** lung and stomach puffins are flying down away from heat leaving
a trail of phlegm

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 ![pu gong ying, taraxaci herba.jpg](/u/pu-gong-ying-taraxaci-herba-TYtZDK.jpg) 

# Pu Gong Ying

### Taraxaci Herba

_bitter, sweet, cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Clears Heat and Resolves Toxicity**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Breast abscess
- Internal abscess
- Sores
- Red swollen eyes
- Jaundice
- Painful urination

Pu Gong Ying enters the liver and stomach systems but it is
especially noted for its ability to treat breast abscess. It is bitter,
sweet, and cold allowing it to treat heat patterns.

**Channels:** liver, stomach

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Biliary congestion
- Hepatoprotective
- Immune support
- Ulcer
- Scrofula
- Digestive disorders
- Hepatitis
- Jaundice
- Urinary tract infections
- Rashes
- Boils
- Appendicitis
- Antitumor
- Conjunctivitis
- Diuretic
- Gastritis
- Lactation
- Fungal infections
- Bites (poisonous)

**Formulas:**
- Cang Er Bai Dou Yan Fang
- Wu Wei Xiao Du Yin

**Contraindications:** Pu Gong Ying is very toxic and should not
be prescribed to pregnant patients or patients that present with
a weak constitution

**Zoo Image:** a jaundiced beluga whale wearing sunglasses to hide his red eyes
is in a bathroom looking in the mirror while urinating yellow, there is a poster
of a sexy beluga whale on the wall with bleeding abscesses of the breast and
intestines

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# Pu Huang

### Typhae Pollen

_acrid, sweet, neutral_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Stop Bleeding**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Bleeding trauma
- Uterine bleeding
- Vomiting blood
- Nosebleed
- Coughing blood
- Blood in urine
- Blood in stool
- Subcutaneous bleeding
- Chest pain
- Postpartum abdominal pain
- Menstrual pain
- Hot painful urinary dribbling

Pu Huang is sweet, acrid, and neutral. It enters the liver, heart,
and spleen systems to stop bleeding.

**Channels:** liver, heart, spleen

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Antitumor
- Pain in the abdomen
- Angina pain
- Dyslipidemia
- Eczema
- Asthma
- Menorrhagia

**Formulas:**
- Qi Zhen San
- Shao Fu Zhu Yu Tang
- Shi Xiao San
- Xiao Ji Yin Zi
- Yan Hu Suo Tang

**Contraindications:** Pu Huang should be prescribed
cautiously to patients that are pregnant

**Zoo Image:** a black widow is by a bleeding fire hydrant

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 ![qian hu, peucedani radix.jpg](/u/qian-hu-peucedani-radix-IdidPL.jpg) 

# Qian Hu

### Peucedani Radix

_acrid, bitter, slightly cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Transforms Hot Phlegm**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Cough
- Wheeze
- Headache

Qian Hu is bitter, acrid, and slightly cold. It enters the lung system
to help with cough and wheeze when treating heat related
patterns.

**Channels:** lung

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Cough
- Diaphragmatic spasms
- Vasodilation
- Allergies

**Formulas:**
- Ren Shen Bai Du San
- Su Zi Jiang Qi Tang
- Xing Su San

**Contraindications:** do prescribe Qian Hu to patients if the
cough has originated from deficiency fire patterns

**Zoo Image:** a Saint Bernard is diving into phlegm puddle while wind-heat
comes off of his lungs and body

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# Qian Niu Zi

### Pharbitidis Semen

_acrid, bitter, cold, slightly toxic_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Harsh Expellant that Drains Downward**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Edema
- Ascites
- Cough
- Wheeze
- Fullness in the chest
- Constipation
- Parasites

Qian Niu Zi is acrid, bitter, slightly toxic, and cold. It breaks up
phlegm, mucus, dampness, and water that has accumulation and
drains it out through the urine and stool.

**Channels:** lung, small intestine, large intestine, kidney

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Edema of the lower limbs
- Severe abdominal distention
- Antiparasitic
 - Pinworms
 - Roundworms
 - Tapeworms
 - Hookworms
 - Flatworms
- Fluid accumulation in the lungs

**Formulas:**
- Mu Xiang Bing Lang Wan
- Zhou Che Wan

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Qian Niu Zi to pregnant
patients or to patients that have a weak constitution, do not
combine with Ba Dou

**Zoo Image:** a vulture has phlegm and parasites coming out of both ends along
with urine and diarrhea

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# Qian Shi

### Euryales Semen

_astringent, sweet, neutral_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Stabilize and Bind**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Chronic diarrhea
- Urogenital system disorders
 - Premature ejaculation
 - Nocturnal emissions
 - Spermatorrhea
 - Incontinence
 - Urinary frequency
 - Vaginal discharge

Qian Shi enters the kidney and spleen. It is astringent, sweet, and
neutral. Its influence is on the gastrointestinal tract and on the
hormone function of the adrenal glands. This herb can be used
with children that have a poorly developed digestive function
resulting abdominal fullness and eventually diarrhea. Qian Shi is
neutral and can be used for hot or cold patterns.

Qian Shi supports production of sex hormones from the adrenal
glands and possibly the gonads for patients with premature
ejaculation or spermatorrhea. It also helps with incontinence
related to kidney function.
When there is excess vaginal discharge due to deficiency or due to
damp-heat patterns, this herb can both eliminate the excess aspect
and stabilize the deficiency.

**Channels:** spleen, kidney

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Diarrhea
- Back pain
- Knee pain
- Premature ejaculation
- Urinary incontinence
- Fecal incontinence
- Leukorrhea

**Formulas:**
- Jin Suo Gu Jing Wan

**Contraindications:** Qian Shi should not be prescribed to
patients that have difficulty in urinated or have constipation

**Zoo Image:** a mother camel with vaginal discharge wearing a kidney belt gives
her child camel, with a diarrhea diaper, a spleen dumbbell

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# Qin Jiao

### Gentianae Macrophyllae Radix

_acrid, bitter, slightly cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Dispel Wind-Dampness**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Pain
 - Muscle cramps
 - Muscle pain
 - Joint pain
- Jaundice
- Fever
- Constipation

Qin Jiao is acrid, bitter, and slightly cold. It enters the liver and
gallbladder systems as well as the stomach. By improving the
function of the gallbladder, this herb helps patients with
constipation. The acrid and bitter characteristics help the liver
detoxify and treat such pathologies as hepatitis and systemic liver
related swelling that cause joint pain and spasms.

**Channels:** stomach, liver, gallbladder

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Constipation
- Arthritis
- Hemafecia
- Fever
- Leg spasm
- Allergies
- Jaundice
- Hepatitis
- Hypertension
- Antimicrobial
- Analgesia

**Formulas:**
- Da Qin Jiao Tang
- Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang
- Qing Gu San
- Shen Tong Zhu Yu Tang

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Qin Jiao to patients that
have diarrhea or loose stool from poor digestive function (spleen
qi deficiency)

**Zoo Image:** a seagull at a stool-a-maker cooling cart is selling a frozen bone to
a seagull with a yellow baby and a seagull with chronic leg pain and an acute
tennis injury

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 ![qin pi, fraxini cortex(1).jpg](/u/qin-pi-fraxini-cortex-1-A2PuBz.jpg) 

# Qin Pi

### Fraxini Cortex

_bitter, cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Clear Heat and Dry Dampness**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Diarrhea
- Dysentery
- Vaginal discharge
- Red swollen painful eyes
- Visual floaters
- Arthritis
- Cough

Qin Pi is bitter, astringent, and cold. It enters the stomach, liver,
large intestine, and gallbladder systems. Its primary use is
treatment of damp-heat pathologies.

**Channels:** liver, stomach, large intestine, gallbladder

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Disorders of the gastrointestinal tract
- Antimicrobial
- Low blood pressure
- Joint pain
- Physical trauma
- Asthma

**Formulas:**
- Bai Tou Weng Tang

**Contraindications:** there are no contraindications
documented for Qin Pi

**Zoo Image:** a cat wearing red glasses and coughing has red lungs and red
abdomen with a T binding its middle has vaginal discharge and a red bee
stinging its tail

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 ![qing hao, artemisae herba.jpg](/u/qing-hao-artemisae-herba-9ywpbn.jpg) 

# Qing Hao

### Artemisiae Annuae Herba

_acrid, bitter, cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Clear Deficiency Heat**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Fever
- Stifling in the chest
- Headache
- Dizziness
- Rashes
- Epistaxis
- Malarial disorders

Qing Hao is bitter and cold. It enters the gallbladder, liver, and
kidney systems to cool the blood from yin deficient heat patterns.

**Channels:** kidney, liver, gallbladder

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Alternating chills and fever
- Five palm heat
- Heat exhaustion
- Bleeding disorders
- Antimicrobial
- Jaundice
- Scabies
- Rash
- Asthma

**Formulas:**
- Hao Qin Qing Dan Tang
- Qing Gu San
- Qing Hao Bie Jia Tang

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Qing Hao to patients
that present with poor digestive function

**Zoo Image:** a wooly mammoth is at a crossroad with summer heat, mosquitos,
and a hot blood river, if he goes straight ahead he can put out the hot coals
and save the skulls from fever, he has qi, yin, and blood rocks

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 ![qing pi, citri reticulatae viride pericarpium.jpg](/u/qing-pi-citri-reticulatae-viride-pericarpium-LJg13H.jpg) 

# Qing Pi

### Citri reticulatae viride Pericarpium

_acrid, bitter, warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Regulate Qi**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Abdominal distention
- Chest pain
- Hypochondriac pain
- Bulging disorders
- Stagnation
 - Food stagnation
 - Blood stagnation

Qing Pi is bitter, acrid, and warm. It enters the liver, stomach, and
gallbladder systems and is especially useful in treating liver qi
stagnation related pathologies such as herniation, hypochondriac
pain, and liver overacting on digestion patterns. It treats blood
stagnation that has been produced by severe stagnation of qi.

**Channels:** liver, stomach, gallbladder

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Angina pain
- Stomachache
- Difficulty in lactation
- Herniation
- Splenomegaly
- Hepatitis

**Formulas:**
- Ge Hua Jie Cheng San
- Hao Zao Yu Hu Tang
- Mu Xiang Bing Lang Wan
- Mu Xiang Liu Qi Yin
- Qing Zao Run Chang Tang
- Shu Gan Tang
- Tian Tai Wu Yao San
- Xia Ru Yong Quan San
- Zhou Che Wan

**Contraindications:** Qing Pi strongly moves the qi and should
be prescribed cautiously to patients with patterns of qi
deficiency

**Zoo Image:** a beaver with a music note on his belly is hitting the liver qi bell
with a hamburger hammer

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 ![qu mai, dianthi herba.jpg](/u/qu-mai-dianthi-herba-mzngpu.jpg) 

# Qu Mai

### Dianthi Herba

_bitter, cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Drains Dampness**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Urinary tract disorders
 - Painful urination
 - Urinary dribbling
 - Hematuria
- Amenorrhea

Qu Mai enters the heart, small intestine, and bladder systems. It is
bitter to drain and cold to treat damp heat patterns.

**Channels:** heart, small intestine, bladder

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Constipation
- Antitumor
- Edema
- Diuretic
- Amenorrhea
- Carbuncles
- Urinary difficulties
- Antihypertensive
- Antimicrobial
- Urinary tract infections

**Formulas:**
- Ba Zheng San
- Shi Wei San

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Qu Mai to pregnant
patients

**Zoo Image:** a pig with a heart and intestines standing in pee is in her garden
with urine colored fencing with blood drops, a tree in a block pot has toilets in
it while sprinklers are breaking up blood

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 ![ren shen (red), ginseng radix.jpg](/u/ren-shen-red-ginseng-radix-NJfF8u.jpg) 

# Ren Shen

### Ginseng Radix

_sweet, slightly bitter, slightly warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Tonify Qi**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Pulmonary system disorders
 - Shortness of breath
 - Shallow breathing
 - Wheezing
 - Exercise induced asthma
- Cold limbs
- Hyperhidrosis
- Very weak pulse
- Lethargy
- No appetite
- Abdominal distention
- Chronic diarrhea
- Prolapse
 - Prolapse of stomach
 - Prolapse of rectum
 - Prolapse of uterus
- Diabetes
- Insomnia
- Poor memory
- Heart Palpitations
- Anxiety
- Restlessness
- Bleeding disorders

Ren Shen is sweet, slightly bitter, and slightly warm. It enters the
spleen and lung systems. Ren Shen is a very important herb to
consider when treating patients that suffer deficiency patterns.

Ren Shen regulates endocrine function from the hypothalamus
and pituitary glands to the adrenal glands. In this way it brings up
energy levels and reduces abnormal pancreatic insulin spikes
making it useful in the treatment of diabetes. It’s possible that

Ren Shen helps to upregulate cellular insulin receptors.
Ren Shen is expensive and warm. It is sometimes replaced with
Dang Shen for cost and to prevent excess heat accumulation.

**Channels:** lung, spleen

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Fatigue
- Hypoadrenia
- Orthostatic hypotension
- Dizziness
- Dysglycemia
- Obesity
- Anxiety
- Edema
- Muscle weakness
- Angina pain
- Wheezing
- Asthma
- Dyspnea
- Diarrhea
- Erectile dysfunction
- Antimicrobial
- Immune support
- Increased thirst
- Dyslipidemia
- Antitumor
- Fever

Formulas:
- An Shen Ding Zhi Wan
- Ba Zhen Tang
- Bai Hu Jia Ren Shen Tang
- Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang
- Bao Yuan Tang
- Bu Fei Tang
- Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang
- Chai Hu Gui Zhi Tang
- Chai Hu Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang
- Da Jian Zhong Tang
- Dang Gui Nian Tong Tang
- Di Tan Tang
- Ding Xiang Shi Di Tang
- Ding Zhi Tang
- Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang
- Fu Zi Li Zhong Wan
- Fu Zi Tang
- Gan Cao Xie Xin Tang
- Ge Hua Jie Cheng San
- Gu Ben Zhi Beng Tang
- Gui Lu Er Xian Jiao
- Gui Pi Tang
- Gui Zhi Ren Shen Tang
- Huang Lian Tang
- Huang Long Tang
- Jian Pi Wan
- Jiu Xian San
- Ju Pi Zhu Ru Tang
- Ju Yuan Jian
- Li Zhong An Hui Tang
- Li Zhong Wan
- Liu Jun Zi Tang
- Long Chi Qing Hun Tang
- Mu Xiang Liu Qi Yin
- Qing Zao Jiu Fei Tang
- Ren Shen Bai Du San
- Ren Shen Bu Fei Tang
- Ren Shen Ge Jie San
- Ren Shen Hu Tao Tang
- Ren Shen Yang Rong Tang
- Ren Shen Zi Xue Tang
- Sang Piao Xiao San
- Shen Fu Tang
- Shen Ge San
- Shen Ling Bai Zhu San
- Shen Qi Si Wu Tang
- Sheng Jiang Xie Xin Tang
- Sheng Mai San
- Sheng Yu Tang
- Shi Quan Da Bu Tang
- Si Jun Zi Tang
- Si Mo Tang
- Si Ni Jia Ren Shen Tang
- Tai Shan Pan Shi San
- Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan
- Tong Ru Dan
- Wan Dai Tang
- Wen Jing Tang
- Wen Pi Tang
- Wu Mei Wan
- Wu Zhu Yu Tang
- Xiang Sha Liu Jun Zi Tang
- Xiang Sha Yang Wei Tang
- Xiao Chai Hu Tang
- Xin Jia Huang Long Tang
- Xuan Fu Dai Zhe Shi Tang
- Yi Gong San
- Zai Zao San
- Zhen Ren Yang Zang Tang
- Zhi Gan Cao Tang
- Zhi Shi Xiao Pi Wan
- Zhu Ye Shi Gao Tang

**Contraindications:** Ren Shen should not be prescribed to
patients with externally contracted pathogens, bleeding due to
heat patterns, liver yang rising patterns, or severe heat patterns
due to constraint

**Zoo Image:** a ferret is coming out of a wheeze coffin filled with blood to drink
water, a spirit is making a commercial about tonifying primal qi and holding
an earth bar while coming through a heart of flowers

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 ![rou cong rong, cistanches herba.jpg](/u/rou-cong-rong-cistanches-herba-27MFKo.jpg) 

# Rou Cong Rong

### Cistanches Herba

_sweet, salty, warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Tonify Yang**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Infertility
- Spermatorrhea
- Urinary incontinence
- Low back pain
- Knee pain
- Erectile dysfunction
- Constipation
- Excess uterine bleeding
- Vaginal discharge

Rou Cong Rong is sweet, salty, and warm. It enters the kidney and
liver systems to tonify the yang. Its warming function can treat
infertility when the cause is cold in the womb. The warming
quality also helps with patients that suffer from pain due to cold
deficiency patterns especially in the low back and knees.

Rou Cong Rong supports hormone function from the adrenal
glands and gonads to further treat infertility, vaginal discharge,
erectile dysfunction, and excess urination.
The salty quality helps both with the urinary issues and with
constipation.

**Channels:** kidney, large intestine

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Geriatric constipation
- Back pain
- Arthritis
- Fatigue
- Dry mouth
- Urinary incontinence
- Leukorrhea
- Uterine bleeding

**Formulas:**
- Di Huang Yin Zi
- Ji Chuan Jian
- Tu Si Zi Wan

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Rou Cong Rong to
patients that have diarrhea from weak upper gastrointestinal
function, do not prescribe to patients that have heat patterns
from deficiency of yin

**Zoo Image:** grizzly bears with back pain and infertility are at the pools of
youth, when they come out they head towards the baby carriages while turds
walk away

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# Rou Dou Kou

### Myristicae Semen

_acrid, warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Stabilize and Bind**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Chronic diarrhea
- Epigastric pain
- Abdominal distention
- Reduced appetite
- Vomiting
- Stabilize and Bind

Rou Dou Kou is acrid which gives it a qi moving function and it
works on the gastrointestinal tract. Its warming function supports
spleen yang which collectively includes stomach production of
hydrochloric acid and pancreatic secretion of enzymes.

**Channels:** spleen, stomach, large intestine

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Increased pancreatic secretions
 - Enzymes
- Abdominal pain
- Diarrhea
- Hallucinogenic
- Indigestion

**Formulas:**
- Fei Er Wan
- Jian Pi Wan
- Si Shen Wan
- Zhen Ren Yang Zang Tang

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe to patients that already
have heat in the stomach (as this herb is warm) or patients that
present with diarrhea due to heat patterns

**Zoo Image:** a camel with a cold middle is bouncing on a qi ball while he vomits
and we see his intestines trailing behind him

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 ![rou gui, cinnamomi cortex.jpg](/u/rou-gui-cinnamomi-cortex-rrc6Bp.jpg) 

# Rou Gui

### Cinnamomi Cortex

_acrid, hot, sweet_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Warm the Interior and Expel Cold**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Aversion to cold
 - Cold limbs
- Weak back
- Erectile dysfunction
- Frequent urination
- Wheezing
- Abdominal pain
- Reduced appetite
- Diarrhea
- Chest pain
- Amenorrhea
- Dysmenorrhea
- Arthritis
- Sores
- Boils
- Flushed face
- Excess sweating
- Weak and cold extremities
- Deficient rootless pulse
- Heat above with cold below
- Qi deficiency
- Blood deficiency

Rou Gui is acrid, sweet, and hot. It enters the liver, heart, kidney,
and spleen systems to break up cold patterns and add warmth to
tonify the yang.

**Channels:** liver, heart, kidney, spleen

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Diarrhea
- Raynaud’s
- Arthritis
- Chronic low back pain
- Fatigue
- Hypothyroid
- Hypoadrenia
- Stomachache
- Antimicrobial
- Asthma

**Formulas:**
- Ai Fu Nuan Gong Wan
- Bao Yuan Tang
- Da Ying Jian
- Di Huang Yin Zi
- Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang
- Jia Wei Shen Qi Wan
- Ju He Wan
- Long Chi Qing Hun Tang
- Mu Xiang Liu Qi Yin
- Nuan Gan Jian
- Qi Zhen San
- Ren Shen Yang Rong Tang
- Rou Fu Bao Yuan Tang
- Shao Fu Zhu Yu Tang
- Shao Yao Tang
- Shi Quan Da Bu Tang
- Su Zi Jiang Qi Tang
- Wen Yang Bu Gan Jiang
- Wu Ji San
- Yan Hu Suo Tang
- Yang He Tang
- You Gui Wan
- You Gui Yin
- Zhen Ren Yang Zang Tang

**Contraindications:** prescribe Rou Gui with caution to
patients that present with severe heat patterns due to deficiency

**Zoo Image:** a cold lion Santa from the Source Pole with a fire sled is wheezing
with cold knees while his elves (one with diarrhea, middle one with abdominal
pain) hang a heart on the tree, there are qi and blood gifts under the tree and
there are spleen, kidney, and yang ornaments on the tree

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 ![ru xiang, oibanum.jpg](/u/ru-xiang-oibanum-b3Abj2.jpg) 

# Ru Xiang

### Olibanum

_**acrid, bitter, warm**_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Circulate Blood**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Sores
- Carbuncles
- Pain
 - Chest pain
 - Abdominal pain
 - Epigastric pain
 - Muscle pain
 - Joint pain
- Spasms
- Swelling of the gums, mouth, and throat

Ru Xiang is acrid to move the blood, bitter to drain and detoxify,
and warm to treat cold stagnant blood. It enters the heart, liver,
and spleen systems.

Ru Xiang is commonly used with Mo Yao.

**Channels:** heart, liver, spleen

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
Antitumor
Arthritis
Ulcerations
Menstrual irregularities
Angina pain
Sore throat
Abscesses
Antimicrobial
Muscular tightness

**Formulas:**
- Die Da Wan
- Huo Luo Xiao Ling Dan
- Qi Li San
- Su He Xiang Wan
- Xian Fang Huo Ming Yin
- Xian Huo Luo Dan
- Yan Hu Suo Tang
- Zhen Ren Huo Ming Yin

**Contraindications:** Ru Xiang should not be prescribed to
pregnant patients as it moves the blood, it should not be
prescribed unless there is a pattern involving blood stasis, Ru
Xiang should be given cautiously if the patient has poor digestive
function

**Zoo Image:** a roadrunner with swollen gums is carried by qi butterflies to Qi
Inc. where it is about to hit the building

 ![san leng, sparganii rhizoma.jpg](/u/san-leng-sparganii-rhizoma-G7XSU4.jpg) 

# San Leng

### Sparganii Rhizoma

_acrid, bitter, neutral_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Circulate Blood**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Dysmenorrhea
- Amenorrhea
- Postpartum pain
- Abdominal masses
- Food stagnation pain and distention

San Leng is acrid to get blood moving, bitter to drain and
detoxify, and neutral. It enters the liver and spleen. It is often used
with E Zhu which is better at moving the qi while San Leng is
better at moving the blood.

San Leng has been used in the treatment of stomach cancer.

**Channels:** liver, spleen

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Antitumor
- Masses in the abdomen
- Angina pain
- Poor lactation
- Enlargement of the spleen
- Menstrual irregularities

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe San Leng to pregnant
patients or to patients that have bleeding disorders

**Zoo Image:** a jack hammering roadrunner is breaking up blood in which qi
flowers are growing, there is a work list: qi, blood, food

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 ![san qi, notoginseng radix.jpg](/u/san-qi-notoginseng-radix-Ho28R7.jpg) 

# San Qi

### Notoginseng Radix

_sweet, slightly bitter, warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Stop Bleeding**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Bleeding disorders internal and external
 - Hematemesis
 - Epistaxis
 - Hematuria
 - Hemafecia
 - Bleeding from trauma
- Traumas
 - Sprains
 - Fractures
 - Contusions
- Pain
 - Chest pain
 - Abdominal pain
- Sores
- Abscesses

San Qi is sweet, slightly bitter, and warm. It enters the liver and
stomach systems. San Qi is considered the number one herb for
injuries. It is unique in that it moves the blood while at the same
time it stops bleeding. It is likely a major component of the secret
formula Yunnan Baiyao that is famous for stopping bleeding but
the exact ingredients and amounts are an unknown treasure.

**Channels:** liver, stomach

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Bleeding disorders
 - Uterine
 - Trauma
 - Nosebleed
 - Gums
 - Urine
 - Stool
 - Dysenteric
 - Cough
 - Uterine
- Strains
- Sprains
- Dysglycemia
- Poor circulation
- Angina pain
- Iritis
- Antimicrobial
- Fever

**Formulas:**
- Ping Gan Kai Yu Zhi Xue Tang

**Contraindications:** use San Qi with caution when
prescribing to patients that are pregnant

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# Sang Bai Pi

### Mori Cortex

_sweet, cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Regulate Qi**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Cough
- Wheeze
- Edema
- Fever
- Thirst
- Difficult urination
- Floating pulse
- Hypertension

Sang Bai Pi is sweet and cold. It enters the lung system only. Sang
Bai Pi treats cough especially when it is due to lung heat patterns.

It can also treat both facial edema and floating edema.

**Channels:** lung

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Gastrointestinal disorders
- Swelling in the legs
- Edema in the abdomen
- Vomiting
- Asthma

**Formulas:**
- Bu Fei Tang
- Ding Chuan Tang
- Jiu Xian San
- Ma Huang Lian Qiao Chi Xiao Dou Tang
- Qing Fei Tang
- Ren Shen Bu Fei Tang
- Ren Shen Ge Jie San
- Wu Pi San
- Xie Bai San

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Sang Bai Pi to patients
with cough when it is due to lung cold patterns

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# Sang Ji Sheng

### Taxilli Herba

_bitter, sweet, neutral_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Dispel Wind-Dampness**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Low back pain
- Joint pain
- Weak bones
- Weak tendons and ligaments
- Threatened miscarriage
- Inhibited lactations
- Dry skin

Sang Ji Sheng enters the liver and kidney systems. It is bitter,
sweet, and neutral. Its sweet property has a yin tonifying effect
and in some resources is categorized as a yin tonic. It is this aspect
that helps patients with dry scaly skin.
It has a positive effect on blood flow by opening up the blood
vessels. This characteristic helps patients with angina and pain
caused by blood stagnation. Its movement through the body is
gentle enough to calm a restless fetus and improve lactation for
mothers with poor milk production.

**Channels:** liver, kidney

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Antimicrobial
- Diuresis
- High blood pressure
- Vasodilation
- Subclinical anemia
- Analgesia
- Lactation
- Dysmenorrhea
- Uterine bleeding
- Angina

**Formulas:**
- An Tai Yin
- Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang
- Shou Tai Wan
- Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin

**Contraindications:** there are no contraindications
documented for Sang Ji Sheng

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with knee problems pushed out a wind-damp guy, the other seagull is
pregnant and has a blood bottle for its dry skin

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 ![sang shen, mori fructus.jpg](/u/sang-shen-mori-fructus-CnrwVX.jpg) 

# Sang Shen

### Mori Fructus

_sweet, cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Tonify Blood**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Tinnitus
- Insomnia
- Premature grey hair
- Dysglycemia
- Constipation

Sang Shen is sweet and cold to treat heat related patterns
especially from deficiency. It enters the liver, kidney, and heart
systems. Sang Shen has a yin tonifying effect and is especially
useful for the elderly.

**Channels:** heart, liver, kidney

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Sleep disorders
- Dry hard stool
- Poor vision
- Dry eyes
- Thirst
- Hypertension

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Sang Shen to patients
presenting with diarrhea due to spleen yang deficiency patterns

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 ![sang ye, mori folium.jpg](/u/sang-ye-mori-folium-Qb6CAX.jpg) 

# Sang Ye

### Mori Folium

_bitter, sweet, cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Release the Exterior for Heat Attacks**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Cold or flu
 - Headache
 - Sore throat
 - Fever
- Cough
- Eye disorders
 - Visual floaters
 - Red eyes
 - Painful eyes
- Vomiting blood

Sang Ye is cold to treat heat patterns. It is bitter and sweet and
enters the lung and liver systems. It is primarily used for it
antimicrobial properties to treat cold and flu infections.

**Channels:** lung, liver

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Biliary congestion
- Constipation
- Cough
- Sore throat
- Common cold
- Dysglycemia
- Immune support
- Loss of voice
- Measles
- Gastritis

**Formulas:**
- Ling Jiao Gou Teng Tang
- Qing Zao Jiu Fei Tang
- Sang Ju Yin
- Sang Xing Tang
- Sha Shen Mai Dong Tang

**Contraindications:** there are no contraindications
documented for Sang Ye

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 ![sang zhi, mori ramulus.jpg](/u/sang-zhi-mori-ramulus-mWVZZ8.jpg) 

# Sang Zhi

### Mori Ramulus

_bitter, neutral_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Dispel Wind-Dampness**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Joint pain
- Hemiplegia
- Edema

Sang Zhi enters the liver. It is bitter and neutral. Its primary effect
is the reduction of swelling in the joints related to liver function.

**Channels:** liver

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Arthritis
- Bursitis
- Diuresis
- Post stroke contracture
- Hair growth
- Immune support
- Analgesia

**Contraindications:** there are no contraindications
documented for Sang Zhi

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fluids

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# Sha Ren

### Amomi Fructus

_acrid, warm, aromatic_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Aromatic Herb that Transforms Dampness**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Digestive tract disorders
 - Poor appetite
 - Abdominal distention
 - Epigastric distention
 - Diarrhea
 - Vomiting
 - Morning sickness
- Restless fetus

Sha Ren is acrid, aromatic, and warm. It enters the spleen and
stomach channels to treat disorders involving dampness. Its effect
is primarily on the gastrointestinal tract but it can also be used to
prevent miscarriage.

**Channels:** spleen, stomach

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Threatened miscarriage
- Abdominal distention
- Indigestion
- IBS
- Diarrhea
- Morning sickness

**Formulas:**
- Bu Shen Gu Chong Wan
- Chen Xiang Jiang Qi Tang
- Dan Shen Yin
- Ge Hua Jie Cheng San
- Jian Pi Wan
- Shen Ling Bai Zhu San
- Tai Shan Pan Shi San
- Xiang Sha Liu Jun Zi Tang
- Xiang Sha Yang Wei Tang

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Sha Ren to patients that
present with deficiency heat patterns

**Zoo Image:** a skunk wearing poopy diapers with a cold damp abdomen is
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# Shan Dou Gen

### Sophorae Tonkinensis Radix

_bitter, cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Clears Heat and Resolves Toxicity**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Sore throat
- Cancer
- Sores
- Abscess

Shan Dou Gen enters the lung and large intestine. It is cold and
bitter to detoxify and eliminate pathogens. It can be used alone as
a gargle for sore throat. It has also been used with patients that
have lung or throat cancer.

**Channels:** lung, large intestine

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Cancer treatment; lung and throat
- Pain in the gastrointestinal treat; excess heat
- Cough
- Dyspnea
- Ulcers
- Pain and swelling of the gums
- Antimicrobial
- Asthma

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe to patients that have a
weak spleen or stomach

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# Shan Yao

### Dioscoreae Rhizoma

_sweet, neutral_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Tonify Qi**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Diarrhea
- Fatigue
- Spontaneous sweating
- Poor appetite
- Cough
- Wheeze
- Dysglycemia
- Vaginal discharge
- Urinary frequency
- Spermatorrhea

Shan Yao is sweet and neutral. It enters the kidney, lung, and
spleen systems. Its sweet characteristic allows it to nourish and
improve functions allowing it to treat conditions due to deficiency
patterns.

**Channels:** lung, kidney, spleen

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Diarrhea
- IBS
- Dysglycemia
- Excess thirst
- Cough
- Spermatorrhea
- Fatigue

**Formulas:**
- Ban Xia Chang Shou Wan
- Bao Yin Jian
- Bu Shen Yi Gan Tang
- Dang Gui Di Huang Yin
- Diao Gan Tang
- Ding Jing Tang
- Du Qi Wan
- Er Long Zuo Ci Wan
- Fu Tu Dan
- Jian Ling Tang
- Jian Pi Wan
- Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan
- Liu Wei Di Huang Wan
- Mai Wei Di Huang Wan
- Ming Mu Di Huang Wan
- Qi Ju Di Huang Wan
- Ren Shen Zi Xue Tang
- Shen Ling Bai Zhu San
- Shen Qi Wan
- Suo Quan Wan
- Tu Si Zi Wan
- Wan Dai Tang
- You Gui Wan
- You Gui Yin
- Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan
- Zuo Gui Wan
- Zuo Gui Yin

**Contraindications:** Shan Yao should not be prescribed to
patients with poor digestive function unless combined with
axillary support herbs

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# Shan Zha

### Crataegi Fructus

_sour, sweet, slightly warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Relieves Food Stagnation**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Food stagnation
- Abdominal distention
- Abdominal pain
- Diarrhea
- Postpartum abdominal pain
- Blood stasis
- Bulging disorders
- Dysentery
- Coronary artery disease
- High cholesterol

Shan Zha is sour, sweet, and slightly warm. It enters the liver,
spleen, and stomach systems to help digestion especially when it is
impaired by consuming greasy meats.

**Channels:** liver, spleen, stomach

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Dyslipidemia
- Coronary artery disease
- Indigestion
- IBS
- Constipation
- Loose stool
- Angina pain
- Amenorrhea

**Formulas:**
- Bao He Wan
- Jian Pi Wan

**Contraindications:** Shan Zha should be prescribed
cautiously to patients that have weak digestive function and
should never be prescribed to pregnant women in high doses

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pressure cuff, one has a blood clump, one has a piece of meat, and another
one has diarrhea

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 ![shan zhu yu, corni fructus.jpg](/u/shan-zhu-yu-corni-fructus-2k7jsV.jpg) 

# Shan Zhu Yu

### Corni Fructus

_sour, slightly warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Stabilize and Bind**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Incontinence
- Excess urination
- Spermatorrhea
- Spontaneous sweating
- Dizziness
- Low back pain
- Knee pain
- Erectile dysfunction
- Menorrhagia

Shan Zhu Yu has a sour characteristic which has a holding or
restraining function on the body. This acts on the kidneys by
treating such conditions as incontinence or urinary frequency. It
works on the hormone system to restrain loss of seminal fluid in
cases of spermatorrhea and closes the pores for patients with
excessive sweating. Aldosterone from the adrenal glands and
ADH (antidiuretic hormone) from the pituitary are primary
hormones for retaining fluid. A drop in these two hormones can
cause excess urination and low blood pressure. The mechanism of
influence from this herb is likely on these areas of hormone
production in the body. Since the adrenal glands also produce sex
hormones, it is easy to draw a conclusion that this herb supports
adrenal gland function. The sex hormone regulating function may
also involve other aspects of the endocrine system such as the
gonads and pituitary. It helps patients with back pain from sex
hormone deficiency that present in andropausal men or
perimenopausal women. The warming effect nourishes the body’s
ability to produce yang hormones. It supports the liver and can
also treat blood related excess menstrual bleeding but this
function is considered mild. It is because of its liver nourishing
quality that it may also improve the health of the eyes. The eyes
are a single artery system that is very sensitive to blood flow.
Improving liver function improves both blood health (liver blood)
and blood flow which positively affects the eyes.

This herb must be combined with other herbs to treat the root of
the condition; the area of greatest deficiency.

**Channels:** liver, kidney

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Dizziness/vertigo
- Pain in the genital region
- Lumbago
- Infertility male/female
- Menorrhagia
- Excess sweating
- Erectile dysfunction
- Incontinence
- Ringing in the ears

**Formulas:**
- Ba Xian Chang Shou Wan
- Bu Shen Yi Gan Tang
- Dang Gui Di Huang Yin
- Di Huang Yin Zi
- Diao Gan Tang
- Du Qi Wan
- Zuo Gui Wan
- Zuo Gui Yin
- Yang Jing Zhong Yu Tang
- Er Long Zuo Ci Wan
- Gu Chang Tang
- Jia Wei Shen Qi Wan
- Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan
- Liu Wei Di Huang Wan
- Mai Wei Di Huang Wan
- Ming Mu Di Huang Wan
- Qi Ju Di Huang Wan
- Shen Qi Wan

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Shan Zhu Yu to patients
that present with urinary tract infections, yeast infections, or
patterns of damp heat in the bladder which may present with
urinary pain or difficulty

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 ![she chuang zi, cnidii fructus.jpg](/u/she-chuang-zi-cnidii-fructus-STr5AS.jpg) 

# She Chuang Zi

### Cnidii Fructus

_acrid, bitter, warm, slightly toxic_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Topical Application**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Itching
- Skin lesions
- Scabies
- Tinea
- Erectile dysfunction
- Infertility
- Vaginal discharge
- Low back pain

She Chuang Zi is acrid, bitter, and warm. It is also slightly toxic
and enters the kidney system to support conditions such as
erectile dysfunction, vaginal discharge, infertility, and low back
pain. The warming function of this herb helps with yang
deficiency patterns while the acrid and bitter functions detoxify.

**Channels:** kidney

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Endocrine adaptogen
- Analgesic
- Allergies
- Arthritis
- Leukorrhea
- Eczema
- Frequent urination

**Formulas:**
- Wen Yang Bu Gan Jian

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe She Chuang Zi orally to
patients with damp heat in the lower jiao or patients with yin
deficiency patterns

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sun while she has cold vaginal discharge and white coconut milk coming out
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 ![she gan, belamcandae rhizoma.jpg](/u/she-gan-belamcandae-rhizoma-QJ8j3C.jpg) 

# She Gan

### Belamcandae Rhizoma

_bitter, cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Clears Heat and Resolves Toxicity**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Sore throat
- Phlegm
- Wheeze

She Gan is bitter and cold and only enters the lung where it has a
phlegm reducing effect. The throat is part of the lung system and

She Gan is used for sore throat or conditions of the throat
presenting with heat and swelling.

**Channels:** lung

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Pain and swelling; topically
- Cough
- Sore throat
- Wheezing
- Hyperpnea
- Acute laryngitis
- Amenorrhea

**Formulas:**
- Gan Lu Xiao Du Dan
- She Gan Ma Huang Tang

**Contraindications:** She Gan should not be prescribed to
patients that have loose stool as She Gan can irritate the
gastrointestinal tract

**Zoo Image:** a beluga whale wearing an Aqua Lung received an F and a D on
his report card for throat and lung respectively, fire and phlegm are coming
from his mouth

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 ![shen qu, massa medicata fermentata.jpg](/u/shen-qu-massa-medicata-fermentata-oxC5Rr.jpg) 

# Shen Qu

### Massa Medicata Fermentata

_acrid, sweet, warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Relieves Food Stagnation**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Food stagnation
- Epigastric or abdominal fullness
- Poor appetite
- Borborygmus
- Diarrhea

Shen Qu is sweet, acrid, and warm. It enters the spleen and
stomach to treat indigestion.

**Channels:** spleen, stomach

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Mineral malabsorption
- Indigestion
- IBS
- Belching
- Bloating
- Constipation

**Formulas:**
- Bao He Wan
- Bu Shen Yi Gan Tang
- Ci Zhu Wan
- Fei Er Wan
- Ge Hua Jie Cheng San
- Jian Pi Wan
- Qi Gong Wan
- Yi Jia Jian Zheng Qi San
- Yue Ju Wan
- Zhi Shi Dao Zhi Wan

**Contraindications:** there are no contraindications
documented for Shen Qu

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 ![sheng di huang, rehmanniae radix.jpg](/u/sheng-di-huang-rehmanniae-radix-OoynCK.jpg) 

# Sheng Di Huang

### Rhemanniae Radix

_bitter, sweet, cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Clears Heat and Cools the Blood**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Fever
- Thirst
- Dry mouth
- Red tongue
- Constipation
- Sore throat
- Diabetes

Sheng Di Huang is bitter, sweet, and cold. It enters the liver,
kidney, and heart systems. It is especially useful in treating
patients with yin deficiency patterns.

Sheng Di Huang is an important herb for treating hypoadrenia
which includes sex hormone production.

**Channels:** heart, liver, kidney

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Menopausal hot flash
- Low libido
- Orthostatic hypotension
- Fatigue
- Irritability
- Vaginal dryness
- Night sweats
- Low grade fever
- Chronic sore throat
- Constipation
- Dry skin
- Dysglycemia
- Nose bleeds
- Blood in stool
- Cough
- Cough with blood
- Hypertension
- Rash

**Formulas:**
- An Chong Wan
- An Tai Yin
- Bai He Gu Jin Tang
- Bao Yin Jian
- Bu Shen Yi Gan Tang
- Chai Hu Qing Gan Tang
- Cong Bai Qi Wei Yin
- Da Ding Feng Zhu
- Da Huang Zhe Chong Wan
- Da Qin Jiao Tang
- Dang Gui Liu Huang Tang
- Dang Gui Yin Zi
- Dao Chi Qing Xin Tang
- Dao Chi San
- Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang
- E Jiao Ji Zi Huang Tang
- Hei Xiao Yao San
- Huang Tu Tang
- Jian Ling Tang
- Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan
- Jiu Wei Qiang Huo Tang
- Ling Jiao Gou Teng Tang
- Long Dan Xie Gan Tang
- Ming Mu Di Huang Wan
- Ping Gan Kai Yu Zhi Xue Tang
- Qing Hao Bie Jia Tang
- Qing Re Gu Jing Tang
- Qing Wei San
- Qing Wen Bai Du Yin
- Qing Ying Tang
- Qing Zao Run Chang Tang
- Rou Fu Bao Yuan Tang
- Run Chang Wan
- San Jia Fu Mai Tang
- Shen Qi Wan
- Sheng Yu Tang
- Shu Jing Huo Xue Tang
- Si Sheng Wan
- Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan
- Tong You Tang
- Xi Jiao Di Huang Tang
- Xia Ru Yong Quan San
- Xiao Feng San
- Xiao Ji Yin Zi
- Xin Jia Huang Long Tang
- Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang
- Yang Yin Qing Fei Tang
- Yi Guan Jian
- Yi Wei Tang
- Yi Yin Jian
- Zeng Ye Cheng Qi Tang
- Zeng Ye Tang
- Zhi Gan Cao Tang
- Zhu Sha An Shen Wan

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Sheng Di Huang to
patients that present with dampness due to poor digestive
function with related loose stool

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and thirsting restaurant

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# Sheng Ma

### Cimicifugae Rhizoma

_acrid, sweet, slightly cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Release the Exterior for Heat Attack**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Headache
- Measles
- Swollen painful gums
- Ulcerated lips
- Canker sores
- Sore throat
- Maculae
- Sores
- Shortness of breath
- Fatigue
- Prolapse
- Spasms

Sheng Ma enters the lung, stomach, large intestine, and spleen
systems. It is acrid, sweet, and slightly cold. It is noted for its
ability to rise the sunken and its sweet characteristic is likely to
support spleen functions.

**Channels:** lung, stomach, large intestine, spleen

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Antihypertensive
- Rectal prolapse
- Fever
- Antimicrobial
- Digestive disorders
- Uterine prolapse
- Pain management
- Mumps
- Measles
- Syphilis
- Mouth ulcers
- Sore throat
- Menstrual irregularities
- Rashes

**Formulas:**
- Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang
- Dang Gui Nian Tong Tang
- Ji Chuan Jian
- Ju Yuan Jian
- Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin
- Qing Wei San
- Sheng Ma Ge Gen Tang
- Tong You Tang
- Xin Yi Qing Fei Yin
- Xin Yi San
- Zi Xue Dan

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Sheng Ma to patients
with yang rising, rebellious qi patterns in the chest or to patients
with measles after the expression of rash

**Zoo Image:** a rash covered polar bear with pink shorts and a huge sinking
abdomen is blowing a toxic bubble

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# Shi Chang Pu

### Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma

_acrid, bitter, warm, aromatic_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Aromatic Herb that Opens Orifices**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Deafness
- Stupor
- Dizziness
- Epigastric distention
- Abdominal fullness
- Pain in the abdomen
- Sores
- Trauma

Shi Chang Pu is aromatic, acrid, bitter, and warm. It enters the
heart and the stomach systems allowing it to treat disorders of the
gastrointestinal tract. Its influences on the heart system treats
altered states of consciousness by rising clear yang to the head and
calming shen.

**Channels:** heart, stomach

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Indigestion
- Lockjaw
- Diarrhea
- Dysentery
- Amnesia
- Unconscious states
- Dizziness
- Anorexia
- Arthritis
- Asthma
- Antimicrobial

**Formulas:**
- An Shen Ding Zhi Wan
- Bi Xie Feng Qing Yin
- Di Huang Yin Zi
- Di Tan Tang
- Ding Zhi Wan
- Er Long Zuo Ci Wan
- Gan Lu Xiao Du Dan
- Lian Po Yin
- Mu Xiang Liu Qi Yin
- Sang Piao Xiao San

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Shi Chang Pu to
patients that have patterns of deficiency heat or if they have
spermatorrhea, excess sweating, or unstable mood, do not
use long term

**Zoo Image:** a musk ox on his way to the Swellers Blood Shop walks by a
sensory store when a spleen car splashes it with dirty water also hitting the
store, there is a concerned spirit in the doorway

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# Shi Gao

### Gypsum Fibrosum

_acrid, sweet, very cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Clear Heat and Drain Fire**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- High fever
- Irritability
- Thirst
- Sweating
- Big flooding pulse
- Red tongue with yellow coat
- Toothache
- Headache
- Swollen painful gums
- Eczema
- Burns
- Ulcers
- Sores

Shi Gao is acrid, sweet, and very cold. It enters the lung and
stomach systems to treat pathologies that are very hot in nature.

Shi Gao is known for treating the yangming stage of disease that
presents with the four bigs: big pulse, big fever, big thirst, and big
sweating. There are no chills in this stage of pathogenic effect.

**Channels:** lung, stomach

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Fever
- Flu
- Epidemic disorders
- Extreme thirst with illness
- Pneumonia
- Diarrhea
- Cough
- Manic disposition
- Abscesses
- Excess sweating
- Hypertension
- Dysglycemia
- Burns
- Biliary congestion

**Formulas:**
- Bai Hu Jia Ren Shen Tang
- Bai Hu Tang
- Chai Ge Jie Ji Tang
- Da Qin Jiao Tang
- Da Qing Long Tang
- Fang Feng Tong Sheng San
- Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang
- Qing Wen Bai Du Yin
- Qing Zao Jiu Fei Tang
- Wu Hu Tang
- Xiao Feng San
- Xie Huang San
- Xin Yi Qing Fei Yin
- Yu Nu Jian
- Yue Bi Tang
- Zhu Ye Shi Gao Tang
- Zi Xue Dan

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Shi Gao to patients that
present with poor digestive function or deficiency heat patterns

**Zoo Image:** a walrus with a bad tooth and a yangming puff is swimming
through two hoops: the four bigs and a fire hoop

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# Shi Hu

### Dendrobii Herba

_sweet, slightly salty, bland, slightly cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Tonify Yin**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Parched mouth
- Severe thirst
- Fever
- Sore throat
- Red tongue without coat
- Poor vision
- Low back pain
- Dizziness

Shi Hu is sweet, slightly salty, bland, and slightly cold. It enters the
stomach and kidney systems to nourish yin deficient patterns.

