Overview Gui Pi Tang is a classic traditional Chinese medicine formula for supplementing Qi and nourishing Blood, strengthening the Spleen, and nourishing the Heart. It has been widely used throughout history for manifestations associated with Heart-Spleen deficiency. Formula Composition Common ingredients include ginseng, Astragalus root, Atractylodes rhizome, Poria with hostwood, jujube seeds, longan pulp, dong…
Overview Gan Lu Xiao Du Dan is recorded in the Qing dynasty Chinese text A Secret Transmission of Medical Effects, attributed to the Qing dynasty physician Ye Tianshi. It is one of the classic traditional Chinese medicine formulas used for damp-heat-type externally contracted conditions and digestive discomfort. Formula Composition Gan Lu Xiao Du Dan consists…
Overview Jia Wei Xiao Yao San, also known as Dan Zhi Xiao Yao San, is formed by modifying Xiao Yao San with Mu Dan Pi and Zhi Zi. It is a commonly used traditional Chinese medicine formula for soothing the Liver, strengthening the Spleen, nourishing the Blood, and clearing Heat. Formula Composition Common ingredients include…
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…
