All Cases

Symptoms: Abdominal distension Urinary difficulty Diarrhea
Medicine: Shu di huang (prepared rehmannia), Shan zhu yu (cornus fruit)

Symptoms: Married for years without conceiving Menstrual bleeding that drags on endlessly (lin li bu jin) Liver qi stagnation from suppressed anger
Medicine: Chai hu (bupleurum), Zhi zi (gardenia fruit)

Symptoms: Swollen lips (chun zhong) Internal heat Irregular menstruation
Medicine: Ren shen (ginseng), Bai zhu (atractylodes)

Symptoms: Spitting blood (tu xue) Fever Distension and pain in both flanks
Medicine: Chai hu (bupleurum), Dang gui (angelica root)

Symptoms: Sudden torrent of menstrual blood (jing xue bao xia) Body heat Pain in the limbs
Medicine: Shu di huang (prepared rehmannia), Rou gui (cinnamon bark)

Symptoms: Hiccups Vomiting Excessive neck sweating
Medicine: Xuan fu hua (inula flower), Dai zhe shi (hematite)

Symptoms: Always feeling cold Aversion to cold Stiff tongue
Medicine: Fu zi (aconite), Gan jiang (dried ginger)

Symptoms: Sleeplessness at night Fever Spontaneous sweating
Medicine: Zhu ling (polyporus), Fu ling (poria)

Symptoms: Stiffness and tightness of the neck and back (xiang bei qiang ji ji) Sweating Aversion to wind
Medicine: Ge gen (kudzu root), Gui zhi (cinnamon twig)

Symptoms: Extreme thirst with unquenchable drinking Burning pain in the chest Qi rushing upward toward the heart
Medicine: Wu mei (mume fruit, smoked dark plum), Xi xin (asarum)

Symptoms: Drowsiness despite plenty of sleep (dan yu mei) Spontaneous sweating Sore throat
Medicine: Wu zhu yu (evodia), Ren shen (ginseng)

Symptoms: Spontaneous sweating Fear of wind Intolerance of cold
Medicine: Bai zhu (atractylodes), Fu zi (aconite)

Symptoms: Vomiting and diarrhea Vomiting Diarrhea
Medicine: Ren shen (ginseng), Hu jiao (black peppercorns)

Symptoms: Passing pure blood from the bowels Tenesmus (urgent, painful straining) Abdominal pain
Medicine: Ren shen (ginseng), Sheng ma (cimicifuga rhizome)

Symptoms: Passing clear watery stool Undigested food in the stool (wan gu bu hua) Burning, prickling pain through the digestive tract
Medicine: Chuan huang lian (Coptis), Bai shao yao (white peony root)

Symptoms: Sudden fainting and loss of consciousness Drifting between waking and confused states Sudden coldness in the toes of the left foot
Medicine: Yuan zhi (polygala root), Tian men dong (asparagus root)

Symptoms: Eye pain as if the eyeball would fall out Chest, flank and back pain like being beaten with a club Day-and-night cough
Medicine: Tong bian (boy's urine), Tian men dong (asparagus root)

Symptoms: Mania and violent madness Agitation and restlessness Palpitations and fright
Medicine: Tong bian (boy's urine), Long chi (dragon tooth fossil)

Symptoms: No sleep at all for two full months Complete loss of appetite Wasting away day by day
Medicine: Ren shen (ginseng), Suan zao ren (sour jujube seed)

Symptoms: Contraction and cramping of the limbs (zhi ti ju luan) Retracted tongue (she suo) Impaired speech (yan yu bu li)
Medicine: Sheng shi gao (raw gypsum), Xing ren (apricot kernel)

Symptoms: Pain on the vertex of the head (dian ding tou tong) Photophobia (wei guang) Fainting / syncope (jue)
Medicine: Da Sheng Di (large raw rehmannia root), Sheng Bai Shao (raw white peony root)

Symptoms: Raging mania (kuang zao) Clouded consciousness (shen shi huang hu) Tearing off her clothes and running naked into the street (tuo yi luan pao)
Medicine: Long Dan Cao (Chinese gentian root), Huang Lian (goldthread rhizome)

Symptoms: Involuntary emission (yi jing) Spermatorrhea (hua jing) Flushed red face (mian chi)
Medicine: Sheng Mu Li (raw oyster shell), Bie Jia (freshwater turtle shell)

Symptoms: Edema Scanty urine Thready sunken pulse in all six positions
Medicine: Gui zhi (cassia twig), Rou gui (cinnamon bark)

Symptoms: Difficulty swallowing Food stuck in the chest Chest and diaphragm blockage
Medicine: Huang lian (coptis), Gan jiang (dried ginger)

Symptoms: Coughing up pus-like phlegm Foul-smelling sputum Chest pain
Medicine: Lu gen / wei jing (reed rhizome / reed stem), Dong gua ren (wax gourd seed)

Symptoms: Sore and swollen throat All six pulses undetectable Emaciated body
Medicine: Ren shen (ginseng), Gui ban (tortoise plastron)

Symptoms: Weak and limp limbs Weak soreness of the lower back and knees All six pulses surging, large and slippery
Medicine: Sheng shi gao (raw gypsum), Xing ren (apricot kernel)

Symptoms: Difficulty swallowing Pain as food goes down Enlarged left chi pulse
Medicine: Pear juice, Water chestnut juice (bi qi)

Symptoms: Heat in both exterior and interior Vomiting Diarrhea
Medicine: Sheng huai shan yao (raw huai Chinese yam), Hua shi (talc)

Symptoms: Loss of voice (shi yin) Tightness in the throat Ulceration of the throat
Medicine: Huang qi (astragalus), Xuan shen (figwort root)

Symptoms: Rapid, extremely difficult breathing Inability to speak Deep, fine, weak pulse (chen xi wei ruo)
Medicine: Sheng huang qi (raw astragalus), Dang gui (angelica root)

Symptoms: Coughing blood Vomiting blood Night sweats (dao han)
Medicine: Shan yu rou (cornus officinalis fruit / dogwood fruit), Sheng long gu (raw dragon bone)

Symptoms: Heart pain Palpitations Spontaneous sweating (zi han)
Medicine: Shan yu rou (cornus officinalis fruit / dogwood fruit), Shu di huang (prepared rehmannia root)

Symptoms: Profuse drenching sweat (da han lin li) Alternating chills and fever (han re wang lai) Fever
Medicine: Shan yu rou (cornus fruit / dogwood fruit), Sheng long gu (raw dragon bone)

Symptoms: Breathing difficulty Shortness of breath Lazy, heavy limbs
Medicine: Sheng huang qi (raw astragalus), Chai hu (bupleurum)

Symptoms: Shortness of breath Dry throat and thirst Pulse slow on the rise and hurried on the fall (mai lai huan qu ji)
Medicine: Sheng huang qi (raw astragalus), Zhi mu (anemarrhena)

Symptoms: Shortness of breath Palpitations and fluttering heart (xin zhong zheng chong) Qi failing to rise upward after meals
Medicine: Sheng huang qi (raw astragalus), Zhi mu (anemarrhena)

Symptoms: Left arm soreness and weakness (zuo bi suan ruan) Left arm localized heat (zuo bi fa re) Left pulse extremely weak (zuo shou mai wei ruo)
Medicine: Sheng huang qi (raw astragalus), Shan yu rou (cornus fruit, dogwood)

Symptoms: Bearing-down pain in the lower abdomen (shao fu zhui tong) Pain radiating into the waist (tong lian yao) Difficulty urinating (xiao bian bu li)
Medicine: Sheng huang qi (raw astragalus), Zhi mu (anemarrhena)

