Overview Tao Hong Si Wu Tang was first recorded in the Qing dynasty work Yi Zong Jin Jian · Fu Ke Xin Fa Yao Jue, compiled by Wu Qian and others. It is a representative formula for nourishing the blood, invigorating blood, regulating menstruation, and relieving pain, composed of Si Wu Tang with the addition…
Overview Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan originates from the classic formula recorded in Zhang Zhongjing’s Essentials from the Golden Cabinet. It promotes blood circulation, resolves blood stasis, and gradually reduces masses. It is commonly used for gynecological masses and menstrual abdominal pain caused by blood stasis obstruction. Formula Composition Common core ingredients include Gui Zhi,…
Overview Si Ni San originates from Zhang Zhongjing’s Shang Han Lun and is a classic formula for expelling pathogenic factors, relieving constraint, soothing the Liver, and regulating the Spleen. Formula Composition Si Ni San consists of Chai Hu, Zhi Shi, Shao Yao, and Zhi Gan Cao. Note: The specific ingredient proportions may vary among different…
Overview Ban Xia Hou Pu Tang originates from Zhang Zhongjing’s Jin Gui Yao Lue and is a classic formula for promoting Qi circulation, dissipating clumps, redirecting rebellious Qi downward, and transforming phlegm. Formula Composition Ban Xia Hou Pu Tang consists of Ban Xia, Hou Po, Fu Ling, Sheng Jiang, and Zi Su Ye. Note: The…
Overview Gui Zhi Shao Yao Zhi Mu Tang originated from Zhang Zhongjing’s The Essentials from the Golden Cabinet and is a classic formula for wind-dampness obstruction patterns that dispels wind and eliminates dampness, warms the channels and disperses cold, and also clears heat. Formula Composition Common ingredients include Gui Zhi, Bai Shao, Gan Cao, Ma…
Overview Dang Gui Si Ni Tang originated from Zhang Zhongjing’s Shang Han Lun and is a classic formula for warming the channels, dispelling cold, nourishing the blood, and promoting the circulation of the vessels. Formula Composition Common ingredients include Dang Gui, Gui Zhi, Bai Shao, Xi Xin, Tong Cao, Da Zao, and honey-fried Gan Cao….
Overview Zhen Wu Tang originates from Zhang Zhongjing’s Shang Han Lun and is a classic formula for warming Yang and promoting water metabolism. Formula Composition Zhen Wu Tang consists of Poria, white peony root, ginger, white atractylodes rhizome, and aconite. Note: Modern preparations must use properly processed aconite. The formulation ratios may vary depending on…
Overview Niu Che Shen Qi Wan originated from the ancient Chinese medicine classic Jin Gui Yao Lue. It was originally called Shen Qi Wan and was later referred to as Niu Che Shen Qi Wan due to adjustments in prescribing practices. It belongs to the Shen Qi Wan formula family and adds Niu Xi, Che…
Overview Da Qing Long Tang originates from Zhang Zhongjing’s Shang Han Lun and is a classic formula for inducing sweating to release the exterior while clearing interior heat; it has relatively strong medicinal effects. Formula Composition Common ingredients include Ephedra, cinnamon twig, honey-fried licorice root, apricot kernel, gypsum, fresh ginger, and jujube. Note: The specific…
Overview Yu Quan San originates from Ye Tianshi’s Qing-dynasty work, Clinical Guidelines with Medical Records, and is one of the traditional Chinese medicine formulas for nourishing Yin, promoting the generation of body fluids, clearing heat, and relieving thirst. Multiple formula versions exist across different medical texts, regions, and modern preparations. Formula Composition Yu Quan San…
Overview Zuo Jin Wan originates from volume 1 of Dan Xi Xin Fa by Zhu Zhenheng of the Yuan dynasty. Originally called Hui Ling Wan, it is a classic traditional Chinese medicine formula for clearing Liver Fire, directing counterflow downward, and stopping vomiting, and is commonly used for manifestations associated with Liver Fire invading the…
Overview Ping Wei San originates from the Song dynasty text Taiping Huimin Hejiju Fang and is a foundational formula for drying dampness, transporting and transforming the Spleen, promoting Qi movement, and harmonizing the Stomach. Formula Composition Ping Wei San commonly consists of Cang Zhu, Hou Po, Chen Pi, and Gan Cao; traditional use often includes…
Overview You Gui Wan originated from Zhang Jingyue’s Jingyue Quanshu during the Ming dynasty and is a traditional formula for warming and supplementing Kidney Yang, replenishing essence, and benefiting the marrow. Formula Composition Common ingredients include prepared Rehmannia root, Chinese yam, Cornus fruit, goji berry, Eucommia bark, deer antler glue, dodder seed, Chinese angelica root,…
Overview San Ren Tang originates from the Qing dynasty work Wen Bing Tiao Bian by Wu Ju-tong. It is a classic formula for promoting the free flow of Qi and clearing and draining damp-heat. Formula Composition Common ingredients include apricot kernel, white cardamom seed, coix seed, magnolia bark, pinellia tuber, tetrapanax pith, talc, and bamboo…
Overview Xiao Jian Zhong Tang originates from the Treatise on Cold Damage and Miscellaneous Diseases by Zhang Zhongjing, the medical sage of the Eastern Han dynasty. In current editions, it is primarily included in the Treatise on Cold Damage and the Essentials from the Golden Cabinet. It is a classic formula for warming and tonifying…
