Release Exterior Gui Zhi Tang Spon sweat, av to cold, chills fever, HA nasal Gui Zhi 9 Sheng Jiang 9

blocked, no thirst, dry heaves. GZ rel ext & Bai Shao 9 Da Zao 6
Wind Cold disrupt qi/
BS contains the fluids. +Ge Gen for stiff neck Zhi Gan Cao 6
fluids/wei qi out/ying qi in
Release Exterior San Ju Yin Enters nose, eyes, injure LU, COUGH, mild Sang Ye 9 JIe Geng 6
fever, slight thirst. TP: clear heat, disem LU Ju Hua 3 Xing Ren 6
Wind Heat
RELEASE EXTERIOR

qi, light herbs out via UJ. Lian Qiao 6 Lu Gen 6

Warm pathogens attack
Bo He 3 Gan Cao 3
the LU quickly, effect D&D,
Yin Qiao San Aversion to heat, HA, thirst (heat damage Jin Yin Hua 9 Dan Dou Chi 3
injure fluids
fluids), toxic sore throat, cough, sweat (qi Lian QIao 9 Jing Jie 6
level). TP; + clear heat, resolve toxicity, Jie Geng 3 Dan Zhu Ye 3
generate fluids. Niu Bang Zi 9 Lu Gen 15
Bo He 3 Gan Cao 15
Release Exterior + Da Chai Hu Tang Alt chills/fever, full chest, irrits, bitter taste, Chai Hu 24 Da Huang 6
vomit, epi pain, hot diarrhea TP: rel/harm Huang Qin 9 Bai Shao 9
Purge INTERNAL
shao yang (GB/SJ) drain internal clumped Ban Xia 24 Sheng Jiang 15
EXCESS heat Zhi Shi 6 Da Zao 12p

Harmonise Xiao Chai Hu Tang Alt chills/fever, dry throat, bitter taste, Chai Hu 24 ZHI GAN CAO 9
dizzy, irrits, full chest/hypo, heart burn, Huang Qin 9 Sheng Jiang 9
Shao Yang
nausea. Cold pathogen stop clear  and Ban Xia 24 Da Zao 6
GB is most effected
turbid  so heat Ren Shen 9
channel (dry throat, bitter
taste, issues along the
channel)
Harmonise Si Ni San yang qi not Cold hands and feet w/warm body, irrits, Chai Hu 9 Bai Shao 12
reach extremities due to fullness, palps, plum pit, ab pain, loose Zhi Shi 9 ZHI GAN CAO 6
LV/SP
HARMONISE

constrained yang qi stools. TP: Spread LV qi, release constraint,

LV qi constrained &
regulate SP
violates SP OR SP cant T&T
Xiao Yao San LV qi Hypo pain, HA, vertigo, bitter taste, dry Chai Hu 9 Fu Ling 9
so constrains spread of LV
constraint+blood xu+SP mouth/throat, fatigue,  app. No express Dang Gui 9 ZHI GAN CAO
qi.
xu emotions – const qi -hyper yang damages LV Bai Shao 9 15
(Jia Wei XYS: w/heat + xue. TP: spread LV qi, SP, nourish xue (xu). Bai Zhu 9 Gan Jiang 6
Bo He 3
Mu Dan Pi + Zhi Zi)
Harmonise Ban Xia Xie Xin Tight full no pain, dry heaves, vomit, borgy, Ban Xia 12 Ren Shen 9
diarrhea, app. Clumping of hot and cold. Gan Jiang 9 Da Zao 12p
ST/Intestines Tang SP/ST Xu & purge
TP: harm ST, direct qi , disperse clumps/ Huang Qin 9 ZHI GAN CAO 9
damages MJ yang qi.
distn. Huang Lian 3
Damp/phlegm clumps &
Qi brakes
Purge Heat Da Cheng Qi Tang Organ heat, constipation distn, fullness, dry, Da Huang 12 Hou Po 24
excess, pain, vexation Mang Xiao 12 Zhi Shi 12
DOWN
DRAIN

