GUIDE TO CHINESE HERBAL FORMULAS BY PULSE PRESENTATION L CUN – HEART/SMALL INTESTINE ! blocked stage 3 (vessel blockage, systolic murmur, BB block, MVP) -­‐ Dan Shen 25%, Mao Dong Qing 25%, Gua Lou Xie Bai Ban Xia Tang 25%, Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang/Circulation SJ/Stress 1 25% -­‐ for anxiety and/or insomnia: Yan Hu Suo 25%, Dan Shen 25%, Gua Lou Xie Bai Ban Xia Tang 25%, Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang/Circulation SJ/Stress 1 25% -­‐ for chest pain: San Qi 10%, Pu Huang 10%, Dan Shen 20%, Mao Dong Qing 20%, Gua Lou Xie Bai Ban Xia Tang 20%, Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang/Circulation SJ/Stress 1 20% -­‐ if also blocked in L guan: + Liver Detox/Long Dan Xie Gan Tang or Yin Chen Hao Tang 20% -­‐ if also convex & pounding in L guan: + Long Dan Xie Gan Tang/Chai Hu Qing Gan Tang or Liver Detox 20% ! blocked stage 2 (vessel blockage, systolic murmur, BB block, MVP) -­‐ Sheng Mai San 15-­‐20%, Dan Shen 20%, Mao Dong Qing 20%, Gua Lou Xie Bai Ban Xia Tang 20%, Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang/Circulation SJ/Stress 1 20% ! blocked stage 1 (vessel blockage, systolic murmur, BB block, MVP) -­‐ Sheng Mai San 30-­‐40%, Dan Shen 12%, Mao Dong Qing 12%, Gua Lou Xie Bai Ban Xia Tang 12%, Yan Hu Suo 12%, Ji Xue Teng 12% -­‐ if no anxiety sub Yan Hu Suo & Ji Xue Teng with: Dang Gui & Chuan Xiong, Hu Zhang, Jiang Huang, Shui Zhi, or San Qi ! thin & weak (HT blood def, ↓ memory/concentration, ADD, mitral valve prolapse, anxiety) -­‐ Ren Shen Yang Yin Tang 33%, Shi Quan Da Bu Tang 33%, Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan 33% (or Gui Pi Tang or Sheng Mai San) -­‐ if L guan too high/pounding: Zhi Gan Cao Tang 20%, Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan 20%, Chai Hu Jia Long Mu Tang w/ extra Long Gu/Liver Detox 60% -­‐ heart palpitations/irregular rhythm: Zhi Gan Cao Tang 20%, Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan 20% + Jia Wei Xiao Yao San or Si Ni San 60% -­‐ mitral valve prolapse/murmur (tired, sensitive, crying, fatigue): Zhi Gan Cao Tang 25%, Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan 25%, Chai Hu Jia Long Mu Tang 50% -­‐ ADD/ADHD: Gui Pi Tang 50% + Jia Wei Xiao Yao San 50% -­‐ if slippery pulse: + Tian Zhu Huang -­‐ for anxiety: + He Huan Pi, Bai Zi Ren, Suan Zao Ren, Shi Chang Pu, Yuan Zhi ! deep & weak (CHF, FAID, systemic edema, swollen ankles, overweight) -­‐ Fang Ji Huang Qi Tang 20-­‐80%, Circulation SJ/Vitality/Stress 1 20-­‐80% ! reverse hook (anxiety, fear, nervous, adrenal stress, PTSD) -­‐ if hands are warm: Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan 40%, Sheng Mai San 40%, Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan 20% -­‐ if hands are cold: Long Dan Xie Gan Tang 50%, Ba Wei Di Huang Wan 50% -­‐ Liver too high: Chai Hu Long Mu Tang w/ extra Long Gu or Liver DTX + Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan + Sheng Mai San ! constricting (coronary constriction, heart