83 formulas

(CALIFORNIA board exam list)

release exterior

1. exterior wind cold deficiency with sweating
2. T: TWC
3. P: superficial, moderate
4. gui zhi*, bai shao, sheng jiang, da zao, zhi gan cao
1. exterior wind heat with cough
2. T: TWC
3. P: superficial, rapid
4. sang ye*, ju hua*, lian qiao, bo he, jie geng, xing ren, lu gen, gan cao
1. exterior wind heat with sore throat
2. T: thin white or thin yellow, red tip
3. P: superficial, rapid
4. jin yin hua*, lian qiao*, jie geng, niu bang zi, bo he, dan dou chi, jing jie sui, dan zhu ye, xian lu gen, gan cao
1. exterior wind cold transforming to heat taiyang, shaoyang, yangming
2. T: thin yellow coat
3. P: superficial, sl. surging
4. chai hu*, ge gen*, giang huo, bai zhi, huang qin, shi gao, jie geng, bai shao, gan cao, sheng jiang, da zao
1. exterior wind cold damp w/ underlying qi xu
2. T: greasy white
3. P: superficial, soft
4. qiang huo*, du huo*, chuan xiong, chai hu, jie geng, zhi ke, qian hu, ren shen, fu ling, gan cao, sheng jiang, bo he

clear heat

1. 4 bigs - big fever, sweat, thirst pulse
2. p: surging, big, excess or rolling, rapid
3. shi gao*, zhi mu, zhi gan cao, jing mi
1. toxins in 3 jiaos, damp heat, drain heat via urination
2. t: red, yellow coat
3. p: excess, rapid
4. huan lian*, huang qin, huang bai, zhi zi
1. st/LI heat, more heat than damp, drain heat via defecation
2. t: greasy yellow
3. da huang*, huang lian, huang qin
1. clear st channel - sore gums, toothache, lip, tongue or cheek swelling, bad breath
2. t: red, little or yellow
3. p: thready, rapid
4. bie jia*, qing hao*, sheng di huang, zhi mu, mu dan pi
1. mouth sores, heart heat going into si, painful or bloody urination
2. t: red
3. p: rapid
4. mu tong*, sheng di huang, dan zhu ye, gan cao shao
1. damp heat lv/gb channel. two directions-up for liver fire, down for LJ damp heat. shingles, herpes, hepatitis, red eyes, ear pain
2. t: red, yellow coat
3. p: string-taut, rapid
4. long dan cao*, huang qin, zhi zi, mu tong, che qian zi, ze xie, chai hu, sheng di huang, dang gui, gan cao
1. bloody dysentery, tenesmus
2. t: red, little coat
3. p: string-taut, rapid
4. bai tou weng*, huang lian, huang bai, qin pi
1. bie jie enters, qing hao releases. late stage warm febrile disease, steaming bone. low grade fever afternoon/evening, yin deficiency
2. t: red, little coat
3. p: thready, rapid
4. bie jia*, qing hao*, sheng di huang, zhi mu, mu dan pi
1. night sweats from excess fire and yin xu (huang lian e jiao tang no night sweats)
2. t: red, dry
3. p: rapid
4. dang gui*, sheng di huang*, shu di huang*, huang lian, huang qin, huang bai, huang qi

drain downward

1. yangming fu excess, constipation, fullness, distention, dryness, green watery diarrhea
2. t: red, yellow/blk rough with prickles
3. p: deep, rolling, excess
4. da huang*, mang xiao, zhi shi, hou po
1. mild constipation with fullness, distention, no dryness
2. t: red, dry, rough, hard yellow or black coat
3. p: rolling, slight rapid
4. da huang*, hou po, zhi shi
1. mild constipation w/dryness, no fullness. weakest of the cheng qi tangs
2. t: yellow coat
3. p: rolling, rapid
4. da huang, gan cao, mang xiao
1. constipation due to qi and blood deficiency, old age, post partum
2. t: dry
3. p: thready
4. huo ma ren, rao ren, dang gui, sheng di huang, zhi ke
1. habitual, post-partum or post surgery constipation. excess and deficiency constipation with frequent urination
2. t: dry, sl yellow
3. p: deep, rapid or superficial, hesitant
4. huo ma ren*, xing ren, bai shao, zhi shi, hou po, da huang

harmonize

1. shaoyang syndrome
2. t: twc
3. p: string taut
4. chai hu*, huang qin, zhi ban xia, sheng jiang, ren shen, zhi gan cao, da zao
1. liver qi constraint, cold fingers and toes
2. p: string-taut
3. chai hu*, zhi shi, bai shao, zhi gan cao
1. liver qi stagnation with spleen qi deficiency and blood deficiency
2. t: pale
3. p: string taut, deficient
4. chai hu*, dang gui, bai shao, bai zhu, fu ling, zhi gan cao, wei jiang, bo he
1. mixed hot/cold middle jiao
2. t: thin greasy yellow
3. p: string-taut, rapid
4. huang lian*, huang qin, zhi ban xia, gan jiang, ren shen, da zao, zhi gan cao

