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| Chinese Formula | Actions | Indications | Symptoms of fine-choppy pulse (xi se) |
| Si Wu Tang Four-Substance Decoction; Soup of Four Things; Tangkuei Four Decoction |
Nourishes Blood; Moves Blood; Harmonizes the Liver. | Blood Deficiency, primarily of the Liver. | Amenorrhea; Anemia; Blurred vision; Dizziness; Dysmenorrhea; Irregular menstruation; Pain of the lower abdomen; Periumbilical pain; Postpartum weakness; Threatened miscarriage; Agalactia; Brittle nails; Dry nails; Dull complexion; Generalized muscle tension; Headache; Lochiometra; Pale complexion; Restless fetus disorder; Urticaria; Pale tongue; Fine-Choppy pulse (Xi Se); Fine-Wiry pulse (Xi Xian). |
| Tong Dao San Communicating [but also Freeing the Flow] and Instructing Powder |
Moves Blood; Disperses Blood stasis; Restrains Blood; Resolves inflammation. | Blood stasis in the chest and abdomen usually following traumatic injury. | Concealed hemorrhage; Distension of the abdomen; Dysmenorrhea; Ecchymosis; Hematoma; Hypertension with dizziness; Hypertension with headache; Pain of the abdomen; Palpitations; Precordial pain; Rectus abdominis muscle spasms; Constipation; Purplish tongue or showing purplish spots; Fine-Choppy pulse (Xi Se). |