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Internationa l Standard Library of Chinese Med ic ine
Deng Zhong-jia, Ph.D. TCM
Professor and Doctoral Supervisor of Chinese Medicinal Formulas,
Chengdu University of TCM,
Chengdu, China
Greg Zimmerman, M.S., L.Ac.
Acupuncturist, Chinese American Acupuncture Center,
Orlando, Florida, USA
Ye Qiao-bo, Ph.D. TCM
Lectuer, International Education College, Chengdu University of TCM,
Chengdu, China
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Contributors (Listed alphabetically by name)
Chen Jian-ping
, Ph.D. TCMAssistant Professor(Honorary Associate
Professor), School of Chinese Medicine,
The University of Hong Kong , China
Jia Bo
, M.S. TCMProfessor, Director of the Formula
Department, Chengdu University of
TCM, Chengdu, China
Li Ji, Ph.D. TCM
Professor, Vice president of Heilongjiang
University of Traditional Chinese
Medicine, Harbin China
Ruan Shi-bao,
Professor, Director of the formula
Department, Fujian University of Traditional
Chinese Medicine, Xiamen, China
Shen Tao, Ph.D. TCM
Professor, Vice President of Chengdu
University of Traditional Chinese
Medicine, Chengdu, China
Wang Di,
Professor, Director of the Formula
Department, Changchun University of
Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jilin, China
Yi Zi-gang,
Professor, Director of the Formula
Department, Guangxi College of Traditional
Chinese Medicine, Nanning, China
Zhou Ran,
Professor, President of Shanxi College of
Traditional Chinese Medicine, Taiyuan,
China
Zhou Yong-xue,
Professor, President of Shaanxi College of
Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xian, China
Translators (Listed alphabetically by name)
Azure (Duan Ying-zhe), Ph.D.,
L.Ac., TCM
Harmony Acupuncture & TCM, Atlanta,
GA, U. S. A.
Hu Peng, Ph.D. TCM
Lecturer, Clinical College, Chengdu
University of Tradit ional Chinese
Medicine, Chengdu, China
Jin Zhao, Ph.D. TCM
A t t e n d i n g P h y s i c i a n , C h e n g d u
University of TCM, Chengdu, China
Li Yi-bei, Ph.D. Candidate TCM
Attending Physician, Department of
Endocrinology, Affiliated Hospital ofChengdu University of TCM, Chengdu,
China
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Ma Xi-tao, M.S. TCM
Interpreter/Translator, Physician,A f f i l i a t e d H o s p i t a l o f C h e n g d u
University of Traditional Chinese
Medicine, Chengdu, China
Song Yao-ping, Ph.D. L.Ac., TCM
The Academy of Oriental Medicine atAustin, Austin, TX, U. S. A.
Wang Jing, Ph.D. TCM
Physician, Lecturer, Clinical College,
Chengdu University of Traditional
Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
Wu Shi-guo, Ph.D. TCM
Physician, Lecturer, Yunnan College of
Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunming,
China
English Editors
Greg Zimmerman, M.S., L.Ac.
Acupuncturist , Chinese American
Acupuncture Center, Orlando, Florida,
USA
Lara Deasy, Bsc (Hons) TCM, B.M.
(Beijing) TCM, MRCHM
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About t he Au thors
Deng Zhong-jia
Deng Zhong-jia, State Council Expert for Special Allowance, is a professor and
doctoral supervisor of Chengdu University of TCM. He is the principal academic
leader of the state-level formulas courses, teaching team and key disciplines of
the State Administration of TCM of China. Prof. Deng was the Deputy Committee
Director of the Branch Association of Formulas, China TCM Association (2002-06).
The two textbooks: Formulas of Traditional Chinese Medicine , he edited in 2001 and
2008, are widely used in China. He was awarded the Excellent Textbook Prize for his
contribution to textbook editing in 2009.
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Greg Zimmerman
Greg Zimmerman is a Licensed Acupuncturist and Chinese Medicine Practitioner
located in Southern California. He has been involved in the academics of Traditional
Chinese Medicine since 1996 serving as a lecturer, consultant and editor for
prominent Chinese herbal manufacturing companies, educational organizations, and
TCM colleges. Greg Zimmerman has maintained a private practice, the Yi An Chinese
Medicine Clinic, located in Irvine, CA since 1997.