warm interior cold

1. mj deficiency cold, patient better with warmth and pressure
2. t: pale, white coat
3. p: deep, thready
4. gan jiang*, ren shen, bai zhu, zhi gan cao
1. vomiting after eating, vertex headache, cold hands and feet, st/lv channel cold
2. t: slippery, moist white
3. p: thready, slow or thready, string-taut
4. wu zhu yu*, sheng jiang, ren shen, da zao
1. spasmodic abdominal pain, low-grade fever from qi, yin, yang, blood xu
2. t: pale, white coat
3. p: thready, string-taut
4. yi tang*, gui zhi, bai shao, zhi gan cao, sheng jiang, da zao
1. severe cold, excruciating pain, cannot tolerate being touched
2. t: slippery white coat
3. p: thready, tense, hidden
4. hua jiao*, gan jiang, ren shen, yi tang
1. cold limbs, yang collapse, lethargy, constant desire to sleep
2. t: pale, slippery white
3. p: deep, thready, faint
4. zhi fu zi*, gan jiang, zhi gan cao

tonify qi

1. sp/st qi deficiency
2. t: pale, white coat
3. p: weak or thready, mod
4. ren shen*, bai zhu, fu ling, zhi gan cao
1. sp qi deficiency with loose stool or diarrhea
2. t: pale, greasy white
3. p: thready or deficient, moderate
4. ren shen*, bai zhu*, fu ling*, zhi gan cao*, shan yao, chao bian dou, lian zi, yi yi ren, sha ren, chao jie geng
1. organ prolapse, intermittent low-grade fever due to qi xu, beng luo
2. t: pale
3. p: deficient or superficial forceless
4. huang qi*, ren shen, bai zhu, zhi gan cao, dang gui, chen pi, sheng ma, chai hu
1. wei qi deficiency, recurrent colds
2. t: pale, white coat
3. p: superficial, deficient
4. huang qi*, bai zhu, fang feng
1. profuse sweat injure qi and yin, chronic cough
2. t: thin, dry coat
3. p: deficient, rapid or deficient, thready
4. ren shen*, mai men dong, wu wei zi

tonify blood

1. tonify blood, move blood, basic menstrual formula
2. t: pale
3. p: thready, string-taut or thready, hesitant
4. shu di huang, bai shao, dang gui, chuan xiong
1. low-grade fever due to blood deficiency, 5-1 huang qi to dang gui (30g to 6g)
2. t: pale
3. p: surging, large, xu, forceless when pressed
4. huang qi*, dang gui

tonify qi & blood

1. qi and blood deficiency, si jun zi tang + si wu tang
2. t: pale, twc
3. p: thready, weak
4. ren shen*, shu di huang*, bai zhu, fu ling, zhi gan cao, bai shao, dang gui, chuang xiong, sheng jiang, da zao
1. qi and blood deficiency with cold, ba zhen tang + huang qi, rou gui
2. t: pale
3. p: thready, weak
4. ren shen, bai zhu, fu ling, zhi gan cao, shu di huang, bai shao, dang gui, chuan xiong, rou gui, huang qi
1. qi and blood deficiency ht/sp, classic “student syndrome”, chronic bleeding, beng luo, low-grade fever due to qi and blood xu
2. pale, twc
3. p: thready, weak
4. ren shen*, huang qi*, bai zhi, fu ling, suan zao ren, long yan rou, mu xiang, zhi gan cao, dang gui, zhi yuan zhi

tonify yin

1. lv/kd yin deficiency, 3 tonify + 3 sedate
2. t: red, little coat
3. p: thready, rapid
4. shu di huang*, shan zhu yu, shan yao, ze xie, mu dan pi, fu ling
1. true yin tonic, tonify lv/kd yin
2. t: red, shiny, little coat
3. p: thready, rapid
4. shu di huang*, shan yao, gou qi zi, shan zhu yu, chuan niu xi, tu si zi, lu jiao jiao, gui an jiao
1. lung dryness that has become lung yin xu
2. t: red, little coat
3. p: thready, rapid
4. bai he*, sheng di huang*, shu di huang*, mai men dong, xuan shen, chuan bei mu, jie geng, dang gui, bai shao, gan cao

