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| Chinese Formula | Actions | Indications | Symptoms related to ptyalism |
| Gou Teng Yin Uncaria Decoction |
Clears Heat; Calms Liver-Wind. | Childhood convulsion (Wind due to severe Heat, with Qi Deficiency). | Encephalitis; Head and neck hyperextension; High fever; Meningitis; Stiff jaw; Palpitations; Ptyalism. |
| 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). |
| Gu Zhen Tang Stabilize the True Decoction |
Warms Spleen and Kidneys; Tonifies Spleen and Kidneys; Restores the Yang; Disperses Cold. | Chronic Spleen Wind from exhaustion of the true or Yang Qi. | Lethargy; Listlessness; Profuse sweating; Ptyalism; Severe drowsiness; Watery diarrhea; Pale complexion; Pasty-white complexion; Rhythmic spasm of the extremities; Pale tongue, thin-white coating; Hidden-Deep pulse (Fú Chen). |