Dui Yao HU TAO REN / BU GU ZHI : Tonify Kidneys to grasp Qi. Stop cough, calm asthma.[15]
SAW PALMETTO / STINGING NETTER(Qian Ma): prostate enlargement is a mix of Kidney Yang deficiency and Damp-Heat. While saw palmetto handles the weak Yang energy by warming the system, Stinging Nettle acts as a cooling diuretic that clears out Damp-Heat from the bladder. They perfectly balance each other's temperatures
AI YE / XIANG FU : Cold in the Lower Jiao and LV Qi Stagnation causing irregular menses and leukorrhea. Cold in the uterus causing infertility. Ai Fu Nuan Gong Wan.[35]
BAI BIAN DOU / LU GEN for puffer fish toxicity. ■ BAI DOU KOU / GE HUA for hangovers.
BAI BU / BAI QIAN : Chronic cough from common cold, influenza, bronchitis, or pulmonary tuberculosis. Zhi Sou San .[35].
BAI JIE ZI / LAI FU ZI : Cough with copious, clear bubbly sputum and pain, fullness in the chest due to Cold-Phlegm. Chronic cough/phlegm in an elderly and deficient patient. San Zi Yang Qin Tang .[35] ■ BAI JIE ZI / GAN CAO : Lung abscess with cough, profuse phlegm, and chest oppression due to Heat stagnation. Pain, redness, and swelling of the throat due to Heat (deficiency/excess, external/internal). Loss of voice, hoarse/husky voice. Gan Jie Tang, Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin .[35]
BAI MAO GEN / LU GEN : Fever, thirst, and irritability due to Warm-febrile disease or Wind-Heat. Cough/wheezing due to LU Heat. Early-stage of measles due to Toxic-Heat. Acute nephritis, urinary tract infection accompanied by fever, dysuria, or edema. Nausea/vomiting due to ST Heat. Epidemic hemorrhagic fever[35] Great at clearing heat through urination [42]
BAI QIAN / BAI BU : Chronic cough from common cold, influenza, bronchitis, or pulmonary tuberculosis. Zhi Sou San .[35].
BAI SHAO / CHI SHAO : Blood-Heat, Chronic low-grade fever. Yin and Body-fluid deficiency, dry mouth, red and painful eyes. Chest and hypochondriac pain, abdominal pain. Irregular menstruation, amenorrhea due to Blood deficiency and stasis with Heat.[35] ■ BAI SHAO / GAN CAO : Spasms and pain in the limbs due to disharmony between the Qi and Blood. Abdominal pain due to LV & SP disharmony. Headaches due to Blood deficiency. Shao Yao Gan Cao Tang [35]. ■ BAI SHAO / GUI ZHI : Harmonize Ying/Wei,Qi/Blood, Ying/Yang[15] • Chills and fever, slight sweating, headache due to Wind-Cold deficient type (Ying and Wei disharmony) Spontaneous or night sweats accompanied by an aversion to Wind (Ying and Wei disharmony). Chest and cardiac pain due to HT Yang deficiency (disharmony between the Qi and Blood). Abdominal pain with spasms and cramps due to deficient Cold (disharmony between the Qi and Blood). Pain or numbness of the limb (disharmony between the Qi and blood). Nausea/vomiting during pregnancy with an aversion to cold, no appetite, weak pulse (SP/ST disharmony). Weakness in elderly, postpartum, post-surgery, aversion to wind, sweating (Ying and Wei disharmony) Treat fever/chills/no sweating, chest pain from Heart Yang Xu, and abdominal pain from Deficiency Cold. Gui Zhi Tang , Xiao Jian Zhong Tang + 13 other formulas.[35] ■ BAI SHAO / CHAI HU : LV Qi stagnation causing disharmony between the Qi and blood. Vertigo, unclear vision, menstrual irregularities, dysmenorrhea, breast distention, PMS. Disharmony between LV and SP. Xiao Yao San , Si Ni Tang .[35]
BAI XIAN PI / DI FU ZI : Treats skin issues like eczema, hives, and dermatitis. Bai Xian Pi clears heat, dries Dampness, expels wind and treats "Sores" and oozing/yellow discharge. Di Fu Zi clears Damp-Heat. Both treat itching.[42]
BAI ZHU / FU LING : SP deficiency causing dampness or Damp Phlegm.[42] • Edema, accumulation of Damp caused by SP deficiency. Zhen Wu Tang (KD>SP), Shi Pi Yin (SP>KD). Fatigue, weakness in limbs, loose stool caused by SP deficiency with Middle Jiao Damp accumulation. Ling Gui Zhu Gan Tang . Vertigo, blurred vision, heart palpitation, fatigue due SP Qi deficiency. Si Jun Zi Tang [35] ■ BAI ZHU / HUANG QIN : Uterine bleeding, threatened miscarriage, and nausea during pregnancy caused by heat or Damp Heat. Tai Shan Pan Shi San .[35]
BAN LAN GEN / XUAN SHEN : painful/red/swollen throat due to Yin deficient heat or excess Fire which damages Yin. Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin [35]
BAN XIA / CHEN PI : 6g-10g each. Normalize qi. Dry dampness. Stop vomiting. Thins mucous. Use Fa Ban Xia and Chen Pi for to stop cough from phlegm dampness. Use Jiang Ban Xia and Chao Chen Pi (stir fried) for nausea, vomiting, and chest tightness from stomach disharmony. (ie. Er Chen Tang )[15] • Cough due to an accumulation of Damp-Phlegm. Chest oppression, nausea, and vomiting due to ST disharmony and Damp-Phlegm accumulation. Er Chen Tang , Ban Xia Bai Zhu Tian Ma Tang [35] ■ BAN XIA / SHENG JIANG : for vomiting, nausea, not thirsty, greasy tongue or persistent cough with white, thin but profuse phlegm[15] • Nausea, vomiting with no thirst, and greasy tongue coating due to Damp-Phlegm in Middle burner. Enduring cough with white, watery, and profuse phlegm. Er Chen Tang , Xiao Ban Xia Tang .[35] ■ BAN XIA /ZHU RU : Hiccup, nausea, and vomiting due to disharmony and counterflow of ST Qi. Vertigo, agitation, and insomnia due to Phlegm turbidity. Nausea/vomiting during pregnancy due to disharmony of ST, Phlegm-Heat or ST Heat. Wen Dan Tang .[35] ■ BAN XIA / HUANG QIN : Nausea and vomiting due to Shao Yang syndrome. Phlegm Heat. Pi syndrome: nausea, no appetite, and sensation of fullness in the stomach due to mixed Heat/Cold. Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang , Xiao Chai Hu Tang .[35]
BI XIE / YI ZHI REN : Turbid urine, frequent urination, and Lin syndrome due to KD deficiency. Leukorrhea, urethritis, and milky urine (Gao-Lin) due to KD milky urine due to KD deficiency. Bi Xie Fen Qing Yin [35]
BIAN XU / QU MAI : Turbid Lin due to Damp Heat, dysuria from Heat-Lin, acute nephritis, urinary tract infection from Damp Heat. Ba Zheng San [35]
BIE JIA / QING HAO : Yin deficiency heat -steaming bone fever, night sweat, cough, malaria, late stage warm febrile disease. Qing Hao Bie Jia Tang , Qin Jiao Bie Jia Tang, Qing Gu San [35] ■ BIE JIA / GUI BAN : Yin deficiency heat - tidal fever, steaming bones, and night sweats. LV Wind - weakness of limbs, trembling from warm disease damaging fluids. LV Yang Rising - hypertension, headaches, vertigo, head distention, and tinnitus. San Jia Fu Mai Tang, Da Ding Feng Zhu . [35]
BING LANG / MU XIANG : for food stagnation and Qi stagnation in the Middle and Lower Jiao. Shao Yao Tang , Tian Tai Wu Yao San [42] • No appetite, abdominal distention/pain, constipation due to food retention in ST and Intestine. Constipation, dysentery or diarrhea with tenesmus and abdominal pain due to Qi stagnation. Mu Xiang Bing Lang Wan .[35].
