Pin Yin English Latin Example Exception cao herb herba yi mu cao, han lian cao gan cao, long dan cao gen root radix ge gen, ban lan gen gen rhizome rhizoma lu gen, bai mao gen shen root radix dang shen, dan shen zhi twig ramulus gui zhi, sang zhi bu gu zhi, bai zhi […]
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Commonly modified formulas
Part 1 Commonly modified formula Si wu tang (Chuan Xiong, Dang Gui, Shu Di Huang, Bai Shao Yao) tao hong si wu tang xue fu zhu yu tang Ba zhen tang shi quan da bu tang ren shen yang ying tang shao fu zhu yu tang= si wu tang + shi xiao san+ others Si […]
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Measurement 1 lian= 30 g 1 qian=3 g 1 fen=0.3g Dosage is based on: 1) properties of herbs: quality, texture and toxicity 2) combinations and forms of prescriptions( combination, preparation form, and purpose of using herbs) 3) patients( patient’s condition, constitution and age)
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preparation and administration of herbs 1. Decoct these herbs first 1) toxic herb fu zi, chuan wu, cao wu —30-60 mins or until tongue is numbless 2) minerals, shells, stones long gu, mu li, daizhe shi, shi gao, shi jue ming, ci shi, zhen zhu, gui ban, biejia, shui niu jiao 3) some tonifying herbs […]
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Four Qi Yin: cool, cold — (such as Huang Qin, Bo He) Yang: warm, hot — ( Fu Zi, Gan Jiang) very hot/cold slightly cold/warm neutral/bland Five tastes: Acrid / pungent Dispersing (Ma Huang, Bo He) Moving ( Mu Xiang, Hong Hua) aromatic: penetrate through turbidity, dissolve dampness, strengthen spleen and open the orifices(Huo Xiang, […]
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