**Channels:** kidney, stomach

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Dysglycemia
- Fever
- Post chemotherapy
- Cough
- Loss of vision due to age

**Formulas:**
- Di Huang Yin Zi
- Qing Shu Yi Qi Tang
- Qing Zao Run Chang Tang

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Shi Hu to patients that
present with exterior attacks (especially those with warm damp
excess) or patients that have diarrhea due to poor digestive
function with thick greasy tongue coats

**Zoo Image:** a turtle wearing glasses, a hot abdomen, fire in its mouth, and a
vulture on its back is trying to get to the essence tree in an oasis in the desert

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# Shi Jue Ming

### Haliotidis Concha

_salty, cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremor**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Headache
- Dizziness
- Hypertension
- Eye disorders
 - Photophobia
 - Pterygium
 - Visual floaters
 - Blurred vision
 - Redness
- Acid reflux
- Bleeding

Shi Jue Ming is salty and cold. It enters the liver and kidney
systems. Its cold effect on the liver brings down heat patterns
with yang rising symptoms such as hypertension, headache, and
red eyes. According to the Bensky Materia Medica team it has a
liver yin tonifying effect which allows it to also treat the root of
the problem.

**Channels:** liver, kidney

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Eye disorders
- Hypertension
- Vertigo
- Indigestion

**Formulas:**
- E Jiao Ji Zi Huang Tang
- Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin

**Contraindications:** Shi Jue Ming is cold and should not be
prescribed to patients that present with spleen yang deficiency

**Zoo Image:** a rhino wearing thick glasses that has a hot liver is diving with a
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# Shi Jun Zi

### Quisqualis Fructus

_sweet, warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Expel Parasites**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Roundworms
- Pinworms
- Malnourishment in children
- Abdominal distention
- Poor appetite
- Weakness

Shi Jun Zi is sweet and warm making it a nourishing herb for
children suffering from malabsorption especially when it’s due to
parasitic infection. It enters the stomach and spleen to focus
primarily on the gastrointestinal tract.

**Channels:** spleen, stomach

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Anorexia
- Fatigue
- Weak constitution
- Antimicrobial

**Formulas:**
- Fei Er Wan

**Contraindications:** too much Shi Jun Zi will irritate the
gastrointestinal tract resulting in vomiting and dizziness

**Zoo Image:** an abdomen distended anteater in a sandbox with her spleen doll
kills a parasite while dissolving sand in her juice

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 ![shi wei, pyrrosiae folium.jpg](/u/shi-wei-pyrrosiae-folium-vqYMKu.jpg) 

# Shi Wei

### Pyrrosiae Folium

_bitter, sweet, slightly cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Drain Dampness**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Burning urination
- Hematemesis
- Hematuria
- Menometrorrhagia
- Cough
- Wheeze

Shi Wei is bitter, sweet, and slightly cold. It enters the lung and
bladder systems to treat urinary disorders from damp heat
patterns. Its relationship to the lungs can be used to treat cough
with phlegm from damp heat.

**Channels:** lung, bladder

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Biliary congestion
- Bronchitis
- Kidney stones
- Hematemesis
- Urinary tract infection

**Formulas:**
- Shi Wei San

**Contraindications:** there are no contraindications
documented for Shi Wei

**Zoo Image:** a pig is being pulled into a slaughterhouse with blood on the door
by a butcher pulling phlegm from the pig while its friend is helping by pulling
its feet but hot stony urine comes out

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# Shu Di Huang

### Rhemanniae Radix preparata

_sweet, slightly warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Tonify Blood**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Pale face
- Dizziness
- Uterine bleeding
- Insomnia
- Palpitations
- Postpartum bleeding
- Irregular menstruation
- Low back pain
- Tidal fever
- Night sweats
- Nocturnal emissions
- Dysglycemia
- Poor childhood development
- Premature aging
- Cognitive decline
- Grey hair
- Erectile dysfunction
- Poor memory

Shu Di Huang is sweet and slightly warm. It enters the heart,
kidney, and liver systems to tonify the blood and nourish the
essence.
Shu Di Huang is a very important herb for building blood to treat
subclinical anemia.

Shu Di Huang is also very important in treating dysfunctions of
the endocrine system especially related to sex hormone
production through the adrenal glands. This allows it to treat
perimenopausal and andropausal complaints such as low libido,
weight gain, hot flash, fatigue, and erectile dysfunction.

**Channels:** liver, heart, kidney

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
Dysglycemia
Anemia
Fatigue
Menopausal symptoms
Adrenal gland dysfunction
o Orthostatic hypotension
Low libido
Fever
Asthma
Bleeding disorders
Dyslipidemia

**Formulas:**
- Ai Fu Nuan Gong Wan
- Ba Xian Chang Shou Wan
- Ba Zhen Tang
- Bai He Gu Jin Tang
- Bao Yin Jian
- Bu Fei Tang
- Bu Gan Tang
- Bu Shen Gu Chong Wan
- Da Bu Yin Wan
- Da Qin Jiao Tang
- Da Ying Jian
- Dang Gui Di Huang Yin
- Dang Gui Ji Xue Teng Tang
- Dang Gui Liu Huang Tang
- Di Huang Yin Zi
- Ding Jing Tang
- Du Qi Wan
- Er Long Zuo Ci Wan
- Gu Ben Zhi Beng Tang
- Hu Qian Wan
- Jia Wei Shen Qi Wan
- Jiao Ai Tang
- Jing Qian Fang
- Liu Wei Di Huang Wan
- Mai Wei Di Huang Wan
- Ming Mu Di Huang Wan
- Qi Ju Di Huang Wan
- Qing Zao Run Chang Tang
- Ren Shen Bu Fei Tang
- Ren Shen Yang Rong Tang
- Ren Shen Zi Xue Tang
- Shen Qi Si Wu Tang
- Shen Yu Tang
- Shi Quan Da Bu Tang
- Si Wu Ma Zi Ren Wan
- Si Wu Tang
- Tai Shan Pan Shi San
- Tao Hong Si Wu Tang
- Tian Di Jian
- Tong You Tang
- Yang He Tang
- Yang Jing Zhong Yu Tang
- Yi Yin Jian
- You Gui Wan
- You Gui Yin
- Yu Nu Jian
- Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan
- Zou Gui Wan
- Zou Gui Yin

**Contraindications:** Shu Di Huang is very cloying and should
be prescribed carefully to patients with poor digestive function,
do not prescribe to patients with qi stagnation or phlegm
patterns, pain in the abdomen, or diarrhea

**Zoo Image:** a skinny grey haired prince bat watches his true love leave in the
Essence carriage, he has her yin slipper, a conjoined turtle clock strikes 12, the
moon is out, and the horse has marrow legs

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# Suan Zao Ren

### Zizyphi Spinosae Semen

_sweet, sour, neutral_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Nourish the Heart and Calm the Spirit**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Irritability
- Insomnia
- Heart palpitations
- Anxiety
- Spontaneous sweating
- Night sweats

Suan Zao Ren is sweet to nourish, sour to stabilize, and neutral
for safe long term use. It enters the gallbladder, liver, heart, and
spleen systems. Suan Zao Ren is an important herb for sleep
disorders working both on the liver and the heart. It has a yin
tonifying effect.

**Channels:** heart, liver, spleen, gallbladder

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Insomnia
- Restless sleep
- Menopausal symptoms
- Night sweats
- Palpitations
- Pain relief

**Formulas:**
- Bu Gan Tang
- Gui Pi Tang
- Suan Zao Ren Tang
- Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan

**Contraindications:** prescribe Suan Zao Ren with caution to
patients that have diarrhea or heat from excess patterns

**Zoo Image:** a sweating deer wearing sweat pants is shushing the heart in a
sleigh, the heart is on a pillow and has a bottle, there’s a liver blood drop
trying to hitch a ride

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# Suo Yang

### Cynomorii Herba

_sweet, warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Tonify Yang**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Erectile dysfunction
- Frequent urination
- Spermatorrhea
- Infertility
- Constipation

Suo Yang is sweet and warm and enters the liver, kidney, and
large intestine systems. Its moistening effect helps for patients
with constipation while its yang tonifying effect improves sexual
function and strengthens tendons and ligaments.

Suo Yang also helps patients that suffer impaired ability to walk
due to yang deficient stiff and brittle tendons and ligaments.

**Channels:** large intestine, liver, kidney

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Subclinical anemia
- Constipation
- Paralysis
- Back pain
- Knee pain
- Infertility
- Muscular weakness
- Premature ejaculation
- Frequent urination
- Impaired gait

**Formulas:**
- Hu Qian Wan

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Suo Yang to patients
that present with deficiency heat patterns, spleen deficiency
related diarrhea, or constipation from heat

**Zoo Image:** a grizzly bear is shopping for bottles of liver blood and yin herbs
while getting colon therapy in an office that has posters of the pools of youth

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# Tai Zi Shen

### Pseudostellariae Radix

_**sweet, slightly bitter, neutral**_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

**Tonify Qi**

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Fatigue
- Indigestion
- Poor appetite
- Spontaneous sweating
- Excess thirst
- Fever
- Summer heat

Tai Zi Shen is sweet, slightly bitter, and neutral. It enters the lung
and spleen systems to nourish and improve function.

**Channels:** lung, spleen

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Dysglycemia
- Fever
- Heat exhaustion
- Poor digestive function

**Formulas:**
- An Tai Yin

**Contraindications:** there are no contraindications
documented for Tai Zi Shen

**Zoo Image:** a child ferret wrapped in a summer love towel and a sweating
ferret and about push an earth man into a pool

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 ![tan xiang, santali albi lignium.jpg](/u/tan-xiang-santali-albi-lignium-4Rq6Ds.jpg) 

# Tan Xiang

### Santali albi Lignum

_acrid, aromatic, warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Regulate Qi**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Nausea
- Belching
- Chest pain
- Abdominal pain
- Coronary artery disease

Tan Xiang is acrid, aromatic, and warm. It enters the spleen,
stomach, and lung systems to move and regulate qi.
It has been used to treat angina pain and coronary artery disease.

**Channels:** lung, stomach, spleen

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Gastrointestinal tract disorders
- Angina pain
- Belching
- Vomiting
- Hiatal hernia

**Formulas:**
- Dan Shen Yin
- Su He Xiang Wan

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Tan Xiang to patients
that present with fire due to deficiency patterns

**Zoo Image:** a beaver is pushing a log with a heart that rolled onto another
beaver that is belching

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 ![tao ren, persicae semen.jpg](/u/tao-ren-persicae-semen-hZcNXq.jpg) 

# Tao Ren

#### Persicae Semen

_bitter, sweet, neutral_

### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Circulate Blood**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Menstrual disorders
- Abdominal pain
- Trauma
- Rib side pain
- Lung abscess
- Intestinal abscess
- Abdominal mass
- Cough
- Wheeze
- Constipation

Tao Ren is sweet, bitter, and neutral. It enters the liver, lung, large
intestine, and heart systems. Its effect on the liver improves blood
flow to the uterus for menstrual pathologies and rib side pain. It
lung properties allows it to treat cough and wheezing. It enters the
large intestine to treat constipation especially when it is dry hard
stool. Its affinity to the heart makes Tao Ren useful for such
conditions as angina pain.

Tao Ren is often combined with Hong Hua.

**Channels:** heart, large intestine, liver, lung

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Stomachache
- Dry hard stool
- Angina pain
- Rib pain
- Dyspnea
- Trauma
- Lung abscess
- Antitumor

**Formulas:**
- Bu Yang Huan Wu Tang
- Da Huang Mu Dan Tang
- Da Huang Zhe Chong Wan
- Di Dang Tang
- Fu Yuan Huo Xue Tang
- Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang
- Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan
- Ju He Wan
- Qian Jin Wei Jing Tang
- Run Chang Wan
- Shen Tong Zhu Yu Tang
- Sheng Hua Tang
- Shu Gan Tang
- Shu Jing Huo Xue Tang
- Tao He Cheng Qi Tang
- Tao Hong Si Wu Tang
- Tong Qiao Huo Xue Tang
- Tong You Tang
- Wei Jing Tang
- Wu Ren Wan
- Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Tao Ren to pregnant
patients or to patients that are blood deficient

**Zoo Image:** a cowboy roadrunner with a horse sitting on its tail is coughing
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 ![tian hua fen, trichosanthis radix.jpg](/u/tian-hua-fen-trichosanthis-radix-voKeD6.jpg) 

# Tian Hua Fen

### Trichosanthis Radix

_bitter, sweet, cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Clear Heat and Drain Fire**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Thirst
- Irritability
- Dysglycemia
- Cough
- Carbuncles
- Sores
- Breast abscess
- Blood stagnation

Tian Hua Fen is bitter, slightly sweet, and cold. It enters the lung
and stomach systems to treat heat patterns especially when fluids
and yin have been depleted.

**Channels:** lung, stomach

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Hemorrhoids
- Antitumor
- Dysglycemia
- Thirst
- Jaundice
- Cough
- Irritability
- Skin disorders
- Trauma

**Formulas:**
- Bei Mu Gua Lou San
- Chai Hu Gui Zhi Gan Jiang Tang
- Chai Hu Qing Gan Tang
- Fu Yuan Huo Xue Tang
- Kai Yu Zhong Yu Tang
- Sha Shen Mai Dong Tang
- Xia Ru Yong Quan San
- Xian Fang Huo Ming Yin
- Zhen Ren Huo Ming Yin

**Contraindications:** prescribe Tian Hua Fen with caution to
patients that present with poor digestive function, do not
combine with Zhi Fu Zi, Chuan Wu, or Cao Wu

**Zoo Image:** a thirsty walrus gets into a river, two fish squirt water into her
lungs and stomach, a toxic crab crawls out of the bloody rocks and pinches
her boob that excretes pus

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 ![tian ma, gastrodiae rhizoma.jpg](/u/tian-ma-gastrodiae-rhizoma-JHOQ1i.jpg) 

# Tian Ma

### Gastrodiae Rhizoma

_sweet, neutral_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremor**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Headache
- Dizziness
- Convulsions
- Wind stroke
- Epilepsy
- Tetany
- Opisthotonos
- Grand mal seizure
- Migraine
- Hemiplegia
- Numbness in the extremities
- Low back pain
- Muscle and joint pain of the extremities

Tian Ma is sweet and neutral giving it a tonifying effect on the one
organ system that it enters; the liver. This wonderful herb gets the
liver qi and blood moving while eliminating wind. Although it is
neutral, the Bensky Materia Medica claims that it also has a
moistening and cooling effect on the liver.

**Channels:** liver

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
- POSSIBILITIES:
- Sedative
- Immune support
- Hypotensive
- Antiepileptic
- Anti-inflammatory
- Arthritis
- Childhood febrile seizure
- Vertigo
- Muscle pain
- Knee pain
- Hypertension
- Blurry vision
- Deafness
- Biliary congestion

**Formulas:**
- Ban Xia Bai Zhu Tian Ma Tang
- Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin
- Yu Zhen San

**Contraindications:** there are no contraindications
documented for Tian Ma

**Zoo Image:** a rhino policeman standing in a puddle on a windy day leaning
on his night stick is giving a drunk test to a rhino having spasms about to hit
his head on a sign

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 ![tian men dong, asparagi radix.jpg](/u/tian-men-dong-asparagi-radix-q8pMYD.jpg) 

# Tian Men Dong

### Asparagi Radix

_bitter, sweet, very cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Tonify Yin**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Dry mouth
- Cough
- Dysglycemia
- Constipation

Tian Men Dong is sweet, bitter, and very cold. It enters the kidney
and lung systems to treat yin deficiency patterns.

**Channels:** lung, kidney

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Vomiting blood
- Coughing blood
- Dysglycemia
- Hypoadrenia
- Poor liver phase II
- Cough
- Night sweats
- Constipation
- Bronchitis

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Tian Men Dong to
patients that present with diarrhea due to poor digestive
function

**Zoo Image:** a turtle with a fever in the afternoon (there is a clock) is leaning
against a large LuKi Gulp drink

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# Tu Fu Ling

### Smilacis Glabrae Rhizoma

_sweet, bland, neutral_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Clears Heat and Resolves Toxicity**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Arthritis
- Painful urination
- Jaundice
- Sores
- Ulcers

Tu Fu Ling is a detoxifying herb. It also has some antimicrobial
benefits. It is used primary on conditions that are from excess
patterns. If the excess pattern originated from a deficiency pattern
this herb will not address the deficiency.

Tu Fu Ling enters the liver to reduce inflammation related
disorders such as joint pain and can potentially be used in such
cases as rheumatoid arthritis.

**Channels:** liver, stomach

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Diarrhea
- Arthritis
- Leukorrhea
- Jaundice
- Abscess
- Eczema
- Painful urination
- Skin problems (heat patterns)

**Contraindications:** Tu Fu Ling may cause allergic skin
reactions in some patients

**Zoo Image:** a beluga whale has a cane due to painful joints and has skin sores
looks at his skin suit in the closet but it has urine stains

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# Tu Si Zi

### Cuscutae Semen

_acrid, sweet, neutral_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Tonify Yang**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Erectile dysfunction
- Nocturnal emissions
- Low back pain
- Tinnitus
- Frequent urination
- Blurred vision
- Loss of appetite
- Diarrhea
- Threatened miscarriage
- Eye floaters
- Vaginal discharge

Tu Si Zi tonifies the yang. It is acrid, sweet, and neutral. It enters
the liver and kidney systems. Tu Si Zi improve sex hormone
production from the adrenal glands and gonads to treat erectile
dysfunction, excess vaginal discharge, frequent urination, and
nocturnal emissions due to deficiency.
Its acrid quality acts on the liver to move the blood and improve
its quality which helps patients with blurred vision. The warm
quality has a tonifying effect on the spleen which reduces
deficiency pattern diarrhea.

Tu Si Zi is unique in that it tonifies both the yin and the yang and
is not cloying. Because it is neutral it can be applied safely to many
deficiency patterns.

**Channels:** liver, kidney

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Premature aging
- Antimicrobial
- Hypotensive
- Supports immune function
- Diarrhea
- Leukorrhea
- Tinnitus
- Arthritis
- Vertigo
- Dizziness
- Enuresis
- Urinary dribbling
- Urinary incontinence
- Alopecia
- Splenomegaly

**Formulas:**
- An Tai Yin
- Bao Chan Wu You Fang
- Bu Shen Gu Chong Wan
- Ding Jing Tang
- Fu Tu Dan
- Qi Bao Mei Ran Dan
- Shou Tai Wan
- Tu Si Zi Wan
- You Gui Wan
- Zuo Gui Wan

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Tu Si Zi to patients that
have deficiency fire that may present with dark urine and dry
constipation

**Zoo Image:** conjoined grizzly bears wearing glasses are in the hospital giving
fluids, there are bottles of urine, diarrhea, and essence, the cloy switch is off,
there is a restless baby next door

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# Wang Bu Liu Xing

### Vaccariae Semen

_bitter, neutral_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Circulate Blood**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Swollen breasts
- Swollen testicles
- Insufficient lactation
- Menstrual irregularities

Wang Bu Liu Xing is bitter to drain and detoxify. It is a neutral
herb and enters the liver and stomach.

**Channels:** liver, stomach

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
- POSSIBILITIES:
- Amenorrhea
- Dysmenorrhea
- Kidney stones
- Abscesses
- Antitumor
- Breast lumps

**Formulas:**
- Xia Ru Yong Quan San

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Wang Bu Liu Xing to
pregnant patients

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 ![wei ling xian, clematidis radix.jpg](/u/wei-ling-xian-clematidis-radix-abpqVm.jpg) 

# Wei Ling Xian

### Crotonis Fructus

_acrid, salty, warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Dispel Wind-Dampness**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Muscle pain
- Joint pain
- Fish bones stuck in throat
- Breast lumps
- Abdominal masses
- Water stagnation in the abdomen

Wei Ling Xian is acrid, warm, and salty. It enters the bladder
system to treat fluid disorders such as accumulation of water in
the abdomen.

Wei Ling Xian’s salty property allows it to dissolve lumps and also
to dissolve small fish bones that have been stuck in the throat.

**Channels:** bladder

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Edema
- Abdominal pain
- Migraine
- Arthritis
- Gout
- Bones stuck in the throat from eating fish
- Hypertension
- Analgesic
- Hepatitis
- Biliary congestion
- Laxative

**Formulas:**
- Shu Jing Huo Xue Tang

**Contraindications:** Wei Ling Xian is acrid and can damage qi
if used excessively, it should be prescribed cautiously to patients
with a weak constitution or that have qi and blood deficiency
patterns

**Zoo Image:** a seagull in sewage is fishing and pulls up a fish skeleton with
clumps while clamping fish bite it lower limbs, there is a skull in it abdomen

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 ![wu gong, scolopendra.jpg](/u/wu-gong-scolopendra-N94EWh.jpg) 

# Wu Gong

### Scolopendra

_acrid, warm, toxic_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremor**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Convulsions
- Opisthotonos
- Lockjaw
- Seizures
- Nodulation
- Carbuncles
- Snake bites
- Lumps on the neck
- Headache

Wu Gong is toxic and must always be used with caution. Long
term use should be avoided and it should not be used with
pregnant patients.
The combination of acrid, warm, and toxic allows this herb to
powerfully enter the liver system and eliminate hepatoneurological
dysfunctions.

**Channels:** liver

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Antimicrobial
- Anticoagulant
- Tumor inhibition
- Febrile seizures in childhood
- Joint tuberculosis
- Tremors
- Epilepsy
- Toothache
- Boils
- Skin ulcers
- Bug bites
- Hypotensive
- Antifungal (topically)

**Contraindications:** Wu Gong should not be prescribed to
patients that are pregnant, do not prescribe high doses as it is
toxic

**Zoo Image:** a student driver rhino in a centipede car accident has his tennis
ball antennae stuck with the other car, another rhino is using a wind
extinguisher, the teacher is shaking his head, and the student’s head has gone
through the front glass

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 ![wu jia pi, acanthopanacis cortex.jpg](/u/wu-jia-pi-acanthopanacis-cortex-1ktJJX.jpg) 

# Wu Jia Pi

### Eleutherococci Gracilistyli Cortex

_acrid, bitter, warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Dispel Wind-Dampness**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Weak bones
- Weakness of tendons and ligaments
- Developmental delays
- Edema
- Urinary difficulty

Wu Jia Pi is a warm herb which allows it to treat cold patterns of
wind-dampness. It is acrid and bitter to get blood moving through
the tissues and nourish weak and brittle tendons and ligaments. It
enters the liver and the kidney systems to help liver related
swellings, such as arthritis, and gonadal pathologies that include
erectile dysfunction and cold damp in the genital area.

**Channels:** liver, kidney

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Poor motor skill in youth
- Dysuria
- Skin rash on the genitals
- Lethargy
- Arthritis
- Erectile dysfunction

**Contraindications:** there are no contraindications
documented for Wu Jia Pi

**Zoo Image:** an old seagull with swollen legs sits by a heater on its liver and
kidneys while she uses liver and kidney thread to attach sinew and bones to a
weak skeleton, an under developed child tries to catch a ball

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 ![wu ling zhi, trogopterori faeces.jpg](/u/wu-ling-zhi-trogopterori-faeces-Obg4R9.jpg) 

# Wu Ling Zhi

### Trogopterori Faeces

_bitter, sweet, warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Circulate Blood**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Amenorrhea
- Dysmenorrhea
- Postpartum abdominal pain
- Retained lochia
- Uterine bleeding
- Childhood malnutrition with focal distention

Wu Ling Zhi is bitter to drain and detoxify, sweet to nourish and
tonify, and warm to treat cold patterns. In enters only one organ
system; the liver system.

**Channels:** liver

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Stomachache
- Menometrorrhagia
- Muscle spasm
- Epilepsy
- Abdominal distention
- Angina pain
- Menstrual disorders
- Antimicrobial

**Formulas:**
- Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang
- Qi Zhen San
- Shao Fu Zhu Yu Tang
- Shen Tong Zhu Yu Tang
- Shi Xiao San

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Wu Ling Zhi to pregnant
patients

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 ![wu mei, mume fructus.jpg](/u/wu-mei-mume-fructus-KMKAXX.jpg) 

# Wu Mei

### Mume Fructus

_sour, astringent, warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Stabilize and Bind**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
-- Chronic cough
- Chronic diarrhea
- Dysentery
- Diabetes
- Parasites
- Abdominal pain
- Vomiting
- Blood in stool
- Menometrorrhagia
- Warts
- Corns

Wu Mei herb has an affinity for the lung and the large intestines.
It enters the lung, large intestine, liver, and spleen channels but
the channels do not always describe the effect on the organs.
Channel theory overlaps organ theory but it is sometimes useful
to separate them conceptually for diagnosis and treatment.

The stabilize and bind category of herbs treats the leakage of body
fluids and functions that should be holding. These herbs,
including Wu Mei, should be considered branch treatment as the
root of the leakage needs to be treated and is usually caused from
a deficiency pattern. Wu Mei does treat at least one excess pattern
(parasites) but it is worth noting that a strong healthy
gastrointestinal tract is naturally resistant to parasite infection. The
stomach is extremely acidic (1.2 pH) and acts as an acid bath that
kills off any foreign intruders. The sour quality of Wu Mei
increases yang fluids (acid) and might be considered as aspect of
spleen yang and the stomach descending function. The rest of the
gastrointestinal tract is full of healthy bacteria (microbiome) and
GALT (gut associated lymphoid tissue) that resist pathogens.

The sour and astringent quality of Wu Mei helps to restrain or
hold in excess blood from deficiency (spleen not controlling
blood). This helps bleeding of the anus and excess menstrual
bleeding. It is this same astringent and sour combination that
helps in patients with chronic cough.

**Channels:** liver, spleen, lung, large intestine

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Antiparasitic
- Antidiarrheal
- Dysenteric disorders
- Cervical cancer adjunct treatment
- Corns
- Warts
- Tinea fungus
- Biliary congestion
- Prohistamine
- Indigestion
- Diabetes fecal incontinence

**Formulas:**
- Jiu Xian San
- Li Zhong An Hui Tang
- Lian Mei An Hui Tang
- Wu Mei Wan

**Contraindications:** Wu Mei should not be prescribed to
patients that have internal heat caused by excess or caused by
stagnation, and should be discontinued during acute external
attacks

**Zoo Image:** a mummy camel walking out of the water with a roundworm is
coughing while his bandages are coming loose to let lung qi escape, two corks
are holding in his blood but his leaky diarrhea is attracting flies and he is
about to slip on some corn

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 ![wu wei zi, schisandrae fructus.jpg](/u/wu-wei-zi-schisandrae-fructus-4CQhAa.jpg) 

# Wu Wei Zi

### Schisandrae Fructus

_sweet, sour, warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Stabilize and Bind**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Chronic cough
- Wheezing
- Nocturnal emissions
- Spermatorrhea
- Vaginal discharge
- Frequent urination
- Diarrhea
- Spontaneous sweating
- Dry mouth
- Excess thirst
- Night sweats
- Diabetes
- Insomnia
- Heart palpitations
- Bad dreams

Wu Wei Zi treats the branch symptoms of decline and loss of
bodily fluids. In order to be effective it must be combined with
herbs to treat the root of the deficiency in the area of greatest
need.

Deficiency related decline can be from excess taxation (abuse of
stimulants or high amounts of stress), age, or poor constitution.
The primary effect of this herb is on the lung system and the
adrenal glands. It potentially supports thyroid function or at least
indirectly by improving the function of the areas of the body
related to thyroid health such as the adrenal glands. The adrenal
glands produce catecholamines, such as epinephrine and
norepinephrine that are released under the sympathetic nervous
system during moments or stress. When stress levels are too high
for too long, this function begins to decline leading to poor
energy levels and other symptoms related to adrenal gland
dysregulation. The sex hormone balancing effect likely involves
the adrenal glands more than the gonads because of the obvious
improvements it makes in lung function.

Its effect on digestion is secondary but still keeps in line with the
general theme of treating excess loss due to deficiency. When the
adrenal glands are stressed they produce excess cortisol which
triggers production of sugar in the liver
(glycogenolysis/gluconeogenesis). This spike and drop in blood
glucose causes stress on the pancreas which manages blood
glucose levels with two main hormones: insulin and glucagon. The
pancreas also produces enzymes for the digestion of food in the
duodenum. Taxation to the pancreas will lead to not only lead to
dysglycemia but also to indigestion and eventually to diarrhea
patterns based on this deficiency of function.

**Channels:** heart, lung, kidney

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Increased pancreatic secretions
- Antidiarrheal
- Diabetes
- Palpitations
- Sleep disorders
- Cough
- Perimenopausal symptoms; night sweats, vaginal
dryness
- Antihypertensive
- Fatigue
- Anxiety
- Biliary congestion

**Formulas:**
- Ba Xian Chang Shou Wan
- Bu Fei Tang
- Bu Shen Yi Gan Tang
- Da Ding Feng Zhu
- Di Huang Yin Zi
- Du Qi Wan
- Er Long Zuo Ci Wan
- Fu Tu Dan
- Jiu Xian San
- Ling Gan Wu Wei Jiang Xin Tang
- Mai Wei Di Huang Wan
- Ming Mu Di Huang Wan
- Qing Fei Tang
- Ren Shen Bu Fei Tang
- Ren Shen Yang Rong Tang
- She Gan Ma Huang Tang
- Sheng Mai San
- Si Shen Wan
- Tian Wang Bu Xin Dang
- Tu Si Zi Wan
- Xiao Qing Long Tang

**Contraindications:** Wu Wei Zi should be discontinued
during acute cold and flu (exterior attacks) or when there is a
rash that needs to be fully expressed to the surface

**Zoo Image:** a sweaty camel smoking and coughing dragging a toilet spilling
poo has a water bottle, a kidney tattoo, and is walking by a spirit holding a qi
pillow

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# Wu Yao

### Linderae Radix

_acrid, warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Regulate Qi**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Stifling chest sensation
- Flank pain
- Epigastric pain
- Epigastric distention
- Lower abdominal pain
- Bulging disorders
- Menstrual pain
- Frequent urination
- Incontinence

Wu Yao is acrid and warm. It enters the lung, bladder, kidney, and
spleen systems. Its warmth nourished kidney function while its
acrid property regulates and move liver qi.

**Channels:** lung, bladder, kidney, spleen

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Abdominal pain
- Hypoadrenia
- Hernias
- Abdominal distention
- Irregular menses
- Urinary incontinence
- Indigestion

**Formulas:**
- Bi Xie Feng Qing Yin
- Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang
- Nuan Gan Jian
- Si Mo Tang
- Suo Quan Wan
- Tian Tai Wu Yao San
- Tu Si Zi Wan
- Zheng Qi Tian Xiang San

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Wu Yao to patients that
present with severe qi or blood deficiency

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there is a cold bird moving its qi

 ![wu zhu yu, evodiae fructus.jpg](/u/wu-zhu-yu-evodiae-fructus-qsSNII.jpg) 

# Wu Zhu Yu

### Evodiae Fructus

_acrid, bitter, hot, slightly toxic_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Warm the Interior and Expel Cold**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Headache
- Epigastric pain
- Nausea
- Drooling
- Reduction in taste
- Pale tongue
- Wiry pulse
- Weak pulse
- Cold bulging disorders
- Dysmenorrhea
- Acid reflux
- Vomiting
- Diarrhea
- Edema
- Tongue sores
- Mouth sores

Wu Zhu Yu is acrid, bitter, slightly toxic, and hot. It enters the
liver, stomach, and spleen systems to break up cold patterns.

**Channels:** liver, stomach, spleen

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Abdominal pain
- Indigestion
- IBS
- Edema
- Hernia
- Angina pain
- Skin sores
- Antiparasitic
- Analgesia
- High blood pressure
- Antimicrobial

**Formulas:**
- Ai Fu Nuan Gong Wan
- Shu Gan Tang
- Si Shen Wan
- Wen Jing Tang
- Wu Zhu Yu Tang
- Xiang Lian Wan
- Zuo Jin Wan

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Wu Zhu Yu to patients
that present with heat patterns due to deficiency, do not combine
with Dan Shen or Zi Shi Ying

**Zoo Image:** a lion is being turned on a fire with cold in the middle jiao being
moved, a dog with cold bulges rotates the lion while holding a barf can that
the lion is drooling into, flames are walking down the stairs

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 ![xi xian cao, siegesbeckiae herba.jpg](/u/xi-xian-cao-siegesbeckiae-herba-wIXTDq.jpg) 

# Xi Xian Cao

### Siegesbeckiae Herba

_bitter, cool_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Dispel Wind-Dampness**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Joint pain
- Numbness in the extremities
- Weakness of the lower limbs
- Post stroke muscle weakness
- Anxiety
- Headache
- Dizziness
- Hypertension
- Itching
- Sores
- Rash

Xi Xian Cao is bitter and cold. It enters the liver and kidney
systems to move hot liver related swelling such as joint pain. Its
cold and bitter properties reduce yang rising conditions such as
hypertension, dizziness, and headache. This calming effect also
helps irritability, anxiety, and insomnia as it works on balancing
the kidney hormones. It is likely the kidney function that
strengthens weak tendons, ligaments, and bones.

**Channels:** heart, liver

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Tumor inhibition
- High blood pressure
- Vertigo
- Bell’s palsy
- Hemiplegia
- Insomnia
- Anxiety
- Mood swings
- Arthritis
- Eczema

**Contraindications:** there are no contraindications
documented for Xi Xian Cao

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of a hat, he has sores and is using a cane

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 ![xi xin, asari herba.jpg](/u/xi-xin-asari-herba-RC73VX.jpg) 

# Xi Xin

### Asari Radix et Rhizoma

_acrid, warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Release the Exterior for Cold Attack**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Common cold
- Headache
- Body ache
- Toothache
- Abdominal pain
- Cough
- Chest fullness
- Nasal congestion
- Loss of consciousness

Xi Xin is acrid and warm. It enters the heart, kidney, and lung
systems to treat exterior cold attacks especially when the patient
presents with cold deficiency patterns that may include dampness.
It can treat wet coughs.

**Channels:** lung, heart, kidney

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Cough
- Common cold
- Headache
- Body aches
- Bronchitis
- Angina pain
- Joint pain
- Fever
- Allergy

**Formulas:**
- Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao San
- Da Huang Fu Zi Tang
- Da Qin Jiao Tang
- Dang Gui Si Ni Tang
- Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang
- Jiu Wei Qiang Huo Tang
- Ling Gan Wu Wei Jiang Xin Tang
- Long Chi Qing Hun Tang
- Ma Huang Xi Xin Fu Zi Tang
- She Gan Ma Huang Tang
- Wu Mei Wan
- Xiao Qing Long Tang
- Xin Yi San
- Zai Zao San

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Xi Xin to patients that
present with deficiency of qi, excess sweating, or deficiency heat
patterns

**Zoo Image:** a porcupine on a Wind Rider sled crashed into a tree, the sled
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# Xi Yang Shen

### Panacis Quinquefolii Radix

_sweet, slightly bitter, cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Tonify Yin**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Fever
- Weakness
- Irritability
- Thirst
- Coughing blood
- Wheezing
- Cough
- Loss of voice

Xi Yang Shen is sweet, slightly bitter, and cold. It enters the lung,
heart, and kidney systems to treat yin deficiency patterns.

**Channels:** lung, heart, kidney

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:

Perimenopausal symptoms
- Hot flash
- Night sweats
- Fatigue
- Diminished libido
- Cough

**Formulas:**
- Mai Men Dong Tang
- Qing Shu Yi Qi Tang

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Xi Yang Shen to patients
that present with cold dampness in the middle jiao

**Zoo Image:** a trick or treating turtle dressed as a dragon carrying a qi bag and
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 ![xia ku cao, prunellae spica.jpg](/u/xia-ku-cao-prunellae-spica-HqKlET.jpg) 

# Xia Ku Cao

### Prunellae Spica

_acrid, bitter, cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Clear Heat and Drain Fire**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Red eyes
- Painful eyes
- Swollen eyes
- Dizziness
- Headache
- Lumps on neck
- Swollen glands
- Goiter
- Scrofula
- Lipoma
- Hypertension

Xia Ku Cao is acrid, bitter, and cold. It enters the gallbladder and
liver systems to treat patterns of heat. It can treat eye related
disorders involving heat or eye disorders due to liver patterns that
are worse at night.

**Channels:** liver, gallbladder

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Lipoma
- High blood pressure
- Antitumor
- Goiter
- Thyroid dysfunction
- Disorders of the eye
- Breast abscess
- Diuresis

**Formulas:**
- Long Dan Bi Yuan Fang

**Contraindications:** prescribe Xia Ku Cao cautiously to
patients that present with poor digestive function

**Zoo Image:** a walrus with a goiter wearing a liver fire bike helmet and
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 ![xian mao, curculiginis rhizoma.jpg](/u/xian-mao-curculiginis-rhizoma-ihQ6hx.jpg) 

# Xian Mao

### Curculiginis Rhizoma

_acrid, hot, toxic_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Tonify Yang**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Irregular menses
- Erectile dysfunction
- Urinary incontinence
- Infertility
- Nocturnal emissions
- Low back pain

Xiao Mao is hot and toxic. The acrid property scatters the cold
and circulates the blood. Because it is hot it is very useful for
stubborn cold patterns especially of the low back. It can also be
used for infertility when the womb is cold.

Xiao Mao enters the kidney and improves sex hormone regulation
from the adrenal glands and gonads. However, it is toxic and
should only be used for short periods of time.

**Channels:** kidney

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Antiseizure
- Immune support
- Sedation
- Muscle spasms
- Vasodilation
- Lumbago
- Infertility
- Leukorrhea
- Nocturnal emissions
- Arthritis
- Spermatorrhea

**Formulas:**
- Er Xian Tang

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Xiao Mao long term, do
not prescribe to patients that have heat patterns from yin
deficiency

**Zoo Image:** a grizzly bear with cold kidneys and womb runs towards the gate
of vitality while she’s chased by cold bees

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 ![xian he cao, agrimoniae herba.jpg](/u/xian-he-cao-agrimoniae-herba-E3PqH0.jpg) 

# Xian He Cao

### Agrimoniae Herba

_bitter, astringent, neutral_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Stop Bleeding**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Vomiting blood
- Coughing blood
- Nosebleed
- Bleeding gums
- Blood in urine
- Uterine bleeding
- Diarrhea
- Trichomonas
- Vaginitis
- Tapeworm infection
- Malarial disorders

Xiao He Cao is bitter, astringent, and neutral. It enters the spleen,
liver, and lung systems to treat bleeding disorders.

**Channels:** lung, liver, spleen

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Antiparasitic
- Bleeding disorders
 - Nosebleed
 - Uterine
 - Gums
 - Vomiting
 - Coughing
 - Stool
 - Urine
- Hypertension
- Boils
- Skin ulcers
- Antitumor

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Xiao He Cao to patients
that present with diarrhea due to excess patterns

**Zoo Image:** a pole dancing black widow is dripping blood into buckets while a
parasite climbs the pole and bloody diarrhea falls down the pole

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 ![xiang fu, cyperi rhizoma.jpg](/u/xiang-fu-cyperi-rhizoma-5X8kxl.jpg) 

# Xiang Fu

### Cyperi Rhizoma

_acrid, slightly bitter, slightly sweet, neutral_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Regulate Qi**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Hypochondriac pain
- Epigastric distention
- Dysmenorrhea
- Irregular menses

Xiang Fu is acrid, slightly bitter, slightly sweet, and neutral. It
enters the liver, gallbladder, and san jiao systems. It is considered
the #1 herb for gynecological disorders when liver qi has become
stagnant. Its effect on the liver allows it to treat many patterns
that involve liver overacting on spleen.

**Channels:** liver, gallbladder, san jiao

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Dysmenorrhea
- Amenorrhea
- Hernia
- Headache
- Premenstrual syndrome
- Tenderness in breasts
- Irregular menses
- Poor lactation
- Indigestion
- Bloating
- IBS
- Antimicrobial

**Formulas:**
- An Fu Nuan Gong Wan
- Cang Fu Dao Tan Tang
- Chai Hu Shu Gan San
- Chen Xiang Jiang Qi Tang
- Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang
- Gu Jing Wan
- Jing Qian Fang
- Kai Yu Zhong Yu Tang
- Liang Fu Wan
- Mu Xiang Bing Lang Wan
- Mu Xiang Liu Qi Yin
- Qi Gong Wan
- Shen Tong Zhu Yu Tang
- Su He Xiang Wan
- Xiang Ai Xiong Gui Yin
- Xiang Su San
- Xuan Yu Tong Jing Tang
- Yue Ju Wan
- Zheng Qi Tian Xiang San

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Xiang Fu to patients
with qi deficiency patterns when there are no signs of stagnation,
do not prescribe to patients with deficiency heat or blood level
heat

**Zoo Image:** a beaver eating a chocolate bar is looking at a calendar eating liver
pate wearing liver and spleen socks

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 ![xiang ru, moslae herba.jpg](/u/xiang-ru-moslae-herba-BfhBI9.jpg) 

# Xiang Ru

### Moslae Herba

_acrid, aromatic, slightly warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Release the Exterior for Cold Attack**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Chills
- Fever
- Headache
- Abdominal pain
- Vomiting
- Diarrhea
- Edema
- Urinary difficulty

Xiang Ru is acrid, aromatic, and slightly warm. It enters the lung
and stomach systems to treat cold attacks when there is no
sweating.

**Channels:** lung, stomach

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Diarrhea
- Edema
- Fever
- Headache
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Antimicrobial

**Formulas:**
- Xiang Ru San

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Xiang Ru to patients
that present with excess sweating

**Zoo Image:** a porcupine under a sweating sun is hot and has urine and water
coming out of his swollen face, there is water coming out of his body and a
musical note by his abdomen

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 ![xiao hui xiang foeniculi fructus.jpg](/u/xiao-hui-xiang-foeniculi-fructus-6gDDFA.jpg) 

# Xiao Hui Xiang

### Foeniculi Fructus

_acrid, warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Warm the Interior and Expel Cold**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Bulging disorders
- Lower abdominal pain
- Indigestion
- Loss of appetite
- Vomiting

Xiao Hui Xiang is acrid to disperse and break up and it is warm to
treat patterns that are cold. It enters the liver, stomach, spleen,
and kidney systems.

**Channels:** liver, stomach, spleen, kidney

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Gastritis
- Dysmenorrhea
- Amenorrhea
- Nausea
- Diarrhea
- Hernia
- Antitumor

**Formulas:**
- Nuan Gan Jian
- Shao Fu Zhu Yu Tang
- Tian Tai Wu Yao San

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Xiao Hui Xiang to
patients that present with severe heat from deficiency patterns

**Zoo Image:** a lion is singing while buying some qi balls while a dog with blue
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 ![xin yi, magnoliae flos.jpg](/u/xin-yi-magnoliae-flos-471V8I.jpg) 

# Xin Yi Hua

### Magnoliae Flos

_acrid, slightly warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Releases the Exterior for Cold Attack**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Loss of smell
- Nasal congestion
- Headache
- Sinus congestion
- Common cold

Xin Yi Hua is acrid and warm. It enters the lung and stomach
systems to treat exterior cold attack especially with nasal or sinus
congestion.

**Channels:** lung, stomach

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Headache
- Common cold
- Runny nose
- Sinusitis
- Body aches
- Eczema

**Formulas:**
- Cang Er Zi San
- Xin Yi Qing Fei Yin
- Xin Yi San

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Xin Yi Hua to patients
that present with extreme deficiency heat

**Zoo Image:** a porcupine in a Xin Yi has a head wrap and is sneezing nasal
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# Xing Ren

### Armeniacae Semen

_bitter, slightly warm, slightly toxic_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Relieve Cough and Wheeze**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Cough

Xing Ren is bitter, slightly toxic, and slightly warm. It enters the
lung and large intestine systems. To treat cough.
As a seed, Xing Ren is also useful to lubricate the intestines for
treating constipation.

**Channels:** lung, large intestine

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Constipation
- Asthma
- Dyspnea
- Antitumor
- Bronchitis
- Blood deficiency
- Antiparasitic

**Formulas:**
- Bu Fei E Jiao Tang
- Da Huang Zhe Chong Wan
- Da Qing Long Tang
- Ding Chuan Tang
- Huo Po Xia Ling Tang
- Ma Huang Liang Qiao Chi Xiao Dou Tang
- Ma Huang Tang
- Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang
- Ma Zi Ren Wan
- Qing Qi Hua Tan Wan
- Qing Zao Jiu Fei Tang
- Ren Shen Ge Jie San
- San Ren Tang
- Sang Ju Yin
- Sang Xing Tang
- Si Wu Ma Zi Ren Wan
- Wu Hu Tang
- Wu Ren Wan
- Xing Su San
- Yi Jia Jian Zheng Qi San

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Xing Ren to patients
with patterns due to deficiency of yin

**Zoo Image:** a puffin is at the Apricot Pit restaurant and looks at the menu of
hot, cold, and dry foods, the puffin slipped on the slippery and moist floor

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 ![xu duan, dipsaci radix.jpg](/u/xu-duan-dipsaci-radix-eGQjIN.jpg) 

# Xu Duan

### Dispaci Radix

_acrid, bitter, sweet, slightly warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Tonify Yang**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Low back pain
- Weakness and stiffness of joints
- Threatened miscarriage
- Uterine bleeding
- Vaginal discharge
- Pain and swelling from trauma
- Urinary dribbling

Xu Duan improves blood circulation and is slightly warm which
helps cold arthritic patterns and soft tissue traumas. It can also
ease a restless fetus that is threatening to miscarry if the
underlying pattern is cold in the uterus.
It enters the liver and kidney system with a sweet quality to
nourish hormone production from the adrenal glands.

**Channels:** kidney, liver

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Arthritis
- Hemorrhoids
- Tendon and ligament injuries
- Lumbago
- Analgesia
- Leukorrhea
- Menorrhagia
- Prevention of miscarriage
- Carbuncles
- Bone fractures
- Dysmenorrhea

**Formulas:**
- Ai Fu Nuan Gong Wan
- An Chong Tang
- Bao Yin Jian
- Bu Shen Gu Chong Wan
- Shou Tai Wan
- Tai Shan Pan Shi San

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Xu Duan to patients that
present with wind-damp-heat patterns

**Zoo Image:** pregnant conjoined grizzly bears are in the hospital for a checkup,
they sing to calm their fetus, the doctor slips on their discharge and hurts his
back

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 ![xuan fu hua, inulae flos.jpg](/u/xuan-fu-hua-inulae-flos-x5RWLu.jpg) 

# Xuan Fu Hua

### Inulae Flos

_acrid, bitter, salty, warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Transform Cold Phlegm**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESATIONS:
- Cough
- Vomiting
- Hiccough
- Belching

Xuan Fu Hua is bitter, acrid, salty, and slightly warm. It enters the
lung, liver, spleen, and stomach systems. Its effect can be seen on
both the lungs for cough and in the digestive tract for nausea and
vomit.