BU GU ZHI / ROU DOU KOU : SP & KD Yang deficiency diarrhea (chronic, daybreak). Si Shen Wan .[35] ■ BU GU ZHI / HU TAO REN : Tonify Kidneys to grasp Qi. Stop cough, calm asthma.[15]
CANG ZHU / HUANG BAI : Wilting of the lower limbs with pain due to Damp-Heat pouring downward to the lower part. Damp-Heat in the genital area: vaginal discharge, external vaginal itching, and cloudy, scanty urination. Red, swollen, hot, painful joints due to Wind-Damp-Heat Bi syndrome. [35] ■ CANG ZHU / HOU PO : dry dampness. Ping Wei San .[42]
CHAI HU / BAI SHAO : LV Qi stagnation causing disharmony between the Qi and blood. Vertigo, unclear vision, menstrual irregularities, dysmenorrhea, breast distention, PMS. Disharmony between LV and SP. Xiao Yao San , Si Ni Tang .[35] ■ CHAI HU / HUANG QIN - guide to Shao Yang channel, temporal or migraine headache, ear disorders, alternating chills and fever.[15] • Alternating fever and chills, bitter taste, dry throat, dizziness, nausea due to Shao Yang syndrome. Malaria due to Shao Yang syndrome. LV Qi stagnation transforming into Fire. Xiao Chai Hu Tang .[35] ■ CHAI HU / SHENG MA : SP Qi sinking. Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang . Sheng Xian Tang ■ CHAI HU / XIANG FU : power house for Liver Qi Stagnation [42]
CHEN PI / BAN XIA : 6g-10g each. Normalize qi. Dry dampness. Stop vomiting. Thins mucous. Use Fa Ban Xia and Chen Pi for to stop cough from phlegm dampness. Use Jiang Ban Xia and Chao Chen Pi (stir fried) for nausea, vomiting, and chest tightness from stomach disharmony. (ie. Er Chen Tang )[15] • Cough due to an accumulation of Damp-Phlegm. Chest oppression, nausea, and vomiting due to ST disharmony and Damp-Phlegm accumulation. Er Chen Tang , Ban Xia Bai Zhu Tian Ma Tang [35] ■ CHEN PI / ZHU RU : Nausea, vomiting, and epigastric or abdominal distention due to Spleen/Stomach deficiency mixed with Cold and Heat. Nausea and vomiting during pregnancy. Ju Pi Zhu Ru Tang .[35] ■ CHEN PI / HE ZI : hoarse voice, loss of voice, and chronic cough with loss of voice and phlegm in the throat.[35]
CHI SHAO / BAI SHAO : Blood-Heat, Chronic low-grade fever. Yin and Body-fluid deficiency, dry mouth, red and painful eyes. Chest and hypochondriac pain, abdominal pain. Irregular menstruation, amenorrhea due to Blood deficiency and stasis with Heat[35]
CHUAN BEI MU / ZHI MU : Dry cough with little phlegm and difficult expectoration due to LU Yin deficiency. Cough due to LU heat causing LU dryness. Er Mu San, Ren Shen Ge Jie San .[35]
CHUAN LIAN ZI / YAN HU SUO : moving LV Qi, invigorating Blood, and stopping pain. Jin Ling Zi San .[42] • Pain from Heart to epigastrium to abdomen to lateral costal region due to Liver Qi Stagnation or Blood Stasis. Dysmenorrhea, menstrual irregularies, inguinal hernia, scrotum pain, hepatitis, cholecystitis, Damp Heat in Liver/Gallbladder.[35]
CHUAN XIONG / DANG GUI : combination of blood deficiency and blood stasis. Menstrual irregularities, dysmenorrhea, and postpartum abdominal pain due to Blood stasis. Rheumatic pain due to Wind-Damp and Blood deficiency. Headaches due to Blood deficiency or Blood stasis. Wounds, ulcers, or cutaneous inflammations due to Qi/Blood deficiency with Qi/Blood stagnation. Si Wu Tang , Sheng Hua Tang .[35] ■ CHUAN XIONG / XIANG FU : can regulate both qi and blood and best for menstrual pain[15]
Cang Er Zi / Xin Yi Hua : Dui Yao for nasal congestion, runny nose, sinusitis
DA HUANG / MANG XIAO : Contstipation dt heat.[42] Constipation with hard, dry stools and abdominal pain due to Heat accumulation. Constipation with high fever, tidal fever, mental confusion due to excess Heat in Yang Ming Organ. Chronic or severe constipation due to Heat. Da Cheng Qi Tang , Tiao Wei Cheng Qi Tang , Tao He Cheng Qi Tang .[35] • Chronic and severe constipation, dry stool, heat in yang ming bowels.[15]. ■ DA HUANG / FU ZI : Constipation dt cold.[42] Constipation, abdominal pain, aversion to cold, and cold limbs due to Cold accumulation. Da Huang Fu Zi Tang .[35] • Constipation, cold aversion, cold limbs, abdominal pain, accumulation of internal cold. [15]
DA ZAO / SHENG JIANG : Sweating, aversion to wind, and fever due to disharmony between Ying (constructive) and Wei (defensive). Fatigue, lack of strength, abdominal pain, and no appetite due to disharmony between Ying and Wei. Gui Zhi Tang , Shi Quan Da Bu Tang .[35] • Tonify spleen. Harmonize middle burner [15]
DAI ZHE SHI / XUAN FU HUA : Nausea, vomiting, and hiccup due to turbid phlegm stagnation in the diaphragm area. Cough and wheezing with phlegm, nose bleed, hematemesis. Hypertension. Xuan Fu Dai Zhe Tang .[35]
DAN DOU CHI / ZHI ZI : Dui Yao for insomnia, restlessness, irritability from heat trapped above the diaphragm. Burning urination and constrained heat.[31] • Wind Heat contraction. Zhi Zi Chi Tang[35]
DAN SHEN / MU DAN PI : Blood Heat: Hematemesis, epistaxis, metrorrhagia, purpura, rubella, and pruritis. Menstrual irregularities or postpartum abdominal pain due to Blood-Heat causing Blood stasis. Continuous, low-grade fever due to Yin deficiency. Hot, red, swollen, painful joints due to Heat-Bi[35]
