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enrich yin, cause fire to descend
Yin xu, fire rising syndromes
T: Red, little tongue
P: rapid, forceful in chi position
tidal fever, steaming bone, night sweats, spermatorrhea, coughing w blood, irritibility |
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enrich yin, spreads Lv Qi
Lv and Kd yin xu w Lv Qi stagnation syndromes
T: red, dry
P: thin, frail, or xu, wiry pulse
chest and hypochondriac pain, epigastric and abdominal distenyion, acid regurg, bitter taste
Caution: damp, phlegm |
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enrich yin, tonify Lu, clears heat, stop bleeding
Lu yin xu w dry heat syndrome
coughing and wheezing dry and parched throat, scanty or blood streaked sputum
T: red, little coating
P: floating, thin, rapid
USED FOR PEDIATRIC COUGHING d/t yin xu
caution: damp, phlegm |
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nourish yin, replenish essence, benefit qi, strengthen yang
Kd yin and yang xu and ren and du channels, jing and blood insufficiency
P: thin, frail
emaciation, weakness, spermatorrhea, impotence, diminished vision, aching and weakness of low back, knees |
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Gan Di Huang 24g
Shan Zhu YU 12g
Shan Yao 12g
Fu Zi 3g
Gui Zhi 3g
Ze Xie 9g
Mu Dan Pi 9g
Fu Ling 9g
warms and tonifies Kd yang
Kd yang xu
aching and weakness of lower back and knees, tenseness in lower abdomen, difficulty urinating, impotence
T: pale swollen tongue w thin, white, moist coating
P empty or frail pulse
classic Kd yang xu w insufficient Ming Men fire
caution: yin xu heat |
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Fu Xiao Mai 15-30g
Gan Cao 9g
Da Zao 5 pcs
tonifies Ht, calm shen, harmonize MJ, moderates anxiety
restless organ disorder (ZANG ZAO syndrome)
disorientation, frequent attacks of melancholy and crying spells, frequent yawning
T: red, little coating
P: thin, rapid pulse
injuring Ht yin, disrputs flow of Lv Qi, effects Sp Qi |
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Fu Zi 6g
Rou Gui 6g
Lu Jiao Jiao 12g
tonics:
Shu Di Huang 24g
Shan Zhu Yu 9g
Shan Yao 12g
Gou Qi Zi 9g
Yang tonics:
Tu Si ZI 12g
Du Zhong 12g
Dang Gui 9g- tonify blood
warms and tonifies Kd yang, replenish jing, tonifies marrow
Kd yang xu w waning of ming men fire syndrome
T: pale, thin, white coating
P: deep, slow, faint
exhaustion from long term illness, aversion to cold, coolness of extremities, impotence, spermatorrhea, possible infertility, loose stool, edema in lower extremities
one of the best for treating kd yang xu w insufficient ming men fire, most often seen in elderly or ppl w chronic diseases
caution: kd yang xu w cloudy urination |
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sedate Ht, calm shen, drain fire, nourish yin
vigorous Ht fire and yin blood xu syndrome
T: red
P: thin, rapid
insomnia, excessive dreams, continuous palpitation, irritability
caution: not for long term, yin xu, Sp xu |
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heavily sedates and calms shen, weighs down yang, nourish yin, improves vision
Ht and Kd disharmony
palpitations, insomnia, tinnitus, diminshed acuity of hearing and vision, seizures
Kd yin xu and excessive Ht yang raising
caution: not for long term taking, Sp xu |
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Suan Zao Ren 15-30g
Fu Ling 6g
Zhi Mu 6-9g
Chuan Xiong 6g
Gan Cao 3g
nourish blood, calms shen, clears heat, elim irritability
Lv blood xu insomnia syndrome
palpitations, insomnia, irritability, cant sleep, night sweats, dizziness, vertigo
T: dry, red
P" wiry or thin, rapid
can be used for menopause |
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Sheng Di 12g
Xuan Shen 5g
Tian Dong 9g
Mai Dong 9g
Suan Zao Ren 9g
Bai Zi Ren 9g
Dang Gui 9g
Ren Shen 5g
Wu Wei Zi 5g
Fu Ling 5g
Yuan Zhi 5g
Dan Shen 5g
Zhu Sha 5g