Symptoms: Aversion to cold with cold limbs (wei han zhi leng) Food not transforming (yin shi bu hua) Shortness of breath (duan qi)
Medicine: Sheng huang qi (raw astragalus), Gan jiang (dried ginger)

Symptoms: Rapid, urgent panting that would not stop (chuan xi qi cu) Uncontrollable loose stools (da bian hua xie) Restless thirst (fan ke)
Medicine: Dry Chinese yam slices (gan shan yao pian), Zhi mu (anemarrhena rhizome) — the cooling partner for huang qi

Symptoms: Swelling and ulceration below the navel Five holes in the lower abdomen leaking urine Wounds that would not heal for a long time
Medicine: Raw astragalus (sheng huang qi), Trichosanthes root (tian hua fen)

Symptoms: Increased vaginal discharge Feeling cold all over the body Thin, weak pulse, especially on the left
Medicine: Raw astragalus (sheng huang qi), Raw oyster shell (sheng mu li)

Symptoms: Diarrhea Loose, formless stool Spleen deficiency (pi xu)
Medicine: Huai shanyao / dried Chinese yam slices (Chinese yam, dioscorea), Jizihuang (egg yolk, cooked and crushed)

Symptoms: Cough Asthma and wheezing Shortness of breath
Medicine: Sheng shanyao / dried Chinese yam slices (Chinese yam, dioscorea), Niubangzi (burdock seed, stir-fried and crushed)

Symptoms: Slippery diarrhea (da bian hua xie) Spleen-deficiency diarrhea Nausea with inability to eat
Medicine: Sheng huai shanyao / dried Chinese yam slices (Chinese yam, dioscorea), White sugar (bai shatang)

Symptoms: Swelling and pain of the cheek Pain in the gums and jaw (ya chuang teng tong) Pain felt piercing into the bone (teng tong che gu)
Medicine: Sanqi / notoginseng (Panax notoginseng, 三七), Dahuang / rhubarb (Rheum, 大黄)

Symptoms: Extreme thirst with constant drinking (kou ke duo yin) Ravenous appetite, eating a lot yet always hungry (duo shi yi ji) Frequent urination, urinating as fast as water is drunk (xiao bian pin shu)
Medicine: Sheng huai shan yao / raw huai yam (Chinese yam), Sheng huang qi / raw astragalus

Symptoms: Unstoppable diarrhea Drenching cold sweats Palpitations
Medicine: Huai shan yao (raw Chinese yam), Bai zhu (atractylodes, Yuqian-grown, stir-fried)

Symptoms: Sudden breathlessness Breath unable to rise Exhaling through an open mouth
Medicine: Ren shen (ginseng), Chai hu (bupleurum)

Symptoms: Unstoppable menstrual bleeding Trickling, lingering blood Food not digesting
Medicine: Bai Zhu (atractylodes), Sheng ji nei jin (raw chicken gizzard lining)

Symptoms: Abdominal pain Headache Dizziness
Medicine: Sheng shi gao (raw gypsum), Zhi mu (anemarrhena)

Symptoms: Tenesmus Red-and-white jelly-like stool Heat and dryness in the intestines
Medicine: Sheng shi gao (raw gypsum), Bai shao (white peony)

Symptoms: Profound fatigue Reluctance to speak Yin-deficiency fever
Medicine: Ye tai shen (wild Codonopsis), Sheng Huai shan yao (raw Chinese yam)

Symptoms: Cough Profuse phlegm Wheezing on exertion
Medicine: Sheng shan yao (raw Chinese yam), Ren shen (ginseng)

Symptoms: Cough Vomiting Fever
Medicine: Gan shan yao (dried Chinese yam), Ren shen (ginseng)

Symptoms: Cough Wheezing Unable to lie flat
Medicine: Sheng huai shan yao (raw Huai Chinese yam), Dang gui (Chinese angelica)

Symptoms: Cough Fever Vexing heat in the chest
Medicine: Sheng shi gao (raw gypsum), Lu dang shen (Shanxi codonopsis)

Symptoms: Cough Tidal fever (afternoon heat) No sweating
Medicine: Sheng shi gao (raw gypsum), Dang shen (codonopsis)

Symptoms: Wheezing day and night without stop Rapid pulse (about six beats per respiration) Deep, soft-weak pulse (chen ru)
Medicine: Shu di huang (prepared Rehmannia), Sheng shan yao (raw Chinese yam)

Symptoms: Coma and unconsciousness Tongue dry as a polished stone Cold all over the body
Medicine: Ye tai shen (wild Taizai ginseng / wild Codonopsis), Chai hu (bupleurum)

Symptoms: Coughing up blood Cough Copious phlegm and drool
Medicine: Sheng huang qi (raw astragalus), Zhi mu (Anemarrhena)

Symptoms: Fever Headache Thirst
Medicine: Dan dou chi (fermented soybean), Sheng shi gao (raw gypsum)

Symptoms: Foaming at the mouth Cold mouth and nose Ice-cold limbs
Medicine: Ai rong (moxa floss — mentioned only to frighten the patient; it was never actually applied), Vinegar (served as the 'medicine' to test whether she could swallow)

Symptoms: Painful throat lichen Sores covering the whole throat Sore throat that would not heal for a long time
Medicine: Shu di huang (prepared rehmannia), Dang gui (Chinese angelica root)

Symptoms: Both stool and urine blocked Severe constipation Inability to urinate
Medicine: Da huang (rhubarb), Mang xiao (Glauber's salt)

Symptoms: Constipation Abdominal bloating Chills with fever
Medicine: Shu di huang (prepared rehmannia), Dang gui (Chinese angelica root)

Symptoms: Abdominal distension Flank pain Vomiting
Medicine: Ding xiang (clove), Bai dou kou (white cardamom)

Symptoms: Cannot lie flat (orthopnea) Cough Wheezing with phlegm
Medicine: Zi he che (human placenta), Shu di huang (prepared rehmannia)

Symptoms: Nocturnal seminal emission Clouded, heavy mind Physical fatigue
Medicine: Zhu sha (cinnabar), Huang qi (astragalus)

Symptoms: Dare not close the eyes (mu bu gan bi) Spirit floating and drifting (shen hun piao dang) Breath cutting off when speaking (yan ze qi bu jie)
Medicine: Zhu sha (cinnabar), Huang lian (coptis)

Symptoms: Cold lower legs (liang jing ni leng) Head feeling wrapped or muffled (tou ru guo) Excessive sweating on the chest
Medicine: Shi gao (gypsum), Zhi mu (anemarrhena)

Symptoms: Constipation Dry hard stool Abdominal distension around the navel (qi fu peng zhang)
Medicine: Huo ma ren (hemp seed), Bai shao (white peony root)

Symptoms: Constipation (da bian bu li) Daily late-afternoon tidal fever (ri bu chao re) Delirium (zhan yu)
Medicine: Da huang (rhubarb), Hou po (magnolia bark)

Symptoms: Yellow body (shen huang) Mania and agitation (fa kuang) Hard and full lower abdomen (shao fu ying man)
Medicine: Shui zhi (leech), Meng chong (gadfly / horsefly)

Symptoms: Alternating chills and fever (han re wang lai) Oppression below the heart (xin xia yu men) White slippery tongue coating (she shang bai hua tai)
Medicine: Chai hu (bupleurum), Huang qin (baical skullcap root)

Symptoms: Pain in both flanks (liang xie teng tong) Bitter taste in the mouth (kou ku) Dry throat (yan gan)
Medicine: Chai hu (bupleurum), Huang qin (baical skullcap root)

Symptoms: Fever (fa re) Thirst (kou ke) Profuse sweating (da han chu)
Medicine: Sheng shi gao (raw gypsum), Zhi mu (anemarrhena rhizome)