DAN ZHU YE / MU TONG : irritability, mouth sores, tongue sores, stomatitis, dark scanty urine due to Heart Heat transferring to Small Intestine. Dao Chi San .[35]
DANG GUI / CHUAN XIONG : combination of blood deficiency and blood stasis. Menstrual irregularities, dysmenorrhea, and postpartum abdominal pain due to Blood stasis. Rheumatic pain due to Wind-Damp and Blood deficiency. Headaches due to Blood deficiency or Blood stasis. Wounds, ulcers, or cutaneous inflammations due to Qi/Blood deficiency with Qi/Blood stagnation. Si Wu Tang , Sheng Hua Tang .[35] ■ DANG GUI / SHU DI HUANG : Blood deficiency. Chronic cough, asthma, and constipation from kidney yin deficiency and blood deficiency. Si Wu Tang , Sheng Yu Tang[15] ■ DANG GUI /HUANG QI : Bu Xue Tang: tonify qi, generate blood, improves wound healing. Anemia.[15] • Qi and Blood deficiency with sores, abscesses, delayed menses, low-grade fever, limb numbness, Qi not containing blood in the vessels. Dang Gui Bu Xue Tang , Shi Quan Da Bu Tang .[35] ■ DANG GUI / ROU CONG RONG : Treats constipation, impaction, and megacolon from fluid deficiency, blood deficiency, or after childbirth.[15] • Constipation due to body fluid deficiency after Warm-febrile disease, giving birth. Constipation due to Blood deficiency, especially for elderly/deficient constitution. Ji Chuan Jian .[35]
DI FU ZI / BAI XIAN PI : Treats skin issues like eczema, hives, and dermatitis. Bai Xian Pi clears heat, dries Dampness, expels wind and treats "Sores" and oozing/yellow discharge. Di Fu Zi clears Damp-Heat. Both treat itching.[42]
DI GU PI / SANG BAI PI : Cough and asthma with yellow, sticky and thick phlegm, fever and thirst due to LU Heat. Cough accompanied by evening fever with skin which is warm to the touch due to LU deficient Heat. Xie Bai San .[35]
DI YU / HUAI HUA MI : Hot bleeding, hemorrhoids. Yue Ying Jian, Huai Jiao Wan.[35]
DU HUO / QIANG HUO - for moving rheumatic pains ALL OVER THE BODY because Du Huo covers the lower body and Qiang Huo covers the upper body. Common cold with chills and fever, headache, neck pain, and joint pain from Wind Damp Cold. Moving joint pain from Wind Damp Cold. Ren Shen Bai Du San , Qiang Huo Sheng Shi Tang [35] • Headaches: Du Huo for Shao Yin headache and Qiang Huo for Tai Yang headache. The are for pains affected by exterior pathogens of Wind, Damp, or Cold. [42]
DU ZHONG / XU DUAN : Threatened miscarriage and lumbago from KD deficiency. Wind damp knoee and lumbar pain. Aches and pain in the lower limbs from LV & KD deficiency of sinews and bones. Bu Shen Gu Chong Tang.[35]
E JIAO / Zi WAN : Lung deficiency due to chronic cough, blood sputum. Zi Wan Tang.[35] ■ E JIAO / AI YE : bleeding due to deficiency cold. Treat heavy, painful periods due to cold or prolonged menstruation due to deficiency. Calm fetus. Jiao Ai Tang .
E ZHU / SAN LENG : amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, and clots from Blood Stasis; Abdominal pain from food stagnation, abdominal masses, hepatomegaly, splenomegaly from Qi/Blood stagnation.[15] • San Leng is stronger at breaking the blood, while E Zhu is stronger at breaking the Qi. He Xue Tong Jing Tang.[42]
FANG FENG / JIN JIE: Exterior patterns for either Wind-Cold or Wind-Heat pathogens. Early-stage of measles and skin eruption with itching. Early-stage of carbuncle or boils, accompanied by chills and fever. Blood in the stool/urine, excessive menstruation, diarrhea, dysentery. Xiao Feng San , Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao San [35] ■ FANG FENG / HUANG QI : Wei Qi deficiency - spontaneous sweating, tendency to catch a cold frequently. Yu Ping Feng San .[35]
FU LING / BAI ZHU : SP deficiency causing dampness or Damp Phlegm.[42] • Edema, accumulation of Damp caused by SP deficiency. Zhen Wu Tang (KD>SP), Shi Pi Yin (SP>KD). Fatigue, weakness in limbs, loose stool caused by SP deficiency with Middle Jiao Damp accumulation. Ling Gui Zhu Gan Tang . Vertigo, blurred vision, heart palpitation, fatigue due SP Qi deficiency. Si Jun Zi Tang [35]
FU XIAO MAI / HUANG QI : spontaneous sweating from exterior deficiency. Mu Li San .[35]
FU ZI / DA HUANG : constipation, abdominal pain, aversion to cold, and cold limbs due to Cold accumulation. Da Huang Fu Zi Tang .[35] • Constipation, cold aversion, cold limbs, abdominal pain, accumulation of internal cold. [15] ■ FU ZI / REN SHEN : chronic disease, loss of blood, HT disease with cold limbs, cold spontaneous sweating. Qi collapse, minute pulse. Shen Fu Tang , Fu Zi Li Zhong Wan .[35] ■ FU ZI / GAN JIANG : Yang collapse with cold limbs, cold perspiration, loss of consciousness, pain and cold feeling in the ST and abdomen, vomiting/diarrhea due to SP deficiency cold. Si Ni Tang , Fu Zi Li Zhong Wan .[35]. ■ FU ZI / HUANG QI : Spontaneous sweating from Yang deficiency with aversion to cold and cold limbs.[35] • Huang Tu Tang [42].
