| GALLBLADDER DAMPNESS | Jaundice, dull-yellow eyes and skin, hypochondrial pain, fullness and distention, nausea, vomiting, inability to digest fats, dull-yellow sclera, turbid urine, lack of thirst, sticky taste, dull headache, a feeling of heaviness, thick sticky white tongue coating, slippery-wiry pulse. | GB24, GB34, DU9, UB19, LV14, REN12, dannangxue, UB20, SJ6, ST19 | San Ren Tang |
| GALLBLADDER DAMP-HEAT | Hypochondrial pain, fullness and distension, nausea, vomiting, inability to digest fats, yellow complexion, scanty and dark yellow urine, fever, thirst without desire to drink, bitter taste, dizziness, tinnitus, irritability, feeling of heaviness of the body, numbness of the limbs, swelling of the feet, loose stools or constipation, alternaton of hot and cold feelings, yellow sclera, a feeling of heat, thick sticky yellow tongue coating, slippery-wiry-rapid pulse | GB24, UB19, LV14, REN12, UB20, GB34, dannangxue, DU9, LI11, SJ6, ST19 | Yin Chen Hao Tang |
| GALLBLADDER DEFICIENCY | Dizziness, blurred vision, floaters, nervousness, timidity, a propensity to being startled, lack of courage and initiative, indecision, sighing, waking up early in the morning, restless dreams, pale or normal tongue, weak pulse. | GB40, LV8, ST36, SP6, REN4, UB18, UB47 | Wen Dan Tang |
| GALLBLADDER AND LIVER DAMP-HEAT | Hypochondrial pain, fullness and distension, nausea, vomiting, inability to digest fats, yellow complexion, scant and dark yellow urine, fever, thirst without desire to drink, bitter taste, dizziness, yellow sclera, tinnitus, irritability, a feeling of heaviness of the body, numbness of the limbs, swelling of the feet, burning on urination, difficulty in urinating, excessive yellow vaginal discharge, loose stools or constipation, alternation of hot and cold feelings, a feeling of heat, genital papular skin rashes and itching, swelling and heat of the scrotum, thick sticky yellow tongue coating, slippery-wiry-rapid pulse. | GB24, GB34, dannangxue, DU9, UB19, LV14, UB18, REN12, UB20, LI11, SJ6, ST19, LV3, LV5 | Long Dan Xie Gan Tang |
| HEART HARASSED BY PHLEGM FIRE | Palpitations, thirst, red face, bitter taste, a feeling of oppression of the chest, expectoration of phlegm, rattling sound in the throat, mental restlessness, insomnia, dream-disturbed sleep, agitation, incoherent speech, mental confusion, rash behaviour, tendency to hit or scold people, uncontrolled laughter or crying, shouting, muttering to oneself, mental depression and dullness, manic behaviour, red, swollen tongue with yellow dry sticky coating and a deep Heart crack, rapid-full and slippery or wiry pulse. | PC5, HT7, HT8, HT9, PC7, REN15, UB15, REN12, ST40, SP6, UB20, DU20, LV2, GB13, DU24, GB17 | Wen Dan Tang |
| HEART – PHLEGM MISTING THE MIND | Mental confusion, unconsciousness, lethargic stupor, incoherent speech, slurred speech, aphasia, vomiting of phlegm, rattling sound in the throat, mental depression, very dull eyes, swollen tongue with thick sticky coat and Heart crack, slippery pulse. | PC5, HT9, UB15, ST40, DU26, REN12, UB20, DU14 | Di Tan Tang |
| Gun Tan Wan | |||
| HEART BLOOD DEFICIENCY | Palpitations, dizziness, insomnia, dream-disturbed sleep, poor memory, anxiety, propenisty to be startled, dull-pale complexion, pale lips, pale, thin, slightly dry tongue, choppy or fine pulse. | HT7, PC6, REN14, REN15, REN4, UB17, UB20 | Shen Qi Si Wu Tang |
| HEART BLOOD STASIS | Palpitations, stabbing or pricking pain in the chest that may radiate to the inner aspect of the left arm or to the shoulder, a feeling of oppression or constriction of the chest, cyanosis of lips and nails, cold hands, purple tongue, choppy, wiry or knotted pulse. | PC6, PC4, HT7, REN17, UB14, UB17, SP10, KD25 | Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang |
| HEART FIRE | Palpitations, thirst, mouth and tongue ulcers, mental restlessness, feeling agitated, feeling of heat, insomnia, dream-disturbed sleep, red face, dark urine or blood in urine, bitter taste following a bad night’s sleep, red tongue with redder tip, red points, and yellow coat, maybe a midline crack to the tip, full-rapid-overflowing pulse. | HT9, HT8, HT7, REN15, SP6, KD6, LI11, DU24, DU19 | Xie Xin Tang |
| HEART QI DEFICIENCY | Palpitations, shortness of breath on exertion, pale face, spontaneous sweating, tiredness, slight depression, pale or normal tongue, empty pulse. | HT5, PC6, UB15, REN17, REN6, DU14 | Bao Yuan Tang |
| HEART QI STAGNATION | Palpitations, a feeling of distention or oppression of the chest, depression, a slight feeling of lump in the throat, slight shortness of breath, sighing, poor appetite, weak and cold limbs, slightly purple lips, pale complesxion, slightly pale-purple tongue, empty pulse slightly overflowing on front left position. | PC6, HT5, HT7, REN15, REN17, LU7, ST40, LI4 | Mu Xiang Liu Qi Yin |
| Ban Xia Hou Po Tang | |||