Symptoms: Yellow body and eyes (shen mu fa huang) Yellow urine (xiao bian huang) Dry bound stool (da bian gan jie)
Medicine: Yin Chen (capillary artemisia), Zhi Zi (gardenia fruit)

Symptoms: Fever (fa re) Headache (tou tong) No sweating (wu han)
Medicine: Gui Zhi (cinnamon twig), Ma Huang (ephedra)

Symptoms: Chest oppression and fullness (xiong zhong man men) Cough day and night (zhou ye ke sou) Rib-side pain when coughing (ke sou xie xia tong)
Medicine: Sheng huang qi (raw astragalus root), Zhi mu (anemarrhena root)

Symptoms: Leg pain (tui teng) Bedridden, unable to turn over (wo chuang bu neng zhuan ce) The painful spots feel hot
Medicine: Shan yu rou (dogwood fruit / Cornus officinalis), Zhi mu (anemarrhena root)

Symptoms: Dizziness (xuan yun) Collapse into bed, unable to rise (xuan yun dao di) Whole-body trembling (zhou shen chan dong)
Medicine: Shan yu rou (dogwood fruit / Cornus officinalis), Sheng long gu (raw fossil bone / dragon bone)

Symptoms: Cold sensation in the heart region (xin zhong han liang) Decreased appetite (yin shi jian shao) Progressive emaciation (lei shou)
Medicine: Sheng huangqi (raw astragalus), Chaihu (bupleurum)

Symptoms: Difficult, hesitant urination (xiao bian jian nan) Urination drip by drip, unable to form a stream (di da di da, bu neng cheng liu) Each urination taking more than half an hour
Medicine: Sheng huangqi (raw astragalus), Shan yu rou (cornus / dogwood fruit)

Symptoms: Shortness of breath (qi duan) Breathing that feels short and insufficient (hu xi duan qi) Shortness of breath after giving lectures
Medicine: Sheng huangqi (raw astragalus), Ye tai shen (wild Taitai codonopsis / dangshen, Chinese codonopsis)

Symptoms: Alternating chills and fever (han re wang lai) Pain below the ribs (xie xia zuo tong) Unquenchable thirst (kou ke yin yin)
Medicine: Sheng huangqi (raw astragalus), Zhimu (anemarrhena)

Symptoms: Slippery, effortless diarrhea ten or more times a day and night (zhou ye shi yu ci) Feverish thirst and dryness in the upper body (shang jiao fan ke) Continuous wheezing (chuan xi)
Medicine: Sheng shanyao (dried Chinese yam slices, Dioscorea), Sour pomegranate (suan shiliu)

Symptoms: Afternoon fever (wu hou fa re) Coughing up phlegm (ke tu tan xian) Weak and rapid pulse (mai xu shu)
Medicine: Dried Chinese yam slices (gan shanyao pian, Dioscorea), Raw coix seed (sheng yimi / yiyiren, Coix lacryma-jobi)

Symptoms: Violent panting (da chuan) Heavy sweating (da han) Fever (fa re)
Medicine: Raw dried Chinese yam slices (sheng shanyao / gan shanyao pian, Dioscorea opposita), Huai yam (huai shanyao, from Wen County, Jiaozuo, Henan)

Symptoms: Amenorrhea (bi jing) Bedridden and unable to rise (wo chuang bu qi) Severe emaciation (xing ti lei shou)
Medicine: Raw dried Chinese yam slices (sheng shanyao / gan shanyao pian, Dioscorea opposita), Xuan shen (figwort root, Scrophularia ningpoensis)

Symptoms: Abdominal mass Abdominal pain Loss of appetite
Medicine: Sheng huang qi (raw astragalus), Dang shen (codonopsis)

Symptoms: Palpitations (xin ji zheng chong) A feeling of heat in the chest Scanty urination
Medicine: Sheng bai shao (raw white peony root), Zhi gancao (honey-fried licorice)

Symptoms: Whole-body swelling Abdominal bloating Difficult urination
Medicine: Bai shao (white peony root), Xuan shen (figwort root)

Symptoms: Chills and fever No sweating Scheduled fever attacks
Medicine: Ren shen (ginseng), Bai zhu (atractylodes)

Symptoms: Abdominal lump Infrequent periods Thirst
Medicine: Chai hu (bupleurum), Zhi zi (gardenia)

Symptoms: Abdominal distension like a drum (fu zhang ru gu) Pulse without stomach qi (mai wu wei qi) Panting / shortness of breath (qi chuan)
Medicine: Xuan Fu Hua (inula flower), Xin Jiang (newly dyed red silk, usually dyed with madder)

Symptoms: Spontaneous sweating Body heat Rapid pulse (shu)
Medicine: Xi sheng di (raw rehmannia), Mai dong (ophiopogon)

Symptoms: Cough Chest stuffiness and oppression (pi men) Poor appetite
Medicine: Apricot kernel (xing ren), White cardamom kernel (bai kou ren)

Symptoms: Sunken and rough pulse Pulse so disordered the beats cannot be counted Cool extremities that are not truly icy
Medicine: Huang lian (coptis), Huang qin (baical skullcap root)

Symptoms: No sneezing for a long time Frail and weak body Thick greasy tongue coating
Medicine: Korean ginseng (gao li ren shen), Dried ginger (gan jiang)

Symptoms: Slippery rapid pulse surging upward Deafness Bitter taste in the mouth
Medicine: Sheng shi gao (gypsum), Zhi mu (anemarrhena)

Symptoms: Chills with fever Rough and firm pulse, deep, wiry and rapid No tongue coating
Medicine: Xi jiao (rhinoceros horn, now replaced by water buffalo horn), Fresh sheng di (rehmannia)

Symptoms: Drowsiness with a desire to sleep Clouded consciousness Yin-deficient internal heat
Medicine: Sheng shi gao (raw gypsum), Sheng huai di huang (raw rehmannia)

Symptoms: Fever Heat rushing up from the throat Cough
Medicine: Sheng shi gao (raw gypsum), Jing mi (northeastern rice)

Symptoms: Heat in both the exterior and the interior Extreme restlessness with no moment of calm Weak, faint pulse
Medicine: Bai mao gen (cogongrass root, fresh), Sheng shi gao (raw gypsum)

Symptoms: Fever Delirium Mental confusion
Medicine: Sheng shi gao (raw gypsum), Zhi mu (anemarrhena)

Symptoms: Heat in both exterior and interior Blazing fever Thirst with craving for cold drinks
Medicine: Sheng shi gao (raw gypsum), Zhi mu (anemarrhena)

Symptoms: Flushed face and hot body (high fever) Rapid, oppressed breathing (chuan cu) Audible rattling phlegm in the throat (tan sheng lu lu)
Medicine: Ma huang (ephedra), Gui zhi jian (cassia twig tips)

Symptoms: Fever Drowsiness and clouded spirit (shen hun) Constant groaning (shen yin)
Medicine: Sheng shi gao (raw gypsum), Zhi mu (anemarrhena rhizome)

Symptoms: Postpartum bleeding of fresh blood for 28 days Shortness of breath (duan qi) Palpitations and a racing heart (xin zhong zheng chong)
Medicine: Sheng huang qi (raw astragalus), Dang gui shen (danggui body)

Symptoms: Distension and fullness in the lower abdomen (shao fu zhang man) Abdominal pain that grew worse over time A hard lump in the belly that grew larger and larger
Medicine: Sheng huang qi (raw astragalus), Tian hua fen (trichosanthes root)

Symptoms: Amenorrhea (jing bi, closed menses) Abdominal mass (fu bu jie kuai) Alternating chills and fever (han re wang lai)
Medicine: Sheng huai shan yao (raw huai yam), Da gan gou qi (large sweet wolfberry)