**Channels:** lung, stomach, liver, spleen

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Cough
- Wheeze
- Asthma
- Hiccough

**Formulas:**
- Xuan Fu Dai Zhe Shi Tang

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Xuan Fu Hua to patients
that present with deficiency dry cough

**Zoo Image:** a punk Great Dan wearing a jacket “you make me vomit” and a
“rebel qi” patch is carrying an ice cube and coughing

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 ![xuan shen, scrophulariae radix.jpg](/u/xuan-shen-scrophulariae-radix-gWQvMK.jpg) 

# Xuan Shen

### Scrophulariae Radix

_bitter, sweet, salty, cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Clears Heat and Cools the Blood**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Fever
- Dry mouth
- Purple tongue
- Bleeding disorders
- Irritability
- Constipation
- Lumps in the neck
- Sore throat

Xuan Shen is salty, sweet, bitter, and cold. It enters the stomach,
kidney, and lung systems. Its sweet characteristic nourishes the yin
while the bitter property combined with cold drains fire.

**Channels:** lung, stomach, kidney

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Menopausal hot flash
- Uterine bleeding
- Constipation
- Goiter
- Thyroid disorders
- Adrenal gland disorders
- Fever
- Fatigue
- Dysglycemia
- Redness of the eyes
- Swollen lymph nodes
- Insomnia
- Breast swelling
- Skin disorders
- Vasodilation
- Antimicrobial

**Formulas:**
- Bai He Gu Jin Tang
- Li Yan Cha
- Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin
- Qing Gong Tang
- Qing Wen Bai Du Yin
- Qing Ying Tang
- Si Miao Yong An Tang
- Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan
- Xiao Luo Wan
- Xin Jia Huang Long Tang
- Yang Yin Qing Fei Tang
- Zeng Ye Cheng Qi Tang
- Zeng Ye Tang
- Zhen Gan Xi Feng Tang
- Zi Xue Dan

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Xuan Shen to patients
with cold damp patterns of the spleen and stomach

**Zoo Image:** an arctic fox is balancing on a nodule ball while holding a fire
toxin T and a yin bone

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 ![yan hu suo, corydalis rhizoma.jpg](/u/yan-hu-suo-corydalis-rhizoma-RN0X6u.jpg) 

# Yan Hu Suo

### Corydalis Rhizoma

_acrid, bitter, warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Circulate Blood**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Pain
- Dysmenorrhea

Yan Hu Suo is acrid to move and disperse qi and blood, bitter to
drain and detoxify, and warm to treat cold stagnations. It enters
the stomach, heart, and liver systems but can treat pain anywhere
in the body.

**Channels:** liver, stomach, heart

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Analgesia
- Antitumor
- Dysmenorrhea
- Menorrhagia
- Bladder disorders
- Sleep disorders
- Muscle spasms
- Angina pain

**Formulas:**
- Chen Xiang Jiang Qi Tang
- Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang
- Jin Ling Zi San
- Ju He Wan
- Qi Zhen San
- Shao Fu Zhu Yu Tang
- Xiang Ai Xiong Gui Yin
- Yan Hu Suo Tang

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Yan Hu Suo to patients
that are pregnant

**Zoo Image:** a roadrunner wearing a pink jock-strap is through a heavy qi ball

 ![ye jiao teng, polygoni multiflori caulis.jpg](/u/ye-jiao-teng-polygoni-multiflori-caulis-Qzvog9.jpg) 

# Ye Jiao Teng

### Polygoni Multiflori Caulis

_sweet, neutral_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Nourish the Heart and Calm the Spirit**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Insomnia
- Irritability
- Bad dreams
- Weakness
- Muscle soreness
- Pain
- Numbness
- Rash
- Itching

Ye Jiao Teng is sweet and neutral. It enters the heart and liver
systems. It calms the spirit and nourishes the heart to improve
shen. Abnormal liver function can also cause sympathetic nervous
system stimulation resulting in irritability and bad dreams. By
entering the liver system, Ye Jiao Teng also improves normal liver
function.

**Channels:** heart, liver

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Subclinical anemia
- Sleeplessness
- Pain in the extremities
- Pruritus
- Tinea

**Formulas:**
- Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin

**Contraindications:** there are no contraindications
documented for Ye Jiao Teng

**Zoo Image:** a deer is asleep in a hammock with a newspaper headlined
“Channels Now Unblocked” while dreaming about tics and ants, the deer is
itching, there is a heart shaped pitcher with blood

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 ![yi mu cao, leonuri herba.jpg](/u/yi-mu-cao-leonuri-herba-aewnja.jpg) 

# Yi Mu Cao

### Leonuri Herba

_acrid, bitter, slightly cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Circulate Blood**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Irregular menstruation
- Premenstrual cramps
- Abdominal masses
- Retained lochia
- Heavy menstruation
- Trauma
- Pain
- Edema
- Blood in urine
- Sores
- Abscesses
- Swellings
- Rashes

Yi Mu Cao is acrid to disperse and move the blood, bitter to drain
and detoxify, and slightly cold to treat heat patterns including
damp-heat. It enters the bladder, liver, and heart systems.

**Channels:** heart, liver, bladder

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Kidney related edema
- Infertility
- Dysmenorrhea
- Amenorrhea
- Painful urination
- Eczema
- High blood pressure
- Dysuria
- Antifungal

**Formulas:**
- Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Yin Mu Cao to pregnant
patients or to patients with blood deficiency

**Zoo Image:** a roadrunner conductor gets people aboard the Menses Train with
stops at: Fertility Plains, Outhouse Town, and Toxic Mountain

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 ![yi yi ren, coicis semen.jpg](/u/yi-yi-ren-coicis-semen-IsxLyO.jpg) 

# Yi Yi Ren

### Coicis Semen

_sweet, bland, slightly cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Drains Dampness**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Edema
- Diarrhea
- Painful urination
- Arthritis
- Lung abscess
- Carbuncles
- Digestive disorders
- Greasy tongue coat

Yi Yi Ren is sweet, bland, and slightly cold. It enters the spleen,
stomach, kidney, and lung systems. Its relationship to the spleen
and stomach allow it to treat problems of the gastrointestinal tract
while its kidney function helps with urinary system pathologies
especially involving damp heat.

Yi Yi Ren also enters the lungs to help with cough.

**Channels:** lung, stomach, kidney, spleen

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Edema
- Ascites
- Diarrhea
- Tinea
- Cough
- Eczema
- Digestive disorders
- Appendicitis
- Dysglycemia
- Antitumor
- Antiparasitic
- Fever
- Warts
- Vasodilation

**Formulas:**
- Huo Po Xia Ling Tang
- Long Dan Bi Yuan Fang
- Mie Di Zhi Yang Tang
- Qian Jin Wei Jing Tang
- San Ren Tang
- Shen Ling Bai Zhu San
- Si Miao Wan
- Wei Jing Tang
- Yi Yi Fu Zi Bai Jiang San

**Contraindications:** Yi Yi Ren does not have any
contraindications documented

**Zoo Image:** a bodybuilding pig staring in the mirror, he has a spleen tattoo so
he can build his spleen, his cat puss-n-boots stares at the screws his large
intestines and lungs, there is bee wallpaper, the bees are lifting a damp-heat
hat

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 ![yi zhi ren, alphiniae oxyphyllae fructus.jpg](/u/yi-zhi-ren-alphiniae-oxyphyllae-fructus-VeAKJk.jpg) 

# Yi Zhi Ren

### Alpiniae oxyphyllae Fructus

_acrid, warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Tonify Yang**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Abdominal pain
- Diarrhea
- Spermatorrhea
- Frequent urination
- Urinary incontinence
- Irregular uterine bleeding
- Excess bad tasting salivation
- Vomiting

Yi Zhi Ren enters the spleen and kidney systems. Its warming
function improves pancreatic secretion of enzymes and stomach
production of hydrochloric acid. This improves digestion for
cases of vomiting or diarrhea that are from cold deficiency or
excess patterns. Yi Zhi Ren is unique in that it has a restraining
function although it is not categorized as having this function.
In the kidney system, the tonifying function improves adrenal and
gonadal production of sex hormones to treat erectile issues,
bladder and kidney issues, and vaginal discharge related to cold
deficiency patterns.

**Channels:** kidney, spleen

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Stomach pain
- Inhibits salivation
- Antidiuretic
- Leukorrhea
- Diarrhea
- Urinary incontinence
- Fecal incontinence
- Urinary dribbling
- Vomiting
- Menorrhagia

**Formulas:**
- Bi Xie Feng Qing Yin
- Suo Quan Wan
- Tu Si Zi Wan

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Yi Zhi Ren to patients
that have heat patterns in the lower jiao

**Zoo Image:** a grizzly bear with cold kidneys is not hibernating and has three
fires, the first one he put out with his leaking urine, the second one he put out
with his drool

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 ![yin chai hu, stellariae radix.jpg](/u/yin-chai-hu-stellariae-radix-KJJeBP.jpg) 

# Yin Chai Hu

### Stellariae Radix

_sweet, slightly cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Clear Deficiency Heat**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Bone pain
- Fever
- Thirst
- Irritability
- Childhood malnutrition

Yin Chai Hu is sweet and slightly cold. It enters the liver and
stomach systems to treat heat related patterns due to deficiency of
yin.

It can treat childhood malnutrition and related irritability due to
heat accumulation.

**Channels:** liver, stomach

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Fever
- Bleeding disorders
- Malarial disorders
- Night sweats

**Formulas:**
- Qing Gu San

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Yin Chai Hu to patients
that have blood deficiency patterns without heat signs

**Zoo Image:** a wooly mammoth is steaming a bone for a skinny child
mammoth

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 ![yin chen, artemisiae scopariae herba.jpg](/u/yin-chen-artemisiae-scopariae-herba-GuU0ew.jpg) 

# Yin Chin Hao

### Artemisiae Scopariae Herba

_bitter, slightly cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Drain Dampness**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Jaundice
- Sores
- Rash

Yin Chen Hao is bitter and slightly cold. It enters the spleen, liver,
gallbladder, and stomach systems to treat patterns with dampness
including jaundice.

**Channels:** spleen, liver, gallbladder, stomach

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Antimicrobial
- Fever
- Hepatoprotective
- Biliary congestion
- Jaundice
- Edema
- Difficulty urinating

**Formulas:**
- Dang Gui Nian Tong Tang
- Gan Lu Xiao Du Dan
- Yi Jia Jian Zheng Qi San
- Yin Chen Hao Tang
- Zhen Gan Xi Feng Tang

**Contraindications:** there are no contraindications
documented for Yin Chen Hao

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 ![yin yang huo, epimedii herba.jpg](/u/yin-yang-huo-epimedii-herba-Xhu6pK.jpg) 

# Yin Yang Huo

### Epimedii Herba

_acrid, sweet, warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Tonify Yang**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Erectile dysfunction
- Frequent urination
- Infertility
- Low back pain
- Knee pain
- Muscle spasms
- Post stroke numbness

Yin Yang Huo is acrid, sweet, and warm. It enters the liver and
kidney systems to treat low hormone production from the adrenal
glands and from the gonads.
The acrid and warm combination move cold out of the body to
treat pain caused by cold deficiency.

**Channels:** liver, kidney

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Spermatorrhea
- Low back pain
- Hypertension
- Vasodilation
- Erectile dysfunction
- Fatigue
- Leukorrhea
- Chronic bronchitis
- Infertility
- Muscle tension
- Post stroke contracture
- Angina pectoris
- Antimicrobial
- Poliomyelitis

**Formulas:**
- Er Xian Tang
- Wen Yang Bu Gan Jian

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Yin Yang Huo to
patients that have fire from yin deficiency, should not be taken
long term

**Zoo Image:** a grizzly bear falls asleep on his yellow mattress reading Vitality
Magazine, his feet are cold and cramping, he dreams of love making

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 ![yu jin, curcumae radix.jpg](/u/yu-jin-curcumae-radix-LxbR6p.jpg) 

# Yu Jin

### Curcumae Radix

_acrid, bitter, cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Circulate Blood**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Trauma
- Chronic sores
- Chest pain
- Flank pain
- Abdominal pain
- Menstrual pain
- Epistaxis
- Vomiting blood
- Bloody urine
- Anxiety
- Irritability
- Seizures
- Jaundice
- Biliary congestion

Yu Jin is bitter to drain and detoxify, acrid to disperse and move
qi and blood, and cold to treat heat related patterns. It enters the
liver, heart, and lung systems.

Yu Jin’s relationship to the heart system allows it to treat
emotional agitation. Its lung properties allows it to treat epistaxis.
The liver function acts on the gallbladder and can treat menstrual
related blood stagnation issues as well as jaundice.

**Channels:** lung, liver, heart

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Rib pain
- Mood swings
- Urinary tract infections
- Kidney stones
- Jaundice
- Enlarged liver
- Amenorrhea
- Dysmenorrhea
- Heart disease
- Trauma
- Nose bleed
- Muscle spasms
- Biliary congestion
- Antimicrobial

**Formulas:**
- An Gong Niu Huang Wan
- Xuan Yu Tong Jing Tang

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Yu Jin to patients that
are pregnant, Yu Jin counteracts with Ding Xiang

**Zoo Image:** a roadrunner jumps through a burning heart on his yellow
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 ![yu li ren, pruni semen.jpg](/u/yu-li-ren-pruni-semen-GQx08d.jpg) 

# Yu Li Ren

### Pruni Semen

_acrid, bitter, sweet, neutral_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Laxative that Drains Downward**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Constipation
- Lower limb edema
- Difficulty urinating

Yu Li Ren is a gently laxative and moistens the intestines. It is
acrid, bitter, sweet, and neutral. Although its effect is primarily on
the gastrointestinal tract, it also promotes urination and reduces
edema in the lower limbs.

**Channels:** large intestine, small intestine, spleen

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Dysuria
- Ascites
- Diuresis
- Hypertension

**Formulas:**
- Qing Zao Run Chang Wan
- Wu Ren Wan

**Contraindications:** Yu Li Ren should be prescribed with
caution to pregnant patients

**Zoo Image:** a frog with edema in the legs is riding down an intestine water
slide that she went pee in

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 ![yu zhu, polygonati odorati rhizoma.jpg](/u/yu-zhu-polygonati-odorati-rhizoma-Md7fTJ.jpg) 

# Yu Zhu

### Polygonati Odorati Rhizoma

_sweet, slightly cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Tonify Yin**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Cough
- Dry throat
- Irritability
- Thirst
- Bone pain
- Dysglycemia
- Increased hunger
- Constipation
- Soft tissue spasms
- Dizziness

Yu Zhu is sweet and slightly cold. It enters the stomach and lung
systems to treat deficiency heat patterns.

**Channels:** lung, stomach

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Dizziness
- Dysglycemia
- Constipation
- Fever
- Cough
- Irritability
- Dyslipidemia

**Formulas:**
- Jia Jian Wei Rui Tang
- Sha Shen Mai Dong Tang
- Yi Wei Tang

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Yu Zhu to patients with
poor digestive function with related loose stools

**Zoo Image:** a turtle is taking his lungs and stomach to Yinny’s Moist Cleaners
that has flowers growing from its vent and avoids Sandy’s Dry Cleaning that
has wind and dryness and a bird has found a dried up spasmed hand

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 ![yuan zhi, polygalae radix.jpg](/u/yuan-zhi-polygalae-radix-ttxnKM.jpg) 

# Yuan Zhi

### Polygalae Radix

_acrid, bitter, slightly warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Nourish the Heart and Calm the Spirit**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Insomnia
- Palpitations
- Anxiety
- Restlessness
- Disorientation
- Spasms
- Seizures
- Productive cough
- Boils
- Abscesses
- Swollen and painful breasts

Yuan Zhi is bitter to drain and detoxify, acrid to break up and
disperse, and slightly warm to treat cold patterns. It enters the
lung and the heart systems.

Yuan Zhi enters the lung system to break up and move phlegm.
The affinity to the lung system also allows Yuan Zhi to treat boils
and abscesses on the skin. It can be used topically.

**Channels:** lung, heart

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Heart palpitations
- Anxiety
- Nervousness
- Cough
- Antimicrobial
- Mastitis
- Sleep disorders
- Poor memory
- Pneumonia
- Bronchitis
- Dyspnea

**Formulas:**
- An Shen Ding Zhi Wan
- Di Huang Yin Zi
- Ding Zhi Wan
- Gui Pi Tang
- Long Chi Qing Hun Tang
- Ren Shen Yang Rong Tang
- Sang Piao Xiao San
- Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Yuan Zhi to patients
with gastrointestinal tract disorders or to patients with
deficiency heat patterns

**Zoo Image:** the heart queen deer and kidney king deer are getting married by
a spirit that has his lungs spit on by a deer with sores

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 ![ze lan, lycopi herba.jpg](/u/ze-lan-lycopi-herba-S6RXub.jpg) 

# Ze Lan

### Lycopi Herba

_acrid, bitter, slightly warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Circulate Blood**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Trauma pain and swelling
- Dysmenorrhea
- Postpartum abdominal pain
- Edema
- Painful urinary dribbling

Ze Lan is acrid to move the qi and blood, bitter to detoxify and
drain, and it is slightly warm to treat cold related patterns. It
enters the liver and spleen systems.
Its edema function is used with patients that have postpartum
edema or for patients with facial edema.

**Channels:** liver, spleen

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Diuretic
- Edema
- Carbuncles
- Blood deficiency
- Bladder disorders
- Menstrual irregularities

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Ze Lan to patients that
are pregnant

**Zoo Image:** a roadrunner with a swollen face is walking into a bathroom stall
that has a phone number to call for a “gently time,” another roadrunner
walks into the stall

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 ![ze xie, alismatis rhizoma.jpg](/u/ze-xie-alismatis-rhizoma-Qp8CoP.jpg) 

# Ze Xie

### Alismatis Rhizoma

_sweet, bland, cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Drains Dampness**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Edema
- Urinary difficulty
- Diarrhea
- Dizziness
- Spermatorrhea

Ze Xie enters the bladder and kidney systems. It is sweet, bland,
and cold. Ze Xie increases urination to treat damp-heat related
patterns.

**Channels:** kidney, bladder

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Edema
- Thirst
- Abdominal distention
- Hyperlipidemia
- Jaundice
- Hematuria
- Urinary tract infections

**Formulas:**
- Ba Xian Chang Shou Wan
- Bu Shen Yi Gan Tang
- Dang Gui Nian Tong Tang
- Dang Gui Shao Yao San
- Du Qi Wan
- Er Long Zuo Ci Wan
- Ge Hua Jie Cheng San
- Huo Po Xia Ling Tang
- Ji Chuan Jian
- Jia Wei Shen Qi Wan
- Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan
- Liu Wei Di Huang Wan
- Long Dan Xie Gan Tang
- Mai Wei Di Huang Wan
- Mie Di Zhi Yang Tang
- Ming Mu Di Huang Wan
- Qi Ju Di Huang Wan
- Shen Qi Wan
- Wei Ling Tang
- Wu Ling San
- Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan
- Zhi Shi Dao Zhi Wan
- Zhu Ling Tang

**Contraindications:** Ze Xie should be prescribed cautiously
with patients that have sunken middle jiao patterns

**Zoo Image:** a pig sits with his lower jiao drinking King of Pees beer, there is a
hot ministerial fire burning a kidney

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 ![zhe bei mu, pritillariae thunbergii bulbus.jpg](/u/zhe-bei-mu-pritillariae-thunbergii-bulbus-tOkevR.jpg) 

# Zhe Bei Mu

### Fritillariae Thunbergii Bulbus

_bitter, cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Transforms Hot Phlegm**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Cough
- Swellings of the neck
- Lung abscess
- Breast abscess

Zhe Bei Mu is bitter and cold. It enters the heart and lung systems
to treat phlegm that is hot in nature.

**Channels:** lung, heart

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Skin sores
- Goiter
- Scrofula
- Bronchitis
- Antitussive
- Gastritis
- Intestinal ulcer

**Formulas:**
- Hai Zao Yu Hu Tang
- Qing Fei Tang
- Sang Xing Tang
- Xian Fang Huo Ming Yin
- Xiao Luo Wan
- Zhen Ren Huo Ming Yin

**Contraindications:** there are no contraindications
documented for Zhe Bei Mu

**Zoo Image:** a hot Saint Bernard has tennis balls in his neck and breasts

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 ![zhi ban xia, pinelliae rhizoma preparatum.jpg](/u/zhi-ban-xia-pinelliae-rhizoma-preparatum-j8Ob0J.jpg) 

# Zhi Ban Xia

### Pinelliae Rhizoma preparata

_acrid, warm, toxic_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Transform Cold Phlegm**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Cough
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Nodules
- Distention
- Chest pressure
- Nodules in the neck
- Focal distention

Zhi Ban Xia is acrid, toxic, and warm. It enters the stomach,
spleen, and lung systems to break up phlegm and treat cough,
nausea, and vomiting.

**Channels:** lung, stomach, spleen

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Morning sickness
- Chronic cough
- COPD
- Lung Fibrosis
- Pneumonia
- Nausea
- Dizziness
- Vertigo
- Scrofula
- Ulcers
- Ear infection

**Formulas:**
- Ban Xia Bai Zhu Tian Ma Tang
- Ban Xia Hou Po Tang
- Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang
- Bao He Wan
- Bu Huan Jin Zheng Qi San
- Cang Fu Dao Tan Tang
- Chai Hu Gui Zhi Tang
- Chai Hu Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang
- Da Chai Hu Tang
- Dao Tan Tang
- Di Tan Tang
- Ding Chuan Tang
- Er Chen Tang
- Gan Cao Xie Xin Tang
- Ge Gen Jia Ban Xia Tang
- Gua Lou Xie Bai Ban Xia Tang
- Hao Zao Yu Hu Tang
- Hao Qin Qing Dan Tang
- Huang Lian Tang
- Huang Lian Wen Dan Tang
- Huo Po Xia Ling Tang
- Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San
- Lian Po Yin
- Liu Jun Zi Tang
- Mai Men Dong Tang
- Mu Xiang Liu Qi Yin
- Qi Gong Wan
- Qing Qi Hua Tan Wan
- San Ren Tang
- She Gan Ma Huang Tang
- Sheng Jiang Xie Xin Tang
- Su Zi Jiang Qi Tang
- Wen Dan Tang
- Wu Ji San
- Xiang Sha Liu Jun Zi Tang
- Xiao Chai Hu Tang
- Xiao Qing Long Tang
- Xiao Xian Xiong Tang
- Xing Su San
- Xuan Fu Dai Zhe Shi Tang
- Zhi Shi Xiao Pi Wan
- Zhu Ye Shi Gao Tang

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Zhi Ban Xia to patients
that present with dry deficiency pattern coughs

**Zoo Image:** a vomiting Great Dane pushes the qi button in a cold elevator to
go down with tennis balls bouncing all over, there is a no damp allowed sign

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 ![zhi fu zi, aconiti radix lateralis preparata.jpg](/u/zhi-fu-zi-aconiti-radix-lateralis-preparata-rGtagS.jpg) 

# Zhi Fu Zi

### Aconiti Radix Lateralis preparata

_acrid, hot, toxic_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Warm the Interior and Expel Cold**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Diarrhea
- Chills
- Cold extremities
- Faint pulse
- Heart weakness
- Spleen weakness
- Kidney yang deficiency
- Pain

Zhi Fu Zi is acrid, toxic, and hot. It enters the heart, spleen, and
kidney systems. Zhi Fu Zi is used when yang is severely
compromised or when there are cold patterns blocking function
and flow of qi and blood.

**Channels:** heart, spleen, kidney

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Arthritis
- Excess sweating
- Diarrhea
- Pain in the abdomen
- Edema
- Ascites
- Erectile dysfunction
- High blood pressure
- Hypoadrenia

**Formulas:**
- Bai Tong Tang
- Da Huang Fu Zi Tang
- Di Huang Yin Zi
- Fu Zi Li Zhong Wan
- Gui Zhi Jia Fu Zi Tang
- Gui Zhi Shao Yao Zhi Mu Tang
- Huang Tu Tang
- Jia Wei Shen Qi Wan
- Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan
- Ma Huang Xi Xin Fu Zi Tang
- Shen Fu Tang
- Shen Qi Wan
- Shi Pi Yin
- Si Ni Jia Ren Shen Tang
- Si Ni Tang
- Tong Mai Si Ni Tang
- Tu Si Zi Wan
- Wen Pi Tang
- Wu Mei Wan
- You Gui Wan
- You Gui Yin
- Zai Zao San
- Zhen Wu Tang

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Zhi Fu Zi to pregnant
patients or patients that present with true heat false cold
patterns or patients that have significant heat patterns from
deficiency, do not combine with Wu Gong

**Zoo Image:** a lion doctor dressed as a blue bee is rescuing a cold lion with blue
stomach and limbs that is lying on a Yang-Erator bed, x-rays of heart, spleen,
and a kidney watch

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 ![zhi he shou wu, polygoni multflori radix preparata.jpg](/u/zhi-he-shou-wu-polygoni-multflori-radix-preparata-kt84ji.jpg) 

# Zhi He Shou Wu

### Polygoni multiflora Radix preparata

_bitter, sweet, astringent, slightly warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Tonify Blood**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Dizziness
- Blurred vision
- Premature greying of hair
- Low back pain
- Insomnia
- Nocturnal emissions
- Rash

Zhi He Shou Wu is bitter, sweet, astringent, and slightly warm. It
enters the liver and kidney systems. There is an ancient story of a
person that was lost in the mountains and ate He Shou Wu. They
got lost with grey hair but when they were found their hair was
black again.

**Channels:** liver, kidney

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Declining vision
- Premature aging
- Greying of hair
- Anemia
- Poor vision
- Boils
- Back pain
- Knee pain
- Constipation
- Dyslipidemia
- Vasodilation

**Formulas:**
- Dang Gui Yin Zi
- Qi Bao Mei Ran Dan

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Zhi He Shou Wu to
patients with poor digestive function, dampness, or phlegm
patterns

**Zoo Image:** two bats are on a conjoined cow, one bat has rash, grey hair, and
glasses, both bats are drinking blood, the cow is eating essence, one bat has
wind and is rejected

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 ![zhi ke (zhi qiao), aurantii fructus.jpg](/u/zhi-ke-zhi-qiao-aurantii-fructus-uLIcfy.jpg) 

# Zhi Ke

### Aurantii Fructus

_acrid, bitter, cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Regulate Qi**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Cough
- Distention
- Constipation

Zhi Ke is bitter, acrid, and slightly cold. It enters the spleen,
stomach, and large intestine systems. It can be used to treat
constipation but its effect is not strong.

**Channels:** spleen, stomach, large intestine

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Indigestion
- Abdominal distention
- Belching
- Hiatal hernia
- Constipation
- Angina pain
- Cough

**Formulas:**
- Cang Fu Dao Tan Tang
- Chai Hu Shu Gan San
- Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang
- Hao Qin Qing Dan Tang
- Ji Chuan Jian
- Mu Xiang Bing Lang Wan
- Qing Zao Run Chang Tang
- Ren Shen Bai Du San
- Run Chang Wan
- Shu Gan Tang
- Wu Ji San
- Xing Su San
- Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang
- Yi Yin Jian

**Contraindications:** Zhi Ke should be prescribed cautiously to
patients that are pregnant

**Zoo Image:** a beaver is bouncing on a qi ball belching and pooping

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 ![zhi mu, anemarrhenae rhizoma.jpg](/u/zhi-mu-anemarrhenae-rhizoma-uxSOxT.jpg) 

# Zhi Mu

### Anemarrhenae Rhizoma

_bitter, sweet, cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Clear Heat and Drain Fire**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Fever
- Irritability
- Thirst
- Cough
- Exhaustion
- Ulcers
- Inflammation
- Dysglycemia

Zhi Mu is bitter, sweet, and cold to nourish the yin and treat
deficiency heat patterns. It enters the lung, stomach, and kidney
systems. It treat cough when the presentation is thick yellow
expectoration.

**Channels:** lung, stomach, kidney

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Hot flash
- Night sweats
- Perimenopause
- Dry hard stool
- Dysglycemia
- Thirst
- Fever
- Cough
- Dysuria
- Antimicrobial

**Formulas:**
- Bai Hu Jia Ren Shen Tang
- Bai Hu Tang
- Da Bu Yin Wan
- Dang Gui Nian Tong Tang
- Er Xian Tang
- Gui Zhi Shao Yao Zhi Mu Tang
- Hu Qian Wan
- Mie Di Zhi Yang Tang
- Qing Gu San
- Qing Shu Yi Qi Tang
- Qing Wen Bai Du Yin
- Ren Shen Ge Jie San
- Suan Zao Ren Tang
- Xiao Feng San
- Xin Yi Qing Fei Yin
- Yi Yin Jian
- Yu Nu Jian
- Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Zhi Mu to patients that
present with poor digestive function or diarrhea

**Zoo Image:** a walrus with a yangming puff is in the lusty kids bathroom
turning on the yin faucet with a dry hand and turning on the fluids with a
hot hand, there is a dried up flower

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 ![zhi shi, aurantii fructus immaturus.jpg](/u/zhi-shi-aurantii-fructus-immaturus-S9VlWd.jpg) 

# Zhi Shi

### Aurantii Fructus immaturus

_acrid, bitter, slightly cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Regulate Qi**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Epigastric pain
- Abdominal pain
- Focal distention
- Fullness in the chest
- Uterine prolapse
- Rectal prolapse
- Gastriectasis
- Gastroptosis
- Low blood pressure

Zhi Shi is bitter, acrid, and slightly cold. It enters the spleen,
stomach, and large intestine systems to move and regulate qi.

**Channels:** spleen, stomach, large intestine

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Low aldosterone production
- Fullness in the chest
- Liver phase II
- Dyspnea
- Constipation
- IBS
- Angina pain
- Diuresis

**Formulas:**
- Da Chai Hu Tang
- Da Cheng Qi Tang
- Dao Tan Tang
- Huang Lian Wen Dan Tang
- Huang Long Tang
- Ju He Wan
- Ma Zi Ren Wan
- Qing Qi Hua Tan Wan
- Si Ni San
- Si Wu Ma Zi Ren Wan
- Wen Dan Tang
- Xiao Cheng Qi Tang
- Zhi Shi Dao Zhi Wan
- Zhi Shi Gua Lou Gui Zhi Tang
- Zhi Shi Xiao Pi Wan
- Zhi Shi Xie Bai Gui Zhi Tang
- Zhi Zhu Wan
- Zhi Zi Hou Po Tang

**Contraindications:** prescribe Zhi Shi cautiously to patients
that present with poor digestive function or with patients that
are pregnant

**Zoo Image:** a beaver with a cork in its chest is chiseling qi into a tree that has
one prolapse branch and one blood pressure branch, a torso comes out of the
tree showing the navel, chest, and abdomen

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 ![zhi tian an xing, arisaematis rhizoma preparatum.jpg](/u/zhi-tian-an-xing-arisaematis-rhizoma-preparatum-cY2Qst.jpg) 

# Zhi Tian Nan Xing

### Arisaematis Rhizoma preparata

_acrid, bitter, warm, toxic_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Transform Cold Phlegm**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Cough
- Stifling sensation in the chest
- Dizziness
- Vertigo
- Numbness in the limbs
- Muscular spasms
- Facial paralysis
- Stroke
- Seizures
- Lockjaw
- Opisthotonos
- Ulcers
- Carbuncles
- Sores
- Trauma
- Cancer

Zhi Tian Nan Xing is bitter, acrid, toxic, and warm. It enters the
liver, spleen, and lung systems to treat patterns of cold phlegm.

Zhi Tian Nan Xing has recently been used topically in the
treatment of cervical cancer.

**Channels:** lung, liver, spleen

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Stroke
- Paralysis
- Numbness
- Peripheral neuropathy
- Eye disorders
- Angina pain
- Cough
- Ulcers
- Sores
- Anticancer

**Formulas:**
- Dao Tan Tang
- Xiao Huo Lou Dan
- Yu Zhen San

**Contraindications:** to not prescribe Zhi Tian Nan Xiang to
patients that present with cough due to dry deficiency or
deficiency heat patterns

**Zoo Image:** a Great Dane hair stylist is blow drying another Great Dane
leaking dampness with a blow dryer that is wrapped around his tail

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 ![zhi zi, gardeniae fructu.jpg](/u/zhi-zi-gardeniae-fructu-hlBQHm.jpg) 

# Zhi Zi

### Gardeniae Fructus

_bitter, cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Clear Heat and Drain Fire**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Insomnia
- Delirium
- Speech distortion
- Restlessness
- Stifling sensation in chest
- Irritability
- Fever
- Painful urinary dribbling
- Jaundice
- Nose sores
- Eye sores
- Mouth sores
- Sores on the face
- Nosebleed
- Vomiting blood
- Blood in stool
- Blood in urine
- Trauma

Zhi Zi is bitter and cold. It enters the heart, liver, lung, san jiao,
and stomach systems. Zhi Zi is known for entering all three jiaos
to treat heat patterns.

**Channels:** heart, lung, liver, stomach, san jiao

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Gastrointestinal disorders
- Diarrhea
- Hemorrhoids
- Angina pain
- Red eyes
- Fever
- Jaundice
- Mania
- Skin disorders
- Eczema
- Fever
- Antiparasitic
- Biliary congestion

**Formulas:**
- An Gong Niu Huang Wan
- Ba Zheng San
- Chai Hu Qing Gan Tang
- Dan Zhi Xiao Yao San
- Dang Gui Long Hui Wan
- Fang Feng Tong Sheng San
- Huang Lian Jie Du Tang
- Jia Wei Xiao Yao San
- Lian Po Yin
- Liang Ge San
- Long Dan Xie Gan Tang
- Qing Fei Tang
- Qing Wen Bai Du Yin
- Sang Xing Tang
- Shi Hui San
- Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin
- Xiao Ji Yin Zi
- Xie Huang San
- Xin Yi Qing Fei Yin
- Yin Chen Hao Tang
- Yue Ju Wan
- Zhi Zi Bai Pi Tang
- Zhi Zi Chi Tang
- Zhi Zi Dou Chi Tang
- Zhi Zi Gan Cao Chi Tang
- Zhi Zi Hou Po Tang
- Zhi Zi Sheng Jiang Chi Tang

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Zhi Zi to patients that
present with poor digestive function

**Zoo Image:** an irritable walrus with steam coming out of his head is in a triple
burger with a bite out of it, there is a toxic ketchup bottle on ice

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 ![zhu ru, bambusae caulis in taeniam.jpg](/u/zhu-ru-bambusae-caulis-in-taeniam-DuAV4K.jpg) 

# Zhu Ru

### Bambusae Caulis in Taeniam

_sweet, slightly cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Transforms Hot Phlegm**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Fullness in the chest
- Coughing blood
- Bad breath
- Yellow greasy tongue
- Vomiting
- Morning sickness

Zhu Ru is sweet and slightly cold. It enters the gallbladder,
stomach, and lung systems to treat phlegm from heat patterns.

**Channels:** lung, stomach, gallbladder

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Cough with blood
- Biliary congestion
- Fever
- Epistaxis
- Antimicrobial
- Gastritis

**Formulas:**
- Di Tan Tang
- Hao Qin Qing Dan Tang
- Ju Pi Zhu Ru Tang
- Ling Jiao Gou Teng Tang
- Qing Fei Tang
- Wen Dan Tang

**Contraindications:** there are no documented
contraindications for Zhu Ru

**Zoo Image:** a pole vaulting Saint Bernard vomiting sour lemons and bitter
lettuce is stuck in phlegm and has the pole stuck in his chest

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 ![zi cao, arnebiae_lithospremi radix.jpg](/u/zi-cao-arnebiae_lithospremi-radix-501SWX.jpg) 

# Zi Cao

### Arnebiae/Lithospermi Radix

_sweet, cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Clears Heat and Cools the Blood**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Rashes
- Constipation
- Urinary difficulty
- Lesions
- Vaginal itching
- Burns

Zi Cao is sweet and cold. It enters the heart and liver. It is useful
in treating rashes that haven’t fully expressed themselves and can
also be used to treat burns topically.

**Channels:** heart, liver

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Antimicrobial
- Skin abscess
- Antitumor
- Vaginitis
- Eczema
- fever

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Zi Cao to patients with
loose stool due to poor digestive function

**Zoo Image:** an arctic fox covered in rash rolls on the grass while scratching its
crotch, the urine sprinkler splashes its intestines

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 ![zi hua di ding, violae herba.jpg](/u/zi-hua-di-ding-violae-herba-ECm8PK.jpg) 

# Zi Hua Di Ding

### Violae Herba

_acrid, bitter, cold_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Clears Heat and Resolves Toxicity**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Red swollen eyes
- Swollen ears
- Sore throat
- Snake bites
- Sores

Zi Hua Di Ding enters the liver and the heart systems. It is bitter
to drain down and out while at the same time it is acrid to break
up and cold for heat patterns.

**Channels:** heart, liver

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Mumps
- Fever
- Antimicrobial
- Snake bites
- Infections of the skin
- Breast abscess
- Scrofula
- Appendicitis

**Formulas:**
- Wu Wei Xiao Du Yin

**Contraindications:** prescribe Zi Hua Di Ding cautiously with
patients that have yin-type sores

**Zoo Image:** a beluga whale with a snake biting an abscess on its back has heat
sore on its face with TOX around its neck

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 ![zi shi ying, fluoritum.jpg](/u/zi-shi-ying-fluoritum-yIdkin.jpg) 

# Zi Shi Ying

### Flouritum

_sweet, warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Calm the Shen**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Insomnia
- Palpitations
- Anxiety
- Cough
- Wheezing
- Menometrorrhagia
- Infertility

Zi Shi Ying is sweet and warm. It enters the liver and heart
systems. Its effect on the heart calms the shen and reduces
anxiety, palpitations, and sleep disorders. Its warming function
supports liver blood and treats uterine bleeding and infertility
when the cause is a cold pattern.

**Channels:** heart, liver

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Convulsions
- Fatigue
- Cough
- Wheeze
- Asthma
- Anxiety

**Formulas:**
- Wen Yang Bu Gan Jian

**Contraindications:** very toxic, do not prescribe to patients
that are pregnant or to patients with weak constitution

**Zoo Image:** a cold elephant with cold C and P balls wearing a warm jacket on
her lungs is on a sled while a spirit and hearts chase her

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 ![zi su ye, perillae folium.jpg](/u/zi-su-ye-perillae-folium-YktYel.jpg) 

# Zi Su Ye

### Perilla Folium

_acrid, aromatic, warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Release the Exterior for Cold Attack**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Chills
- Fever
- Nasal congestion
- Headache
- Chest fullness
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Poor appetite
- Blood stagnation
- Restless fetus
- Morning sickness

Zi Su Ye is acrid, aromatic, and warm. It enters the spleen and
lung system to treat conditions of the digestive systems such as
nausea and morning sickness and it treats exterior cold attack.

**Channels:** lung, spleen

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Seafood poisoning
- Nausea
- Indigestion
- Headache
- Common cold
- Abdominal distention
- Nasal congestion
- Fever
- Threatened miscarriage

**Formulas:**
- Ban Xia Hou Po Tang
- Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San
- Mu Xiang Liu Qi Yin
- Su Zi Jiang Qi Tang
- Xiang Su San
- Xing Su San
- Zheng Qi Tian Xiang San

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Zi Su Ye to patients that
present with pathogenic diseases that are warm in nature

**Zoo Image:** a pregnant porcupine vomiting stepped on a fish wrapped in a
spleen revival newspaper has been snagged in the chest by a fisherman’s hook

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 ![zi su zi, perillae fructus.jpg](/u/zi-su-zi-perillae-fructus-2ZdCgo.jpg) 

# Zi Su Zi

### Perillae Fructus

_acrid, warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Regulate Qi**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Cough
- Wheeze
- Cough with phlegm
- Constipation

Zi Su Zi is acrid and warm. It enters the lung and large intestine
systems.

**Channels:** lung, large intestine

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Constipation
- Cough
- Rash
- Asthma
- Dyspnea

**Formulas:**
- Ding Chuan Tang
- San Zi Yang Qin Tang
- Su Zi Jiang Qi Tang

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Zi Su Zi with patients
that present with severe diarrhea due to severe qi deficiency

**Zoo Image:** a wheezing puffin has to unlock a phlegm door and will then go
through a toilet door

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 ![zi wan, asteris radix.jpg](/u/zi-wan-asteris-radix-qYpak0.jpg) 

# Zi Wan

### Asteris Radix

_acrid, bitter, slightly warm_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Regulate Qi**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Cough
- Inhibited urination

Zi Wan is acrid, bitter, and slightly warm. It only enters the lung
system to treat cough.

