Overview Xiao Yao San originated in the Song dynasty classic Taiping Huimin Hejiju Fang and is a traditional formula for soothing the Liver, relieving constraint, strengthening the Spleen, and nourishing the Blood. Formula Composition Common ingredients include Chai Hu, Dang Gui, Bai Shao, Bai Zhu, Fu Ling, Zhi Gan Cao, Bo He, and Wei Jiang,…
Overview Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang originated from Jin-Yuan physician Li Dongyuan’s work Pi Wei Lun and is a representative formula for tonifying the Middle Burner Qi and raising Yang to lift sinking. Formula Composition Common ingredients include Astragalus root, ginseng, Atractylodes, honey-fried licorice root, Angelica sinensis, aged tangerine peel, Cimicifuga, and Bupleurum. Note: The…
Overview Wu Ling San originated from Zhang Zhongjing’s Shang Han Lun and is a classic formula for warming Yang, transforming Qi, promoting urination, and leaching out dampness. Formula Composition Wu Ling San consists of Polyporus, Alisma, Atractylodes, Poria, and cinnamon twig. Note: The specific formula proportions may vary among different sources and dosage forms; please…
Overview Chai Hu Shu Gan Tang was first recorded in the Ming dynasty in Zhang Jingyue’s Jing Yue Quan Shu and is a commonly used traditional Chinese medicine formula for soothing the Liver, regulating Qi, invigorating Blood, and relieving pain. Formula Composition Common ingredients include Chai Hu, Chen Pi, Chuan Xiong, Xiang Fu, Zhi Ke,…
Overview Wu Wei Xiao Du Yin was recorded in the Qing dynasty work Yi Zong Jin Jian and is a traditional formula for clearing heat and detoxifying, and dispersing toxin-induced boils. Formula Composition Wu Wei Xiao Du Yin consists of honeysuckle flower, wild chrysanthemum flower, dandelion, Chinese violet herb, and purple-backed cudweed. Note: The specific…
Overview Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang originated from Wang Qingren’s Yi Lin Gai Cuo, written during the Qing dynasty, and is a representative formula for invigorating blood, resolving blood stasis, moving Qi, and relieving pain. Formula Composition Common ingredients include peach kernel, safflower, Chinese angelica root, Rehmannia root, Chuanxiong rhizome, red peony root, Achyranthes root,…
Overview Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin is a commonly used formula in modern traditional Chinese medicine practice for calming the Liver and extinguishing wind. It is commonly used for manifestations associated with Liver Yang rising and internal stirring of Liver wind. Formula Composition Common ingredients include Tian Ma, Gou Teng, Shi Jue Ming, Zhi Zi,…
Overview Qi Ju Di Huang Wan is a commonly used formula developed by modifying Liu Wei Di Huang Wan with Gou Qi Zi and Ju Hua. It nourishes the Kidney and Liver and improves vision. Formula Composition Common ingredients include Shu Di Huang, Shan Zhu Yu, Shan Yao, Ze Xie, Mu Dan Pi, Fu Ling,…
Overview Er Chen Tang originated from the Song dynasty’s Taiping Huimin Heji Ju Fang and is a foundational formula for drying dampness, transforming phlegm, regulating Qi, and harmonizing the middle. Formula Composition Common ingredients include pinellia, aged tangerine peel, poria, and honey-fried licorice, often combined with fresh ginger and mume fruit. Note: The specific proportions…
Overview Jing Fang Bai Du San is a commonly used traditional Chinese medicine formula that releases the exterior with acrid warmth, dispels Cold, and eliminates Dampness. It has traditionally been used for exterior discomfort caused by Wind-Cold-Dampness pathogens. Formula Composition Common ingredients include Schizonepeta, Saposhnikovia, Notopterygium, Angelica pubescens, Bupleurum, Peucedanum, Ligusticum, Citrus aurantium, Platycodon, Poria,…
Overview Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan is a classic formula for nourishing Yin and reducing fire, formed by modifying Liu Wei Di Huang Wan with Anemarrhena rhizome and Phellodendron bark. Formula Composition Common ingredients include prepared Rehmannia root, Cornus fruit, Chinese yam, Alisma rhizome, Moutan bark, Poria, Anemarrhena rhizome, and Phellodendron bark. Note: The specific…
Overview Gui Zhi Tang originated in the Eastern Han dynasty of China and was recorded by the physician Zhang Zhongjing in Shang Han Lun. It is a representative traditional Chinese medicine formula for harmonizing Ying and Wei and releasing the exterior by relieving muscle constraint. Formula Composition Gui Zhi Tang consists of Gui Zhi, Bai…
Overview Yin Qiao San originates from the Qing dynasty physician Wu Jutong’s Wen Bing Tiao Bian and is one of the classic acrid-cool exterior-releasing formulas. Formula Composition Yin Qiao San consists of honeysuckle flower, forsythia fruit, bitter platycodon root, mint, bamboo leaf, raw licorice, schizonepeta spike, fermented soybean, and burdock fruit, among other ingredients. Note:…
Overview Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San originated from the Tai Ping Hui Min He Ji Ju Fang, an official compilation produced during China’s Song dynasty, and is one of the classic formulas widely used in traditional Chinese medicine. Formula Composition Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San consists of Huo Xiang, Da Fu Pi, Bai Zhi, Zi…
Overview Cang Er San is also commonly known as Cang Er Zi San and is one of the representative traditional Chinese medicine formulas for opening the nasal passages. Formula Composition Common ingredients include Cang Er Zi, Xin Yi, Bai Zhi, and Bo He. Note: The specific formulation ratios may vary among different sources and dosage…
