独活寄生汤 / Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang Treats the following symptoms: Tags: arthritis in stiffness / pain / aches / heaviness or numbness of joints and muscles, fibromyalgia, intolerance to cold, lower back ache, lumbar muscle strain, sciatica, senile lumbo-crural pain Relieve Bi is from the earliest clinical encyclopedia of traditional Chinese medicine “Thousand-Golden-Prescriptions” written by Sun Simiao of Tang Dynasty in 652 AD. Many practitioners in the later generations evaluated the Relieve Bi, the focus is on removing Wind, Cold and Dampness, supplemented with nourishing the Liver, Kidney, and Qi and Blood. Its composition is considered to “eliminate Evil without hurting the Zheng Qi, support the Zheng Qi without remaining Evil”. It...

镇肝熄风汤 / Zhen Gan Xi Feng Tang Treats the following symptoms: Tags: chronic headache and migraine, dizziness and vertigo, during or after a stroke, high blood pressure (hypertension), numbness of extremities, pre-stroke conditions in a distending feeling in the eyes, preventing stroke, restless legs syndrome, restlessness and flushed feeling Relieve Interior Wind is from “Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine” written by Zhang Xichun in 1924. The formula has the effects of quenching the Liver Wind, nourishing Yin and calming down Yang. It is for the treatment of so-called syndromes of “Excessive Yang and Fire punch upward”, or “excessive Liver Yang of upper part of the body, and Deficiency Kidney Yin of lower part of the body”. The syndromes are characterized by dizziness &...

Yu Ping Cang Er Pian Treats the following symptoms: Tag: chronic sinusitis Relieve Nasal Passage is the basic treatment for chronic sinusitis and is a combination of Tonic Defensive Qi, which supplements Wei Qi, and Xanthium Tea, which clears the sinus Wind-Heat. Chinese medicine believes that sinusitis is congestion of Heat in the sinuses. If the body lacks Qi and is unable to get rid of Evil, it will become chronic sinusitis after a long delay. Therefore, the treatment of chronic sinusitis should not only clear away Dampness, Heat and Poison but also tonic Qi. SINUSITIS Typical symptoms: blocked nose, cough, fatigue, fever, headache, nasal discharge Disease description: Sinusitis is the swelling of the mucous membrane in the paranasal sinuses. Respiratory viruses causing the common cold or flu, can lead to...

保和丸 / Bao He Wan Treats the following symptoms: Tags: acid reflux, bad breath (halitosis), belching and be sick of food, food stagnation, fullness in stomach, indigestion, nausea and vomiting Relieve Stomach Stagnation comes from the “Danxi’s Mastery of Medicine” edited by Zhu Danxi, from the Yuan Dynasty published in 1347 AD. It is used for indications of Stagnation of the Stomach and indigestion. The Stagnation is caused by overeating, or originally, the Spleen and Stomach were weak, overeating leads to further damage to the Spleen and Stomach (lower gastric motility, gastrointestinal “overload“). The undigested turbid food stagnated in the Stomach which causes fullness and distension of stomach and abdomen, poor appetite, constipation or loose stools, foul smelling stool, thick tongue coating, and slippery pulse. The...

首乌片 / Shou Wu Pian Treats the following symptoms: Tags: age spots, ageing, alopecia, early appearance of white or grey hair, hair loss, poor memory Chinese medicine verifies the prosperity and decay of Qi and Blood based on the glory and dryness of hair, which is a pioneering thought of the ancients in the history of medicine. Chinese medicine believes that hair is related to Kidney, Liver, Spleen and Stomach. Hair is especially close to the Kidney; a sufficient working Kidney is the foundation of healthy hair. The Liver stores the Blood, if the Liver Blood is sufficient, the hair is nourished so that it is not easy to lose hair. The Spleen controls the digestive process and transports Mizutani Essence to nourish the hair. The principles of nourishing hair are nourishing Kidney and Essence, Qi and Blood,...

