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| Synonyms |
| Chinese Formula | Actions | Indications | Symptoms of tongue with thin-white coating |
| Xiao Chai Hu Tang Minor Bupleurum Decoction |
Harmonizes the Shao Yang; Disperses half-exterior, half-interior pathogenic influences. | Lesser Yang-stage of the six stages of disease, or the half-exterior, half-interior aspect of the eight parameters of disease. | Acute viral hepatitis; Alternating fever and chills; Bitter taste; Breathing difficulty; Cholecystitis; Dizziness; Dry throat; Flu syndrome; Fullness in the flanks; Fullness of the chest; Heartburn; Intercostal neuralgia; Jaundice; Malaria; Nausea; Respiratory tract infection; Sour taste; Vomiting; Poor appetite; Tongue with thin-white coating; Wiry pulse (Xian). |
| Chai Hu Shu Gan San Bupleurum Powder to Spread the Liver |
Soothes Liver-Qi; Moves Qi and Blood; Calms pain. | Liver constraint due to stagnation of Qi and Blood Deficiency. | Distension of the breasts; Dysmenorrhea; Fullness of the chest; Pain of the hypochondrium; Poor digestion; Premenstrual syndrome; Susceptibility; Belching; Constipation; Distension of the abdomen; Hypertension; Irregular menstruation; Nervous breakdown; Tongue with thin-white coating; Wiry pulse (Xian). |
| Tong Xie Yao Fang Important Formula for Painful Diarrhea |
Soothes Liver-Qi; Tonifies the Spleen; Stops diarrhea; Calms pain. | Painful diarrhea due to Spleen Deficiency with an overcontrolling Liver. | Acute gastroenteritis; Colitis; Continuous borborygmus; Dysentery; Enteritis; Pain of the abdomen; Diarrhea and pain which starts with the urge to defecate and subsides after completion; Tongue with thin-white coating; Weak-Wiry pulse (Ruo Xian); Fine-Wiry pulse (Xi Xian); Slow-Wiry pulse (Chi Xian) - rarely. |