GAN CAO / HUA SHI : Summer-Heat and Damp: marked by fever, restlessness, thirst, diarrhea, difficulty in urine. Damp-Heat or UB marked by dark urine, difficulty and painful urination or urinary stone. Liu Yi San . [35] Fang Feng Tong Sheng San .[31] ■ GAN CAO / BAI SHAO : Spasms and pain in the limbs due to disharmony between the Qi and Blood. Abdominal pain due to LV & SP disharmony. Headaches due to Blood deficiency. Shao Yao Gan Cao Tang [35] ■ GAN CAO / BAI JIE ZI : Lung abscess with cough, profuse phlegm, and chest oppression due to Heat stagnation. Pain, redness, and swelling of the throat due to Heat (deficiency/excess, external/internal). Loss of voice, hoarse/husky voice. Gan Jie Tang, Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin .[35] ■ GAN CAO / LU DOU : for poisoning due to Zhi Fu Zi .[42]
GAN JIANG / WU WEI ZI : Cough and asthma with profuse, clear, white sputum from Cold in the Lung. Xiao Qing Long Tang [35] ■ GAN JIANG / FU ZI : Yang collapse with cold limbs, cold perspiration, loss of consciousness, pain and cold feeling in the ST and abdomen, vomiting/diarrhea due to SP deficiency cold. Si Ni Tang , Fu Zi Li Zhong Wan .[35]
GE GEN / SHENG MA : Early stage measles, headache, fever. Incomplete eruption of measles. Shen Ma Ge Gen Tang [35]
GOU QI ZI / JU HUA : Eye disorders + pain in the lower back and knees due to LV/KD deficiency. Qi Ju Di Huang Wan .[35]
GUA LOU / XIE BAI : "gold standard" for treating Chest Bi. Gua Lou Xie Bai Bai Jiu Tang. Gua Lou washes away turbid phlegm. Xie Bai unblocks Yang and moves Qi to warm the chest.[42] • Chest Bi, cardiac disease from turbid Phlegm backing Yang and Qi in the chest. Constipation from dryness in the LI.[35]
GUI BAN / BIE JIA : Yin deficiency heat - tidal fever, steaming bones, and night sweats. LV Wind - weakness of limbs, trembling from warm disease damaging fluids. LV Yang Rising - hypertension, headaches, vertigo, head distention, and tinnitus. San Jia Fu Mai Tang, Da Ding Feng Zhu . [35]
GUI ZHI / MA HUANG : Severe chills and fever, aversion to cold, no sweating, headache, body aches due to Wind-Cold excess type. Bi syndrome (rheumatic pains) due to Wind-Cold-Damp. Cough and asthma due to Wind-Cold obstructing the LU Qi. Ge Gen Tang , Ma Huang Tang [35] ■ GUI ZHI /BAI SHAO : Harmonize Ying/Wei,Qi/Blood, Ying/Yang[15] • Chills and fever, slight sweating, headache due to Wind-Cold deficient type (Ying and Wei disharmony) Spontaneous or night sweats accompanied by an aversion to Wind (Ying and Wei disharmony). Chest and cardiac pain due to HT Yang deficiency (disharmony between the Qi and Blood). Abdominal pain with spasms and cramps due to deficient Cold (disharmony between the Qi and Blood). Pain or numbness of the limb (disharmony between the Qi and blood). Nausea/vomiting during pregnancy with an aversion to cold, no appetite, weak pulse (SP/ST disharmony). Weakness in elderly, postpartum, post-surgery, aversion to wind, sweating (Ying and Wei disharmony) Treat fever/chills/no sweating, chest pain from Heart Yang Xu, and abdominal pain from Deficiency Cold. Gui Zhi Tang , Xiao Jian Zhong Tang + 13 or more formulas.[35] ■ GUI ZHI / WU ZHU YU : Warm the Uterus,Lower Abdomen / Blood. ■ GUI ZHI / SANG ZHI : Unblock Joints,"Shoulders, Arms, & Fingers" ■ GUI ZHI /SHI GAO : red swollen painful joints.
HAI ZAO / KUN BU : hypothyroidism from iodine deficiency
HAN FANG JI / HUANG QI : Wind Edema due to Wei Qi deficiency. Bi Syndrome due to Wind Damp + Wei Qi deficiency made by arthralgia, numbness of limbs. Fang Ji Huang Qi Tang [35]
HE YE / LU DOU for summer heat.
HE ZI / CHEN PI : hoarse voice, loss of voice, and chronic cough with loss of voice and phlegm in the throat.[35]
HONG HUA / TAO REN : best pair to invigorate blood, immediate relief for pain and Blood Stasis.[31] • Cardiac pain from HT Blood Stasis, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, menses issues with dark blood clots from Blood Stasis. Fixed, stabbing, and severe pain aggravated by pressure due to Blood Stasis. Tao Hong Si Wu Tang , Xue Fu Zhu Ru Tang.[35]
HOU PO / CANG ZHU : dry dampness. Ping Wei San .[42]
HUA SHI / GAN CAO : Summer-Heat and Damp: marked by fever, restlessness, thirst, diarrhea, difficulty in urine. Damp-Heat or UB marked by dark urine, difficulty and painful urination or urinary stone. Liu Yi San . [35] Fang Feng Tong Sheng San [31]
HUAI HUA MI / DI YU : Hot bleeding, hemorrhoids. Yue Ying Jian, Huai Jiao Wan.[35]
HUANG BAI / CANG ZHU : Wilting of the lower limbs with pain due to Damp-Heat pouring downward to the lower part. Damp-Heat in the genital area: vaginal discharge, external vaginal itching, and cloudy, scanty urination. Red, swollen, hot, painful joints due to Wind-Damp-Heat Bi syndrome.[35] ■ HUANG BAI / ZHI MU : Yin deficiency Heat: afternoon fever, steaming bones, and night sweat, seminal emission. Excessive sexual desire and easy erection due to deficient-Fire and hyperactive Mingmen-Fire. Dysuria due to Yin deficiency and to Yang losing its ability to transform. Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan , Da Bu Yin Wan .[35] • Clears excess Lower Jiao damp heat, Lung phlegm heat, and deficiency heat.[42]
HUANG LIAN / MU XIANG : damp heat dysentery with abdominal pain and Qi Stagnation in the Lower Jiao, tenesmus. Xiang Lian Wan , Shao Yao Tang , Mu Xiang Bing Lang Wan [35] • Damp heat diarrhea + tenesmus [42] ■ HUANG LIAN / WU ZHU YU : LV overacting on ST/SP causing acid regurgitation, nausea, belching, clamoring stomach, and bitter taste, Damp Heat Diarrhea and dysentery. Zuo Jin Wan .[35] ■ HUANG LIAN / E JIAO : Shao Yin Heat (HT&KD miscomm). Huang Lian E Jiao Tang .[42]
HUANG QI / HAN FANG JI : Wind Edema due to Wei Qi deficiency. Bi Syndrome due to Wind Damp + Wei Qi deficiency made by arthralgia, numbness of limbs. Fang Ji Huang Qi Tang [35] ■ HUANG QI / MU LI : Yang, Qi and Yin deficiency: night sweat and unexplained sweating[15] ■ HUANG QI / REN SHEN : major Qi tonic. Qi deficiency from chronic illness. SP Qi sinking. SP Qi deficiency. Low-grade fever due to Qi deficiency. Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang , Shi Quan Da Bu Tang .[35] ■ HUANG QI / DANG GUI : Bu Xue Tang: tonify qi, generate blood, improves wound healing. Anemia.[15] • Qi and Blood deficiency with sores, abscesses, delayed menses, low-grade fever, limb numbness, Qi not containing blood in the vessels. Dang Gui Bu Xue Tang , Shi Quan Da Bu Tang .[35] ■ HUANG QI / FANG FENG : Wei Qi deficiency - spontaneous sweating, tendency to catch a cold frequently. Yu Ping Feng San .[35] ■ HUANG QI / FU ZI : Spontaneous sweating from Yang deficiency with aversion to cold and cold limbs.[35] • Huang Tu Tang [42]. ■ HUANG QI / FU XIAO MAI : spontaneous sweating from exterior deficiency. Mu Li San .[35] ■ HUANG QI / MU LI : Spontaneous sweating from Qi/Yang deficiency. Night sweating from Yin deficiency. Spontaneous sweating from Qi and Yin deficiency. Mu Li San .[35]
HUANG QIN / CHAI HU - guide to Shao Yang channel, temporal or migraine headache, ear disorders, alternating chills and fever.[15] • Alternating fever and chills, bitter taste, dry throat, dizziness, nausea due to Shao Yang syndrome. Malaria due to Shao Yang syndrome. LV Qi stagnation transforming into Fire. Xiao Chai Hu Tang .[35] ■ HUANG QIN / BAN XIA : Nausea and vomiting due to Shao Yang syndrome. Phlegm Heat. Pi syndrome: nausea, no appetite, and sensation of fullness in the stomach due to mixed Heat/Cold. Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang , Xiao Chai Hu Tang .[35] ■ HUANG QIN / BAI ZHU : Uterine bleeding, threatened miscarriage, and nausea during pregnancy caused by heat or Damp Heat. Tai Shan Pan Shi San .[35]
HUO XIANG / ZI SU YE : Disharmony SP/ST, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea due to Wind-Cold Exterior + Damp Interior. Nausea, diarrhea due to Summer-Heat disorders. Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San .[35] ■ HUO XIANG / PEI LAN : Summer heat, summer dampness.[42]
JI NEI JIN / JIN QIAN CAO: purge urinary or biliary stones[42] ■ JI NEI JIN / DAN SHEN : Epigastric pain due to chronic hepatitis. This targets the pathological changes seen in chronic liver conditions, where both Qi stagnation/Food stagnation and Blood stasis are present. In the context of hepatitis, Ji Nei Jin is used to strongly move food stagnation or hardness in the epigastric and abdominal regions. Dan Shen invigorating blood and dispelling stasis. In chronic hepatitis, the liver and spleen often become enlarged or painful due to chronic blood stasis. Dan Shen helps alleviate this localized pain with hepatomegaly or splenomegaly.
