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| Chinese Formula | Actions | Indications | Symptoms related to pale tongue |
| Gui Zhi Fu Zi Tang Cinnamon Twig and Prepared Aconite Decoction; Ramulus Cinnamomi-Aconitum Decoction |
Disperses Wind-Cold; Releases the Exterior; Unblocks the Channels. | Stagnation and painful obstruction due to pathogenic influences battling in the channels. | Aversion to wind; Cramps; Generalized pain; Spontaneous sweating; Stiffness of the limbs; Difficulty in rotating the trunk; Oliguria; Pale tongue, thin-white coating; Floating pulse (Fu); Floating-Choppy pulse (Fu Se). |
| Xiao Xu Ming Tang Minor Prolong Life Decoction; Mahuang and Peony Decoction |
Warms the channels; Disperses Wind; Releases Yang; Supports the Qi. | Wind-stroke (Zhong Feng) due to invasion of Wind. When the Protective Qi is weak and the interstices and pores are left open, external Wind readily invades the body. When the channels are weak, the Normal Qi will also be weak and cannot prevent the pathogenic influences from invading the channels. | Aphasia; Arthritis; Cerebrovascular accident; Chills; Facial asymmetry; Fever; Hemiplegia; Paralysis of the face; Sequelae of cerebrovascular accident; Loss of consciousness; Urticaria; Pale tongue, thin-white coating; Floating-Empty pulse (Fu Xu). |
| Su He Xiang Wan Liquid Styrax Pill |
Opens the orifices; Disperses Cold; Transforms Cold-Phlegm and Damp-turbidity. | 1) Coma or loss of consciousness from Damp-Cold and turbid Phlegm veiling the sensory orifices and disturbing the Mind. 2) Wind-stroke (Zhong Feng). 3) Acute disorders involving constrained Qi leading to sudden collapse (Zhong Qi), or a crippling attack of Damp-Cold obstruction. 4) Invasion of Cold (Zhong Han). | Angina pectoris; Cerebrovascular accident; Chest pain; Coronary disorders; Encephalitis; Epilepsy; Fullness of the abdomen; Fullness of the chest; Loss of consciousness; Pain of the abdomen; Sensation of cold preceeding loss of consciousness; Stiff jaw; Cold extremities; Mauve lips; Pale complexion; Profuse phlegm; Ptyalism; Purplish lips; Stuttering; Pale tongue, slippery-white or greasy-white coating; Forceful-Slippery-Slow-Deep pulse (You Li Hua Chi Chen); Forceful-Wiry pulse (You Li Xian). |