Symptoms: Amenorrhea (jing bi, closed menses for half a year) Coldness in the forenoon, worse day by day (wu qian wei jue han liang) Tidal heat in mid-afternoon (shen shi chao re)
Medicine: Chao bai zhu (stir-fried atractylodes), Sheng huai shan yao (raw huai yam)

Symptoms: Aversion to cold with fever Cough Poor appetite
Medicine: Huang qin (Scutellaria root), Di gu pi (wolfberry root bark)

Symptoms: Tooth pain Turbid nasal discharge Discomfort in the chest
Medicine: Shu di huang (prepared rehmannia), Tian men dong (asparagus root)

Symptoms: Hard abdominal lump Severe pain on touch Withered hair and wasted flesh
Medicine: Fu zi (aconite, prepared), Gan jiang (dried ginger)

Symptoms: Scrotal swelling Penile edema Distended abdomen
Medicine: Huang qin (baical skullcap root), E jiao (donkey-hide gelatin)

Symptoms: Chronic diarrhea for three years Distended abdomen Thirst
Medicine: E jiao (donkey-hide gelatin), Sheng di huang (raw Rehmannia root)

Symptoms: Fever after variolation Heavy head and limp neck Restlessness and agitation
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Symptoms: Coughing Coughing up phlegm Chest oppression and stuffiness
Medicine: Dried ginger (gan jiang), Aconite (fu zi)

Symptoms: Fever Headache Nasal congestion with a whistling sound (bi ming)
Medicine: Gui zhi (cassia twig / cinnamon twig), Shao yao (peony root — the famous white vs. red peony question)

Symptoms: Rapid, high breathing (chuan cu) Cough Fever
Medicine: Gui zhi (cassia twig), Shao yao (peony root)

Symptoms: No bowel movement (da bian bu tong) Body heat with no sweating Tidal fever (chao re)
Medicine: Da huang (rhubarb), Mang xiao (mirabilite / Glauber's salt)

Symptoms: Alternating fever and chills Restlessness and nausea Tight, full chest and flanks
Medicine: Chai hu (bupleurum), Huang qin (scutellaria)

Symptoms: Body heat Eye pain Dry nose
Medicine: Chai hu (bupleurum), Huang qin (scutellaria)

Symptoms: Deep unconsciousness Loud rattling phlegm in the throat like a saw Eyes closed, unresponsive to calls
Medicine: Tian nan xing (arisaema), Bai jiang can (white stiff silkworm)

Symptoms: Twitching of sinews and flesh (jin ti rou shun) Palpitations below the heart (xin xia ji) Dizziness (tou xuan)
Medicine: Fu ling (poria), Bai zhu (atractylodes)

Symptoms: Ulcerated lips Dry throat and hoarse voice Inability to close the eyes
Medicine: Raw gan cao (licorice), Huang lian (coptis)

Symptoms: Palpitations under the heart (xin xia ji) Crossed hands pressed over the chest (cha shou zi mao xin) A fearful, anxious feeling in the chest (xin xia zhui zhui ran)
Medicine: Gui zhi (cinnamon twig), Zhi gan cao (honey-fried licorice)

Symptoms: Fever Face and eyes flushed red Qi rushing upward
Medicine: Da huang (rhubarb), Mang xiao (mirabilite / sodium sulfate)

Symptoms: Eyes closed and refusing to open Chills and fever Breath from the mouth hot as fire
Medicine: Chai hu (bupleurum), Huang qin (baical skullcap root)

Symptoms: Headache Body ache Fever with chills
Medicine: Ren shen (ginseng)

Symptoms: Severe stomach pain Abdominal fullness Fever
Medicine: Fuzi (aconite), Ganjiang (dried ginger)

Symptoms: Cough with phlegm Wheezing Fever
Medicine: Shu di huang (prepared rehmannia), Dang gui (Chinese angelica)

Symptoms: Dry mouth Insomnia Restlessness
Medicine: Shu di huang (prepared rehmannia), Dang gui (Chinese angelica)

Symptoms: Abdominal bloating Lump in the abdomen Tenesmus
Medicine: Ren shen (ginseng), Bai zhu (atractylodes)

Symptoms: Sleeplessness all night for over half a year Frequent heavy urination at night Urine like paste (cloudy, milky)
Medicine: Ren shen (ginseng), Shu di huang (prepared rehmannia)

Symptoms: Violent vomiting and diarrhea Severe distension of the chest and abdomen Wheezing and shortness of breath
Medicine: Fu zi (aconite), Gan jiang (dried ginger)

Symptoms: Loss of appetite Fullness in the stomach (pi man) Abdominal distension
Medicine: Ren shen (ginseng), Bai zhu (atractylodes)

Symptoms: Chronic diarrhea Undigested food in the stool (wan gu bu hua) Dawn diarrhea (wu geng xie)
Medicine: Shu di huang (prepared rehmannia), Shan yao (Chinese yam)

Symptoms: Vomiting blood Bloody stool Nausea and retching
Medicine: Ren shen (ginseng), Shu di (prepared rehmannia)

Symptoms: Nosebleed Body cold as ice Eyes fixed and staring
Medicine: Shu di huang (prepared rehmannia), Huai niu xi (Achyranthes root)

Symptoms: Diarrhea Dysentery with tenesmus Mouth sores
Medicine: Zhi fu zi (prepared aconite), Gan jiang (dried ginger)

Symptoms: Blazing fever Headache Thirst
Medicine: Sheng shi gao (raw gypsum), Ren shen (ginseng)

Symptoms: Splitting headache Flushed face Black tongue coating
Medicine: Sheng shi gao (raw gypsum), Ren shen (ginseng)

Symptoms: Dead flesh not ulcerating Thin watery pus Dusky wound color
Medicine: Ren shen (ginseng), Huang qi (astragalus)

Symptoms: Pain all over the body Bone and sinew pain Difficulty bending and straightening
Medicine: Shu di huang (prepared rehmannia), Shan zhu yu (cornus fruit)

Symptoms: Sudden mental clouding Extreme fatigue Spontaneous sweating and night sweats
Medicine: Ren shen (ginseng), Huang qi (astragalus)

Symptoms: Expectoration of phlegm Chest fullness with pain Hemiplegia-like weakness of one side
Medicine: Chai hu (bupleurum), Dang gui (Chinese angelica)

Symptoms: Sudden surge of phlegm with panting Head shaking and twitching eyes Restless flailing of the hands and feet
Medicine: Ren shen (ginseng), Bai zhu (atractylodes)

Symptoms: Aching, weak sinews and bones Excessive phlegm with thirst Craving cold water
Medicine: Shu di huang (prepared rehmannia), Rou gui (cinnamon bark)

Symptoms: Blood in the stool Night sweats Chills and fever
Medicine: Huang qi (astragalus), Ren shen (ginseng)

Symptoms: Fever Irritability and thirst Headache
Medicine: Fu zi (prepared aconite), Ren shen (ginseng)

Symptoms: Chills and fever Numbness in the right hand Swelling of the limbs
Medicine: Huang qi (astragalus), Ren shen (ginseng)

Symptoms: Injury with no bleeding No pain at the wound Heaviness, slight swelling and pain of the foot
Medicine: Ren shen (ginseng), Bai zhu (atractylodes)

Symptoms: Pain inside the chest Pain in the abdomen Distension in the chest and flanks
Medicine: Ren shen (ginseng), Bai zhu (atractylodes)

Symptoms: Abdominal pain with diarrhea Distension in both flanks Pain in the chest and breast area
Medicine: Chai hu (bupleurum), Huang qin (baical skullcap root)