Moisten Intestines Ma Zi Ren Wan Dry poop, hard out, frequent pee, yin xu HuoMa Ren:2 Zhi Shi :1
Sweet bland oily herbs, dryness. Heat binds the SP so cant D&D Xing Ren :1 Hou Po :1
rens for dryness fluids. TP: drain heat, moisten + move qi. Bai Shao :1 Da Huang :2

Qi Level Heat Bai Hu Tang 4 bigs: fever, sweat, thirst, pulse, w/ Shi Gao 48
(Bai Hu Jia Ren Shen irrits, HA, bleed gum TP: clear qi heat, ST Zhi Mu 18
Organs: LV/GB Heat
fire, gen fluids, allev thirst. ZHI GAN CAO
T)
6
(Jing Mi 15)
Long Dan Xie Gan Pain hypo, HA, dizzy, red eyes, deaf, Long Dan Cao Ze Xie 6
bitter taste, irrits, painful pee, short 3 Chai Hu 3
Tang
Clear HEAT

cycle, leukorrhea. Fire blazes up & cant Huang Qin 6 Sheng Di 9

get out of head. TP: drain shi fire LV/GB, Zhi Zi 6 Dang Gui 3
drain damp heat LJ. Mu Tong 3 Gan Cao 3
Che Qian Zi 9
Organs: ST Heat Qing Wei San Toothache, pain radiate to temporal HA, Huang Lian 3 Mu Dan Pi 6
swollen lips and gums, ulcers, bad Sheng Ma 3 Dang Gui 6
breath, dry moth/tongue. TP: clear ST Sheng Di 6
heat cool xue, nourish yin.
Organs: ST/Intestine Heat Huang Qin Tang Safe in pregnancy. Fever, bitter taste, ab Huang Qin 9 Da Zao 4p
pain, diarrhea. TP: harm MJ, stop pain, Bai Shao 9 ZHI GAN CAO
clear heat 3
Warm channels Dang Gui Si Ni Cold hands/feet due to blood xu, no Dang Gui 9 Da Zao 25p
Warm INTERNAL

Cold pathogen in channels & warmth nourishment of yang qi, pale Bai Shao 9 ZHI GAN CAO
Tang
collaterals where it blocks tongue. TP: warm channel, disperse cold, Gui Zhi 9 6
COLD

qi/blood. nourish blood, unblock blood vessels. Xi Xin (rep. Ji (Mu Tong) 6
Xue Teng) 6
Warm middle Li Zhong Wan SP yang xu watery stools, nausea, vomit, Gan Jiang 9 Bai Zhu 9
Cold from xu in MJ. SP/ST yang qi low appetite, ab pain. TP: warm MJ + Ren Shen 9 ZHI GAN CAO
weak & qi  kaput tonify SP/ST (GJ warm, BZ dry, RS tonify). 9

Tonify Qi (SP Qi) Si/Liu Jun Zi Tang Dull face, soft voice, low app,, loose Ren Shen 3 Chen Pi 3
Tonify QI

stool, weak limbs. SP Qi Xu w impaired Bai Zhu 6 Ban Xia 6

T&T (Liu = trans phlegm, stop vomit) Fu Ling 3
ZHI GAN CAO 3
Tonify Qi (SP Qi) Bu Zhong Yi Qi Dizzy, blurr vision, SOB, tinnitus, weak, Huang Qi 12 Dang Gui 6
 Tang loose stools (cant raise clear yang), QI Ren Shen 9 Chen Pi 6
xu fever, OR sinking MJ TP: tonify MJ, Bai Zhu 9 Sheng Ma 3
aug qi, raise yang, lift. ZHI GAN CAO 3 Chai Hu 3
Tonify Qi (Wei Qi) Yu Ping Feng San Aversion to draft, spon sweat, pale TP: Huang QI 60 Fang Feng 30
aug qi, secure ext, stop sweat. Bai Zhu 60
Tonify Blood Si Wu Tang (Tao Dizzy, blur vision, muscle tension, insomnia, Shu Di 9 Tao Ren 6
Tonify
BLOO

