FORMULA |
ALTERNATE NAME |
FUNCTIONS |
INDICATIONS |
TONGUE/PULSE |
INGREDIENTS |
Ba Ji Yin Yang Wan |
Ba Ji Yin Yang Teapills |
Tonifies and Warms Kidney Yang, Nourishes Liver and Kidney Yin, Nourishes Blood, Restrains the Leakage of Fluids, Secures the Jing-essence |
Kidney Yang deficiency leading to instability in the lower jiao (burner). May also be used to treat dual Lung and Kidney deficiency. |
Tongue: pale, swollen, coat may be wet or slippery. Pulse: deep, weak, may be slow |
Ba ji tian, Shu di huang, Yin yang huo, Shan yao, Bai shao, Bu gu zhi, Xu duan, Lian zi, Shan zhu yu, Jin ying zi, Gou qi zi, Du zhong, Dang gui |
Bai He Gu Jin Wan |
Lilium Teapills |
Tonifies Lung and Kidney Yin, Cools the Lungs, Transforms Phlegm, Restores the Downward Flow of Lung Qi |
Lung dryness due to Lung and Kidney Yin deficiency, with deficient heat. |
Tongue: red, cracked, little or no coat, or a thin dry yellow coat. Pulse: thin, thready, rapid |
Shu di huang, Sheng di huang, Mai men dong, Bai he, Chuan bei mu, Dang gui, Bai shao, Gan cao, Xuan shen, Jie geng |
Bai Xing Shi Gan Wan |
Bai Xing Shi Gan Teapills |
Clears Heat, Dissolves Phlegm, Descends and Disperses Lung Qi, Calms Lung Qi Rebellion |
Heat in the Lung from a wind-heat invasion, or a wind-cold invasion that has transformed into heat, which obstructs the dispersal and descent of Lung Qi. |
Tongue: red with a yellow coat. Pulse: slippery, rapid. |
Shi gao, Xing ren, Bai qian, Gan cao |
Bu Fei Wan |
Bu Fei Teapills |
Tonifies Lung Qi, Restores the Downward Flow of Lung Qi, Stabilizes the Exterior |
Lung Qi deficiency. |
Tongue: pale with a thin white coat
Pulse: frail or deficient
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Huang qi, Shu di huang, Sang bai pi, Zi wan, Ming dang shen, Wu wei zi, Ren shen |
Ding Chuan Wan |
Clear Mountain Air Teapills |
Descends and Disperses Lung Qi, Clears Heat, Dissolves Phlegm, Restores the Downward Flow of Lung Qi, Stops Cough and Wheezing |
Phlegm heat in the Lungs or exterior wind cold invasion with concurrent phlegm in the interior. |
Tongue: white or yellow greasy coat Pulse: slippery, rapid
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Bai guo, Sang bai pi, Jie geng, Zi su zi, Xing ren, Huang qin, Ban xia, Gan cao, Bai bu, Zi wan |
Gu Ben Wan |
Replenish The Root Teapills |
Nourishes Kidney, Lung and Stomach Yin, Nourishes Body Fluids, Strengthens Qi |
Lung, Stomach, Kidney Yin and fluid deficiency. |
Tongue: red with a scanty coat, or peeled in the center, dry Pulse: rapid, thin, weak |
Tian men dong, Mai men dong, Shu di huang, Sheng di huang, Dang shen |
Jie Geng Wan |
Platycodon Teapills |
Descends and Disperses Lung Qi, Expels Phlegm, Benefits the Throat, Directs Herbs to the Chest and Throat |
Phlegm heat, Lung heat, wind-heat or wind-cold. |
Tongue: white greasy coat Pulse: slippery |
Jie geng |
Mai Wei Di Huang Wan |
Eight Immortals Teapills
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Nourishes Lung and Kidney Yin, Moistens Dryness |
Lung and Kidney Yin deficiency |
Tongue: red, dry, cracked with a scanty coat or no coat Pulse: rapid, thready |
Shu di huang, Shan zhu yu, Shan yao, Mu dan pi, Ze xie, Fu ling, Mai men dong, Wu wei zi |