blockage, cold HT, angina, MI) -­‐ Si Ni Tang 20%, Circulation SJ/Stress 1 20%, Dan Shen 20%, Gua Lou Xie Bai Ban Xia Tang 20%, Dang Gui 10%, Sheng Ma/Chuan Xiong 10% -­‐ to clear plaque from vessel wall: Shan Zha, Jue Ming Zi, He Ye, Xia Ku Cao, San Qi, Dan Shen ! gu (heart valve dysfunction, SOB, chest pain, aortic regurg.) -­‐ Mao Dong Qing 50%, Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan 25%, Yang Xin Tang 25% -­‐ edema caused by heart dysfunction/CHF: Mao Dong Qing 100% -­‐ for palpitations: Mao Dong Qing 50% + Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan 50% ! rainbow (inflammation in SI, gas, bloating, enteritis, colitis, food poisoning) -­‐ gas, bloating, enteritis: Ge Gen Huang Qin Huang Lian Tang or GI Care II 25%, Shao Yao Tang 35%, Astringent Complex/Herbal ABX 40% -­‐ food poisoning or colitis: Ge Gen Huang Qin Huang Lian Tang 25%, Shao Yao Tang 25%, Astringent Complex 25%, Herbal ABX 25% -­‐ for bowel disorders: + Wu Mei Wan 20% ! deep, pounding & slippery (bipolar, insomnia, heat/BS in PC) -­‐ Huang Lian Wen Dan Tang 100% or Huang Lian 10% + Zhu Ru Wen Dan Tang 90% L GUAN – LIVER/GALLBLADDER ! convex & pounding (stress, irritability, nervous, moody, sleep) -­‐ Jia Wei Xiao Yao San 50%, Chai Hu Jia Long Mu Tang 50% -­‐ Chai Hu Jia Long Mu Tang 20%, Long Dan Xie Gan Tang 20%, Huang Shui Qie 15%, Cha Chi Huang 15%, Xia Ku Cao 15%, Hu Zhang 15% -­‐ Long Gu 13%, Ci Shi 13%, Zhen Zhu Mu 13%, Xuan Shen 15%, Sheng Di Huang 15%, Astringent Complex 20%, Long Dan Cao or Zhi Zi 10% -­‐ for anxiety/anger/irritability: + He Huan Pi 20% or take out Huang Shui Qie & increase Hu Zhang to 30% -­‐ fatigue/no emotional conditions: Chai Hu Qing Gan Tang or Liver Detox 50%, Wu Wei Zi 25%, Shan Zhu Yu 25% -­‐ fast heart rate/grinding teeth: Jia Wei Xiao Yao San 33%, Chai Hu Jia Long Mu Tang 33%, Yi Gan San 33% ! deep & blocked (fatty liver, anxiety, depression, irritability, vertigo) -­‐ Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang/Fu Yuan Huo Xue Tang 80% + Long Dan Xie Gan Tang/Yin Chen Hao Tang 20% -­‐ anxiety/depression: Suan Zao Ren Tang 25%, Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang (or if constipated Tao Ren Cheng Qi Tang) 25%, Liver DTX 25%, Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin 25% -­‐ fatty liver: Liver DTX 30%, Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang 20%, Yin Chen Hao Tang 25%, Astringent Complex 25% -­‐ Meniere’s/vertigo: Ban Xia Bai Zhu Tian Ma Tang 33%, Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin 33%, Long Dan Xie Gan Tang 33% ! deep & pounding (fatty liver, frustration, LIV/GB damp-­‐heat) -­‐ Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang 20%, Long Dan Xie Gan Tang 20%, Huang Shui Qie 15%, Cha Chi Huang 15%, Xia Ku Cao 15%, Hu Zhang 15% -­‐ Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang 30% + Yin Chen Hao Tang/Long Dan Xie Gan Tang 70% ! wiry, pounding & deep (hepatitis, ↑ liver enzymes, LIV fx ↓) -­‐ elevated liver enzymes: Liver DTX 