| HEART VESSEL OBSTRUCTED | Palpitations, shortness of breath with inability to lie down, depression, mental restlessness, a flustered feeling, a feeling of oppression of the chest, stabbing or pricking pain in the heart region that comes and goes and may radiate to the upper back or shoulder, pain aggravated by exposure to cold and alleviated by heat, expecitoration of phlegm, a feeling of heaviness, dislike of speaking, cold hands, sighing, purple lips, face, and nails, purple tongue sides, swollen body, and a sticky coating, wiry, choppy, knotted, or slippery pulse. | PC6, HT5, HT7, REN15, REN17, LU7, LI4, ST40, UB15, UB17, REN12 | Zhi Shi Gua Lou Gui Zhi Tang plus Dan Shen |
| HEART YANG COLLAPSE | Palpitations, shortness of breath, weak and shallow breathing, profuse sweating, cold limbs, cyanosis of lips, greyish-white complexion, in severe cases coma, very pale or bluish-white, short tongue, hidden-minute, knotted pulse. | REN4, REN6, REN8, DU4, ST36, PC6, UB23, DU20, DU14, UB15 | Shen Fu Tang |
| HEART YANG DEFICIENCY | Palpitations, shortness of breath on exertion, tiredness, spontaneous sweating, a slight feeling of stuffiness or discomfort in the heart region, feeling cold, cold hands, bright-pale face, slightly dark lips, pale slightly wet tongue, deep-weak pulse. | HT5, PC6, UB15, REN17, REN6, DU14 | Rou Fu Bao Yuan Tang |
| HEART YIN DEFICIENCY | Palpitations, insomnia, dream-disturbed sleep, propensity to be startled, poor memory, anxiety, mental restlessness, ‘uneasiness’, ‘fidgetiness’, dry mouth and throat, night sweating, malar flush, feeling of heat in the evening, 5 palm heat, no tongue coat, deep midline crack reaching the tip, floating-empty pulse. | HT7, PC6, REN14, REN15, REN4, HT6, SP6, KD7 | Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan |
| KIDNEY AND HEART NOT HARMONIZED | Palpitations, mental restlessness, insomnia, dream-disturbed sleep, anxiety, poor memory, dizziness, tinnitus, hardness of hearing, lower backache, nocturnal emissions with dreams, a feeling of heat in the evening, dry throat at night, thirst with a desire to drink in small sips, night sweating, five-palm heat, scanty dark urine, dry stools, red tongue with redder tip, without coating, midline Heart crack, pulse empty or weak in chi positions and relatively overflowind on cun positions. | HT7, HT6, (KD7 w/ night sweats), HT5, yintang, UB15, REN15, DU24, KD3, KD9, KD10, KD6, REN4, SP6 | Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan |
| KIDNEY AND LIVER YIN DEFICIENCY | Dizziness, tinnitus, hardness of hearing, lower backache, dull occipital or vertical headache, insomnia, numbness or tingling of limbs, dry eyes, blurred vision, dry throat, dry hair and skin, brittle nails, dry vagina, night sweating, dry stools, nocturnal emissions, scanty menstruation or amenorrhea, delayed cycle, infertility, normal tongue color with no coating or rootless coat, and a floating-empty pulse. | KD3, KD6, LV8, REN4, UB23, KD13, SP6, UB10 | Zuo Gui Wan |
| Qi Ju Di Huang Wan | |||
| KIDNEY AND LUNG YIN DEFICIENCY | Dry cough that is worse in the evening, dry throat and mouth, thin body, breathlessness on exertion, lower backache, night sweating, dizziness, tinnitus, hardness of hearing, scanty urination, absent or unrooted tongue coat, floating-empty pulse. | KD3, LU7 & KD6, REN4, KD13, LU9, LU1, SP6, UB43 | Ba Xian Chang Shou Wan |
| Empty heat: feeling of heat in the evening, five-palm heat, afternoon fever, malar flush, red tongue, slightly rapid pulse. | |||
| KIDNEY AND SPLEEN YANG DEFICIENCY | Lower backache, cold and weak knees, a sensation of cold in the back, a feeling of cold, weak legs, bright-white complexion, impotence, premature ejaculation, low sperm count, decreased libido, tiredness, lassitude, abundant clear urination, scanty clear urination, urination at night, apathy, edema of the legs, infertility in women, loose stools, depression, poor appetite, slight abdominal distention, a desire to lie down, early-morning diarrhea, chronic diarrhea, pale and wet tongue, deep-weak pulse. | UB23, DU4, REN4, REN6, KD3, KD7, UB52, REN12, ST36, SP3, UB20, UB21, REN9, ST37, ST25, UB25 | Li Zhong Wan + Shen Qi Wan |
| KIDNEY ESSENCE DEFICIENCY | Children: poor bone development, late closure of fontanelle, deafness, mental dullness or retardation. | KD3, KD6, REN4, KD13, UB23, DU4, GB39, DU20, DU14, UB15, UB11, DU17, DU16 | Zuo Gui Wan |
| Adults: softening of bones, weakness of knees and legs, poor memory, loose teeth, falling hair or premature greying of hair, weakness of sexual activity, lower backache, infertility, sterility, primary amenorrhea, dizziness, tinnitus, deafness, blurred vision, absentmindedness, decreased mental sharpness. No tongue coating and floating-empty or leather pulse. | |||
| KIDNEY FAILING TO RECEIVE QI | Shortness of breath on exertion, rapid and weak breathing, difficulty inhaling, chronic cough, asthma, spontaneous sweating, cold limbs, swelling of the face, thin body, mental listlessness, clear urination during asthma attack, lower backache, dizziness, tinnitus, pale tongue, deep-weak-tight pulse. | KD7, KD3, LU7, KD6, ST36, UB23, DU4, REN6, REN17, KD25, DU12, UB13, REN4, KD13 | You Gui Wan + Dong Chong Xia Cao, Wu Wei Zi |
| Shen Ge San | |||
| Su Zi Jiang Qi Tang | |||