tonify yang

1. tonify kidney yang, liu wei di huang wan + fu zi, gui zhi
2. t: swollen, pale, moist white
3. p: deep, thready, weak
4. zhi fu zi*, gui zhi*, shu di huang, shan zhu yu, shan yao, ze xie, fu ling, mu dan pi
1. kd yang xu with more exhaustion/old age
2. t: pale, white coat
3. p: deep, slow, weak
4. zhi fu zi*, rou gui*, lu jiao jiao*, shu di huang, shan zhu yu, shan yao, gou qi zi, tu si zi, du zhong, dang gui

calm spirit

1. insomnia due to liver blood deficiency
2. t: red or dry
3. p: string taut, thready, rapid
4. suan zao ren*, fu ling, zhu mu, chuan xiong, gan cao
1. hyperactivity of fire causing insomnia, excess fire due to yin deficiency
2. t: red, dry yellow coat
3. p: thready, rapid
4. huang lian*, e jiao*, huang qin, bai shao, ji zi huang
1. zang zao, crying for no reason, regulates emotions
2. t: red, little coat
3. p: thready, sl rapid
4. fu xiao mai*, gan cao, da zao

regulate qi

1. six stagnation - damp, blood, qi, fire, food, and phlegm
2. cang zhu*, chuan xiong*, xiang fu, zhi zi, shen qu
1. plum pit
2. t: moist or greasy white
3. p: string-taut, rolling
4. zhi ban xia*, hou po*, fu ling, sheng jiang, zi su ye
1. excess above, deficiency below
2. t: slippery or greasy white
3. string-taut, rolling, weak at chi position
4. zi su zi*, zhi an xia, chen pi, dang gui, gan cao, hou po, qian hu, rou gui, sheng jiang, zi su ye, da zao
1. morning sickness, hiccups due to stomach yin deficiency
2. t: tender red
3. p: deficient, rapid
4. chen pi*, zhu ru*, ren shen, sheng jiang, gan cao, da zao

expel wind

1. wind cold damp bi, more cold than damp, excess condition/constitution only
2. t: pale purple, moist white
3. p: string taut, tense or soft, moderate
4. zhi cao wu*, zhi chuan wu*, zhi tian nan xing, mo yao, ru xiang, di long
1. any damp heat rash, wind rash
2. t: yellow or white
3. p: superficial, rapid, excess
4. jing jie*, fang feng*, niu bang zi*, chan tui*, cang zhu, ku shen, mu tong, shi gao, zhi mu, sheng di huang, dang gui, hei zhi ma, gan cao
1. windstroke with heat, hypertension, stroke due to lv/kd yin deficiency
2. p: string-taut, long, excess
3. huai niu xi*, dai zhi shi, long gu, mu li, gui ban, xuan shen, tian men dong, bai shao, yin chen hao, chuan lian zi, mai ya, gan cao
1. liver yang rising, hypertension
2. t: red
3. p: string-taut, rapid
4. tian ma*, gou teng*, shi jue ming, zhi zi, huang qin, yi mu cao, chuan niu xi, du zhong, sang ji sheng, ye jiao teng, fu shen

treat dryness

1. cool dryness in lung, (sang xing tang - warm dryness)
2. t: white coat
3. p: string-taut
4. zi su ye*, xing ren* qian hu, jie geng, zhi ke, chen pi, fu ling, zhi ban xia, sheng jiang, da zao, gan cao
1. lu/st yin deficiency, lu/st rebellion
2. t: red, dry, little coat
3. p: deficient, rapid
4. mai men dong*, ren shen, jing mi, da zao, gan cao, zhi ban xia

expel damp

1. excess damp spleen/stomach
2. t: swollen, thick greasy white
3. p: moderate or rolling
4. cang zhu*, hou po, chen pi, zhi gan cao, sheng jiang, da zao
1. exterior wind cold attack with interior damp
2. t: greasy white
3. p: moderate soft
4. huo xiang*, hou po, chen pi, zi su ye, bai zhi, zhi ban xia, da fu pi, bai zhu, fu ling, jie geng, sheng jiang, da zao, zhi gan cao
1. damp heat UTI
2. t: red, greasy yellow
3. p: rolling, rapid
4. qu mai*, bian xu*, mu tong, hua shi, che qian zi, zhi zi, zhi da huang, deng xing cao, zhi gan cao
1. wind water, edema, vomit after drinking, frothy saliva, throbbing below navel
2. t: white coat
3. p: superficial
4. ze xie*, fu ling, zhu ling, bai zhu, gui zhi
1. urinary difficulty with thirst, chronic uti with yin deficiency
2. t: red, white or dry yellow
3. p: thready, rapid
4. zhu ling*, fu ling, ze xie, hua shi, e jiao
1. general edema
2. t: greasy white
3. p: deep, moderate
4. sang bai pi, sheng jiang pi, fu ling pi, chen pi, da fu pi
1. kidney yang deficiency, kidney failure, congestive heart failure
2. t: swollen, white moist coat
3. p: deep, weak
4. zhi fu zi*, bai zhu, fu ling, sheng jiang, bai shao
1. stiff neck/shoulders/arms due to wind cold damp, deficiency constitution
2. t: thick, white coat
3. p: slow, rolling
4. qiang huo*, fang feng*, jiang huang, dang gui, zhi huang qi, bai shao, zhi gan cao, sheng jiang