30%, Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang 20%, Chai Hu Qing Gan Tang 20%, Wu Wei Zi 15%, Shan Zhu Yu 15% -­‐ liver function disorder: + Liver DTX 30%, Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang 20% ! thin & tight in middle/deep (hx of mono) -­‐ Yin Chen Hao Tang 20%, Dang Gui 15%, Chuan Xiong or Sheng Ma 15%, Chai Hu Qing Gan Tang 20%, Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang or Fu Yuan Huo Xue Tang 30% -­‐ if extremely thin: Shao Yao Gan Cao Tang or Gan Mai Da Zao Tang 10% ! mustard seed/bird’s beak (gallstone, hepatic cyst, gallbladderectomy) -­‐ for gallstones: Disolve (GS) 100% -­‐ for hepatic cyst: Dissolve (GS) 80%, Fu Yuan Huo Xue Tang 20% ! roof or blade (liver disease, liver cirrhosis, liver cancer, excess drugs/meds, liver damage) -­‐ liver cirrhosis: Resolve (Lower) 40%, Yin Chen Hao Tang 30%, Dang Gui 15%, Sheng Ma or Chuan Xiong 15% -­‐ constriction d/t cold: Si Ni Tang 20%, Resolve (EM) 35%, Yin Chen Hao Tang 25%, Dang Gui 10%, Sheng Ma or Chuan Xiong 10% Notes from Bob Doane & Jimmy Chang – www.doane.us & elotus.org – created by Stephanie Irzyk, DOM GUIDE TO CHINESE HERBAL FORMULAS BY PULSE PRESENTATION L CHI – KIDNEY, REPRODUCTIVE, ADRENAL, LOWER BACK, PROSTATE ! blocked (surgery, LBP, blood stasis in LJ, dysmenorrhea, infertility, hysterectomy) -­‐ Circulation SJ 50% + Resolve (Lower) 50% ! turtle no tail (lower back pain/stiff, soft tissue knee damage) -­‐ Astringent Complex 60%, Zhen Ren Huo Ming Yin 25%, Dang Gui Nian Tong Tan 15% ! turtle w/ tail (bone spur, disc problems in lower back) -­‐ Flex (Spur) 100% ! deep, thin & weak (KID yang def, cold, infertility, low libido, impot.) -­‐ You Gui Wan 20%, Ba Wei Di Huang Wan 20%, Ba Ji Tian 15%, She Chuang Zi 15%, Jiu Cai Zi 15%, Yin Yang Huo 15% -­‐ or add 20% You Gui Wan or Ba Wei Di Huang Wan to formula ! superficial, wiry/thin & weak (KID yin def, hot flashes) -­‐ superficial & thin: Liu Wei Di Huang Wan (or add 20% to formula) -­‐ superficial, thin & pounding: Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan or Zuo Gui Wan (or add 20% to formula) -­‐ hot flashes/night sweats: Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan 50% + Zhu Ye Shi Gao Tang 30% (+ 20% Dan Shen/Dang Gui, etc.) ! bird’s beak/pen tip (kidney stone L ureter, scar tissue, abort.) -­‐ Kidney stones: Resolve KS 100% -­‐ if thin/weak: Cold Breakers 20%, Shao Fu Zhu Yu Tang 40%, Zhe Chong Yin 20%, Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang 20% -­‐ if pounding: Warm Breakers 20%, Da Ding Huang 10%, Zhen Ren Hou Ming Yin 30%, Resolve EM/Resolve Lower 40% ! turtle both chi (prostate enlargement, varicocele, knee prob) -­‐ prostate enlargement: Resolve (Lower) 50%, Astringent Complex 50% L PROXIMAL PULSES ! taiyang/big & long (excess estrogen in women + hot hands) -­‐ hormonal imbalance w/ hot sx’s: Gardenia Complex 60%, Astringent Complex 20%, Ba Zheng San 20% -­‐ OR Shan Yao 20%, Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan 20%, Gardenia Complex 