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

Drain Fire

Long Dan Cao Radix Gentianae Huang Qin Radix Scutellariae Shan Zhi Zi Fructus Gardeniae Ze Xie Rhizoma Alismatis Che Qian Zi Semen Plantaginis Sheng Di Huang Radix Rehmanniae Dang Gui Radix Angelicae sinensis Chai Hu Radix Bupleuri Gan Cao Radix Glycyrrhizae uralensis Suan Zao Ren Semen Ziziphi spinosae Yuan Zhi Radix Polygalae Ju Hua Flos Chrysanthemi Gou Teng Ramulus Uncariae cum Uncis Lian Zi Xin Plumula Nelumbinis nuciferae

Pattern: Liver-Fire, Heart-Fire, Damp-Heat in Upper and Lower Burner. Action: Drain Liver-Fire, drain Heart-Fire, clear Heat, resolve Dampness, calm the Mind, settle the Ethereal Soul. Indications: Headaches, irritability, propensity to outbursts of anger, red face, a bitter taste, tinnitus, dizziness, blood-shot eyes, thirst, constipation, dry stools, scanty-dark urine, nosebleeds, blood in urine or stools, a feeling of heat, anxiety, agitation, insomnia, dream-disturbed sleep, ear infection, tongue ulcers, cystitis with burning on micturition, urethritis, vaginitis, yellow vaginal discharge, heavy periods. Tongue: Red with redder and swollen sides, red points on the sides and tip, yellow coating. Pulse: Wiry and rapid. Classical antecedent: Long Dan Xie Gan Tang (Gentiana Draining the Liver Decoction). Back to Top

Ease the Muscles

Huang Lian Rhizoma Coptidis Hou Po Cortex Magnoliae officinalis Shi Chang Pu Rhizoma Acori tatarinowii Ban Xia Rhizoma Pinelliae Preparatum Dan Dou Chi Semen Sojae preparatum Shan Zhi Zi Fructus Gardeniae Lu Gen Rhizoma Phragmitis Huang Qi Radix Astragali Bai Zhu Rhizoma Atractylodis macrocephalae Sha Ren Fructus Amomi Yi Yi Ren Semen Coicis Huo Xiang Herba Pogostemonis Fu Ling Poria

Pattern: Damp-Heat lurking in the Interior. Action: Clear Heat, resolve Dampness, regulate Qi, harmonize the Centre. Indications: Tiredness, a feeling of heaviness, muzziness of the head, lack of concentration, poor memory, ache in the muscles, muscle fatigue, feeling of heat, a feeling of oppression of the epigastrium, a sticky taste or bitter taste, poor appetite, loose stools. Tongue: Red or slightly red with a sticky-yellow coating. Even if the tongue is not red, the presence of a sticky-yellow coating is an essential sign for the prescription of this formula. Pulse: Slippery, possibly only on the right side. Classical antecedent: Lian Po Yin (Coptis-Magnolia Decoction). Back to Top

Expel Toxic Heat

Ban Lan Gen Radix Isatis seu Baphicacanthis Da Qing Ye Folium Daqingye Huang Qi Radix Astragali Ling Zhi Ganoderma Huang Qin Radix Scutellariae Huang Lian Rhizoma Coptidis Huang Bo Cortex Phellodendri Jin Yin Hua Flos Lonicerae japonicae Zi Hua Di Ding Herba Violae Mu Dan Pi Cortex Moutan Xuan Shen Radix Scrophylariae Gan Cao Radix Glycyrrhizae uralensis

Pattern: Toxic Heat in all three Burners. Action: resolve Toxic Heat from the three Burners. Indications: carbuncles, pustules, acute attack of herpes simplex or zoster, acute attack of genital herpes, acute tonsillitis with purulent tonsils, infected eczema, acute attack of acne with large pustules, acute attack of sinusitis with purulent nasal discharge. Tongue: red, red points, swollen, with thick-sticky-yellow coating. Pulse: Rapid-Overflowing or Deep-Firm-Rapid. Cautions and contraindications: Please note that this remedy contains many bitter and cold herbs which, when administered in the long run, may injure the Spleen. This remedy is purely to resolve Toxic Heat and it should therefore be used only for limited periods (no longer than, say, 2 months). The only exception to this rule is in cases when the remedy is used in a very small dose (only 1 tablet a day for an adult) in combination with Qi tonics that protect the Spleen. Contraindicated in pregnancy. Back to Top

Expel Wind-Cold

Jing Jie Herba Schizonepetae Fang Feng Radix Saposhnikoviae Zi Su Ye Folium Perillae Qian Hu Radix Peucedani Jie Geng Radix Platycodi Bo He Herba Menthae haplocalycis Bai Qian Rhizoma Cynanchi stauntonii Bai Zhi Radix Angelicae dahuricae Xin Yi Hua Flos Magnoliae Chuan Xiong Rhizoma Chuanxiong Ge Gen Radix Puerariae Gan Cao Radix Glycyrrhizae uralensis

Pattern: Invasion of Wind-Cold, pathogenic factor on the Exterior. Action: Release the Exterior, expel Wind-Cold. Indications: Runny nose, sneezing, aversion to cold, shivering, perhaps slight temperature, cough, body aches, headache, hay fever. Classical antecedent: Jing Fang Jie Biao Tang (Schizonepeta-Ledebouriella Releasing the Exterior Decoction). Back to Top