大黄片 / Da Huang Pian Treats the following symptoms: Tag: constipation in dry or hard stool Rhubarb is used to treat gastrointestinal heat, lack of fluid and dry stool. The Dryness of the Intestine is caused by overeating spicy, greasy and fatty food, which leads to excessive Yang and burning of Yin; or after a fever, the remaining Heat stays in the Stomach and Intestine and consumes the fluid. Rhubarb is most suitable for constipation with dry and hard stool caused by Dryness and Stagnation. Discontinue therapy when it becomes effective. However, it contains strong laxative herbs that break down the Stagnation, so it is not suitable for regular usage for those who are old, weak and have Blood Deficiency. If it is pure constipation...

甘麥大棗丸 / Gan Mai Da Zao Wan Treats the following symptoms: Tags: abnormal behaviour, abnormal speech, absentmindedness, anxiety, irritability, melancholy, moodiness, tendency to cry easily Serene Centre (Gan Mai Da Zao Wan) is derived from “Essentials of the Golden Chamber” written by Zhang Zhongjing, a physician in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Because of the addition of He Shou Wu, He Huan Hua, Fu Ling, and Bai He on the basis of Zhang Zhongjing’s original prescription, it enhanced the effects of calming the nerves, tonifying the spleen and kidney. The main indications are sadness, involuntary crying, restless sleep, and even abnormal speech and behavior. It can also be used for dizziness or...

小柴胡汤 / Xiao Chai Hu Tang Treats the following symptoms: Tags: bile, chronic fatigue, cold and flu in a prolonged duration, hepatitis, liver function disorder, menstrual cold, menstrual fever, nausea and vomiting, one of the following symptoms: upset; sick; nausea / loss of appetite / fullness in the chest / bitter taste in the mouth / alternating attacks of chills and fever, unexplained fever Shaoyang Formula comes from “Treatise on Febrile Diseases” written by Zhang Zhongjing in the late Eastern Han Dynasty in China and has been in clinical use for more than 1800 years. It is a well-known reconcile prescription for the treatment of Shaoyang Syndrome. The so-called Shaoyang syndrome is caused by Zheng Qi in the body...

Smooth Gallbladder (Li Dan Pai Shi Pian) is a famous Chinese herbal formulation used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). It is commonly used to dissolve and discharge gallstones, clear heat, remove toxins, increase bile secretion and promote liver function and detoxification. With its unique combination of natural ingredients, this medicine has gained recognition for its effectiveness. It consists of various ingredients, including lysimachiae, artemisia , tumeric, scutellaria, polygonum cuspidatum. Contraindicated during pregnancy. Discontinue or reduce dosage if diarrhoea develops.   Treats the following symptoms: abnormal distension and fullness, cholecystitis, cholelithiasis (gallstones), constipation, dark and yellow urine, fever, fullness in abdomen, gallbladder distension, increase bile secretion, jaundice, pain in ribs area

痛泻要方 / Tong Xie Yao Fang Treats the following symptoms: Tags: abdominal pain during diarrhoea and pain relief after diarrhoea, abnormal bowel sounds with pain, alternation of constipation and diarrhoea, candida in a chronic or recurrent diarrhoea, irritable bowel syndrome, leaky gut, mucus stool, ulcerative colitis Smooth Intestine comes from the “Danxi’s Mastery of Medicine” published by Zhu Danxi in the Yuan Dynasty in 1481 AD. It is a representative formulation for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome. Chinese medicine believes that the pathogenesis of irritable bowel syndrome is a “Stagnation of the Liver and Deficiency of Spleen, Dampness and Heat of the intestines“. Liver Stagnation leads to the Qi Stagnation and causes pain; Spleen Deficiency and Intestinal Dampness cause bowel sound with pain, bowel diarrhoea, abdominal pain during diarrhoea...