For the past 12 years, he has taught a variety of classes on various subjects of
Traditional Chinese Medicine with an emphasis on Chinese herbal formulas and
medicinals. More recently, he has developed and teaches a certification course,
regarding ethical herbal compounding and dispensing, to professional practitioners
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Ye Qiao-bo ( )
Ye Qiao-bo is a graduate of the Chengdu University of TCM (Bachelor in
Chinese Herbal Medicine, 2001; Master in Formulas, 2004; Ph.D in Formulas, 2009).
She worked as an editorial member and translator for the Encyclopedia of Medicinal
Plants at the School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon
Tong (Research Assistant, 2004-06). Currently, she teaches formulas in the Chengdu
University of TCM and serves as a physician in the afliated clinic of the university.
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Executive Directors
Li Zhen-ji
Vice Chairman and Secretary-general, World
Federation of Chinese Medical Societies,
Beijing, China
Hu Guo-chen
President and Editor-in-Chief, Peoples Medical
Publishing House, Beijing, China
Directors
You Zhao-ling
Former President and Professor of Chinese
Medical Gynecology, Hunan University of
TCM, Changsha, China
Xie Jian-qun
President and Professor of Chinese Internal
Medicine, Shanghai Universi ty of TCM,
Shanghai, China
General Coordinator
Liu Shui
Director of International TCM Publications, Peoples Medical Publishing House, Beijing
Members (Listed alphabetically by last name)
Chang Zhang-fuProfessor of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing
University of CM, Beijing, China
Chen Hong-feng, Ph.D. TCMProfessor of Chinese External Medicine,
Shanghai University of TCM, Shanghai, China
Chen Jia-xu, Ph.D. TCM
Professor of TCM Diagnost i cs , Be i j ing
University of CM, Beijing, China
Chen Ming
Professor of Shng Hn Ln, Beijing University
of CM, Beijing, China
Cui Hai, Ph.D. TCM
Associate Professor of TCM, Capital Medical
University, Beijing, China
Deng Zhong-jia
Professor of Chinese Medicinal Formulae,
Chengdu University of TCM, Chengdu, China
Ding Xiao-hong
Associate Professor of Tui Na, International
Education College, Nanjing University of TCM,
Nanjing,China
Doug Eisenstark, L.Ac
Professor of Chinese Medicine, Emperors
College, Los Angeles, USA
Stephen X. Guo, M.A. International
Affairs
Director of Jande International, New York, USA
Han Chou-ping
Associate Professor, International Education
College, Shanghai University of TCM, Shanghai,
China
Hu Jun, B.A. Medical English
Currently pursuing Masters of Science in
Social History of Medicine, Peking University,
Beijing, China
Hu Ke-xin, Ph.D. TCM
Professor of Otorhinolaryngology, Keelung City
Municipal Hospital, Taiwan, China
Editorial Board for International Standard Library of Chinese Medicine
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Hu Zhen
Professor and Head of Depar tment of
Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wenzhou
Medical College, Wenzhou, China
Huang Fei-li
Professor of Cosmetology, Hong Kong Baptist
University, Hong Kong, China
Russell William James, M.S. TCM
IELTS Examiner & Marker, Beijing, China
Jia De-xian, Ph.D. TCM
Professor of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing
University of CM, Beijing, China
Jin Hong-zhu
Professor of Acupuncture & Tui Na, Nanjing
University of TCM, Nanjing, China
Lao Li-xing, Ph.D.
Professor of Acupuncture and Moxibustion,
University of Maryland School of Medicine,
Baltimore, USA
Past Co-President of the Society for Acupuncture
Research
Hon K. Lee, Dipl. OM, L.Ac.Director of the Jow Ga Shaolin Institute,
Herndon, Virginia, USA
Li Dao-fang, Ph.D. TCMPresident of Florida Acupuncture Association;
Executive Board Director, National Federation of
Chinese TCM Organizations, Kissimmee, USA
Mei Li, M.S. TOM, L.Ac.
Translator and Editor, Peoples Medical
Publishing House, Beijing, China
Li Ming-dong, Ph.D. OMD, L.Ac.
Professor of Chinese Internal Medicine, Yo San
University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Los
Angeles, USA
Li Wan-ling
Qi Gong and TCM Translator, Beijing, China
Liang Li-na, Ph.D. TCM
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, EyeHospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical
Sciences, Beijing, China
Liu Zhan-wen
Professor of Chinese Medicine, Bei j ing
University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China
L Ming
Professor of Tui Na, Changchun University of
Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
Mark L. Mondot, B.A. Chinese Language,
L.Ac.
