Cold bitter da huang belongs to the west, autumn, and dryness. It strongly cools and descends the yang qi in the stomach domain. Which is why it is used in the Cheng qi family of formulas. It is used when internal yang ming heat is so great that the normal cooling, drying, and descending function …
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Huang qi, Astragali radix
Huang qi, Astragali radix Huang qi is a yang herb that tonifies the yang of the surface and interior. Huang qi is a yin herb that nourishes earth and yin fluids. Its core use is in raising the clear qi up to the lungs and heart so it can become blood and be transported out …
Can you use the xiao chai hu tang modifications for ban xia xie xin tang?
Xiao chai hu tang chai hu 24 huang qin 9 ban xia 12 sheng jiang 9 ren shen 9 da zao 9 zhi gan cao 9 Ban xia xie xin tang ban xia 24 huang qin 9 huang lian 3 ren shen 9 gan jiang 9 da zao 9 zhi gan cao 9 They share …
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Understanding Mingmen
In seeking to understand Chinese Medicine I am always on the lookout for material that clarifies my thoughts. The concept of mingmen has remained unclear for me, until now. This text is from the website of http://www.itmonline.org. Hat tip to Subhuti Dharmananda for his sources of information. From Chen Shiduo, A Secret Manual from the …
Disease Progression
Does disease progress according to a set structure? In other words, does disease progress from tai yang, to yang ming, to shao yang, to tai yin, to shao yin, and finally jue yin? The quick and simple answer is no. The reason why this is taught is complicated and interesting. In my basic TCM acupuncture …
Dang gui si ni tang and Dang gui si ni jia wu zhu yu sheng jiang tang
Dang gui si ni tang dang gui 9 gui zhi 9 bai shao 9 da zao 15 zhi gan cao 6 xi xin 9 tong cao 6 Line 351 When there is reversal cold of the limbs and the pulse is fine and verging on expiry, dang gui si ni tang governs. This formula is …
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Xiao ban xia tang
Xiao ban xia tang ban xia 24 sheng jiang 24 This formula restores the pivot of earth. Earth must pivot for normal function. The separation of pure and impure depends on it. The organs associated with earth are the stomach and spleen. The stomach belongs to yang ming and it functions with the large and …
Huang Lian Tang
Huang lian tang huang lian 9 ban xia 12 gui zhi 9 ren shen 6 gan jiang 9 da zao 9 zhi gan cao 9 Line 173 When in cold damage, there is heat in the chest, evil qi in the stomach, pain in the abdomen, and a desire to vomit, huang lian tang governs. …
Li zhong wan modifications
Li zhong wan ren shen 9 bai zhu 9 gan jiang 9 zhi gan cao 9 386 When in sudden turmoil, there is headache, heat effusion, and generalized pain, if there is more heat and the patient desires to drink water, wu ling san governs; but if there is more cold and the patient does …
Yang Dawn
The beauty of Chinese Herbal Medicine is illustrated in line 30 of the Shang Han Lun. Line 30 Question: In a pattern similar to yang dawn Using the concept of xiang, or images, we can refer to something in terms of the Dao. In doing so we can see its manifestation. Yang dawn is the …