zhēn wǔ tāng • true warrior decoction • 真武汤
warm the interior
fù zi is used for patterns with
interior cold due to yang deficiency.
symptoms indicating the use of fù zi
diarrhea, undigested food in stools, cold extremities, sweating, cold sweats, dizziness, weak breathing, palpitations, weak back and legs, impotence, low libido, urinary frequency, dysmenorrhea.…
overview drain downwards
drain downwards • warm the yang, and guide out accumulation
dà huáng fù zǐ tāng is used for patterns with
cold accumulation in the interior, cold accumulation in the middle jiao.
symptoms indicating the use of dà huáng fù zǐ tāng
abdominal pain, constipation, hypochondriac pain, chills, low-grade fever,…
purgatives & laxatives
huŏ má rén is used for patterns with
yin, blood, or body fluids deficiency.
symptoms indicating the use of huŏ má rén
constipation, postpartum constipation, constipation in elderly, and hair dryness.
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drain downwards • moisten the intestines, unblock the bowles
má zǐ rén wán is used for patterns with
dryness in the stomach and intestines due to heat.
symptoms indicating the use of má zǐ rén wán
constipation with hard stools that are difficult to expel, hemorrhoids, possibly frequent urination, dizziness, dry skin.…
purgatives & laxatives
dà huáng is used for patterns with
yang-ming heat, damp-heat, phlegm-heat, blood-heat, and blood-stasis.
symptoms indicating the use of dà huáng
high fever, profuse sweating, thirst, constipation, dysentery, hemorroids, abdominal distention and pain, delirium, nosebleeding, coughing of blood, painful urination, abscesses, sores.
not in pregnancy, external…
overview drain downwards
drain downwards • purge heat accumulation
dà chéng qì tāng is used for patterns with
heat in the intestines, yang ming fu disorder, wen bing qi stage disorder.
symptoms indicating the use of dà chéng qì tāng
severe constipation (dry pellets) and flatulence, abdominal fullness and focal distention, abdominal…
3rd overviewdrain downwards
let’s start with the third category of chinese herbal prescriptions that drain downwards. which are the most important prescriptions in this category?
18 overviews – 18 categories
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drain dampness
huá shí is used for patterns with
lin syndrome, bladder damp-heat/-cold, summerheat with dampness, damp-heat diarrhea, damp skin pathologies.
symptoms indicating the use of huá shí
hot, painful urination, dark, painful, burning, scanty urine, diarrhea, fever, thirst, eczema, damp sores.
not long-term, can cause bladder granulomas.
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clear heat • relieve summerheat
liù yī sǎn is used for patterns with
summerheat and dampness, lin syndrome, or damp-heat skin problems.
symptoms indicating the use of liù yī sǎn
fever, sweating, thirst, irritablity, fidgeting, nausea, vomiting, urinary difficulty, painful urination, scanty dark urine, dysuria, pain from urinary stones.
western interpretation of…
clear empty-heat
qīng hāo is used for patterns with
summerheat, empty-heat, blood xu, yin xu, shao yang pathologies, blood-heat, liver yang rising.
symptoms indicating the use of qīng hāo
malarial disorders, alternating fever and chills, headache, dizziness and a stifling sensation in the chest, menopausal hot flushes, steaming bone, skin rashes, nose bleeding, red eyes,…
clear heat • clear empty-heat
qīng hào biē jiǎ tāng is used for patterns with
heat that is smoldering in the yin regions of the body, for yin and body fluid deficiency with empty-heat after a wen bing injury.
symptoms indicating the use of qīng hào biē jiǎ tāng
night…
relieve cough & wheezing
ku xìng rén is used for patterns with
exterior cold, intestinal dryness.
symptoms indicating the use of ku xìng rén
cough and wheezing, constipation.
not in spleen xu diarrhea.
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