50% -­‐ hormonal imbalance w/ cold sx’s: Shan Yao 50%, You Gui Wan 20%, Bu Gu Zhi 15%, Jiu Cai Zi 15% -­‐ urinary dysfunction: Ba Zheng San 40%, Herbal ABX 60% ! taiyang or reverse hook both chi (heavy metal tox, chemical sens, poisoning) -­‐ Herbal DTX 100% ! du/long mid depth (back pain/stiffness, spinal damage to LB) -­‐ if cold constriction, not pounding: Cold Breakers 20%, Flex (Spur) 30%, Shu Jin Huo Xue Tang 20%, Ru Xiang 15%, Mo Yao 15% -­‐ Shen Tong Zhu Yu Tang 50%, Shu Jing Huo Xue Tang 20%, Ru Xiang 10%, Mo Yao 10%, Yan Hu Suo 10% -­‐ if pounding: Gardenia Complex 33%, Astringent Complex 33%, Dang Gui Nian Tong Tang 33% -­‐ uterine bleeding (with hot palms + L chi pounding): Black Combo 50%, He Zi 17%, Wu Bei Zi 17%, Chun Gen Pi 17% -­‐ uterine bleeding (with hot palms + L chi scattered/DF): Black Combo 50%, Shao Fu Zhu Yu Tang or Yi Mu Cao 25%, Astringent Complex 25% ! ren/deep & thin (endometriosis, cysts, fibroids, ut. prolapse) OR ren w/ bumps (PCOS + endometriosis, fibroids or vasectomy) -­‐ Resolve (Lower) 40%, Cold Breakers 20%, Shao Fu Zhu Yu Tang 20%, Zhe Chong Yin 20% -­‐ Resolve (Lower) 70%, Ru Xiang 10%, Mo Yao 10%, Yan Hu Suo 10% -­‐ uterine bleeding w/ hot palms: Black Combo 50%, Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan 25%, Astringent Complex 25% -­‐ uterine bleeding w/o hot palms: Black Combo 50%, Shao Fu Zhu Yu Tang 25%, Astringent Complex 25% Notes from Bob Doane & Jimmy Chang – www.doane.us & elotus.org – created by Stephanie Irzyk, DOM GUIDE TO CHINESE HERBAL FORMULAS BY PULSE PRESENTATION R CUN – SINUS/LARGE INTESTINE ! blocked (chronic sinus inf., vertigo, polyps, head pain, snoring, allergies) -­‐ sinus infection (hot cheeks): Resolve (Lower) 40%, Herbal ABX 15%, Astringent Complex 15%, Huang Lian Shang Qin Wan 15%, Gardenia Complex 15% -­‐ anti-­‐allergic/blood mover: + Lu Lu Tong -­‐ dizziness/vertigo: Bai Zhu 20%, Ban Xia 20%, Tian Ma 20%, Fu Ling 20%, Ze Xie 20% -­‐ allergies: Cang Er San 30 (if nose is hot) or + Xin Yin San 30 (if nose is cold), Resolve (Lower) 30, Herbal ABX 10, Astringent Complex 10, Huang Lian Shang Qin Wan 10, Gardenia Complex 10 -­‐ trauma to head: Circulation SJ 40%, Tong Qiao Huo Xue Tang 20%, Gardenia Complex 40% ! deep, thin & weak (URI viral, flu, LU/Wei qi def, hypothyroid) -­‐ Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin 20%, Yu Ping Feng San 20%, Qing Fei Tang 20%, Astringent Complex 20%, Ge Gen Tang 20% -­‐ URI/flu: Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin 20%, Herbal ABX 20%, Qing Fei Tang 20%, Astringent Complex 20%, Ge Gen Tang 20% -­‐ loss of voice: + He Zi 15%, Jie Geng 10%, Gan Cao 10% (or Shi Wei 6%, She Gan 6%, Jie Geng 6%) ! deep & pounding (sinus infection, sinusitis) -­‐ Resolve (Lower) 40%, Herbal ABX 15%, Astringent Complex 15%, Huang Lian Shang Qin Wan 15%, Seattle 1/Gardenia Complex 15% ! tent/empty (LU/Wei qi def, chronic allergies) -­‐ nose & cheeks warm: Cang Er San 40-­‐50%, Chan Tui 10%, Yu Ping Feng San 20%, Yin Qiao San 20%, Pu