Clinical Context
When combined, they work synergistically to "soften the hardness" (treating hepatomegaly or splenomegaly) and relieve the persistent, stabbing, or distending pain in the upper abdomen associated with long-term liver inflammation.
JIE GENG / ZHI KE : One moves Qi upward, the other downward. Chest oppression and distention or chest Bi due to accumulation of Phlegm and Qi stagnation. Epigastric distention and constipation due to disturbance of ascending and descending. Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang , Ren Shen Bai Du San .[35] Bai Du San .[42]
JIN YIN HUA / LIAN QIAO : Good for all levels of heat (Wei, Ying, and Xue)[31] • Cold and influenza due to Wind-Heat. Warm-febrile disease with internal heat. Headache, eye pain, toothache, sinusitis, and painful, swollen throat due to Wind-Heat. Skin eruption with pruritus due to Wind-Heat. Skin inflammation due to Toxic-Heat. Yin Qiao San , Qing Ying Tang , Xin Jia Xiang Ru Yin [35] ■ JIN YIN HUA / HUANG QIN / HUANG LIAN - treats unremitting high fever.[42]
JING JIE / FANG FENG : Exterior patterns for either Wind-Cold or Wind-Heat pathogens. Early-stage of measles and skin eruption with itching. Early-stage of carbuncle or boils, accompanied by chills and fever. Blood in the stool/urine, excessive menstruation, diarrhea, dysentery. Xiao Feng San , Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao San [35]
JU HUA / SANG YE : Fever, aversion to wind, light sweating, cough, headache, and slight thirst due to Wind-Heat. Headache, vertigo, photophobia, and red, swollen, painful eyes due to LV Yang rising. Sang Ju Yin . [35] • Wind heat affecting eyes[42]. ■ JU HUA / GOU QI ZI : Eye disorders + pain in the lower back and knees due to LV/KD deficiency. Qi Ju Di Huang Wan .[35] ■ JU HUA / PANG DA HAI : sore throat or loss of voice[21] ■ JU HUA / JIN YIN HUA : for heat toxicity[21]
JUE MING ZI / XIA KU CAO : clear Liver heat and Liver fire to brighten the eyes, treating red, swollen, painful eyes due to Liver heat ascending the channel up into the eyes.[42]
KUAN DONG HUA / ZI WAN : cough and phlegm due to various etiologies primarily used for Cold-induced cough(warm but not dry). She Gan Ma Huang Tang , Leng Xiao Wan.[35]
KUN BU / HAI ZAO : hypothyroidism from iodine deficiency
LAI FU ZI / BAI JIE ZI : Cough with copious, clear bubbly sputum and pain, fullness in the chest due to Cold-Phlegm. Chronic cough/phlegm in an elderly and deficient patient. San Zi Yang Qin Tang .[35] ■ LAI FU ZI / HOU PO - for severe abdominal distention.[15]
LIAN QIAO / JIN YIN HUA : Good for all levels of heat (Wei, Ying, and Xue)[31] • Cold and influenza due to Wind-Heat. Warm-febrile disease with internal heat. Headache, eye pain, toothache, sinusitis, and painful, swollen throat due to Wind-Heat. Skin eruption with pruritus due to Wind-Heat. Skin inflammation due to Toxic-Heat. Yin Qiao San , Qing Ying Tang , Xin Jia Xiang Ru Yin [35]. ■ LIAN QIAO / NIU BANG ZI : mouth ulcers, swollen gum, sore throat due to heat. Red swelling, carbuncle, erythemas, mumps, acute maculopapular rash. Yin Qiao San , Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin , Lian Qiao Bai Du San [35]
LIAN ZI / QIAN SHI : SP deficiency - chronic diarrhea, leukorrhea. KD deficiency - spermatorrhea, nocturnal emission, frequent urination, incontinence. Jin Suo Gu Jing Wan , Zi Sheng Wan .[35]
LING ZHI /DA ZAO : mutual reinforcement of action to harmonize restlessness, tonify Spleen, and tonify blood. This combination is often used in Ling Zhi Chinese chicken soup (particularly black chicken).
LONG GU / MU LI : Liver Yang Rising - vexation, agitation, palpitations, insomnia, dizziness, and tinnitus. Yin Deficiency Hypertension. STOP LEAKAGE: Continuous diarrhea or dysentery. Urinary incontinence, spermatorrhea, vaginal discharge, and sweating due to deficiency. Chai Hu Long Gu Mu Li Tang.[35]
LU DOU / HE YE for summer heat. ■ LU DOU / GAN CAO : for poisoning due to Zhi Fu Zi .
