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| Chinese Formula | Actions | Indications | Symptoms related to pale, dry tongue |
| Run Chang Wan (2/2) Moisten the Intestines Pill; Linum and Rhubarb Pill |
Moistens Dryness; Harmonizes the Blood; Disperses Wind. | Constipation (usually severe) due to injury to the Spleen and Stomach due to Wind-Heat entering the Intestines, improper diet, or overwork. Constipation with Blood Deficiency, Blood stasis, and Wind (due to Blood Deficiency). | Pale, dry tongue; Fine-Wiry pulse (Xi Xian). |
| Sheng Mai San Generate the Pulse Powder; Sheng Mai Powder; Ginseng and Ophiopogonis Powder |
Tonifies Qi; Promotes generation of Body Fluids; Preserves the Yin; Stops sweating. | Concurrent Deficiency of Qi and Yin, primarily of the Lungs. Profuse sweating due to Summer-Heat or heatstroke, leading to Qi and Yin Deficiency. | Asthenia; Breathlessness; Cardiac Lung; Chronic bronchitis; Chronic cough; Collapse; Difficult to expectorate phlegm; Fatigue; Pulmonary tuberculosis; Spontaneous sweating; Ventricular arrhythmia; Angina pectoris; Coronary disorders; Dry mouth; Introversion; Myocardial infarction; Rheumatic heart disease; Thirst; Pale, dry tongue (red, dry tongue - Summer-Heat); Weak-Fine-Empty pulse (Ruo Xi Xu). |
| Dang Gui Di Huang Yin Tangkuei and Rehmannia Decoction |
Nourishes Blood; Nourishes Liver-Yin and Kidney-Yin; Regulates menstruation. | Kidney and Liver Yin Deficiency, especially in women. | Foot pain; Heel pain; Hypomenorrhea; Pain in the lower back; Weakness of lower back; Weakness of the knees; Glare; Tinnitus; Pale, dry tongue; Fine-Deep pulse (Xi Chen). |