Translator and Editor, Peoples Medical
Publishing House, Beijing, China
Jane Lyttleton,Hons, M Phil, Dip TCM, Cert
Ac.
Lecturer, University of Western Sydney, Sydney,
Australia
Julie Mulin Qiao-Wong
Professor of Chinese Medicine, Victoria
University, Melbourne, Australia
Andy Rosenfarb, M.S. TOM, L.Ac.
Acupuncture Health Associates, New Jersey,
USA
Paul F. Ryan, M.S. TCM, L.Ac.
Taihu Institute, Jiangsu, China
Martin Schweizer, Ph.D. Molecular Biology, L.Ac.
Emeritus Professor of Medicinal Chemistry,
University of Utah, USA
Secondo Scarsella, MD, DDS
Visiting Professor of Tui Na, Nanjing Universityof TCM, China Department of Maxillofacial
Surgery, San Salvatore Hospital, LAquila, Italy
Sun Guang-ren
Professor of TCM Fundamentals, ShandongUniversity of TCM, Jinan, China
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Tsai Chun-hui, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, School of
Medicine, University of Colorado, Denver, USA
Tu Ya
Professor of Acupuncture and Moxibustion,
Beijing University of CM, Beijing, China
Wang Shou-chuan
Professor of TCM Pedia tr i cs , Nanj ing
University of TCM, Nanjing, China
Wei Qi-ping
Professor of Ophthalmology, Beijing University
of CM, Beijing
Douglas Wile,Ph.D.Former professor of History & Philosophy of
Chinese Medicine and of Chinese Language
at Pacific College of Oriental Medicine, New
York; Professor of Chinese language at Alverno
College, Milwaukee, USA
Jane Frances Wilson, M.S., L.Ac.
Senior Lecturer of School of Life Sciences,
University of Westminster, London, UK
Xiao Ping
Associate Professor, Hunan University of TCM,Changsha, China
Xu Shi-zu, M.A. Chinese Martial Arts
Chinese Traditional Sports and Health CultivationInstructor, School of Physical Education in
Wenzhou Medical College, Wenzhou, China
Yan Dao-nan
Professor of Otorhinolaryngology, Nanjing
University of TCM, Nanjing, China
Ye Qiao-bo, Ph.D. TCM
Lecturer of Chinese Medicinal Formulae,
Chengdu University of TCM, Chengdu, China
Zhang Ji
Professor of Acupuncture and Moxibustion,
Beijing University of CM, Beijing, China
Zhang Ji, Ph.D. TCM
Professor of Chinese Materia Medica, Emperors
College of Oriental Medicine, Alhambra University,
Dongguk University, Los Angeles, USA
Helen Q. Zhang, Ph.D. TCM, L.Ac.
Director of Qi TCM Clinic, New York, USA
Zhang Qing-rong
Professor of TCM Fundamentals, Liaoning
University of TCM, Shenyang, China
Zhao Bai-xiao, Ph.D. TCM
Professor of Acupuncture and Moxibustion,
Dean, School of Acupuncture and Moxibustion,
Beijing University of TCM, China
Zhao Xia, Ph.D. TCM
Professor of TCM Pediatrics, Nanjing University
of TCM, Nanjing, China
Zhou Gang, Ph.D. TCM
Lecturer ofShng Hn Ln, Beijing University
of CM, Beijing, China
Gregory Donald Zimmerman, M.S., L.Ac.
Lecturer, Southern California University of
Health Sciences (formerly LACC), California,
USA
Sponsored by
World Federation of Chinese Medical Societies
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The science of formulas is a subject dealing with the treatment and theories of
formulas, as well as the clinical application. It is an important basic course in TCM
and should be studied after the Basic Theory of TCM, Diagnostics of TCM andChinese Materia Medica courses.
The textbook is divided into two parts. The rst part is General Discussion, focusing
on the brief history and development of the formulas science, Treatment Methods
and Formulas, Classification of Formulas, Composition of Formulas, Dosage, Form
and Preparation and Administration of Decoctions. The second part includes specic
discussions on formulas in nineteen categories. It contains 182 principal formulas and
185 associated formulas, which are divided into fundamental formulas, representative
formulas and commonly used formulas. One hundred kinds of commonly used
Chinese patent drugs are introduced in the Appendix in the form of a chart.