Ji Xiao Du Yin 20% -­‐ nose & cheeks cold & very thin pulse: Xin Yi San 30%, Ge Gen Tang/Xiao Qing Long Tang 15%, Astringent Complex 15%, Herbal ABX 10% , Yu Ping Feng San 20%, Huang Lian Shang Qin Wan 10% -­‐ add Yu Ping Feng San or Huang Qi Jian Zhong Tang 20% -­‐ wind-­‐cold: Cang Er San 30, Jing Jie 8, Jie Geng 8, Fang Feng 8, Si Ni San 10, Gan Cao 4, Bai Zhi 8, Astringents 10, Chan Tui 8 -­‐ wind-­‐heat: Mu Dan Pi 15, Sheng Ma 5, Xin Yi Hua 6, Lu Lu Tong 6, Cang Er Zi 6, Chan Tui 5, Lian Qiao 6, Bai Zhi 8-­‐15, Chuan Xiong 6, E Bu Shi Cao 6, Gan Cao 3, Huang Qin 5 -­‐ allergies + fatigue: Yu Ping Feng San or Huang Qi Jian Zhong Tang 30%, Chan Tui 10%, Xin Yi Hua 10%, Jie Geng 5%, Dang Shen 5%, Bai Zhi 10%, Wu Mei 5%, Gan Cao 5%, He Zi 10%, Wu Bei Zi 10% -­‐ wheezing: + Di Long 6, Ku Shen 6 -­‐ loose stools: + Ge Gen 15 -­‐ blood stasis: + Mu Dan Pi 8, Dang Gui 5, Lu Lu Tong 6 ! superficial & forceful or jumpy/pounding (sinus infect., URI bacterial/viral, sinusitis) -­‐ sinus infection: Ge Qiao 15%, Fu Hai Shi 15%, Herbal ABX 10%, Astringent Complex 10%, Huang Lian Shang Qin Wan 15%, Gardenia Complex 15%, Resolve (Lower) 30% st
-­‐ for wind invasion (check R proximal for Taiyang pulse): + Ge Gen Tang 15%, Yin Qiao San 15% (use in 1 week), -­‐ Ge Gen Tang 15%, Yin Qiao San 15%, Qing Fei Tang 20%, Herbal ABX 30%, Astringent Complex 20% -­‐ too cool off heat in sinuses: + Jin Yin Hua or Huang Qin 10% -­‐ for cough/to prevent coughing: + Qing Fei Tang or Dun Sou San 20% -­‐ for pneumonia or cough w/ yellow or green phlegm: Jin Yin Hua 15%, Yi Yi Ren 15%, Shi Gao 15%, Lu Gen 15%, Lian Qiao 10%, Tao Ren 5%, Gan Cao 5%, Dong Gua Zi 10%, Astringent Complex 5%, Xing Ren 5% -­‐ dry cough w/ ST fire: Qing Zao Jiu Fei Tang 40%, Gan Lu Yin 20%, Qing Fei Tang 20%, Herbal ABX 20-­‐30% ! superficial, wiry, sl. thin & pounding (wind-­‐heat cold or allergy) -­‐ Cang Er San 30, Jing Jie 10, Chan Tui 10, Mu Dan Pi 10, Jin Yin Hua 10, Lian Qiao 10 -­‐ for itchy eyes: + Bai Ji Li 10, Ju Hua 10, Sang Ye 10, Bo He 10 -­‐ if pulse also weak: + Yu Ping Feng San or Huang Qi Jian Zhong Tang 20% ! superficial, wiry & very thin (wind-­‐cold cold or allergy) -­‐ Gui Zhi Tang/Ge Gen Tang (or Xiao Qing Long Tang) 40%, Jing Jie 5-­‐10%, Fang Feng 5-­‐10%, Jie Geng 5-­‐10%, Lu Lu Tong 5-­‐10%, E Bu Shi Cao 5-­‐10%, Bai Zhi 5-­‐10% -­‐ for itchy eyes: + Bai Ji Li 10, Ju Hua 10, Sang Ye 10, Bo He 10 -­‐ if pulse also weak: + Yu Ping Feng San or Huang Qi Jian Zhong Tang 20% ! stiff/hard (peristalsis problem in LI) or stiff/hard & pounding (inflammation in LI) -­‐ Astringent Complex 60% + Ge Gen Huang Lian Huang Qin Tang 40% ! short/BB/pen tip (polyp, diverticulitis, enteritis, constip., hemorrhoid, phlegm block in LU) -­‐ Resolve (Lower) 60%, Astringent Complex 20% -­‐ diverticulosis/large or small polyps (large turtle pulse): Zhen Ren Hou Ming Yin 20%, Astringent Complex 20%, Cold Breakers (if thin/weak) or Warm Breakers (if pounding) 20%, Ge Xie Zhu Yu Tang 20%, Cha Chi Huang or Huang