Symptoms: Chest oppression and discomfort Copious phlegm Acid regurgitation and belching
Medicine: Liu Wei Di Huang Wan (Six-Ingredient Rehmannia Pill), Liu Jun Zi Tang (Six Gentlemen Decoction)

Symptoms: Severe pain at the pit of the stomach Cold hands and feet Right wrist pulse (cun and guan positions) not palpable
Medicine: Ren shen (ginseng), Bai zhu (atractylodes)

Symptoms: Headache that comes and goes, worse with fatigue Watery regurgitation — clear water rising from the stomach Symptoms that stop with ginger and return without it
Medicine: Ren shen (ginseng), Bai zhu (atractylodes)

Symptoms: Craving piping-hot food all year round, even in midsummer Acid regurgitation — sour water rising and swallowed back down Belching with a rotten-food smell
Medicine: Ren shen (ginseng), Bai zhu (atractylodes)

Symptoms: Eating very little (shi shao) Fullness in the chest and abdomen (xiong man) Cold hands and feet (shou zu ni leng)
Medicine: Fu zi (aconite), Rou gui (cinnamon bark)

Symptoms: Swallowing acid / acid regurgitation (tun suan) Vomiting sour fluid (ou tu suan shui) Uncontrollable drooling, saliva running freely (liu xian bu shou)
Medicine: Fu zi (aconite), Ren shen (ginseng)

Symptoms: Headache with fever (tou tong fa re) Dizziness and urgent wheezing (xuan yun chuan ji) Profuse phlegm (tan xian yong sheng)
Medicine: Shu di huang (prepared rehmannia), Rou gui (cinnamon bark)

Symptoms: Involuntary seminal emission (jing hua zi yi) Chills and fever Pain in the right ribs
Medicine: Shu di huang (prepared rehmannia), Rou gui (cinnamon bark)

Symptoms: Restless heat and thirst (fan re zuo ke) Craving cold drinks Dribbling urination (xiao bian lin li)
Medicine: Shu di huang (prepared rehmannia), Rou gui (cinnamon bark)

Symptoms: Stuffiness and blockage in the chest and diaphragm (xiong ge zuo pi) Food that is hard to digest (yin shi nan hua) Growing thin (xing ti xiao shou)
Medicine: Huang qi (astragalus), Ren shen (ginseng)

Symptoms: Loss of appetite (yin shi jian shao) — no more than one small bowl per meal Loose stools (da bian bu shi) Acid regurgitation (tun suan)
Medicine: Pao jiang (blast-fried ginger), Mu xiang (costus root)

Symptoms: Painful diarrhea after eating a bit more (tong xie) Intestinal gurgling / borborygmus (chang ming) Stuffy mass in the right abdomen (pi jie)
Medicine: Fu zi (aconite), Rou gui (cinnamon bark)

Symptoms: Pale complexion with exhausted spirit (mian bai shen lao) Eats little and cannot digest (shi shao nan hua) Body growing thinner day by day (xing ti ri shou)
Medicine: Fu zi (aconite), Rou gui (cinnamon bark)

Symptoms: Heart-and-abdomen pain (xin fu teng tong) Chest fullness with vomiting (xiong man ou tu) Rebellion of qi with red face (jue ni mian chi)
Medicine: Ren Shen (ginseng), Bai Zhu (atractylodes)

Symptoms: Flushed face Dry stool / constipation Rectal bleeding
Medicine: Ren shen (ginseng), Bai zhu (atractylodes)

Symptoms: Abdominal pain Diarrhea Pus and blood in the stool
Medicine: Bu gu zhi (psoralea), Rou dou kou (nutmeg)

Symptoms: Blood in the stool Emaciation Fever
Medicine: Huang qi (astragalus), Ren shen (ginseng)

Symptoms: Diarrhea Tenesmus (constant urge to pass stool) Abdominal pain
Medicine: Ren shen (ginseng), Bai zhu (atractylodes)

Symptoms: Loss of appetite Scanty menstrual flow Delayed menstruation
Medicine: Ren shen (ginseng), Bai zhu (atractylodes)

Symptoms: Diarrhea at the fifth watch Abdominal pain just before dawn Intolerance of cold
Medicine: Wu wei zi (schisandra fruit), Wu zhu yu (evodia fruit)

Symptoms: Unceasing diarrhea Food that is hard to digest Scanty urine
Medicine: Huang qi (astragalus root), Ren shen (ginseng)

Symptoms: Coughing Coughing up phlegm Bloating in the chest and abdomen
Medicine: Ren shen (ginseng), Bai zhu (atractylodes)

Symptoms: Heavyset build (xing ti feng hou) Overworking the mind and quick to anger (lao shen shan nu) A face with a yang complexion (mian dai yang se) — red and shiny
Medicine: Huang qi (astragalus), Ren shen (ginseng)

Symptoms: Dizziness (tou yun) Constant spitting of phlegm Kidney failing to receive qi — qi floats upward instead of returning to its root
Medicine: Suhexiang Wan's aromatic herbs: bing pian (borneol), ding xiang (clove), an xi xiang (benzoin), tan xiang (sandalwood), Shu di huang (prepared rehmannia)

Symptoms: Sores on the mouth and tongue (kou she sheng chuang) Red and ulcerated mouth and tongue (kou she chi lan) Excess phlegm (tan duo)
Medicine: Shu di huang (prepared rehmannia), Shan yu rou (cornus fruit)

Symptoms: Red eyes Blurred vision Light sensitivity
Medicine: Huang qi (astragalus), Ren shen (ginseng)

Symptoms: Tinnitus like cicadas chirping Dizziness Poor memory
Medicine: Huang qi (astragalus), Ren shen (ginseng)

Symptoms: Stabbing pain in both eyes Red eyes Sudden blindness
Medicine: Shu di huang (prepared rehmannia), Shan zhu yu (cornus fruit)

Symptoms: Episodic fever and thirst Chest oppression and tightness Poor appetite
Medicine: Ren shen (ginseng), Bai zhu (atractylodes)

Symptoms: Scanty, dark, reddish urine Fatigue with poor appetite Pain at the Quepen point (ST12, the supraclavicular fossa)
Medicine: Huang qi (astragalus), Ren shen (ginseng)

Symptoms: Both feet swollen Chest and abdomen distended and full Scanty urine
Medicine: Huang qi (astragalus), Ren shen (ginseng)

Symptoms: Abdominal distension Poor appetite Scanty urine
Medicine: Shu di huang (prepared rehmannia), Shan zhu yu (cornus fruit)

Symptoms: Body burning hot as if on fire (shen re ru fen) Edema (fu zhong) Numb and cold hands and feet (shou zu ma leng)
Medicine: Shu di huang (prepared rehmannia), Shan yao (Chinese yam)

Symptoms: Eyebrows and hair falling out (mei fa tuo luo) Hair on the crown completely gone (dian fa tuo jin) Hair loss (tuo fa)
Medicine: Huang qi (astragalus), Ren shen (ginseng)

Symptoms: Fever Vomiting blood Deficiency heat
Medicine: Ren shen (ginseng), Huang qi (astragalus)

Symptoms: Vomiting blood Flare-ups with fatigue Scattered, non-clotting blood
Medicine: Huang qi (astragalus), Ren shen (ginseng)

Symptoms: Internal heat with thirst Poor appetite Abdominal mass
Medicine: A wei (asafoetida resin), Qiang huo (notopterygium)

Symptoms: Delayed periods Fever with fatigue Weakness in the limbs
Medicine: Huang lian (coptis, goldthread), Shui zhi (leech)

Symptoms: Mass in the lower abdomen Prone to anger Oppression in the chest and diaphragm
Medicine: Huang qi (astragalus), Ren shen (ginseng)

