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| Chinese Formula | Actions | Indications | Symptoms |
| Da Huang Huang Lian Xie Xin Tang Rhubarb and Coptis Decoction to Drain the Heart |
Clears Heat and relieves toxicity; Drains Heat and relieves toxicity; Clears Damp-Heat; Transforms Damp-Heat. | Damp-Heat excess with interior clumping. Heat entering the Heart and Stomach. | Acute gastroenteritis; Cholecystitis; Constipation; Delirious speech; Diarrhea; Distension of the epigastrium; Dysentery; Fever; Hepatitis; Irritability; Jaundice; Restlessness; Stomatitis; Vascular headache; Dark urine; Epistaxis; Hematemesis; Mouth ulcer; Red complexion; Tongue ulcer; Trigeminal neuralgia; Red tongue, greasy-yellow coating; Rapid-Overflowing pulse (Shu Hong). |
| Wu Zhu Yu Tang Evodia Decoction |
Warms Stomach and Liver; Tonifies Stomach and Liver; Subdues Rebellious Qi; Stops vomiting. | 1) Cold from Deficiency of the Stomach. The Cold causes the Stomach-Qi to stagnate, which forces the Stomach-Qi to rebel upward, causing vomiting. 2) Cold from Deficiency of the Stomach and Liver. As the Cold (Yin) rebels upward, it follows the course of the Liver channel which results in headache at the vertex. 3) Cold attacking the Middle Burner. In this pattern, not only does the Stomach-Qi lose its correct directional tendency, but the clear Yang (which is rooted in the Kidneys) cannot rise, which leads to diarrhea. | Acid regurgitation (with or without pain of the epigastrium); Acute gastroenteritis; Belching; Cholecystitis; Chronic gastritis; Cold feet; Cold hands; Diarrhea; Migraine (digestive, in particular); Regurgitation of thin fluids; Restlessness so severe that the patient wants to die; Vertex headache; Vomiting; Vomiting soon after meals; Excessive hunger; Hypertension; Ménière's disease; Trigeminal neuralgia; Pale tongue, slippery-white coating; Fine-Slow pulse (Xi Chi); Fine-Wiry pulse (Xi Xian). |
| Gan Lu Xiao Du Dan (1/2) Sweet Dew Special Pill to Eliminate Toxin; Forsythia and Acorus Special Pill |
Transforms Dampness (Damp-turbidity, in particular); Eliminates Toxicity; Clears Heat. | Early-stage of a Damp warm-febrile disease, or a seasonal epidemic disorder. | Acute enteritis; Acute gastroenteritis; Cholecystitis; Diarrhea; Distension of the abdomen; Distension of the chest; Fever; Fullness of the abdomen; Fullness of the chest; Infectious hepatitis; Jaundice; Nausea; Painful limbs; Sore throat; Stifling sensation; Swelling of the throat; Thirst; Vomiting; Dark urine; General discomfort; Reddish urine; Tongue with greasy-white or greasy-yellow coating; Soft-Rapid pulse (Ru Shu). |