By Pattern By Symptom By Formula ---------------------- Arouse Power Bend Bamboo Benefit the Sinews Break into a Smile Breaking Clouds Bright Spirit Brighten the Eyes Brocade Sinews Buddha's Hand Calm the Shen Central Mansion Chemo-Support Children's Herbal Sentinel Clear Channels Clear Lustre Clear Qi Clear the Root Clear the Soul Clear Yang Drain Fields Drain Fire Ease the Muscles Expel Toxic Heat Expel Wind-Cold Expel Wind-Heat Freeing the Sun Glorious Sea Harmonize the Centre Herbal Sentinel - Yang Herbal Sentinel - Yin Invigorate the Root Jade Screen Jade Spring Limpid Sea Nourish the Root Nourish the Root & Clear Wind Nourish the Soul Open the Heart Peaceful Sunset Prosperous Earth Radio Support Red Stirring Release Constraint Ringing Metal Root the Spirit Searching Soul Separate Clear & Turbid Settling the Soul Smooth Passage Soothe the Centre NEW Soothe the Shen Stir Field of Elixir Strengthen the Root Tonify Qi & Ease the Muscles Water Passages Welcome Fragrance		By Pattern By Symptom By Formula ---------------------- Clear Empty-Heat & Cool the Menses Clear the Moon Clear the Palace Cool the Menses Drain the Jade Valley Drain Redness Ease the Journey - Yang Ease the Journey - Yin Female Treasure Free Flow Free-Flowing Sea Freeing Constraint Freeing the Moon Growing Jade Harmonizing the Moon Heavenly Empress Invigorate Blood & Stem the Flow Nourish Yin & Restrain the Flow Penetrating Vessel Planting Seeds Precious Sea Restrain the Flow Stir Field of Elixir Unicorn Pearl Warm the Mansion Warm the Menses Warm the Palace

Root the Spirit

Bai Shao Radix Paeoniae alba Dang Gui Radix Angelicae sinensis Wu Wei Zi Fructus Schisandrae Tu Si Zi Semen Cuscutae Mai Men Dong Radix Ophiopogonis Bai Zi Ren Semen Biotae Suan Zao Ren Semen Ziziphi spinosae Fu Shen Sclerotium Poriae pararadicis

Pattern: Liver-Blood deficiency, unsettled Ethereal Soul. Action: Nourish Liver-Blood and Liver-Yin, settle the Ethereal Soul, calm the Mind and promote sleep. Indications: Insomnia (either difficulty in falling asleep or wakefulness during the night), dream-disturbed sleep. Other manifestations may include blurred vision, poor memory, tingling of limbs, and scanty periods. Tongue: Pale in case of Liver-Blood deficiency, red-peeled in case of Liver-Yin deficiency, thin. Pulse: Choppy (Liver-Blood deficiency) or floating-empty (Liver-Yin deficiency). Classical antecedent: Yin Mei Tang (Attracting Sleep Decoction). Back to Top

Separate Clear and Turbid

Bi Xie Rhizoma Dioscoreae hypoglaucae Wu Yao Radix Linderae Yi Zhi Ren Fructus Alpiniae oxyphyllae Shi Chang Pu Rhizoma Acori tatarinowii Fu Ling Poria Gan Cao Radix Glycyrrhizae uralensis Huang Qi Radix Astragali Che Qian Zi Semen Plantaginis Qu Mai Herba Dianthi Bai Shao Radix Paeoniae alba Ba Ji Tian Radix Morindae officinalis

Pattern: Dampness in the Bladder, Qi deficiency, "Fatigue Lin". Action: Tonify Qi, resolve Dampness, eliminate turbidity, open the Water passages of the Lower Burner, tonify the Kidneys. Indications: Chronic urinary difficulty (often wrongly labelled as "cystitis"), bouts of frequent-scanty urination, uncomfortable sensation in the hypogastrium but no burning on urination, urine slightly cloudy, slight incontinence of urine on coughing or jumping, tiredness, depression, lower backache, dizziness, feeling cold. Tongue: Pale. Pulse: Weak, especially on the right-rear position, possibly very slightly tight on the left rear position. Classical antecedent: Bi Xie Fen Qing Yin (Dioscorea Separating the Clear Decoction). Back to Top