Jie Geng 5g
enrich yin, nourish blood, tonify Ht, calm shen
yin and blood xu of Ht and Kd w deficient fire syndrome
palpitations, insomnia, irritability, fatigue, nocturnal emission, forgetfulness, heat sensation in palms and soles, low grade fever, night sweats
T: red, little coating
P: thin, rapid
caution: long term taking |
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clears heat, open orifice, dislodge phlegm, relieve toxicity
evil heat sinking in Pc syndrome
high fever, irritability and restlessness, delirious speech, impaired consciousness, coma d/t wind stroke, childhood convulsions
T: red or deep red
P: rapid
used for excess heat and obstruction d/t phlegm...febrile disease, phlegm heat closing orifice
caution: pregnancy |
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clears heat, opens orifice, extinguish wind, stop spasm and convulsions
blazing evil heat sinking into Pc and generate internal Lv wind syndrome
high fever, irritability, restlessness, delirious speech, impaired consciousness, muscle twitches, spasms, convulsions, thirst, parched lips, dark urine
T: deep red, dry and yellow coating
P: rapid, forceful, wiry
caution: not for long term taking, pregnancy |
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clears heat, opens sensory orifices, transforms turbidity, relieves toxicity
phlegm heat closed the Pc syndrome
impaired consciousness, delirious speech, fever, copious sputum w labored and raspy breathing, also wind stroke, summer stroke, childhood convulsion
T: red, deep red w foul, greasy yellow
P: slippery, rapid
heat sinks into Pc, heat and phlegm increases veil the orifice of Ht, phlegm obstructs pathways of qi, extreme heat may generate internal wind |
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aromatically opens orifice, moves qi, warms MJ
acute closed disorder d/t excessive cold attacking syndrome
sudden collapse, loss of consciousness, clenched jaw, acute, severe pain in chest and abdomen, sudden loss of consciousness, wind stroke, qi stroke
T: pale, slippery, greasy coating
P: submerged, slippery pulse
COLD TYPE CLOSED DISORDER
CI: pregnancy |
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huang qi (zhi) 12g
bai zhu 12g
fang feng 6g
augments qi, stabilize exterior, stops sweating
Wei qi xu w spontaneous sweating syndrome
spontaneous sweating w aversion to cold, pale complexion, recurrent cold
T: pale, white tongue
P: floating, deficient, and soft pulse |
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augments qi, stabilize exterior, astringe yin, stop sweating
night sweats and/or spontaneous sweating
spontaneous sweatingthat worsens at night, palpitations, easily startled, SOB, irritibility, lethargy
T: pale, red
P: thin, frail
wei qi not binding the yin fluids |
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chronic cough w Lu Qi xu syndrome
astringe Lu, stop cough, augment qi, nourish yin
P: deficient, rapid pulse
chronic unremitting cough w wheezing, shiny white complexion, SOB, spont sweat |
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chronic diarrhea or dysentery syndrome
astringe intestines, stop diarrhea, warms MJ, tonify xu
*Sp and Kd
T: pale, white coat
P: slow, thin
chronic unremitting diarrhea or dysentery to the point of incontinence and prolapsed rectum, abd pain, cramp around naval |
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Bu Gu Zhi 12g
Rou Dou Kou 6g
Wu Wei Zi 6g
Wu Zhu Yu 6g
Sheng Jiang 12g
Hong Zao 50 pieces
warms and tonifies Sp and Kd, binds intestines, stops diarrhea
early morning diarrhea syndrome (Kd yang xu)
diarrhea occurs daily just before sunrise, chronic diarrhea, no appetite, indigestion food, abdomen pain, cold extremities, fatigue, lethargy
T: pale, thin, white coating
P: submerged, slow, forceless
CI: Damp heat in LJ |
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