Qin 20% -­‐ IBS: Ge Gen Huang Lian Tang 30%, Jia Wei Xiao Yao San 20%, Xian Sha Liu Jun Zi Tang 20%, Shan Zha 15%, Mai Ya 15% -­‐ if ST pulse very wiry & strong: He Zi 15%, Wu Bei Zi 15%, Bai Wei 15%, Tian Hua Fen 15%, Huang Lian Jie Du Tang 20%, Jia Wei Xiao Yao San 20% -­‐ constipation: + Da Huang 8, Mang Xiao 8 -­‐ acute cold asthma (cool Ren-­‐22): Xiao Qing Long Tang 50%, Astringent Complex 30%, Zi Wan 10%, Bai Bu 10% -­‐ acute hot asthma (warm Ren-­‐22): Ding Chuan Tang 50%, Di Long 10%, Lung Ph 20%, Qian Hu 20% -­‐ weak short pulse w/ weak ST pulse: Zhi Huang Qi 15%, Bai Zhu 5%, Dan Shen 10%, Chen Pi 15%, Zhi Gan Cao 5%, Ling Zhi 15%, Fang Geng 5%, Ban Xia 5%, Chan Tui 5%, Dang Gui 5%, Astringent Complex 10%, Ku Shen 5% -­‐ late onset asthma w/ LBP: Zhi Huang Qi 15%, Tu Si Zi 5%, Astringent Complex 10%, Shu Di Huang 10%, Bu Gu Zhi 5%, Dan Shen 5%, Ling Zhi 10%, Zi Su Zi 5%, Ge Jie 5%, Ku Shen 5%, Shan Zhu Yu 5%, Chen Pi 5%, Zhi Gan Cao 5%, Dong Chong Xia Cao 5%, Fu Ling 5% -­‐ if cold: + Fu Zi, Gan Jiang, Rou Gui ! constricting (bad wind-­‐cold/allergy or LU cold w/ phlegm) -­‐ Xiao Qing Long Tang 20%, Si Ni Tang 20%, Dang Gui 15%, Sheng Ma or Chuan Xiong 15%, Astringent Complex 30% -­‐ w/ headache: + Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao San -­‐ w/ drippy nose: + E Bu Shi Cao & Bai Zhi Notes from Bob Doane & Jimmy Chang – www.doane.us & elotus.org – created by Stephanie Irzyk, DOM GUIDE TO CHINESE HERBAL FORMULAS BY PULSE PRESENTATION R GUAN – STOMACH/PANCREAS ! superficial, convex & pounding (ST fire, acid reflux, H. pylori, too much stomach acid) -­‐ Huang Lian Jie Du Tang 20%, Jia Wei Xiao Yao San 20%, He Zi 15%, Wu Bei Zi 15%, Tian Hua Fen 15%, Bai Wei 15% -­‐ Astringent Complex 40%, Herbal ABX 40%, Huang Lian Jie Du Tang 20% -­‐ for h. pylori: Astringent Complex 40%, Herbal ABX 20%, Huang Lian Jie Du Tang 20%, Jia Wei Xiao Yao San or M3 20% -­‐ for severe acid reflux & bloating (R styloid pulse): + Chai Hu Jia Long Mu Tang or Wa Leng Zi 15% + Mu Li 15% -­‐ for stubborn acid reflux or parasites: + Wu Mei Wan 25-­‐30% -­‐ if LI-­‐10 cold: + An Zhong San, Ping Wei San or Si Jun Zi Tang 15-­‐20% ! deep & blocked or pounding (poor digestion -­‐ gas, bloating, gastritis) -­‐ Astringent Complex 25%, GI Care 25%, Herbal ABX 25%, Chai Hu Jia Long Mu Tang 25% (add Gan Cao 15% if pain is severe) -­‐ Huang Lian Jie Du Tang 20%, Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang 20%, He Zi 15%, Wu Bei Zi 15%, Tian Hua Fen 15%, Bai Wei 15% -­‐ gastritis (if pounding): Astringent Complex 40%, Herbal ABX 20%, Chai Hu Jia Long Mu Tang 20%, Huang Lian Jie Du Tang 20% -­‐ for severe pain & heal ulcers: + Gan Cao 15% ! deep, wiry & pounding (LIV → ST, pre-­‐diabetic or type II, too much sugar/carbs in diet) -­‐ M3 (Xie Huang San, Gan Lu Yin, Huang Lian Jie Du Tang equal amts) 40%, Hu Zhang 15%, Huang Shui Qie 15%, Cha Chi Huang or Zhi Zi 15%, Xia Ku Cao 15% -­‐ M3 50%, Wu Mei Wan 20-­‐25% + w/ KID fire: Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan 