Classic Famous Formula ⁽²⁰⁵⁾

Zhi Zhu Tang comes from Jin Gui Yao Lue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Chamber). In the section "On Pulse Patterns and Treatment of Water-Qi Diseases, Chapter 14," it is recorded: "Hardness below the heart, as large as a plate, with a rim like a…

In the Yu Yao Yuan Fang (Formulas from the Imperial Pharmacy Office) there is a formula called "Bawei Kuandonghua San" (Eight-Ingredient Coltsfoot Flower Powder). It consists of: Coltsfoot flower (Kuandonghua, washed and dried), Aster rhizome (Ziyurong), Schisandra fruit (Wuweizi), and prepared Licorice (Zhi Gancao), each…

In the book He's Heart Transmission on Consumption (He's Xulao Xinchuan) there is a formula called Qingjin San (Metal-Clearing Powder). It consists of: Ophiopogon (Maidong) 4 qian (12 g), Asparagus (Tiandong) 2 qian (6 g), Lily bulb (Baihe) 1 liang (30 g; double the dose…

Duhuo Jisheng Tang comes from the Beiji Qianjin Yaofang (Essential Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold for Emergencies). The Qianjin Yaofang says: for treating low back and back pain, use Duhuo Jisheng Tang. Low back and back pain generally arise from kidney-qi deficiency and weakness, lying…

Bufei Tang comes from the Puji Fang (Prescriptions for Universal Relief). It is composed of: Sangbaipi (Mori Cortex) and Shudihuang (Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata), each 2 liang (60 g); Renshen (Ginseng), Ziwan (Asteris Radix), Huangqi (Astragali Radix), and Wuweizi (Schisandrae Fructus), each 1 liang (30 g).

Wuji San comes from the Xian Shou Li Xu Duan Duan Mi Fang (Secret Recipes from the Immortal for Treating Trauma and Mending Fractures), a classic of TCM orthopedics and traumatology. Wuji San was originally created for traumatic injuries, but because of its striking clinical…

The Waitai Miyao (Arcane Essentials from the Imperial Library) contains a Shigao Tang (Gypsum Decoction) for severe infectious disease, composed of: Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum) 1 liang (30 g); Huanglian (Coptidis Rhizoma), Huangbo (Phellodendri Cortex), and Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix), each 2 qian (6 g); Xiangchi (fermented…

Qingjing San comes from Fu Qingzhu Nüke (Fu Qingzhu’s Gynecology) and is a formula by Fu Qingzhu for treating advanced menstruation in women. It is composed of: Digupi (Lycii Cortex) 5 qian (15 g); Mudanpi (Moutan Cortex), Chao Baishao (white Paeoniae Radix, dry-fried), and Shudihuang…

Qiwei Baizhu San comes from the Xiao’er Yaozheng Jue (Key to Therapeutics of Children’s Diseases) and is an experienced formula of Qian Yi, the great Song-dynasty pediatrician. It is built on Sijunzi Tang (Four-Gentlemen Decoction), with the addition of Huoxiang Ye (Agastaches Folium), Muxiang (Aucklandiae…

Daige San comes from volume 4 of the Yi Shuo (Medical Expositions) by Zhang Gao (Southern Song dynasty), a famous physician of the Xin’an medical school (cited from the Leibian). It is composed of Qingdai (Indigo Naturalis) and bang-fen (clam shell powder) in a 1:10…