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The Three Treasures Newsletters

Summer 2007

This newsletter is dedicated to the comparison of the classical Chinese formulae with the Three Treasures formulae. This will help those practitioners who are familiar with the classical Chinese formulae to choose the appropriate, corresponding Three Treasures formula. The following is a list of the classical Chinese formulae in pinyin and English with the corresponding Three Treasures formula. As one can see, in some cases, there is more that one Three Treasures formula for one Chinese formula. For example, there are two versions of the formula Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang, i.e. Breaking Clouds for depression and Tonify Qi and Ease the Muscles for chronic fatigue syndrome.

3 Treasures Formulae Index
 
Pin-Yin Translation Three Treasures Formula
Ban Xia Bai Zhu Tian Ma Tang Pinellia-Atractylodes-Gastrodia Decoction Clear Yang
Ban Xia Hou Po Tang Pinellia-Magnolia Decoction Open The Heart
Bi Xie Fen Qing Yin Discorea Seperating the Clear Decoction Separate Clear and Turbid
Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang Tonifying the Centre and Benefiting Qi Decoction Breaking Clouds
Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang Tonifying the Centre and Benefiting Qi Decoction Tonify Qi and Ease the Muscles
Chai Hu Shu Gan Tang Bupleurum Soothing the Liver Decoction Break Into a Smile
Dan Zhi Xiao Yao San Moutan-Gardenia Free and Easy Wanderer Powder Freeing the Sun
Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang Angelica pubescentis-Loranthus Decoction Invigorate the Root
Er Chen Tang Two Old Decoction Limpid Sea
Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang Decoction for Eliminating Stasis below the Diaphragm Stir Field of Elixir
Gui Pi Tang Tonifying Spleen Decoction Calm the Shen
Gui Zhi Tang Cinnamon Twig Decoction Children's Herbal Sentinel
Huo Po Xia Ling Tan Agastache-Magnolia-Pinellia-Poria Decoction Drain Fields
Jing Fang Jie Biao Tang Schizonepeta-Ledebouriella Releasing the Exterior Decoction Expel Wind-Cold
Lian Po Yin Coptis Magnolia Decoction Ease the Muscles
Liu Jun Zi Tang Six Gentlemen Decoction Prosperous Earth
Long Dan Xie Gan Tang Gentiana Draining the Liver Decoction Drain Fire
Mu Xiang Shun Qi Wan Aucklandia Subduing Qi Pill Buddha's Hand
Sha Shen Mai Dong Tang Glehnia-Ophiopogon Decoction Jade Spring
Shen Ling Bai Zhu San Ginseng-Poria-Atractylodes Powder Central Mansion
Su Zi Jiang Qi Tang Perilla-Seed Descending Qi Decoction Clear Qi
Suan Zao Ren Tang Ziziphus Decoction Nourish the Soul
Wen Dang Tang Warming the Gall-Bladder Decoction Clear the Soul
Xiang Sha Liu Jun Zi Tang Saussurea-Amomum Six Gentlemen Decoction Soothe the Centre
Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang Blood Mansion Eliminating Stasis Decoction Red Stirring
Yi Yi Ren Tang Semen Coicis Decoction Clear Channels
Yin Mei Tang Attracting Sleep Decoction Root the Spirit
Yin Qiao San + Sang Ju Yin Lonicera-Forsythia Powder + Mulberry Leaf and Chrysanthemum Decoction Expel Wind-Heat
You Gui Wan Restoring the Right (Kidney) Pill Strengthen the Root
Yu Ping Feng San + Gui Zhi Tang Jade Windscreen Powder + Cinnamon Twig Decoction Herbal Sentinel-Yang
Yue Ju Wan Ligusticum-Gardenia Pill Release Constraint
Zhi Bo Di Huang Wan Anemarrhena-Phellodendron-Rehmannia Pill Water Passages
Zuo Gui Wan Restoring the Left (Kidney) Pill Nourish the Root

The following Table compares and contrasts the actions of the classical Chinese formulae with those of the Three Treasures formulae.