Ping Chuan Wan |
Ping Chuan Teapills |
Tonifies Lung Qi, Descends Rebellious Lung Qi, Tonifies Kidney Qi, Benefits Lung Yin, Restores the Downward Flow of Lung Qi |
Lung and Kidney Qi deficiency, with some Lung Yin deficiency |
Tongue: pale, white coat Pulse: deficient, small |
Dang shen, Xing ren, Sang bai pi, Wu zhi mao tao, Man hu tui zi, Gan cao, Chen pi, Bai qian, Ge jie, Dong chong xia cao, Meng shi |
Qi Guan Yan Wan |
Qi Guan Yan Pills |
Transforms Phlegm, Descends Rebellious Lung Qi, Tonifies Lung Qi |
Phlegm damp or phlegm heat in the Lungs with a concurrent Qi deficiency |
Tongue: greasy white coat Pulse: slippery, soft |
Pi pa ye, Dang shen, Da zao, Sang ye, Sheng jiang, Xing ren, Chuan bei mu, Qian hu, Yuan zhi, Ju hong, Kuan dong hua, Sang bai pi, Wu wei zi |
Qing Qi Hua Tan Wan |
Clean Air Teapills |
Clears Lung Heat, Resolves Phlegm, Descends and Disperses Lung Qi |
Phlegm-heat in the Lungs. |
Tongue: red with a greasy yellow coat Pulse: slippery, rapid |
Ban xia, Dan nan xing, Gua lou ren shuang, Huang qin, Chen pi, Xing ren, Zhi shi, Fu ling, Sheng jiang |
Qing Zao Jiu Fei San |
Qing Zao Jiu Fei San Extract Powder |
Clears Heat, Eliminates Dryness, Moistens Lungs, Stop Cough |
Warm-dryness attacking the Lungs and leading to rebellious Lung Qi with slight injury to the Lung Qi and Yin. |
Tongue: red tip, dry with a thin white coat or scanty coat
Pulse: big, weak, thin, rapid |
Sang ye, Shi gao, Nan sha shen, Mai men dong, Pi pa ye, Hei zhi ma, E jiao, Xing ren, Gan cao |
Sang Ju Yin Wan |
Clear Wind Heat Teapills |
Releases Exterior Wind Heat, Disperses and Descends Lung Qi, Restores the Downward Flow of Lung Qi |
Initial stages of a wind heat invasion or mild wind heat. |
Tongue: thin white coat Pulse: floating, rapid |
Lu gen, Sang ye, Ju hua, Lian qiao, Jie geng, Xing ren, Gan cao, Bo he |
Sha Shen Mai Men Dong Wan |
Autumn Rain Teapills |
Nourishes Lung and Stomach Yin, Nourishes Body Fluids, Moistens Dryness, Disperses and Descends Lung Qi |
Injury to the Lung, Stomach and fluids due to invasion by dryness. |
Tongue: red with a dry, scanty coat or no coat Pulse: deficient, rapid |
Mai men dong, Yu zhu, Nan sha shen, Bei sha shen, Sang ye, Tian hua fen, Bai bian dou, Gan cao |
Shen Qi Da Bu Wan |
Abundant Qi Teapills |
Tonifies Spleen Qi, Tonifies Lung Qi, Tonifies Wei Qi |
Lung, Spleen and Wei Qi deficiency. Also useful for Heart Qi deficiency. |
Tongue: pale, thin white coat Pulse: weak |
Dang shen, Huang qi |
Shen Qi Wu Wei Zi Wan |
Abundant Qi Plus Teapills |
Tonifies Qi, Strengthens Wei Qi, Stabilizes the Exterior, Nourishes the Heart, Calms the Shen |
Lung, Spleen, and Wei Qi deficiency. Also for Heart and Lung Qi deficiency. |
Tongue: pale, swollen, teeth marks, thin white coat Pulse: thin, weak, floating, rapid |
Wu wei zi, Huang qi, Dang shen, Suan zao ren |
Sheng Mai Wan |
The Great Pulse Teapills |
Tonifies the Qi, Preserves the Yin, Nourishes Body Fluids, Moistens Dryness, Astringes the Leakage of Fluids |
Lung Qi and Yin deficiency. |
Tongue: pale-red with a dry thin coat, may have many surface cracks Pulse: deficient, rapid, thin, irregular |
Dang shen, Mai men dong, Wu wei zi |