Each chapter contains four parts: Brief Introduction, Specific Formulas, Summary
and Questions. The Brief Introduction includes the denition of each type of formula,
treatment method, function, application, cautions, clinical features, compatibility
methods and the name of commonly used formulas. Specific Formulas includes
the Source Text, Formula Ingredients, Preparation and Administration, Formula
Indications, Analysis of Fundamental Pattern Pathogenesis, Formula Analysis,
Formula Actions, Unique Combination Features, Further Clarification, Formula
Applications, Associated Formulas, Case Studies, and Comments. The Summary is
a brief comparison between the formulas. The Questions try to develop the ability of
independent thinking and comprehensive analysis based on the important contents of
each chapter.
This textbook is characterized by following features:
1. Using clear and easily understood forms to elucidate Formula Analysis,Modications, Associated Formulas, and Comparisons & Contrasts.
Preface
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2. The item of Further Clarication is set to elucidate the difculties and doubts.
3. The fundamental combinations are concluded in the Formula Analysis
form. Also, the Unique Combination Features helps readers to learn more
compatibility skills.
4. One to four typical and practical cases by famous ancient or current TCM
practitioners are listed in most formulas. It can help readers master the core
pathomechanism and learn how to modify the formulas in different specific
cases.
Work Assignment:
The General Introduction was written by Deng Zhong-jia. Chapter 1 and Chapter
3 were written by Jia Bo. Chapter 2, Chapter 13 and Chapter 19 were written by Yi
Zi-gang. Chapter 4 and Chapter 5 were written by Zhou Rong-xue. Chapter 6 andChapter 7 were written by Shen Tao. Chapter 9 and Chapter 11 were written by Wang
Di. Chapter 12 and Chapter 14 were written by Ruan Shi-bao. Chapter 16 was written
by Li Ji. Chapter 10 and Chapter 17 were written by Zhou Ran. Chapter 8, Chapter 16
and Chapter 18 were written by Chen Jian-ping.
This book can be used as an authentic textbook for overseas students.
Moreover, it can serve as reference for TCM practitioners with its practical contents.
Deng Zhong-jia, Greg Zimmerman, Ye Qiao-bo
2011
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Par t I Genera l In t roduc t ion
Chapter 1 The History of Chinese Formulas......................................................
Chapter 2 Treatment Methods and Formulas ....................................................
Chapter 3 Classication of Formulas .................................................................
Chapter 4 Composition of Formulas ..................................................................
Chapter 5 Dosage Form .......................................................................................
Chapter 6 Preparation and Administration of Decoctions ...............................
Par t I I Form ula Monographs
Chapter 1 Exterior Releasing Formulas .............................................................
Section 1 Acrid-Warm Exterior Releasing Formulas .............................................................
Section 2 Acrid-Cold Exterior Releasing Formulas ...............................................................
Section 3 Supporting and Exterior Releasing Formulas .........................................................
Chapter 2 Downward Draining Formulas ...........................................................
Section 1 Cold Purgatives ......................................................................................................
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Section 2 Warm Purgatives ....................................................................................................
Section 3 Moist Purgatives .....................................................................................................
Section 4 Harsh Expellants ....................................................................................................
Section 5 Purgative and Tonic Formulas ...............................................................................
Chapter 3 Harmonizing Formulas .......................................................................
Section 1 Shaoyang Harmonizing Formulas ..........................................................................
Section 2 Liver and Spleen Harmonizing Formulas ...............................................................
Section 3 Intestines and Stomach Harmonizing Formulas .....................................................
Chapter 4 Heat-Clearing Formulas .....................................................................
Section 1 Qi Level-Clearing Formulas ...................................................................................
Section 2 Ying Level-Clearing and Blood-Cooling Formulas .................................................
Section 3 Heat-Clearing and Toxin-Eliminating Formulas ....................................................
Section 4 Zang-fu-Clearing Formulas ....................................................................................
Section 5 Deficiency-Heat-Clearing Formulas.......................................................................
Chapter 5 Summer-Heat-Dispelling Formulas ...................................................
Chapter 6 Interior-Warming Formulas ................................................................
Section 1 Center-Warming and Cold-Dispelling Formulas ....................................................
Section 2 Yang-Resuscitating Formulas ................................................................................
Section 3 Channel-Warming and Cold-Dispersing Formulas.................................................
Chapter 7 Tonic Formulas ...................................................................................
Section 1 Qi-Tonifying Formulas ...........................................................................................
Section 2 Blood-Tonifying Formulas ......................................................................................
Section 3 Qi and Blood Tonifying Formulas ..........................................................................
Section 4 Yin-Tonifying Formulas .........................................................................................
