Triple Threat Formulas

TYPE	FORMULA	ALTERNATE NAME	FUNCTIONS	INDICATIONS	TONGUE/PULSE	INGREDIENTS
Wind-Cold	Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao Wan	Ligusticum Teapills	Dispels Wind-Cold, Releases the Exterior, Invigorates Qi and Blood, Unblocks the Channels and Collaterals, Dispels Wind-Cold, Releases the Exterior, Invigorates Qi and Blood, Unblocks the Channels and Collaterals	Initial stage of a wind-cold invasion presenting with extreme blockage, especially in the occipital (Tai Yang) and temporal (Shao Yang) regions, but may also include frontal (Yang Ming), vertex (Jue Yin), or sinus areas. Useful for treatment of “Wind in the head” (tou feng) with lingering blockage in any part of the head, that occurs at irregular intervals after an external invasion.	Tongue: normal; Pulse: floating, possibly tight	Bo he, Chuan xiong, Jing jie, Qiang huo, Bai zhi, Gan cao, Fang feng, Gui zhi
Wind-Cold	Gui Zhi Tang	Gui Zhi Teapills	Dispels Wind-Cold, Releases Pathogenic Influences from the Muscle Level, Regulates Ying and Wei Fen (Nutritive and Protective Qi levels)	Tai Yang Zheng Feng (externally contracted wind cold) with concurrent Wei Qi (Protective Qi) deficiency leading to an exterior cold deficient condition. Also for Ying and Wei Fen (Nutritive and Protective Qi level) disharmony.	Tongue: thin white moist coat; Pulse: floating, moderate, weak, slow	Gui zhi, Bai shao, Sheng jiang, Da zao, Zhi gan cao
Wind-Cold	Jing Fang Bai Du Wan	Release the Exterior Teapills	Releases the Exterior, Dispels Wind-Cold-Damp, Expels Phlegm	External wind cold dampness invasion.	Tongue: possibly swollen, thin white coat; Pulse: floating, tight	Jing jie, Fang feng, Chai hu, Qian hu, Chuan xiong, Qiang huo, Du huo, Fu ling, Jie geng, Gan cao, Sheng jiang
Wind-Cold	Xin Yi Tang	Magnolia Flower Teapills	Dispels Wind-Cold, Eliminates Dampness, Benefits the Nose	Wind-cold invasion of the head, particularly the nose and sinuses.	Tongue: normal, thin white coat; Pulse: floating, tight	Xin yi hua, Bai zhi, Fang feng, Gao ben, Sheng ma, Mu tong, Chuan xiong, Qiang huo, Gan cao
Wind-Heat	Fufang Nan Ban Lan Gen Tablets	Ban Lan Gen Tablets	Clears Heat, Expels Toxic Heat, Benefits the Throat, Invigorates the Blood, Mobilizes the Wei/Defensive Qi	Wind Heat invasion with Toxic Heat, particularly affecting the throat and face. Also useful for Wind Heat or Toxic Heat attacking the skin.	Tongue: normal to red, may have a red tip or a thin yellow coat; Pulse: floating, rapid	Nan ban lan gen, Pu gong ying, Zi hua di ding
Wind-Heat	Bi Yan Pian	Bi Yan Tablets / Sinus Function Support	Disperses Wind, Clears Heat, Expels Toxic Heat, Transforms Phlegm, Unblocks the Nose	Wind Heat obstructing the nasal passages and congealing the nasal fluids into Phlegm Heat. Loss of sense of smell.	Tongue: normal to red, yellow coat; Pulse: slippery, rapid	Cang er zi, Xin yi hua, Lian qiao, Fang feng, Bai zhi, Zhi mu, Gan cao, Jing jie, Ye ju hua, Wu wei zi, Jie geng
Wind-Heat	Cang Er Zi Tang	Upper Chamber Teapills	Dispels Wind, Benefits/Unblocks the Nose, Alleviates Pain	Wind Heat lingering in the nasal passages with congealing of the nasal fluids causing Phlegm obstruction. Loss of sense of smell.	Tongue: thin white or yellow coat; Pulse: floating, tight or rapid	Cang er zi, Bai zhi, Xin yi hua, Bo he
Wind-Heat	Chuan Xin Lian	Chuan Xin Lian Tablets	Clears Heat, Expels Toxic Heat, Cools the Blood	Lung Heat and/or Toxic Heat attacking the throat. Also for Damp Heat and Toxic Heat in the Lower Jiao. Useful as a general Toxic Heat clearing combination that can be used with a targeting formula to direct actions to a particular organ system.	Tongue: red, with a yellow coat; Pulse: rapid, slippery	Chuan xin lian, Pu gong ying, Ban lan gen
Wind-Heat	Gan Mao Ling	Gan Mao Ling Tablets	Dispels Wind, Clears Heat, Expels Toxic Heat	Wind Heat or mild Wind Cold in the Exterior.	Tongue: normal. May have a red tip, or a thin yellow coat; Pulse: floating. May be rapid or tight, depending on whether the external invasion is due to Wind Heat or Wind Cold.	Gang mei gen, San cha ku, Ye ju hua, Huang jing, Ban lan gen, Jin yin hua
Wind-Heat	Sang Ju Yin	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 in the Exterior 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