palps, irr mense TP: tonify blood, reg LV Dang Gui 9 Hong Hua 4
(LV blood Xu + Stag) Hong SWT)
(THSWT = ab pain, invig/move blood for xu Bai Shao 9
and stag) Chuan Xiong 3
Tonify Qi & Blood Ba Zhen Tang Sallow, palps, anxiety, low app, SOB, Ren Shen 6 Shu Di 15
fatigued extrems, light head, vertigo TP: Bai Zhu 9 Dang Gui 12
(SP Qi + LV Blood xu)
tonify & aug qi & blood Fu Ling 12 Bai Shao 12
Tonify QI &
BLOOD

ZHI GAN CAO 3 Chuan Xiong 6

Tonify Qi & Blood Gui Pi Tang Forgetful, palps, insomnia, dreams, phobias, Ren Shen 3 Long Yan Rou 6
feverish, low app, withdrawn, maybe Huang Qi 9 Mu Xiang 3
(SP Qi + HT blood xu)
chronic bleeding. TP: aug qi, tonify blood, Bai Zhu 9 ZHI GAN CAO 3
strength SP, nourish HT. OVERTHING Fu Ling 9 Dang Gui 6
SZR 9 Yuan Zhi 3
Tonify Yang (KD Yang Shen Qi Wan Nourish Lower back pain, weak extrems, cold LJ, Sheng Di 24 Rou Gui 3
not cloying, warm not tense ab. Diff pee + oedema or excess pee, Shan Zhu Yu 12 Ze Xie 9
Xu + insufficient fire)
Tonify

water met impaired. ZX unblock water, FL Shan Yao 12 Fu Ling 9

YANG

dry, tonify yin xu, gen qi,

trans water, stim yang for SP, SZY tonify LV/KD yin/blood Gui Zhi 3 Mu Dan Pi 9

Tonify Yin Liu Wei Di Huang Sore back, light head, vertigo, tinnitus, night Shu Di 24 Fu Ling 9
Tonify YIN

sweat, 5 palm heat, dry throat TP: enrich Shan Zhu Yu 12 Mu Dan Pi 9
(KD/LV) Wan
yin, nourish KD Bai Shao 12 Ze Xie 9
Tonify Yin (KD/LV yin Yi Guan Jian Hypo/epi/chest pain, parched dry mouth, Sheng Di 18 Dang Gui 9
reflux TP: enrich LV yin, disperse LV qi, clear Sha Shen 9 Gou QI Zi 9
Qi stag + blood dry)
heat. MMD 9 Chuan Lian Zi 6

Disperse & Moisten Sha Shen Mai Men Dry hack cough, dry throat, thirst, fever, Sha Shen 9 Tian Hua Fen 6
Treat DRYNESS

scant sput. Fluids injured by dryness MMD 9 Bai Bian Dou 6

(LU/ST Yin Xu) Dong Tang sweet cool
(autumn) TP: clear nourish LU/ST, gen fluids, Yu Zhu 6 Gan Cao 3
herbs generate fluids
moist dry Sang Ye 6
Enrich Yin & Moisten Zeng Ye Tang Constipation, thirst, dry red tongue TP: Gen Xuan Shen 12 Sheng Di 9
fluids, moist dryness, unblock bowels (part MMD 9
Dryness
of bigger formulas)
(LI Dryness)
Stop Uterine Gu Chong Tang Blood thin pale gushing/trickle, SOB palps ChaoBaiZhu30 Mu Li 24
pale T TP: aug qi, strength SP, stabilises Huang Qi 18 HaiPiaoXiao12
STABILISE & BIND