| KIDNEY QI DEFICIENCY (NOT FIRM) | Soreness and weakness of the lower back, weak knees, clear frequent urination, weak-stream urination, abundant urination, dribbling after urination, incontinence, enuresis, urination at night, nocturnal emissions without dreams, premature ejaculation, spermatorrhea, tiredness, a feeling of cold, cold limbs, prolapse of uterus, chronic whtie vaginal discharge, a dragging sensation of the low abdomen, recurrent miscarriage, pale tongue, deep-weak pulse in chi positions. | UB23, DU4, KD3, UB52, REN4, jinggong, REN6, DU20, KD13, UB32 | You Gui Wan + Huang Qi |
| Jin Guo Gu Jing Wan | |||
| Fu Tu Dan | |||
| KIDNEY YANG DEFICIENCY | Lower backache, dizziness, tinnitus, cold and weak knees, a sensation of cold in the lower back, a feeling of cold, weak legs, bright-white complexion, tiredness, lassitude, abundant clear urination, urination at night, apathy, edema of the legs, infertility in women, loose stools, depression, impotence, premature ejaculation, low sperm count, decreased libido, pale and wet tongue, deep-weak pulse. | UB23, DU4, REN4, REN6, KD3, KD7, UB52, jinggong | You Gui Wan |
| Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan | |||
| KIDNEY YANG DEFICIENCY, WATER OVERFLOWING | Edema, especially of the legs and ankles, a cold feeling in legs and back, fullness and distension of abdomen, soreness of the lower back, a feeling of cold, scanty clear urination. Pale, swollen, wet tongue with white coating, and a deep-weak-slow pulse. | DU4, UB23, UB22, UB20, REN9, ST28, SP9, SP6, KD7 | Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan plus Wu Ling San |
| Overflowing to the Heart: palpitations, breathlessness, cold hands. | DU14, UB15 | ||
| Overflowing to the Lungs: thin watery frothy sputum, cough, asthma and breathlessness on exertion. | LU7, UB13, UB12 | ||
| KIDNEY YIN DEFICIENCY | Dizziness, tinnitus, vertigo, poor memory, hardness of hearing, night sweating, dry mouth and throat at night, lower backache, ache in bones, nocturnal emissions, constipation, dark scanty urine, infertility, premature ejaculation, tiredness, lassitude, depression, slight anxiety, no tongue coat, floating-empty pulse. | REN4, KD3, KD6, KD10, KD9, SP6, REN7, LU7 & KD6 | Zuo Gui Wan |
| Liu Wei Di Huang Wan | |||
| KIDNEY YIN DEFICIENCY FIRE | Malar flush, mental restlessness, insomnia, night sweating, low-grade fever, afternoon fever, five-palm heat, a feeling of heat in the afternoon or evening, scanty dark urine, dry throat especially at night, thirst with desire to drink in small sips, dizziness, tinnitus, hardness of hearing, lower backache, nocturnal emissions with dreams, excessive sexual desire, dry stools, red cracked tongue without coating, floating-empty rapid pulse. | KD3, KD6, KD10, KD9, REN4, KD2, SP6, KT5, LU7, LU10, HT6, DU24, LI11 | Liu Wei Di Huang Wan plus Di Gu Pi |
| LARGE INTESTINE COLD | Loose stools like duck droppings, dull abdominal pain, borborygmi, pale urine, cold limbs, pale tongue, deep-weak pulse. | ST25, REN6, ST36, ST37, UB25, UB20 | Liang Fu Wan |
| LARGE INTESTINE COLD INVASION | Sudden, cramping abdominal pain, diarrhea with pain, a feeling of cold, a cold sensation in the abdomen, thick white tongue coating, deep-tight pulse. | ST37, ST25, ST36 (+moxa), SP6, LV3, ST27, UB25 | Liang Fu Wan |
| Xiang San | |||
| Da Huang Fu Zi Tang | |||
| Ji Chuan Jian | |||
| Wen Pi Tang | |||
| LARGE INTESTINE COLLAPSE | Chronic diarrhea, anal prolapse, hemorrhoids, tiredness after bowel movements, cold limbs, no appetite, mental exhaustion, desire to drink warm liquids, desire to have the abdomen massaged, pale tongue, deep-weak-fine pulse. | REN6, ST25, ST36, SP3, UB20, UB21, DU20 | Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang |
| LARGE INTESTINE DAMP-HEAT | Abdominal pain that is not relieved by a bowel movement, abdominal fullness, diarrhea, mucus and blood in stools, offensive odour of stools, burning in the anus, scanty-dark urine, fever, sweating that does not decrease the fever, a feeling of heat, thirst without desire to drink, a feeling of heaviness of the body and limbs, red tongue with sticky yellow coating, slippery-rapid pulse. | SP9, SP6, REN3, UB22, ST25, ST27, REN6, UB25, LI11, REN12, UB20, ST37, SP10 UB25, LI4, UB17 |
Ge Ge Qin Lian Tang |
| Bai Tou Weng Tang | |||
| Shao Yao tang | |||
| Shen Qu Cha | |||
| Bao Tou Weng | |||
| LARGE INTESTINE DRYNESS | Dry stools that are difficult to pass, dry mouth and throat, thin body, foul breath, dizziness, dry tongue with rootless coating and pale or red body, fine pulse. | ST36, SP6, REN4, KD6, ST25, SP15 | Zen Ye Tang |
| Qing Zao Run Chang Tang | |||
| Wu Ren Wan | |||
| Tian Di Jian | |||
| Si Wu Ma Zi Ren Wan | |||
| Ma Zi Ren Wan | |||
| LARGE INTESTINE HEAT | Constipation with dry stools, a burning sensation in the mouth, dry tougue, burning and swelling in anus, scanty-dark urine, thick-yellow dry tongue coating,full-rapid pulse. | ST25, UB25, LI11, ST37, ST44, LI2, SP6, KD6, REN12 LI4, SJ6, REN4, REN6 |
Ma Zi Ren Wan |
| Run Chang Wan | |||
| LARGE INTESTINE HEAT OBSTRUCTION | Constipation, burning in anus, abdominal distension and pain that are worse with pressure, high fever or tidal fever, sweating especially on the limbs, vomiting, thrist, delirium, red tongue with thick, dry, yellow coating or black-brown coating, and a deep-full pulse. | LI11, LI4, SP15, SJ6, SP6, LI2, ST44, ST25, UB25 | Tiao Wei Cheng Qi Tang |