**Channels:** lung

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Asthma
- Bronchitis
- Pneumonia
- Cough
- Antimicrobial

**Formulas:**
- Bu Fei Tang
- Ren Shen Bu Fei Tang
- She Gan Ma Huang Tang
- Zhi Sou San

**Contraindications:** there are no contraindications
documented for Zi Wan

**Zoo Image:** a puffin in Alice in Lungerland stares at three doors, wind-heat,
wind-cold, and a deficiency door, there is a fire hydrant

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SYMPTOMS & DISEASES INDEX WITH ASSOCIATED MEDICAL HERB FORMULAS

### SYMPTOMS & DISEASES INDEX WITH ASSOCIATED MEDICAL HERB FORMULAS

**Abdominal Adhesions**
Dang Gui Si Ni Tang

**Abdominal Pain**
Da Huang Fu Zi Tang, Dang Gui Shao Yao San, Gui Zhi Fu
Ling Wan, Gui Zhi Jia Shao Yao Tang, Huang Qi Jian Zhong
Tang, Huang Qin Tang, Huo Luo Xiao Ling Dan, Jia Wei
Xiao Yao San, Jian Pi Wan, Li Zhong Wan, Liang Ge San,
Liu Jun Zi Tang, Mu Xiang Bing Lang Wan, Ping Wei San,
Ping Gan Kai Yu Zhi Xue Tang, Shao Fu Zhu Yu Tang

**Abdominal Tumors**
Shao Fu Zhu Yu Tang

**Abscess**
Huo Luo Xiao Ling Dan, Shi Wei Bai Du San

**Acid Reflux**
Bu Huan Jin Zheng Qi San, Chai Hu Gui Zhi Tang, Huang
Lian Tang, Jia Wei Xiao Yao San, Jian Pi Wan, Ju Pi Zhu Ru
Tang, Lian Po Yin, Liu Jun Zi Tang, Mu Xiang Bing Lang
Wan, Ping Wei San

**Acne**
Bao He Wan, Dan Zhi Xiao Yao San, Dang Gui Long Hui
Wan, Dang Gui Shao Yao San, Fang Feng Tong Sheng San,
Jia Wei Xiao Yao San, Long Dan Xie Gan Tang

**Acute Infectious Gastrointestinal Diseases**
Gui Zhi Ren Shen Tang, Liang Ge San

**Addison’s Disease**
Liu Wei Di Huang Wan

**Adenexitis**
Dang Gui Shao Yao San

**Adenoids**
Chai Hu Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang, Chai Hu Qing Gan Tang

**Albuminuria**
Jin Suo Gu Jing Wan

**Alcoholic Liver Disease**
Da Huang Zhe Chong Wan, Long Dan Xie Gan Tang

**Allergic Purpura**
Gui Pi Tang

**Allergy**
Liu Yi San, Long Dan Xie Gan Tang, Ma Huang Lian Qiao
Chi Xiao Dou Tang, Ma Huang Xi Xin Fu Zi Tang, Pu Ji
Xiao Du Yin

**Alopecia**
Dang Gui Yin Zi, Qi Bao Mei Ran Dan

**Altitude Sickness**
San Ren Tang

**Amebic Dysentary**
Huai Hua San, Huang Qin Tang, Mu Xiang Bing Lang Wan

**Amenorrhea**
Ba Zhen Tang, Bu Gan Tang, Dang Gui Bu Xue Tang, Di
Dang Tang, Er Xian Tang, Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang, Gui Zhi Fu
Ling Wan, Jing Qian Fang, Liu Wei Di Huang Wan, Long
Dan Xie Gan Tang, Qi Gong Wan, Ren Shen Zi Xue Tang,
Shao Fu Zhu Yu Tang, Shi Quan Da Bu Tang, Shi Xiao San,
Si Wu Tang

**Anal Fissure**
Huai Hua San

**Anal Prolapse**
Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang

**Anaphalactoid Purpura**
Gui Pi Tang

Anemia
Ba Zhen Tang, Bu Gan Tang, Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang, Dan
Zhi Xiao Yao San, Dang Gui Bu Xue Tang, Dang Gui Shao
Yao San, Dang Gui Si Ni Tang, Fu Zi Li Zhong Wan, Gui
Lu Er Xian Jiao, Gui Pi Tang, Huang Qi Jian Zhong Tang,
Jia Wei Xiao Yao San, Jing Qian Fang, Ren Shen Yang Rong
Tang, Shen Ling Bai Zhu San, Shi Quan Da Bu Tang, Si Jun
Zi Tang, Si Wu Tang

**Angina Pectoris**
Chai Hu Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang, Dang Gui Shao Yao San,
Di Dang Tang, Fu Zi Li Zhong Wan, Gua Lou Xie Bai Bai
Jiu Tang, Huo Luo Xiao Ling Dan

**Angioedema**
Gui Zhi Jia Ge Gen Tang, Gui Zhi Tang

**Anhidrosis**
Da Qing Long Tang

**Ankylosing Spondylitis**
Er Miao San, Fu Zi Tang

**Anorexia**
Ba Zhen Tang, Fu Ling Gui Zhi Gan Cao Da Zao Tang,
Huang Qi Jian Zhong Tang, Liu Wei Di Huang Wan, Ren
Shen Yang Rong Tang, Shi Quan Da Bu Tang

**Anosmia**
Cang Er Zi San
Anterior Pituitary Hypofunction
Er Xian Tang, Liu Wei Di Huang Wan

**Anxiety**
An Shen Ding Zhi Wan, Ban Xia Hou Po Tang, Chai Hu Jia
Long Gu Mu Li Tang, Da Bu Yin Wan, Dan Zhi Xiao Yao
San, Er Xian Tang, Gui Pi Tang, Gui Zhi Jia Long Gu Mu Li
Tang, Gun Tan Wan, Ling Gui Zhu Gan Tang, Liu Wei Di
Huang Wan, Long Dan Xie Gan Tang, Shi Quan Da Bu
Tang, Suan Zao Ren Tang

**Aphasia**
Di Tan Tang, Jian Ling Tang

**Aphthous Ulcers**
Dan Zhi Xiao Yao San, Fu Zi Li Zhong Wan, Huang Lian E
Jiao, Jia Wei Xiao Yao San, Liang Ge San
Aplastic Anemia
Er Zhi Wan

**Appendicitis**
Chai Hu Gui Zhi Tang, Da Cheng Qi Tang, Da Huang Mu
Dan Tang, Huo Luo Xiao Ling Dan, Liang Ge San, Long
Dan Xie Gan Tang, Nuan Gan Jian

**Apraxia**
Jian Ling Tang

**Arrhymia**
Chai Hu Gui Zhi Tang, Gui Pi Tang, Gui Zhi Gan Cao Tang

**Arteriosclerosis**
Bu Yang Huan Wu Tang, Fang Feng Tong Sheng San, Jin
Gui Shen Qi Wan, Liu Wei Di Huang Wan, Shen Qi Wan

**Arthralgia**
Dang Gui Nian Tong Tang, Gui Zhi Jia Fu Zi Tang, Juan Bi
Tang, Shu Jing Huo Xie Tang

**Arthritis**
Da Qin Jiao Tang, Da Qing Long Tang, Dang Gui Bu Xue
Tang, Dang Gui Long Hui Wan, Dang Gui Nian Tong Tang,
Dang Gui Si Ni Tang, Er Miao San, Fang Ji Huang Qi Tang,
Fu Zi Tang, Gan Cao Gan Jiang Fu Ling Bai Zhu Tang, Gui
Zhi Shao Yao Zhi Mu Tang, Huo Luo Xiao Ling Dan, Jia
Wei Xiao Yao San, Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan, Jiu Wei Qiang Huo
Tang, Juan Bi Tang, Ma Huang Lian Qiao Chi Xiao Dou
Tang, Qiang Huo Sheng Shi Tang, San Ren Tang, Shen Qi
Wan, Shen Tong Zhu Yu Tang, Shu Jing Huo Xie Tang
Ascariasis Infection
Hua Chong Wan

**Ascites**
Fang Ji Huang Qi Tang, Fu Zi Li Zhong Wan, Ge Xia Zhu
Yu Tang

**Aspermia**
Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang, Shao Fu Zhu Yu Tang

**Asthma**
Ba Xian Chang Shou Wan, Ban Xia Hou Po Tang, Bei Mu
Gua Lou San, Bu Fei E Jiao Tang, Bu Fei Tang, Di Tan
Tang, Da Qing Long Tang, Ding Chuan Tang, Du Qi Wan,
Fu Yuan Huo Xue Tang, Gui Zhi Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang,
Gun Tan Wan, Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan, Liu Shen Wan, Liu
Wei Di Huang Wan, Ma Huang Lian Qiao Chi Xiao Dou
Tang, Ma Huang Tang, Ma Huang Xi Xin Fu Zi Tang, Ma
Xing Shi Gan Tang, Mai Wei Di Huang Wan, Qing Qi Hua
Tan Wan, Qing Zao Jiu Fei Tang, Ren Shen Bu Fei Tang,
Ren Shen Ge Jie San, Ren Shen Hu Tao Ren, San Zi Yang
Qin Tang, She Gan Ma Huang Tang, Shen Qi Wan, Shi
Quan Da Bu Tang, Si Mo Tang, Su Zi Jiang Qi Tang

**Atherosclerosis**
Chai Hu Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang

**Atrophic Gastritis**
Chai Hu Shu Gan San, Huang Lian Tang, Huang Qi Jian
Zhong Tang, Jian Pi Wan, Li Zhong Wan

**Attention Deficit Disorder**
Ba Zhen Tang, Gui Pi Tang, Liu Jun Zi Tang, Liu Wei Di
Huang Wan, Suan Zao Ren Tang

**Autism**
Huang Lian Wen Dan Tang

**Autonomic Dystonia**
Gan Mai Da Zao Tang, Huang Lian E Jiao, Mu Li San, Sang
Piao Xiao San, Si Shen Tang

**Back Pain**
Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang, Gan Cao Gan Jiang Fu Ling Bai Zhu
Tang, Jia Wei Xiao Yao San, Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan, Shu Jing
Huo Xie Tang

**Bartholin’s Cyst**
Long Dan Xie Gan Tang

**Bell’s Palsy**
Fu Zi Tang, Qian Zheng San, Bu Yang Huan Wu Tang

**Beriberi**
Dang Gui Shao Yao San, Huang Qi Gui Zhi Wu Wu tang

**Biliary Ascariasis**
Da Chai Hu Tang, Dang Gui Long Hui Wan, Jin Ling Zi
San, Liang Ge San

**Bladder Pain**
Shao Fu Zhu Yu Tang

**Bladder Prolapse**
Jin Suo Gu Jing Wan

**Bleeding Disorders**
Er Zhi Wan

**Blood Loss**
Si Ni Jia Ren Shen Tang

**Boils**
Shi Wei Bai Du San

**Brain Trauma**
Bu Yang Huan Wu Tang

**Breast Cysts**
Er Chen Tang

**Breast Swelling/Pain**
Chai Hu Shu Gan San

**Breech Baby**
Dang Gui Shao Yao San

**Broken Bones**
Fu Yuan Huo Xue Tang, Qi Li San

**Bronchiectasis**
Bai He Gu Jin Tang, Bu Fei Tang, Da Bu Yin Wan, Di Tan
Tang, Qing Fei Tang

**Bronchiolitis**
Bu Fei Tang, Ding Chuan Tang, Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang

**Bronchitis**
Bai He Gu Jin Tang, Ban Xia Hou Po Tang, Bei Mu Gua
Lou San, Bu Fei E Jiao Tang, Chai Hu Gui Zhi Gan Jiang
Tang, Da Qing Long Tang, Dang Gui Liu Huang Tang, Dao
Tan Tang, Di Tan Tang, Ding Chuan Tang, Er Chen Tang,
Fu Zi Li Zhong Wan, Fu Zi Tang, Ge Gen Jia Ban Xia Tang,
Gun Tan Wan, Huang Lian Wen Dan Tang, Jie Geng Tang,
Jiu Xian San, Li Zhong Wan, Ling Gan Wu Wei Jiang Xin
Tang, Ling Gui Zhu Gan Tang, Liu Jun Zi Tang, Ma Huang
Tang, Ma Huang Xi Xin Fu Zi Tang, Mai Men Dong Tang,
Qing Fei Tang, Qing Qi Hua Tan Wan, Qing Zao Jiu Fei
Tang, Ren Shen Ge Jie San, Sha Shen Mai Men Dong Tang,
She Gan Ma Huang Tang, Sheng Mai San

**Bronchopneumonia**
Ding Chuan Tang, Jie Geng Tang, Ma Huang Tang, Mai Men
Dong Tang, Qing Fei Tang, Qing Qi Hua Tan Wan

**Bruxism**
Dan Zhi Xiao Yao San, Si Ni San

**Burns**
Qi Li San

**Bursitis**
Juan Bi Tang

**Carbuncles**
Dang Gui Yin Zi, Fang Feng Tong Sheng San, Liu Shen
Wan, Long Dan Xie Gan Tang, Shi Wei Bai Du San

**Cardiac Edema**
Fang Ji Huang Qi Tang

**Cardiovascular Disease**
Fu Zi Tang, Ling Gui Zhu Gan Tang, San Ren Tang, Sheng
Mai San

**Carpopedal Spasms**
San Jia Fu Mai Tang

**Cataracts**
Ci Zhu Wan, Qi Ju Di Huang Wan

**Celiac Disease**
Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang, Liu Jun Zi Tang

**Cellulitis**
Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin

**Cerebral Arteriosclerosis**
Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang

**Cerebral Atherosclerosis**
Bu Yang Huan Wu Tang

**Cerebral Embolism**
Da Qin Jiao Tang, E Jiao Ji Zi Huang Tang

**Cerebral Hemorrhage**
Chai Hu Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang, Da Qin Jiao Tang, Ling
Jiao Gou Teng Tang

**Cerebral Infarction**
Bu Yang Huan Wu Tang

**Cerebrovascular Accident**
An Gong Niu Huang Wan, Di Tan Tang

**Cerebrovascular Disease**
Bu Yang Huan Wu Tang, Di Dang Tang, Di Huang Yin Zi

**Cerebrovascular Ischemia**
Bu Yang Huan Wu Tang

**Cerebrovascular Spasm**
Gui Zhi Jia Ge Gen Tang, Gui Zhi Tang

**Cervical Erosion**
Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan

**Cervical Myositis**
Ge Gen Jia Ban Xia Tang, Ge Gen Tang

**Cervical Spine Disease**
Fu Zi Tang, Qiang Huo Sheng Shi Tang

**Cervicitis**
Gui Pi Tang

**Cestodiasis Infection**
Hua Chong Wan

**Chicken Pox**
Sheng Ma Ge Gen Tang

**Chloasma**
Dang Gui Shao Yao San

**Cholecystitis**
Bai Zhu Shao Yao San, Bao He Wan, Chai Hu Gui Zhi Gan
Jiang Tang, Chai Hu Gui Zhi Tang, Da Chai Hu Tang, Da
Cheng Qi Tang, Da Huang Fu Zi Tang, Da Huang Huang
Lian Xie Xin Tang, Da Jian Zhong Tang, Da Xian Xiong
Tang, Dang Gui Liu Huang Tang, Dang Gui Long Hui Wan,
Gan Lu Xiao Du Dan, Gui Zhi Ren Shen Tang, Jin Ling Zi
San, Liang Ge San, Long Dan Xie Gan Tang, Si Ni San

**Cholelithiasis**
Chai Hu Gui Zhi Tang, Chai Hu Shu Gan San, Da Chai Hu
Tang, Dang Gui Long Hui Wan, Hao Qin Qing Dan Tang,
Liang Ge San, Si Ni San

**Cholera**
Fu Zi Li Zhong Wan, Si Ni Jia Ren Shen Tang, Si Ni Tang

**Chorea**
Da Ding Feng Zhu

**Chronic Fatigue Syndrome**
Ba Zhen Tang, Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang, Gui Pi Tang, Liu Wei
Di Huang Wan, Shi Quan Da Bu Tang, Suan Zao Ren Tang

**Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia**
Dang Gui Long Hui Wan

**Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease**
Bu Fei Tang, Di Tan Tang, Gua Lou Xie Bai Bai Jiu Tang,
Gun Tan Wan

**Chyluria**
Jin Suo Gu Jing Wan

**Cirrhosis**
Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang, Chai Hu Gui Zhi Tang, Da Huang
Zhe Chong Wan, Dan Zhi Xiao Yao San, Fu Zi Tang, Gan
Cao Xie Xin Tang, Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang, Huo Luo Xiao
Ling Dan, Jia Wei Xiao Yao San, Long Dan Xie Gan Tang,
Shao Fu Zhu Yu Tang

**Colic**
Bao He Wan

**Colitis**
Bai Zhu Shao Yao San, Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang, Da Huang Fu
Zi Tang, Di Dang Tang, Fu Zi Li Zhong Wan, Gui Zhi Ren
Shen Tang, Hou Po Wen Zhong Tang, Huang Qin Tang,
Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San, Jia Wei Xiao Yao San, Jian Pi
Wan, Li Zhong Wan, Long Dan Xie Gan Tang, Ping Wei
San, Shao Yao Tang, Shen Ling Bai Zhu San, Si Jun Zi Tang,
Si Shen Tang

**Coma**
An Gong Niu Huang Wan

**Common Cold**
Bei Mu Gua Lou San, Cang Er Zi San, Chai Ge Jie Ji Tang,
Chai Hu Gui Zhi Gan Jiang Tang, Chai Hu Gui Zhi Tang,
Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao San, Cong Bai Qi Wei Yin, Cong Chi
Tang, Da Qing Long Tang, Fang Feng Tong Sheng San, Ge
Gen Huang Lian Huang Qin Tang, Ge Gen Jia Ban Xia
Tang, Gui Zhi Ren Shen Tang, Jia Jian Wei Rui Tang, Jiu Wei
Qiang Huo Tang, Li Yan Cha, Ma Huang Tang, Ma Huang
Xi Xin Fu Zi Tang, Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang, Pu Ji Xiao Du
Yin, Qiang Huo Sheng Shi Tang, Qing Hao Bie Jia Tang,
Qing Qi Hua Tan Wan, Ren Shen Bai Du San, Sang Ju Yin,
Shi Shen Tang

**Concussion**
Fu Yuan Huo Xue Tang

**Congestive Heart Failure**
Fang Ji Huang Qi Tang, Fu Zi Tang, Gui Pi Tang, Shi Pi Yin

**Conjuctivitis**
Bai Tou Weng Tang, Fang Feng Tong Sheng San, Ge Gen
Huang Lian Huang Qin Tang, Liang Ge San, Long Dan Xie
Gan Tang, Sang Ju Yin

**Constipation**
Bu Gan Tang, Da Chai Hu Tang, Da Cheng Qi Tang, Da
Huang Huang Lian Xie Xin Tang, Dan Zhi Xiao Yao San, Di
Dang Tang, Fang Feng Tong Sheng San, Huang Qi Jian
Zhong Tang, Ji Chuan Jian, Liang Ge San, Liu Wei Di Huang
Wan, Ma Zi Ren Wan, Ping Wei San, Qing Zao Run Chang
Tang, Run Chang Wan, Si Wu Tang

**Contusion**
Die Da Wan, Qi Li San

**Convulsions**
Da Ding Feng Zhu

**Cor Pulmonale**
Bai He Gu Jin Tang, Di Dang Tang

**Corneal Ulcers**
Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang

**Coronary Heart Disease**
Bu Yang Huan Wu Tang, Ling Gui Zhu Gan Tang, Sheng
Mai San, Shi Xiao San

**Costochondritis**
Dan Zhi Xiao Yao San, Fu Yuan Huo Xue Tang, Ge Xia
Zhu Yu Tang, Gua Lou Xie Bai Bai Jiu Tang, Huo Luo Xiao
Ling Dan, Long Dan Xie Gan Tang, Qi Ju Di Huang Wan, Si
Ni San

**Cough**
Bei Mu Gua Lou San, Bu Fei E Jiao Tang, Bu Fei Tang, Jie
Geng Tang, Jiu Xian San, Ling Gan Wu Wei Jiang Xin Tang,
Liu Jun Zi Tang, Ma Huang Lian Qiao Chi Xiao Dou Tang,
Ma Huang Xi Xin Fu Zi Tang, Mai Men Dong Tang, Pu Ji
Xiao Du Yin, Qian Jin Wei Jing Tang, Qing Fei Tang, Qing
Qi Hua Tan Wan, Qing Zao Jiu Fei Tang, Ren Shen Ge Jie
San, Ren Shen Hu Tao Ren, San Zi Yang Qin Tang, Sang Ju
Yin, Sang Xing Tang, Sha Shen Mai Men Dong Tang, Shi
Shen Tang

**Cramps**
Bu Gan Tang, Da Ding Feng Zhu, Dang Gui Shao Yao San,
Shao Yao Gan Cao Tang

**Crohn’s Disease**
Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang, Fu Zi Li Zhong Wan, Huang Qi Jian
Zhong Tang, Jia Wei Xiao Yao San, Jian Pi Wan, Long Dan
Xie Gan Tang, Ping Wei San, Shen Ling Bai Zhu San, Si
Shen Tang

**Cysticercosis Infection**
Hua Chong Wan

**Cystitis**
Ba Zheng San, Bi Xie Fen Qing Yin, Dang Gui Long Hui
Wan, Dao Chi San, Liu Wei Di Huang Wan, Long Dan Xie
Gan Tang

**Cysts**
Shi Wei Bai Du San

**Deafness**
Ci Zhu Wan, Liu Wei Di Huang Wan

**Deep Vein Thrombosis**
Bu Yang Huan Wu Tang

**Dementia**
Di Huang Yin Zi

**Dental Problems**
Qi Bao Mei Ran Dan

**Depression**
Ba Zhen Tang, Chai Hu Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang, Chai Hu
Shu Gan San, Dan Zhi Xiao Yao San, Gan Mai Da Zao
Tang, Gui Pi Tang, Gun Tan Wan, Jia Wei Xiao Yao San, Liu
Wei Di Huang Wan, Shi Quan Da Bu Tang, Suan Zao Ren
Tang

**Dermatitis**
Bao He Wan, Dan Zhi Xiao Yao San, Dang Gui Nian Tong
Tang, Fang Feng Tong Sheng San, Huo Luo Xiao Ling Dan,
Jia Wei Xiao Yao San, Long Dan Xie Gan Tang, Pu Ji Xiao
Du Yin, Qing Ying Tang, Si Wu Tang

**Developmental Disorders**
Gui Lu Er Xian Jiao, Liu Wei Di Huang Wan

**Diabetes Mellitus**
Ba Xian Chang Shou Wan, Bai Hu Jia Ren Shen Tang, Bai
Hu Tang, Da Bu Yin Wan, Di Huang Yin Zi, Fu Tu Dan, Jin
Gui Shen Qi Wan, Liu Jun Zi, Liu Wei Di Huang Wan Tang,
Mai Wei Di Huang Wan, Qi Ju Di Huang Wan, Sang Piao
Xiao San, Sha Shen Mai Men Dong Tang, Shen Ling Bai Zhu
San, Si Jun Zi Tang

**Diabetic Neuropathy**
Huang Qi Gui Zhi Wu Wu tang
Diabetic Ulcers
Ba Zhen Tang, Huo Luo Xiao Ling Dan

**Diarrhea**
Bai Zhu Shao Yao San, Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang, Gan Cao Gan
Jiang Fu Ling Bai Zhu Tang, Ge Gen Huang Lian Huang
Qin Tang, Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San, Jia Wei Xiao Yao San,
Liu Jun Zi Tang, Liu Yi San, Long Dan Xie Gan Tang, Shen
Ling Bai Zhu San, Si Jun Zi Tang

**Diphtheria**
Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang

**Diverticulitis**
Liang Ge San, Mu Xiang Bing Lang Wan

**Diverticulosis**
Huo Luo Xiao Ling Dan

**Dizziness**
Ban Xia Bai Zhi Tian Ma Tang, Dang Gui Shao Yao San,
Huang Lian Wen Dan Tang, Ling Gui Zhu Gan Tang, Liu
Wei Di Huang Wan, Long Dan Xie Gan Tang, Shi Quan Da
Bu Tang, Si Wu Tang

**Drug Detoxification**
Gui Pi Tang

**Dry Mouth**
Mai Men Dong Tang

**Duodenal Ulcer**
Da Chai Hu Tang, Huang Qi Jian Zhong Tang

**Dysentery**
An Gong Niu Huang Wan, Bai Tou Weng Tang, Da Chai Hu
Tang, Da Cheng Qi Tang, Da Huang Fu Zi Tang, Fu Zi Li
Zhong Wan, Ge Gen Huang Lian Huang Qin Tang, Huang
Lian Jie Du Tang, Jian Pi Wan, Lian Po Yin, Liang Ge San,
Mu Xiang Bing Lang Wan, Ren Shen Bai Du San, Shao Yao
Tang, Si Ni Jia Ren Shen Tang, Si Ni Tang, Si Shen Tang

**Dysglycemia**
Ba Zhen Tang, Huang Qi Jian Zhong Tang, Liu Jun Zi Tang,
Liu Wei Di Huang Wan, Shi Quan Da Bu Tang, Si Jun Zi
Tang

**Dysmenorrhea**
Bu Gan Tang, Chai Hu Qing Gan Tang, Chai Hu Shu Gan
San, Dan Zhi Xiao Yao San, Dang Gui Shao Yao San, Dang
Gui Si Ni Tang, Di Dang Tang, Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang, Gui
Zhi Fu Ling Wan, Huo Luo Xiao Ling Dan, Jia Wei Xiao
Yao San, Jing Qian Fang, Liang Fu Wan, Shao Fu Zhu Yu
Tang, Shi Xiao San

**Dyspepsia**
Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang, Bao He Wan, Bu Huan Jin Zheng Qi
San, Huang Qi Jian Zhong Tang, Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San,
Jia Wei Xiao Yao San, Liang Fu Wan, Liu Jun Zi Tang, Ping
Wei San, Si Jun Zi Tang

**Dysphagia**
Ban Xia Hou Po Tang

**Dyspnea**
Bu Fei E Jiao Tang, Da Qing Long Tang

**Dysuria**
Bi Xie Fen Qing Yin, Dang Gui Nian Tong Tang, Dao Chi
San, Fang Ji Huang Qi Tang, Gui Zhi Jia Fu Zi Tang

**Ectopic Pregnancy**
Huo Luo Xiao Ling Dan, Sheng Hua Tang

**Eczema**
Bao He Wan, Dan Zhi Xiao Yao San, Dang Gui Yin Zi, Du
Huo Ji Sheng Tang, Er Miao San Gui Zhi Jia Ge Gen Tang,
Gui Zhi Tang, Huo Luo Xiao Ling Dan, Jia Wei Xiao Yao
San, Liang Ge San, Long Dan Xie Gan Tang, Shi Wei Bai Du
San

**Edema**
Da Qing Long Tang, Fang Ji Huang Qi Tang, Jin Gui Shen
Qi Wan, Ling Gui Zhu Gan Tang, Ma Huang Lian Qiao Chi
Xiao Dou Tang, Shi Pi Yin

**Emotional Stress**
Chai Hu Shu Gan San, Liu Wei Di Huang Wan, Long Dan
Xie Gan Tang, Shi Quan Da Bu Tang

**Emphysema**
Ban Xia Hou Po Tang, Bei Mu Gua Lou San, Bu Fei Tang,
Du Qi Wan, Gan Cao Gan Jiang Tang, Ren Shen Ge Jie San,
San Zi Yang Qin Tang, She Gan Ma Huang Tang, Su Zi
Jiang Qi Tang

**Encephalitits**
An Gong Niu Huang Wan, Bai Hu Tang, Huang Lian Jie Du
Tang, Da Ding Feng Zhu, Gan Lu Xiao Du Dan, Ge Gen Jia
Ban Xia Tang, Ge Gen Tang, Liang Ge San, Ling Jiao Gou
Teng Tang, Qing Gong Tang, Qing Wen Bai Du Yin, San Jia
Fu Mai Tang

**Endometriosis**
Di Dang Tang, Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang, Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan,
Huo Luo Xiao Ling Dan, Shao Fu Zhu Yu Tang, Sheng Hua
Tang, Shi Xiao San

**Enteritis**
Bai Tou Weng Tang, Bai Zhu Shao Yao San, Ban Xia Xie
Xin Tang, Da Huang Fu Zi Tang, Ge Gen Huang Lian
Huang Qin Tang, Gui Zhi Jia Shao Yao Tang, Hou Po Wen
Zhong Tang, Ping Wei San, Shi Pi Yin

**Enuresis**
Gan Cao Gan Jiang Fu Ling Bai Zhu Tang, Gan Cao Gan
Jiang Tang, Gan Mai Da Zao Tang, Jin Suo Gu Jing Wan,
Sang Piao Xiao San, Suo Quan Wan

**Ephidrosis**
Gui Zhi Jia Fu Zi Tang

**Epidemic Disease**
Chai Ge Jie Ji Tang, Qing Wen Bai Du Yin

**Epididymitis**
Da Bu Yin Wan, Ju He Wan, Long Dan Xie Gan Tang

**Epigastric Pain**
Dan Shen Yin, Huang Lian Tang, Huang Qi Jian Zhong
Tang, Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San, Ping Wei San, Sha Shen Mai
Men Dong Tang, Shi Xiao San

**Epilepsy**
Chai Hu Gui Zhi Tang, Chai Hu Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang, Ci
Zhu Wan, Di Dang Tang, Gui Zhi Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang,
Gun Tan Wan, Long Dan Xie Gan Tang

**Epistaxis**
Gan Cao Gan Jiang Tang, Gui Pi Tang, Liang Ge San, Qing
Zao Jiu Fei Tang, Shi Hui San, Si Sheng Wan

**Erectile Dysfunction**
Bi Xie Fen Qing Yin, Chai Hu Shu Gan San, Er Xian Tang,
Fu Zi Tang, Gan Cao Gan Jiang Fu Ling Bai Zhu Tang, Gui
Zhi Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang, Huang Lian E Jiao, Jin Gui
Shen Qi Wan, Liu Wei Di Huang Wan, Qi Bao Mei Ran Dan,
Shen Qi Wan, Shi Quan Da Bu Tang

**Erysipelas**
Da Qing Long Tang, Ge Gen Huang Lian Huang Qin Tang,
Liang Ge San, Long Dan Xie Gan Tang, Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin

**Erythromelalgia**
Er Miao San

**Essential Tremor**
Fu Zi Tang

**Esophageal Spasms**
Ban Xia Hou Po Tang, Gua Lou Xie Bai Bai Jiu Tang

**Esophageal Varices**
Da Huang Zhe Chong Wan

**Eye Disorders**
Ci Zhu Wan, Long Dan Xie Gan Tang, Ming Mu Di Huang
Wan

**Facial Paralysis**
Bu Yang Huan Wu Tang, Huang Qi Gui Zhi Wu Wu tang,
Qian Zheng San

**Facial Spasm**
San Jia Fu Mai Tang
Fallopian Tube Obstruction
Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan, Ju He Wan, Shao Fu Zhu Yu Tang

**Fasciolopsiasis Infection**
Hua Chong Wan

**Fatty Liver**
Da Chai Hu Tang, Jia Wei Xiao Yao San, Long Dan Xie Gan
Tang

**Febrile Disease**
Dang Gui Liu Huang Tang, Dang Gui Long Hui Wan, Gan
Lu Xiao Du Dan

**Fever**
Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang, Chai Ge Jie Ji Tang, Chai Hu Gui Zhi
Tang, Da Bu Yin Wan, Da Qing Long Tang, Gan Lu Xiao
Du Dan, Ge Gen Huang Lian Huang Qin Tang, Hao Qin
Qing Dan Tang, Li Yan Cha, Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin, Qing Wen
Bai Du Yin, San Ren Tang

**Fibrocystic Breasts**
Dan Zhi Xiao Yao San, Hai Zao Yu Hu Tang, Si Ni San

**Fibroids**
Huo Luo Xiao Ling Dan

**Fibromyalgia**
Da Qin Jiao Tang, Dang Gui Si Ni Tang, Jia Wei Xiao Yao
San, Liu Wei Di Huang Wan, Shi Quan Da Bu Tang

**Food Poisoning**
Bao He Wan, Bu Huan Jin Zheng Qi San, Fang Feng Tong
Sheng San, Gui Zhi Jia Shao Yao Tang, Huang Lian Tang,
Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San

**Fracture**
Die Da Wan, Huo Luo Xiao Ling Dan, Qi Li San

**Frosbite**
Dang Gui Si Ni Tang, Huang Qi Gui Zhi Wu Wu tang

**Frozen Shoulder**
Chai Hu Gui Zhi Tang, Ge Gen Jia Ban Xia Tang, Juan Bi
Tang, Shu Jing Huo Xie Tang

**Fungal Infection**
Er Miao San, Long Dan Xie Gan Tang

**Furuncles**
Dang Gui Yin Zi, Liang Ge San, Long Dan Xie Gan Tang

**Galacturia**
Bi Xie Fen Qing Yin, Jin Suo Gu Jing Wan
Gallbladder Disorders
Da Chai Hu Tang, Liang Ge San, Long Dan Xie Gan Tang

**Gangrene**
Si Miao Yong An Tang

**Gas**
Fu Ling Gui Zhi Gan Cao Da Zao Tang

**Gastric Neurosis**
Bu Huan Jin Zheng Qi San

**Gastric Prolapse**
Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang, Da Chai Hu Tang, Liu Jun Zi Tang

**Gastritis**
Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang, Bao He Wan, Chai Hu Shu Gan San,
Da Chai Hu Tang, Da Jian Zhong Tang, Dan Shen Yin, Dan
Zhi Xiao Yao San, Dang Gui Long Hui Wan, Ding Xiang Shi
Di Tang, Er Chen Tang, Gan Cao Gan Jiang Fu Ling Bai
Zhu Tang, Gan Cao Gan Jiang Tang, Gan Cao Xie Xin
Tang, Gan Lu Xiao Du Dan, Gui Zhi Jia Long Gu Mu Li
Tang, Gui Zhi Ren Shen Tang, Hao Qin Qing Dan Tang,
Hou Po Wen Zhong Tang, Huang Lian Wen Dan Tang, Jian
Pi Wan, Jin Ling Zi San, Ju Pi Zhu Ru Tang, Li Zhong Wan,
Lian Po Yin, Liang Fu Wan, Ling Gui Zhu Gan Tang, Liu
Jun Zi Tang, Mai Men Dong Tang, Ping Wei San, Si Jun Zi
Tang, Si Ni San

**Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease**
Ban Xia Hou Po Tang, Bao He Wan, Jia Wei Xiao Yao San,
Lian Po Yin

**Gastroenteritis**
Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang, Bao He Wan, Bu Huan Jin Zheng Qi
San, Da Chai Hu Tang, Da Huang Huang Lian Xie Xin
Tang, Dang Gui Long Hui Wan, Fu Zi Li Zhong Wan, Gan
Cao Xie Xin Tang, Gan Lu Xiao Du Dan, Ge Gen Huang
Lian Huang Qin Tang, Gui Pi Tang, Gui Zhi Ren Shen Tang,
Huang Lian Tang, Huang Qi Jian Zhong Tang, Huo Xiang
Zheng Qi San, Li Zhong Wan, Lian Po Yin, Liang Fu Wan,
Liu Jun Zi Tang, Mu Xiang Bing Lang Wan, Ping Wei San,
San Ren Tang, Shen Ling Bai Zhu San

**Gastrointestinal Disorders**
Bai Zhu Shao Yao San, Ban Xia Hou Po Tang, Bao He Wan,
Huang Qi Jian Zhong Tang, Jia Wei Xiao Yao San, Lian Po
Yin, Liang Ge San, Liu Jun Zi Tang, Ping Wei San, Shen Ling
Bai Zhu San

**Gastroptosis**
Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang, Gan Cao Xie Xin Tang, Li Zhong
Wan

**General Anxiety Disorder**
Ding Xiang Shi Di Tang, Jia Wei Xiao Yao San, Liu Wei Di
Huang Wan, Long Dan Xie Gan Tang, Shi Quan Da Bu
Tang

**Genital Itching**
Dang Gui Nian Tong Tang, Er Miao San

**Gestational Hypertension**
Dang Gui Shao Yao San

**Gingivitis**
Liang Ge San, Qing Wei San

**Glaucoma**
Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan, Long Dan Xie Gan Tang, Qi Ju Di
Huang Wan, Shen Qi Wan

**Globus Hystericus**
Ban Xia Hou Po Tang, Dan Zhi Xiao Yao San, Jia Wei Xiao
Yao San

**Glomerulonephritis**
Ba Zheng San, Dao Chi San, Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan, San Ren
Tang, Shen Qi Wan

**Glossitis**
Liang Ge San

**Goiter**
Hai Zao Yu Hu Tang

**Gonorrhea**
Ba Zheng San, Dang Gui Nian Tong Tang, Gui Pi Tang, Jin
Gui Shen Qi Wan, Shen Qi Wan

**Gout**
Dang Gui Nian Tong Tang, Er Miao San, Gui Zhi Shao Yao
Zhi Mu Tang, Juan Bi Tang, Shu Jing Huo Xie Tang

**Gum Disease**
Qing Wei San

**Gynecomastia**
Si Mo Tang

**Halitosis**
Bao He Wan, Qing Wei San

**Hangover**
Bao He Wan, Ge Gen Huang Lian Huang Qin Tang, Ge Hua
Jie Cheng San, Huang Lian Tang, Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San,
Ping Wei San

**Harada’s Disease**
Qing Ying Tang

**Headache**
Ban Xia Bai Zhi Tian Ma Tang, Bu Gan Tang, Bu Yang
Huan Wu Tang, Cang Er Zi San, Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao San,
Da Huang Huang Lian Xie Xin Tang, Dan Zhi Xiao Yao
San, Fang Feng Tong Sheng San, Fu Zi Tang, Ge Hua Jie
Cheng San, Jia Wei Xiao Yao San, Jian Ling Tang, Jiu Wei
Qiang Huo Tang, Long Dan Xie Gan Tang, Qing Wei San, Si
Wu Tang

**Heartburn**
Bao He Wan, Ping Wei San

**Heat Stroke**
Bai Hu Tang, Qing Luo Yin, Qing Shu Yi Qi Tang

**Heel Pain**
Dang Gui Bu Xue Tang

**Hemangioma**
Huo Luo Xiao Ling Dan

**Hemaspermia**
Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang, Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan, Shao Fu Zhu
Yu Tang

**Hematemesis**
Shi Hui San, Si Sheng Wan

**Hematochezia**
Jiao Ai Tang, Shi Hui San, Si Sheng Wan

**Hematoma**
Die Da Wan

**Hematuria**
Ba Zheng San, Dang Gui Nian Tong Tang, Shi Hui San

**Hemiplegia**
Chai Hu Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang, Huang Qi Gui Zhi Wu
Wu tang

**Hemoptysis**
Da Bu Yin Wan, Shi Hui San

**Hemorrhagic Disorders**
Gui Pi Tang, Huang Tu Tang, Jiao Ai Tang

**Hemorrhoids**
Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang, Gui Pi Tang, Huai Hua San, Jiao Ai
Tang

**Hepatic Abscess**
Fu Yuan Huo Xue Tang, Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang, Huo Luo
Xiao Ling Dan

**Hepatic Neoplasm**
Da Huang Zhe Chong Wan

**Hepatits**
An Gong Niu Huang Wan, Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang, Bu
Zhong Yi Qi Tang, Ba Zhen Tang, Chai Hu Gui Zhi Gan
Jiang Tang, Chai Hu Gui Zhi Tang, Chai Hu Qing Gan Tang,
Chai Hu Shu Gan San, Da Chai Hu Tang, Da Huang Huang
Lian Xie Xin Tang, Da Huang Zhe Chong Wan, Dan Zhi
Xiao Yao San, Dang Gui Liu Huang Tang, Dang Gui Long
Hui Wan, Di Dang Tang, Er Zhi Wan, Gan Cao Xie Xin
Tang, Gan Lu Xiao Du Dan, Gua Di San, Huang Lian Wen
Dan Tang, Jin Ling Zi San, Liu Shen Wan, Long Dan Xie
Gan Tang, Qi Ju Di Huang Wan, San Ren Tang, Si Ni San

**Hepatomegaly**
Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang, Huo Luo Xiao Ling Dan, Long Dan
Xie Gan Tang

**Hepatosplenomegaly**
Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang, Huo Luo Xiao Ling Dan, Long Dan
Xie Gan Tang

**Herniations**
Ju He Wan, Nuan Gan Jian, Si Ni San

**Herpes Zoster**
Dao Chi San, Qi Ju Di Huang Wan, Sheng Ma Ge Gen Tang

**Hiatal Hernia**
Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang

**Hiccups**
Ding Xiang Shi Di Tang, Ju Pi Zhu Ru Tang

**Hives**
Shi Wei Bai Du San

**Hot Flash**
Da Bu Yin Wan, Er Xian Tang, Jia Wei Xiao Yao San, Liu
Wei Di Huang Wan, Mai Wei Di Huang Wan, Qing Gu San,
Qing Hao Bie Jia Tang, Shi Quan Da Bu Tang

**Hydrocele**
Ju He Wan

**Hydronephrosis**
Ling Gui Zhu Gan Tang

**Hypercholesterolemia**
Bao He Wan

**Hyperchlorhydria**
Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang, Bao He Wan, Gan Cao Xie Xin Tang,
Ping Wei San

**Hyperhydrosis**
Dang Gui Liu Huang Tang, Mu Li San

**Hyperlidipemia**
Da Chai Hu Tang, Fang Feng Tong Sheng San

**Hyperlipoproteinemia**
Chai Hu Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang

**Hypertension**
Ban Xia Bai Zhi Tian Ma Tang, Chai Hu Jia Long Gu Mu Li
Tang, Dan Zhi Xiao Yao San, Er Xian Tang, Fang Feng
Tong Sheng San, Huang Lian E Jiao, Jia Wei Xiao Yao San,
Jian Ling Tang, Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan, Liang Ge San, Liu Wei
Di Huang Wan, Long Dan Xie Gan Tang, Qi Ju Di Huang
Wan, Shou Tai Wan

**Hyperthermia**
Qing Shu Yi Qi Tang

**Hyperthyroidism**
Chai Hu Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang, Da Bu Yin Wan, Dang
Gui Liu Huang Tang, Er Xian Tang, Gui Zhi Jia Long Gu
Mu Li Tang, Hai Zao Yu Hu Tang, Long Dan Xie Gan Tang,
Qi Ju Di Huang Wan

**Hyphema**
Shi Hui San

**Hyperventilation Disorders**
Gua Lou Xie Bai Bai Jiu Tang

**Hypoaldosteronism**
Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan, Liu Wei Di Huang Wan

**Hypocalcemia**
San Jia Fu Mai Tang

**Hypochondriac Pain**
Fu Yuan Huo Xue Tang, Jia Wei Xiao Yao San, Ping Wei
San

**Hypochromic Anemia**
Dang Gui Shao Yao San

**Hypoglycemia**
Ba Zhen Tang, Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang, Huang Qi Jian Zhong
Tang, Liu Jun Zi Tang, Liu Wei Di Huang Wan, Shen Ling
Bai Zhu San, Si Jun Zi Tang

**Hypopituitary**
Si Ni Jia Ren Shen Tang, Si Ni Tang

**Hypoproteinemia**
Gui Pi Tang

**Hypotension**
Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang, Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan, Liu Wei Di
Huang Wan

**Hypothyroidism**
Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan, Liu Wei Di Huang Wan, Shi Quan Da
Bu Tang, Si Jun Zi Tang, Si Ni Jia Ren Shen Tang, Si Ni
Tang

**Hysteria**
Ban Xia Hou Po Tang, Chai Hu Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang,
Gan Mai Da Zao Tang, Gui Zhi Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang,
Gun Tan Wan, Ling Gui Zhu Gan Tang, Liu Wei Di Huang
Wan, Long Dan Xie Gan Tang

**Ichthyosis**
Dang Gui Yin Zi

**Immune Deficiency**
Bu Fei Tang, Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang, Gui Zhi Tang

**Impetigo Herpetiformis**
Dang Gui Nian Tong Tang

**Infectious Parotitis**
Dao Chi San

**Infertility**
Ba Zhen Tang, Dang Gui Shao Yao San, Dao Chi San, Ge
Xia Zhu Yu Tang, Gui Pi Tang, Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan, Gui
Zhi Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang, Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan, Liu Wei
Di Huang Wan, Qi Bao Mei Ran Dan, Qi Gong Wan, Shao
Fu Zhu Yu Tang, Sheng Hua Tang, Shi Quan Da Bu Tang

**Inflammatory Bowel Disease**
Huang Qi Jian Zhong Tang, Liu Jun Zi Tang, Long Dan Xie
Gan Tang, Ma Zi Ren Wan

**Inflammatory Diseases**
Dang Gui Long Hui Wan

**Influenza**
Bei Mu Gua Lou San, Cang Er Zi San, Chai Ge Jie Ji Tang,
Chai Hu Gui Zhi Gan Jiang Tang, Chai Hu Gui Zhi Tang,
Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao San, Cong Bai Qi Wei Yin, Da Qing
Long Tang, Fang Feng Tong Sheng San, Ge Gen Huang
Lian Huang Qin Tang, Ge Gen Jia Ban Xia Tang, Ge Gen
Tang, Gui Zhi Jia Ge Gen Tang, Gui Zhi Tang, Huo Xiang
Zheng Qi San, Jia Jian Wei Rui Tang, Jiu Wei Qiang Huo
Tang, Lian Po Yin, Ma Huang Tang, Qiang Huo Sheng Shi
Tang, Ren Shen Bai Du San

**Insomnia**
Chai Hu Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang, Chai Hu Shu Gan San,
Dan Zhi Xiao Yao San, Er Zhi Wan, Liu Wei Di Huang
Wan, Suan Zao Ren Tang

**Intercostal Neuralgia**
Fu Yuan Huo Xue Tang, Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang, Gua Lou Xie
Bai Bai Jiu Tang, Huo Luo Xiao Ling Dan, Long Dan Xie
Gan Tang, Dan Zhi Xiao Yao San, Shu Gan Tang, Si Ni San

**Interstitial Cystitis**
Da Bu Yin Wan, Long Dan Xie Gan Tang

**Intestinal Adhesion**
Fu Yuan Huo Xue Tang

**Intestinal Obstruction**
Da Cheng Qi Tang, Da Jian Zhong Tang, Da Xian Xiong
Tang, Huang Long Tang

**Intestinal Spasm**
Da Jian Zhong Tang

**Irregular Menstruation**
Chai Hu Shu Gan San, Dang Gui Shao Yao San, Ge Xia Zhu
Yu Tang, Liu Wei Di Huang Wan, Ping Gan Kai Yu Zhi Xue
Tang, Shi Quan Da Bu Tang

**Irritable Bowel Syndrome**
Bai Zhu Shao Yao San, Dan Zhi Xiao Yao San, Fu Zi Li
Zhong Wan, Hou Po Wen Zhong Tang, Huang Qi Jian
Zhong Tang, Jian Pi Wan, Li Zhong Wan, Lian Po Yin, Liu
Jun Zi Tang, Ma Zi Ren Wan, Si Jun Zi Tang

**Itching**
Di Huang Yin Zi, Fang Feng Tong Sheng San, Long Dan Xie
Gan Tang

**Jaundice**
Chai Hu Gui Zhi Tang, Gan Lu Xiao Du Dan, Gua Di San,
Long Dan Xie Gan Tang, Ma Huang Lian Qiao Chi Xiao
Dou Tang

**Keratitis**
Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan, Qi Ju Di Huang Wan, Shen Qi Wan

**Keshan Disease**
Ling Gui Zhu Gan Tang

**Labor Difficulty**
Bao Chan Wu You Fang, Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang

**Lacrimal Gland Inflammation**
Ge Gen Huang Lian Huang Qin Tang

**Lactation (insufficiency)**
Ba Zhen Tang, Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang, Dang Gui Bu Xue
Tang, Liu Wei Di Huang Wan, Shi Quan Da Bu Tang

**Laryngitis**
Ban Xia Hou Po Tang, Bei Mu Gua Lou San

**Laryngopharyngitis**
Gan Lu Xiao Du Dan

**Lead Poisoning**
Huang Qi Jian Zhong Tang

**Leaky Gut Syndrome**
Fu Zi Li Zhong Wan, Huang Qi Jian Zhong Tang, Jia Wei
Xiao Yao San, Jian Pi Wan, Ping Wei San, Shen Ling Bai Zhu
San, Si Jun Zi Tang

**Leiomyoma**
Di Dang Tang

**Leptospirosis**
Gan Lu Xiao Du Dan

**Leukemia (chronic)**
Ba Zhen Tang, Gui Pi Tang

**Leukopenia**
Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang, Dang Gui Bu Xue Tang, Dang Gui Ji
Xue Teng Tang, Huang Qi Jian Zhong Tang

**Leukorrhea**
Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang, Dan Zhi Xiao Yao San, Dang Gui
Shao Yao San, Gu Jing Wan, Hou Po Wen Zhong Tang, Jin
Suo Gu Jing Wan, Long Dan Xie Gan Tang, Qi Gong Wan,
Shen Ling Bai Zhu San, Suo Quan Wan

**Liver Fibrosis**
Da Ding Feng Zhu, Da Huang Zhe Chong Wan, Long Dan
Xie Gan Tang

**Lochioschesis**
Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang, Da Huang Mu Dan Tang, Gui Zhi Fu
Ling Wan, Qi Zhen San, Sheng Hua Tang, Shi Xiao San, Si
Wu Tang

**Lumbago**
Juan Bi Tang, Liu Wei Di Huang Wan, Qing E Wan, Shen Qi
Wan, Shen Tong Zhu Yu Tang, Shu Jing Huo Xie Tang, Suo
Quan Wan

**Lumbar Disc Disease**
Fu Zi Tang, Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan, Qing E Wan

**Luteal Insufficiency**
Dang Gui Shao Yao San

**Lympadenitis**
Chai Hu Qing Gan Tang, Long Dan Xie Gan Tang, Pu Ji
Xiao Du Yin, San Ren Tang, Shi Wei Bai Du San

**Lymph Swelling**
Er Chen Tang

**Lymphangitis**
Liu Shen Wan

**Macular Degeneration**
Qi Ju Di Huang Wan

**Malarial Disease**
Chai Hu Gui Zhi Gan Jiang Tang, Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang,
Qing Gu San

**Mammarial Hyperplasia**
Fu Yuan Huo Xue Tang

**Mania**
Di Dang Tang

**Mastitis**
Fang Feng Tong Sheng San, Long Dan Xie Gan Tang, Shi
Wei Bai Du San, Si Ni San

**Measles**
Chai Hu Qing Gan Tang, Da Qing Long Tang, Ge Gen
Huang Lian Huang Qin Tang, Liang Ge San, Ma Huang Xi
Xin Fu Zi Tang, Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin, Qing Wen Bai Du Yin,
Ren Shen Bai Du San, Sheng Ma Ge Gen Tang

**Memory Loss**
Ba Zhen Tang, Liu Wei Di Huang Wan, Shi Quan Da Bu
Tang

**Meniere’s Disease**
Ban Xia Bai Zhi Tian Ma Tang, Chai Hu Jia Long Gu Mu Li
Tang, Dao Tan Tang, Er Chen Tang, Gun Tan Wan, Huang
Lian Wen Dan Tang, Ling Gui Zhu Gan Tang, Shi Quan Da
Bu Tang

**Meningitis**
An Gong Niu Huang Wan, Bai Hu Tang, Ban Xia Bai Zhi
Tian Ma Tang, Da Qing Long Tang, Liang Ge San, Pu Ji
Xiao Du Yin, Qing Gong Tang, Qing Wen Bai Du Yin, San
Jia Fu Mai Tang

**Menopausal Syndrome**
Chai Hu Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang, Dan Zhi Xiao Yao San,
Dang Gui Liu Huang Tang, Dang Gui Shao Yao San, Er
Xian Tang, Gan Mai Da Zao Tang, Liu Wei Di Huang Wan

**Menorrhagia**
Ba Zhen Tang, Bu Gan Tang, Gu Jing Wan, Gui Pi Tang,
Jiao Ai Tang, Ping Gan Kai Yu Zhi Xue Tang, Shao Fu Zhu
Yu Tang, Shi Quan Da Bu Tang, Si Wu Tang