Wind-Heat	Yin Qiao Jie Du San/Pian	Yin Chiao Chieh Tu Pien	Releases the Exterior, Dispels Wind, Clears Heat, Expels Toxic Heat	Early stages of a Wind Heat in the Exterior possibly accompanied by Toxic Heat. Also for Wind Heat or Toxic Heat attacking the skin, especially in the upper body.	Tongue: normal, may have a red tip or a thin yellow coat; Pulse: floating, rapid	Jin yin hua, Lian qiao, Niu bang zi, Jie geng, Bo he, Dan dou chi, Gan cao, Jing jie, Dan zhu ye
Wind-Heat	Zhong Gan Ling	Zhong Gan Ling	Dispels Wind, Clears Heat, Expels Toxic-Heat, Cools the Blood, Releases Evil Qi from the Muscle Level	Severe Wind Heat in the Exterior or Lung Heat with Toxic Heat, with Heat constricting the muscle layer of the head and neck.	Tongue: red, or red tip with a thin white or yellow coat; Pulse: floating, rapid, possibly forceful	Mao dong qing, Ge gen, Ma bian cao, Ban lan gen, Qing hao, Shi gao, Qiang huo
Wind-Heat	Ban Lan Gen Chong Ji	Southern Ban Lan Gen Comb. Instant Herbal Tea	Clears Heat, Expels Toxic Heat, Benefits the Throat, Invigorates the Blood, Mobilizes the Wei/Defensive Qi	Wind Heat in the Exterior with Toxic Heat, particularly affecting the throat and face. Also useful for Wind Heat or Toxic Heat attacking the skin.	Tongue: normal to red, may have a red tip or a thin yellow coat; Pulse: floating, rapid	Nan ban lan gen, Pu gong ying, Zi hua di ding
Wind-Heat	Gan Mao Jie Du Chong Ji	Kudzu & Honeysuckle Comb. Instant Herbal Tea	Dispels Wind, Clears Heat, Expels Toxic Heat	Wind Heat or mild Wind Cold in the Exterior.	Tongue: normal. May have a red tip, or a thin yellow coat; Pulse: floating. May be rapid or tight, depending on whether the external invasion is due to wind heat or wind cold.	Ge gen, Jin yin hua, Huang qin, Lian qiao, Da qing ye, Guan zhong, Ban lan gen, Ju hua, Bai zhi, Yin chen hao, Zhi zi
Interior Heat	Zhong Gan Ling	Zhong Gan Ling Tablets	Dispels Wind, Clears Heat, Expels Toxic-Heat, Cools the Blood, Releases Pathogenic Influences from the Muscle Level	Severe wind-heat invasion or Lung heat with heat-toxins, with heat constricting the muscle layer of the head and neck.	Tongue: red, or red tip with a thin white or yellow coat; Pulse: floating, rapid, possibly forceful	Mao dong qing, Ge gen, Ma bian cao, Ban lan gen, Qing hao, Shi gao, Qiang huo
Interior Heat	Fang Feng Tong Sheng San	Ledebourellia Sagely Unblocks	Releases the Exterior, Disperses Wind-Heat, Clears Heat, Purges Accumulation, Unblocks the Bowels	Intense heat and fire in both the interior and exterior, due to a wind heat invasion with pre-existing internal heat, or a wind heat invasion lodging simultaneously in both the interior and exterior. Also used for obesity as a clearing formula in patients with strong constitutions and a tendency towards heat and constipation.	Tongue: yellow, greasy coat; Pulse: flooding, rapid, wiry, slippery	Lian qiao, Fang feng, Jing jie, Mang xiao, Zhi zi, Huang qin, Dang gui, Chuan xiong, Bai zhu, Jie geng, Gan cao, Jiu chao da huang, Bo he
Interior Deficiency	Ren Shen Bai Du Tang	Resilient Warrior Teapills	Releases the Exterior, Dispels Wind-Cold-Damp, Expels Phlegm, Tonifies the Qi	External wind cold dampness invasion with underlying Qi deficiency.	Tongue: swollen, possible teethmarks, greasy white coat; Pulse: floating, weak, or soggy	Qiang huo, Du huo, Chuan xiong, Chai hu, Qian hu, Fu ling, Zhi ke, Jie geng, Bo he, Ren shen, Gan cao, Sheng jiang
Lung Support	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, Xu
Lung Support	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
Lung Support	Bu Fei Wan	Bu Fei Teapills	Lung Qi deficiency	Lung dryness due to Lung and Kidney Yin deficiency, with deficient heat.	Tongue: pale with a thin white coat; Pulse: frail or deficient	Huang qi, Shu di huang, Sang bai pi, Zi wan, Ming dang shen, Wu wei zi, Ren shen
Lung Support	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
Lung Support	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
Lung Support	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
Lung Support	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
Lung Support	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
Lung Support	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

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