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| Chinese Formula | Actions | Indications | Symptoms related to floating-slippery-rapid pulse (fu hua shu) |
| Zhi Shi Zhi Zi Chi Tang Bitter Orange, Gardenia and Prepared Soybean Decoction |
Clears Heat; Drains Heat; Calms restlessness and irritability; Disperses stagnation. | Qi level Heat lingering (in the chest, in particular), with food retention due to improper diet during convalescence. | Distension of the abdomen; Distension of the epigastrium; Fever; Fullness of the abdomen; Fullness of the epigastrium; Indigestion; Insomnia; Irritability; Resurgence of Heat signs; Thirst; Red tongue, greasy-dirty-yellow coating; Floating-Slippery-Rapid pulse (Fu Hua Shu) especially on the right position; Floating-Full-Rapid pulse (Fu Shi Shu). |
| Yin Qiao Ma Bo San Honeysuckle, Forsythia and Puffball Powder |
Clears Heat and relieves toxicity from the Lungs; Drains Heat and relieves toxicity from the Lungs; Benefits the throat. | Painful obstruction of the throat due to Heat toxin or Damp-Heat collecting in the Lungs. | Acute sore throat; Scarlet fever; Severe sore throat; Very difficult swallowing; Vincent's disease; Sensation of obstruction in the pharynx; Red tongue, thin-white coating that becomes yellow; Floating-Slippery-Rapid pulse (Fu Hua Shu). |
| Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang Ephedra, Apricot Kernel, Gypsum and Licorice Decoction |
Stops cough; Calms asthma; Eliminates internal Heat; Moves Lung-Qi. | Heat lodged in the Lung where it obstructs the flow of Qi. It may be caused by externally-contracted Wind-Heat, or Wind-Cold that transforms into Heat. | Asthma; Breathing difficulty; Bronchitis; Cough; Fever; No sweating (indicates serious impairment); Sweating; Dry throat; Thirst; Pink or red tongue, white or yellow coating; Floating-Slippery-Rapid pulse (Fu Hua Shu). |