**Mesenteric Lymphadenitis**
Da Huang Mu Dan Tang

**Metrorrhagia**
Jiao Ai Tang, Ping Gan Kai Yu Zhi Xue Tang, Shi Quan Da
Bu Tang

**Migraine**
Fang Feng Tong Sheng San, Fu Zi Tang, Jia Wei Xiao Yao
San, Jiu Wei Qiang Huo Tang, Long Dan Xie Gan Tang, Qi
Ju Di Huang Wan, Shi Quan Da Bu Tang

**Mittelschmerz**
Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan, Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang, Shao Fu Zhu
Yu Tang, Shi Xiao San

**Miscarriage Risk**
Ba Zhen Tang, Bao Chan Wu You Fang, Bu Zhong Yi Qi
Tang, Dang Gui Shao Yao San, Er Zhi Wan, Jiao Ai Tang,
Shao Fu Zhu Yu Tang, Shi Quan Da Bu Tang, Shou Tai
Wan, Si Wu Tang

**Morning Sickness**
Bao Chan Wu You Fang, Er Chen Tang, Gui Zhi Tang, Ju Pi
Zhu Ru Tang, Liu Jun Zi Tang, Mai Men Dong Tang, Ping
Wei San

**Motion Sickness**
Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang, Bao He Wan, Bu Huan Jin Zheng Qi
San, Gan Cao Xie Xin Tang, Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San, Ping
Wei San

**Motor Dysfunction**
Ling Gui Zhu Gan Tang

**Multiple Chemical Sensitivity**
Liu Wei Di Huang Wan

**Multiple Sclerosis**
Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang

**Muscle Spasms**
Gui Zhi Jia Fu Zi Tang, Shao Yao Gan Cao Tang

**Muscular Atrophy**
Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang, Da Qin Jiao Tang

**Muscular Dystrophy**
Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang

**Musculoskeletal Injuries**
Fu Yuan Huo Xue Tang

**Myasthenia Gravis**
Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang, Jin Suo Gu Jing Wan

**Myelanalosis**
Di Huang Yin Zi

**Myelitis**
Bu Yang Huan Wu Tang

**Myocarditis**
Dang Gui Liu Huang Tang, Gui Zhi Jia Long Gu Mu Li
Tang

**Myopia**
Ding Xiang Shi Di Tang, Qi Ju Di Huang Wan

**Narcolepsy**
Liu Jun Zi Tang

**Nasal Congestion**
Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao San

**Nasal Polyps**
Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao San

**Nausea**
Ban Xia Bai Zhi Tian Ma Tang, Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang, Bu
Huan Jin Zheng Qi San, Ding Xiang Shi Di Tang, Er Chen
Tang, Gan Cao Xie Xin Tang, Ge Hua Jie Cheng San, Huang
Lian Wen Dan Tang, Mai Men Dong Tang

**Neck Pain**
Dan Zhi Xiao Yao San, Huang Qi Gui Zhi Wu Wu tang, Jia
Wei Xiao Yao San, Juan Bi Tang

**Nephritis**
Ba Zheng San, Bu Yang Huan Wu Tang, Bu Zhong Yi Qi
Tang, Chai Hu Gui Zhi Tang, Da Qing Long Tang, Dang
Gui Liu Huang Tang, Dang Gui Shao Yao San, Er Xian
Tang, Er Zhi Wan, Fang Ji Huang Qi Tang, Jin Suo Gu Jing
Wan, Ling Gui Zhu Gan Tang, Liu Wei Di Huang Wan, Mu
Xiang Bing Lang Wan

**Nephrolithiasis**
Liu Yi San

**Nephrosclerosis**
Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan

**Nephrotic Syndrome**
Bi Xie Fen Qing Yin, Fu Zi Tang, Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan,
Ling Gui Zhu Gan Tang, Shen Qi Wan

**Nervous Exhaustion**
Gui Zhi Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang, Huang Lian E Jiao

**Nervousness**
Chai Hu Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang

**Neurasthenia**
Chai Hu Gui Zhi Tang, Chai Hu Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang,
Da Bu Yin Wan, Dan Zhi Xiao Yao San, Dang Gui Bu Xue
Tang, Er Zhi Wan, Huang Qi Jian Zhong Tang, Jia Wei Xiao
Yao San, Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan

**Neuralgia**
Dang Gui Nian Tong Tang, Gui Zhi Jia Fu Zi Tang

**Neuritis**
Dang Gui Nian Tong Tang

**Neurodermatitis**
Dang Gui Nian Tong Tang, Dang Gui Yin Zi, Er Miao San,
Long Dan Xie Gan Tang

**Neurogenic Bladder**
Sang Piao Xiao San

**Neurosis**
An Shen Ding Zhi Wan, Ban Xia Hou Po Tang, Chai Hu Jia
Long Gu Mu Li Tang, Gan Mai Da Zao Tang, Gui Pi Tang,
Gun Tan Wan, Huang Lian Wen Dan Tang, Ling Gui Zhu
Gan Tang, Sang Piao Xiao San

**Neurotic Palpitations**
Chai Hu Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang

**Night Sweats**
Ba Xian Chang Shou Wan, Jia Wei Xiao Yao San

**Nocturia**
Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan, Liu Wei Di Huang Wan, Sang Piao
Xiao San, Shen Qi Wan

**Numbness**
Bu Yang Huan Wu Tang, Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao San

**Obesity**
Bao He Wan, Da Chai Hu Tang, Fang Feng Tong Sheng San,
Liu Jun Zi Tang, Liu Wei Di Huang Wan, Ping Wei San, Qi
Gong Wan

**Obsessive Compulsive Disorder**
Ding Xiang Shi Di Tang, Gui Pi Tang

**Ocular Hemorrhage**
Fu Yuan Huo Xue Tang

**Oligomenorrhea**
Dan Zhi Xiao Yao San, Dang Gui Si Ni Tang, Liu Wei Di
Huang Wan

**Oligospermia**
Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan, Shen Qi Wan

**Oliguria**
Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan, Liu Wei Di Huang Wan, Shen Qi Wan

**Optic Atrophy**
Ba Zhen Tang, Ci Zhu Wan, Dan Zhi Xiao Yao San, Jin Gui
Shen Qi Wan, Liu Wei Di Huang Wan, Qi Ju Di Huang Wan,
Shen Qi Wan

**Optic Neuritis**
Qi Ju Di Huang Wan, Qing Ying Tang

**Oral Herpes**
Dao Chi San, Long Dan Xie Gan Tang

**Orchitis**
Chai Hu Shu Gan San, Ju He Wan, Nuan Gan Jian

**Osteoarthritis**
Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang, Juan Bi Tang

**Otitis Media**
Dang Gui Long Hui Wan, Huang Qi Jian Zhong Tang, Long
Dan Xie Gan Tang, Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin, San Ren Tang, Shi
Wei Bai Du San

**Ovarian Cysts**
Er Chen Tang, Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan

**Oxyuriasis Infection**
Hua Chong Wan

**Pain**
Die Da Wan

**Palpitations**
Dang Gui Shao Yao San, Er Zhi Wan, Fu Ling Gui Zhi Gan
Cao Da Zao Tang

**Pancreatitis**
Chai Hu Gui Zhi Tang, Da Chai Hu Tang, Da Cheng Qi
Tang, Da Jian Zhong Tang, Da Xian Xiong Tang, Hou Po
Wen Zhong Tang, Shu Gan Tang

**Panic Attacks**
Gui Pi Tang, Liu Wei Di Huang Wan, Long Dan Xie Gan
Tang

**Paralysis**
Bu Yang Huan Wu Tang, Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao San, Gui
Zhi Jia Fu Zi Tang, Qian Zheng San

**Parasite Infection**
Da Cheng Qi Tang, Fei Er Wan, Mie Di Zhi Yang Tang, Qi
Tiao Tang

**Parotitis**
Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin, Ren Shen Bai Du San

**Pediatric Diarrhea**
Ge Gen Jia Ban Xia Tang

**Pelvic Inflammatory Disease**
Bai Tou Weng Tang, Bi Xie Fen Qing Yin, Chai Hu Jia Long
Gu Mu Li Tang, Da Huang Mu Dan Tang, Dan Zhi Xiao
Yao San, Dang Gui Shao Yao San, Di Dang Tang, Gu Jing
Wan, Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan, Huang Qin Tang, Huo Luo
Xiao Ling Dan, Jia Wei Xiao Yao San, Jin Suo Gu Jing Wan,
Long Dan Xie Gan Tang

**Peptic Ulcer**
Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang, Bao He Wan, Chai Hu Shu Gan San,
Fu Zi Li Zhong Wan, Gui Pi Tang, Hou Po Wen Zhong
Tang, Huang Qi Jian Zhong Tang, Jia Wei Xiao Yao San,
Jian Pi Wan, Jin Ling Zi San, Liang Fu Wan, Liu Jun Zi Tang,
Mai Men Dong Tang, Ping Wei San, Shen Ling Bai Zhu San

**Periarthritis of Shoulder**
Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang, Fu Zi Tang, Gui Zhi Shao Yao Zhi
Mu Tang, Huang Qi Gui Zhi Wu Wu tang, Juan Bi Tang

**Periodontitis**
Bai Hu Tang, Liang Ge San

**Peripheral Neuritis**
Huang Qi Gui Zhi Wu Wu tang

**Peripheral Neuropathy**
Dang Gui Si Ni Tang, Huang Qi Gui Zhi Wu Wu tang

**Peritonitis**
Chai Hu Gui Zhi Tang, Mu Xiang Bing Lang Wan

**Personality Disorders**
Gui Pi Tang

**Pertussis**
Ma Huang Xi Xin Fu Zi Tang, Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang, Qing
Qi Hua Tan Wan, Qing Zao Jiu Fei Tang, Sang Xing Tang,
She Gan Ma Huang Tang

**Pharyngitis**
Bai He Gu Jin Tang, Ban Xia Hou Po Tang, Bei Mu Gua
Lou San, Dang Gui Long Hui Wan, Liang Ge San

**Phlegm**
Huang Lian Wen Dan Tang, Liu Jun Zi Tang, Qing Qi Hua
Tan Wan

**Phobias**
Gan Mai Da Zao Tang

**Photophobia**
Bu Gan Tang, Qi Ju Di Huang Wan

**Phthisis**
Qing Hao Bie Jia Tang

**Pleurisy**
Dao Tan Tang, Qing Qi Hua Tan Wan

**Pneumonia**
An Gong Niu Huang Wan, Bai Hu Tang, Bai Tou Weng
Tang, Bu Fei E Jiao Tang, Chai Hu Gui Zhi Gan Jiang Tang,
Da Cheng Qi Tang, Da Qing Long Tang, Ge Gen Jia Ban
Xia Tang, Huang Lian Jie Du Tang, Liang Ge San, Ma
Huang Xi Xin Fu Zi Tang, Mai Men Dong Tang, Qing Qi
Hua Tan Wan, San Ren Tang, Sha Shen Mai Men Dong Tang

**Pneumothorax (spontaneous)**
Bai He Gu Jin Tang

**Poisoning**
Gua Di San

**Polio Sequelae**
Hu Qian Wan

**Poliomyelitis**
Bu Yang Huan Wu Tang, Ge Gen Huang Lian Huang Qin
Tang, Ge Gen Jia Ban Xia Tang

**Polycystic Kidney Disease**
Er Xian Tang, Liu Wei Di Huang Wan

**Polycystic Ovaries**
Hai Zao Yu Hu Tang, Liu Wei Di Huang Wan, Gui Zhi Fu
Ling Wan

**Polyhydramnios**
Ling Gui Zhu Gan Tang

**Polyneuritis**
Bu Yang Huan Wu Tang, Dang Gui Nian Tong Tang

**Polyneuropathy**
Huang Qi Gui Zhi Wu Wu tang

**Poor Circulation**
Dang Gui Si Ni Tang

**Portal Hypertension**
Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang

**Post-Concussion Syndrome**
Gui Pi Tang

**Post Encephalitis**
E Jiao Ji Zi Huang Tang

**Post Herpetic Neuralgia**
Dan Zhi Xiao Yao San, Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang, Huo Luo Xiao
Ling Dan, Jia Wei Xiao Yao San

**Post Illness Fatigue**
Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang, Liu Wei Di Huang Wan, Shi Quan Da
Bu Tang

**Post Ischemic Brain Injury**
Chai Hu Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang

**Post Mastectomy Lymphedema**
Fang Ji Huang Qi Tang

**Post Nasal Drip**
Cang Er Zi San, Er Chen Tang

**Postpartum Convalescence**
Bu Gan Tang, Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang, Liu Wei Di Huang
Wan

**Postpartum Depression**
Gan Mai Da Zao Tang, Gui Pi Tang, Liu Wei Di Huang Wan

**Postpartum Fever**
Gui Zhi Jia Ge Gen Tang, Gui Zhi Tang

**Postpartum Hyperhydrosis**
Gan Mai Da Zao Tang

**Postpartum Palpitations**
Gan Mai Da Zao Tang

**Postpartum Thrombophlebitis**
Di Dang Tang

**Post Polio Syndrome**
Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang

**Post Stroke Insomnia**
Da Ding Feng Zhu

**Post Stroke Paralysis**
Da Ding Feng Zhu

**Post Stroke Sequelae**
Bu Yang Huan Wu Tang, Da Qin Jiao Tang, Di Huang Yin
Zi

**Post Surgical Weakness**
Ba Zhen Tang, Liu Wei Di Huang Wan

**Post Traumatice Splenomegaly**
Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang

**Postural Hypotension**
Bu Gan Tang, Liu Wei Di Huang Wan

**Premature Ejaculation**
Fu Tu Dan, Liu Wei Di Huang Wan

**Premenstrual Syndrome**
Chai Hu Shu Gan San, Dan Zhi Xiao Yao San, Gan Mai Da
Zao Tang, Gui Pi Tang, Jing Qian Fang

**Priapism**
San Ren Tang

**Prostatic Hypertrophy**
Bu Yang Huan Wu Tang, Di Dang Tang, Gui Zhi Fu Ling
Wan, Jin Sui Gu Jing Wan, Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan, Sang Piao
Xiao San, Shao Fu Zhu Yu Tang

**Prostatitis**
Ba Zheng San, Bi Xie Fen Qing Yin, Bu Yang Huan Wu
Tang, Di Dang Tang, Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang, Gui Zhi Fu Ling
Wan, Sang Piao Xiao San, Shao Fu Zhu Yu Tang

**Pruritus**
Gui Zhi Tang, Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan

**Psoriasis**
Bao He Wan, Dan Zhi Xiao Yao San, Dang Gui Yin Zi, Huo
Luo Xiao Ling Dan, Long Dan Xie Gan Tang, Qing Ying
Tang, Si Wu Tang

**Ptosis**
Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang

**Pulmonary Abscess**
Jie Geng Tang

**Pulmonary Tuberculosis**
Bai He Gu Jin Tang, Bu Fei E Jiao Tang, Bu Fei Tang, Dang
Gui Liu Huang Tang, Du Qi Wan, Jiu Xian San, Liu Wei Di
Huang Wan

**Purpura**
Qing Ying Tang

**Purulent Skin Lesions**
Huang Lian Jie Du Tang, Long Dan Xie Gan Tang

**Pyelonephritis**
Ba Zheng San, Bi Xie Fen Qing Yin, Gan Lu Xiao Du Dan,
Long Dan Xie Gan Tang, Qing Hao Bie Jia Tang, San Ren
Tang

**Pyemia**
Qing Wen Bai Du Yin

**Rash**
Dang Gui Yin Zi, Long Dan Xie Gan Tang

**Raynaud’s Disease**
Bu Yang Huan Wu Tang, Dang Gui Si Ni Tang, Si Ni San

**Rectal Bleed**
Fu Zi Li Zhong Wan

**Rectal Prolapse**
Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang, Huai Hua San, Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan,
Shen Qi Wan

**Renal Failure**
Da Huang Fu Zi Tang

**Renal Vascular Disorders**
Er Xian Tang

**Restless Leg Syndrome**
Ba Zhen Tang, Bu Gan Tang, Huang Qi Gui Zhi Wu Wu
tang, Liu Wei Di Huang Wan, San Ren Tang, Shao Yao Gan
Cao Tang

**Retained Placenta**
Di Dang Tang

**Retinal Detachment**
Qi Ju Di Huang Wan

**Retinitis**
Dan Zhi Xiao Yao San, Jia Wei Xiao Yao San, Liu Wei Di
Huang Wan, Long Dan Xie Gan Tang, Qi Ju Di Huang Wan

**Rheumatic Heart Disease**
Fang Ji Huang Qi Tang

**Rheumatoid Arthritis**
Dang Gui Si Ni Tang, Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang, Fu Zi Tang,
Gui Zhi Jia Fu Zi Tang, Gui Zhi Shao Yao Zhi Mu Tang, Jiu
Wei Qiang Huo Tang, Juan Bi Tang, Qiang Huo Sheng Shi
Tang

**Rhinitis**
Cang Er Zi San, Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao San, Da Qing Long
Tang, Ge Gen Jia Ban Xia Tang, Ge Gen Tang, Gui Zhi Jia
Ge Gen Tang, Gui Zhi Tang, Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin, Qiang Huo
Sheng Shi Tang

**Rosacea**
Huo Luo Xiao Ling Dan

**Salmonella**
Ge Gen Huang Lian Huang Qin Tang

**Salpingitis**
Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan

**Sarcoidosis**
Bu Fei Tang

**Scapulocostal Syndrome**
Fu Yuan Huo Xue Tang

**Scarlet Fever**
Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin

**Schistosomiasis**
Di Dang Tang

**Schizophrenia**
An Gong Niu Huang Wan, Chai Hu Jia Long Gu Mu Li
Tang, Di Dang Tang, Er Xian Tang, Gun Tan Wan

**Schizoid Behavior**
Huang Lian Wen Dan Tang

**Sciatica**
Bu Yang Huan Wu Tang, Dang Gui Nian Tong Tang, Dang
Gui Si Ni Tang, Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang, Gan Cao Gan Jiang
Fu Ling Bai Zhu Tang, Gui Zhi Jia Fu Zi Tang, Gui Zhi
Shao Yao Zhi Mu Tang, Huo Luo Xiao Ling Dan, Jin Gui
Shen Qi Wan, Jiu Wei Qiang Huo Tang, Shen Qi Wan

**Scleroderma**
Dang Gui Si Ni Tang

**Sebaceous Gland Atrophy**
Dang Gui Yin Zi

**Seizures**
Chai Hu Gui Zhi Tang, Chai Hu Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang,
Di Tan Tang, Ding Xiang Shi Di Tang

**Seminal Emissions**
Da Bu Yin Wan

**Senility**
Ba Zhen Tang, Gui Pi Tang

**Septicemia**
Huang Lian Jie Du Tang, Qing Gong Tang, Qing Wen Bai
Du Yin, Qing Ying Tang

**Sexual Dysfunctions**
Er Xian Tang, Fu Tu Dan, Gui Lu Er Xian Jiao, Jin Gui
Shen Qi Wan, Jin Suo Gu Jing Wan, Liu Wei Di Huang Wan,
Shen Qi Wan, Shi Quan Da Bu Tang

**Shingles**
Ling Jiao Gou Teng Tang, Long Dan Xie Gan Tang

**Shoulder Pain**
Huang Qi Gui Zhi Wu Wu tang

**Shoulder Tendonitis**
Ge Gen Jia Ban Xia Tang, Ge Gen Tang

**Silicosis**
Bai He Gu Jin Tang, Dang Gui Liu Huang Tang

**Sinusitis**
Cang Er Zi San, Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao San, Pu Ji Xiao Du
Yin, Sheng Ma Ge Gen Tang

**Sjogren’s Syndrome**
Qi Ju Di Huang Wan

**Sleep Disorders**
Bu Gan Tang, Gui Pi Tang, Liu Wei Di Huang Wan, Long
Dan Xie Gan Tang

**Soft Tissue Injuries**
Fu Yuan Huo Xue Tang, Huo Luo Xiao Ling Dan

**Sore Throat**
Li Yan Cha, Liu Shen Wan, Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin

**Spasms**
Da Ding Feng Zhu

**Sperm Hyperviscosity**
Da Bu Yin Wan

**Sperm Non-liquefaction**
Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang

**Spermatorrhea**
Fu Tu Dan, Liu Wei Di Huang Wan

**Spider Nevi**
Huo Luo Xiao Ling Dan

**Splenomegaly**
Huo Luo Xiao Ling Dan

**Sprain**
Die Da Wan, Huo Luo Xiao Ling Dan, Qi Li San

**Stiff Neck**
Ge Gen Jia Ban Xia Tang, Gui Zhi Tang

**Stomach Flu**
Ge Gen Jia Ban Xia Tang, Ge Gen Tang

**Stomatitis**
Ba Zheng San, Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang, Da Huang Huang
Lian Xie Xin Tang, Dan Zhi Xiao Yao San, Dao Chi San,
Gan Lu Xiao Du Dan, Ge Gen Huang Lian Huang Qin
Tang, Huang Lian Tang, Jia Wei Xiao Yao San, Liang Ge San

**Strep Throat**
Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin

**Stroke**
Bu Yang Huan Wu Tang, Da Ding Feng Zhu, Ling Jiao Gou
Teng Tang

**Sty**
Shi Wei Bai Du San

**Synovitis of the Knee**
Huang Qi Gui Zhi Wu Wu tang

**Systemic Lupus Erthematosus**
Chai Hu Qing Gan Tang, Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang

**Tachycardia**
Gui Pi Tang

**Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction**
Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang

**Tennis Elbow**
Juan Bi Tang

**Testicular Lumps/Swelling**
Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan, Ju He Wan, Long Dan Xie Gan Tang

**Testicular Pain**
Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang, Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan, Ju He Wan,
Long Dan Xie Gan Tang, Shao Fu Zhu Yu Tang

**Testicular Tuberculosis**
Di Dang Tang, Long Dan Xie Gan Tang

**Thromboangitis Obliterans**
Bu Yang Huan Wu Tang, Dang Gui Si Ni Tang, Si Miao
Yong An Tang

**Thrombocytopenia**
Dang Gui Ji Xue Teng Tang

**Thrombopenic Purpura**
Dang Gui Bu Xue Tang, Dang Gui Liu Huang Tang, Gui Pi
Tang

**Thrombophlebitis**
Dang Gui Si Ni Tang

**Thyroid Nodules**
Er Chen Tang, Hai Zao Yu Hu Tang

**Tidal Fever**
Ba Xian Chang Shou Wan

**Tinnitus**
Ci Zhu Wan, Jian Ling Tang, Liu Wei Di Huang Wan, Long
Dan Xie Gan Tang

**Tonsillitis**
Bei Mu Gua Lou San, Bu Fei E Jiao Tang, Chai Ge Jie Ji
Tang, Chai Hu Qing Gan Tang, Da Chai Hu Tang, Jie Geng
Tang, Li Yan Cha, Liang Ge San, Liu Shen Wan, Pu Ji Xiao
Du Yin, Sang Ju Yin

**Toothache**
Chai Ge Jie Ji Tang, Ge Gen Huang Lian Huang Qin Tang,
Liang Ge San, Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin, Qing Wei San

**Torticollis**
Qiang Huo Sheng Shi Tang

**Tracheitis**
Ban Xia Hou Po Tang, Bei Mu Gua Lou San, Ding Chuan
Tang

**Trachoma**
Ge Gen Huang Lian Huang Qin Tang

**Traumatic Injuries**
Fu Yuan Huo Xue Tang, Qi Li San

**Trichomonas Vaginalis**
Mie Di Zhi Yang Tang

**Trigeminal Neuralgia**
Chai Ge Jie Ji Tang, Chai Hu Gui Zhi Tang, Chuan Xiong
Cha Tiao San, Dang Gui Nian Tong Tang, Fu Zi Tang, Huo
Luo Xiao Ling Dan, Jian Ling Tang, Long Dan Xie Gan
Tang, Qian Zheng San, Shao Yao Gan Cao Tang

**Tubercular Peritonitis**
Da Huang Zhe Chong Wan

**Tuberculosis**
Da Bu Yin Wan, Mu Li San, Qing Fei Tang

**Tuberculosis of the Knee**
Hu Qian Wan

**Ulcer**
Ba Zhen Tang, Chai Hu Gui Zhi Tang, Da Chai Hu Tang,
Da Jian Zhong Tang, Dan Shen Yin, Dang Gui Si Ni Tang,
Er Chen Tang, Fu Zi Li Zhong Wan, Gan Cao Gan Jiang
Tang, Gu Chong Tang, Huang Lian Tang, Huang Lian Wen
Dan Tang, Huang Tu Tang, Li Zhong Wan, Lian Po Yin,
Liang Fu Wan

**Ulcerative Colitis**
Bai Tou Weng Tang, Bai Zhu Shao Yao San, Bu Zhong Yi
Qi Tang, Dang Gui Bu Xue Tang, Fu Zi Li Zhong Wan, Ge
Gen Huang Lian Huang Qin Tang, Huai Hua San, Jian Pi
Wan, Li Zhong Wan, Lian Po Yin, Shao Yao Tang, Si Jun Zi
Tang

**Unstable Pregnancy**
Dang Gui Shao Yao San

**Upper Respiratory Tract Infection**
Bei Mu Gua Lou San, Bu Fei Tang, Cang Er Zi San, Chai Ge
Jie Ji Tang, Cong Bai Qi Wei Yin, Cong Chi Tang, Er Chen
Tang, Ge Gen Jia Ban Xia Tang, Ge Gen Tang, Gui Zhi Jia
Ge Gen Tang, Gui Zhi Tang, Liang Ge San, Ma Huang
Tang, Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang, Qing Qi Hua Tan Wan, Qing
Zao Jiu Fei Tang, Ren Shen Bai Du San, Sang Ju Yin

**Uremia**
An Gong Niu Huang Wan, Da Huang Fu Zi Tang

**Urethritis**
Ba Zheng San, Bi Xie Fen Qing Yin, Dang Gui Long Hui
Wan, Dao Chi San, Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan, Liu Yi San, Long
Dan Xie Gan Tang, Shen Qi Wan

**Urinary Bladder Prolapse**
Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang, Sang Piao Xiao San

**Urinary Calculi**
Ba Zheng San, Da Jian Zhong Tang, Nuan Gan Jian, Shi Wei
San

**Urinary Incontinence**
Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang, Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan, Liu Wei Di
Huang Wan, Sang Piao Xiao San, Shen Qi Wan, Suo Quan
Wan

**Urine Retention**
Ba Zheng San, Di Dang Tang

**Urinary Tract Infection**
Ba Zheng San, Bai Tou Weng Tang, Da Bu Yin Wan, Dang
Gui Liu Huang Tang, Dao Chi San, Er Xian Tang, Huang
Lian Jie Du Tang, Shi Wei San

**Urolithiasis**
Liu Yi San

**Urticaria**
Da Qing Long Tang, Dang Gui Si Ni Tang, Dang Gui Yin
Zi, Fang Feng Tong Sheng San, Ge Gen Jia Ban Xia Tang,
Ge Gen Tang, Gui Zhi Jia Ge Gen Tang, Gui Zhi Jia Long
Gu Mu Li Tang, Gui Zhi Tang, Jiu Wei Qiang Huo Tang,
Long Dan Xie Gan Tang, Ma Huang Lian Qiao Chi Xiao
Dou Tang

**Uterine Prolapse**
Sang Piao Xiao San

**Uterine Bleeding**
Ba Zhen Tang, Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang, Dan Zhi Xiao Yao
San, Dang Gui Bu Xue Tang, Dang Gui Shao Yao San, Fu Zi
Li Zhong Wan, Gu Chong Tang, G Jing Wan, Gui Pi Tang,
Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan, Huang Tu Tang, Jia Wei Xiao Yao
San, Jiao Ai Tang, Li Zhong Wan, Ping Gan Kai Yu Zhi Xue
Tang, Qing Re Gu Jing Tang, Shi Quan Da Bu Tang

**Uterine Fibroids**
Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang, Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan, Shao Fu Zhu
Yu Tang

**Uterine Leiomyoma**
Da Huang Zhe Chong Wan

**Uterine Prolapse**
Fu Zi Tang

**Uteritis**
Chai Hu Qing Gan Tang

**Uveitis**
Long Dan Xie Gan Tang, Qing Ying Tang

**Vaginitis**
Dan Zhi Xiao Yao San, Dang Gui Long Hui Wan, Jia Wei
Xiao Yao San, Long Dan Xie Gan Tang

**Valvular Disease**
Chai Hu Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang, Long Dan Xie Gan Tang

**Varicocele**
Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang, Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan, Shao Fu Zhu
Yu Tang

**Varicosities**
Bu Yang Huan Wu Tang, Huo Luo Xiao Ling Dan

**Vasculitis**
Huo Luo Xiao Ling Dan, Long Dan Xie Gan Tang

**Vasectomy Complications**
Da Huang Mu Dan Tang

**Vasospasm**
Shao Yao Gan Cao Tang

**Vertigo**
Ban Xia Bai Zhi Tian Ma Tang, Ci Zhu Wan, Dang Gui Shao
Yao San, Qing Hao Bie Jia Tang

**Ventricular Tachycardia**
Gui Zhi Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang

**Visual Hallucinations**
Ci Zhu Wan

**Vision Impairment**
Bu Gan Tang, Ming Mu Di Huang Wan, Si Wu Tang

**Vomiting**
Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang, Bu Huan Jin Zheng Qi San, Ding
Xiang Shi Di Tang, Er Chen Tang, Ge Hua Jie Cheng San,
Huang Lian Wen Dan Tang, Mai Men Dong Tang

**Wasting Disorders**
Da Bu Yin Wan, Liu Wei Di Huang Wan

**Weakness (postpartum)**
Ba Zhen Tang

**Wheezing**
Da Qing Long Tang

Medical Herbal Formulas

### MEDICAL HERB FORMULAS
##### Primary Functions, Oriental Medicial Diagnosis,
##### Symptoms, and Single Herb Ingredients

**Ai Fu Nuan Gong Wan**
Primary Function: regulate blood and improve circulation
OM Diagnosis: deficiency cold in the uterus
Symptoms: coldness in the lower jiao, abdominal distention, vision
blur, paleness of the nails, dizzy
Ingredients: xiang fu, ai ye, dang gui, huang qi, wu zhu yu, chuan
xiong, bai shao, shu di huang, rou gui, xu duan

**An Chong Tang**
Primary Function: stop bleeding, nourish blood, tonify qi
OM Diagnosis: uterine bleeding due to deficiency plus heat
Symptoms: heavy bright red thick menstrual bleeding, anxiety, thirst,
headaches, dark urine
Ingredients: bai zhu, huang qi, long gu, mu li, sheng di huang, bai
shao, hai piao xiao, qian cao, xu duan

**An Gong Niu Huang Wan**
Primary Function: clear heat, open orifices
OM Diagnosis: evil phlegm blocking orifices from febrile disease
entering pericardium
Symptoms: fever, irritability, delirious, convulsion
Ingredients: niu huang, she xiang, shiu niu jiao, bing pian, huang lian,
huang qin, zhi zi, yu jin, xiong huang, zhen zhu, zhu sha

**An Shen Ding Zhi Wan**
Primary Function: sedation
OM Diagnosis: heart and gallbladder qi deficiency
Symptoms: insomnia, disturbed sleep with anxiety, emotional
insecurity, excess urination
Ingredients: ren shen, fu ling, fu shen, long gu, yuan zhi, shi chang pu

**An Tai Yin**
Primary Function: calms the fetus
OM Diagnosis: miscarriage due to kidney deficiency
Symptoms: first trimester threatened miscarriage, low back pain, light
uterine bleeding, dizziness, frequent urination
Ingredients: huang qi, tai zi shen, bai zhu, dang gui, sheng di huang,
sheng di huang, bai shao, sang ji sheng, du zhong, tu si zi, huang qin,
zhu ma gen

**Ba Xian Chang Shou Wan**
Primary Function: tonification of yin
OM Diagnosis: kidney and lung deficiency of yin
Symptoms: night sweats, five palm heat, hemoptysis
Ingredients: shu di huang, shan zhu yu, shan yao, mu dan pi, fu ling, ze
xie, mai men dong, wu wei zi

**Ba Zhen Tang**
Primary Function: tonification of qi and blood
OM Diagnosis: qi and blood deficiency (spleen and liver respectively)
Symptoms: pale lips, pale eyelids, pale tongue, pale face, heart
palpitations, shortness of breath, poor appetite, fatigue, orthostatic
hypotension
Ingredients: ren shen, bai zhu, fu ling, zhi gan cao, dang gui, bai shao,
chuan xiong, shu di huang

**Ba Zheng San**
Primary Function: remove damp heat
OM Diagnosis: damp heat in the lower jiao
Symptoms: dark urine, burning urination, dry mouth
Ingredients: qu mai, bian xu, hua shi, che qian zi, mu tong, zhi zi, da
huang, deng xin cao, zhi gan cao

**Bai He Gu Jin Tang**
Primary Function: yin tonification
OM Diagnosis: lung and kidney yin deficiency
Symptoms: hemoptysis, wheeze, sore throat, tidal fever, night sweats
Ingredients: sheng di huang, shu di huang, mai men dong, bai he,
chuan bei mu, xuan shen, dang gui, bai shao, gan cao, jie geng

**Bai Hu Jia Ren Shen Tang**
Primary Function: clear heat (qi level)
OM Diagnosis: heat damaging qi and body fluids
Symptoms: fever, increased thirst, heavy sweating, restlessness,
weakness
Ingredients: shi gao, zhi mu, geng mi, zhi gan cao, ren shen

**Bai Hu Tang**
Primary Function: clear heat in the qi level
OM Diagnosis: yang ming heat
Symptoms: big fever, big thirst, big sweat, big pulse, dry mouth, red
face, aversion to heat, irritability
Ingredients: shi gao, zhi mu, geng mi, zhi gan cao

**Bai Tong Tang**
Primary Function: warm the interior to treat severe yang deficiency
OM Diagnosis: yang deficiency with excess yin
Symptoms: extreme fatigue, pain in the abdomen, cold in the limbs,
chest pain, diarrhea, blank stare
Ingredients: Zhi Fu Zi, Gan Jiang, Cong Bai

**Bai Tou Weng Tang**
Primary Function: clear heat from the lower jiao
OM Diagnosis: heat in the stomach and intestines causing dysteric
stool pattern
Symptoms: pain in the abdomen, distention of the abdomen, cramps,
tenesmus, hemafecia
Ingredients: bai tou weng, huang bai, huang lian, qin pi

**Bai Zhu Shao Yao San**
Primary Function: balance liver and spleen systems
OM Diagnosis: irritable bowel syndrome due to liver over spleen
Symptoms: abdominal pain worse with diarrhea
Ingredients: bai zhu, bai shao, chen pi, fang feng

**Ban Xia Bai Zhu Tian Ma Tang**
Primary Function: resolve phlegm and abolish wind
OM Diagnosis: liver qi stagnation and spleen qi deficiency causing
phlegm and wind
Symptoms: headache, dizziness, vertigo, foggy mind, heaviness in the
head
Ingredients: ban xia, tian ma, bai zhu, fu ling, ju hong, sheng jiang, da
zao, zhi gan cao

**Ban Xia Hou Po Tang**
Primary Function: circulate and regulate qi
OM Diagnosis: liver qi stagnation with spleen qi deficiency causing
phlegm in the throat
Symptoms: plum pit qi – sensation of something in the throat, nausea,
vomit, cough, pain in the chest, pain from shingles, thyroid
dysregulation
Ingredients: ban xia, hou po, fu ling, sheng jiang, zi su ye

**Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang**
Primary Function: balance functions of the gastrointestinal tract
OM Diagnosis: imbalance of hot and cold in the middle jiao
Symptoms: abdominal fullness and distention, nausea, vomiting,
diarrhea
Ingredients: ban xia, gan jiang, huang qin, huang lian, ren shen, da zao,
zhi gan cao

**Bao Chan Wu You Fang**
Primary Function: tonification of qi and blood
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of qi and blood during pregnancy
Symptoms: morning sickness, nausea, vomiting, weak limbs, low back
pain, threatened miscarriage
Ingredients: dang gui, chuan xiong, bai shao, hou po, sheng jiang,
chuan bei mu, huang qi, ai ye, jing jie, qiang huo, tu si zi, gan cao

**Bao He Wan**
Primary Function: treat indigestion
OM Diagnosis: food stagnation due to qi stagnation with dampness
Symptoms: abdominal distention, abdominal pain, bloating, gas, acid
reflux, nausea, vomiting, sour stomach, irritated bowel symptoms
Ingredients: shan zha, shen qu, lai fu zi, chen pi, ban xia, fu ling, lian
qiao

**Bao Yin Jian**
Primary Function: gynecological disorders
OM Diagnosis: lochia discharge or retention
Symptoms: threatened miscarriage, scanty vaginal bleeding, sleep
disturbance, restlessness, dark urine
Ingredients: sheng di huang, shu di huang, bai shao, shan yao, huang
qin, huang bai, xu duan, gan cao

**Bao Yuan Tang**
Primary Function: tonification of qi
OM Diagnosis: spleen and stomach yang qi deficiency
Symptoms: lethargic, tired, easily cold
Ingredients: rou gui, ren shen, huang qi, zhi gan cao

**Bei Mu Gua Lou San**
Primary Function: remove phlegm while moistening
OM Diagnosis: dryness of the lung system plus phlegm
Symptoms: cough with phlegm difficult to expectorate, dry sore throat
Ingredients: chuan bei mu, gua lou ren, tian hua fen, fu ling, ju hong,
jie geng

**Bi Xie Fen Qing Yin**
Primary Function: resovle dampness
OM Diagnosis: kidney yang deficiency plus damp
Symptoms: cloudy urine, low back pain worse with cold, weakness in
the knees, elephantiasis, enlarged prostate, leukorrhea, pelvic
inflammatory disease, fatigue
Ingredients: bi xie, yi zhi ren, wu yao, shi chang pu

**Bu Fei E Jiao Tang**
Primary Function: yin tonification
OM Diagnosis: heat in the upper jiao due to lung yin deficiency
Symptoms: cough, hemoptysis, dyspnea, dryness of the throat
Ingredients: e jiao, niu bang zi, ma dou ling, xing ren, zhi gan cao

**Bu Fei Tang**
Primary Function: qi tonification
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of lung qi
Symptoms: cough, wheeze, shortness of breath, spontaneous
sweating, chills and fever
Ingredients: ren shen, huang qi, zi wan, sang bai pi, wu wei zi, shu di
huang

**Bu Gan Tang**
Primary Function: blood tonification
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of liver blood and liver yin
Symptoms: blurred vision, dizziness, muscle twitching, numbess and
tingling, tinnitus, dryness of the eyes
Ingredients: mu gua, chuan xiong, shu di huang, dang gui, bai shao,
suan zao ren, zhi gan cao

**Bu Huan Jin Zheng San**
Primary Function: balance the stomach and remove dampness
OM Diagnosis: cold damp in the middle jiao
Symptoms: motion sickness, headache, stomach problems, vomiting,
diarrhea, chills and fever, food poisoning
Ingredients: huo xiang, hou po, ban xia, cang zhu, chen pi, sheng
jiang, da zao, gan cao

**Bu Shen Gu Chong Wan**
Primary Function: gynecological conditions
OM Diagnosis: recurrent miscarriage due to kidney yang deficiency
Symptoms: recurrent miscarriage, sore back, frequent pale urination,
infertility, cold sensation
Ingredients: tu si zi, xu duan, ba ji tian, du zhong, lu jiao shuang, dang
gui, shu di huang, gou qi zi, e jiao, dang shen, bai zhu, da zao, sha ren

**Bu Shen Yi Gan Tang**
Primary Function: gynecological conditions
OM Diagnosis: leukorrhea due to kidney yin deficiency
Symptoms: excess white vaginal discharge, tidal fever
Ingredients: sheng di huang, shan zhu yu, shan yao, mu dan pi, fu ling,
ze xie, huang bai, bai shao, wu wei zi, shen qu

**Bu Yang Huan Wu Tang**
Primary Function: circulate blood
OM Diagnosis: blood stagnation plus yang qi deficiency
Symptoms: facial paralysis, lower limb weakness, frequent urination,
incontinence, drooling
Ingredients: huang qi, dang gui, chuan xiong, chi shao, tao ren, hong
hua, di long

**Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang**
Primary Function: qi tonification
OM Diagnosis: spleen qi deficiency with sinking and bleeding
Symptoms: prolapse, weakness, fatigue, spontaneous sweating, low
grade fever, weak voice, pale face, loose stools
Ingredients: huang qi, ren shen, bai zhu, zhi gan cao, dan gui, chen pi,
sheng ma, chai hu

**Cang Er Bi Dou Yan Fang**
Primary Function: release the exterior
OM Diagnosis: wind cold attack
Symptoms: nasal and sinus congestion
Ingredients: cang er zi, huang qin, pu gong ying, ge gen, jie geng, bai
zhi, che qian zi, gan cao

**Cang Er Zi San**
Primary Function: eliminate wind
OM Diagnosis: external wind heat attack to the head
Symptoms: nasal and sinus congestion with thick white, yellow, or
green mucus, headache, thirst, irritated eyes, cough
Ingredients: cang er zi, xin yi hua, bai zhi, bo he

**Cang Fu Dao Tan Tang**
Primary Function: gynecological disorders
OM Diagnosis: phlegm and damp affecting uterine function
Symptoms: irregular menstruation
Ingredients: ban xia, chen pi, fu ling, gan cao, cang zhu, xiang fu, dan
nan xing, zhi ke, sheng jiang, dang gui, chuan xiong

**Chai Ge Jie Ji Tang**
Primary Function: release the exterior
OM Diagnosis: wind cold turing into internal heat
Symptoms: reduction of chills while fever increases, headache, no
sweating, pain and stiffness of neck and limbs, insomnia, restlessness,
pain in the eyes
Ingredients: chai hu, ge gen, qiang huo, bai zhi, huang qin, shi gao, jie
geng, bai shao, sheng jiang, da zao, gan cao

**Chai Hu Gui Zhi Gan Jiang Tang**
Primary Function: release the exterior
OM Diagnosis: shao yang disorder with interior accumulation
Symptoms: hypochondriac fullness, dysuria, thirst, restlessness,
alternating chills and fever
Ingredients: chai hu, huang qin, tian hua fen, gui zhi, gan jiang, mu li,
zhi gan cao

**Chai Hu Gui Zhi Tang**
Primary Function: balance lesser yang warp
OM Diagnosis: tai yang and shao yang disorders
Symptoms: fever, chills, nausea, arthritis, abdominal or ribside pain
Ingredients: chai hu, huang qin, ren shen, ban xia, gui zhi, bai shao, zhi
gan cao, sheng jiang, da zao

**Chai Hu Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang**
Primary Function: balance lesser yang warp
OM Diagnosis: tai yang, yang ming, and shao yang imbalance
Symptoms: sleep disturbance, anxiousness, dysuria, chest fullness
sensation, whole body feels heavy
Ingredients: chai hu, gui zhi, da huang, mu li, dai zhe shi, huang qin,
long gu, zhi ban xia, fu ling, ren shen, sheng jiang, da zao

**Chai Hu Qing Gan Tang**
Primary Function: heat clearing
OM Diagnosis: liver and gallbladder fire accumulation
Symptoms: headaches, red cheeks, ringing in the ears, loss of hearing,
sleep disturbance, irascibility, foul breath, coughing thick phlegm, dark
urination
Ingredients: chai hu, sheng di huang, dang gui, chi shao, chuan xiong,
lian qiao, niu bang zi, huang qin, zhi zi, tian hua fen, fang feng, gan cao

**Chai Hu Shu Gan San**
Primary Function: qi regulation
OM Diagnosis: stagnation of liver qi
Symptoms: symptoms of premenstrual syndrome, irascibility,
amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, pain or distention of the hypochondriac
region, cramps
Ingredients: chai hu, xiang fu, chen pi, zhi ke, bai shao, chuan xiong,
zhi gan cao

**Chen Xiang Jiang Qi Tang**
Primary Function: qi regulation
OM Diagnosis: stagnation of stomach qi with cold
Symptoms: pain in the stomach, distention, loose stool
Ingredients: chen xiang, xiang fu, sha ren, gan cao, chuan lian zi, yan
hu suo

**Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao San**
Primary Function: resolve external wind
OM Diagnosis: external wind attack with damp
Symptoms: headache, sinus congestion, vertigo, dizziness, cold
aggravates
Ingredients: chuan xiong, bai zhi, qiang huo, xi xin, bo he, jing jie, fang
feng, gan cao, green tea

**Ci Zhu Wan**
Primary Function: sedation and calming of the spirit
OM Diagnosis: heart and kidney disharmony with ascending heart
yang
Symptoms: palpitations, sleep disturbance, tinnitus, loss of hearing or
vision, seizure
Ingredients: ci shi, zhu sha, shen qu

**Cong Bai Qi Wei Yin**
Primary Function: release the exterior
OM Diagnosis: blood/yin deficiency with exterior cold attack
Symptoms: fever, chills, headache
Ingredients: cong bai, dan dou chi, ge gen, sheng jiang, mai men dong,
sheng di huang

**Cong Chi Tang**
Primary Function: release the exterior
OM Diagnosis: initial stage of exterior attack
Symptoms: slight fever and chills, headache, nasal congestion
Ingredients: cong bai, dan dou chi

**Da Bu Yin Wan**
Primary Function: yin tonification
OM Diagnosis: rising fire due to liver and kidney yin deficiency
Symptoms: night sweats, hot at night, steaming bone syndrome, heat
around the lower limbs, hemoptysis, irascibility, thirst
Ingredients: shu di huang, huang bai, gui ban, zhi mu

**Da Chai Hu Tang**
Primary Function: release exterior attack and clear interior heat
OM Diagnosis: shao yang disorder
Symptoms: bitter taste in mouth, chills, fever, nausea, vomiting,
burning diarrhea, constipation
Ingredients: chai hu, huagn qin, da huang, zhi shi, bai shao, zhi ban
xia, sheng jiang, da zao

**Da Cheng Qi Tang**
Primary Function: purgation
OM Diagnosis: yang ming disorder
Symptoms: severe constipation, emotionally disturbed, abdominal
mass, dry mouth
Ingredients: da huang, mang xiao, hou po, zhi shi

**Da Ding Feng Zhu**
Primary Function: wind elimination
OM Diagnosis: liver wind due to yin damage
Symptoms: fatigue, convulstions
Ingredients: e jiao, ji zi huang, wu wei zi, bai shao, zhi gan cao, mu li,
sheng di huang, huo ma ren, mai men dong, gui ban, bie jia

