Li Dongyuan ⁽¹²⁾

Niuxi Wan (Achyranthes Pill) comes from Li Dongyuan's Essentials of Practical Methods (Huofa Jiyao). Its composition is: Niuxi (Achyranthis Bidentatae Radix, wine-soaked), Bixie (Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae Rhizoma), Duzhong (Eucommiae Cortex, fried), Roucongrong (Cistanches Herba, wine-soaked), Tusizi (Cuscutae Semen), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Huluba (Trigonellae Semen, fried), Buguzhi…

In the entry on "scrofula syndrome" (luoli zheng) in Li Dongyuan's Essentials of Practical Methods (Huofa Jiyao), there are a total of three treatment prescriptions, two of which are composed primarily of Qumai (Dianthi Herba) and Lianqiao (Forsythiae Fructus). Prescription 1: one jin each of…

Some of the "malignant superficial sores" of ancient TCM texts correspond to superficial tumors in modern medicine, while others are related to infectious diseases. Ancient TCM treated such sores mostly by external methods. One of the Four Great Masters of the Jin-Yuan period, Li Dongyuan,…

Li Dongyuan, one of the four great masters of the Jin-Yuan period, is known for famous formulas such as Buzhong Yiqi Decoction and Guipi Decoction, which many people know and use. But a formula like “Hezhong Pills” is not so widely circulated. In fact, this…

Danggui Buxue Decoction is a classic formula by Li Dongyuan, one of the four great masters of the Jin-Yuan period. Its composition is: Huangqi (Radix Astragali) 1 liang (30 g), Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis) 2 qian (6 g), with 2 slices of Shengjiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis…

In Li Dongyuan's book Lanshi Micang (Secret Records of the Orchid Chamber), there is a formula called Jiebiao Shengma Decoction. Its composition is as follows: Shengma (Rhizoma Cimicifugae), Qianghuo (Rhizoma et Radix Notopterygii), and Cangzhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis), each 1 qian (3 g); Fangfeng (Radix Saposhnikoviae)…

In Li Dongyuan's Treatise on the Spleen and Stomach (Piwei Lun) there is a formula called "Banxia Baizhu Tianma Tang". Its composition is: Huangbai (Phellodendri Cortex) 5 qian (15 g), Ganjiang (dried Zingiber Rhizoma) 7 qian 5 fen (22.5 g); Tianma (Gastrodiae Rhizoma), Cangzhu (Atractylodis…

Zhishi Daozhi Wan (Immature Bitter Orange Stagnation-Directing Pill) is an empirical formula of Li Dongyuan, one of the four great masters of the Jin-Yuan dynasty. It is recorded in Li Dongyuan's Neiwaishang Bianhuo Lun (Discrimination of the Confusion between Internal and External Damage). Its composition:…

Shengyang Yiwei Tang (“Yang-Raising Stomach-Benefiting Decoction”) comes from Neiwaishang Bianhuo Lun (Treatise on the Differentiation and Treatment of Internal and External Injury), and is also called Yiwei Tang. Its composition is: Huangqi (Astragalus) 2 liang (60g); Banxia (Pinellia, washed—this one herb is not used in…

'Sanzhong Kuijian Tang' is from the 'Ulcers and Sores' (Chuangyang Men) section of Li Dongyuan's medical work Lanshi Micang. The original text reads: 'Sanzhong Kuijian Tang: treats maxillary-axillary scrofulous sores, hard as stone, whether located below the ear to the supraclavicular fossa, on the shoulder,…