LU GEN / BAI MAO GEN : Fever, thirst, and irritability due to Warm-febrile disease or Wind-Heat. Cough/wheezing due to LU Heat. Early-stage of measles due to Toxic-Heat. Acute nephritis, urinary tract infection accompanied by fever, dysuria, or edema. Nausea/vomiting due to ST Heat. Epidemic hemorrhagic fever[35] Great at clearing heat through urination [42]
MA HUANG /GUI ZHI : Severe chills and fever, aversion to cold, no sweating, headache, body aches due to Wind-Cold excess type. Bi syndrome (rheumatic pains) due to Wind-Cold-Damp. Cough and asthma due to Wind-Cold obstructing the LU Qi. Ge Gen Tang , Ma Huang Tang . ■ MA HUANG / XING REN : Wind Cold cough and asthma or Lung Heat cough and asthma. Ma Huang Tang , Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang . [35] • Ma Huang disseminates Lung Qi while Xing Ren descends it, crating a balanced action on the breath.[42]
MAI MEN DONG / TIAN MEN DONG : Dry mouth, thirst, dry cough with little phlegm, Yin deficiency fever, hemoptysis cough, Upper Jiao Xiao Ke with excessive drinking and dry throat. Whooping cough damaging Lung Yin. Lung heat . Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan , Shi Hu Ye Guang Wan.[35] ■ MAI MEN DONG / XUAN SHEN : Xiao Ke with dry mouth and throat, red tongue scanty coating. Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan , Zeng Ye Tang .[35]
MANG XIAO / DA HUANG : Constipation with hard, dry stools and abdominal pain due to Heat accumulation. Constipation with high fever, tidal fever, mental confusion due to excess Heat in Yang Ming Organ. Chronic or severe constipation due to Heat. Da Cheng Qi Tang , Tiao Wei Cheng Qi Tang , Tao He Cheng Qi Tang .[35] • Chronic and severe constipation, dry stool, heat in yang ming bowels.[15]
MO YAO / RU XIANG : Ru Xiang is more on invigorating Qi and Mo Yao more focused on blood.[15] • Traumatic Injuries - this pair is the top choice for reducing the redness, swelling, and localized pain of physical trauma with Qi and Blood stagnation. Skin/Wounds - they are specifically used in topical and internal formulas to "generate flesh" and resolve dead tissue. Menstrual Pain - They break through the stubborn stasis that causes severe dysmenorrhea. Wind Damp Bi due to Qi and Blood stagnation in the network vessels. Xiao Huo Luo Dan .[42]
MU DAN PI / DAN SHEN : Blood Heat: Hematemesis, epistaxis, metrorrhagia, purpura, rubella, and pruritis. Menstrual irregularities or postpartum abdominal pain due to Blood-Heat causing Blood stasis. Continuous, low-grade fever due to Yin deficiency. Hot, red, swollen, painful joints due to Heat-Bi[35]
MU LI / XUAN SHEN : Lumps or nodules like scrofula, lipoma, swollen glands, and/or phlegm-fire goiters in the neck or inguinal canal and other parts of the body. Xiao Luo Wan [35]. ■ MU LI / HUANG QI : Spontaneous sweating from Qi/Yang deficiency. Night sweating from Yin deficiency. Spontaneous sweating from Qi and Yin deficiency. Mu Li San .[35] ■ MU LI / LONG GU : Liver Yang Rising - vexation, agitation, palpitations, insomnia, dizziness, and tinnitus. Yin Deficiency Hypertension. STOP LEAKAGE: Continuous diarrhea or dysentery. Urinary incontinence, spermatorrhea, vaginal discharge, and sweating due to deficiency. Chai Hu Long Gu Mu Li Tang.[35]
MU TONG / DAN ZHU YE : irritability, mouth sores, tongue sores, dark scanty urine due to Heart Heat transferring to Small Intestine. Dao Chi San .[35]
MU XIANG / HUANG LIAN : damp heat dysentery with abdominal pain and Qi Stagnation in the Lower Jiao, tenesmus. Xiang Lian Wan , Shao Yao Tang , Mu Xiang Bing Lang Wan [35]. ■ MU XIANG / BING LANG : for food stagnation and Qi stagnation in the Middle and Lower Jiao. Shao Yao Tang , Tian Tai Wu Yao San [42] • No appetite, abdominal distention/pain, constipation due to food retention in ST and Intestine. Constipation, dysentery or diarrhea with tenesmus and abdominal pain due to Qi stagnation. Mu Xiang Bing Lang Wan .[35].
NIU BANG ZI / LIAN QIAO : mouth ulcers, swollen gum, sore throat due to heat. Red swelling, carbuncle, erythemas, mumps, acute maculopapular rash. Yin Qiao San , Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin , Lian Qiao Bai Du San [35]
PEI LAN / HUO XIANG : summer heat, summer dampness
PI PA YE / ZHU RU : stomach heat vomiting[42]
PU HUANG / WU LING ZHI : strongly invigorate Blood, disperse stasis, and stop pain as in Shi Xiao San .[31] • Epigastric, cardiac, abdominal, and lateral costal pain due to Qi/Blood stagnation. Menstrual irregularities, dysmenorrhea, postpartum pain due to retention of lochia or Blood stasis. Shi Xiao San , Shao Fu Zhu Yu Tang [35]
QIAN SHI / LIAN Zi : SP deficiency - chronic diarrhea, leukorrhea. KD deficiency - spermatorrhea, nocturnal emission, frequent urination, incontinence. Jin Suo Gu Jing Wan , Zi Sheng Wan .[35] • QIAN SHI / CHI FU LING : for leukorrhea[42]
QIANG HUO / DU HUO - for moving rheumatic pains ALL OVER THE BODY because Du Huo covers the lower body and Qiang Huo covers the upper body. Common cold with chills and fever, headache, neck pain, and joint pain from Wind Damp Cold. Moving joint pain from Wind Damp Cold. Ren Shen Bai Du San , Qiang Huo Sheng Shi Tang .[35] • Headaches: Du Huo for Shao Yin headache and Qiang Huo for Tai Yang headache. The are for pains affected by exterior pathogens of Wind, Damp, or Cold. [42]
QING HAO / BIE JIA : steaming bone fever, night sweat, Yin deficiency cough, malaria, late stage warm febrile disease. Qing Hao Bier Jia Tang, Qin Jiao Bie Jia Tang, Qing Gu San [35]
QU MAI / BIAN XU : Turbid Lin due to Damp Heat, dysuria from Heat-Lin, acute nephritis, urinary tract infection from Damp Heat. Ba Zheng San [35]
QUAN XIE / WU GONG : strongly extinguishes wind and stops spasms, treating tremors of the hands and feet.
opisthotonos, convulsions, and rigid spasms. Ttreat toxic sores and nodules, sores, carbuncles, and neck lumps, and poisonous snakebite.[42]
REN SHEN / HUANG QI : major Qi tonic. Qi deficiency from chronic illness. SP Qi sinking. SP Qi deficiency. Low-grade fever due to Qi deficiency. Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang , Shi Quan Da Bu Tang .[35] ■ REN SHEN / FU ZI : chronic disease, loss of blood, HT disease with cold limbs, cold spontaneous sweating. Qi collapse, minute pulse. Shen Fu Tang , Fu Zi Li Zhong Wan .[35]
ROU CONG RONG / DANG GUI : Constipation due to body fluid deficiency after Warm-febrile disease, giving birth. Constipation due to Blood deficiency, especially for elderly/deficient constitution. Ji Chuan Jian .[35]
ROU DOU KOU / BU GU ZHI : SP & KD Yang deficiency diarrhea (chronic, daybreak). Si Shen Wan .[35]
RU XIANG / MO YAO : Ru Xiang is more on invigorating Qi and Mo Yao more focused on blood.[15] • Traumatic Injuries - this pair is the top choice for reducing the redness, swelling, and localized pain of physical trauma with Qi and Blood stagnation. Skin/Wounds - they are specifically used in topical and internal formulas to "generate flesh" and resolve dead tissue. Menstrual Pain - They break through the stubborn stasis that causes severe dysmenorrhea. Wind Damp Bi due to Qi and Blood stagnation in the network vessels. Xiao Huo Luo Dan .[42]
SAN LENG / E ZHU : amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, and clots from Blood Stasis; Abdominal pain from food stagnation, abdominal masses, hepatomegaly, splenomegaly from Qi/Blood stagnation.[15] • San Leng is stronger at breaking the blood, while E Zhu is stronger at breaking the Qi. He Xue Tong Jing Tang[42]
SANG BAI PI / DI GU PI : Cough and asthma with yellow, sticky and thick phlegm, fever and thirst due to LU Heat. Cough accompanied by evening fever with skin which is warm to the touch due to LU deficient Heat. Xie Bai San .[35]
SANG YE / JU HUA : Fever, aversion to wind, light sweating, cough, and slight thirst due to Wind-Heat. headache, vertigo, photophobia, and red, swollen, painful eyes due to LV Yang rising. Sang Ju Yin . [35] • Wind heat, dry cough, red/sore/tearing eyes, yellow sputum[42]. ■ SANG YE / XING REN : dry hacking cough. Sang Xing Tang [42]
SHA REN / SHU DI HUANG : Blood/ Yin/ Jing deficiency due to SP and ST weakness. Tai Shan Pan Shi San .[35]
SHAN ZHU YU / SHU DI HUANG : Tonifying the source while simultaneously preventing leakage. Nourish Yin and Jing and lock in essence. Often combined with Shan Yao as in Liu Wei Di Huang Wan . These three herbs are in many Yin tonic formulas.