| LARGE INTESTINE QI STAGNATION | Abdominal distension and pain, constipation with bitty stools, irritability, aggravation of condition according to mood, normal tongue or slightly red on sides, pulse wiry in both chi positions. | REN6, GB34, ST25, SP15, ST37, SP6, UB25 | Chai Hu Shu Gan Tang |
| LIVER AND HEART BLOOD DEFICIENCY | Palpitations, dizziness, insomnia, dream-disturbed sleep, poor memory, anxiety, depression, propensity to be startled, dull-pale complexion, pale lips, blurred vision, floaters in eyes, diminished night vision, tingling or numbness of the limbs, scanty periods or amenorrhea, cramps, muscular weakness, dry hair and skin, depression, a feeling of aimlessness, withered and brittle nails, pale thin and slightly dry tongue, choppy or fine pulse. | HT7, PC6, REN14, REN15, REN4, UB17, UB20, LV8, ST36, SP6, UB18, UB23 | Gui Pi Tang |
| Sheng Yu Tang | |||
| Bu Gan Tang | |||
| Dang Gui Ji Xue Teng Tang | |||
| LIVER BLOOD DEFICIENCY | Dizziness numbness or tingling of limbs, insomnia, blurred vision, floaters in eyes, diminished night vision, scanty menstruation or amenorrhea, dull-pale complexion without lustre, pale lips, muscular weakness, cramps, withered and brittle nails, dry hair and skin, depression, a feeling of aimlessness, pale tongue body especially on sides, choppy or fine pulse. | LV8, ST36, SP6, REN4, UB18, UB20, UB23, UB17, yuyao | Bu Gan Tang |
| LIVER BLOOD STAGNATION | Hypochondrial pain, abdominal pain, vomiting of blood, epistaxis, painful periods, irregular periods, menstrual blood dark and clotted, infertility, masses in abdomen, purple nails, purple lips, purple or dark complexion, dry skin, purple petechiae, purple tongue, perhaps only on sides, wiry or firm pulse. | GB34, LV3, UB18, UB17, SP10, REN6, SP4, PC6, ST29, KD14, LV5, LV6 | Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang |
| Shi Xiao San | |||
| Yan Hu Suo Tang | |||
| LIVER CHANNEL COLD STAGNATION | Fullness and distention of the hypogastrium with pain which refers downward to the scrotum and testis and upwards to the hypochondrium, the pain is alleviated by warmth, straining of the testis or contraction of the scrotum, vertical headache, feeling of cold, cold hands and feet, vomiting of clear watery fluid or dry vomiting, shrinking of the vagina, pale and wet tongue with a white coat, deep-wiry-slow pulse. | REN3, LV5, LV1, LV3 | Nuan Gan Jian |
| LIVER DAMP-HEAT | Fullness of the hypochondrium, abdomen or hypogastrium, bitter taste, sticky taste, poor appetite, nausea, feeling of heaviness of the body, yellow vaginal discharge, vaginal itching, vulvar eczema or sores, swelling of the scrotum, genital, papular or vesicular skin rashes and itching, urinary difficulty, burning on urination, dark urine, dysuria, red tongue body with redder sides and sticky yellow coat, slippery-wiry-rapid pulse. | LV14, GB34, UB18, REN12, SP9, SP6, LI11, LV2 | Long Dan Xie Gan Tang |
| LIVER FIRE BLAZING | Irritability, propensity to outbursts of anger, tinnitus, deafness, temporal headache, dizziness, red face and eyes, thirst, bitter taste, dream-disturbed sleep, constipation with dry stools, dark-yellow urine, epistaxis, hematemesis, hemoptysis, red tongue with redder sides and dry yellow coat, full-wiry-rapid pulse. | LV2, LV3, GB20, taiyang, GB13, LI11, GB1, GB9, GB8, GB6, SP6, LV1 | Long Dan Xie Gan Tang |
| Dang Gui Long Hui Tang | |||
| LIVER FIRE INSULTING THE LUNGS | Breathlessness, asthma, a feeling of fullness and distension of the chest and hypochondrium, cough with yellow or blood-tinged sputum, headache, dizziness, red face, thirst, bitter taste, bloodshot eyes, scanty dark urine, constipation, red tongue with redder sides and dry yellow coating, wiry pulse. | LV2, LV3, LV14, REN17, REN22, PC6, LU7, LI11 | Long Dan Xie Gan Tang |
| LIVER INVADING SPLEEN | Irritability, abdominal distension and pain, alternation of constipation and diarrhea, stools sometimes dry and bitty and sometimes loose, flatulence, tiredness, tongue may be slightly red on sides, pulse wiry on left and weak on right. | LV13, LV14, LV3, GB34, REN6, SJ6, PC6, ST25, SP15, REN12, ST36, SP6, SP4 | Xiao Yao San |
| LIVER INVADING STOMACH | Irritability, epigastric and hypochondrial distension and pain, a feeling of oppression in the epigastrium, sour regurgitation, hiccup, belching, nausea, vomiting, sighing, weak limbs, tongue may be slightly red on sides, pulse wiry on left and weak on right, or wiry on both middle positions. | LV14, GB34, REN13, REN10, ST21, ST19, ST36, ST34, UB21 | Si Mo Tang |
| Xuan Fu Dai Zhe Tang | |||
| Ju Pi Zhu Ru Tang | |||
| LIVER QI REBELLIOUS | Hypochondrial or epigastric distention, hiccup, sighing, nausea, vomiting, belching, ‘churning feeling’ in stomach, irritability, breast distention, tongue sides may be red, wiry pulse. | LV14, PC6, GB34, LV3, SJ6, LI4, ST21, ST19 | Chai Hu Shu Gan Tang |
| Si Ni San | |||
| Yi Gan San | |||
| LIVER QI STAGNATION | Feeling of distention of hypochondrium, chest, epigastrium or abdomen, sighing, melancholy, depression, moodiness, fluctuation of mental state, ‘feeling wound up’, feeling of a lump in the throat, irregular periods, distention of breasts before the periods, premenstrual tension and irritability, tongue normal to slightly red on sides, wiry pulse especially on left side. | GB34, LV3, LV13, LV14, SJ6, PC6 | Yue Ju Wan |