CLASSICAL CHINESE FORMULA AND ACTIONS THREE TREASURES FORMULA AND ACTIONS MAIN DIFFERENCES
Ban Xia Bai Zhu Tian Ma Tang Resolve Phlegm, extinguish Liver-Wind Clear Yang
Resolve Phlegm, extinguish Liver- Wind, subdue Liver-Yang, tonify Kidney-Yang, nourish Liver-Blood, opens the Mind’s orifices		 Tonify Kidney-Yang, nourish Liver-Blood, open the Mind’s orifices
Ban Xia Hou Po Tang Restore descending of Stomach- and Lung-Qi, resolve Qi-Phlegm Open the Heart
Restore descending of Stomach-, Lung- and Heart-Qi, resolve Qi- Phlegm		 Stronger calming the Mind action, more for depression
Bi Xie Fen Qing Yin Promote the separation of clear from turbid in urinary passages, resolve Dampness Separate Clear from Turbid
Promote the separation of clear from turbid in urinary passages, resolve Dampness, tonify Qi, tonify Kidney- Yang		 Tonify Qi, tonify Kidney- Yang, stop urinary pain
Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang
Tonify and raise Qi		 Breaking Clouds
Tonify and raise Qi, tonify Kidney- Yang, open the Mind’s orifices		 Tonify Kidney-Yang to strengthen Will-Power (Zhi), lift mood, treat depression
Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang
Tonify and raise Qi		 Tonify Qi and Ease the Muscles
Tonify and raise Qi, resolve Dampness from the muscles		 Resolves dampness from the muscles, specific for chronic fatigue syndrome
Chai Hu Shu Gan Tang
Move Liver-Qi, eliminate stagnation		 Break into a Smile
Move Liver-Qi, eliminate stagnation, stop pain, calm the Mind, tonify Qi and Yin of Stomach and Spleen		 Calm the Mind, tonify Qi and Yin or Stomach and Spleen
Dan Zhi Xiao Yao San
Move Liver-Qi, eliminate stagnation, nourish Liver- Blood, tonify Spleen-Qi, clear Liver-Heat		 Freeing the Sun
Move Liver-Qi, eliminate stagnation, nourish Liver-Blood, tonify Spleen-Qi, clear Liver-Heat		 Stronger action in calming the Mind
Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang
Expel Wind-Dampness from the lower part of the body, tonify Kidney-Yang		 Invigorate the Root
Expel Wind-Dampness from the lower part of the body, tonify Kidney-Yang, tonify Spleen-Qi, nourish Blood		 Tonify Spleen-Qi, nourish Blood. Tonification of Kidney-Yang balanced by introduction of Yin tonics so that it can be used also for Painful Obstruction Syndrome occurring against a background of Kidney-Yin deficiency
Er Chen Tang
Resolve Damp-Phlegm		 Limpid Sea
Resolve Phlegm in general (i.e. Phlegm associated with Dampness, Cold or Heat)		 Modified to resolve Phlegm in general
Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang
Invigorate Blood and eliminate stasis in the Lower Burner		 Stir Field of Elixir
Invigorate Blood and eliminate stasis in the Lower Burner, stop pain		 Stronger action in invigorating Blood, stop pain in the Lower Burner and Uterus
Gui Pi Tang
Tonify Spleen-Qi, nourish Liver-, Spleen- and Heart- Blood, calm the Mind		 Calm the Shen
Tonify Spleen-Qi, nourish Liver-, Spleen- and Heart-Blood, calm the Mind, open the Mind’s orifices		 More pronounced action in calming the Mind, open the Mind’s orifices, both for anxiety and depression
Gui Zhi Tang
Tonify Nutritive Qi, regulate Defensive Qi, release the Exterior, expel exterior Wind		 Children’s Herbal Sentinel
Tonify Nutritive Qi, regulate Defensive Qi, release the Exterior, resolve Dampness		 - Tonify Qi
- Resolve Dampness
- Promote digestion
Huo Po Xia Ling Tang
Drain Dampness		 Drain Fields
Drain Dampness, resolve Dampness from the muscles, tonify Spleen-Qi		 Resolve Dampness specifically from the muscles, tonify Spleen-Qi, treat chronic fatigue syndrome
Jing Fang Jie Biao Tang
Release the Exterior, expel Wind-Cold		 Expel Wind-Cold
Release the Exterior, expel Wind-Cold		 Same action but can treat exterior headache more than original formula
Lian Po Yin
Drain Dampness, clear Heat		 Ease the Muscles
Drain Dampness, clear Heat, resolve Dampness from the muscles, mildly tonify Spleen-Qi		 More pronounced action in resolving Dampness from the muscles, treats chronic fatigue syndrome