SHENG JIANG /BAN XIA : for vomiting, nausea, not thirsty, greasy tongue or persistent cough with white, thin but profuse phlegm[15] • Nausea, vomiting with no thirst, and greasy tongue coating due to Damp-Phlegm in Middle burner. Enduring cough with white, watery, and profuse phlegm. Er Chen Tang , Xiao Ban Xia Tang .[35] ■ SHENG JIANG / ZI SU YE : for nausea, stomach cold and distension, restless baby, pregnancy nausea. ■ SHENG JIANG / DA ZAO : Sweating, aversion to wind, and fever due to disharmony between Ying (constructive) and Wei (defensive). Fatigue, lack of strength, abdominal pain, and no appetite due to disharmony between Ying and Wei. Gui Zhi Tang , Shi Quan Da Bu Tang .[35] • Tonify spleen. Harmonize middle burner [15]
SHENG MA / GE GEN : Early stage measles, headache, fever. Incomplete eruption of measles. Shen Ma Ge Gen Tang [35] ■ SHENG MA / CHAI HU : SP Qi sinking. Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang . Sheng Xian Tang[42]
SHI GAO / ZHI MU : Dui Yao for Yangming/ Qi level heat with four big signes (fever, sweat, thirst, pulse) and Lung phlegm heat. Xiao Ke(upper jiao) with plydipsia, excess Lung heat with dry mouth, dry tongue. Bai Hu Tang , Yu Nu Jian , Qing Wen Bai Du San .[35] ■ SHI GAO /GUI ZHI : (hot-cold): clear heat & free flow of the vessels for hot, swollen, painful joints. ■ SHI GAO / JING MI : clear heat while protecting Stomach Yang. ■ SHI GAO / XI XIN : Stomach Heat toothache, bleeding/swollen/painful gums, oral ulcers, and glossitis. Headache due to Wind-Heat entering the clear orifices.[35]
SHU DI HUANG / DANG GUI : Blood deficiency. Chronic cough, asthma, and constipation from kidney yin deficiency and blood deficiency. Si Wu Tang , Sheng Yu Tang[15] ■ SHU DI HUANG / SHA REN : Blood/ Yin/ Jing deficiency due to SP and ST weakness. Tai Shan Pan Shi San .[35] ■ SHU DI HUANG / SHAN ZHU YU : Tonifying the source while simultaneously preventing leakage. Nourish Yin and Jing and lock in essence. Often combined with Shan Yao as in Liu Wei Di Huang Wan . These three herbs are in many Yin tonic formulas.
TAO REN /HONG HUA - best pair to invigorate blood[31]. Cardiac pain from HT Blood Stasis, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, menses issues with dark blood clots from Blood Stasis. Fixed, stabbing, and severe pain aggravated by pressure due to Blood Stasis. Tao Hong Si Wu Tang , Xue Fu Zhu Ru Tang.[35] ■ TAO REN / XING REN : Chest, epigastric, and lower abdominal pain due to Qi stagnation and Blood stasis. Constipation of the Deficient type due to Large Intestine dryness . Constipation of the Excess type due to Qi stagnation. Wu Ren Wan.[35] Da Huang Zhe Chong Wan [42]
TIAN MEN DONG / MAI MEN DONG : Dry mouth, thirst, dry cough with little phlegm, Yin deficiency fever, hemoptysis cough, Upper Jiao Xiao Ke with excessive drinking and dry throat. Whooping cough damaging Lung Yin. Lung heat . Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan , Shi Hu Ye Guang Wan.[35]
WANG BU LIU XING / TU BIE CHONG : move blood and promotes lactation.[21]
WU GONG / QUAN XIE : strongly extinguishes wind and stops spasms, treating tremors of the hands and feet.
opisthotonos, convulsions, and rigid spasms. Ttreat toxic sores and nodules, sores, carbuncles, and neck lumps, and poisonous snakebite.[42]
WU LING ZHI / PU HUANG : strongly invigorate Blood, disperse stasis, and stop pain as in Shi Xiao San .[31] • Epigastric, cardiac, abdominal, and lateral costal pain due to Qi/Blood stagnation. Menstrual irregularities, dysmenorrhea, postpartum pain due to retention of lochia or Blood stasis. Shi Xiao San , Shao Fu Zhu Yu Tang [35]
WU MEI / WU WEI ZI : Xiao Ke. Spontaneous sweating, night sweats. Jiu Xian San .[35]
WU WEI ZI / XI XIN : Cough and asthma from Wind Cold or Phlegm Cold accumulation in the Lung (copious watery phlegm). Chronic cough and asthma due to LU and KD deficiency (KD not grasping LU Qi). Xiao Qing Long Tang .[35] • Regulates the opening and closing of the Lungs, alleviating coughing and calming wheezing for patients with existing thin mucus who are exposed to Wind-Cold leading to acute wheezing and coughing of clear thin sputum.[3] ■ WU WEI ZI / GAN JIANG : Cough and asthma with profuse, clear, white sputum from Cold in the Lung. Xiao Qing Long Tang [35] ■ WU WEI ZI / WU MEI : Xiao Ke. Spontaneous sweating, night sweats. Jiu Xian San .[35]
WU YAO / XIANG FU : abdominal distention and pain due to Cold constraint and Qi stagnation. Chronic/acute hepatitis. Chronic/acute dysentery, tenesmus. Wu Yao San, Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang [35] • Xiang Fu spreads LV Qi while Wu Yao warms cold in the lower abdomen. Menstrual issues, hernia pain, urinary issues, lower abdominal bloating.[42]
WU ZHU YU / HUANG LIAN : acid regurgitation, nausea, belching, clamoring stomach, and bitter taste du to LV Fire attacking ST. Diarrhea and dysentery due to Damp Heat. Zuo Jin Wan .[35]
XI XIN / WU WEI ZI : Cough and asthma from Wind or Phlegm Cold accumulation in the Lung (copious watery phlegm). Chronic cough and asthma due to LU and KD deficiency (KD not grasping LU Qi). Xiao Qing Long Tang .[35] ■ XI XIN / SHI GAO : Stomach Heat toothache, bleeding/swollen/painful gums, oral ulcers, and glossitis. Headache due to Wind-Heat entering the clear orifices.[35]
XIA KU CAO / ZHE BEI MU : Neck lumps/nodules such as in scrofula, lipoma, swollen glands, or goiter due to Phlegm-Fire. Similar nodules in the inguinal canal and other parts of the body. Xia Ku Cao Gao.[35] ■ XIA KU CAO / JUE MING ZI : clear Liver heat and Liver fire to brighten the eyes, treating red, swollen, painful eyes due to Liver heat ascending the channel up into the eyes.[42]
XIAN MAO / YIN YANG HUO : menopausal hypertension. KD Yin and Yang deficiency. Cold limbs, aversion to cold, weakness of back and knees. Er Xian Tang . Premature ovarian decline.[35]
XIANG FU / WU YAO : abdominal distention and pain due to Cold constraint and Qi stagnation. Chronic/acute hepatitis. Chronic/acute dysentery, tenesmus. Wu Yao San, Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang [35] • Xiang Fu spreads LV Qi while Wu Yao warms cold in the lower abdomen. Menstrual issues, hernia pain, urinary issues, lower abdominal bloating.[42] ■ XIANG FU / CHUAN XIONG - can regulate both qi and blood and best for menstrual pain (Yue Ju Wan )[15] ■ XIANG FU / AI YE : Cold in the Lower Jiao and LV Qi Stagnation causing irregular menses and leukorrhea. Cold in the uterus causing infertility. Ai Fu Nuan Gong Wan.[35] ■ XIANG FU / CHAI HU : powerhouse for Liver Qi Stagnation , particularly related to menses.
