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| Chinese Formula | Actions | Indications | Symptoms of tongue with thin-greasy-yellow coating |
| Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang Pinellia Decoction to Drain the Epigastrium |
Harmonizes Stomach and Intestines; Subdues Rebellious Qi; Disperses accumulation; Eliminates fullness of the abdomen and epigastrium. | Focal distention commonly due to improper purging of an exterior or half-exterior, half-interior condition in a patient with underlying Stomach Deficiency. | Acute gastroenteritis; Borborygmus; Chronic gastritis; Diarrhea; Epigastrium is soft to the touch; Fullness of the epigastrium (no pain); Indigestion; Obstruction of the chest (without pain) due to inappropriate purging; Peptic ulcer; Regurgitation; Vomiting; Chronic hepatitis; Cirrhosis (early stage); Poor appetite; Tongue with thin-greasy-yellow coating; Rapid-Wiry pulse (Shu Xian). |
| Gan Cao Xie Xin Tang Glycyrrhiza Draining the Heart Decoction; Licorice Decoction to Drain the Epigastrium; Pinellia and Licorice Decoction |
Harmonizes Stomach and Intestines; Subdues Rebellious Qi; Disperses accumulation; Eliminates fullness of the abdomen and epigastrium. | Focal distention commonly due to improper purging of an exterior or half-exterior, half-interior condition in a patient with underlying Stomach Deficiency. | Acute gastroenteritis; Borborygmus; Chronic gastritis; Diarrhea; Epigastrium is soft to the touch; Fullness of the epigastrium (no pain); Indigestion; Obstruction of the chest (without pain) due to inappropriate purging; Peptic ulcer; Regurgitation; Vomiting; Chronic hepatitis; Cirrhosis (early stage); Poor appetite; Tongue with thin-greasy-yellow coating; Rapid-Wiry pulse (Shu Xian). |
| Da Huang Mu Dan Tang Rhubarb and Moutan Decoction |
Purges Heat; Disperses Blood accumulation; Eliminates accumulations. | Early-stage intestinal abscess, a condition of excess with interior clumping of Heat and Blood. | Acute appendicitis; Distension of the right lower abdomen; Pain of the right lower abdomen; Pain which is worse upon pressure (spasmodic spasms of the abdomen); Pain which is worse while extending the right leg (pain responds favorably to flexion); Bloody leukorrhea; Chills and sweating following irregular, intermittent fever; Induration of the abdomen (right lower quadrant); Lochiometra; Tongue with thin-greasy-yellow coating; Slippery-Rapid pulse (Hua Shu); Slippery-Rapid-Wiry pulse (Hua Shu Xian). |