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| Chinese Formula | Actions | Indications | Symptoms related to livid complexion |
| Du Shen Tang Unaccompanied Ginseng Decoction |
Tonifies Original Qi; Strengthens Qi; Tonifies Qi. | Acute, severe Blood loss or heart failure (this is called "Qi collapse following the [loss of] blood"). | Breathlessness; Lethargy; Myocardial infarction; Profuse sweating; Severe collapse (following violent hemorrhage); Cold extremities; Livid complexion; Very pale tongue; Hidden-Hollow-Fine pulse (Fú Kou Xi). |
| Jiu Xian San Nine-Immortal Powder |
Tonifies Lung-Qi and Lung-Yin; Prevents Lung-Qi exhaustion; Stops sweating; Stops cough. | Chronic coughing exhausting both the Qi and Yin of the Lung, which in turn causes further coughing. | Asthma; Chronic bronchitis; Dyspnea; Emphysema; Profuse sweating; Pulmonary tuberculosis; Silicosis; Spontaneous sweating; Livid complexion; Pale complexion; Pale or pink tongue; Weak-Rapid pulse (Ruo Shu); Rapid-Empty pulse (Shu Xu). |
| Qu Tiao Tang Expel Tapeworms Decoction |
Kills the taenia. | Tapeworms. | Anal itching; Diarrhea; Distension of the abdomen; Indigestion; Pain of the abdomen; General weakness; Glare; Insomnia; Livid complexion; Pale complexion; Weight loss. |