30% or Ba Wei Di Huang Wan 30% (if cold hands) ! superficial, wiry & pounding (LIV ⇒ ST, nervous ST, pain, ulcer, constipation) -­‐ Jia Wei Xiao Yao San 20%, Huang Lian Jie Du Tang 20%, Hu Zhang 15%, Cha Chi Huang 15%, Xia Ku Cao 15%, Huang Shui Qie 15% -­‐ Feng Wei Cao 15%, Zhen Ren Huo Ming Yin 20%, Chai Hu Jia Long Mu Tang 20%, Astringent Complex 15%, Zhe Chong Yin 15%, Huang Lian Jie Du Tang 15% -­‐ if too emotional: + Jia Wei Xiao Yao San or Yi Gan San (for fast HR or trembling) -­‐ for constipation: + Da Huang 5% + Mang Xiao 3% ! thin & wiry (stomach pain, LIV ⇒ ST + cold in ST) -­‐ Cha Chi Huang 15, Xia Ku Cao 15, Huang Shui Qie 15, Hu Zhang 15, Jia Wei Xiao Yao San 20, Huang Lian Jie Du Tang 20 ! thin & weak (def. cold ST, weak digestion, SP qi def, lupus) -­‐ An Zhong San 50%, Jia Wei Xiao Yao San 20%, Gui Pi Tang 30% -­‐ very cold stomach: substitute An Zhong San w/Fu Zi Li Zhong Tang R CHI – BLADDER, SHOULDER, NECK ! blocked (frozen shoulder, numbness in fingers/arms) -­‐ frozen shoulder w/ dead blood causing upper body pain: Circulation SJ 30%, Ge Gen Tang 20%, Er Zhu Tang 50% -­‐ if no hypertension: Bu Yang Huan Wu Tang 70%, Ru Xiang 10%, Mo Yao 10%, Yan Hu Suo 10% -­‐ traumatic injuries: Circulation SJ 40%, Ge Gen Tang 30%, Flex Spur 30% ! turtle no tail (soft tissue damage to shoulder, shoulder pain) -­‐ soft tissue damage: Astringent Complex 60%, Zhen Ren Huo Ming Yin 25%, Ge Gen Tang 15% -­‐ if pounding: Er Zhu Tang 30%, Astringent Complex 20%, Zhen Ren Huo Ming Yin 20%, Ru Xiang 10%, Mo Yao 10%, Yan Hu Suo 10% -­‐ frozen shoulder w/ blood stasis: Shen Tong Zhu Yu Tang -­‐ frozen shoulder w/ qi def & blood stasis: Bu Yuan Huan Wu Tang -­‐ frozen shoulder w/ damp: Er Zhu Tang ! turtle w/ tail (bone spur, neck/shoulder disk prob, neck pain) -­‐ bone spur/disc problem: Flex Spur 100% -­‐ headache/migraine d/t neck pain: Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao San 30%, Gardenia Complex 30%, Ge Gen Tang 20%, Flex Spur 20% ! thin & weak (urinary incontinence) -­‐ Sang Piao Xiao San 60% + Astringent Complex 40% -­‐ If all pulses weak: Bu Zhong Yi Wi Tang 50%, Sang Piao Xiao San 30%, Astringent Complex 20% ! deep & pounding (bladder infection, UTI, freq urination) -­‐ Ba Zheng San 80%, Herbal ABX or Wu Wei Xiao Du Yin 20% ! bird’s beak/pen tip (kidney stone R ureter) -­‐ Dissolve (KS) 100% (also good for severe high BP d/t kidney problem) -­‐ cyst in kidney: + Hot or Cold breakers -­‐ water metabolism kidney problem/HTN, block in ureter: Shui Ding Xian 20%, Xian Feng Cao 20%, Li Zhi He 20%, Dan Shen 20%, Di Long 20% -­‐ KID yang def/EGFR filtration rate is low: Yin Yang Huo 55%, Xiao Mao 25%, Si Ni Tang 20% -­‐ kidney failure: Wu Mei Wan Notes from Bob Doane & Jimmy Chang – www.doane.us & elotus.org – created by Stephanie Irzyk, DOM GUIDE TO CHINESE HERBAL FORMULAS BY PULSE PRESENTATION R PROXIMAL PULSES ! taiyang/big & long (UTI, burning urination, KID infection) -­‐ urinary dysf. d/t heat: Ba Zheng San 40%, Herbal