**Da Huang Fu Zi Tang**
Primary Function: purgation
OM Diagnosis: internal cold gathering
Symptoms: pain in the abdomen, constipation, coldness in the
extremities, true cold/false heat, herniation, worse with cold
Ingredients: zhi fu zi, da huang, xi xin

**Da Huang Huang Lian Xie Xin Tang**
Primary Function: heat clearing
OM Diagnosis: heat accumulation in the middle jiao
Symptoms: irascibility, redness of the eyes, dark urine, constipation,
fever, epigastric distention
Ingredients: da huang, huang lian

**Da Huang Mu Dan Tang**
Primary Function: reduction of abscesses
OM Diagnosis: hot stagnant blood causes intestinal abscess
Symptoms: abdominal pain in the lower right quandrant worse upon
moving, positive rebound test
Ingredients: da huang, mang xiao, mu dan pi, tao ren, dong gua ren

**Da Huang Zhe Chong Wan**
Primary Function: blood regulation
OM Diagnosis: qi and blood deficiency with stagnation
Symptoms: fullness and distention of the abdomen, emaciation, loss
of appetite, dry skin, dark cirles around the eyes
Ingredients: da huang, tu bie chong, tao ren, gan qi, shui zhi meng
chong, qi cao, huang qin, xing ren, sheng di huang, shao yao, gan cao

**Da Jian Zhong Tang**
Primary Function: warming of the interior
OM Diagnosis: internal deficiency cold
Symptoms: pain in the abdomen, cold sensation, coldness in the
extremities
Ingredients: hua jiao, gan jiang, ren shen, yi tang

**Da Qin Jiao Tang**
Primary Function: resolve wind
OM Diagnosis: external wind attack
Symptoms: speech disruption, deviation of mouth, eyes, tongue,
numbness in the extremities with motoric dysfunction
Ingredients: qin jiao, qinag huo, du huo, fang feng, bai zhi, xi xin, dang
gui, bai shao, shu di huang, chuan xiong, bai zhu, fu ling, huang qin, shi
gao, sheng di huang, gan cao

**Da Qing Long Tang**
Primary Function: release the exterior
OM Diagnosis: wind heat common cold
Symptoms: chills, fever, cough, irascible, cold exterior with heat
interior
Ingredients: ma huang, gui zhi, xing ren, shi gao, zhi gan cao, sheng
jiang, da zao

**Da Xian Xiong Tang**
Primary Function: purgation
OM Diagnosis: heat accumulation with fluids in the middle jiao
Symptoms: abdominal pain, thirst
Ingredients: gan sui, da huang, mang xiao

**Da Ying Jian**
Primary Function: treatment of gynecological disorders
OM Diagnosis: cold patterns of the uterus
Symptoms: dysmenorrhea, irregular menstruation, scanty periods with
cramps and dark clumpy blood, improves with warmth
Ingredients: dang gui, shu di huang, gou qi zi, zhi gan cao, niu xi, rou
gui

**Dan Shen Yin**
Primary Function: blood regulation
OM Diagnosis: qi and blood stagnation in the upper and middle jiao
Symptoms: angia pectoris
Ingredients: dan shen, tan xiang, sha ren

**Dan Zhi Xiao Yao San**
Primary Function: balance functions of liver and spleen
OM Diagnosis: spleen deficiency plus liver qi stagnation with heat
Symptoms: ribside pain, irascibility, hot and cold sensations,
spontaneous sweating, dryness of the mouth, sleep distrupted,
headache, premenstrual syndrome, dysuria
Ingredients: dang gui, bai shao, fu ling, bai zhu, chai hu, mu dan pi, zhi
zi, zhi gan cao

**Dang Gui Bu Xue Tang**
Primary Function: blood tonificaiton
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of qi and blood due to stress
Symptoms: fatigue, warm feeling in the muscles, thirst for warm
fluids, headaches, postpartum blood deficiency, poor healing ulcers
Ingredients: huang qi, dang gui

**Dang Gui Di Huang Yin**
Primary Function: yin tonification
OM Diagnosis: hypomenorrhea due to kidney yin deficiency
Symptoms: light scanty periods with pale blood, orthostatic
hypotension, weakness of the low back and knees, pale urination
Ingredients: dang gui, shu di huang, shan zhu yu, shan yao, du zhong,
huai niu xi, zhi gan cao

**Dang Gui Ji Xue Teng Tang**
Primary Function: blood tonification
OM Diagnosis: blood deficiency of the liver and heart systems
Symptoms: post trauma blood deficiency
Ingredients: dan shen, ji xue teng, shu di huang, dang gui, bai shao,
long yan rou

**Dang Gui Liu Huang Tang**
Primary Function: heat clearing
OM Diagnosis: heat due to deficiency of yin
Symptoms: afternoon fever, night sweats, dry mouth, irascibility, dark
urine
Ingredients: dang gui, sheng di huang, shu di huang, huang qin, huang
lian, huang bai, huang qi

**Dang Gui Long Hui Wan**
Primary Function: heat clearing
OM Diagnosis: fire in the liver and gallbladder systems
Symptoms: vertigo, dizziness, ringing in the ears, constipation, dark
urination, dysuria, sore throat
Ingredients: zhi zi, huang qin, huang lian, huang bai, long dan cao, da
huang, lu hui, mu xiang, dang gui, she xiang

**Dang Gui Nian Tong Tang**
Primary Function: reduction of heat and dampness
OM Diagnosis: dampness and heat in the joints
Symptoms: arthritis, heavy sensation, skin disorders in the lower
extremities with itching and pain, skin ulceration
Ingredients: qiang huo, ge gen, fang feng, sheng ma, huang qin, ku
shen, zhi mu, yin chen hao, ze xie, zhu ling, bai zhu, bai zhu, cang zhu,
ren shen, dang gui, zhi gan cao

**Dang Gui Shao Yao San**
Primary Function: blood regulation
OM Diagnosis: pregnancy related edema and abdominal pain due to
blood deficiency and stagnation of fluids
Symptoms: abdominal cramps, pale face, lips, eyelids, tongue,
dizziness, fatigue, cold limbs, edema
Ingredients: dang gui, chuan xiong, bai shao, bai zhu, fu ling, ze xie

**Dang Gui Si Ni Tang**
Primary Function: warming the interior
OM Diagnosis: cold in the extremities due to deficiency of blood
Symptoms: cold hands and feet, testicular pain due to cold,
leukorrhea, low libido, delayed menstruation, hernia disorders due to
cold
Ingredients: dang gui, bai shao, gui zhi, xi xin, da zao, zhi gan cao, mu
tong

**Dang Gui Yin Zi**
Primary Function: eliminate wind
OM Diagnosis: skin conditions due to deficiency of blood combined
with external wind
Symptoms: dry skin, itching, swelling, abscesses, skin ulceration
Ingredients: sheng di huang, dang gui, bai shao, chuan xiong, ci ji li,
jing jie, fang feng, huang qi, zhi he shou wu, gan cao

**Dao Chi Qing Xin Tang**
Primary Function: heat clearing
OM Diagnosis: heat in the heart transferring to the small intestines
Symptoms: fever worse at night, dry mouth, thirst but no desire to
drink, scanty dark urine, painful urination,
Ingredients: sheng di huang, mu tong, mai men dong, fu shen, mu dan
pi, lian zi xin, hua shi, gan cao, hu po, dan zhu ye

**Dao Chi San**
Primary Function: heat clearing
OM Diagnosis: heat in the heart and small intestine systems
Symptoms: dark urine, burning urination, irascibility, mouth ulcers,
redness of the face, bad dreams
Ingredients: sheng di huang, mu tong, dan zhu ye, gan cao

**Dao Tan Tang** Primary Function: dry up dampness and reduce phlegm
OM Diagnosis: phlegm in the chest
Symptoms: vertigo, chest distention, restless when sitting, coughing,
wheezing, expectorating phlegm, thick nasal mucus
Ingredients: zhi ban xia, zhi tian nan xing, zhi shi, ju hong, fu ling,
sheng jiang

**Di Dang Tang**
Primary Function: regulation and circulation of blood
OM Diagnosis: blood stasis with heat
Symptoms: lower jiao distention, mania, black colored feces easily
released, amenorrhea
Ingredients: shui zhi, meng chong, tao ren, jiu xi da huang

**Di Huang Yin Zi**
Primary Function: tonification of qi and blood
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of kidney yin and kidney yang with rising
heat and pathological phlegm blocking the orifices
Symptoms: aphasia, unable to speak, stiffness of the tongue, weakness
in the legs, paralysis of the limbs, dryness of the mouth, thirst but does
not want to drink
Ingredients: shu di huang, shan zhu yu, rou cong rong, ba ji tian, zhi fu
zi, rou gui, shih u, mai men dong, shi chang pu, yuan zhi, fu ling, wu
wei zi, bo he, sheng jiang, da zao

**Di Tan Tang**
Primary Function: dry up damp and resolve phlegm
OM Diagnosis: qi in the chest blocked by phlegm
Symptoms: speech disabled, cough
Ingredients: sheng jiang, fu ling, zhu ru, zhi ban xia, ju hong, zhi shi,
ren shen, da zao, gan cao, shi chang pu, dan nan xing

**Diao Gan Tang**
Primary Function: gynecological disorders
OM Diagnosis: liver yin and kidney yin deficiency
Symptoms: lower jiao pain during or after menstrual cycle, soreness of
the low back, dizziness, blurred vision, fatigue
Ingredients: dang gui, bai shao, shan yao, e jiao, shan zhu yu, ba ji tian,
zhi gan cao

**Die Da Wan**
Primary Function: regulation and circulation of blood
OM Diagnosis: trauma related blood stagnation
Symptoms: sprains, strains, bruises, swelling, aches, pains
Ingredients: dang gui, chuan xiong, ru xiang, mo yao, xue jie, tu bie
chong, ma huang, zi ran tong

**Ding Chuan Tang**
Primary Function: qi regulation
OM Diagnosis: hot phlegm in the lungs uprising with exterior wind
cold
Symptoms: wheezing with thick yellow phlegm, shortness of breath,
chills, fever, asthma
Ingredients: bai guo, ma huang, zi su zi, kuan dong hua, xing ren, zhi
ban xia, sang bai pi, huang qin, gan cao

**Ding Jing Tang**
Primary Function: gynecological disorders
OM Diagnosis: kidney deficiency with stagnation of liver qi
Symptoms: irregular menstruation, scanty blood, abdominal
distention, irritability
Ingredients: tu si zi, bai shao, dang gui, shu di huang, shan yao, fu ling,
jing jie, chai hu

**Ding Xiang Shi Di Tang**
Primary Function: qi regulation
OM Diagnosis: deficiency stomach cold
Symptoms: hiccups
Ingredients: shi di, sheng jiang, ren shen, ding xiang

**Ding Zhi Wan**
Primary Function: calm and nourish the heart
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of heart qi
Symptoms: anxiety, palpitations
Ingredients: ren shen, fu ling, shi chang pu, yuan zhi

**Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang**
Primary Function: eliminate wind dampness
OM Diagnosis: wind cold damp with qi and blood deficiency and liver
and kidney yin deficiency
Symptoms: low back pain worse with cold
Ingredients: du huo, xi xin, fang feng, qin jiao, sang ji sheng, du zhong,
niu xi, dang gui, sheng di huang, chuan xiong, bai shao, ren shen, fu
ling, rou gui, zhi gan cao

**Du Qi Wan**
Primary Function: yin tonification
OM Diagnosis: kidney yin deficiency with lung yin deficiency
Symptoms: weak low back and knees, ringing in the ears, wet dreams,
night sweats, cough, wheeze
Ingredients: shu di huang, shan zhu yu, shan yao, fu ling, mu dan pi, ze
xie, wu wei zi

**E Jiao Ji Zi Huang Tang**
Primary Function: reduction of internal wind
OM Diagnosis: internal wind generated from deficiencies of liver yin
and blood
Symptoms: spasms, tremors, dizzy spells
Ingredients: e jiao, ji zi huang, sheng di huang, bai shao, gou teng, shi
jue ming, mu li, fu shen, luo shi teng, gan cao

**Er Chen Tang**
Primary Function: reduction of dampness and phlegm
OM Diagnosis: dampness due to deficiency of spleen qi
Symptoms: coughing white phlegm
Ingredients: zhi ban xia, ju hong, fu ling, zhi gan cao

**Er Long Zuo Ci Wan**
Primary Function: tonification of yin
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of kidney yin
Symptoms: ringing in the ears, loss of vision, irascibility, sleep
disturbed, vertigo
Ingredients: shu di huang, shan zhu yu, shan yao, fu ling, mu dan pi, ze
xie, ci shi, shi chang pu, wu wei zi

**Er Miao San**
Primary Function: remove heat and dampness
OM Diagnosis: damp heat in the lower jiao
Symptoms: post stroke paralysis, leukorrhea, skin boils, swelling of the
ankles, weakness of the lower limbs, yellow vaginal discharge
Ingredients: huang bai, cang zhu

**Er Xian Tang**
Primary Function: tonification of yin and yang
OM Diagnosis: fire due to kidney yin and yang
Symptoms: hot flash, low energy, low libido, irascible, palpitations,
low back pain, knee pain, frequent urination
Ingredients: xian mao, yin yang huo, ba ji tian, huang bai, zhi mu, dang
gui

**Er Zhi Wan**
Primary Function: yin tonification
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of liver and kidney yin
Symptoms: low back pain and weakness, knee pain, weakness in the
lower limbs, dry mouth, dizziness, blurred vision, sleep disturbance,
grey hair
Ingredients: Mo Han Lian, Nu Zhen Zi

**Fang Feng Tong Sheng San**
Primary Function: purgation of interior while releasing the exterior
OM Diagnosis: heat in the interior with exterior wind heat attack
Symptoms: fever, eye pain, sore throat, fullness in the chest region,
cough, dyspnea, thick nasal congestion, constipation, dark urine
Ingredients: fang feng, da huang, mang xiao, ma huang, jing jie, hua
shi, jie geng, bo he, shi gao, zhi zi, huang qin, lian qiao, chuan xiong, bai
zhu, dang gui, bai shao, gan cao

**Fang Ji Huang Qi Tang**
Primary Function: remove dampness through diuresis
OM Diagnosis: wind edema
Symptoms: heaviness in the body, difficulty in urinating, kidney or
heart weakness, worse with wind, chills, puffy swollen joints
Ingredients: han fang ji, huang qi, bai zhu, sheng jiang, da zao, gan cao

**Fei Er Wan**
Primary Function: reduction of food stagnation
OM Diagnosis: parasite infection in children
Symptoms: weight loss, emaciation, abdominal pain and distention,
foul breath, fluctuating stool patterns
Ingredients: mai ya, shen qu, rou dou kou, huang lian, mu xiang, bing
lang, shi jun zi

**Fu Ling Gui Zhi Gan Cao Da Zao Tang**
Primary Function: reduce dampness and phlegm
OM Diagnosis: deficiencies of spleen, stomach, and heart yang
Symptoms: palpitations, full sensation in the chest, dizziness,
shortness of breath, vertigo, coughing of clear watery sputum
Ingredients: fu ling, gui zhi, da zao, zhi gan cao

**Fu Tu Dan**
Primary Function: secures loss of essence
OM Diagnosis: heart and kidney disharmony
Symptoms: premature ejaculation, spermatorrhea, increase clear or
cloudy urine, mental restlessness
Ingredients: fu ling, shan yao, tu si zi, wu wei zi, lian zi

**Fu Yuan Huo Xue Tang**
Primary Function: regulation and circulation of blood
OM Diagnosis: blood stagnation from physical trauma
Symptoms: sports injuries, musculoskeletal injuries, pain
Ingredients: da huang, tao ren, hong hua, chuan shan jia, dang gui, tian
hua fen, chai hu, gan cao

**Fu Zi Li Zhong Wan**
Primary Function: warm the interior
OM Diagnosis: spleen and stomach deficiency cold
Symptoms: stomach pain, abdominal cramps, epigastric pain, better
with warmth and pressure, indigestion, poor appetite, vomiting and
nausea, diarrhea
Ingredients: gan jiang, ren shen, bai zhu, zhi fu zi, zhi gan cao

**Fu Zi Tang**
Primary Function: reduction of dampness
OM Diagnosis: internal damp cold due to yang deficiency blocking the
channels
Symptoms: body aches, arthritis, worse with cold, cold limbs
Ingredients: bao fu zi, bai zhu, fu ling, ren shen, bai shao

**Fu Zi Xie Xin Tang**
Primary Function: heat clearing
OM Diagnosis: damp heat in the middle
Symptoms: vomiting, diarrhea, cold limbs, worse with cold, sweats
Ingredients: da huang, huang lian, huang qin, fu zi
Gan Cao Gan Jiang Fu Ling Bai Zhu Tang
Primary Function: remove dampness
OM Diagnosis: cold damp in the lower part of the body
Symptoms: heavy body feeling, low back pain worse with cold,
diarrhea, abdominal pain
Ingredients: gan jiang, bai zhu, gan cao, fu ling

**Gan Cao Gan Jiang Tang**
Primary Function: internal warming
OM Diagnosis: cold deficiency of lung and stomach
Symptoms: cold limbs, irascible, urinating clear urine, dizzy
Ingredients: gan jiang, zhi gan cao

**Gan Cao Xie Xin Tang**
Primary Function: balance stomach and intestines
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of stomach qi
Symptoms: abdominal distention, loose stool with undigested food
Ingredients: zhi ban xia, gan jiang, huang qin, huang lian, ren shen, da
zao, zhi gan cao

**Gan Lu Xiao Du Dan**
Primary Function: remove dampness
OM Diagnosis: damp heat febrile disease
Symptoms: vomiting, diarrhea, fever, fatigue, sore swollen throat,
abdominal distention
Ingredients: bo he, huang qin, lian qiao, she gan, hua shi, mu tong, yin
chen hao, chuan bei mu, huo xiang, bai dou kou, shi chang pu

**Gan Mai Da Zao Tang**
Primary Function: nourishing of the heart to relax the spirit
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of heart blood with liver qi stagnation
Symptoms: emotionally upset, disturbed sleep, irascible
Ingredients: fu xiao mai, gan cao, da zao

**Ge Gen Huang Lian Huang Qin Tang**
Primary Function: purgation of the interior while releasing the exterior
OM Diagnosis: wind cold attack with internal heat
Symptoms: fever, sweating, foul smelling burning diarrhea, chills,
wheeze
Ingredients: ge gen, huang qin, huang lian, gan cao

**Ge Gen Jia Ban Xia Tang**
Primary Function: release of the exterior
OM Diagnosis: tai yang attack with yang ming invasion
Symptoms: vomiting but no diarrhea, chills, fever, no sweating, neck
pain and stiffness, worse with wind and cold, spasms of the muscles,
sinus congestion, headache, aches and pains
Ingredients: ge gen, ma huang, gui zhi, bai shao, sheng jiang, da zao,
gan cao, zhi ban xia

**Ge Gen Tang**
Primary Function: release the exterior
OM Diagnosis: external wind cold attack
Symptoms: worse with cold, chills, fever, headache, stiff neck, body
aches, diarrhea
Ingredients: ge gen, shao yao, ma huang, da zao, gui zhi, sheng jiang,
zhi gan cao

**Ge Hua Jie Cheng San**
Primary Function: eliminate stagnation of food
OM Diagnosis: damp heat affecting spleen and stomach
Symptoms: headache, nausea, vomiting, fatigue, bloated abdomen
Ingredients: ge hua, bai dou kou, sha ren, mu xiang, qing pi, chen pi,
ren shen, bai zhu, fu ling, shen qu, gan jiang, zhu ling, ze xie

**Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang**
Primary Function: circulation of blood
OM Diagnosis: stagnation of blood in the lower
Symptoms: abdominal masses
Ingredients: dang gui, chi shao, chuan xiong, tao ren, hong hua, wu
ling zhi, wu yao, yan hu suo, xiang fu, mu dan pi, zhi ke, gan cao

**Gu Ben Zhi Beng Tang**
Primary Function: tonification of qi and blood
OM Diagnosis: bleeding due to deficiency of spleen holding qi
Symptoms: heavy menstrual flow initially with a continued trickle, pale
face, tongue, lips, fatigue, loose bowel movements
Ingredients: huang qi, ren shen, bai zhu, shu di huang, dang gui, pao
jiang

**Gu Chong Tang**
Primary Function: uterine stability
OM Diagnosis: chong disorders
Symptoms: excessive vaginal and uterine bleeding, blood gushes and
trickles
Ingredients: shan zhu yu, long gu, mu li, bai zhu, huang qi, bai shao,
hai piao xiao, zong lu tan, wu bei zi, qian cao

**Gu Jing Wan**
Primary Function: uterine stability
OM Diagnosis: chong and ren disorder due to liver fire
Symptoms: heavy uterine bleeding, excessive menstrual bleeding, dark
clumpy blood, irascibility, dark urine, sleep disturbed
Ingredients: gui ban, bai shao, huang qin, huang bai, chun pi, xiang fu

**Gua Di San**
Primary Function: phlegm reduction through vomiting
OM Diagnosis: food poison or turbid phlegm
Symptoms: chest distention, dyspnea, nausea, diarrhea
Ingredients: gua di, chi xiao dou

**Gua Lou Xie Bai Bai Jiu Tang**
Primary Function: qi movement and regulation
OM Diagnosis: bi syndrome of the chest with phlegm due to
deficiency of heart yang
Symptoms: fullness of the chest, pain in the chest referring to the
back, difficulty breathing, cough and wheeze
Ingredients: gua lou, xie bai, bai jiu

**Gua Lou Xie Bai Ban Xia Tang**
Primary Function: qi movement and regulation
OM Diagnosis: bi syndrome of the chest with phlegm due to
deficiency of heart yang
Symptoms: fullness and pain in the chest without the ability to lie
down
Ingredients: gua lou, xie bai, zhi ban xia, bai jiu

**Gui Lu Er Xian Jiao**
Primary Function: yin and yang tonification
OM Diagnosis: kidney yin and yang deficiency with lack of essence and
blood in the chong and du
Symptoms: weak constitution, emaciation, erectile dysfunction, poor
vision, loose stool in the early morning, low back and knee pain
Ingredients: lu jiao, gui ban, gou qi zi, ren shen

**Gui Pi Tang**
Primary Function: qi and blood tonification
OM Diagnosis: bleeding due to spleen qi and heart blood deficiency
Symptoms: menorrhagia, epistaxis, heart palpitations, memory loss,
sleep disturbance, anxiousness, pale face, lips, tongue
Ingredients: ren shen, huang qi, bai zhu, zhi gan cao, dang gui, long
yan rou, suan zao ren, fu ling, yuan zhi, mu xiang, sheng jiang, da zao

**Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan**
Primary Function: blood circulation and regulation
OM Diagnosis: stagnation of blood in the uterus
Symptoms: abdominal masses worse with pressure, uterine bleeding
excessive with darker blood, ovarian cysts, difficult labors
Ingredients: gui zhi, fu ling, bai shao, mu dan pi, tao ren, feng mi

**Gui Zhi Gan Cao Tang**
Primary Function: qi tonification
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of qi due to hyperhydrosis
Symptoms: chest pain with palpitations and shortness of breath
Ingredients: gui zhi, zhi gan cao

**Gui Zhi Jia Fu Zi Tang**
Primary Function: release of the exterior
OM Diagnosis: wind cold damp bi syndrome
Symptoms: muscle spasms and aches, stiffness in the limbs, chills,
fever, pain upon urinating, heaviness in the chest with pain
Ingredients: gui zhi, bai shao, sheng jiang, da zao, zhi gan cao, zhi fu zi

**Gui Zhi Jia Ge Gen Tang**
Primary Function: release of the exterior
OM Diagnosis: tai yang attack
Symptoms: stiffness of the neck and upper back, sweating, worse with
wind
Ingredients: gui zhi, bai shao, sheng jiang, da zao, zhi gan cao, ge gen

**Gui Zhi Jia Hou Po Xing Zi Tang**
Primary Function: release of the exterior
OM Diagnosis: misuse of purgatives when release of the exterior was
needed
Symptoms: wheezing and asthma with chills
Ingredients: gui zhi, shao yao, sheng jiang, da zao, zhi gan cao, hou po,
ku xing ren

**Gui Zhi Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang**
Primary Function: stability of essence
OM Diagnosis: heart and kidney miscommunication with deficiency of
yin and yang
Symptoms: coldness in the penis tip, spermatorrhea, lower abdominal
pain, sleep disturbance, dizzy feeling, alopecia
Ingredients: gui zhi, bai shao, long gu, mu li, sheng jiang, da zao, gan
cao

**Gui Zhi Jia Shao Yao Tang**
Primary Function: release of the exterior
OM Diagnosis: tai yang syndrome due to misuse of purgative herbs
Symptoms: sweating, worse with cold, fever, fullness in the abdomen,
pain in the abdomen, diarrhea
Ingredients: gui zhi, bai shao, sheng jiang, da zao, zhi gan cao

**Gui Zhi Ren Shen Tang**
Primary Function: release of the exterior
OM Diagnosis: tai yang attack
Symptoms: fever, chills, headache, diarrhea, joint pain, epigastric
distention
Ingredients: gui zhi, ren shen, gan jiang, bai zhu, zhi gan cao

**Gui Zhi Shao Yao Zhi Mu Tang**
Primary Function: removal of wind-dampness
OM Diagnosis: wind-damp bi syndrome with heat
Symptoms: arthritis, swollen ankles or feet, muscle wasting, tingling
sensation or numbness of the limbs with compromised mobility
Ingredients: gui zhi, ma huang, fang feng, zhi fu zi, bai shao, zhi mu,
gan cao, bai zhu, sheng jiang

**Gui Zhi Tang**
Primary Function: release of the exterior
OM Diagnosis: exterior wind-cold attack
Symptoms: chills, worse with wind, headache, neck pain, nasal
congestion, sweating
Ingredients: gui zhi, bai shao, sheng jiang, da zao, zhi gan cao

**Gun Tan Wan**
Primary Function: phlegm removal
OM Diagnosis: chronic hot phlegm
Symptoms: cough and wheeze with thick expectoration, mania, facial
tics, heart palpitations, chest fullness, sleep disturbance, vertigo
Ingredients: meng shi, huang qin, da huang, chen xiang

**Hai Zao Yu Hu Tang**
Primary Function: reduce dryness and phlegm
OM Diagnosis: phlegm due to qi stagnation
Symptoms: thyroid nodules
Ingredients: hai zao, kun bu, hai dai, zhe bei mu, zhi ban xia, du huo,
chuan xiong, dang gui, qing pi, chen pi, lian qiao, gan cao

**Hao Qin Qing Dan Tang**
Primary Function: clear gallbladder damp heat
OM Diagnosis: damp heat in the shao yang
Symptoms: bitter taste, vomiting of bile, chills and fever, pain in the
hypochonrium
Ingredients: huang qin, qing hao, zhu ru, zhi ke, zhi ban xia, chen pi,
chi fu ling, bi yu san

**Hei Xiao Yao San**
Primary Function: balance liver and spleen
OM Diagnosis: liver qi stagnation due to blood deficiency
Symptoms: scanty menstruation, menstrual cramps, excess uterine
bleeding, anemia, dizziness
Ingredients: chai hu, dang gui, bai shao, bai zhu, fu ling, zhi gan cao,
sheng di huang

**Hou Po Wen Zhong Tang**
Primary Function: qi regulation
OM Diagnosis: damp-cold in the spleen and stomach
Symptoms: epigastric pain and distention, fatigue, loss of appetite
Ingredients: hou po, chen pi, mu xiang, cao dou kou, gan jiang, sheng
jiang, fu ling, zhi gan cao

**Hu Qian Wan**
Primary Function: yin tonification
OM Diagnosis: liver and kidney deficiency causing atrophy disorder
Symptoms: soft tissue degeneration, tendon and ligament weakness,
low back pain, muscle loss, dizziness, incontinence, ringing in the ears
Ingredients: huang bai, gui ban, zhi mu, shu di huang, bai shao, hu gu,
suo yang, gan jiang, chen pi

**Hua Chong Wan**
Primary Function: removal of parasites
OM Diagnosis: parasitic infection in the intestines
Symptoms: abdominal pain, nausea, fluctuating stool pattern
Ingredients: he shi, bai fan, ku lian pi, bing lang, qian dan

**Huai Hua San**
Primary Function: blood regulation for bleeding disorders
OM Diagnosis: wind heat and/or damp heat in the gastrointestinal
tract
Symptoms: rectal bleeding
Ingredients: chao huai hua, chao bai ye, jing jie sui, fu chao zhi ke

**Huang Lian E Jiao Tang**
Primary Function: nourishment of the heart system to relax the spirit
OM Diagnosis: deficiency fo yin related fire
Symptoms: irascibility, heat sensations, anxious feeling
Ingredients: huang lian, e jiao, huang qin, shao yan, ji zi huang

**Huang Lian Jie Du Tang**
Primary Function: heat clearing
OM Diagnosis: toxic fire in the san jiao
Symptoms: high fever, extreme thirst, dysentery, irascibility,
sleeplessness, skin rashes, boils, bleeding due to heat
Ingredients: d

**Huang Lian Tang**
Primary Function: stomach and intestine balancing
OM Diagnosis: heat pattern in the chest with cold pattern in the
stomach
Symptoms: full sensation in the chest with irascibility, nausea,
vomiting, fever, pain in the abdomen, diarrhea
Ingredients: gan jiang, huang lian, zhi ban xia, gui zhi, ren shen, da
zao, zhi gan cao

**Huang Lian Wen Dan Tang**
Primary Function: remove damp and phlegm
OM Diagnosis: hot phlegm due to gallbladder and stomach imbalance
Symptoms: irascible, dizziness, vertigo, sleep disturbance, nausea,
heart palpitations, anxious emotions, bitter taste, thirst
Ingredients: zhu ru, zhi ban xia, zhi shi, chen pi, fu ling, sheng jiang,
da zao, gan cao, huang lian

**Huang Long Tang**
Primary Function: detox and tonify
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of yin and blood with heat in the interior
Symptoms: foul diarrhea, pain in the abdomen worse with pressure,
fever, thirst, fatigue
Ingredients: da huang, mang xiao, zhi shi, hou po, ren shen, dang gui,
jie geng, sheng jiang, da zao, gan cao

**Huang Qi Gui Zhi Wu Wu Tang**
Primary Function: warm the channels
OM Diagnosis: external wind cold blocking the channels
Symptoms: numbness and pain in the muscles
Ingredients: huang qi, bai shao, gui zhi, sheng jiang, da zao

**Huang Qi Jian Zhong Tang**
Primary Function: warming of the interior middle jiao
OM Diagnosis: cold in the middle jiao with deficiency of qi
Symptoms: abdominal pain, ulcer, tiredness, spontaneous sweating
Ingredients: yi tang, gui zhi, bai shao, zhi gan cao, sheng jiang, da zao,
huang qi

**Huang Qin Tang**
Primary Function: heat clearing
OM Diagnosis: heat in the intestines
Symptoms: diarrhea, fever, bitter taste in the mouth, dysentery, pain in
the abdomen
Ingredients: huang qin, shao yao, zhi gan cao, da zao

**Huang Tu Tang**
Primary Function: stop bleeding through regulation of blood
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of spleen yang
Symptoms: hemafecia, hemoptysis, epistaxis, uterine bleeding,
coldness, pale complexion, tiredness
Ingredients: zao xin tu, bai zhu, zhi fu zi, sheng di huang, e jiao, huang
qin, gan cao

**Huo Luo Xiao Ling Dan**
Primary Function: regulation and circulation of blood
OM Diagnosis: stagnation of qi and blood
Symptoms: pain, bruises
Ingredients: dang gui, dan shen, ru xiang, mo yao

**Huo Po Xia Ling Tang**
Primary Function: remove dampness
OM Diagnosis: damp heat
Symptoms: fever and chills, fatigue, fullness in the chest
Ingredients: dan dou chi, zhu ling, yi yi ren, ze xie, zhi ban xia, xing
ren, huo xiang, hou po, bai dou kou

**Hou Xiang Zheng Qi Tang**
Primary Function: remove dampness and balance the stomach
OM Diagnosis: external attack of wind cold with concurrent damp
internally in the upper and middle jiaos
Symptoms: headache, fullness in the chest, pain in the abdomen,
nausea, vomiting, motion sickness
Ingredients: huo xiang, zi su ye, bai zhi, zhi ban xia, chen pi, bai zhu,
hou po, da fu pi, fu ling, sheng jiang, zhi gan cao, da zao, jie geng

**Ji Chuan Jian**
Primary Function: move and lubricate the intestines
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of kidney yang causing constipation
Symptoms: constipation, pain in the low back region, weakness of the
knees
Ingredients: rou cong rong, dang gui, niu xi, ze xie, zhi ke, sheng ma

**Jia Jian Wei Rui Tang**
Primary Function: release of the exterior
OM Diagnosis: deficiencies of blood and yin with attack of wind heat
Symptoms: cough, thirst, dryness of the throat, headache, fever
Ingredients: yu zhu, cong bai, dan dou chi, bo he, jie geng, bai wei, zhi
gan cao, da zao

**Jia Wei Shen Qi Wan**
Primary Function: tonification of yang
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of kidney yang causing water dysregulation
Symptoms: coldness in the body; extremities, edema in the lower
limbs, reduced urination, pain in the low back region, fluid
accumulation in the abdomen
Ingredients: shu di huang, shan zhu yu, chao shan yao, ze xie, fu ling,
mu dan pi, rou gui, zhi fu zi, jiu chuan niu xi, che chian zi

**Jia Wei Si Wu Tang**
Primary Function: tonification of blood
OM Diagnosis: blood deficiency causing stagnation of liver blood
Symptoms: weakness and numbness of the limbs with muscle loss
Ingredients: dang gui, mai men dong, huang bai, cang zhu, shu di
huang, bai shao, chuan xiong, du zhong, wu wei zi, ren shen, huang
lian, zhi mu, niu xi

**Jia Wei Xiao Yao San**
Primary Function: balancing of liver and spleen systems
OM Diagnosis: blood deficiency with stagnation of liver qi causing
heat overacting on the spleen
Symptoms: IBS, irascibility, headache, painful urination, hot at night
Ingredients: chai hu, dang gui, shao yao, bai zhu, fu ling, zhi gan cao,
pao jiang, bo he, mu dan pi, zhi zi

**Jian Ling Tang**
Primary Function: resolve wind
OM Diagnosis: upward movement of liver yang
Symptoms: dizziness, vertigo, ringing in the ears, heart palpitations,
difficulty sleeping
Ingredients: niu xi, sheng di huang, shan yao, bai shao, long gu, mu li,
dai zhe shi, bai zi ren

**Jian Pi Wan**
Primary Function: digestive support
OM Diagnosis: food stagnation due to deficiency of spleen
Symptoms: dyspepsia, fullness in the abdomen, upper and lower gas,
fatigue, IBS patterns, symptoms worsen after eating
Ingredients: ren shen, bai zhu, fu ling, zhi gan cao, shan yao, rou dou
kou, shan zha, shen qu, mai ya, mu xiang, sha ren, chen pi, huang lian

**Jiao Ai Tang**
Primary Function: stop bleeding
OM Diagnosis: bleeding due to spleen not holding with cold
Symptoms: excess or prolonged uterine bleeding, hematochezia
Ingredients: e jiao, ai ya, shu di huang, dang gui, chuan xiong, bai shao,
gan cao, huang jiu

**Jie Geng Tang**
Primary Function: resolve dryness and phlegm
OM Diagnosis: phlegm in the chest region with dryness from fire
rising upwards
Symptoms: cough, sore throat, expectoration of smelly mucus with
blood, dry mouth but there is no thirst
Ingredients: jie geng, gan cao

**Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan**
Primary Function: tonification of kidney yang
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of kidney yang
Symptoms: pain in the low back region with weakness of the knees,
cold feeling in the low back area, cold limbs, urinary frequency
increased, edema
Ingredients: zhi fu zi, gui zhi, sheng di huang, shan zhu yu, shan yao,
ze xie, fu ling, mu dan pi

**Jin Ling Zi San**
Primary Function: qi regulation
OM Diagnosis: stagnation of liver qi with heat in the interior
Symptoms: rib side pain, hernia disorders, pms, epigastric pain,
hypochondrial pain, irascibility
Ingredients: chuan lian zi, yan hu suo

**Jin Suo Gu Jing Wan**
Primary Function: essence stabilization
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of the kidney system
Symptoms: premature ejactulation, leakage of seminal fluid, weakness
and pain of the low back
Ingredients: sha yuan zi, qian shi, lian zi, lian xu, duan long gu, duan
mu li

**Jing Qian Fang**
Primary Function: treatment of gynecological disorders through
circulating and tonifying blood
OM Diagnosis: deficiency and stagnation of blood
Symptoms: dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, premenstrual syndrome,
subclinical anemia
Ingredients: dang gui, bai shao, shu di huang, gou qi zi, xiang fu, niu
xi, dan shen

**Jiu Wei Qiang Huo Tang**
Primary Function: exterior releasing
OM Diagnosis: external attack of wind-cold
Symptoms: taiyang stiffness in the neck region, lack of sweat with
chills, cold aggravates
Ingredients: qiang huo, fang feng, cang zhu, xi xin, chuan xiong, huang
qin, sheng di huang, gan cao

**Jiu Xian San**
Primary Function: support of the lung system by retaining
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of lung qi and yin causing chronic cough
Symptoms: chronic cough and/or wheeze
Ingredients: chuan bei mu, wu wei zi, wu mei, ren shen, e jiao, kuan
dong hua, ying su ke, sang bai pi, jie geng

**Ju He Wan**
Primary Function: qi circulation
OM Diagnosis: dampness and cold in the liver channel
Symptoms: herniation, abdominal distention, swelling of the testicles,
groin pain
Ingredients: ju he, chuan lian zi, mu xiang, tao ren, yan hu suo, rou
gui, mu tong, hou po, zhi shi, hai zao, kun bu, hai dai

**Ju Pi Zhu Ru Tang**
Primary Function: regulation of qi
OM Diagnosis: counterflow qi of the stomach due to heat with
deficiency of spleen
Symptoms: upper gastrointestinal gas, diaphragmatic spasms, nausea,
vomiting, pain in the upper jiao
Ingredients: chen pi, zhu ru, ren shen, sheng jiang, da zao, gan cao

**Ju Yuan Jian**
Primary Function: tonification of qi
OM Diagnosis: polymenorrhea due to deficiency of qi
Symptoms: pale frequent periods, soft or loose stools, fatigue
Ingredients: ren shen, huang qi, bai zhu, zhi gan cao, sheng ma

**Juan Bi Tang**
Primary Function: removal of wind-damp blockage
OM Diagnosis: bi syndrome due to wind-damp blockage with
deficiency of ying and wei
Symptoms: pain, heavy feeling in the body, joint pain, shoulder and
neck stiffness
Ingredients: qiang huo, fang feng, dang gui, bai shao, huang qi, jiang
huang, zhi gan cao, da zao, sheng jiang

**Kai Yu Zhong Yu Tang**
Primary Function: treatment of gynecological disorders
OM Diagnosis: liver blood deficiency, stagnation, liver qi stagnation
Symptoms: infertility
Ingredients: dang gui, bai zhu, bai shao, fu ling, mu dan pi, xiang fu,
tian hua fen

**Li Yan Cha**
Primary Function: removal of heat
OM Diagnosis: tonisillary heat
Symptoms: sore throat, fever, pus on the tonsils, foul breath
Ingredients: jin yin hua, ju hua, jie geng, mai men dong, xuan shen, mu
hu die, pang da hai, gan cao

**Li Zhong An Hui Tang**
Primary Function: antiparasitic
OM Diagnosis: deficiency cold with intestinal parasites
Symptoms: soft stool, loose stool, polyuria, pain in the lower jiao
Ingredients: fu ling, gan jiang, hua jiao, ren shen, bai zhu, wu mei

**Li Zhong Wan**
Primary Function: warm and tonify the middle jiao
OM Diagnosis: deficiency cold pattern of the middle jiao
Symptoms: abdominal pain, distention, loose stool, dyspepsia, low
energy, sense of urgency stool, constipation
Ingredients: gan jiang, ren shen, bai zhu, zhi gan cao

**Lian Mei An Hui Tang**
Primary Function: antiparasitic
OM Diagnosis: heat in the middle jiao plus parasites
Symptoms: fever, heat sensations, pain in the middle jiao, decreased
appetite, irascibility, dryness in the mouth
Ingredients: lei wan, bing lang, wu mei, hu huang lian, huang bai, hua
jiao

**Lian Po Yin**
Primary Function: remove damp heat
OM Diagnosis: damp heat in the middle
Symptoms: decreased urination that is darker, nausea, vomiting,
bloated feeling, fullness in the chest and abdomen
Ingredients: huang lian, hou po, shi chang pu, zhi ban xia, dan dou chi,
zhi zi, lu gen

**Liang Fu Wan**
Primary Function: move liver qi and warm the stomach
OM Diagnosis: liver qi stagnation with cold in the stomach
Symptoms: pain in the abdomen improved with heat, dysmenorrhea
Ingredients: xiang fu, gao liang jiang

**Liang Ge San**
Primary Function: heat and heat toxin reduction
OM Diagnosis: heat in the upper jiao and lower jiao
Symptoms: increased thirst, sores in the mouth and on the tongue,
irriationa and redness of the eyes, epistaxis, dark reduced urine,
constipation
Ingredients: lian qiao, dan zhu ye, huang qin, da huang, mang xiao, gan
cao, bo he, zhi zi

**Ling Gan Wu Wei Jiang Xin Tang**
Primary Function: resvolve cold phlegm
OM Diagnosis: spleen yang deficiency resulting chest phlegm
Symptoms: cough with expectoration of clear or white phlegm
Ingredients: gan jiang, xi xin, fu ling, wu wei zi, gan cao

**Ling Gui Zhu Gan Tang**
Primary Function: dampness removing
OM Diagnosis: cold dampness resulting from defieincy of spleen yang
Symptoms: cough, shorness of breath, dizziness, heart palpitations,
fullness in the chest
Ingredients: fu ling, gui zhi, bai zhu, gan cao

**Ling Jiao Gou Teng Tang**
Primary Function: calm and eliminate internal wind
OM Diagnosis: liver wind rising due to excess of heat in the liver
channel
Symptoms: muscle spasms, twitches, irascibility, vertigo, dizziness,
fever
Ingredients: ling yang jiao, gou teng, sang ye, ju hua, sheng di huang,
bai shao, chuan bei mu, zhu ru, fu shen, gan cao

**Liu Jun Zi Tang**
Primary Function: tonification of qi
OM Diagnosis: deficient function of spleen and stomach resulting in
dampness and phlegm
Symptoms: loose stool, chest fullness, dyspepsia, abdominal
distention, nausea, vomiting, GERD, cough with clear or white phlegm
Ingredients: ren shen, bai zhu, fu ling, zhi gan cao, chen pi, zhi ban xia

**Liu Shen Wan**
Primary Function: treatment of abscesses
OM Diagnosis: toxic heat in the throat
Symptoms: tonsillitis with pus, severe sore throat
Ingredients: niu huang, zhen zhu, chan su, xiong huang, bing pian, she
xiang

**Liu Wei Di Huang Wan**
Primary Function: yin tonification
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of yin in the liver and kidney systems
Symptoms: hot flash, night sweats, weakness in the knees, sore lower
back, dry skin, dry eyes, vaginal dryness, decreased libido, fatigue, poor
stamina, vertigo, tinnitus, orthostatic hypotension
Ingredients: shu di huang, shan zhu yu, shan yao, fu ling, mu dan pi, ze
xie

**Liu Yi San**
Primary Function: eliminate summer heat and reduce dampness
OM Diagnosis: summer heat syndrome with dampness accumulating
in the interior
Symptoms: heavy feeling, lethargy, thirst, irascibility, fever, yellow or
dark yellow scanty urine
Ingredients: hua shi, gan cao

**Long Chi Qing Hun Tang**
Primary Function: shen calming
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of liver yang
Symptoms: restlessness, insomnia, mania
Ingredients: long chi, ren shen, dang gui, yuan zhi, mai men dong, rou
gui, fu shen, xi xin

**Long Dan Bi Yuan Tang**
Primary Function: heat and damp reduction
OM Diagnosis: liver and gallbladder damp heat accumulation
Symptoms: bitter taste, ear aches, irritability, restlessness, sleep
disturbed
Ingredients: long dan cao, huang qin, kia ku cao, yu xing cao, ju hua,
bai zhi, cang er zi, huo xiang, yi yi ren, che qian zi, jie geng

**Long Dan Xie Gan Tang**
Primary Function: heat removal
OM Diagnosis: damp heat in the liver and gallbladder systems
Symptoms: itching, redness, bitterness in the mouth, herpes or
shingles, yellow vaginal discharge, genital itching, genital swelling, otitis
media, conjunctivitis
Ingredients: long dan cao, huang qin, zhi zi, chai hu, mu tong, che qian
zi, ze xie, sheng di huang, dang gui, gan cao

**Ma Huang Lian Qiao Chi Xiao Dou Tang**
Primary Function: removal of damp heat
OM Diagnosis: heat in the blood with external wind-cold causing
jaundice
Symptoms: fever and chills, edema, abdominal fullness, itching,
eczema, rash
Ingredients: ma huang, lian qiao, xing ren, da zao, sang bai pi, chi xiao
dou, sheng jiang, gan cao

**Ma Huang Tang**
Primary Function: exterior releasing
OM Diagnosis: attack of exterior wind-cold
Symptoms: chills, fever, no sweating, worse with cold, coughing,
muscle aches
Ingredients: ma huang, gui zhi, xing ren, zhi gan cao

**Ma Huang Xi Xin Fu Zi Tang**
Primary Function: exterior releasing
OM Diagnosis: shaoyin syndrome with taiyang syndrome
Symptoms: severe chills
Ingredients: zhi fu zi, ma huang, xi xin

**Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang**
Primary Function: heat clearing
OM Diagnosis: lung heat
Symptoms: coughing, wheezing, chills and fever, thirst with craving
for cold drink
Ingredients: ma huang, shi gao, xing ren, zhi gan cao

**Ma Zi Ren Wan**
Primary Function: laxative
OM Diagnosis: stomach heat affecting spleen function and drying the
intestines
Symptoms: dry hard stool, constipation
Ingredients: huo ma ren, xing ren, shao yao, zhi shi, hou po, da huang,
feng mi

**Mai Men Dong Tang**
Primary Function: yin tonic
OM Diagnosis: dyness in the lung system
Symptoms: cough, dry cough, dry throat, thirst, five center heat
Ingredients: mai men dong, zhi ban xia, xi yang shen, geng mi, da zao,
gan cao