Section 5 Yang-Tonifying Formulas .......................................................................................
Section 6 Yin and Yang Tonifying Formulas .........................................................................
Chapter 8 Mind-Calming Formulas .....................................................................
Section 1 Mind-Calming Formulas Using Heavy Sedatives ...................................................
Section 2 Mind-Calming Formulas Using Supplementing Sedatives......................................
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Chapter 9 Orices-Opening Formulas................................................................
Section 1 Cool Orifices-Opening Formulas ............................................................................
Section 2 Warm Orifices-Opening Formulas .........................................................................
Chapter 10 Astringent formulas ..........................................................................
Section 1 Exterior-Consolidating Formulas to Arrest Sweating ..............................................
Section 2 Lung-Restraining Formulas to Relieve Cough .......................................................
Section 3 Intestine-Astringing Formulas to Stop Leakage .....................................................
Section 4 Essence-Securing Formulas to Arrest Enuresis and Seminal Emissions ................
Section 5 Womb-Stabilizing Formulas to Arrest Profuse Uterine Bleeding
and Vaginal Discharge .........................................................................................
Chapter 11 Qi-Rectifying Formulas.....................................................................
Section 1 Qi-Moving Formulas ..............................................................................................
Section 2 Qi-Descending Formulas........................................................................................
Chapter 12 Blood-Regulating Formulas .............................................................
Section 1 Blood-Invigorating and Stasis
-Removing Formulas ...............................................
Section 2 Bleeding-Stanching Formulas ................................................................................
Chapter13 Wind-Expelling Formulas ..................................................................
Section 1 External Wind Expelling and Dissipating Formulas ..............................................
Section 2 Internal Wind Calming and Extinguishing Formulas .............................................
Chapter 14 Dryness-Relieving Formulas ...........................................................
Section 1 External Dryness Relieving Formulas by Light Diffusion ......................................
Section 2 Yin-Enriching and Dryness-Moistening Formulas .................................................
Chapter 15 Dampness-Removing Formulas ......................................................
Section 1 Damp-Drying and Stomach-Harmonizing Formulas ...............................................
Section 2 Heat-Clearing and Dampness-Dispelling Formulas ...............................................
Section 3 Urination-Promoting and Dampness-Percolating Formulas ...................................
Section 4 Warm Formulas that Remove Cold-Damp ..............................................................
Section 5 Wind-Dispelling and Dampness-Overcoming Formulas ........................................
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Chapter 16 Phlegm-Dispelling Formulas ...........................................................
Section 1 Damp-Drying and Phlegm-Dissolving Formulas ....................................................
Section 2 Heat-Clearing and Phlegm-Dissolving Formulas ...................................................
Section 3 Dryness-Moistening and Phlegm-Dissolving Formulas ..........................................
Section 4 Warm Formulas that Dissolve Cold Phlegm ...........................................................
Section 5 Wind-Dispelling and Phlegm-Dissolving formulas ................................................
Chapter 17 Digestion-Promoting Formulas .......................................................
Section 1 Digestion-Promoting and Stagnation-Removing Formulas .....................................
Section 2 Spleen-Fortifying and Digestion-Promoting Formulas ...........................................
Chapter 18 Worm-Expelling Formulas ...............................................................
Chapter 19 Emetic Formulas ...............................................................................
Appendix ................................................................................................................
Appendix I List of Medicinals................................................................................................
Appendix II List of Formulas .................................................................................................
Appendix III List of Classical Texts ......................................................................................
Index .......................................................................................................................
Index by Chinese Medicinals and Formulas - Pin Yin Names ...............................................
Index by Chinese Medicinals and Formulas - Pharmaceutical Names ..................................
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Chapter 17Digestion-Promoting Formulas
Digestion-promoting formulas utilize digestion-promoting medicinals as key
components. They have the therapeutic actions to promote digestion, fortify the spleen,
remove accumulation, and remove stagnation. Digestion-promoting formulas areprescribed to treat food accumulation. The modern method promote digestion was
historically referred to as the dispersion method. It is one of the Eight Treatment Methods
recorded in ancient literature.
The dispersion method is extensively applied for conditions of accumulation,
stagnation andfullness that result from blockage of qi, blood, phlegm, dampness, food
and worms. This chapter discusses the therapeutic method and formulas used for
food accumulation. Related therapeutic methods and formulas are discussed in the qi-
regulating, blood-rectifying, dampness-dispelling, accumulation-removing and worm-
expelling chapters.