ABX 60% -­‐ cystitis w/ blood in urine: Long Dan Xie Gan Tang 50% + Ba Wei Di Huang Wan 50% -­‐ hormonal imbalance w/ heat: Shan Yao 30%, Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan 20%, Gardenia Complex 50% -­‐ hormonal imbalance w/ cold: Shan Yao 50%, You Gui Wan 20%, Bu Gu Zhi 15%, Jiu Cai Zi 15% -­‐ to tonify hormones: Bu Gu Zhi, Jiu Cai -­‐ difficult urination/defecation (blocked): Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang ! du/long mid depth (pain/stiffness in neck & upper body) -­‐ neck pain: Gardenia Complex 30%, Astringent Complex 30%, Ge Gen Tang 20%, Flex Spur 20% -­‐ upper body pain/joint pain from wind-­‐cold/flu: Ji Xiang Teng 50%, Dao Di Wu Gong 50% -­‐ migraine/chronic headaches: Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao San 30%, Gardenia Complex 30%, Ge Gen Tang 20%, Flex Spur 20% ! turtle both chi (prostate enlargement, varicocele, knee) -­‐ Resolve (Lower) 50%, Astringent Complex 50% ! taiyang both chi (heavy metal tox, chemical sens, poisoning) -­‐ chemical poisoning/sensitivites: Ba Zheng San 40%, Long Dan Xie Gan Tang 20%, Herbal ABX 60% ! yinqiao/ren (bone spur in neck/shoulder, hemorrhoids, constipation, skin allergy) -­‐ bone spur: Flex (Spur) 100% -­‐ hemorrhoids: Hot Breaker 25%, Zhen Ren Hou Ming Yin 25%, Astringent Complex 25%, Shao Yao Tang 25% -­‐ skin allergy (dry type): Wen Qing Yin 20%, Yi Yi Ren 20%, Liver DTX 20%, Gardenia Complex 20%, Astringent Complex 20% -­‐ skin allergy (wet type): Wen Qing Yin 20%, Yi Yi Ren 20%, Liver DTX 20%, Jing Fang Bai Du San 20%, Astringent Complex/Gardenia Complex 20% EXTRA PULSES: L YANG WEI -­‐ ARTHRITIS ! convex, wide, pounding (rheumatoid arthritis, heat type) -­‐ Dang Gui Nian Tong Tang 50%, Astringent Complex 50% ! very thin/wiry & tight (osteoarthritis, cold type) -­‐ Shu Jing Huo Xue Tang 50%, Shen Tong Zhu Yu Tang 20%, Ru Xiang 15%, Mo Yao 15% ! superficial & very thin (cold-­‐bi) ! deep & very thin (damp-­‐cold bi) L & R YIN WEI – HT DISEASE ! L or R present (family hx of HT disease) -­‐ Si Ni Tang 20%, Circulation/Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang 80% -­‐ to tonify the HT by releasing water: Mao Dong Qing 100% R YANG WEI – LUNG/RESPIRATORY ! superficial, convex & pounding (LU heat, inflammation in LU) -­‐ Lung PH 50%, Astringent Complex 20%, Hai Ge Fen 15%, Di Long 15% ! deep & pounding (phlegm-­‐heat in LU) -­‐ Lung PH 50%, Astringent Complex 20%, Hai Ge Fen 15%, Di Long 15% ! very thin (wind-­‐cold in LU) -­‐ Dun Sou San 60%, Astringent Complex 20%, Xiao Qing Long Tang 20% ! wiry, thicker & pounding (acute cold, wind-­‐heat) ! pen tip (phlegm block in LU, asthma) -­‐ Ding Chuan Tang ! Ren-­‐22 hot + pen tip (allergy) -­‐ Ding Chuan Tang -­‐ additions: + Di Long, Herbal ABX ! Ren-­‐22 cold + thin (chronic bronchitis, chr. cold) -­‐ Dun Sou San, Zhi Sou San or Ning Sou San -­‐ for cough w/ loose phlegm: + Zi Wan & Bai Bu Notes from Bob Doane & Jimmy Chang – www.doane.us & elotus.org – created by Stephanie Irzyk, DOM