Formula Library

Herbal Formulas

Traditional formulas combining multiple herbs in specific roles and proportions.

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Gui Pi Tang

归脾汤 (Restore the Spleen Decoction)

Source: Ji Sheng Fang (Formulas for Rescuing Lives) (Song)

Heart Blood and Spleen Qi deficiencyInsomnia and palpitations from deficiencyForgetfulness

Huang QiLong Yan RouRen ShenBai Zhu +8

Gui Zhi Tang

桂枝汤 (Cinnamon Twig Decoction)

Source: Shang Han Lun (Han)

Tai Yang Wind-Cold deficiency patternSpontaneous sweating with chillsFever with aversion to wind

Gui ZhiBai ShaoSheng JiangDa Zao +1

Huang Lian Jie Du Tang

黄连解毒汤 (Coptis Decoction to Relieve Toxicity)

Source: Wai Tai Mi Yao (Secret Essentials of a Provincial Governor) (Tang)

Excess fire-toxin in three JiaoHigh fever with restlessnessInfectious diseases with fire toxin

Huang LianHuang QinHuang BaiZhi Shi

Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San

藿香正气散 (Agastache Powder to Rectify the Qi)

Source: Tai Ping Hui Min He Ji Ju Fang (Song)

Exterior Wind-Cold with interior dampnessSummer cold with stomach upsetAcute gastroenteritis

Huo XiangZi Su YeBai ZhiBan Xia +9

Liu Wei Di Huang Wan

六味地黄丸 (Six-Ingredient Pill with Rehmannia)

Source: Xiao Er Yao Zheng Zhi Jue (Song)

Kidney Yin deficiencyLower back and knee sorenessDizziness and tinnitus

Shu Di HuangShan Zhu YuShan YaoZe Xie +2

Long Dan Xie Gan Tang

龙胆泻肝汤 (Gentian Drain the Liver Decoction)

Source: Yi Fang Ji Jie (Collected Explanations of Medical Formulas) (Qing)

Liver and Gallbladder excess fireUrogenital damp-heatAcute hepatitis

Huang QinZe XieMu TongChe Qian Zi +4

Ma Huang Tang

麻黄汤 (Ephedra Decoction)

Source: Shang Han Lun (Han)

Tai Yang Wind-Cold excess patternHigh fever with strong chillsNo sweating

Ma HuangGui ZhiXing RenGan Cao

Ma Zi Ren Wan

麻子仁丸 (Hemp Seed Pill)

Source: Shang Han Lun (Han)

Habitual constipationDry hard stoolsConstipation in the elderly

Huo Ma RenXing RenBai ShaoDa Huang +2

Ping Wei San

平胃散 (Calm the Stomach Powder)

Source: Tai Ping Hui Min He Ji Ju Fang (Song)

Dampness obstructing Spleen and StomachEpigastric fullness and bloatingNausea and vomiting

Cang ZhuHou PoChen PiGan Cao +2

Qing Ying Tang

清营汤 (Clear the Nutritive Level Decoction)

Source: Wen Bing Tiao Bian (Qing)

Ying level heat in warm diseaseHigh fever with worse symptoms at nightRestlessness and partial delirium

Shui Niu JiaoSheng Di HuangXuan ShenMai Men Dong +5

Sang Ju Yin

桑菊饮 (Mulberry Leaf and Chrysanthemum Drink)

Source: Wen Bing Tiao Bian (Qing)

Wind-Heat with coughEarly stage respiratory tract infectionDry cough from Wind-Heat

Sang YeJu HuaXing RenJie Geng +4

San Ren Tang

三仁汤 (Three Seeds Decoction)

Source: Wen Bing Tiao Bian (Systematic Differentiation of Warm Diseases) (Qing)

Early stage damp-warmth febrile diseaseLow-grade fever with heavy sensationSummer heat with dampness

Xing RenBai Dou KouYi Yi RenHua Shi +4