| Xiao Yao San | |||
| LIVER QI STAGNATION TURNING INTO HEAT | Hypochondriac or epigastric distension, a slight feeling of oppression of the chest, irritability, melancholy, depression, moodiness, a feeling of a lump in the throat, a feeling of heat, red face, thirst, propensity to outbursts of anger, premenstrual breast distension, irregular periods, heavy periods, tongue red on sides, wiry pulse, especially on the left. | GB34, LV3, LV13, LV14, SJ6, PC6, LV2 | Dan Zhi Xiao Yao San |
| LIVER WIND DUE TO EXTREME HEAT | High temperature, convulsions, rigidity of the neck, tremor of limbs, opisthotonos, in severe cases coma, deep red tongue with dry yellow coating. | LV3, shixuan, DU20, DU16, GB20, DU8, DU14 | Ling Jiao Gou Teng Tang |
| Da Ding Feng Zhu | |||
| LIVER WIND DUE TO LIVER BLOOD DEFICIENCY | Fine tremor, facial tic, dizziness, blurred vision, numbness or tingling of limbs, poor memory, insomnia, scanty periods, pale and thin tongue, wiry-fine pulse. | LV3, GB20, LI4, SJ3, DU19, SP6, LV8, KD3, REN4, UB17 | E Jiao Ji Zi Huang Tang |
| LIVER WIND DUE TO LIVER FIRE | Tremor, irritability, propensity to outbursts of anger, tinnitus and/or deafness (sudden onset), temporal headache, dizziness, red face and eyes, thirst, bitter taste, dream-disturbed sleep, constipation with dry stools, dark-yellow urine, epistaxis, hematemesis, hemoptysis, red tongue with redder sides and yellow tongue coating, wiry-rapid pulse. | LV2, LV3, GB20, LI11, GB1, SP6, LV1, DU8 | Ling Jiao Gou Teng Tang |
| LIVER WIND DUE TO LIVER YANG RISING | Tremor, facial tic, severe dizziness, tinnitus, headache, hypertension, dry throat, dry eyes, blurred vision, numbness or tingling of limbs, poor memory, no tongue coating, wiry-fine pulse. | LV3, GB20, LI4, SJ5, DU19, SP6, LV8, KD3, KD6, REN4 | San Jia Fu Mai Tang |
| Zhen Gan Xi Feng Tang | |||
| Jian Ling Tang | |||
| E Jiao Ji Zi Huang Tang | |||
| LIVER YANG RISING | Headache that may be on the temples, eyes or lateral side of the head, dizziness, tinnitus, deafness, blurred vision, dry mouth and throat, insomnia, irritability, feeling worked up, propensity to outbursts of anger, stiff neck, wiry pulse. | LV3, SJ5, PC6, LI4, GB43, GB38, GB20, UB2, GB9, GB8, GB6, SP6, LV8, ST36, KD3, KD6 | Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin |
| Ling Jiao Gou Teng Tang | |||
| LIVER YIN DEFICIENCY | Dizziness, numbness or tingling of limbs, insomnia, blurred vision, floaters in eyes, dry eyes, diminished night vision, scanty menstruation or amenorrhea, dull-pale complexion without lustre but with red cheekbones, muscular weakness, cramps, withered and brittle nails, very dry hair and skin, depression, a feeling of aimlessness, no tongue coating, floating-empty pulse. | LV8, ST36, SP6, KD3, KD6, LV2 | Yi Guan Jian |
| LUNG AND HEART QI DEFICIENCY | Slight shortness of breath, slight coughing, weak voice, dislike of speaking, bright-white complexion, propensity to catch colds, tiredness, palpitations, depression, spontaneous sweating, sighing, pale tongue, empty pulse, especially in both front positions. | LU9, LU7, UB13, DU12, REN6, ST36, REN12, HT5, PC6, UB15, REN17 | Si Jun Zi Tang |
| Bao Yuan Tang | |||
| Bu Fei Tang | |||
| Sheng Mai San | |||
| LUNG DRYNESS | Dry Cough, dry skin, dry throat, dry mouth, thirst, hoarse voice, Dry, Empty, especially in the right front position. | LU9, REN4, KD6, SP6, REN12, ST36 KD3, LU10, REN22, UB13 |
Bai He Gu Jin Tang |
| Xie Bai San | |||
| Sang Xing Tang | |||
| Qing Zao Jiu Fei Tang | |||
| LUNG HEAT | Cougn, slight breathlessness, feeling of heat, chest ache, flaring of the nostrils, thirst, red face, red tongue with yellow coating, pulse overflowing-rapid. | LU5, LU10, LU7, LI11, LU1, UB13 | Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang |
| LUNG INVASION BY WIND-COLD | Cough, fever, itchy throat, stuffed nose or runny nose with clear watery mucus, sneezing, aversion to cold, aversion to wind, headache, body aches, thin white coating, Floating, Tight. | LU7, UB12, DU16 LI4, GB20, UB13 |
Ma Huang Tang |
| Gui Zhi Tang | |||
| Jing Fang Bai Du San | |||
| Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao San | |||
| Tong Xuan Li Fei Wan | |||
| Hua Gai San | |||
| Xing Su San | |||
| LUNG INVASION BY WIND-HEAT | Cough, fever, aversion to cold, aversion to wind, sore throat, stuffed or runny nose with yellow mucus, headache, body aches, slight sweating, thrist, swollen tonsils, Red body with thin white or yellow coating, floating and rapid. | LU7, LI4, LI11, LU11, DU14, UB12, DU16, GB20, SJ5 SJ7, DU14, UB13 |
Sang Ju Yin |
| Yin Qiao San | |||
| San Ao Tang | |||
| Ma Xing Gan Shi Tang | |||
| LUNG INVASION BY WIND-WATER | Sudden swelling of the eyes and face, gradually spreading to the whole body, bright, shiny complexion, scanty and pale urination, aversion to Wind, fever, cough, breathlessness, White, Slippery Coating, Floating, Slippery. | LU7, LI6, LI7, LI4, UB12, UB13, REN9, DU26 SP9 |
Xiao Qing Long Tang |