Symptoms: Flooding uterine bleeding (beng xue) Dazed and confused (hun kui) Fever
Medicine: Huang qi (astragalus), Ren shen (ginseng)

Symptoms: Tinnitus (ear ringing) Headache Body fatigue and heaviness
Medicine: Huang qi (astragalus), Ren shen (ginseng/codonopsis)

Symptoms: Abdominal bloating (fu zhang) Rib and flank pain (xie tong) Inner heat with afternoon tidal fever (nei re bu re)
Medicine: Ren shen (ginseng), Bai zhu (atractylodes)

Symptoms: Breast lump (ru fang zhong kuai) Breast swelling and pain (ru fang zhong tong) Chest and rib pain (xiong xie zhang tong)
Medicine: Ren shen (ginseng), Bai zhu (atractylodes)

Symptoms: Vomiting (ou tu) Alternating chills and fever (han re wang lai) Headache (tou tong)
Medicine: Ren shen (ginseng), Bai zhu (atractylodes)

Symptoms: Fever Unconsciousness Distended chest and abdomen
Medicine: Gan jiang (dried ginger), Bai zhu (white atractylodes)

Symptoms: Convulsions Unconsciousness Eyes rolling upward
Medicine: Chuan wu (aconite root), Xie zi (scorpion)

Symptoms: Cold limbs (cold hands and feet) Reversal cold (jue ni) Hands and feet like ice
Medicine: Da huang (rhubarb), Mang xiao (Glauber's salt)

Symptoms: Back pain Both sides of the lower back crippled and bent Crying out in pain all night
Medicine: Tao Ren (peach kernel), Gui Zhi (cinnamon twig)

Symptoms: Fever Heavy head and body Unable to turn over in bed
Medicine: Ren shen (ginseng), Fu zi (aconite)

Symptoms: Abdominal bloating No bowel movement No urination
Medicine: Ren shen (ginseng), Bai zhu (atractylodes)

Symptoms: Diarrhea Swelling of the face Dull, dark complexion
Medicine: Ren shen (ginseng), Chai hu (bupleurum)

Symptoms: Bloody stool Rectal prolapse Diarrhea
Medicine: Ren shen (ginseng), Bai zhu (atractylodes)

Symptoms: Vomiting blood Qi surging in the throat Dazed and drifting mind
Medicine: Ren shen (ginseng), Heixi Dan (Black Tin Pills)

Symptoms: Coughing Chest pain Blood-streaked sputum
Medicine: Tinglizi (lepidium seed), Dazao (jujube)

Symptoms: Difficulty swallowing Unable to take food or water Vomiting phlegm-foam
Medicine: Xuanfuhua (inula flower), Daizheshi (hematite)

Symptoms: Tenesmus Abdominal pain Deficient vital qi
Medicine: Ren shen (ginseng), Bai zhu (atractylodes)

Symptoms: Missed periods Lower abdominal lump Choppy pulse
Medicine: Mang xiao (mirabilite), Da huang (rhubarb)

Symptoms: Difficulty swallowing Mild pain when food goes down Choppy pulse (se mai)
Medicine: Leek leaves (jiu cai), Fresh ginger (sheng jiang)

Symptoms: Genital sores that itch and weep Choppy pulse (se mai) on both wrists Wiry, rapid pulse felt on deeper pressure
Medicine: Dang Gui (angelica root), Long Dan Cao (gentian root)

Symptoms: Fever with clouded consciousness Eyes unable to see, ears unable to hear Large, hollow, slightly rapid pulse
Medicine: Ren shen (ginseng), Huang qi (astragalus)

Symptoms: Pain in both legs Pain much worse with any movement Blood deficiency
Medicine: Shu di huang (prepared rehmannia), Dang gui (angelica sinensis)

Symptoms: Severe pain in the limb joints Screaming from joint pain Blood stasis blocking the channels
Medicine: Shu di huang (prepared rehmannia), Dang gui (angelica sinensis)

Symptoms: Scheduled chills and fever Attacks every other day Recurrent attacks
Medicine: Bai zhu (atractylodes)

Symptoms: High fever Thirst Delirious speech and visions
Medicine: Huang qi (astragalus), Fu zi (aconite)

Symptoms: Severe headache Wiry, large, rapid pulse Prominent veins
Medicine: Ren shen (ginseng), Bai zhu (atractylodes)

Symptoms: Delirious speech and hallucinations (wang yan wang jian) Pulse empty, wiry, deep and rapid (xu xian chen shu) Thirst
Medicine: Ren shen (ginseng), Bai zhu (atractylodes)

Symptoms: Delirious speech and hallucinations (wang yan wang jian) Speaking incoherently (yan yu shi lun) Repeatedly blaming oneself and saying 'it is my fault'
Medicine: Salt (salt-water emetic), Goose feather (to tickle the throat and help bring up the vomit)

Symptoms: Miscarriage at two or three months of pregnancy Large but weak pulse on the left Slippery, unsmooth pulse on deep pressure
Medicine: Bai zhu (atractylodes), Huang qin (scutellaria / baical skullcap root)

Symptoms: Breast lump Mastitis Hidden kernel (yin he) that is painless and not itchy
Medicine: Qing pi (green tangerine peel), Sheng shi gao (raw gypsum)

Symptoms: Red swollen boil the size of a chestnut A red line traveling along the channel (lymphangitis) Sore that won't heal or close
Medicine: Ren shen (ginseng), Dang gui (angelica sinensis)

Symptoms: Abdomen swollen like a drum Spider veins on the abdominal wall Emaciated limbs
Medicine: Ren shen (ginseng), Bai zhu (atractylodes)

Symptoms: Blood in the stool Belly swollen like a drum with darkened skin Emaciated limbs with a huge belly
Medicine: Dang gui (angelica sinensis), Chuan xiong (ligusticum)

Symptoms: Aversion to cold Wiry and slow pulse Red tongue
Medicine: Sheng jiang zhi (ginger juice), Xiang you (sesame oil)

Symptoms: Chronic heat below the ankles Feet too hot for blankets even in winter Must stick feet out of the quilt to sleep
Medicine: Ren shen (ginseng), Bai zhu (atractylodes)

Symptoms: Hiccups Dysentery with tenesmus Thirst
Medicine: Ren shen (ginseng), Bai zhu (atractylodes)

Symptoms: Hiccups Whole body jumping with each hiccup Loss of consciousness
Medicine: Ren shen lu (ginseng rhizome/crown), Ren shen (ginseng)

Symptoms: Intolerance of cold (wei han) Profuse sweating Itchy skin
Medicine: Shu Dihuang (prepared rehmannia), Danggui (Chinese angelica)

Symptoms: Tenesmus (li ji hou zhong) Abdominal pain Brown-colored stool
Medicine: Renshen (ginseng), Baizhu (white atractylodes)

Symptoms: Tenesmus (li ji hou zhong) Severe abdominal pain (fu da tong) Pain that continues after a bowel movement
Medicine: Danggui (Chinese angelica), Baishao (white peony)

Symptoms: Dull abdominal pain (fu zhong yin tong) Pain worse at night than by day (ye zhong yu zhou) Near-total insomnia (che ye bu mian)
Medicine: Shudi (prepared rehmannia), Baishao (white peony)

Symptoms: Boil on the back of the head that is red, swollen, hot and painful (hong zhong re tong) Deep, hard root beneath the skin (gen pan shen ying) Skin color unchanged in the early stage (pi se bu bian)
Medicine: Dahuang (rhubarb), Renshen (ginseng)

Symptoms: Red, swollen carbuncle on the back (bei sheng hong zhong) Pain below the shoulder blade (jian jia gu xia tong) Vomiting right after eating (shi yi ou)
Medicine: Mahuang (ephedra), Guizhi (cinnamon twig)

