Overview Da Chai Hu Tang originates from Zhang Zhongjing’s Shang Han Lun and is a classic formula for harmonizing the Shaoyang and purging interior heat accumulation. Formula Composition Common ingredients include Chai Hu, Huang Qin, Bai Shao, Ban Xia, Sheng Jiang, Zhi Shi, Da Zao, and Da Huang. Note: The specific proportions may vary among…
Overview Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan is one of the classic traditional Chinese medicine formulas for nourishing Yin and blood, tonifying the Heart, and calming the spirit. Formula Composition Common ingredients include raw Rehmannia root, ginseng, red sage root, Scrophularia root, Poria, Polygala root, Platycodon root, Chinese angelica root, asparagus tuber, Ophiopogon tuber, biota seed,…
Overview Gui Zhi Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang originates from Zhang Zhongjing’s Jin Gui Yao Lue and consists of Gui Zhi Tang with the addition of dragon bone and oyster shell. It is a classic formula for harmonizing Yin and Yang, anchoring Yang, and securing leakage. Formula Composition Common ingredients include cinnamon twig, white…
Overview The modern commonly used version of Liu Jun Zi Tang is primarily derived from Yu Tuan’s Yi Xue Zheng Zhuan of the Ming dynasty and is a commonly used formula for supplementing Qi, strengthening the Spleen, drying Dampness, and transforming Phlegm. Formula Composition Common ingredients include ginseng, atractylodes, poria, honey-fried licorice, aged tangerine peel,…
Overview Si Shen Wan originates from the Ming dynasty text Neike Cuoyao and is a classic traditional Chinese medicine formula for warming the Kidneys and warming the Spleen, securing the intestines, and stopping diarrhea. Formula Composition Common ingredients include Psoralea fruit, nutmeg, Schisandra fruit, and Evodia fruit; traditional preparation often includes fresh ginger and jujube….
Overview Zhi Gan Cao Tang originates from Zhang Zhongjing’s Shang Han Lun and is also known as Fu Mai Tang. It is a classic formula for supplementing Qi and nourishing Yin, nourishing the blood, and restoring the pulse. Formula Composition Common ingredients include roasted licorice, ginger, ginseng, Rehmannia root, cinnamon twig, donkey-hide gelatin, Ophiopogon, hemp…
Overview Yi Guan Jian is a classic formula created by Wei Zhixiu (Wei Yuhuang), a renowned physician of the Qing dynasty. It was first recorded in his work Continued Cases of Famous Physicians and is a classic traditional Chinese medicine formula for nourishing Yin and soothing the Liver. It is commonly used for manifestations of…
Overview Ma Xing Gan Shi Tang originates from Zhang Zhongjing’s Shang Han Lun and is a classic formula that uses acrid-cool herbs to diffuse the Lung, clear heat, and calm wheezing. Formula Composition Ma Xing Gan Shi Tang consists of Ephedra, apricot kernel, licorice, and gypsum. Note: The specific formula proportions may vary among different…
Overview Wen Qing Yin originated from the formula known as Wen Qing San recorded in Gong Tingxian’s Wan Bing Hui Chun during the Ming dynasty. It was later also called Wen Qing Yin and detoxifying Si Wu Tang. The formula combines Si Wu Tang and Huang Lian Jie Du Tang. Dang Gui, Chuan Xiong, Bai…
Overview Qing Shang Fang Feng Tang is found in Returning to Health for All Diseases by Gong Tingxian of the Ming dynasty. It is traditionally used to disperse wind, clear heat, drain fire, and resolve toxins, primarily for head and facial acne, boils, and similar patterns caused by upward attack of wind-heat and fire-toxin. It…
Overview Tao He Cheng Qi Tang originated from Zhang Zhongjing’s Treatise on Cold Damage and is a classic formula for invigorating blood, resolving blood stasis, clearing heat, and promoting bowel movements. Formula Composition Tao He Cheng Qi Tang consists of Peach Kernel, Rhubarb, Cinnamon Twig, Honey-Fried Licorice Root, and Mirabilite. Note: The specific formula ratios…
Overview Qing Fei Tang is found in Volume 2 of Wan Bing Hui Chun by Gong Tingxian of the Ming dynasty and is a classic formula for treating excessive lung heat and phlegm with coughing. It clears the Lungs, transforms phlegm, stops coughing, and alleviates wheezing. The original text used it for “all types of…
Overview Da Jian Zhong Tang originates from Zhang Zhongjing’s Jin Gui Yao Lue and is a classic formula for warming the middle, supplementing deficiency, directing rebellious Qi downward, and relieving pain. Formula Composition Da Jian Zhong Tang consists of Sichuan pepper, dried ginger, ginseng, and maltose syrup. Note: The names, dosage forms, and formula proportions…
Overview Chai Hu Gui Zhi Tang originates from Zhang Zhongjing’s Shang Han Lun. It combines and modifies the methods of Xiao Chai Hu Tang and Gui Zhi Tang, and is a classic formula for harmonizing the Shao Yang and regulating the Ying and Wei. Formula Composition Common ingredients include Bupleurum, Scutellaria, ginseng, pinellia, cinnamon twig,…
Overview Ren Shen Yang Rong Tang is found in Volume 5 of the Song dynasty text Tai Ping Hui Min He Ji Ju Fang. It is a classic formula that supplements both Qi and Blood, and has the actions of supplementing Qi, enriching Blood, nourishing the Heart, and calming the spirit. The original text used…