柴胡疏肝片 / Chai Hu Shu Gan Pian Treats the following symptoms: Tags: cholecystitis, chronic gastritis, depression, fullness in stomach, hepatitis, interfacial neuralgia, pain in ribs area, pain or distending feeling in chest and hypochondriac region, sto, stomach ache, symptoms become worse with stress or emotional upset Smooth Liver came out of the Ming Dynasty and was mentioned in Ye Wenling’s “Medical Purpose”, published in 1535 AD. It is a formula for the treatment of Liver Qi Stagnation. The symptoms are characterized by mood depression and pain or distension in the circulation site of Liver Meridian, such as pain in the ribs area, stomach pain, fullness, often sigh involuntarily and wiry pulse. Nowadays, it is commonly used...

香砂养胃丸 / Xiang Sha Yang Wei Wan Treats the following symptoms: Tags: acid reflux, fullness in stomach, indigestion, nausea, pain in the epigastrium, poor appetite, stomach ache Stomach Tonic is based on the Xiang Sha Yang Wei Decoction from Gong Tingxian’s “Revise Diseases and Return to Health” published in the Ming Dynasty in 1615 AD. It has the effect of warming Stomach and regulating Stomach Qi and is therefore used for indigestion problems. Indications include stomach-ache, distension after eating, poor appetite, loose stools and fatigue, uncomfortable fullness, noisy discomfort etc. caused by inadequate Stomach Yang, Dampness and Stagnation of Qi. COVID-19 RELATED SYMPTOMS: PREVENTION, INFECTION, RECOVERY Typical symptoms: abdominal pain, acute and chronic cough / bronchitis / asthma in clear phlegm or no phlegm...

Da Chai Hu Tang Treats the following symptoms: Tags: abdominal pain, bile, bitter taste in the mouth, constipation, fullness in abdomen, nausea and vomiting, pancreatitis and cholecystitis Thorowax Purger is from “Treatise on Febrile Diseases” written by Zhang Zhongjing in the late Eastern Han Dynasty in China. It is made from Shaoyang Formula by removing ginseng and liquorice and adding rhei, citrus aurantium and paeonia lactiflora. Its effect is mainly to reconcile the Liver and Gallbladder to purge. It is used for disharmony of Shaoyang, Liver and Gallbladder Damp Heat, the manifestation of upper abdominal pain and fullness like a nodular mass or discomfort, bitter mouth, nausea or vomiting, constipation, yellow, greasy red tongue, pulse string or slippage. In modern clinic it...

天王补心丸 / Tian Wang Bu Xin Wan Treats the following symptoms: Tags: anxiety and palpitations, dry mouth, insomnia, restlessness, thirst Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan originates from the “Effective Formulae Handed Down for Generations” compiled by Wei Yilin in the Yuan Dynasty and published in 1345. It has the effect of nourishing the Heart and Mind, nourishing Yin and clearing Heat. It is suitable for the treatment of Heart and Kidney, Yin and Blood Deficiency and Fire disturbing the Heart Shen (spirit). It has the symptoms of irritability, anxiety and palpitations, restless or dreariness sleep, mental fatigue, forgetfulness, impatient thoughts and dry stool. Both Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan and Calm Shen are nourishing and tranquillizing formulas, which can be...

玉屏风散 / Yu Ping Feng San Treats the following symptoms: Tag: immune deficiency Tonic Defensive Qi was created by Wei Yilin, a Chinese physician in the Yuan Dynasty, and is a classic formula for strengthening Qi and solidifying the resistance. Strengthening Qi refers to nourish Qi of the Lungs and Spleen. The Defensive Qi (resistance) is controlled by the Lungs. Lung Qi is produced by the Spleen, with a strong Qi of the Spleen, the Qi of Lungs are exuberant. The strong Qi of Lungs and Spleen make the body’s resistance strong and external Evils are inviolable. Modern medicine believes that Tonic Defensive Qi has the effects of immune enhancement, anti-fatigue and anti-allergy, and it is suitable for diseases characterized by fatigue, spontaneous sweat and aversion to Wind. Moreover, it can prevent colds, and it is especially suitable for patients...