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Minor Bupleurum Decoction
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Bupleuri Radix; Scutellariae Radix; Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma; Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma; Pinelliae Rhizoma; Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens; Jujubae Fructus
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1. Cold damage entering the shaoyang. The symptoms are alternating chills and fever, fullness and discomfort in the chest and rib-side, no desire to eat or drink, vexation and frequent vomiting, bitter taste in the mouth, dry throat, dizzy vision, a thin white tongue coating, and a wiry pulse. 2. Heat entering the blood chamber (uterus). The symptoms are feminine wind-invasion syndrome, inhibited menstrual flow, periodic alternating chills and fever, malaria, and jaundice when the patient shows signs of a shaoyang pattern.
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6
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Minor Chest-Draining Decoction
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Coptidis Rhizoma; Pinelliae Rhizoma; Trichosanthis Fructus
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Clears heat and dissolves phlegm, loosens the chest, and dissipates masses.
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Xiao Xian Xiong Tang is suitable for pattern of binding phlegm and heat. The symptoms are pi and oppression of the chest and abdomen, painful heart and chest distention, cough with sticky, thick and yellow sputum. The tongue is red with yellow and greasy coating. The pulse is slippery and rapid.
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7
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Four Gentlemen Decoction
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Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma; Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma; Poria; Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma Praeparata cum Melle
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Boosts qi and fortifies the spleen.
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Si Jun Zi Tang is indicated for patterns of spleen-stomach qi deficiency. Clinical manifestations include a pale, lusterless facial complexion, a faint, low voice, shortness of breath, and thin, unformed stool. The tongue is pale with a white coating. The pulse is deficient and weak.
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8
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Frigid Extremities Powder
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Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma Praeparata cum Melle; Aurantii Fructus Immaturus; Bupleuri Radix; Paeoniae Radix Alba
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Moves qi, resolves the constraint, soothes the liver, and rectifies the spleen.
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1. Pattern of yang constraint and reversal counterflow cold of the limbs, marked by a lack of warmth in the extremities, abdominal pain, diarrhea, dysentery tenesmus, and a wiry pulse. 2. Pattern of disharmony of the liver and spleen, marked by distention and fullness in the rib-side, pain in the stomach cavity and abdomen, and a wiry pulse.
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