| LUNG OBSTRUCTION BY COLD-PHLEGM | Cough with exexpectoration of white watery sputum, aggravated by exposure to cold, a feeling of cold, cold hands, phlegm in the throat, dizziness, a feeling of oppression of the chest, a feeling of cold in the chest, a feeling of heaviness, and muzziness and dizziness of the head, swollen and wet tongue with a sticky white coating, and slippery slow pulse. | LU5, LU7, LU1, REN17, ST40, PC6, REN22, REN12, UB20, REN9, UB13, UB23 | She Gan Ma Huang Tang |
| Ling Gui Zhu Gan Tang | |||
| Ling Gan Wu Wei Jiang Xin Tang | |||
| San Zi Yang Qin Tang | |||
| LUNG OBSTRUCTION BY DAMP-PHLEGM | Chronic cough, profuse white sputum that is easy to expectorate, white, pasty complexion, stuffiness of the chest, shortness of breath, dislike lying down (orthopnia), Thick, sticky white coating,Slippery or Weak, floating and fine. | LU5, LU7, LU1, REN17, ST40, PC6, REN22, REN12, UB20, REN9, UB13 | Er Chen Tang |
| San Zi Yang Qin Tang | |||
| Su Zi Jiang Qi Tang | |||
| LUNG OBSTRUCTION BY DRY-PHLEGM | Dry cough but with occasional, difficult expectoration of scanty sputum, shortness of breath, a feeling of oppression of the chest, scanty phlegm in the throat, a feeling of heaviness and muzziness of the head, dizziness, dry throat, wheezing, pasty-dry complexion, swollen tongue with dry sticky coating, fine-slippery pulse. | LU9, LU7, KD6, REN12, ST36, SP6, ST40, UB13, REN17 | Bei Mu Gua Lou San |
| LUNG OBSTRUCTION BY PHLEGM-FLUIDS | Cough, breathlessness, vomiting of white, watery, frothy sputum, chilliness,Pale body, thick, sticky white coating, Fine and Slippery or Weak, floating. | LU5, LU9, REN17, UB13, ST40, UB43, REN12, ST36, UB20, REN9, UB23 | Ling Gan Wu Wei Jiang Xin Tang |
| LUNG OBSTRUCTION BY PHLEGM-HEAT | Barking cough, flaring of the ala nasi, profuse yellow or green sputum that is foul smelling, blood tinged sputum, shortness of breath, asthma, stuffiness in the chest, dryness of the mouth, constipation, Red body, thick, sticky yellow coating, Slippery, Rapid, Full. | LU5, LU7, LU10, LI11, LU1, UB13, REN12, ST40 REN17 |
Wen Dan Tang |
| Qing Qi Hua Tan Tang | |||
| Chuan Be Pi Pa Gao | |||
| Qi Guan Yan Ke Sou Tan Chaun Wan | |||
| LUNG QI DEFICIENCY | Shortness of Breath, feeble cough, watery sputum, weak voice, spontaneous sweating, bright white complexion, propensity to catching colds, tiredness, Pale or normal colored, Empty, especially in the right front position. | LU9, LU7, REN6, UB13, DU12, ST36, REN12 REN17, UB43 |
Ren Shen Bu Fei Tang |
| Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang | |||
| Ping Chuan Wan | |||
| LUNG YIN DEFICIENCY | Dry Unproductive Cough with little sputum, blood tinged sputum, low grade fever in the afternoon or evening, malar flush, night sweating, 5 palm heat, insomnia, dry mouth, dry throat, hoarse voice, Red, peeled, cracks in the Lung area, dry, Floating or Thready and Rapid. | LU9, REN17, UB43, UB13, DU12, REN4, KD6, REN12, SP6, LU10, LI11 REN6, REN17 |
Yang Yin Qing Fei Tang |
| Sheng Mai San | |||
| Li Fei Wan | |||
| Sha Shen Mai Dong Tang | |||
| Pa Xian Chang Shou Wan | |||
| Ba He Gu Jin Tang | |||
| PERICARDIUM BLOOD DEFICIENCY | A feeling of stuffiness and discomfort of the chest, dull ache in the chest, very slight shortness of breath, palpitations, anxiety, insomnia, dizziness, dream-disturbed sleep, poor memory, propensity to be startled, dull-pale complexion, pale lips, cold hands, scanty periods, amenorrhea, pale, thin, slightly dry tongue, choppy or fine pulse, slightly hard at left front position. | PC6, HT7, REN14, REN15, REN4, UB17, UB20, UB14, REN17, PC6, SP4 | Shen Qi Si Wu Tang |
| PERICARDIUM BLOOD STASIS | Palpitations, stabbing or pricking pain in the chest which may radiate to the inner aspect of the left arm or to the shoulder, a feeling of oppression or constriction of the chest, shortness of breath, cyanosis of lips and nails, cold hands, painful periods with dark clots, purple tongue, choppy, wiry, or knotted pulse. | PC6, PC4, HT7, REN14, REN17, UB14, UB17, SP10 | Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang |
| PERICARDIUM FIRE | Palpitations, a feeling of tightness and heat of the chest, slight chest ache, rapid breathing, thirst, mouth and tongue ulcers, mental restlessness, feeling of agitation, feeling of heat, insomnia, dream-disturbed sleep, red face, bitter taste (after a bad night’s sleep), heavy periods, red tongue with redder tip, swollen with red points, full-rapid-overflowing pulse especially at front left position. | PC8, HT8, UB14, REN14, REN15, REN17, LI11, DU24, DU19, SP6, LV2 | Xie Xin Tang |
| PERICARDIUM HARASSED BY PHLEGM FIRE | Palpitations, feeling of oppression and heat of the chest, chest pain, rapid breathing, thirst, red face, bitter taste, expectoration of phlegm, rattling sound in the throat, mental restlessness, insomnia, dream-disturbed sleep, agitation, incoherent speech, mental confusion, rash behaviour, tendency to hit or scold people, uncontrolled laughter or crying, shouting, muttering to oneself, mental depression and dullness, manic behaviour, red, swollen tongue with yellow, dry, sticky coat, deep Heart crack, tip may be redder and swollen with red points, full-rapid-slippery pulse or rapid-full-wiry. | PC5, HT7, HT8, HT9, PC7, REN15, UB15, UB14, REN17, REN12, ST40, SP6, UB20, LV2, DU20, GB13, GB17 | Wen Dan Tang |