treat phlegm

1. damp phlegm MJ
2. t: greasy, white
3. p: rolling
4. zhi ban xia*, ju hong*, fu ling, zhi gan cao, sheng jiang, wu mei
1. gb/st phlegm heat
2. t: greasy, yellow
3. p: rolling, string taut, rapid
4. zhi ban xia*, zhu ru, zhi shi, chen pi, fu ling, zhi gan cao, sheng jiang da zao
1. cough with yellow sticky phlegm
2. t: red, greasy yellow
3. p: rolling, rapid
4. dan nan xing*, zhi ban xia, gua lou ren, huang qin, chen pi, xing ren, zhi shi, fu ling
1. dry phlegm obstructing lungs
2. t: red, dry white coat
3. p: rapid, thready, rolling
4. chuan bei mu*, guo lou ren, tian hua fen, ju hong, fu ling, jie geng
1. wind phlegm rising causing dizziness, meniere disease
2. t: greasy, white
3. p: string-taut, rolling
4. zhi ban xia*, tian ma*, bai zhu, fu ling, ju hong, sheng jiang, da zao, gan cao
1. cough
2. t: twc
3. p: superficial, moderate
4. bai bu*, zi wan*, jie geng, jing jie, bai qian, chen pi, gan cao

invigorate blood

1. blood stasis LJ, normal urination
2. p: deep, excess hesitant
3. tao ren*, da huang*, gui zhi, mang xiao, zhi gan cao
1. blood stagnation chest, fixed stabbing pain, incessant hiccups
2. t: dusky, dark spots inside
3. p: hesitant or string taut and tight
4. tao ren*, hong hua*, chuan xiong*, dang gui, chi shao, chuan niu xi, chai hu, jie geng, zhi ke, sheng di huang, gan cao
1. xu and cold chong/ren with blood stasis leading to blood xu, yin xu-like symptoms
2. t: purplish
3. p: thready
4. wu zhu yu*, gui zhi*, dang gui, chuan xiong, bai shao, e jiao, mai men dong, mu dan pi, ren shen, sheng jiang, gan cao, zhi ban xia
1. give postpartum to rebuild body
2. t: pale purple or pale with purple spots
3. p: thready, deep, hesitant
4. dang gui*, chuan xiong, tao ren, pao jiang, zhi gan cao, huang jiu, tong bian
1. fibroids during pregnancy, mild, persistent uterine bleeding
2. p: hesitant
3. gui zhi*, fu ling*, chi shao, mu dan pi, tao ren, feng mi
1. stomachache, oppression chest/epigastrium
2. dan shen*, tan xiong, sha ren

stop bleeding

1. hemorrhoids, bleeding hemorrhoids
2. t: red
3. p: rapid
4. huai hua mi*, ce ai ye, jing jie sui, zhi ke
1. abnormal uterine bleeding, si wu tang + e jiao + ai ye
2. t: pale, twc
3. p: thready, weak
4. e jiao*, ai ye*, sheng di huang, dang gui, chuan xiong, bai shao, gan cao

stabilize & bind

1. early morning diarrhea due to kidney yang deficiency
2. t: pale, twc
3. p: deep, slow, weak
4. bu gu zhi*, rou dou kou, wu zhu yu, wu wei zi, sheng jiang, da zao
1. spermatorrhea
2. t: pale, white coat
3. p: thready, weak
4. sha yuan zi*, lian xu, qian shi, duan long gu, duan mu li, lian zi
1. uterine bleeding due to kidney yin xu with fire, beng luo (wen jing tang warms the menses, gu jing wan the patient has heat)
2. t: red
3. p: string-taut, rapid
4. gui ban*, bai shao*, huang qin, chun gen pi, huang bai, xiang fu
1. leucorrhea, wan dai like dai mai
2. t: pale, white coat
3. p: moderate or soft, weak
4. bai zhu*, shan yao*, ren shen, cang zhu, chen pi, che qian zi, bai shao, chai hu, jing jie sui tan, gan cao

food stagnation

1. all types of food stagnation
2. t: greasy yellow
3. p: rolling
4. shan zha*, shen qu, lai fu zi, zhi ban xia, chen pi, fu ling, lian qiao, mai ya