XIE BAI / GUA LOU : "gold standard" for treating Chest Bi. Gua Lou Xie Bai Bai Jiu Tang. Gua Lou washes away turbid phlegm. Xie Bai unblocks Yang and moves Qi to warm the chest.[42] • Chest Bi, cardiac disease from turbid Phlegm backing Yang and Qi in the chest. Constipation from dryness in the LI.[35]
XIN YI HUA / CANG ER ZI : nasal congestion, runny nose, sinusitis, allergic rhinitis[31]
XING REN / MA HUANG : Wind Cold cough and asthma or Lung Heat cough and asthma. Ma Huang Tang , Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang . [35] • Ma Huang disseminates Lung Qi while Xing Ren descends it, crating a balanced action on the breath.[42] ■ XING REN / TAO REN : Chest, epigastric, and lower abdominal pain due to Qi stagnation and Blood stasis. Constipation of the Deficient type due to dryness in the LI (Large Intestine). Constipation of the Excess type due to Qi stagnation. Wu Ren Wan.[35] ■ XING REN / SANG YE : dry hacking cough. Sang Xing Tang [42]
XU DUAN / DU ZHONG : Threatened miscarriage and lumbago from KD deficiency. Wind damp knoee and lumbar pain. Aches and pain in the lower limbs from LV & KD deficiency of sinews and bones. Bu Shen Gu Chong Tang.[35]
XUAN FU HUA / DAI ZHE SHI : Nausea, vomiting, and hiccup due to turbid phlegm stagnation in the diaphragm area. Cough and wheezing with phlegm, nose bleed, hematemesis. Hypertension. Xuan Fu Dai Zhe Tang .[35]
XUAN SHEN / BAN LAN GEN : painful/red/swollen throat due to Yin deficient heat or excess Fire which damages Yin. Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin [35] ■ XUAN SHEN / MU LI : Lumps or nodules like scrofula, lipoma, swollen glands, and/or phlegm-fire goiters in the neck or inguinal canal and other parts of the body. Xiao Luo Wan [35] ■ XUAN SHEN / MAI MEN DONG : Xiao Ke with dry mouth and throat, red tongue scanty coating. Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan , Zeng Ye Tang .[35]
YAN HU SUO / CHUAN LIAN ZI : moving LV Qi, invigorating Blood, and stopping pain. Jin Ling Zi San .[42] • Pain from Heart to epigastrium to abdomen to lateral costal region due to Liver Qi Stagnation or Blood Stasis. Dysmenorrhea, menstrual irregularies, inguinal hernia, scrotum pain, hepatitis, cholecystitis, Damp Heat in Liver/Gallbladder.[35]
YI ZHI REN / BI XIE : Turbid urine, frequent urination, and Lin syndrome due to KD deficiency. Leukorrhea, urethritis, and milky urine (Gao-Lin) due to KD milky urine due to KD deficiency. Bi Xie Fen Qing Yin [35]
YIN YANG HUO / XIAN MAO : menopausal hypertension. KD Yin and Yang deficiency. Cold limbs, aversion to cold, weakness of back and knees. Er Xian Tang . Premature ovarian decline.[35]
ZHE BEI MU / XIA KU CAO : Neck lumps/nodules such as in scrofula, lipoma, swollen glands, or goiter due to Phlegm-Fire. Similar nodules in the inguinal canal and other parts of the body. Xia Ku Cao Gao.[35]
ZHI KE / JIE GENG : One moves Qi upward, the other downward. Chest oppression and distention or chest Bi due to accumulation of Phlegm and Qi stagnation. Epigastric distention and constipation due to disturbance of ascending and descending. Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang , Ren Shen Bai Du San .[35] Bai Du San .[42]
ZHI MU /SHI GAO : Dui Yao for Yangming/ Qi level heat with four big signes (fever, sweat, thirst, pulse) and Lung phlegm heat. Xiao Ke(upper jiao) with plydipsia, excess Lung phlegm heat with dry mouth, dry tongue. Bai Hu Tang , Yu Nu Jian , Qing Wen Bai Du San .[35] ■ ZHI MU /HUANG BAI : Yin deficiency Heat: afternoon fever, steaming bones, and night sweat, seminal emission. Excessive sexual desire and easy erection due to deficient-Fire and hyperactive Mingmen-Fire. Dysuria due to Yin deficiency and to Yang losing its ability to transform. Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan , Da Bu Yin Wan .[35] • Clears excess Lower Jiao damp heat, Lung phlegm heat, and deficiency heat.[42]. ■ ZHI MU / CHUAN BEI MU : Dry cough with little phlegm and difficult expectoration due to LU Yin deficiency. Cough due to LU heat causing LU dryness. Er Mu San, Ren Shen Ge Jie San .[35]
ZHI ZI /DAN DOU CHI : Dui Yao for insomnia, restlessness, irritability from heat trapped above the diaphragm. Burning urination and constrained heat[31] Wind Heat. Zhi Zi Chi Tang [35]. ■ ZHI ZI /SUAN ZAO REN - insomnia due to heat. [35]
ZHU RU / BAN XIA : Hiccup, nausea, and vomiting due to disharmony and counterflow of ST Qi. Vertigo, agitation, and insomnia due to Phlegm turbidity. Nausea/vomiting during pregnancy due to disharmony of ST, Phlegm-Heat or ST Heat. Wen Dan Tang .[35]. ■ ZHU RU / CHEN PI : Nausea, vomiting, and epigastric or abdominal distention due to Spleen/Stomach deficiency mixed with Cold and Heat. Nausea and vomiting during pregnancy. Ju Pi Zhu Ru Tang .[35]■ ZHU RU / PI PA YE : stomach heat vomiting[42]
ZI SU YE / HUO XIANG : Disharmony SP/ST, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea due to Wind-Cold Exterior + Damp Interior. Nausea, diarrhea due to Summer-Heat disorders. Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San .[35] ■ ZI SU YE / SHENG JIANG : for nausea, stomach cold and distension, restless baby, pregnancy nausea. Reduce seafood allergies.
ZI WAN / KUAN DONG HUA : cough and phlegm due to various etiologies primarily used for Cold-induced cough(warm but not dry). She Gan Ma Huang Tang , Leng Xiao Wan.[35] ■ ZI WAN / E JIAO : Lung deficiency due to chronic cough, blood sputum. Zi Wan Tang.[35]