Bleeding
chong, stops bleeding. Weak KD, leaking Shan Zhu Yu 24 Zong Lu Tan 6
Chong. SZY chief to tonify KD/LV + bind Bai Shao 12 Wu Bei Zi 2
Chong. Long Gu 24 Qian Cao Gen9
Stop Discharge (SP Wan Dai Tang Cont. dis w/little smell, fatigue, pale comp, BaiZhu30 Che Qian Zi 9
loose stool. LV/SP/Dai disfunction. Also for ShanYao30 Bai Shao 15
Xu)
diarrhea or oedema in menses, HA. TP: Ren Shen 6 Chai Hu 2
tonify MJ, str SP, trans damp, stop dis. Cang Zhu 9 Jing Jie 2
Chen Pi 2 Gan Cao 3
Nourish LV Blood Suan Zao Ren Tang Irrits, insomnia, palps, night sweats, dizzy, SZR 18 Chuan Xiong 6
vertigo, dry throat/mouth TP: nourish xue, Fu Ling 6 Gan Cao 3
(insomnia) deficiency irritability (LV
xu, blood stasis, qi calm shen, clear heat, elim irrits. Zhi Mu 6
constraint, fire)
Nourish HT/SP + Gan Mai Da Zao Disoriented, melancholy, cry, yawn, restless Gan Cao 9 Da Zao 10p
sleep, abnormal behr/talk TP: nourish HT, Xiao Mai 9
harmonise MJ Tang restless organ
calm shen, harm MJ
disorder, HT/SP Qi/Yin
Xu
Sedate 3 Yang’s (TY, Chai Hu Jia Long Gu Night terrors/fright, depression, insomnia, Chai Hu 12 Long Gu 6
anxiety, palps, full chest, irrits, constipation, Huang Qin 3 Mu LI 6
YM, SY) Mu Li Tang
heavy body, cant rotate (Xiao Yao San ++). Ban Xia 6 Da Huang 6
Sedates & calms, unblocks yang. Ren Shen 6 Sheng Jiang 6
Gui Zhi 6 Da Zao 6
Fu Ling 6
Transform Food Bao He Wan Focal distn full chest/epi, ab distn pain, Shan Zha 15 Er Chen Tang:
FOOD
Stagn

belch reflux w foul smell, nausea aversion to Shen Qu 12 Ban Xia 12

Stagnation
food (overeat) TP: reduce food stag, harm Lai Fu Zi 9 Fu Ling 12
ST Lian Qiao 6 Chen Pi 9
LV Qi Stagnation Chai Hu Shu Gan Flank pain, stifling chest, sighs, supp Chai Hu 6 Bai Shao 6
emotions, frustration, anger, belch, dist, Xiang Fu 6 Chuan Xiong 6
San
Regulate QI

fullness, fever, chills TP: spread LV qi, harm C. Chen Pi 6 Zhi Gan Cao 3
xue, alleviate pain C. Zhi Ke 6
Plum Pit Qi (LV qi Ban Xia Hou Po Tight chest, greasy tongue coat, plumpit qi - Ban Xia 12 Sheng Jiang 15
con emotions TP: move qi, dissipate clumps, Hou Po 9 Zi Su Ye 6
stag + SP Qi Xu Tang
rebel qi , trans phlegm. ZSY light acrid Fu Ling 12
phlegm in throat) warm
 Blood Stasis + Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang Chest/hypo pain, hiccup, depn, dry heaves, Tao Ren 12 Chai Hu 3
palps, insomnia, irrits, mood swings, tidal Hong Hua 9 Jie Geng 6
LV Qi constraint blood stasis obstructs qi
movement in chest fever. TP: move xue, dispel stasis, spread LV Dang Gui 9 Zhi Ke 6
qi, unblock channels Chuan Xiong 6 Sheng Di 9
Chi Shao 6 Gan Cao 6
Niu Xi 9
Bloods Stasis + Wen Jing Tang Persistent bleeding, irreg menses, bleed b/w Wu Zhu Yu 9 MMM 9
Regulate BLOOD

