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Xiao Yao San (TCM)

ByAdam Tate

Xiao Yao San 逍遥散Happy Wanderer, Or Free and Easy PowderOr Rambling Powder Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Formulary of the Pharmacy Service for Benefitting the People in the Taiping Era: 1107 Herb Name Chai Hu (Bupleurum)Dang Gui (Chinese angelica)Bai Shao (White Peony)Bai Zhu (White Atractylodes) Fu Ling (Poria) Zhi Gan Cao (Fried Licorice)Pao Jiang (fried…

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Long Dan Xie Gan Tang

ByAdam Tate

Long Dan Xie Gan Tang 龙胆泻肝汤 Gentian Decoction to Drain the Liver Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Analytic Collection of Medical Formulas Herb Name Long Dan Cao (Gentian)Huang Qin (Baical Skullcap)Zhi Zi (Gardenia fruit)Mu Tong (Akebia) Che Qian Zi (Plantain seed)Ze Xie (Water Plantain root)Chai Hu (Bupleurum)Shu Di Huang (Rehmannia)Dang Gui (Chinese angelica)Gan Cao (Licorice)…

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Huang Long Tang

ByAdam Tate

Huang Long Tang  黄龙汤Yellow Dragon Decoction Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Shang Han Liu Shu (Six Texts on Cold-Induced Disorders), 1445 Herb Name Da Huang (Rhubarb root)Mang Xiao (Mirabilite)Zhi Shi (Unripe Bitter Orange) Hou Po (Magnolia bark) Ren Shen (Ginseng)Dang Gui (Chinese angelica)Zhi Gan Cao (Fried Licorice) Latin Rheum palmatumMirabilitumCitrus aurantiumMagnolia officinalis Panax ginsengAngelica sinensisGlycyrrhiza…

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Sang Piao Xiao San

ByAdam Tate

Sang Piao Xiao San 桑螵蛸散Praying Mantis Egg-Case Powder Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Extension of the Materia Medica, 1116 Herb Name Sang Piao Xiao (Mantis Egg) Long Gu (Fossil bones)Gui Ban (Tortoise plastron)Fu Shen (Poria sclerotium)Yuan Zhi (Polygala) Ren Shen (Ginseng)Dang Gui (Chinese angelica)Shi Chang Pu (Acorus) Latin Mantidis ootheca Fossila Ossis Chinemys reevesii Poria…

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Dang Gui Shao Yao San

ByAdam Tate

Dang Gui Shao Yao San 当归芍药散Dang Gui and Peony Powder Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Essential of the Golden Cabinet, c. 220 Herb Name Dang Gui (Chinese angelica) Chuan Xiong (Sichuan lovage) Bai Shao (White Peony) Bai Zhu (White Atractylodes) Fu Ling (Poria) Ze Xie (Water Plantain root) Latin Angelica sinensisLigusticum chuanxiongPaeonia lactifloraAtractylodes macrocephalaPoria cocosAlisma…

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Shao Fu Zhu Yu Tang

ByAdam Tate

Shao Fu Zhu Yu Tang 少腹逐瘀汤Drive Out Blood Stasis in the Lower Abdomen Decoction Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Correction of Errors Among Physicians (1830) Herb Name Xiao Hui Xiang (Fennel)Gan Jiang (dried Ginger)Rou Gui (Cinnamon bark)Dang Gui (Chinese Angelica)Chuan Xiong (Sichuan Lovage) Mo Yao (Myrrh) Yan Hu Suo (Corydalis) Pu Huang (Cattail pollen) Wu…

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Die Da Wan

ByAdam Tate

Die Da Wan 跌打丸 Trauma Pill Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Nationwide Collection of TCM Patent Formulas, 1962 Herb Name Dang Gui (Chinese Angelica) Chuan Xiong (Sichuan Lovage) Mo Yao (Myrrh) *Xue Jie (Dragons Blood)Tu Bie Chong (Eupolyphaga) Ru Xiang (Frankincense) *Ma Huang (Ephedra)Zi Ran Tong (Pyrite, prepared) ** Latin Angelica sinensisLigusticum chuanxiongCommiphora myrrhaDaemonorops dracoEupolyphaga…

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Shi Quan Da Bu Tang

ByAdam Tate

Shi Quan Da Bu Tang 十全大补汤 All-Inclusive Great Tonifying Decoction Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Transmitted Trustworthy and Suitable Formulas (1180) Herb Name Ren Shen (Ginseng)Bai Zhu (White Atractylodes) Fu Ling (Poria)Zhi Gan Cao (Fried Licorice)Shu Di Huang (Rehmannia) Dang Gui (Chinese angelica)Bai Shao (White Peony) Chuan Xiong (Sichuan lovage) Huang Qi (Astragalus)Rou Gui (Cinnamon…

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Angelica sinensis, Dang Gui PRO

ByAdam Tate

Angelica sinensis, Dang Gui 当归 Dang Gui (TCM)Lea g-yung (Tibet) A. polymorpha var. chinensis (=A. sinensis)Hooker, Icones Plantarum, 1891 Two different types of Dang Gui available on the Chinese Market. Left is the dried root with head and rootlets removed;Right is the whole root with head and rootlets and which has been lightly steamed with…

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Dang Gui Bu Xue Tang (TCM)

ByAdam Tate

Dang Gui Bu Xue Tang 当归补血汤Dang Gui Tonify the Blood Decoction Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Clarifying Doubts about Damage from Internal and External Cause, 1247 Herb Name Dang Gui (Chinese angelica) Huang Qi (Astragalus) Latin Angelica sinensis Astragalus membranaceus Amount 6 grams30 grams Preparation: Prepare as a decoction Function: Tonify the Blood and Qi…

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Huo Luo Xiao Ling Dan

ByAdam Tate

Huo Luo Xiao Ling Dan 活络效灵丹Fantastically Effective Pill to Invigorate the Collaterals Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Essays of Medicine Esteeming the Chinese and Respecting the Western, 1918–1934 Herb Name Dang Gui (Chinese angelica)Dan Shen (Red Sage root)Ru Xiang (Frankincense)Mo Yao (Myrrh) Latin Angelica sinensis Salvia miltiorrhiza Boswellia carterii Commiphora myrrha Amount 15 grams ea….

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Tian Wang Bu Xin Wan

ByAdam Tate

Tian Wan Bu Xin Wan  天王补心丸Emperor of Heaven’s Tonify the Heart Pill Tian Wang Bu Xin Wan made by Beijing Tongren Tang, one of the oldest and most respected manufacturers in China. They are prepared as 9 gram honey boluses sealed with wax. Tradition: TCM Source / Author: Fine formulas for Women with Annotations and…

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