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| Chinese Formula | Actions | Indications | Symptoms related to painful tongue |
| Qing Re Bu Qi Tang Clear Heat and Tonify the Qi Decoction |
Clears Stomach-Heat; Tonifies Qi; Promotes generation of Body Fluids. | Heat and Dryness affecting the mouth and Stomach, in a patient with constitutional weakness. | Bitter taste; Chronic gastritis; Dry mouth; Mouth ulcer; Stomatitis; Tongue ulcer; Ageusia; Metrorrhagia after childbirth; Oral cancer; Painful tongue; Sensation of discomfort in the cardiac region; Stomach cancer; Red tongue; Weak-Rapid-Faint pulse (Ruo Shu Wei). |
| Liang Ge San Cool the Diaphragm Powder; Forsythia and Rhubarb Powder |
Clears Heat from the Upper Burner; Purges Heat from the Middle Burner. | Accumulated Heat in the Middle and Upper Burners. | Cholecystitis; Constipation; Dark urine; Encephalitis; Gallstone; Meningitis; Respiratory tract infection; Scanty urine; Sensation of heat and irritation in the chest and abdomen; Sore throat; Sore throat; Thirst; Acute conjunctivitis; Epistaxis; Furuncle; Painful mouth; Painful tongue; Red complexion; Red eyes; Red lips; Skin rashes due to clumped Heat (Upper and Middle Burners); Swollen tongue with red body or edges, and a dry-white or dry-yellow coating; Slippery-Rapid pulse (Hua Shu); Rapid pulse (Shu). |
| Gui Zhi Wu Wu Tang Five-Ingredient and Cinnamon Twig Decoction |
Clears Heat from the mouth and throat; Cools Blood; Moves Blood. | Blood stasis and Heat affecting the face and mouth. | Dental abscess; Gingivitis; Mouth ulcer; Stomatitis; Swelling of the cheeks; Tongue ulcer; Toothache; Hot flashes which are not due to menopause; Painful tongue. |