periods, pain, distn, cold ab, dry lips/mouth, Gui Zhi 6 Mu Dan Pi 6
Cold menstrual disorders
using warming herbs low grade fever, 5 palm heat. TP: warms Dang Gui 6 Ren Shen 6
(yang xu cold of chong & vessels, dispel cold, nourish xu, dispel xue Chuan Xiong 6 Gan Cao 6
ren – blood static + qi stasis. Bai Shao 6 Sheng Jiang 6
stagnates) E Jiao 6 Ban Xia 6
Blood Stasis Chong + Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan Mild persistent bleeding w purple blood Gui Zhi 9 Mu Dan Pi 9
during preg, plus ab pain, worse w/pressure Fu Ling 9 Tao Ren 9
Ren (masses)
TP: invig xue, trans stasis, reduce ab masses. Bai Shao 9
Stop Bleeding (+cold) Jiao Ai Tang Ab pain + thin pale bleeding, ben lou, E Jiao 6 Chuan Xiong 6
constant spotting TP: nourish xue, stop Ai Ye 9 Bai Shao 12
bleeding, reg menses, calm foetus Sheng Di 12 Gan Cao 6
Dang Gui 9 WIne
Expel External Wind Cang Er Zi San Wind heat w purulent phlegm in nose, dizzy, Cang Er Zi 9 Bai Zhi 9
frontal HA TP: disp wind allev pain, unblock Xin Yi Hua 6 Bo He 6
Expel WIND

nose. BZ rel ext open orifice, out pus.

Expel Internal Wind Tian Ma Gou Teng Headache, dizzy, vertigo, tinnitus, insomnia, Tian Ma 9 Chuan NiuXi 12
dreams, heat rush to head, numbness, Gou Teng 12 Du Zhong 9
(Hyperactive LV Yang Yin
twitch, spasm -due to pent up emotions. TP: ShiJue Ming 18 Sang Ji Sheng 9
stirs LV Wind) calm LV, exting wind, clear heat, invig xue, Zhi Zi 9 Ye Jiao Teng 9
tonify LV/KD Huang Qin 9 Fu Shen 9
Yi Mu Cao 9
Transform Damp Ping Wei San Full epi/abdo, loss taste, low app, heavy Cang Zhu 12
limbs, loose stools, fatigue, sleep desire Hou Po 9
(Harmonise ST)
nausea belch reflux TP: dry damp SP T&T Chen Pi 9
move qi harm ST ZHI GAN CAO 3
Sheng Jiang 6g
Expel Da Zao 6g
Expel Damp Heat Er Miao San (Si Miao Scant yellow pee, greasy yellow tongue TP: Huang Bai 12 Si Miao San:
Dam clear heat dry damp Cang Zhu 9 + Yi Yi Ren 12
(LJ) San = Damp Heat LJ)
p +Niu Xi 12
Expel Damp (LJ) via Wu Ling San HA fever irrits thirst w vomit after drink, diff Ze Xie 15 Bai Zhu 9
pee, oedema, feel heavy, diarrhea, throb Fu Ling 9 Gui Zhi 6
urination
below BB, vertigo, SOB. TP: promote pee, Zhu Ling 9
drain damp. Strength SP, warm yang , trans
qi
Transform Phlegm + Er Chen Tang SP/LU Cough copious white sput easy out, focal Ban Xia 15 Fu Ling 9
cant T&T then phlegm distn, tight chest/diaph, palps, nausea, vom, Chen Pi 15 ZHI GAN CAO 6
Dry Damp (SP Xu +
obst qi dynamic dizzy. TP: dry damp, trans phlegm, reg qi,
Damp Phlegm)
Dispel PHLEGM

harm MJ
Transform Phlegm + Wen Dan Tang Dizzy, vertigo, nausea, vom, dreams Zhu Ru 6 Chen Pi 9
insomnia, palps, anx, gnawing hunger, bitter Zhi Shi 6 Fu Ling 6
Dry Damp (ST/GB
taste TP: reg qi, trans phlegm. Clear GB, Ban Xia 6 ZHI GAN CAO 3
Phlegm Heat) harm ST
Transform Phlegm + Ban Xia Bai Zhu Dizzy vertigo HA tight chest, nauseas com Ban Xia 6 Fu Ling 3
copious sput, poor diet/lifestyle TP: strength Tian Ma 3 Gan Cao 2
Extinguish Internal Tian Ma Tang
SP dispel damp, trans phlegm, ext wind Bai Zhu 9 Sheng Jiang 1
Wind Chen Pi 3 Da Zao 2