The etiologies of food accumulation are essentially classied in terms of deciency and
excess. Decient patterns of food accumulation are caused by spleen deciency and poor
digestion. Excessive patterns of food accumulation are due to an improper diet, bad dietary
habits, and overeating. Digestion-promoting formulas are therefore categorized into two
types:
a) Digestionpromoting and stagnation-removing formulas
b) Spleen-fortifying and digestion-promoting formulas
Formulas that promote digestion typically contain qi-regulating medicinals because
internal accumulation inhibits qi movement. The opposite is also true; constraint and
stagnation of the qi mechanism will induce obstruction. Therefore, removing accumulationis associated with moving the qi. Those who suffer chronic conditions with a deficiency
ofzheng qi, as well as spleen and stomach deficiencies, require medicinals that reinforce
zheng qi. They are used simultaneously along with those medicinals that disperse food
accumulation. As a result of their pathological development, food accumulations may have
either a hot or cold pathological character. Therefore these formulas may necessarily be heat
clearing or warming in nature.
It is not advised to take dispersing formulas for long periods of time. They are
aggressive and may consume zheng qi and are therefore contraindicated for patterns of
deciency without signs of excess.
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Section 1 DigeStion-PromotinganD
Stagnation-removing
FormulaS
Digestion-promoting and stagnation-removing formulas are used to treat food
accumulation. The signs and symptoms include fullness and oppression of the chest and
stomach cavity, belching, acid swallowing, aversion to food, nausea, vomiting, abdominal
distention, abdominal pain as well as diarrhea. Common medicinals used to promote
digestion are shn zh, shn q, li f z and mi y. Food accumulation may impede qimovement, produce dampness and constrain heat. Consequently, corresponding formulas
often contain medicinals that regulate qi, remove dampness, and clear heat. When food
accumulation and damp-heat obstruct the large intestine and block the qi of the bowels,medicinals that drain downward may be used. Common formulas in this category are BoH Wn and Zh Sh Do Zh Wn.
Harmony-PreServing PillBo HWn
Source Text
Teachings of [Zhu] Dan-xi (read more on upcoming release of this book)
Unique Combination Features
This formula primarily promotes digestion; however, it also moves qi, removes
dampness and clears heat.
Formula Applications
1. Essential Pattern Differentiation:
Bo H Wn is a commonly used formula applicable for a variety of food accumulationpatterns.
This clinical pattern is marked by:
fullness in the abdomen and stomach cavity
distension and pain in the abdomen and stomach cavity
belching
acid swallowing
thick and greasy tongue coating
slippery pulse
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2. Modications:
Concurrent Condition Concurrent TreatmentCommon Medicinal
Modifcations
An excessive amount of food
accumulation
Promote digestion and regulate
qi
zh sh, hu p, m xing and bng
lng
An excessive amount of heat
developed from food accumulation
marked by a yellow tongue
coating and rapid pulse
Promote digestion and clear heat hung qn and hung lin
Constipation Promote defecation and purge
the bowels
d hung
Spleen deciency Boost qi and fortify the spleen bi zh, dng shn and gn co
3. Modern Applications:
This formula may be used in the following biomedically defined disorders when
the patient shows signs of food accumulation: acute and chronic gastritis and enteritis,
dyspepsia, and infants with diarrhea.
4. Cautions and Contraindications:
This formula is an aggressive formula that attacks and dispels; therefore, it should notbe taken for long periods of time. Additionally, it should not be prescribed to treat food
accumulation patterns due to spleen deciency without proper modication.
Associated Formulas
Name Ingredients Actions Applicable Patterns
D n Wn
Source: Teachings
of [Zhu] Dan-xi
shn zh2 liang (12 g),
shn q 1 liang (6 g),
bn xi 1 liang (6 g),f lng 1 liang (6 g),
chn p0.5 liang (3 g ),
li f z0.5 liang (3 g ),
lin qio 0.5 liang (3 g ),
bi zh 2 liang (12 g)
Promotes digestion
and forties the
spleen
Food accumulation complicated by
spleen deciency
Symptoms include: indigestion
distending pain of the abdomen
and stomach cavity
diarrhea
infants with food stagnation
D n Wn is Bo H Wn plus bi zh. The doses of the medicinals that compose Bo HWn are all decreased and 2 liang ofbi zh is added.D n Wn is prescribed for cases of
food accumulation with spleen deciency. It has the action to promote digestion and fortifythe spleen and is suitable for pediatric food accumulation.
(read more on upcoming release of this book)