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Major Bupleurum Decoction
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Bupleuri Radix; Scutellariae Radix; Paeoniae Radix Alba; Pinelliae Rhizoma; Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens; Aurantii Fructus Immaturus; Jujubae Fructus; Rhei Radix et Rhizoma
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Harmonizes shaoyang and drains interior heat bind.
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This formula treats a combined shaoyang-yangming pattern characterized by alternating chills and fever, fullness and discomfort in the chest and rib-side, frequent vomiting, constant vexation, epigastric pi and hardness or epigastric fullness and pain, constipation or diarrhea with fever, a yellow tongue coating, and a powerful wiry, rapid pulse.
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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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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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Pinellia Heart-Draining Decoction
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Pinelliae Rhizoma; Scutellariae Radix; Zingiberis Rhizoma; Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma; Coptidis Rhizoma; Jujubae Fructus; Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma
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Disperses pi and dissipates masses through the combination of cold and warm medicinals.
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Pi is caused by the binding of cold and heat, marked by stuffiness below the heart, fullness without pain, vomiting, borborygmus, diarrhea, and a slightly yellow, greasy coating.
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