| PERICARDIUM- HEAT | Fever at night, mental confusion, incoherent speech or aphasia, delirium, body hot, hands and feet cold, macules, red and dry tongue without coat, fine-rapid pulse. | PC9, PC8, HT9, KD6 | Qing Ying Tang |
| PERICARDIUM QI STAGNATION | A feeling of distention and slight pain of the chest, feeling of tightness of the chest, slight shortness of breath, sighing, a feeling of a lump in the throat, palpitations, depression, irritability, poor appetite, weak and cold limbs, slightly purple lips, pale complexion, slightly pale tongue, purple sides, empty but slightly overflowing on the left front position. | PC6, HT5, HT7, REN14, REN15, REN17, UB14, LU7, ST40, LI4 | Mu Xiang Liu Qi Yin |
| Ban Xia Hou Po Tang | |||
| SMALL INTESTINE DEFICIENT AND COLD | Dull abdominal pain alleviated by pressure, a desire for hot drinks, borborygmi, diarrhea, pale and abundant urination, cold limbs, pale tongue body with white coating, deep-weak-slow pulse. | REN6, ST25, ST39, ST36, UB20, UB27 | Xiao Jian Zhong Tang |
| Shen Ling Bai Zhu San | |||
| SMALL INTESTINE FULL HEAT | Mental restlessness, insomnia, tongue and mouth ulcers, pain in the throat, deafness, an uncomfortable feeling and heat sensation in the chest, abdominal pain, thirst with a desire to drink cold liquids, scanty and dark urine, burning pain on urination, blood in the urine. Red tongue with a redder and swollen tip and yellow tongue coating, an overflowing rapid pulse in the front position. | SI2, SI5, HT5, HT8, ST39 | Dao Chi San |
| Dao Chi Qing Xin Tang | |||
| SMALL INTESTINE QI PAIN | Lower abdominal twisting pain, which may extend to back, abdominal distention, dislike of pressure on abdomen, borborygmi, flatulence, abdominal pain relieved by emission of wind, pain in the testis, white tongue coating, and deep-wiry pulse, especially at the reat positions. | REN6, GB34, LV13, ST27, ST29, SP6, LV3, ST39 | Chai Hu Shu Gan Tang |
| SMALL INTESTINE QI TIED | Severe abdominal pain, dislike of pressure, abdominal distention, constipation, vomiting, borborygmi, flatulence, thick white tongue coating, deep wiry pulse. | ST39, Lanweixue, REN6, GB34, ST25, SP6, LV3 | Zhi Shi Dao Wan |
| Tian Tai Wu Yao San | |||
| SMALL INTESTINE WORM INFESTATION | Abdominal pain and distention, bad taste in mouth, sallow complexion. | None | Li Zhong An Hui Tang |
| Roundworms: abdominal pain, vomiting of round worms, cold limbs. | Lian Mei An Hui Tang | ||
| Hookworms: desire to eat strange objects such as soil, wax, uncooked rice or tea leaves. | Hua Chong Wan | ||
| Pinworms: itchy anus, worse in the evening | QuTiao Tang | ||
| Tapeworms: constant hunger | |||
| SPLEEN COLD-DAMP INVADING | No appetite, stuffiness of the chest and epigastrium, feeling of cold in the epigastrium that is improved by warmth, feeling of heaviness in the head, sweetish taste in the mouth or absence of taste, no thirst, loose stools, white vaginal discharge, lassitude and feeling of heaviness, Sticky, thick white coating, Slippery, slow. | ||
| SPLEEN DAMP-HEAT INVADING | Stuffiness, fullness and distention of the epigastrium and lower abdomen, no appetite, bitter taste, jaundice, feeling of heaviness, thirst without desire to drink, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, loose stools with offensive odor, burning sensation of the anus, scanty and dark-yellow urine, low grade fever, headache, Sticky-yellow coating, Slippery, Rapid or Soft. | ||
| SPLEEN NOT CONTROLLING BLOOD | Purpura, blood spots under the skin, hematuria,blood in the stools, menorrhagia or metorrhagia, Poor appetite, abdominal distention after eating, fatigue, sallow or bright-white complexion, weakness of the limbs, loose stools, edema, diarrhea, vomiting, nausea, stuffiness of the chest and epigastrium and feeling of heaviness, Pale, Thready, Weak. | ||
| SPLEEN QI DEFICIENCY | Poor appetite, slight abdominal distension after eating, tiredness, lassitude, a desire to lie down, pale complexion, weakness of the limbs, loose stools, a tendency to obesity, pale tongue, empty pulse. | REN12, ST36, SP3, SP6, , UB20, UB21 | Si Jun Zi Tang |
| Liu Jun Zi Tang | |||
| SPLEEN QI SINKING | Bearing down sensations, prolapse of stomach, uterus, anus or vagina, frequent urination, urgency of urination, Poor appetite, abdominal distention after eating, fatigue, sallow or bright-white complexion, weakness of the limbs, loose stools, edema, diarrhea, vomiting, nausea, stuffiness of the chest and epigastrium and feeling of heaviness, Pale, Empty or Weak. | ||
| SPLEEN YANG DEFICIENCY | Poor appetite, abdominal distention that is worse after eating, dull pain in the abdomen that improves with warmth or pressure, fatigue, sallow or bright-white complexion, weakness of the limbs, loose stools, edema, chilliness, cold limbs, diarrhea, vomiting, nausea, stuffiness of the chest and epigastrium and feeling of heaviness, Pale, Swollen, wet, Weak, deep, slow. | ||