Liu Jun Zi Tang
Tonify Spleen-Qi, mildly resolve Dampness		 Prosperous Earth
Tonify Spleen-Qi, resolve Dampness		 Same actions
Long Dan Xie Gan Tang
Drain Liver-Fire		 Drain Fire
Drain Liver - and Heart-Fire		 Drain Heart-Fire
Mu Xiang Shun Qi Wan
Restore the descending of Stomach-Qi		 Buddha’s Hand
Restore the descending of Stomach-Qi, move Qi in the Middle Burner, resolve Dampness		 More digestive herbs, more herbs to move Qi in the Middle Burner
Sha Shen Mai Dong Tang
Nourish Stomach- and Lung- Yin		 Jade Spring
Nourish Stomach-, Spleen- and Lung- Yin		 Nourish Spleen-Yin
Shen Ling Bai Zhu San
Tonify Qi and Yin of Stomach and Spleen, resolve Dampness		 Central Mansion
Tonify Qi and Yin of Stomach and Spleen, resolve Dampness,		 More pronounced Yinnourishing action
Sun Zi Jiang Qi Tang
Restore the descending of Lung-Qi, resolve Phlegm, tonify Kidney-Yang, strengthen the Kidney’s grasping of Qi		 Clear Qi
Restore the descending of Lung-Qi, resolve Phlegm, tonify Kidney-Yang, strengthen the Kidney’s grasping of Qi		 - Stronger action in making Qi descend
- Anti-allergy action
Suan Zao Ren Tang
Nourish Liver-Yin, settle the Ethereal Soul, calm the Mind		 Nourish the Soul
Nourish Liver-Blood and Liver-Yin, settle the Ethereal Soul, calm the Mind		 - Stronger action in nourishing Yin
- Stronger action in calming the Spirit
- Stronger action in promoting sleep
Wen Dan Tang
Resolve Phlegm, clear Lung- Heat		 Clear the Soul
Resolve Phlegm, clear Lung-Heat, settle the Corporeal and Ethereal Souls, calm the Mind		 Stronger action in calming the Mind and settling the Corporeal and Ethereal Souls
Xiang Sha Liu Jun Zi Tang
Tonify Spleen-Qi, resolve Dampness and move Qi in the Middle Burner		 Soothe the Centre
Tonify Spleen-Qi, resolve Dampness and move Qi in the Middle Burner, tonify Stomach-Qi and Stomach-Yin		 Stronger action in moving Qi and resolving Dampness (in the Middle Burner)
Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang
Invigorate Blood and eliminate stasis in the Upper Burner		 Red Stirring
Invigorate Blood and eliminate stasis in the Upper Burner, calm the Mind, open the Mind’s orifices		 - Calms the Mind
- Opens the Mind’s orifices
- Treat depression
Yi Yi Ren Tang
Resolve Dampness, expel Wind-Dampness from the Lower Burner, clear Heat		 Clear Channels
Resolve Dampness, expel Wind- Dampness from the Lower Burner, clear Heat, invigorate Blood		 - Invigorate Blood
Yin Mei Tang Nourish Liver
-Yin, settle the Ethereal Soul		 Root the Spirit
Nourish Liver-Yin, settle the Ethereal Soul, calm the Mind		 Stronger action in calming the Mind and settling the Ethereal Soul
Yin Qiao San (plus Sang Ju Yin)
Release the Exterior, expel Wind-Heat, restore the descending of Lung-Qi		 Expel Wind-Heat
Release the Exterior, expel Wind-Heat, restore the descending of Lung-Qi		 Stronger action in treating acute cough from exterior Wind-Heat
You Gui Wan Tonify and warm Kidney-Yang Strengthen the Root
Tonify and warm Kidney-Yang, strengthen the Will-Power (Zhi)		 Tonify Yuan Qi
Yu Ping Feng San
Consolidate the Exterior, tonify Qi		 Herbal Sentinel - Yang
Consolidate the Exterior, tonify Qi, strengthen the Lung’s and Kidney’s Defensive Qi systems		 Strengthen the Lung’s and Kidney’s Defensive-Qi systems to treat the Root of allergic asthma and allergic rhinitis
Yue Ju Wan
Move Liver-Qi, eliminate stagnation		 Release Constraint
Move Liver-Qi, eliminate stagnation, stimulate the movement of the Ethereal Soul		 Stronger action in stimulating the movement of the Ethereal Soul to relieve depression
Zhi Bo Di Huang Wan
Nourish Kidney-Yin, resolve Damp-Heat from the Bladder		 Water Passages
Nourish Kidney-Yin, resolve Damp- Heat from the Bladder		 - Stronger action in draining Damp-Heat from urinary passages
-Tonify Qi
- Balanced tonification of Kidney-Yin and Kidney-Yang
Zuo Gui Wan
Nourish Kidney-Yin		 Nourish the Root
Nourish Kidney-Yin, moisten.		 Stronger moistening action