**Mai Wei Di Huang Wan**
Primary Function: yin tonic
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of yin in the kidney and lung systems
Symptoms: cough, low back and knee pain, fatigue, weakness,
dizziness, vertigo, hot flash, tinnitus, delayed growth in enfants,
shortness of breath
Ingredients: shu di huang, shan zhu yu, shan yao, fu ling, mu dan pi, ze
xie, wu wei zi, mai men dong

**Mie Di Zhi Yang Tang**
Primary Function: antiparasitic
OM Diagnosis: parasitic infection, Trichomonas Vaginalis
Symptoms: yellow foul smelling vaginal discharge with irritation and
itching
Ingredients: bi xie, yi yi ren, huang bai, fu ling, mu dan pi, ze xie, hua
shi, zhi mu, he shi, cang zhu

**Ming Mu Di Huang Wan**
Primary Function: yin tonic
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of yin in the liver and kidney systems
causing decline in vision
Symptoms: blurry vision, poor vision
Ingredients: shu di huang, sheng di huang, shan yao, ze xie, shan zhu
yu, mu dan pi, chai hu, fu shen, dang gui, wu wei zi

**Mu Li San**
Primary Function: stop sweating
OM Diagnosis: wei qi deficiency related sweating
Symptoms: spontaneous sweating, heart palpitations, fatigue, gets sick
easily
Ingredients: mu li, huang qi, ma huang gen, fu xiao mai

**Mu Xiang Bing Lang Wan**
Primary Function: treatment of food stagnation
OM Diagnosis: food stagnation with damp heat
Symptoms: pain and distention in the abdomen, foul smelling gas and
stool, bloat, burping, constipation, dysentery
Ingredients: mu xiang, bing lang, qian niu zi, da huang, qing pi, chen
pi, xiang fu, e zhu, zhi ke, huang lian, huang bai, sheng jiang

**Nuan Gan Jiang**
Primary Function: regulation of qi
OM Diagnosis: liver and kidney channel qi stagnation due to cold
Symptoms: hernia, pain in the lower portion of the abdomen, worse
with cold, pain or swelling in the testicles
Ingredients: xiao hui xiang, wu yao, chen xiang, rou gui, fu ling, dang
gui, gou qi zi, sheng jiang

**Ping Gan Kai Yu Zhi Xue Tang**
Primary Function: gynecological disorders
OM Diagnosis: excess uterine bleeding due to liver qi stagnation
Symptoms: excess uterine bleeding, irascibility, pain and distention in
the abdomen
Ingredients: bai shao, bai zhu, dang gui, mu dan pi, san qi, sheng di
huang, gan cao, jing jie, chai hu

**Ping Wei San**
Primary Function: balance stomach functions and remove dampness
OM Diagnosis: cold damp impairing the spleen and stomach systems
Symptoms: GERD, bloat, IBS, abdominal pain, distention
Ingredients: cang zhu, hou po, chen pi, zhi gan cao, sheng jiang, da
zao

**Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin**
Primary Function: elimination of heat toxins
OM Diagnosis: epidemic disorders with wind heat and damp phlegm
Symptoms: painful sore throat, fever, chills, yellow or green nasal
discharge and phlegm from cough, allergic reactions, bug bites or
stings, otitis media, tooth infection
Ingredients: huang qin, huang lian, niu bang zi, lian qiao, bo he, bai
jiang can, xuan shen, ma bo, ban lan gen, jie geng, gan cao, ju hong,
chai hu, sheng ma

**Qi Bao Mei Ran Dan**
Primary Function: tonification of yin and yang
OM Diagnosis: deficiency and decline of the kidney and liver systems
Symptoms: hair loss, grey hair under the age of thirty, dental
degeneration, soreness of the low back and knees
Ingredients: zhi he shou wu, gou qi zi, tu si zi, niu xi, dang gui, bu gu
zhi, fu ling, hei zhi ma

**Qi Gong Wan**
Primary Function: gynecological disorders
OM Diagnosis: lower jiao dampness
Symptoms: irregular menstruation, leukorrhea, infertility
Ingredients: zhi ban xia, cang zhu, chen pi, fu ling, xiang fu, shen qu,
chuan xiong

**Qi Ju Di Huang Wan**
Primary Function: yin tonification
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of the liver and kidney systems affecting the
eyes
Symptoms: dry eyes, red eyes, decreased visual function, fatigue,
blurred vision
Ingredients: shu di huang, shan zhu yu, shan yao, fu ling, mu dan pi, ze
xie, gou qi zi, ju hua

**Qi Li San**
Primary Function: circulation of blood
OM Diagnosis: blood stagnation
Symptoms: easily bruised, trauma, swelling
Ingredients: xue jie, hong hua, ru xiang, mo yao, she xiang, bing pian,
er cha, zhu sha

**Qi Zhen San**
Primary Function: treatment of gynecological disorders
OM Diagnosis: blood stagnation causing retained lochia
Symptoms: coldness in the lower jiao and limbs, retained lochia with
scanty dark purplish bloody discharge
Ingredients: rou gui, dan gui, chi shao, chuan xiang, mu dan pi, pu
huang, wu ling zhi, yan hu suo, mo yao, bai zhi

**Qian Jin Wei Jing Tang**
Primary Function: open the orifices and reduce heat
OM Diagnosis: damp heat impairing the lung system
Symptoms: cough and wheeze, thick yellow phelgm
Ingredients: wei jing, yi yi ren, dong gua ren, tao ren

**Qian Zheng San**
Primary Function: wind resolution
OM Diagnosis: wind attacking the face
Symptoms: facial paralysis, speech impairment, deviation of the eyes
Ingredients: zhi bai fu zi, bai jiang can, quan xie, sheng gan cao, huang
jiu

**Qiang Huo Sheng Shi Tang**
Primary Function: resolution of wind damp
OM Diagnosis: exterior wind damp
Symptoms: pain and stiffness in the shoulder and upper back,
headaches, torticollis
Ingredients: qiang huo, du huo, fang feng, gao ben, chuan xiong, man
jing zi, zhi gan cao

**Qing E Wan**
Primary Function: yang tonification
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of kidney yang causing low back pain
Symptoms: chronic low back pain, fatigue, weakness in the knees
Ingredients: bu gu zhi, du zhong, he tao ren
Qing Fei Tang
Primary Function: resolve hot phlegm
OM Diagnosis: hot phlegm in the lung system
Symptoms: cough with thick yellow phlegm
Ingredients: huang qin, zhi zi, ku xing ren, zhe bei mu, zhu ru, sang
bai, jie geng, mai men dong, tian men dong, dang gui, gan cao, chen pi,
fu ling, wu wei zi, sheng jiang, da zao

**Qing Gong Tang**
Primary Function: heat clearing
OM Diagnosis: heat in the pericardium system due to wind heat
damaging the yin
Symptoms: impaired speech, loss of consciousness
Ingredients: xuan shen, shiu niu jiao, mai men dong, lian qiao, dan zhu
ye, lian zi xin

**Qing Gu San**
Primary Function: heat clearing
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of yin causing heat
Symptoms: steaming bone syndrome pain, low grade fever, fatigue,
night sweats, dry throat, irascibility
Ingredients: yin chai hu, qing hao, qin jiao, zhi mu, di gu pi, hu huang
lian, bie jia, gan cao

**Qing Hao Bie Jia Tang**
Primary Function: heat clearing
OM Diagnosis: heat accumulating in the yin areas
Symptoms: hot flashes, night sweats, low grade fever
Ingredients: bie jia, qing hao, zhi mu, sheng di huang, mu dan pi

**Qing Luo Yin**
Primary Function: reduction of summerheat syndrome
OM Diagnosis: summerheat affecting the lung system
Symptoms: fever, fatigue, burry vision, heavy sensation
Ingredients: jin yin hua, bian dou hua, xi gua, si gua luo, he ya, dan zhu
ye

**Qing Qi Hua Tan Wan**
Primary Function: reduce hot phlegm
OM Diagnosis: phlegm heat accumulation
Symptoms: cough with thick yellow or green phlegm
Ingredients: dan nan xing, gua lou ren, huang qin, chen pi, xing ren,
zhi shi, fu ling, sheng jiang, zhi ban xia

**Qing Re Gu Jing Tang**
Primary Function: treatment of gynecological disorders
OM Diagnosis: heat in the blood causing excess uterine bleeding
Symptoms: excess menstrual bleeding with heat signs
Ingredients: huang qin, zhi zi, sheng di huang, di gu pi, di yu, e jiao, ou
jie, zong lu zi, gui ban, mu li, gan cao

**Qing Shu Yi Qi Tang**
Primary Function: treatment of summerheat syndrome
OM Diagnosis: summerheat affecting qi and blood
Symptoms: fever, heaviness, fatigue
Ingredients: xi yang shen, shi hu, mai men dong, xi gua, lian geng, dan
zhu ye, zhi mu, huang lian, gan cao, jing mi

**Qing Wei San**
Primary Function: heat reduction
OM Diagnosis: heat in the stomach
Symptoms: swollen gums, ulcers in the mouth, toothache, bad breath
Ingredients: huang lian, sheng ma, sheng di huang, mu dan pi, dang
gui

**Qing Wen Bai Du Yin**
Primary Function: heat reduction
OM Diagnosis: qi and blood level heat
Symptoms: thirst, fever, delirium, epistaxis, headache
Ingredients: shi gao, zhi mu, gan cao, dan zhu ye, shiu jiao, sheng di
huang, mu dan pi, chi shao, xuan shen, huang lian, huang qin, zhi zi,
lian qiao, jie geng

**Qing Ying Tang**
Primary Function: heat reduction
OM Diagnosis: ying level heat
Symptoms: fever, delirium, skin rash, sleeplessness
Ingredients: xi jiao, shui niu jiao, sheng di huang, xuan shen, mai men
dong, jin yin hua, lian qiao, huang lian, dan zhu ye, dan shen

**Qing Zao Jiu Fei Tang**
Primary Function: moistening the lung system
OM Diagnosis: dryness in the lung system
Symptoms: dry cough, dry nose, thirst, epistaxis
Ingredients: sang ye, shi gao, xing ren, mai men dong, e jiao, hei zhi
ma, pi pa ye, ren shen, gan cao

**Qing Zao Run Chang Tang**
Primary Function: laxative
OM Diagnosis: dryness in the large intestines
Symptoms: constipation
Ingredients: sheng di huang, shu di huang, dang gui, huo ma ren, gua
lou ren, yu li ren, shih u, zhi ke, qing pi, jin ju

**Qu Tiao Tang**
Primary Function: antiparasitic
OM Diagnosis: parasite infection
Symptoms: gastrointestinal irritation, abdominal pain, bloat, distention
Ingredients: bing lang, nan gua zi

**Ren Shen Bai Du San**
Primary Function: exterior releasing
OM Diagnosis: exterior attack of wind damp cold with internal
deficiency
Symptoms: fever, chills, no sweating, neck pain, nasal congestion
Ingredients: qiang huo, du huo, ren shen, fu ling, chuan xiong, chai hu,
qian hu, jie geng zhi ke, sheng jiang, bo he, gan cao

**Ren Shen Bu Fei Tang**
Primary Function: lung support
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of lung qi
Symptoms: shortness of breath, wheeze, asthma
Ingredients: ren shen, huang qi, shu di huang, wu wei zi, zi wan, sang
bai pi

**Ren Shen Ge Jie San**
Primary Function: qi tonification
OM Diagnosis: hot phlegm accumulating due to qi deficiency in the
kidney and lung systems
Symptoms: chronic cough, weakness, fatigue, yellow phlegm,edema in
the face
Ingredients: ge jie, ren shen, fu ling, zhi gan cao, sang bai pi, xing ren,
chuan bei mu, zhi mu

**Ren Shen Hu Tao Tang**
Primary Function: qi tonification
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of qi in the lung and kidney systems
Symptoms: cough, wheeze
Ingredients: sheng jiang, ren shen, he tao ren

**Ren Shen Yang Rong Tang**
Primary Function: tonification of qi and blood
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of qi and blood in the heart and spleen
systems
Symptoms: memory loss, heart palpitations, tiredness, dyspnea, weight
loss, anxiety at night, dry skin
Ingredients: bai shao, ren shen, dang gui, shu di huang, huang qi, bai
zhu, fu ling, zhi gan cao, rou gui, chen pi, yuan zhi, wu wei zi, sheng
jiang, da zao

**Ren Shen Zi Xue Tang**
Primary Function: treatment of gynecological disorders
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of blood
Symptoms: missed or scanty menstruation, dizzy feeling, poor
memory, pale lips, pale face, pale tongue
Ingredients: ren shen, shan yao, shu di huang, dang gui, bai shao,
chuan xiong, fu ling

**Rou Fu Bao Yuan Tang**
Primary Function: tonification of yang
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of yang in the heart system
Symptoms: cold easily, heart palpitations, fatigue
Ingredients: rou gui, sheng di huang, bai shao, mai men dong, huo ma
ren, e jiao, mu li, bie jia, gui ban

**Run Chang Wan**
Primary Function: laxative
OM Diagnosis: constipation due to qi dysfunction in the intestines
Symptoms: constipation with dry hard stool
Ingredients: huo ma ren, tao ren, dang gui, sheng di huang, zhi ke

**San Jia Fu Mai Tang**
Primary Function: wind extinguishing
OM Diagnosis: febrile disorder damaging the yin
Symptoms: convulsions, loss of consciousness, dizziness, vertigo,
fever, ringing in the ears, heart palpitations, dryness of the mouth and
throat
Ingredients: sheng di huang, huo ma ren, bai shao, e jiao, mai men
dong, gui ban, bie jie, mu li, zhi gan cao

**San Ren Tang**
Primary Function: resolve damp heat
OM Diagnosis: damp heat affecting the qi
Symptoms: headache, heavy feeling, body aches
Ingredients: xing ren, bai dou kou, yi yi ren, hou po, zhi ban xia, dan
zhu ye, hua shi, tong cao

**San Wu Bei Ji Wan**
Primary Function: drainage
OM Diagnosis: coldness accumulating
Symptoms: abdominal pain, hard to breath, constipation, unable to eat
Ingredients: ba dou, gan jiang, da huang

**San Zi Yang Qin Tang**
Primary Function: removal of cold phlegm
OM Diagnosis: cold phlegm affecting the lung system combined with
food stagnation
Symptoms: coughing, phlegm, fullness in the abdomen, vomiting,
nausea, boryborygmus
Ingredients: zi su zi, bai jie zi, lai fu zi

**Sang Ju Yin**
Primary Function: stops coughing
OM Diagnosis: initial stage of warm exterior attack
Symptoms: coughing, chills, slight fever
Ingredients: sang ye, ju hua, bo he, jie geng, xing ren, lian qiao, lu gen,
sheng gan cao

**Sang Piao Xiao San**
Primary Function: secure the essence
OM Diagnosis: qi deficiency of the heart and kidney systems
Symptoms: urinary incontinence, frequent urination, memory decline,
heart palpitations
Ingredients: sang piao xiao, long gu, gui ban, fu shen, yuan zhi, ren
shen, dang gui, shi chang pu

**Sang Xing Tang**
Primary Function: moistening
OM Diagnosis: external warm dryness
Symptoms: dry cough, dry mouth, dry throat, sore throat
Ingredients: sang ye, zhi zi, dan dou chi, xing ren, zhe bai mu, sha
shen, li pi

**Sha Shen Mai Men Dong Tang**
Primary Function: moistening
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of yin in the stomach and lung systems
Symptoms: dry cough, dry throat, vomiting, dry heaves, nausea
Ingredients: sha shen, mai men dong, yu zhu, sang ye, tian hua fen, bai
bian dou, sheng gan cao

**Shao Fu Zhu Yu Tang**
Primary Function: circulation of blood
OM Diagnosis: blood stagnation in the lower jiao due to cold
Symptoms: genital pain, pain below the umbilicus, cold below the
umbilicus, dysmenorrhea
Ingredients: xiao hui xiang, gan jiang, rou gui, dang gui, chuan xiong,
mo yao, yan hu suo, pu huang, wu ling zhi

**Shao Yao Gan Cao Tang**
Primary Function: tonification of blood
OM Diagnosis: liver blood deficiency causing muscle spasms
Symptoms: muscle cramps
Ingredients: bai shao, gan cao

**Shao Yao Tang**
Primary Function: heat reduction
OM Diagnosis: damp heat affecting the large intestines
Symptoms: pain in the lower jiao, foul smelling gas, sticky stool, foul
stool, burning sensation in the anus
Ingredients: bai shao, dang gui, gan cao, huang qin, huang lian, da
huang, mu xiang, bing lang, rou gui

**She Gan Ma Huang Tang**
Primary Function: exterior releasing for wind cold attack
OM Diagnosis: phlegm impairing function in the lung system
Symptoms: cough, dyspnea, wet cough, phlegm
Ingredients: ma huang, she gan, xi xin, sheng jiang, zhi ban xia, zi wan,
kuan dong hua, da zao, wu wei zi

**Shen Fu Tang**
Primary Function: warms the interior
OM Diagnosis: devastated yang
Symptoms: cold limbs, weakness, dizziness, fading conscioussness
Ingredients: ren shen, zhi fu zi

**Shen Ge San**
Primary Function: kidney stabilization
OM Diagnosis: impaired qi grasping of the kidney system
Symptoms: asthma
Ingredients: ren shen, ge jie

**Shen Ling Bai Zhu San**
Primary Function: qi tonification
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of qi in the spleen system with damp
accumulation
Symptoms: loss of appetite, dyspepsia, loose stools, fatigue
Ingredients: ren shen, bai zhu, fu ling, zhi gan cao, shan yao, bai bian
dou, lian zi, yi yi ren, sha ren, jie geng

**Shen Qi Si Wu Tang**
Primary Function: open the orifices
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of blood in the heart system
Symptoms: fatigue, heart palpitations
Ingredients: ren shen, huang qi, dang gui, bai shao, shu di huang,
chuan xiong

**Shen Qi Wan**
Primary Function: yang tonification
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of yang in the kidney system
Symptoms: pain and weakness in the low back and legs, coldness in
the limbs
Ingredients: zhi fu zi, gui zhi, sheng di huang, shan zhu yu, shan yao,
ze xie, fu ling, mu dan pi

**Shen Tong Zhu Yu Tang**
Primary Function: circulation of blood
OM Diagnosis: blood stagnation
Symptoms: pain
Ingredients: chuan xiong, tao ren, hong hua, dang gui, qin jiao, qiang
huo, niu xi, di long, mo yao, wu ling zhi, gan cao, xiang fu

**Sheng Hua Tang**
Primary Function: circulation of blood
OM Diagnosis: blood stagnation with cold
Symptoms: retained lochia, pain in the lower jiao
Ingredients: dang gui, chuan xiong, tao ren, pao jiang, zhi gan cao

**Sheng Jiang Xie Xin Tang**
Primary Function: balance gastric function between stomach and
intestines
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of spleen function with stagnation of fluids
Symptoms: loose stools, diarrhea, distention in the abdomen,
boryborygmus
Ingredients: zhi ban xia, gan jiang, huang qin,, huang lian, ren shen, da
zao, zhi gan cao, sheng jiang

**Sheng Ma Ge Gen Tang**
Primary Function: exterior releasing
OM Diagnosis: externally attack of heat in the lungs and stomach
Symptoms: measles, rashes that are failing to fully express, body aches
Ingredients: sheng ma, ge gen, zhi gan cao, chi shao

**Sheng Mai San**
Primary Function: tonification of qi
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of qi and yin in the lung system
Symptoms: tiredness, shortness of breath, cough, hyperhidrosis
Ingredients: ren shen, mai men dong, wu wei zi

**Sheng Yu Tang**
Primary Function: tonification of blood
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of blood in the liver and heart systems
Symptoms: sleeplessness, fatigue, pain in the lower jiao that is better
with pressure
Ingredients: sheng di huang, chuan xiong, ren shen, huang qi, shu di
huang, dang gui

**Shi Hui San**
Primary Function: stop bleeding
OM Diagnosis: fire in the liver system attacking the stomach system
Symptoms: hematemesis, hemotoptysis, epistaxis, hematuria,
hematochezia, hemaphema
Ingredients: da ji, xiao ji, he ye, ce bai ye, bai mao gen, qian cao, zong
lu pi, zhi zi, da huang, mu dan pi

**Shi Pi Yin**
Primary Function: dampness resolving
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of yang in the spleen and kidney systems
causing yin type edema
Symptoms: edema, cold limbs, fullness in the abdomen, cold sensation
Ingredients: gan jiang, zhi fu zi, bai zhu, fu ling, mu gua, hou po, cao
gua, mu xiang, da fu pi, da zao, zhi gan cao, sheng jiang

**Shi Quan Da Bu Tang**
Primary Function: tonification of qi and blood
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of qi and blood
Symptoms: fatigue, chronic cough, orthostatic hypotension,
menorrhagia
Ingredients: ren shen, shu di huang, huang qi, rou gui, bai zhu, dang
gui, fu ling, bai shao, zhi gan cao, chuan xiong

**Shi Shen Tang**
Primary Function: exterior releasing
OM Diagnosis: wind cold attack
Symptoms: headache, anhidrosis, fever, chills, cough, nasal
congestion, dyspnea, aversion to cold
Ingredients: ma huang, sheng ma, chi shao, bai shao, bai zhi, chen pi,
zhi gan cao, zi su ye, xiang fu, ge gen, sheng jiang, cong bai

**Shi Wei Bai Du San**
Primary Function: treatment of abscesses and sores
OM Diagnosis: heat pathologies in the interior
Symptoms: pus filled sores, boils, dermal abscesses
Ingredients: ying pi, jie geng, chuan xiong, fang feng, du huo, fu ling,
jing jie, chai hu, gan jiang, gan cao

**Shi Wei San**
Primary Function: dampness reduction
OM Diagnosis: damp heat in the urinary bladder system
Symptoms: burning urination with sense of urgency
Ingredients: shi wei, che qian zi, hua shi, qu mai, dong kui zi, mu tong,
gan cao

**Shi Xiao San**
Primary Function: blood circulation
OM Diagnosis: blood stagnation
Symptoms: chest pain, abdominal pain, retained lochia, dysmenorrhea
Ingredients: pu huang, wu ling zhi

**Shi Zao Tang**
Primary Function: purgative
OM Diagnosis: internal fluid congestion
Symptoms: cough, fullness in the chest and abdomen, shortness of
breath, difficulty in urinating, constipated
Ingredients: gan sui, jing da ji, yuan hua, da zao

**Shou Tai Wan**
Primary Function: essence securing
OM Diagnosis: pregnancy related disorders due to deficiency of kidney
system
Symptoms: sore and weak low back and knees, spotting during
pregnancy, weak, dizzy, frequent urination
Ingredients: tu si zi, sang ji sheng, xu duan, e jiao

**Shu Gan Tang**
Primary Function: regulation of qi
OM Diagnosis: stagnation of liver qi with stasis of blood
Symptoms: hypochondriac pain, irascibility
Ingredients: chai hu, qing pi, zhi ke, tao ren, hong hua, dang gui,
chuan xiong, bai shao, huang lian, wu zhu yu

**Shu Jing Huo Xue Tang**
Primary Function: reduction of wind dampnes
OM Diagnosis: bi syndrome due to exterior excess with interior
deficiency
Symptoms: low back pain, arthritis, muscle aches
Ingredients: dang gui, bai shao, sheng di huang, chuan xiong, tao ren,
fu ling, cang zhu, chen pi, qiang huo, bai zhi, wei ling xian, han fang ji,
fang feng, long dan cao, chuan niu xi, gan cao

**Si Hai Shu Yu Wan**
Primary Function: clear heat and open orifices
OM Diagnosis: stagnation of liver qi with phlegm
Symptoms: irascibility, heaviness in the head
Ingredients: mu xiang, chen pi, kun bu, hai zao, hai piao xiao, ge ke

**Si Jun Zi Tang**
Primary Function: qi tonification
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of qi in the spleen system
Symptoms: fatigue, poor digestion, loose stool
Ingredients: ren shen, fu ling, zhi gan cao, bai zhu

**Si Miao Wan**
Primary Function: reduction of dampness
OM Diagnosis: damp heat in the lower jiao
Symptoms: numbness and weakness in the lower limbs, swollen feet
Ingredients: huang bai, yi yi ren, cang zhu, niu xi

**Si Miao Yong An Tang**
Primary Function: treatment of abscesses
OM Diagnosis: blood stagnation with heat in the vessels
Symptoms: non-healing sores with heat signs
Ingredients: jin yin hua, xuan shen, dang gui, gan cao

**Si Mo Tang**
Primary Function: qi regulation
OM Diagnosis: liver qi stagnation due to emotional stress
Symptoms: irascibility, fullness in the hypochondriac region
Ingredients: wu yao, chen xiang, ren shen, bing lang

**Si Ni Jia Ren Shen Tang**
Primary Function: warm the interior
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of yang in the kidney system with deficiency
of qi in the spleen and lung systems
Symptoms: coldness in the extremities, tiredness, fainting, chills
Ingredients: zhi fu zi, gan jiang, ren shen, zhi gan cao

**Si Ni San**
Primary Function: balance the liver and spleen systems
OM Diagnosis: liver qi stagnation obstructing qi movement to the
extremities causing cold
Symptoms: cold limbs, cold fingers, irascibility, true heat falso cold
Ingredients: chai hu, zhi shi, bai shao, zhi gan cao

**Si Ni Tang**
Primary Function: warm the interior
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of yang in the kidney system causing
extreme cold
Symptoms: cold sensation, cold limbs, chills, tiredness, fainting
Ingredients: zhi fu zi, gan jiang, zhi gan cao

**Si Shen Wan**
Primary Function: stabilizing
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of yang in the spleen and kidney systems
Symptoms: sense of urgency diarrhea, early morning diarrhea, cold
sensation, weakness, fatigue
Ingredients: bug u zhi, rou dou kou, wu zhu yu, wu wei zi, sheng jiang,
da zao

**Si Sheng Wan**
Primary Function: stop bleeding
OM Diagnosis: heat in the blood
Symptoms: hemoptysis, epistaxis, hematemesis
Ingredients: ce bai ye, sheng di huang, he ye, ai ye

**Si Wu Tang**
Primary Function: blood tonification
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of blood
Symptoms: irregular menses, menorrhagia, blurred vision, pale face,
pale lips, pale tongue, abdominal pain
Ingredients: dang gui, bai shao, chuan xiong, shu di huang

**Su He Xiang Wan**
Primary Function: open the orifices
OM Diagnosis: stagnation due to cold phlegm
Symptoms: loss of consciousness
Ingredients: she xiang, su he xiang, an xi xiang, bing pian, xiang fu, mu
xiang, chen xiang, tan xiang, ru xiang, ding xiang, bi ba, bai zhi, zhu sha,
xi jiao, he zi

**Su Zi Jiang Qi Tang**
Primary Function: regulation of qi
OM Diagnosis: excess in the upper jiao with deficiency in the lower
jiao with cold phlegm in the lungs and deficiency of the spleen system
Symptoms: chest phlegm, wheezing, shortness of breath, cough,
fatigue, weakness in the knees
Ingredients: zi su zi, zhi ban xia, hou po, chen pi, qian hu, dang gui,
rou gui, sheng jiang, zi su ye, gan cao, da zao

**Suan Zao Ren Tang**
Primary Function: sedation of the spirit and heart tonic
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of blood in the liver and heart systems
Symptoms: insomnia, anxiousness, memory loss, heart palpitations,
dizziness
Ingredients: suan zao ren, fu ling, chuan xiong, zhi mu, gan cao

**Suo Quan Wan**
Primary Function: stabilize essence
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of yang in the kidney system with cold
Symptoms: frequent urination, cold sensation
Ingredients: yi zhi ren, wu yao, shan yao

**Tai Shan Pan Shi San**
Primary Function: tonification of blood
OM Diagnosis: malnourished fetus due to deficiencies of qi and blood
Symptoms: restless fetus syndrome, potential of miscarriage, paleness
and lusterless complexion
Ingredients: ren shen, huang qi, bai zhu, zhi gan cao, dang gui, chuan
xiong, bai shao, shu di huang, xu duan, huang qin, sha ren, nuo mi

**Tao He Cheng Qi Tang**
Primary Function: circulation of blood
OM Diagnosis: blood stagnation with heat in the lower jiao
Symptoms: pain in the lower abdominal area, groin pain, thirst, fever,
constipation, dysmenorrhea
Ingredients: tao ren, da huang, gui zhi, mang xiao, zhi gan cao

**Tao Hong Si Wu Tang**
Primary Function: tonification of blood
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of blood with stagnation of blood
Symptoms: menorrhagia
Ingredients: shu di huang, dang gui, bai shao, chuan xiong, tao ren,
hong hua

**Tao Hua Tang**
Primary Function: stabilization of the intestines
OM Diagnosis: diarrhea due to deficiency of yang in the spleen system
Symptoms: diarrhea without foul smell
Ingredients: chi shi zhi, gan jiang, geng mi

**Tian Di Jian**
Primary Function: purgative
OM Diagnosis: dryness in the large intestine system
Symptoms: constipation with dry hard stool
Ingredients: tian men dong, shu di huang

**Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin**
Primary Function: reduction of internal wind
OM Diagnosis: internal wind caused by the yang of the liver system
rising
Symptoms: fullness in the head, headache, high blood pressure,
ringing in the ears, trembling or shaking
Ingredients: tian ma, gou teng, shi jue ming, zhi zi, huang qin, yi mu
cao, niu xi, du zhong, sang ji sheng, ye jiao teng, fu shen

**Tian Tai Wu Yao San**
Primary Function: balances qi functions
OM Diagnosis: cold in the liver system with deficiency of yang
Symptoms: pain in the testicles, hernia, swollen testicles,
dysmemorrhea
Ingredients: wu yao, mu xiang, xiao hui xiang, qing pi, gao liang jiang,
bing lang, chuan lian zi, ba dou

**Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan**
Primary Function: sedation
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of yin in the liver and kidney systems with
deficiency of blood in the heart system and imbalance between the
kidney and heart systems
Symptoms: insomnia, irascibility, memory loss, dry hard stool
Ingredients: sheng di huang, ren shen, tian men dong, mai men dong,
dan shen, fu ling, dang gui, xuan shen, yuan zhi, wu wei zi, bai zi ren,
suan zao ren, zhu sha, jie geng

**Tiao Wei Cheng Qi Tang**
Primary Function: purgative
OM Diagnosis: heat in the stomach and intestine systems
Symptoms: constipation with dry hard stool, rashes
Ingredients: da huang, gan cao, mang xiao

**Tong Mai Si Ni Tang**
Primary Function: warming the interior
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of yang
Symptoms: diarrhea upon waking, nausea and vomiting, cold easily
Ingredients: zhi fu zi, gan jiang, zhi gan cao

**Tong Qiao Huo Xue Tang**
Primary Function: circulation of blood
OM Diagnosis: stagnation of blood in the head or face
Symptoms: headache, dizzy, ringing in the ears, purple lips
Ingredients: chi shao, chuan xiong, tao ren, hong hua, cong bai, she
xiang, dao zao, huang jiu

**Tong Ru Dan**
Primary Function: treatment of gynecological disorders
OM Diagnosis: poor lactation
Symptoms: unable to lactate sufficiently, fatigue
Ingredients: ren shen, huang qi, dang gui, mai men dong, mu tong, jie
geng

**Tong Xie Yao Fang**
Primary Function: balances the liver and the spleen systems
OM Diagnosis: excess patterns in the liver system with deficiency
patterns in the spleen system
Symptoms: diarrhea with stomach pain
Ingredients: bai zhu, bai shao, chen pi, fang feng

**Tong You Tang**
Primary Function: purgative
OM Diagnosis: blood stagnation in the stomach system
Symptoms: constipation
Ingredients: zhi gan cao, hong hua, sheng di huang, shu di huang,
sheng ma, tao ren, dang gui, bing lang

**Tu Si Zi Wan**
Primary Function: yang tonification
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of qi in the kidney system causing failure to
grasp
Symptoms: fatigue, cold sensation, pain in the low back and knees,
urinary dribbling
Ingredients: tu si zi, lu rong, rou cong rong, shan yao, zhi fu zi, wu
yao, wu wei zi, sang piao xiao, yi zhi ren, duan mu li, ji nei jin

**Wan Dai Tang**
Primary Function: stabilizes the uterus
OM Diagnosis: uterine bleeding due to deficiency of qi in the spleen
system with damp accumulating
Symptoms: menorrhagia, pale complexion, fatigue, loose stool
Ingredients: bai zhu, shan yao, ren shen, cang zhu, chen pi, che qian zi,
bai shao, chai hu, jing jie, gan cao

**Wei Jing Tang**
Primary Function: treatment of abscesses
OM Diagnosis: wind heat toxins in the lung system with phlegm and
stagnation of blood
Symptoms: cough with yellow smelly phlegm
Ingredients: wei jing, dong gui zi, yi yi ren, tao ren

**Wei Ling Tang**
Primary Function: diaresis
OM Diagnosis: cold damaging the stomach and spleen systems
Symptoms: diarrhea with undigested food
Ingredients: gui zhi, bai zhu, fu ling, zhu ling, ze xie, hou po, cang zhu,
chen pi, zhi gan cao

**Wen Dan Tang**
Primary Function: reduction of dampness and phlegm
OM Diagnosis: imbalance of the gallbladder system with the stomach
system with phlegm
Symptoms: nausea, vomiting, anxiousness, bitter taste
Ingredients: zhi ban xia, zhu ru, zhi shi, chen pi, fu ling, sheng jiang,
da zao, gan cao

**Wen Jing Tang**
Primary Function: blood circulation
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of yang in the uterus causing cold and blood
stagnation
Symptoms: dysmenorrhea, menorrhagia, amenorrhea
Ingredients: wu zhu yu, gui zhi, dang gui, chuan xiong, shaoyao, mu
dan pi, e jiao, mai men dong, ren shen, zhi ban xia, sheng jiang, zhi gan
cao

**Wen Pi Tang**
Primary Function: purgative
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of yang in the spleen system causing
accumulation of cold
Symptoms: constipation, diarrhea, abdomen feels better with warmth,
cold limbs
Ingredients: da huang, gan jiang, ren shen, gan cao, zhi fu zi

**Wen Yang Bu Gan Jian**
Primary Function: tonification of yang
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of yang in the liver system
Symptoms: cold sensation in the groin, testicular pain, scrotal swelling,
hernia
Ingredients: rou gui, yin yang huo, zi shi ying, she chang zi, bai shao,
mu gua

**Wu Hu Tang**
Primary Function: heat reduction
OM Diagnosis: exterior wind cold attack with interior heat in the lungs
Symptoms: cough, wheeze, shortness of breath, flaring of the nostrils
Ingredients: ma huang, sheng jiang, shi gao, xing ren, da zao, gan cao

**Wu Ji San**
Primary Function: exterior releasing
OM Diagnosis: external wind cold damaging the interior
Symptoms: stiffness in the neck and back, muscle aches, full sensation
in the chest, fever, chills, pain in the abdomen
Ingredients: ma huang, bai zhi, gan jiang, rou gui, cang zhu, hou po,
chen pi, zhi ban xia, fu ling, jie geng, zhi ke, dang gui, bai shao, chuan
xiong, gan cao

**Wu Ling San**
Primary Function: diuresis
OM Diagnosis: dampness in the lower jiao with an exterior wind cold
attack
Symptoms: thirst but vomits, headache, edema, difficuly urination,
diarrhea
Ingredients: ze xie, fu ling, zhu ling, bai zhu, gui zhi

**Wu Mei Wan**
Primary Function: antiparasitic
OM Diagnosis: parasite infection
Symptoms: diarrhea, cold sensations, abdominal pain
Ingredients: wu mei, hua jiao, xi xin, huang lian, huang bai, zhi fu zi,
gui zhi, gan jiang, ren shen, dang gui

**Wu Pi San**
Primary Function: diuresis
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of qi in the spleen system causing damp
accumulation and skin edema
Symptoms: edema, heavy sensation, labored breathing
Ingredients: fu ling pi, sheng jiang pi, sang bai pi, da fu pi, chen pi

**Wu Ren Wan**
Primary Function: laxative
OM Diagnosis: constipation due to dryness in the intestine system
Symptoms: constipation, dry skin, dry hair
Ingredients: yu li ren, xing ren, chen pi, tao ren, bai zi ren, song zi ren

**Wu Wei Xiao Du Yin**
Primary Function: treatment of abscesses
OM Diagnosis: toxic heat
Symptoms: boils, carbuncles, sores, abscesses
Ingredients: jin yin hua, pu gong ying, zi hua di ding, ye ju hua, tian kui
zi

**Wu Zhu Yu Tang**
Primary Function: warm the interior
OM Diagnosis: coldness in the middle jiao due to liver system
dysfunction
Symptoms: vomiting, nausea, abdominal fullness, food stagnation,
diarrhea, hernia
Ingredients: wu zhu yu, sheng jiang, ren shen, da zao

**Xiao Jiao Di Huang Tang**
Primary Function: blood cooling
OM Diagnosis: heat in the blood level
Symptoms: deliriousness, rashes, bleeding with bright red blood
Ingredients: shui niu jiao, sheng di huang, shao yao, mu dan pi

**Xia Ru Yong Quan San**
Primary Function: treatment of gynecological disorders
OM Diagnosis: stagnstion of qi in the liver system causing poor
lactation
Symptoms: insufficient lactation
Ingredients: dang gui, bai shao, chuan xiong, sheng di huang, tian hua
fen, qing pi, chai hu, jie geng, tong cao, lou lu, wang ba liu xing, chuan
shan jia, gan cao

**Xian Fang Huo Ming Yin**
Primary Function: treatment of abscesses
OM Diagnosis: toxic heat
Symptoms: carbuncles, sores, boils
Ingredients: jin yin hua, chen pi, dang gui wei, chi shao, ru xiang, mo
yao, fang feng, bai zhi, zhe mei mu, tian hua fen, chuan shan jia, zao
jiao ci, gan cao

**Xiang Ai Xiong Gui Yin**
Primary Function: treatment of gynecological disorders
OM Diagnosis: retention of lochia
Symptoms: rentention of lochia with abdominal pain
Ingredients: xiang fu, ai ye, chuan xiong, dang gui, yan hu suo

**Xiang Lian Wan**
Primary Function: heat reduction
OM Diagnosis: damp heat in the middle and lower jiao
Symptoms: diarrhea with blood and mucus, GERD, indigestion
Ingredients: huang lian, wu zhu yu, mu xiang

**Xiang Ru San**
Primary Function: treatment of summerheat syndrome
OM Diagnosis: summerheat
Symptoms: lethargy, heavy sensation, diarrhea, vomiting
Ingredients: xiang ru, chao bai bian dou, jiang hou po

**Xiang Sha Liu Jun Zi Tang**
Primary Function: tonification of qi
OM Diagnosis: poor digestive function due to deficiency of qi in the
spleen system
Symptoms: bloat, abdominal pain, vomiting, loose stool
Ingredients: ren shen, bai zhu, fu ling, zhi gan cao, chen pi, zhi ban
xia, sha ren, mu xiang, sheng jiang

**Xiang Sha Yang Wei Tang**
Primary Function: tonification of qi
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of qi in the spleen system affecting appetite
Symptoms: loss of appetite
Ingredients: ren shen, bai zhu, fu ling, da zao, zhi gan cao, cang zhu,
sha ren, bai dou kou, xiang fu, mu xiang, hou po, chen pi, sheng jiang

**Xiang Su San**
Primary Function: exterior releasing
OM Diagnosis: stagnation of qi with wind cold attack
Symptoms: fever, headache, chills
Ingredients: zi su ye, xiang fu, chen pi, zhi gan cao

**Xiao Chai Hu Tang**
Primary Function: balances lesser yang warp
OM Diagnosis: shao yang imbalance
Symptoms: alternating chills and fever, sore throat
Ingredients: chai hu, huang qin, zhi ban xia, ren shen, zhi gan cao,
sheng jiang, da zao

**Xiao Cheng Qi Tang**
Primary Function: purgative
OM Diagnosis: heat in the large intestine system
Symptoms: abdominal distention, constipation, diarrhea
Ingredients: da huang, hou po, zhi shi

**Xiao Feng San**
Primary Function: wind reduction
OM Diagnosis: wind damp heat affecting the skin
Symptoms: rashes, itching
Ingredients: jing jie, fang feng, niu bang zi, chan tui, cang zhu, cang
zhu, ku shen, mu tong, shi gao, zhi mu, sheng di huang, dang gui, hei
zhi ma, sheng gan cao

**Xiao Huo Luo Dan**
Primary Function: elimination of wind
OM Diagnosis: sequelae of wind-stroke with blood stagnation
Symptoms: paralysis, arthritis
Ingredients: zhi cao wu, zhi chuan wu, zhi tian nan xing, ru xiang, mo
yao, di long, huang jiu

**Xiao Ji Yin Zi**
Primary Function: stop bleeding
OM Diagnosis: heat in the lower jiao
Symptoms: blood in the urine, painful urination
Ingredients: xiao ji, ou jie, pu huang, sheng di huang, hua shi, mu tong,
dan zhu ye, zhi zi, dang gui, zhi gan cao

**Xiao Jian Zhong Tang**
Primary Function: warming the interior
OM Diagnosis: cold accumulation in the middle jiao
Symptoms: pain in the abdomen
Ingredients: yi tang, gui zhi, bai shao, zhi gan cao, sheng jiang, da zao

**Xiao Luo Wan**
Primary Function: reduction of phlegm
OM Diagnosis: phlegm nodules due to fire
Symptoms: nodules on the neck
Ingredients: zhe bei mu, mu li, xuan shen

**Xiao Qing Long Tang**
Primary Function: exterior releasing
OM Diagnosis: exterior wind cold with accumulation of fluids
Symptoms: fever, chills, coughing, wheezing, phlegm that is difficult
to expectorate
Ingredients: ma huang, gui zhi, gan jiang, xi xin, wu wei zi, bai shao,
zhi ban xia, zhi gan cao

**Xiao Xian Xiong Tang**
Primary Function: reduction of phlegm
OM Diagnosis: hot phlegm in the chest
Symptoms: fullness in the chest with cough and thick yellow phlegm
Ingredients: gua lou, huang lian, zhi ban xia

**Xiao Yao San**
Primary Function: balancing the liver and spleen systems
OM Diagnosis: imbalance of the liver and spleen system
Symptoms: irascibility, bloat, fluctuating stool pattern, pain in the
hypochondria region, headaches
Ingredients: chai hu, dang gui, bai shao, bai zhu, fu ling, zhi gan cao,
pao jiang, bo he

**Xie Bai San**
Primary Function: heat clearing
OM Diagnosis: heat in the lung system
Symptoms: cough
Ingredients: sang bai pi, di gu pi, zhi gan cao, geng mi

**Xie Huang San**
Primary Function: heat clearing
OM Diagnosis: heat in the spleen
Symptoms: mouth sores, foul breath, thirst, dry lips
Ingredients: shi gao, zhi zi, huo xiang, fang feng, gan cao

**Xie Xin Tang**
Primary Function: heat clearing
OM Diagnosis: damp heat in the interior
Symptoms: severe constipation, bleeding gums, epistaxis, skin
infections, mouth ulcers
Ingredients: da huang, huang qin, huang lian

**Xin Jia Huang Long Tang**
Primary Function: purgative
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of qi and yin with heat in the interior
Symptoms: constipation, pain in the abdomen
Ingredients: sheng di huang, gan cao, ren shen, da huang, mang xiao,
xuan shen, mai men dong, dang gui, hai shen

**Xin Yi Qing Fei Yin**
Primary Function: heat clearing
OM Diagnosis: lung heat causing nasal congestion
Symptoms: nasal congestion, sinus irritation
Ingredients: xin yi hua, sheng ma, pi pa ye, huang qin, zhi zi, shi gao,
zhi mu, bai he, mai men dong, gan cao

**Xin Yi San**
Primary Function: eliminate external wind
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of qi in the lung system with an attack of
wind cold from the exterior
Symptoms: nasal congestion, sinus congestion, headache
Ingredients: xin yi hua, xi xin, gao ben, sheng ma, bai zhi, chuan xiong,
mu tong, fang feng, qiang huo, zhi gan cao

**Xing Su San**
Primary Function: moistens
OM Diagnosis: externally contracted dryness
Symptoms: nasal congestion, dry throat, cough, headache
Ingredients: zi su ye, qian hu, xing ren, jie geng, zhi ke, chen pi, zhi
ban xia, fu ling, sheng jiang, da zao, gan cao

**Xuan Fu Dai Zhe Shi Tang**
Primary Function: qi regulation
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of qi in the stomach system with
pathological phlegm
Symptoms: upper gastronintestinal gas, nausea, vomiting, abdominal
distention
Ingredients: xuan fu hua, dai zhe shi, sheng jiang, zhi ban xia, ren
shen, da zao, zhi gan cao

**Xuan Yu Tong Jing Tang**
Primary Function: treatment of gynecological disorders
OM Diagnosis: stagnation of qi in the liver system causing fire
Symptoms: dysmenorrhea, irascibility
Ingredients: bai shao, dang gui, mu dan pi, shan zhi zi, huang qin, bai
jie zi, chai hu, xiang fu, yu jin, gan cao

**Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang**
Primary Function: circulation of blood
OM Diagnosis: stagnation of blood in the chest region
Symptoms: pain in the chest, shortness of breath, heart palpitations
Ingredients: tao ren, hong hua, chuan xiong, sheng di huang, dang gui,
chi shao, chai hu, zhi ke, gan cao, niu xi, jie geng

**Yan Hu Suo Tang**
Primary Function: qi regulation
OM Diagnosis: stagnation of qi and blood with cold
Symptoms: dysmenorrhea, pain in the abdomen
Ingredients: sheng jiang, mu xiang, pu huang, yan hu suo, jiang huang,
chi shao, rou gui, ru xiang, mo yao, dang gui, zhi gan cao

**Yang He Tang**
Primary Function: treatment of abscesses and sore
OM Diagnosis: cold pattern sores
Symptoms: swollen tissue that is painful
Ingredients: rou gui, pao jiang, shu di huang, lu jiao jiao, bai jie zi, ma
huang, gan cao

**Yang Yin Qing Fei Tang**
Primary Function: moistening
OM Diagnosis: diphtheria
Symptoms: swollen painful sore throat, dry nose, dry lips
Ingredients: sheng di huang, xuan shen, mu dan pi, bai shao, mai men
dong, bo he, chuan bei mu, gan cao

**Yi Gan San**
Primary Function: balancing the liver and the spleen systems
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of blood in the liver system with heat in
infants and children
Symptoms: fever, restlessness, chills, nausea, vomiting
Ingredients: chai hu, gou teng, dang gui, chuan xiong, bai zhu, fu ling,
gan cao