| STOMACH AND SPLEEN QI DEFICIENCY | Poor appetite, slight abdominal distention after eating, tiredness, lassitude, pale complexion, weakness of the limbs, loose stools, uncomfortable feeling in the epigastrium, lack of taste sensation, pale tongue, empty pulse on the right guan position. | REN12, ST36, SP3, SP6, UB20, UB21, REN6 | Si Jun Zi Tang |
| Shen Ling Bai Zhu San | |||
| STOMACH BLOOD STAGNATION | Severe, stabbing epigastric pain that may be worse at night, dislike of pressure, nausea, vomiting, possibly vomiting of blood, vomiting of food looking like coffee grounds, purple tongue, wiry pulse. | ST34, ST21, ST19, KD21, SJ6, PC6, SP4, GB34, REN12, ST40, UB17, SP10, LI4, LI11 | Dan Shen Yin |
| Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang | |||
| Tong You Tang | |||
| STOMACH COLD INVADING | Sudden severe pain in the epigastrium, a feeling of cold, cold limbs, preference for warmth, vomiting of clear fluids, nausea, feeling worse after swallowing cold fluids which are quickly vomited, preference for warm liquids, thick white tongue coating, deep-tight-slow pulse. | ST21, SP4, REN13, ST34 | Liang Fu Wan |
| STOMACH DAMP-HEAT | A feeling of fullness and pain of the epigastrium, a feeling of heaviness, facial pain, blocked nose or thick sticky nasal discharge, thirst without a desire to drink, nausea, a feeling of heat, dull-yellow complexion, a sticky taste, red tongue with sticky, yellow coating, slippery-rapid pulse. | ST44, ST34, ST21, REN12, REN13, LI11, LI4, REN11, ST25, ST40, SP9, REN9 | Lian Po Yin |
| STOMACH DEFICIENCY COLD | Discomfort or dull pain in the epigastrium, better after eating and better with pressure or massage, no appetite, preference for warm drinks and foods, vomiting of clear fluid, lack of thirst, cold and weak limbs, tiredness, pale complexion, pale and wet tongue, deep-weak-slow on the right guan position. | ST36, REN12, UB20, UB21, REN6 (moxa on ginger) | Huang Qi Jian Zhong Tang |
| Xiao Jian Zhong Tang | |||
| STOMACH FIRE | Burning epigastric pain, intense thirst with a desire to drink cold liquids, mental restlessness, bleeding gums, dry stools, dry mouth, mouth ulcers, sour regurgitation, nausea, vomiting soon after eating, excessive hunger, foul breath, a feeling of heat, red in center of tongue and a dry-yellow coat, and rapid, slightly-overflowing pulse in the right guan position. | ST44, ST34, ST21, REN12, REN13, LI11, LI4, REN11, SP15 | Tiao Wei Cheng Qi Tang |
| Qing Wei San | |||
| Liang Ge San | |||
| STOMACH FOOD RETENTION | Fullness, pain and distention of the epigastrium that are relieved by vomiting, nausea, vomiting of sour fluids, foul breath, sour regurgitation, belching, insomnia, loose stools or constipation, poor appetite, thick tongue coating, and full-slippery pulse. | REN13, REN10, ST21, ST44, ST45, SP4, PC6, ST40, ST19, KD21, REN12 | Bao He Wan |
| Zhi Shi Dao Zhi Wan | |||
| STOMACH QI DEFICIENCY | Uncomfortable feeling in the epigastrium, lack of appetite, lack of taste sensation, loose stools, tiredness especially in the morning, weak limbs, pale tongue, empty pulse on the right guan position. | ST36, REN12, UB21, REN6 | Si Jun Zi Tang |
| STOMACH QI REBELLING UPWARDS | Nausea, difficulty in swallowing, belching, vomiting, hiccup. No tongue changes, tight or wiry pulse on right guan position. | REN13, REN10, PC6, SP4, ST21, ST19 | Ding Xiang Shi Di Tang |
| Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San | |||
| Ban Xia Hou Po Tang | |||
| STOMACH QI STAGNATION | Epigastric pain and distention, belching, nausea, vomiting, hiccup, irritability, tongue may be red in center, pulse wiry on the right guan position. | ST34, ST21, ST19, KD21, SJ6, PC6, SP4, GB34, ST40 | Chen Xiang Jiang San |
| Ban Xia Hou Po Tang | |||
| Zuo Jin Wan | |||
| STOMACH YIN DEFICIENCY | No appetite or slight hunger but with no desire to eat, constipation or dry stools, dull or slightly burning epigastric pain, dry mouth and throat especially in the afternoon with a desire to drink in small sips, a slight feeling of fullness after eating, no tongue coating in the center, a floating-empty pulse in the right guan position. | REN12, ST36, SP6, SP3 | Sha Shen Mai Men Dong Tang |
| Shen Ling Bai Zhu San | |||
| Yi Wei Tang | |||
| URINARY BLADDER DAMP-COLD | Frequent and urgent urination, difficult urination (stopping in midstream), a feeling of heaviness in the hypogastrium and urethra, pale and turbid urine, white sticky tongue coating at root, and slippery-slow pulse, slight wiry at left chi position. | SP9, SP6, UB22, REN3, ST28, REN9, UB28 | Ba Zheng San |
| URINARY BLADDER DAMP-HEAT | Frequent and urgent urination, burning on urination, difficult urination (stopping in the middle of flow), dark-yellow turbid urine, blood in the urine, fever, thirst but with no desire to drink, hypogastric fullness and pain, a feeling of heat, thick sticky yellow tongue coating with red spots, slippery-rapid pulse, slightly wiry on the left chi position. | SP9, SP6, UB22, UB28, REN3, UB63, UB66, ST28 | Ba Zheng San |
| URINARY BLADDER DEFICIENCY AND COLD | Frequent pale abundant urination, incontinence, enuresis, lower backache, dizziness, nocturia, white urethral discharge, a feeling of cold, pale wet tongue, deep-week pulse. | UB23, DU4, UB28, REN4, REN3, REN6, DU20 | Suo Quan Wan |
| Sang Piao Xiao San | |||
| Tu Si Zi Wan |
