7th overviewwarm interior cold
let’s start with the seventh category of chinese herbal prescriptions that warm interior cold. which are the most important prescriptions in this category?
18 overviews – 18 categories
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qiāng huó shèng shī tāng • notopterygium decoction to overcome dampness • 羌活胜湿汤
release wind-cold
qiāng huó is used for patterns with
external wind-cold with dampness, wind-cold-damp bi syndrome, and to guide herbs to the tai yang level and the du mai.
symptoms indicating the use of qiāng huó
fever, chills, headache, body aches and pains,…
overview expel dampness
overview expel dampness
expel dampness • expel wind-dampness
qiāng huó shèng shī tāng is used for patterns with
external wind-dampness
symptoms indicating the use of qiāng huó shèng shī tāng
heavy, painful head, stiff neck, generalized sensation of heaviness, and muscle ache, back pain, difficulty bending or rotating the…
tonify qi
bái zhú is used for patterns with
spleen and stomach deficiency, dampness or fluid accumulation from spleen deficiency, wei qi deficiency.
symptoms indicating the use of bái zhú
diarrhea, fatigue, tiredness, sallow complexion, edema, masses and swellings, reduced urination, spontaneous sweating, restless fetus.
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expel dampness • warm and transform water & dampness
zhēn wǔ tāng is used for patterns with
kidney and spleen yang deficiency causing water accumulation, kidney yang deficiency and water overflowing, shao yin cold.
symptoms indicating the use of zhēn wǔ tāng
a) urinary difficulty, abdominal pain worse with cold, deep aching,…
sān rén tāng • three-nut decoction • 三仁汤sān rén tāng • three-nut decoction • 三仁汤
drain dampness
yì yĭ rén is used for patterns with
dampness, wind-damp bi syndrome, spleen deficiency with dampness, damp-heat, pus.
symptoms indicating the use of yì yĭ rén
painful fingers, joint stiffness and pain, digestive issues, diarrhea, leg-qi, urinary dribbling, lung…
expel dampness • clear damp-heat
sān rén tāng is used for patterns with
early-stage damp-heat or summer-heat with dampness, pathogen lodged in the wei- and qi-level, heat in the upper jiao.
symptoms indicating the use of sān rén tāng
headache, mild chills, afternoon fever, heaviness, generalized pain, pale-yellow face, stifling sensation in the…
píng wèi sǎn • calm the stomach powder • 平胃散
fragrantly resolve dampness
cāng zhú is used for patterns with
dampness, all kinds of bi syndrome, dampness obstructing the middle jiao, wind-dampness, wind-cold, summer-heat.
symptoms indicating the use of cāng zhú
anorexia, diarrhea, epigastric distention and pressure, fatigue, nausea and vomiting, fever, headache, body aches, nasal…
overview expel dampness
expel dampness • transform damp turbidity
píng wèi sǎn is used for patterns with
spleen and stomach damp-cold stasis, damp accumulation in the middle jiao, spleen dampness disturbing the lungs.
symptoms indicating the use of píng wèi sǎn
distention and fullness in the epigastrium and abdomen, loss of taste…
wǔ líng sǎn • five-ingredient powder with poria • 五苓散
drain dampness
zé xiè is used for patterns with
stagnation from dampness, all kinds of lin syndrome, damp-heat in the lower jiao, liver/gallbladder damp-heat, kidney yin xu empty-heat.
symptoms indicating the use of zé xiè
general and specific edema, urinary difficulty, painful urinary disfunction, dizziness, diarrhea,…
expel dampness • promote urination and leach out dampness
wǔ líng sǎn is used for patterns with
bladder organ stage, spleen deficiency, water accumulation in the lower jiao.
symptoms indicating the use of wǔ líng sǎn
a) headache, irritability, fever, strong thirst and immediate vomiting, urinary difficulty.
b) edema, heaviness, urinary difficulty,…
6th overviewexpel dampness
let’s start with the sixth category of chinese herbal prescriptions that expel dampness. which are the most important prescriptions in this category?
18 overviews – 18 categories
these overviews are meant to be orientation points to which you can always return to to check the most common prescriptions in the…