Overview The most classic source of Li Zhong Tang is Treatise on Cold Damage by Zhang Zhongjing of the Eastern Han dynasty. It is a classic formula for warming the middle, dispelling cold, tonifying Qi, and strengthening the Spleen. Formula Composition Li Zhong Tang commonly consists of ginseng, dried ginger, Atractylodes, and honey-fried licorice root….
Overview Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan originated from Zhang Zhongjing’s Essential Prescriptions from the Golden Cabinet and is also known as Shen Qi Wan. It is a classic formula for warming and tonifying Kidney Yang, transforming Qi, and promoting water metabolism. Formula Composition Common ingredients include Rehmannia root, Chinese yam, Cornus fruit, Alisma rhizome, Poria,…
Overview Fang Ji Huang Qi Tang originates from Zhang Zhongjing’s Jin Gui Yao Lue and is a classic formula for supplementing Qi, dispelling wind, strengthening the Spleen, and promoting urination. Formula Composition Common ingredients include Fang Ji, Huang Qi, Bai Zhu, and Gan Cao, often combined with Sheng Jiang and Da Zao. Note: Specific formula…
Overview Shao Yao Gan Cao Tang originates from Zhang Zhongjing’s Shang Han Lun and is a classic small formula for relieving urgency and pain. Formula Composition Shao Yao Gan Cao Tang consists of Shao Yao and honey-fried Gan Cao. Note: The specific formulation ratios may vary among different sources and dosage forms; please follow the…
Overview Dang Gui Shao Yao San originated from Zhang Zhongjing’s Jin Gui Yao Lue and is a classic formula for nourishing Blood, regulating the Liver, strengthening the Spleen, and promoting the resolution of dampness. Formula Composition Dang Gui Shao Yao San consists of Dang Gui, Shao Yao, Chuan Xiong, Fu Ling, Bai Zhu, and Ze…
Overview Si Wu Tang first appeared in the Tang dynasty work The Secret Formula for Treating Injuries and Continuing Broken Bones by Lin Daoren. It was later included in the Song dynasty work Imperial Grace Formulary of the Tai-ping Era, where it was listed as a commonly used gynecological formula and praised as the “foremost…
Overview Ban Xia Bai Zhu Tian Ma Tang is a commonly used traditional Chinese medicine formula for transforming phlegm, settling wind, strengthening the Spleen, and dispelling dampness. Formula Composition Common ingredients include Pinellia, Gastrodia, Atractylodes, Poria, tangerine peel, and licorice, often combined with fresh ginger, jujube, and other ingredients. Note: The specific formula proportions may…
Overview The most classic version of Long Dan Xie Gan Tang comes from the Qing dynasty physician Wang Ang’s Yi Fang Ji Jie. It was adapted and refined based on similar formulas from the Jin and Yuan periods, specifically addressing the two disease mechanisms of blazing excess Liver-Gallbladder Fire rising upward, such as bitter taste…
Overview Wen Jing Tang originates from Zhang Zhongjing’s Jin Gui Yao Lue and is a classic gynecological formula for warming the channels, dispelling Cold, nourishing Blood, and eliminating Blood stasis. Formula Composition Common ingredients include Wu Zhu Yu, Dang Gui, Chuan Xiong, Shao Yao, Ren Shen, Gui Zhi, E Jiao, Mu Dan Pi, Sheng Jiang,…
Overview Jin Suo Gu Jing Wan was compiled by Wang Ang, a renowned physician of the Qing dynasty, in the Medical Formula Compendium. It is a representative formula for treating seminal emission and spermatorrhea caused by Kidney deficiency with failure to secure the essence gate. Formula Composition Common ingredients include Sha Yuan Zi, Qian Shi,…
Overview Ba Zheng San originated from the Song dynasty work Tai Ping Hui Min He Ji Ju Fang and is a classic traditional Chinese medicine formula for clearing heat and purging fire, promoting urination, and relieving stranguria. Formula Composition Common ingredients include plantain seed, dianthus herb, knotgrass herb, talc, gardenia fruit, licorice tip, akebia stem,…
Overview Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang originated from Zhang Zhongjing’s Shang Han Lun and is a classic formula that harmonizes cold and heat and resolves focal distention and clumping. Formula Composition Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang consists of Pinellia, Scutellaria, dried ginger, ginseng, Coptis, jujube, and honey-fried licorice. Note: Specific formula ratios may vary among…
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…