**Yi Gong San**
Primary Function: qi tonification
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of qi in the stomach and spleen systems
Symptoms: poor appetite, bloat
Ingredients: ren shen, bai zhu, fu ling, zhi gan cao, chen pi

**Yi Guan Jian**
Primary Function: tonification of the yin
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of yin in the liver and kidney systems
Symptoms: pain in the hypochondriac region, irascibility, indigestion,
GERD, dysmenorrhea
Ingredients: sheng di huang, sha shen, mai men dong, dang gui, gou qi
zi, chuan lian zi

**Yi Huang Tang**
Primary Function: stabilizing the uterus
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of qi in the spleen system with dampness
Symptoms: vaginal discharge that smells fishy, decreased appetite
Ingredients: shan yao, qian shi, huang bai, che qian zi, bai guo

**Yi Jia Jian Zheng Qi San**
Primary Function: resolve dampness
OM Diagnosis: food stagnation due to dampness
Symptoms: epigastric fullness, bloat, indigestion
Ingredients: yin chen hao, xing ren, huo xiang, hou po, mai ya, shen
qu, chen pi, da fu pi, fu ling pi

**Yi Wei Tang**
Primary Function: tonification of yin
OM Diagnosis: warm febrile disorder affecting stomach yin
Symptoms: dry throat and mouth
Ingredients: sheng di huang, sha shen, main men dong, yu zhu

**Yi Yi Fu Zi Bai Jiang San**
Primary Function: treatment of abscesses
OM Diagnosis: damp heat causing stagnation of blood
Symptoms: abdominal distention with masses
Ingredients: yi yi ren, bai jiang cao, zhi bai zi

**Yi Yin Jian**
Primary Function: treatment of gynecological disorders
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of yin in the liver and the kidney systems
Symptoms: dizziness, dryness of the eyes, sleep disturbance, night
sweating
Ingredients: sheng di huang, shu di huang, bai shao, mai men dong,
zhi mu, di gu pi, huang jing, dan shen, zhi ke

**Yin Chen Hao Tang**
Primary Function: resolves dampness
OM Diagnosis: damp heat in the liver and gallbladder systems
Symptoms: jaundice, yellow complexion, hepatitis, difficulty in
urination
Ingredients: yin chen hao, zhi zi, da huang

**Yin Qiao San**
Primary Function: exterior releasing
OM Diagnosis: warm febrile disease
Symptoms: sore throat
Ingredients: jin yin hua, lian qiao, jie geng, niu bang zi, dan dou chi, bo
he, jing jie, dan zhu ye, lu gen, gan cao

**You Gui Wan**
Primary Function: tonification of yang
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of yang and decline of the ming men fire
Symptoms: easily cold, weakness, fatigue, low sex drive, low back pain
and knee pain, edema, false heat with true cold
Ingredients: zhi fu zi, rou gui, lu jiao jiao, shan zhu yu, du zhong, shu
di huang, gou qi zi, tu si zi, dang gui, shan yao

**You Gui Yin**
Primary Function: tonification of the yang
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of yang in the kidney system
Symptoms: fatigue, weakness in the low back and knees, easily cold,
erectile dysfunction, urinary incontinence
Ingredients: rou gui, shan yao, shu di huang, gou qi zi, du zhong, shan
zhu yu, zhi gan cao, zhi fu zi

**Yu Nu Jian**
Primary Function: clearing heat
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of yin with heat in the stomach system
Symptoms: toothache, headache
Ingredients: shi gao, shu di huang, mai men dong, zhi mu, niu xi

**Yu Ping Fang San**
Primary Function: tonification of qi
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of wei qi
Symptoms: spontaneious sweating, prone to common cold, fatigue
Ingredients: huang qi, bai zhu, fang feng

**Yu Zhen San**
Primary Function: eliminate wind
OM Diagnosis: tetanus
Symptoms: convulsions, lockjaw
Ingredients: zhi bai fu zi, zhi tian nan xing, qiang huo, fang feng, bai
zhi, tian ma

**Yue Bi Tang**
Primary Function: clearing of heat
OM Diagnosis: exterior wind with accumulation of fluids
Symptoms: edema
Ingredients: ma huang, sheng jiang, shi gao, da zao, gan cao

**Yue Ju Wan**
Primary Function: balance qi
OM Diagnosis: stagnation of blood, damp, heat, food, and qi
Symptoms: distention in the abdomen and chest, GERD, dyspepsia
Ingredients: cang zhu, chuan xiong, xiang fu, zhi zi, shen qu

**Zai Zao San**
Primary Function: exterior releasing
OM Diagnosis: exterior wind cold attack with deficiency of yang and qi
Symptoms: mild fever with severe chills, headache, no sweating
Ingredients: huang qi, ren shen, zhi fu zi, gui zhi, xi xin, qiang huo,
chuan xiong, fang feng, bai shao, gan cao, sheng jiang, da zao

**Zeng Ye Cheng Qi Tang**
Primary Function: purgative
OM Diagnosis: yang ming system dysfunction with deficiency of yin
Symptoms: constipation
Ingredients: xuan shen, mai men dong, sheng di huang, da huang,
mang xiao

**Zeng Ye Tang**
Primary Function: moistens
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of yin in the intestines causing dryness
Symptoms: xuan shen, mai men dong, sheng di huang
Ingredients: d

**Zhen Gan Xi Feng Tang**
Primary Function: elimination of wind
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of yin in the liver and kidney system causing
liver yang to rise and to create wind
Symptoms: fullness in the head, dizzy feeling, headache, asymmetry of
the face
Ingredients: niu xi, dai zhe shi, long gu, mu li, gui ban, xuan shen, tian
men dong, bai shao, yin chen hao, chuan lian zi, mai ya, gan cao

**Zhen Ren Huo Ming Yin**
Primary Function: treatment of abscesses
OM Diagnosis: toxic heat
Symptoms: abscesses and sores
Ingredients: bai zhi, zhe bei mu, fang feng, dang gui, gan cao, zao jiao
ci, zhi chuan shan jia, tian hua fen, mo yao, ru xiang, jin yin hua, chen pi

**Zhen Ren Yang Zang Tang**
Primary Function: stabilization of the intestine system
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of yang in the spleen and kidney systems
Symptoms: diarrhea
Ingredients: rou gui, ying su ke, ren shen, bai zhu, rou dou kou, he zi,
bai shao, dang gui, mu xiang, gan cao

**Zhen Wu Tang**
Primary Function: removal of dampness
OM Diagnosis: edema due to deficiency of yang in the kidney system
Symptoms: edema, loose stool, heavy sensation
Ingredients: zhi fu zi, fu ling, bai zhu, sheng jiang, bai shao

**Zheng Qi Tian Xiang San**
Primary Function: warm the interior
OM Diagnosis: cold obstruction
Symptoms: abdominal pain
Ingredients: xiang fu, wu yao, chen pi, zi su ye, gan jiang

**Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan**
Primary Function: yin tonification
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of yin in the kidney system with heat in the
lower jiao
Symptoms: irascbility, night sweats, hot flashes, low back pain, fatigue
Ingredients: shu di huang, shan zhu yu, shan yao, fu ling, mu dan pi, ze
xie, zhi mu, huang bai

**Zhi Bao Dan**
Primary Function: opening of the orifices
OM Diagnosis: phlegm heat
Symptoms: fever, irascibility, delirium
Ingredients: shiu niu jiao, she xiang, an xi xiang, bing pian, niu huang,
dai mao, xiong huang, hu po, zhu sha

**Zhi Gan Cao Tang**
Primary Function: tonification of qi and blood
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of qi and blood
Symptoms: emaciation, irregular pulse, tiredness, hot flash, shortness
of breath
Ingredients: zhi gan cao, ren shen, da zao, e jiao, sheng di huang, mai
men dong, huo ma ren, gui zhi, sheng jiang

**Zhi Shi Dao Zhi Wan**
Primary Function: reduction of food stagnation
OM Diagnosis: food stagnation with damp heat
Symptoms: abdominal distention and pain
Ingredients: zhi shi, da huang, shen qu, fu ling, huang lian, huang qin,
bai zhu, ze xie

**Zhi Shi Gua Lou Gui Zhi Tang**
Primary Function: regulation of qi
OM Diagnosis: stagnation of qi
Symptoms: fullness in the chest area, cough and wheeze, pain in the
chest or abdomen that radiates to the back
Ingredients: gui zhi, gua lou, hou po, zhi shi, xie bai

**Zhi Shi Xiao Pi Wan**
Primary Function: reduction of food stagnation
OM Diagnosis: heat and cold accumulating due to deficiency of qi in
the spleen system
Symptoms: abdominal distention and fullness, bloating
Ingredients: zhi shi, hou po, huang lian, zhi ban xia, gan jiang, ren
shen, fu ling, bai zhu, zhi gan cao, mai ya

**Zhi Shi Xie Bai Gui Zhi Tang**
Primary Function: regulation of qi
OM Diagnosis: bi syndrome in the chest due to stagnation of qi and
blood in the heart system
Symptoms: coronary heart disease, full sensation in the chest
Ingredients: zhi shi, xie bai, gui zhi, gua lou, hou po

**Zhi Sou San**
Primary Function: stops coughing
OM Diagnosis: wind phlegm attacking lungs
Symptoms: coughing
Ingredients: zi wan, bai bu, bai qian, ju hong, jie geng, jing jie, gan cao

**Zhi Zhu Wan**
Primary Function: reduction of food stagnation
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of qi in the spleen and stomach systems
Symptoms: abdominal fullness and distention
Ingredients: bai zhu, zhi shi, he ye, geng mi

**Zhi Zi Bai Pi Tang**
Primary Function: reduction of dampness
OM Diagnosis: damp accumulation
Symptoms: jaundice
Ingredients: zhi zi, huang bai, zhi gan cao

**Zhi Zi Chi Tang**
Primary Function: heat clearing
OM Diagnosis: heat in the qi level
Symptoms: fever, irascibility, hunger but doesn’t want to eat
Ingredients: zhi zi, dan dou chi

**Zhi Zi Dou Chi Tang**
Primary Function: heat clearing
OM Diagnosis: heat in the qi level
Symptoms: fever, irascibility, sleeplessness
Ingredients: zhi zi, dan dou chi

**Zhi Zi Gan Cao Chi Tang**
Primary Function: heat clearing
OM Diagnosis: heat in the qi level
Symptoms: asthma, wheeze, cough, dyspnea
Ingredients: zhi zi, dan dou chi, zhi gan cao

**Zhi Zi Hou Po Tang**
Primary Function: heat clearing
OM Diagnosis: abdominal distress after purgation
Symptoms: distention of the abdomen, nausea
Ingredients: zhi zi, hou po, zhi shi

**Zhi Zi Sheng Jiang Chi Tang**
Primary Function: heat clearing
OM Diagnosis: heat in the qi level
Symptoms: fever, sleeplessness, irascibility
Ingredients: zhi zi, dan dou chi, sheng jiang

**Zhou Che Wan**
Primary Function: laxative
OM Diagnosis: heat and fluids accumulating in the middle and upper
jiaos
Symptoms: constipation, difficulty urinating, edema, cough
Ingredients: gan sui, yuan hua, jing da ji, da huang, qian niu zi, qing pi,
chen pi, bing lang, mu xiang, qing fen

**Zhu Ling Tang**
Primary Function: diuresis
OM Diagnosis: damp heat in the lower jiao damaging the yin
Symptoms: difficulty in urination, fever, sleeplessness, pain upon
urination
Ingredients: zhu ling, fu ling, ze xie, hua shi, e jiao

**Zhu Sha An Shen Wan**
Primary Function: sedation
OM Diagnosis: fire causing damage to the yin and the blood
Symptoms: irascibility, anxiousness
Ingredients: zhu sha, huang lian, dang gui, sheng di huang, zhi gan cao

**Zhu Ye Shi Gao Tang**
Primary Function: heat clearing
OM Diagnosis: heat in the qi level affecting the yin and qi of the lung
and stomach
Symptoms: low fever, cough, dry lips, nausea
Ingredients: dan zhu ye, shi gao, ren shen, mai men dong, zhi ban xia,
geng mi, zhi gan cao

**Zi Xue Dan**
Primary Function: heat clearing
OM Diagnosis: pericardium heat with liver wind
Symptoms: high fever, delirium, convulsing
Ingredients: shui niu jiao, ling yang jiao, she xiang, shi gao, han shui
shi, hua shi, xuan shen, sheng ma, mu xiang, chen xiang, ding xiang, ci
shi, mang xiao, xiao shi, zhi gan cao, huang jin

**Zou Gui Wan**
Primary Function: tonification of yin
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of yin in the kidney system
Symptoms: fatigue, erectile dysfunction, low libido, night sweats, low
back pain, weakness in the knees
Ingredients: shu di huang, gou qi zi, shan zhu yu, lu jiao jiao, gui ban,
chuan niu xi, tu si zi, shan yao

**Zuo Gui Yin**
Primary Function: tonification of yin
OM Diagnosis: deficiency of yin in the kidney system with poor
essence of the marrow
Symptoms: infertility, fatigue, low back and knee pain, night sweats
Ingredients: shu di huang, shan yao, gou qi zi, fu ling, shan zhu yu, zhi
gan cao

**Zuo Jin Wan**
Primary Function: heat clearing
OM Diagnosis: fire from the liver system affecting the stomach system
Symptoms: GERD, hypochondrial pain, bitter taste
Ingredients: huang lian, wu zhu yu

Appendix I
Latin Terms Botanical Medicines

### Latin Terms for Botanical Medicines

Arillus…………….berries
Fructus………...…….fruit
Gelatinum….............gelatin
Radix…………….….root
Rhizome..............root stem
Semen……..….…….seed
Herba…..plant (not wood)
Tuber…………..root bulb
Nodus…….rhizome node
Folium……….……...leaf
Lignum…………….wood
Pericarpium………….peel
Cortex……………….bark
Flos……………….flower
Caulis………………..stalk
Succus............…plant juice
Bulbus.....................…..bulb
Ramulus…………….stick
Stylus…….center of flower
Sclerotium…………...fruit
Cacumen…………...leaves
Cornu…………...….antler
Concha……………...shell

Appendix II
Single Herb Names, Latin - Chinese Pinyin

### APPENDIX II
##### Single Herb Names
##### Latin – Chinese Pinyin

Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix - Niu Xi
Aconiti Fuzi Radix Praeparatum - Fu Zi (Zhi)
Aconitii Carmichaeli Radix Praeparatum - Chuan Wu (Zhi)
Aconitum kusnezoffi Radix Praeparatum - Cao Wu (Zhi)
Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma - Shi Chang Pu
Adenophorae seu Glehniae Radix - Bei Sha Shen
Agrimoniae Herba - Xian He Cao
Ailanthis Cortex - Chun Pi (Fu Chao)
Albiziae Cortex - He Huan Pi
Albizziae Julibrissin Flos - He Huan Hua
Alismatis Rhizoma - Ze Xie
Allii Macrostemonis Bulbus - Xie Bai
Allii Tuberosi Semen - Jiu Cai Zi
Alpiniae Katsumadai Semen - Cao Dou Kou
Alpiniae Officinarum Rhizoma - Gao Liang Jiang
Alpiniae Oxyphyllae Fructus Praeparatum - Yi Zhi Ren
Amomi Fructus - Sha Ren
Amomi Fructus Rotundus - Bai Dou Kou
Andrographitis Herba - Chuan Xin Lian
Anemarrhenae Rhizoma - Zhi Mu
Angelicae Dahuricae Radix - Bai Zhi
Angelicae Pubescentis Radix - Du Huo
Angelicae Sinensis Radix - Dang Gui
Angelicae Sinensis Radix Praeparatum - Dang Gui (Jiu)
Aquilariae Lignum Resinatum - Chen Xiang
Arctii Fructus - Niu Bang Zi
Arecae Pericarpium - Da Fu Pi
Arisaema cum Bile - Dan Nan Xing
Arisaematis Rhizoma - Tian Nan Xing (Zhi)
Armeniacae Amarum Semen - Xing Ren (Dan)
Arnebiae/Lithospermi Radix - Zi Cao
Artemisiae Annuae Herba - Qing Hao
Artemisiae Argyi Folium - Ai Ye Tan
Artemisiae Scopariae Herba - Yin Chen
758TRADITIONAL MEDICINES OF EAST ASIA
Asini Corii Colla - E Jiao
Asparagi Radix - Tian Dong
Asteris Radix - Zi Wan (Mi)
Astragali Complanati Semen - Sha Yuan Zi
Astragali Radix - Huang Qi
Astragali Radix Praeparatum - Huang Qi (Mi)
Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma - Bai Zhu
Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma Prep. - Bai Zhu (Chao)
Atractylodis Rhizoma - Cang Zhu (Fu Chao)
Atrati Radix - Bai Wei Cynanchi
Aucklandiae Radix - Mu Xiang
Aurantii Fructus - Zhi Ke (Fu Chao)
Aurantii Fructus Immaturus - Zhi Shi (Fu Chao)
Bambusae Caulis in Taenia - Zhu Ru (Jiang)
Belamcandae Rhizoma - She Gan
Benincasae Semen - Dong Gua Zi
Bletillae Rhizoma - Bai Ji
Bombycis Faeces - Can Sha
Bombyx Batryticatus - Jiang Can (Chao)
Bupleuri Radix - Chai Hu
Cannabis Semen - Huo Ma Ren
Carthami Flos - Hong Hua
Caryophylli Flos - Ding Xiang
Cassiae Semen - Jue Ming Zi (Chao)
Centipeda Herba - E Bu Shi Cao
Cervi Cornu - Lu Jiao Jiao
Cervi Cornu Degelatinum - Lu Jiao Shuang
Chaenomelis Fructus - Mu Gua
Chebulae Fructus - He Zi
Chrysanthemi Flos - Ju Hua
Chrysanthemi Indici Flos - Ye Ju Hua
Chuanxiong Rhizoma - Chuan Xiong
Cibotii Barometz Rhizoma - (Jin) Gou Ji (Tang)
Cicadae Periostracum - Chan Tui
Cimicifugae Rhizoma - Sheng Ma
Cinnamomi Cortex - Rou Gui
Cinnamomi Ramulus - Gui Zhi
Cirsii Japonici Herba seu Radix - Da Ji
Cistanches Herba - Rou Cong Rong (Jiu)
Citri Reticulatae Folium - Ju Ye
Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Rubrum - Ju Hong
759DR. CASSONE
Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride - Qing Pi
Citri Reticulatae Semen - Ju He
Citri Sarcodactylis Fructus - Fo Shou
Clematidis Radix - Wei Ling Xian
Clematis Armandi Caulis - Mu Tong
Cnidii Fructus - She Chuang Zi
Codonopsis Radix - Dang Shen
Coicis Semen - Yi Yi Ren
Coicis Semen Praeparatum - Yi Yi Ren (Fu Chao)
Concha Margaritifera - Zhen Zhu Mu
Coptidis Rhizoma - Huang Lian
Corni Fructus - Shan Zhu Yu (Jiu)
Cortex Acanthopanacis - Wu Jia Pi
Corydalis Rhizoma - Yan Hu Suo (Cu)
Crataegi Fructus - Shan Zha
Curculiginis Rhizoma - Xian Mao
Curcumae Longae Rhizoma - Jiang Huang
Curcumae Radix - Yu Jin
Curcumae Rhizoma - E Zhu
Cuscutae Semen - Tu Si Zi
Cyathulae Radix - Chuan Niu Xi
Cynanchi Paniculati Radix et Rhizoma - Xu Chang Qing
Cynanchi Stauntonii Rhizoma - Bai Qian
Cynomorii Herba - Suo Yang
Cyperi Rhizoma - Xiang Fu (Cu)
Dalbergiae Odoriferae Lignum - Jiang Xiang
Dendrobii Herba - Shi Hu
Dianthi Herba - Qu Mai
Dictamni Cortex - Bai Xian Pi
Dioscorea Sativa Rhizoma - Bei Xie
Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae Rhizoma - Bi Xie
Dioscoreae Rhizoma - Shan Yao
Dipsaci Radix - Xu Duan
Drynariae Rhizoma - Gu Sui Bu
Ecliptae Herba - Mo Han Lian
Eleutherococci Senticosi Radix et Caulis - Ci Wu Jia
Epimedii Herba - Yin Yang Huo
Eriobotryae Folium - Pi Pa Ye (Mi)
Eriocauli Flos - Gu Jing Cao
Erythrinae Cortex - Hai Tong Pi
Eucommiae Cortex - Du Zhong (Yan)
760TRADITIONAL MEDICINES OF EAST ASIA
Eupatorii Herba - Pei Lan
Euryales Semen - Qian Shi
Evodiae Fructus - Wu Zhu Yu (Zhi)
Farfarae Flos - Kuan Dong Hua (Mi)
Flavescentis Radix - Ku Shen Sophorae
Foeniculi Fructus - Xiao Hui Xiang (Yan)
Forsythiae Fructus - Lian Qiao
Fraxini Cortex - Qin Pi (Cu)
Fritillariae Cirrhosae Bulbus - Chuan Bei Mu
Fritillariae Thunbergii Bulbus - Zhe Bei Mu
Galli Gigeriae Endothelium Corneum - Ji Nei Jin (Zhi)
Ganoderma - Ling Zhi
Gardeniae Fructus - Zhi Zi (Jiu)
Gastrodiae Rhizoma - Tian Ma
Gentianae Macrophyllae Radix - Qin Jiao
Gentianae Radix - Long Dan
Ginkgo Semen - Bai Guo
Ginseng Radix - Ren Shen (Bai)
Gleditsiae Spina - Zao Jiao Ci
Glycyrrhizae Radix - Gan Cao
Glycyrrhizae Radix Praeparatum - Zhi Gan Cao
Granati Pericarpium - Shi Liu Pi
Gynostemmatis Rhizoma seu Herba - Jiao Gu Lan
Gypsum Fibrosum - Shi Gao
Haematitum - (Dai) Zhe Shi
Haliotidis Concha - Shi Jue Ming (Duan)
Hedyotis Diffusae Herba - Bai Hua She She Cao
Hordei Fructus Germinatus - Mai Ya (Chao)
Houttuyniae Herba - Yu Xing Cao
Imperatae Rhizoma - Bai Mao Gen
Indigo Naturalis - Qing Dai
Inulae Flos - Xuan Fu Hua
Isatidis Folium - Da Qing Ye
Isatidis Radix - Ban Lan Gen
Jujubae Fructus - Da Zao
Juncus Medulla - Deng Xin Cao
Kochiae Fructus - Di Fu Zi
Lablab Semen Album - Bai Bian Dou
Laminariae seu Eckloniae Thallus - Kun Bu
Leonuri Fructus - Chong Wei Zi
Leonuri Herba - Yi Mu Cao
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Lepidii/Descurainiae Semen - Ting Li Zi (Bei)
Ligustici Rhizoma - Gao Ben
Ligustri Lucidi Fructus - Nu Zhen Zi (Jiu)
Lilii Bulbus - Bai He
Linderae Radix - Wu Yao
Liquidambaris Fructus - Lu Lu Tong
Litchi Semen - Li Zhi He
Longan Arillus - Long Yan Rou
Lonicerae Flos - Jin Yin Hua
Lophatheri Herba - Dan Zhu Ye
Luffae Fructus Retinervus - Si Gua Luo
Lycii Cortex - Di Gu Pi
Lycii Fructus - Gou Qi Zi
Lycopi Herba - Ze Lan
Lycopodii Herba - Shen Jin Cao
Lysimachiae Herba - Jin Qian Cao
Magnetitum - Ci Shi (Duan)
Magnoliae Flos - Xin Yi
Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex - Hou Po (Jiang)
Malvae Semen - Dong Kui Zi
Mantidis Ootheca - Sang Piao Xiao
Massa Medicata Fermentata - Shen Qu (Jiao)
Mastodi Dentis Fossilia - Long Chi
Mastodi Ossis Fossilia - Long Gu
Mastodi Ossis Fossilia Praeparatum - Long Gu (Duan)
Maydis Stigma - Yu Mi Xu
Menthae Herba - Bo He
Mori Cortex - Sang Bai Pi (Mi)
Mori Folium - Sang Ye
Mori Fructus - Sang Shen
Mori Ramulus - Sang Zhi
Morindae Officinalis Radix- Ba Ji Tian
Moslae Herba - Xiang Ru
Moutan Cortex - Mu Dan Pi
Mume Fructus - Wu Mei
Myristicae Semen - Rou Dou Kou
Myrrha - Mo Yao (Chao)
Natrii Sulfas - Mang Xiao
Nelumbinis - Ou Jie
Nelumbinis Folium - He Ye
Nelumbinis Plumula - Lian Zi Xin
762TRADITIONAL MEDICINES OF EAST ASIA
Nelumbinis Semen - Lian Zi
Notoginseng Radix - San Qi
Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix - Qiang Huo
Olibanum - Ru Xiang (Zhi)
Ophiopogonis Radix - Mai Dong
Oroxylum Indicum Semen - Mu Hu Diu
Ostreae Concha - Mu Li
Ostreae Concha Praeparatum - Mu Li (Duan)
Paeoniae Radix Alba - Bai Shao
Paeoniae Radix Alba Praeparatum - Bai Shao (Chao)
Paeoniae Radix Rubra - Chi Shao
Patriniae Herba - Bai Jiang Cao
Perillae Caulis - Zi Su Geng
Perillae Folium - Zi Su Ye
Perillae Fructus - Zi Su Zi (Chao)
Persicae Semen - Tao Ren (Dan)
Peucedani Radix - Qian Hu
Phellodendri Cortex - Huang Bai
Pheretima - Di Long
Pheretima Praeparatum - Di Long (Zhi)
Phragmitis Rhizoma - Lu Gen
Pinelliae Rhizoma - Ban Xia (Fa)
Plantaginis Herba - Che Qian Cao
Plantaginis Semen - Che Qian Zi (Yan)
Platycladi Cacumen - Ce Bai Ye
Platycladi Semen or Biotae Semen - Bai Zi Ren
Platycodonis Radix - Jie Geng
Pogostemonis Herba - Huo Xiang
Polygalae Radix - Yuan Zhi (Zhi)
Polygonati Odorati Rhizoma - Yu Zhu
Polygonati Rhizoma - Huang Jing (Jiu)
Polygoni Avicularis Herba - Bian Xu
Polygoni Cuspidati Rhizoma - Hu Zhang
Polygoni Multiflori Caulis - Ye Jiao Teng
Polygoni Multiflori Radix - He Shou Wu (Zhi)
Polyporus - Zhu Ling
Poria Cocos - Fu Ling
Poria Sclerotium Fushen - Fu Shen
Poriae Cocos Cortex - Fu Ling Pi
Portulacae Herba - Ma Chi Xian
Prunellae Spica - Xia Ku Cao
763DR. CASSONE
Pruni Semen - Yu Li Ren
Pseudostellariae Radix - Tai Zi Shen
Psoraleae Fructus - Bu Gu Zhi (Yan)
Puerariae Radix - Ge Gen
Pulsatillae Radix - Bai Tou Weng
Pyrrosiae Folium - Shi Wei
Raphani Semen - Lai Fu Zi
Rehmanniae Radix - Sheng Di Huang
Rehmanniae Radix Praeparatum - Shu Di Huang
Reticulatae Pericarpium - Chen Pi Citri
Rhei Radix et Rhizoma - Da Huang
Rhei Radix et Rhizoma Praeparatum - Da Huang (Shu)
Rosa Rugosa - Mei Gui Hua
Rosae Laevigatae Fructus - Jin Ying Zi
Rubi Fructus - Fu Pen Zi
Rubiae Radix - Qian Cao
Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix - Dan Shen
Sanguisorbae Radix - Di Yu (Tan)
Santali Albi Lignum - Tan Xiang
Saposhnikoviae Radix - Fang Feng
Sappan Lignum - Su Mu
Sargassum - Hai Zao
Sargentodoxae Caulis - Hong Teng
Schisandrae Fructus - Wu Wei Zi (Cu)
Schizonepetae Herba - Jing Jie
Scrophulariae Radix - Xuan Shen
Scutellariae Barbatae Herba - Ban Zhi Lian
Scutellariae Radix - Huang Qin (Jiu)
Sepiae Endoconcha - Hai Piao Xiao
Sesamum Indicum Semen - Hei Zhi Ma
Setariae Fructus Germinatus - Gu Ya (Chao)
Siegesbeckiae Herba - Xi Xian Cao
Sinapis Albae Semen - Bai Jie Zi (Chao)
Smilacis Glabrae Rhizoma - Tu Fu Ling
Sojae Semen Praeparatum - Dan Dou Chi
Solani Nigri Herba - Long Kui
Sophorae Flos - Huai Hua (Chao)
Sophorae Tonkinensis Radix - Shan Dou Gen
Sparganii Rhizoma - San Leng
Spatholobi Caulis - Ji Xue Teng
Stellariae Radix - Yin Chai Hu
764TRADITIONAL MEDICINES OF EAST ASIA
Stemonae Radix - Bai Bu (Zhi)
Stephaniae Tetrandrae Radix - (Fen) Fang Ji
Sterculiae Lychnophorae Semen - Pang Da Hai
Succinum - Hu Po
Talcum - Hua Shi
Taraxaci Herba - Pu Gong Ying
Taxilli Herba - Sang Ji Sheng
Testudinis Plastrum - Gui Ban
Tetrapanacis Medulla - Xiao Tong Cao
Toosendan Fructus - Chuan Lian Zi (Chao)
Trachelospermi Caulis - Luo Shi Teng
Tribuli Fructus - Bai Ji Li (Chao)
Trichosanthis Fructus - Gua Lou
Trichosanthis Pericarpium - Gua Lou Pi
Trichosanthis Radix - Tian Hua Fen
Trichosanthis Semen - Gua Lou Ren
Tritici Fructus Levis - Fu Xiao Mai
Tritici Fructus Levis - Xiao Mai
Typhae Pollen - Pu Huang
Typhae Pollen Praeparatum - Pu Huang (Tan)
Typhonii Gigantei Rhizoma - Bai Fu Zi
Uncariae Ramulus cum Uncis - Gou Teng
Vaccariae Semen - Wang Bu Liu Xing (Chao)
Violae Herba - Zi Hua Di Ding
Viticis Fructus - Man Jing Zi (Chao)
Xanthii Fructus - Cang Er Zi (Chao)
Zanthoxyli Pericarpium - Hua Jiao
Zingiberis Rhizoma - Gan Jiang
Zingiberis Rhizoma Praeparatum - Pao Jiang
Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens - Sheng Jiang
Ziziphi Spinosi Semen Praeparatum - Suan Zao Ren (Chao)



Appendix III Single Herb Names, Chinese Pinyin - Latin

### APPENDIX III
##### Single Herb Names
##### Chinese Pinyin – Latin

Ai Ye Tan - Artemisiae Argyi Folium
Ba Ji Tian - Morindae Officinalis Radix
Bai Bian Dou - Lablab Semen Album
Bai Bu (Zhi) - Stemonae Radix
Bai Fu Zi - Typhonii Gigantei Rhizoma
Bai Guo - Ginkgo Semen
Bai He - Lilii Bulbus
Bai Hua She She Cao - Hedyotis Diffusae Herba
Bai Ji - Bletillae Rhizoma
Bai Ji Li (Chao) - Tribuli Fructus
Bai Jiang Cao - Patriniae Herba
Bai Jie Zi (Chao) - Sinapis Albae Semen
Bai Mao Gen - Imperatae Rhizoma
Bai Qian - Cynanchi Stauntonii Rhizoma
Bai Shao (Chao) - Paeoniae Radix Alba Praeparatum
Bai Shao - Paeoniae Radix Alba
Bai Tou Weng - Pulsatillae Radix
Bai Wei - Cynanchi Atrati Radix
Bai Xian Pi - Dictamni Cortex
Bai Zhi - Angelicae Dahuricae Radix
Bai Zhu (Chao) - Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma Praep.
Bai Zhu - Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma
Bai Zi Ren - Platycladi Semen or Biotae Semen
Ban Lan Gen - Isatidis Radix
Ban Xia (Fa) - Pinelliae Rhizoma
Ban Zhi Lian Scutellariae Barbatae Herba
Bei Sha Shen - Adenophorae seu Glehniae Radix
Bei Xie - Dioscorea Sativa Rhizoma
Bi Xie - Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae Rhizoma
Bian Xu - Polygoni Avicularis Herba
Bo He - Menthae Herba
Bu Gu Zhi (Yan) - Psoraleae Fructus
Can Sha - Bombycis Faeces
Cang Er Zi (Chao) - Xanthii Fructus
Cang Zhu (Fu Chao) - Atractylodis Rhizoma
Cao Dou Kou - Alpiniae Katsumadai Semen
Cao Wu (Zhi) - Aconitum kusnezoffi Radix Praeparatum
Ce Bai Ye - Platycladi Cacumen
Chai Hu - Bupleuri Radix
Chan Tui - Cicadae Periostracum
Che Qian Cao - Plantaginis Herba
Che Qian Zi (Yan) - Plantaginis Semen
Chen Pi - Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium
Chen Xiang - Aquilariae Lignum Resinatum
Chi Shao - Paeoniae Radix Rubra
Chong Wei Zi - Leonuri Fructus
Chuan Bei Mu - Fritillariae Cirrhosae Bulbus
Chuan Lian Zi (Chao) - Toosendan Fructus
Chuan Niu Xi - Cyathulae Radix
Chuan Wu (Zhi) - Aconitii Carmichaeli Radix Praeparatum
Chuan Xin Lian Andrographitis Herba
Chuan Xiong - Chuanxiong Rhizoma
Chun Pi (Fu Chao) - Ailanthis Cortex
Ci Shi (Duan) - Magnetitum
Ci Wu Jia - Eleutherococci Senticosi Radix et Caulis
Da Fu Pi - Arecae Pericarpium
Da Huang - Rhei Radix et Rhizoma
Da Huang (Shu) - Rhei Radix et Rhizoma Praeparatum
Da Ji - Cirsii Japonici Herba seu Radix
Da Qing Ye - Isatidis Folium
Da Zao - Jujubae Fructus
(Dai) Zhe Shi - Haematitum
Dan Dou Chi - Sojae Semen Praeparatum
Dan Nan Xing - Arisaema cum Bile
Dan Shen - Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix
Dan Zhu Ye - Lophatheri Herba
Dang Gui - Angelicae Sinensis Radix
Dang Gui (Jiu) - Angelicae Sinensis Radix Praeparatum
Dang Shen - Codonopsis Radix
Deng Xin Cao - Juncus Medulla
Di Fu Zi - Kochiae Fructus
Di Gu Pi - Lycii Cortex
Di Long - Pheretima
Di Long (Zhi) - Pheretima Praeparatum
Di Yu (Tan) - Sanguisorbae Radix
Ding Xiang - Caryophylli Flos
Dong Gua Zi - Benincasae Semen
Dong Kui Zi - Malvae Semen
Bai Dou Kou - Amomi Fructus Rotundus
Du Huo - Angelicae Pubescentis Radix
Du Zhong (Yan) - Eucommiae Cortex
E Bu Shi Cao - Centipeda Herba
E Jiao - Asini Corii Colla
E Zhu - Curcumae Rhizoma
Fang Feng - Saposhnikoviae Radix
(Fen) Fang Ji - Stephaniae Tetrandrae Radix
Fo Shou - Citri Sarcodactylis Fructus
Fu Ling - Poria Cocos
Fu Ling Pi - Poriae Cocos Cortex
Fu Pen Zi - Rubi Fructus
Fu Shen - Poria Sclerotium Fushen
Fu Xiao Mai - Tritici Fructus Levis
Fu Zi (Zhi) - Aconiti Fuzi Radix Praeparatum
Gan Cao - Glycyrrhizae Radix
Gan Jiang - Zingiberis Rhizoma
Gao Ben - Ligustici Rhizoma
Gao Liang Jiang - Alpiniae Officinarum Rhizoma
Ge Gen - Puerariae Radix
Gou Qi Zi - Lycii Fructus
Gou Teng - Uncariae Ramulus cum Uncis
Gu Jing Cao - Eriocauli Flos
Gu Sui Bu - Drynariae Rhizoma
Gu Ya (Chao) - Setariae Fructus Germinatus
Gua Lou - Trichosanthis Fructus
Gua Lou Pi - Trichosanthis Pericarpium
Gua Lou Ren - Trichosanthis Semen
Gui Ban - Testudinis Plastrum
Gui Zhi - Cinnamomi Ramulus
Hai Piao Xiao - Sepiae Endoconcha
Hai Tong Pi - Erythrinae Cortex
Hai Zao - Sargassum
He Huan Hua - Albizziae Julibrissin Flos
He Huan Pi - Albiziae Cortex
He Shou Wu (Zhi) - Polygoni Multiflori Radix
He Ye - Nelumbinis Folium
He Zi - Chebulae Fructus
Hei Zhi Ma - Sesamum Indicum Semen
Hong Hua - Carthami Flos
Hong Teng - Sargentodoxae Caulis
Hou Po (Jiang) - Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex
Hu Po - Succinum
Hu Zhang - Polygoni Cuspidati Rhizoma
Hua Jiao - Zanthoxyli Pericarpium
Ju Hong - Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Rubrum
Hua Shi - Talcum
Huai Hua (Chao) - Sophorae Flos
Huang Bai - Phellodendri Cortex
Huang Jing (Jiu) - Polygonati Rhizoma
Huang Lian - Coptidis Rhizoma
Huang Qi (Mi)- Astragali Radix Praeparatum
Huang Qi - Astragali Radix
Huang Qin (Jiu) - Scutellariae Radix
Huo Ma Ren - Cannabis Semen
Huo Xiang - Pogostemonis Herba
Ji Nei Jin (Zhi) - Galli Gigeriae Endothelium Corneum
Ji Xue Teng - Spatholobi Caulis
Jiang Huang - Curcumae Longae Rhizoma
Jiang Can (Chao) - Bombyx Batryticatus
Jiang Xiang - Dalbergiae Odoriferae Lignum
Jiao Gu Lan - Gynostemmatis Rhizoma seu Herba
Jie Geng - Platycodonis Radix
(Jin) Gou Ji (Tang) - Cibotii Barometz Rhizoma
Jin Qian Cao - Lysimachiae Herba
Jin Yin Hua - Lonicerae Flos
Jin Ying Zi - Rosae Laevigatae Fructus
Jing Jie - Schizonepetae Herba
Jiu Cai Zi - Allii Tuberosi Semen
Ju He - Citri Reticulatae Semen
Ju Hua Chrysanthemi Flos
Ju Ye - Citri Reticulatae Folium
Jue Ming Zi (Chao) - Cassiae Semen
Ku Shen - Sophorae Flavescentis Radix
Kuan Dong Hua (Mi) - Farfarae Flos
Kun Bu - Laminariae seu Eckloniae Thallus
Lai Fu Zi - Raphani Semen
Li Zhi He - Litchi Semen
Lian Qiao - Forsythiae Fructus
Lian Zi - Nelumbinis Semen
Lian Zi Xin - Nelumbinis Plumula
Ling Zhi - Ganoderma
Long Chi - Mastodi Dentis Fossilia
Long Kui - Solani Nigri Herba
Long Dan - Gentianae Radix
Long Gu (Duan) - Mastodi Ossis Fossilia Praeparatum
Long Gu - Mastodi Ossis Fossilia
Long Yan Rou - Longan Arillus
Lu Gen - Phragmitis Rhizoma
Lu Jiao Jiao - Cervi Cornu
Lu Jiao Shuang - Cervi Cornu Degelatinum
Lu Lu Tong - Liquidambaris Fructus
Luo Shi Teng - Trachelospermi Caulis
Ma Chi Xian - Portulacae Herba
Mai Dong - Ophiopogonis Radix
Mai Ya (Chao) - Hordei Fructus Germinatus
Man Jing Zi (Chao) - Viticis Fructus
Mang Xiao - Natrii Sulfas
Mei Gui Hua - Rosa Rugosa
Mo Han Lian - Ecliptae Herba
Mo Yao (Chao) - Myrrha
Mu Dan Pi - Moutan Cortex
Mu Gua - Chaenomelis Fructus
Mu Hu Diu - Oroxylum Indicum Semen
Mu Li (Duan) - Ostreae Concha Praeparatum
Mu Li - Ostreae Concha
Mu Tong - Clematis Armandi Caulis
Mu Xiang - Aucklandiae Radix
Niu Bang Zi - Arctii Fructus
Niu Xi - Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix
Nu Zhen Zi (Jiu) - Ligustri Lucidi Fructus
Ou Jie - Nelumbinis
Pang Da Hai - Sterculiae Lychnophorae Semen
Pao Jiang - Zingiberis Rhizoma Praeparatum
Pei Lan - Eupatorii Herba
Pi Pa Ye (Mi) - Eriobotryae Folium
Pu Gong Ying - Taraxaci Herba
Pu Huang - Typhae Pollen
Pu Huang (Tan) - Typhae Pollen Praeparatum
Qian Cao - Rubiae Radix
Qian Hu - Peucedani Radix
Qian Shi - Euryales Semen
Qiang Huo - Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix
Qin Jiao - Gentianae Macrophyllae Radix
Qin Pi (Cu) - Fraxini Cortex
Qing Dai Indigo Naturalis
Qing Hao - Artemisiae Annuae Herba
Qing Pi - Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Viride
Qu Mai Dianthi Herba
Ren Shen (Bai) - Ginseng Radix
Rou Cong Rong (Jiu) - Cistanches Herba
Rou Dou Kou - Myristicae Semen
Rou Gui - Cinnamomi Cortex
Ru Xiang (Zhi) - Olibanum
San Leng - Sparganii Rhizoma
San Qi - Notoginseng Radix
Sang Bai Pi (Mi) - Mori Cortex
Sang Ji Sheng - Taxilli Herba
Sang Piao Xiao - Mantidis Ootheca
Sang Shen - Mori Fructus
Sang Ye - Mori Folium
Sang Zhi - Mori Ramulus
Sha Ren - Amomi Fructus
Sha Yuan Zi - Astragali Complanati Semen
Shan Dou Gen - Sophorae Tonkinensis Radix
Shan Yao - Dioscoreae Rhizoma
Shan Zha - Crataegi Fructus
Shan Zhu Yu (Jiu) - Corni Fructus
She Chuang Zi - Cnidii Fructus
She Gan - Belamcandae Rhizoma
Shen Jin Cao - Lycopodii Herba
Shen Qu (Jiao) - Massa Medicata Fermentata
Sheng Di Huang - Rehmanniae Radix
Sheng Jiang Zingiberis - Rhizoma Recens
Sheng Ma - Cimicifugae Rhizoma
Shi Chang Pu - Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma
Shi Gao - Gypsum Fibrosum
Shi Hu - Dendrobii Herba
Shi Jue Ming (Duan) - Haliotidis Concha
Shi Liu Pi - Granati Pericarpium
Shi Wei - Pyrrosiae Folium
Shu Di Huang - Rehmanniae Radix Praeparatum
Si Gua Luo Luffae - Fructus Retinervus
Su Mu - Sappan Lignum
Suan Zao Ren (Chao) - Ziziphi Spinosi Semen Praeparatum
Suo Yang - Cynomorii Herba
Tai Zi Shen - Pseudostellariae Radix
Tan Xiang - Santali Albi Lignum
Tao Ren (Dan) - Persicae Semen
Tian Dong - Asparagi Radix
Tian Hua Fen - Trichosanthis Radix
Tian Ma - Gastrodiae Rhizoma
Tian Nan Xing (Zhi) - Arisaematis Rhizoma
Ting Li Zi (Bei) - Lepidii/Descurainiae Semen
Tu Fu Ling - Smilacis Glabrae Rhizoma
Tu Si Zi - Cuscutae Semen
Wang Bu Liu Xing (Chao) - Vaccariae Semen
Wei Ling Xian - Clematidis Radix
Wu Jia Pi - Cortex Acanthopanacis
Wu Mei - Mume Fructus
Wu Wei Zi (Cu) - Schisandrae Fructus
Wu Yao - Linderae Radix
Wu Zhu Yu (Zhi) - Evodiae Fructus
Xi Xian Cao - Siegesbeckiae Herba
Xia Ku Cao - Prunellae Spica
Xian He Cao - Agrimoniae Herba
Xian Mao - Curculiginis Rhizoma
Xiang Fu (Cu) - Cyperi Rhizoma
Xiang Ru - Moslae Herba
Xiao Hui Xiang (Yan) - Foeniculi Fructus
Xiao Mai Tritici - Fructus Levis
Xiao Tong Cao - Tetrapanacis Medulla
Xie Bai Allii - Macrostemonis Bulbus
Xin Yi - Magnoliae Flos
Xing Ren (Dan) - Armeniacae Amarum Semen
Xu Chang Qing - Cynanchi Paniculati Radix et Rhizoma
Xu Duan - Dipsaci Radix
Xuan Fu Hua - Inulae Flos
Xuan Shen - Scrophulariae Radix
Yan Hu Suo (Cu) - Corydalis Rhizoma
Ye Jiao Teng - Polygoni Multiflori Caulis
Ye Ju Hua - Chrysanthemi Indici Flos
Yi Mu Cao - Leonuri Herba
Yi Yi Ren - Coicis Semen
Yi Yi Ren (Fu Chao) - Coicis Semen Praeparatum
Yi Zhi Ren - Alpiniae Oxyphyllae Fructus Praeparatum
Yin Chai Hu - Stellariae Radix
Yin Chen - Artemisiae Scopariae Herba
Yin Yang Huo - Epimedii Herba
Yu Jin - Curcumae Radix
Yu Li Ren - Pruni Semen
Yu Mi Xu - Maydis Stigma
Yu Xing Cao - Houttuyniae Herba
Yu Zhu - Polygonati Odorati Rhizoma
Yuan Zhi (Zhi) - Polygalae Radix
Zao Jiao Ci - Gleditsiae Spina
Ze Lan - Lycopi Herba
Ze Xie - Alismatis Rhizoma
Zhe Bei Mu - Fritillariae Thunbergii Bulbus
Zhen Zhu Mu - Concha Margaritifera
Zhi Gan Cao - Glycyrrhizae Radix Praeparatum
Zhi Mu - Anemarrhenae Rhizoma
Zhi Ke (Fu Chao) - Aurantii Fructus
Zhi Shi (Fu Chao) - Aurantii Fructus Immaturus
Zhi Zi (Jiu) - Gardeniae Fructus
Zhu Ling - Polyporus
Zhu Ru (Jiang) - Bambusae Caulis in Taenia
Zi Cao - Arnebiae/Lithospermi Radix
Zi Hua Di Ding - Violae Herba
Zi Su Geng - Perillae Caulis
Zi Su Ye - Perillae Folium
Zi Su Zi (Chao) - Perillae Fructus
Zi Wan (Mi) - Asteris Radix

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