REMEDIES WITHOUT CLASSICAL ANTECEDENT

The following is a list of the new remedies for which there is no classical antecedent.


NAME PATTERNS INDICATIONS
Arouse Power Tonify Kidney-Yang, promote the descending of Heart-Qi, resolve Damp-Heat in the Lower Burner, calm the Mind. Establish the communication between Heart and Kidneys in gynaecological problems and sexual problems of men and women
Bend Bamboo Nourish Liver-Blood, subdue Liver-Yang Headaches
Benefit the Sinews Resolve Dampness, invigorate Blood, expel Wind-Dampness, resolve Phlegm Chronic Painful Obstruction Syndrome (Bi) Syndrome
Brighten the Eyes Nourish Liver-Blood, benefit the eyes, subdue Liver-Yang (secondary action) Eye problems or chronic headaches from Liver-Blood deficiency
Bright Spirit Liver- and Heart-Qi stagnation and Phlegm Depression and anxiety
Brocade Sinews Liver-Blood deficiency not nourishing the joints Chronic Painful Obstruction Syndrome Syndrome from Blood deficiency
Chemo-Support Tonify Qi, nourish Blood and Yin, resolve Dampness, clear Heat, cool Blood Side effects of chemotherapy
Clear Lustre Expel Wind, clear Heat, cool Blood, resolve Dampness Skin diseases from Blood-Heat and Damp-Heat
Clear Metal Clear Heat, clear Heat at Qi and Nutritive Qi Level, resolve Phlegm Qi or Ying level of an invasion of Wind-Heat
Clear the Root Clear Heat, resolve Dampness from the Lower Burner, invigorate Blood, resolve Toxic Heat, tonify Qi and Yin Prostate problems, chronic prostatitis, benign prostatic hyperplasia
Expel Toxic Heat Resolve Toxic Heat Bacterial or viral infections. Pustules, acute attack of genital herpes, acute tonsillitis with purulent tonsils, infected eczema, acne with large pustules, sinusitis with purulent nasal discharge.
Glorious Sea Liver-Blood deficiency, Blood Heat, Dampness Skin problems from Liver-Blood deficiency together with some Blood-Heat or Damp-Heat
Harmonize the Centre Tonify Qi and Yin or Stomach and Spleen, resolve Dampness, resolve Phlegm in Middle Burner Digestive problems, type II diabetes
Herbal Sentinel - Yin Tonify Lung-Qi and Kidney-Yin, strengthen the Lung’s and Kidney’s Defensive-Qi system Treat the Root of allergic asthma and allergic rhinitis in people with a tendency to Kidney-Yin deficiency
Jade Screen Expel Wind, restore the diffusing of Lung-Qi Treat the Manifestation in allergic rhinitis
Nourish the Root and clear Wind Nourish Kidney-Yin, expel Wind- Dampness Chronic Painful Obstruction Syndrome Syndrome in the middleages and elderly with an underlying Kidney-Yin deficiency
Peaceful Sunset Nourish Kidney-Yin, invigorate Blood, resolve Phlegm, clear Heat, cool Blood, extinguish interior Wind Problems of the elderly
Radio-Support Tonify Qi, nourish Blood, nourish Yin, invigorate Blood, cool Blood Treat the side-effects of radiotherapy
Searching Soul Tonify Kidney-Yang, nourish Liver Blood, stimulate the Ethereal Soul, strengthen Will-Power. Depression
Settling the Soul Drain Liver- and Heart-Fire, calm the Mind, open the Mind’s orifices, settle the Ethereal Soul, resolve Phlegm Anxiety, insomnia, manic behaviour
Smooth Passage Tonify Spleen-Qi, pacify the Liver, move Qi in the Lower Burner, harmonize Liver and Spleen, resolve Dampness from the Intestines, move the stools, stop diarrhoea Irritable bowel syndrome, abdominal distension and pain, alternation of constipation and loose stools
Welcome Fragrance Expel Wind from the nose, resolve Dampness, resolve Toxic Heat, open the nose orifices, tonify Qi Sinusitis, sinus congestion

YOUR CASE HISTORIES WANTED

Many practitioners are using the Three Treasures remedies all over the world. Your clinical experience is valuable: please share it with fellow practitioners. I appeal to all the Three Treasures customers to send in your case histories with the clinical results obtained by using the remedies. These can be brief, with the age and sex of the patients, brief description of the main presenting problems, remedy used and clinical results.

I am particularly interested in the clinical results from Chemo-Support as the opportunity has arisen for a clinical trial on this remedy. The very first stage of a clinical trial is the collection of anecdotal evidence on the clinical results obtained with the use of Chemo-Support to counteract the side-effects of chemotherapy.

As a reward for sending your case histories, I will send a CD with some of my Powerpoint presentations on the diagnosis and treatment of various conditions to every practitioner who sends in three case histories.

- Giovanni Maciocia

Su Wen Herbs, licensors of the Three Treasures products, are proud sponsors of the European Herbal Practitioners Alliance programme to validate traditional medicines.

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