Symptoms: White turbid urine Obesity Excess phlegm-dampness
Medicine: Fu ling (Poria), Chen pi (aged tangerine peel)

Symptoms: Hands spread open Staring eyes with no light Urinary incontinence
Medicine: Ren shen (ginseng), Huang qi (astragalus)

Symptoms: Twisted mouth Numbness of hands and feet Both arms useless
Medicine: Bei mu (fritillaria), Gua lou (Trichosanthes fruit)

Symptoms: Blurred vision Eyes losing their light Poor appetite
Medicine: Bai zhu (Atractylodes), Huang qi (astragalus)

Symptoms: Fever Profuse sweating Chills and shivering
Medicine: Ren shen (ginseng), Bai zhu (atractylodes)

Symptoms: Robust constitution Frequent unexpressed anger Shouting as if about to expire
Medicine: Xiang fu (cyperus, nutgrass rhizome), Sheng gan cao (raw licorice)

Symptoms: Fever Chills Body aches
Medicine: Ren shen (ginseng), Bai zhu (atractylodes)

Symptoms: Delirium (zhan yu) Clouded consciousness Inability to sleep
Medicine: Ren shen (ginseng), Huang qi (astragalus)

Symptoms: Chills and fever at fixed hours Shivering and fever Inability to sweat
Medicine: Ren shen (ginseng), Bai zhu (atractylodes)

Symptoms: Chills and fever at fixed hours Missed periods for three months Hidden or undetectable pulse
Medicine: Gan sui (Gansui root), Da ji (Peking spurge root)

Symptoms: Heavy, dizzy head Weak hands and feet Continuous spitting of phlegm
Medicine: Huang qi (astragalus), Ren shen (ginseng)

Symptoms: Swelling and pain of the knee and shin Pain lighter by day, heavier at night The painful area fears cold
Medicine: Ban xia (pinellia), Huang bai (phellodendron)

Symptoms: Swelling of the face, especially under the eyes and across the cheeks Loss of appetite (cannot eat anything) Whole-body fatigue and weakness
Medicine: Ren shen (ginseng), Bai zhu (atractylodes macrocephala)

Symptoms: Vomiting a few mouthfuls shortly after every meal Rumbling/gurgling sounds in the chest and diaphragm (xiong ge) A face that looked completely normal and healthy
Medicine: Ban xia (pinellia), Chen pi (tangerine peel)

Symptoms: Scanty and difficult urination Blocked water passage Not a single drop of urine coming out
Medicine: Huang qi (astragalus), Ren shen (ginseng)

Symptoms: Urinary retention Scanty urine coming out drop by drop Urine very little and very yellow
Medicine: Chen pi (tangerine peel), Fu ling (poria)

Symptoms: Hard lump at the shang wan (upper stomach) about the size of a palm Pain pulling at both flanks (xie tong) Cold sensation above the knees (xi shang leng)
Medicine: Da huang (rhubarb), Mang xiao (mirabilite / Glauber's salt)

Symptoms: Severe vomiting Dizziness and spinning vision Unable to eat
Medicine: Huang lian (coptis), Fu ling (poria)

Symptoms: Inability to urinate Urinary retention Lower limb swelling
Medicine: Ren shen (ginseng), Dang gui (Chinese angelica, body and tail)

Symptoms: Numbness and loss of sensation in hands and feet Collapsing after heavy drinking Qi deficiency failing to push the blood
Medicine: Huang Qi (astragalus), Tian Ma (gastrodia)

Symptoms: Sudden collapse and loss of consciousness Numbness of the four limbs Hemiplegia (paralysis on one side)
Medicine: Ren Shen (ginseng), Bai Zhu (atractylodes)

Symptoms: Fullness in the middle Spitting phlegm Dizziness after exertion
Medicine: Huang Qi (astragalus), Ren Shen (ginseng)

Symptoms: Numbness of both arms Habitual phlegm (phlegm on waking) Constant tearing of both eyes (worse in the wind)
Medicine: Shu Di Huang (cooked rehmannia), Shan Zhu Yu (cornus)

Symptoms: Aversion to wind and cold (wei feng han) Clear runny nose (bi liu qing ti) Chills and sneezing (han jin pen ti)
Medicine: Huang Qi (astragalus), Ren Shen (ginseng)

Symptoms: Pain in both arms Numbness in the limbs Body weakness with surging phlegm
Medicine: Huang qi (astragalus), Ren shen (ginseng)

Symptoms: Sudden dizziness and collapse Phlegm surging upward Numb hands and feet
Medicine: Shu di huang (prepared rehmannia), Shan zhu yu (cornus fruit)

Symptoms: Cough Wheezing and panting Spitting phlegm
Medicine: Sheng huai shan yao (raw Huaìshan yam), Gou qi zi (goji / wolfberry)

Symptoms: Shortness of breath Chest fullness and oppression Cold feeling in the heart and chest
Medicine: Sheng huang qi (raw astragalus), Gan jiang (dried ginger)

Symptoms: Shortness of breath (hu xi duan qi) Palpitations and a flustered heart (xin zhong zheng chong) Shortness of breath worse after eating
Medicine: Sheng huang qi (raw astragalus), Zhi mu (anemarrhena)

Symptoms: Sleep apnea — breathing pauses while asleep (jia mei pian ke, qi xi jiu ting) Shortness of breath (duan qi) Heaviness in the limbs, reluctance to move (si zhi lan dong)
Medicine: Sheng huang qi (raw astragalus), Chai hu (bupleurum)

Symptoms: Spontaneous sweating (zi han) — sweating on slight exertion Night sweats (dao han) — sweating during sleep, especially waking drenched Drenching, torrential sweats (da han ru xi)
Medicine: Shan yu rou (cornus fruit, shan zhu yu) — pit must be removed, Sheng huang qi (raw astragalus)

Symptoms: Shortness of breath (duan qi) — the qi does not feel sufficient Palpitations and a fluttering, panicked feeling in the chest (xin zhong zheng chong) Frequent sighing — needing long, deep breaths (shan tai xi)
Medicine: Long yan rou (longan flesh / dragon-eye fruit) — tonifies both qi and blood, nourishes the heart and settles the spirit, Sheng huang qi (raw astragalus)

Symptoms: Headache Dizziness and vertigo Heat in the chest
Medicine: Sheng zhe shi (raw hematite), Huai niu xi (achyranthes root)

Symptoms: Red swollen eyes and eyelids Pterygium covering the eye Loss of vision
Medicine: Sheng shi gao (raw gypsum), Zhi mu (anemarrhena root)

Symptoms: Headache Dizziness Sensation of qi rushing upward
Medicine: Sheng zhe shi (raw hematite, 30 g at the start — heavy mineral that suppresses upward-rushing qi), Sheng huai di huang (raw rehmannia from Henan — nourishes yin, cools blood)

Symptoms: Sensation of qi rushing upward from the abdomen (like running piglet syndrome, ben tun) Fullness and stuffiness in the stomach region Heat and restlessness in the chest
Medicine: Sheng zhe shi (raw hematite, 30 g to start — a heavy mineral that presses rebellious qi downward), Sheng mai ya (raw malt — gently generates liver qi and helps digestion; pairs with hematite to raise on the left while lowering on the right)

Symptoms: Vomiting blood Heat rising in the chest Emaciated, frail body
Medicine: Chi shi zhi (red halloysite), Sheng huai shan yao (dried Chinese yam)

Symptoms: Pain in both legs Unable to bear weight on the legs or stand Pain worse at night, unable to sleep
Medicine: Ye dang shen (wild codonopsis — tonifies qi), Dang gui (Chinese angelica — nourishes blood)

