Da Chai Hu Tang 大柴胡汤
Fang Feng Tong Sheng San 防风通圣散
Ge Gen Huang Qin Huang Lian Tang 葛根黄芩黄连汤
Wu Ji San 五积散
Da Chai Hu Tang
大柴胡汤
Indications: Shaoyang and Yangming disorder —- Alternating fever and chills, fullness of the chest and hypochondria, bitter taste in the mouth, vomiting (–Shaoyang); and firm abdominal masses or distended pain of the abdomen, constipation or hot burning diarrhea (–Yangming), T- yellow coat, P- wiry
Harmonizes & releases Shaoyang, purges internal heat (with dry feces or dampness)
Chai Hu 15, Huang Qin 9 — harmonize and clear heat (destroy pathogens in Shaoyang)
Da Huang 6, Zhi Shi 9 — purge accumulated heat in Yangming
Bai Shao 9 — relieve abdominal pain
Ban Xia 15 — stop vomiting
Sheng Jiang 9, Da Zao 5 pieces — SP/ST
Note:
1) In this formula: Sheng jiang aids Ban xiao in stoping vomiting
2) Revome Renshen/Gancao from Xiao Chai Hu Tang, add Dahuang, Zhishi, Baishao →this formula
Question:
Is this formula can really relieve the exterior and interior?
— No, though Yang ming is intherior, but Shao yang is not exterior!
Fang Feng Tong Sheng
防风通圣散
Indications: Heat in both the interior and exterior from Wind/Heat invasion with internal Heat already present, or from Wind/Heat that invades both interior and exterior at the same time.
Strong fever and chills, headache, dizziness, red sore eyes, trouble swallowing, nasal congestion with thick sticky yellow phlegm +
(Lung and Stomach Heat causes) dry mouth with bitter taste, distention of the chest and abdomen, constipation, dark scanty urination, T- greasy yellow coat, P- full rapid, or wiry slippery.
Expels Wind and releases exterior, drains Heat and unblocks bowels
Fang Feng 15g, Jing Jie15g, Ma Huang 15g, Bo He 15g
—- expel wind, induce sweating
(Jiu) Da Huang 15g, Mang Xiao 15g
—- drains Heat and unblocks bowels
Shi Gao 30g, Huang Qin 30g, Lian Qiao 15g, Jie Geng 30g
—- clear heat in LU, ST
Zhi Zi 15g, Hua Shi 90g
—- clear heat by promoting urination
Dang Gui 15g, Chuan Xiong 15g, Bai Shao 15g
—- activate and nourish blood
Bai Zhu 15g
—- invigorate SP, dry dampness
Gan Cao 60g
—- harmonize
Note:
Feature of this formula: Inducing sweating does not damage the exterior, purging does not damage the interior
*Ge Gen Huang Qin Huang Lian Tang
葛根黄芩黄连汤
Indications: the exterior released incompletely and excess Heat enters the interior–
Fever, very smelly diarrhea and sweating, irritability and a sensation of Heat in the chest, asthma, thirst, sweating, yellow coating, rapid pulse
Releases exterior, clears Heat
Ge Gen 15 —- disperse exterior wind heat; raising SP qi to stop diarrhea
Huang Qin 9, Huang Lian 9 —- clear and dry damp heat in ST/intestine
Zhi Gan Cao 6 —- harmonizing
Note: 1) 7/10 interior and 3/10 exterior
2) Pay attention to function of Gegen
Wu Ji San
五积散
five “ji (stagnation)”cold, damp, qi, blood, phlegm
Indications: Exterior wind/cold attacks, internal cold damages —-
fever and chills with no sweat, headache, body aches, and stiff neck (are all external symptoms), abdominal fullness, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and cold, diarrhea, and borborygmus (are all signs of internal cold)
(These symptoms all together may cause a stagnation of cold, damp, phlegm, Qi, and blood.)
Releases exterior, warms interior, soothes Qi flow, eliminates Phlegm, invigorates blood, reduces accumulations
Ma Huang 180g, Bai Zhi 90g — external cold
Gan jiang 120g, Rou gui 90 — internal cold
Cang Zhu 720g, Hou Po 120g — damp
Chen Pi 180g, Ban Xia 90g, Fu Ling 90g — phlegm
Dang Gui 90g, Bai Shao 90g, Chuan Xiong 90g — phlegm
Jie Geng 360g, Zhi Ke 180g — qi
Zhi Gan Cao 90g — harmozing
Da Chai Hu Tang 大柴胡汤
Fang Feng Tong Sheng San 防风通圣散
Ge Gen Huang Qin Huang Lian Tang 葛根黄芩黄连汤
Wu Ji San 五积散