Classic Famous Formula ⁽²⁰⁵⁾

“Shaoyao Dihuang Tang” comes from the Puji Fang. It is composed of Chishao (Red Peony), Shengdi (raw Rehmannia), Huangqin (Scutellaria) and Mudanpi (Moutan), each five qian (15 g). Slice the herbs and boil them together with two bowls (about 600 ml) of water down to…

The Boji Fang contains a “Banxia San” specifically for Ye-Ge (dysphagia) caused by cold congelation and qi stagnation in the spleen and stomach. It is composed of: Banxia (Pinellia) five qian (15 g, soaked one night in ginger juice, dried), Houpo (Magnolia bark) five qian…

In the Danxi Xinfa there is a formula called Yi Tan Wan (Phlegm-Restraining Pill). It is composed of: Gualouren (Trichosanthes seed) one liang (30 g), Banxia (Pinellia) two qian (6 g), Beimu (Fritillaria) three qian (9 g). Preparation: grind the three herbs into a fine…

Wu Ji San is composed of Wuzeigu (cuttlebone, Sepiae Endoconcha) and Baiji (Bletilla) in a 1:2 ratio. The two are ground together into a fine powder; take 3 g three times daily, two hours after meals. This formula suppresses acid and stops bleeding. Its indications…

In the Taiping Shenghuifang there is a formula called “Digu Pi San.” It is composed of: Digu Pi (Lycium root bark) two liang (60 g), Tianhuafen (Trichosanthes root) one liang (30 g), Shigao (Gypsum) one liang (30 g), Huanglian (Coptis) one liang (30 g), Zhi…

Xiao Wuchen Tang (“Minor Black and Chen Fragrance Decoction”) comes from the Shaoxing supplementary formulas of the Taiping Huimin Heji Jufang. It is composed of: Wuyao (Lindera root, pith removed) ten liang (300 g), Gancao (Licorice, stir-fried) one liang (30 g, skin and hairs removed,…

“Han Fangji Wan” comes from the Taiping Shenghuifang (in the Shengji Zonglu it is called simply Fangji Wan). It is composed of: Han Fangji (Han Aristolochia/Stephania root) seven qian five fen (22.5 g), Zhuling (Polyporus) seven qian five fen (22.5 g), Tianhuafen (Trichosanthes root) one…

“Renshen Kuanhua Wan” comes from the Taiping Huimin Heji Jufang. It is composed of Kuandonghua (Coltsfoot flower), Renshen (Ginseng), Wuweizi (Schisandra, stir-fried), Ziwan (Aster) and Sangbaipi (Morus root bark), in equal parts. Preparation: grind the herbs into a fine powder, use refined honey as an…

Wu Ye San (“Five-Block Powder”) comes from Jisheng Fang (in the Jingyue Quanshu it is also called Wu Ge San, “Five-Diaphragm Powder”). It treats “five types of Ye (dysphagia): food that will not go down, vomiting and reverse flow with profuse phlegm, obstruction in the…

In the Qing dynasty physician Wu Jutong's Wenbing Tiaobian (Systematized Identification of Warm Diseases), there is a formula called “Huazheng Huisheng Dan” (Conglomeration-Transforming, Life-Reviving Pill). It is indicated for “dryness qi extending into the lower jiao, spreading into the blood portion and forming Zheng” —…