Symptoms: Pain in both legs Legs sore and numb Unable to bear weight on the legs
Medicine: Dang gui (Chinese angelica — nourishes blood), Dan shen (salvia root — moves blood)

Symptoms: Low back pain Back stiff and unable to turn Deep pulse (mai chen)
Medicine: Huai shan yao (Huai yam — supports upright qi, strengthens the spleen), Gou qi (goji berry — tonifies liver and kidney)

Symptoms: Toothache Swollen, painful gums Pain when chewing
Medicine: Sheng zhe shi (raw hematite — heavy, settling, presses rebellious qi downward), Huai niu xi (Huai achyranthes root — tonifies liver and kidney, guides qi and blood downward)

Symptoms: Pain under the ribs Stomach pain Food not digesting after meals
Medicine: Sheng huai shan yao (raw Huai Chinese yam — tonifies the spleen and stomach), Yu bai zhu (Atractylodes — strengthens the spleen)

Symptoms: Diarrhea Fixed-time afternoon fever Abdominal pain
Medicine: Chao bai zhu (dry-fried Atractylodes — strengthens the spleen), Shu huai di huang (prepared Huai rehmannia — tonifies kidney essence; the most important essence-tonifying herb)

Symptoms: Insomnia Heat in the chest Poor appetite
Medicine: Sheng huai shan yao (raw Huai Chinese yam — strengthens the spleen and stomach, the lead herb), Sheng zhe shi (raw hematite — heavy, sends the qi downward)

Symptoms: Pain in all four limbs Bedridden, unable to turn over in bed Pain day and night
Medicine: Shan zhu yu (cornelian cherry fruit, cornel dogwood fruit — heavily tonifies the liver; 'gets the fullest wood qi,' astringent yet wonderfully regulating; the special key herb of this case), Dang gui (Chinese angelica — nourishes blood)

Symptoms: Swelling of the head, face and whole body Pitting edema (pressing the swelling leaves a pit that returns slowly) Afternoon tidal fever (3–5 pm, rising like the tide)
Medicine: Sheng huai shan yao (dried Huai Chinese yam — tonifies the spleen and supports the righteous qi; the foundation of the treatment), Shu huai di huang (cooked Rehmannia — greatly tonifies the essence of the liver and kidney, above all kidney essence; the leading herb of the second formula)

Symptoms: Confused speech Clouded spirit Irritability
Medicine: Sheng zhe shi (hematite), Chuan da huang (rhubarb)

Symptoms: Stuffy chest with heat Qi rushing upward Confused speech
Medicine: Sheng zhe shi (hematite), Ling ci shi (magnetite)

Symptoms: Convulsions Vomiting Diarrhea with undigested food
Medicine: Chi shi zhi (red halloysite), Sheng huai shan yao (Chinese yam)

Symptoms: Insomnia Palpitations on falling asleep Sensation of heat in the chest
Medicine: Sheng zhe shi (raw hematite), Sheng huai shan yao (raw Huaishan yam)

Symptoms: Convulsions Opisthotonos (arching the back like a drawn bow) Afternoon tidal fever
Medicine: Hu jiao (black pepper), Gan jiang (dried ginger)

Symptoms: High fever Restlessness and irritability Distending headache
Medicine: Sheng shi gao (raw gypsum), Zhi mu (anemarrhena)

Symptoms: High fever lasting more than twenty days Delirium and unconsciousness (shen hun) Loss of voice — unable to speak
Medicine: Sheng shi gao (raw gypsum), Ye tai shen (wild codonopsis / dangshen)

Symptoms: Burning high fever Continuous delirium (zhan yu) — talking nonsense with no logic Complete loss of consciousness
Medicine: Sheng shi gao (raw gypsum), Sheng di huang (raw Rehmannia)

Symptoms: Chills and aversion to cold (wu han) Shivering and trembling all over (han zhan) Vague pain in the abdomen
Medicine: Mahuang (ephedra), Zhi fuzi (prepared aconite)

Symptoms: High fever of 39.4°C lasting over forty days (shen re 39.4 du) Bone and joint pain all over (zhou shen gu jie zuo teng) Thirst with heat in the chest (xin zhong re er ke)
Medicine: Sheng huai shan yao (raw Chinese yam), Sheng huai di huang (raw Rehmannia)

Symptoms: Blank whitish eyes with loss of vision Carphologia (searching the clothes and bed) Delirium
Medicine: Shu huai di huang (prepared Huai rehmannia, 2 liang / 60 g), Sheng huai shan yao (raw Huai Chinese yam, 1 liang / 30 g)

Symptoms: Unstoppable vaginal bleeding Blood collapse Shortness of breath
Medicine: Sheng huang qi (raw astragalus, 1 liang / 30 g), Chao bai zhu (stir-fried atractylodes, 5 qian / 15 g)

Symptoms: Shortness of breath A feeling of blockage under the right ribs Breath cutting off mid-sentence while speaking
Medicine: San qi (notoginseng, 三七), Sheng mai ya (raw malt, 生麦芽)

Symptoms: High fever Eyes clouded and unable to see Picking at the bedclothes (xun yi mo chuang)
Medicine: Shu di huang (prepared rehmannia, 2 liang / 60 g), Huai shan yao (Huai yam, 1 liang / 30 g)

Symptoms: Tenesmus (li ji hou zhong) Stools of pus and blood Abdominal pain
Medicine: Da Huang (Rhubarb), Nine-steamed rhubarb

Symptoms: Swollen feet Chest and diaphragm fullness Scant urine
Medicine: Buzhong Yiqi Decoction, Fu zi (aconite)

Symptoms: Numbness and soreness in hands and feet Twitching muscles Weak pulse at both wrists
Medicine: Da huang (rhubarb), Huo ma ren (hemp seed)

Symptoms: Fever with chills Headache and body ache Dry mouth and thirst
Medicine: Huang qi (astragalus), Dang shen (codonopsis)

Symptoms: Delirium at night Seeing ghosts Restless mania
Medicine: Chai hu (bupleurum), Gualou shi (trichosanthes fruit)

Symptoms: Abdomen swollen like a drum Cough with phlegm Wheezing
Medicine: Ren shen (ginseng), Bai zhu (atractylodes)

Symptoms: Sudden collapse and loss of consciousness Mouth and eyes twitching together Trembling hands and feet
Medicine: Zi su (perilla leaf), Chai hu (bupleurum)

Symptoms: Tinnitus Stomach fullness Loss of appetite
Medicine: Gan jiang (dried ginger), Bai zhu (atractylodes)

Symptoms: Vomiting blood Coughing up blood Stomach fullness and bloating
Medicine: Gan jiang (dried ginger), Bai zhu (atractylodes)

Symptoms: Convulsions Eyes rolling upward Vomiting
Medicine: Shu di huang (prepared rehmannia), Shan yao (Chinese yam)

Symptoms: Amenorrhea Feverish sensation Hard lump in the lower abdomen
Medicine: San qi (Panax notoginseng)

Symptoms: Belly distended like a drum Sallow face and emaciation Dry, brittle hair
Medicine: Ji nei jin (chicken gizzard lining), Wheat flour

Symptoms: Stiff neck Stiff back and waist Sinew contracture
Medicine: Ru xiang (frankincense), Mo yao (myrrh)

Symptoms: Fever Labored heavy breathing Dazed, distracted spirit
Medicine: Ling yang jiao (antelope horn)

Symptoms: Hard mass in the abdomen Hard as stone Congealed qi and blood
Medicine: Ru xiang (frankincense), Mo yao (myrrh)

Symptoms: Vomiting blood Stuffy, hot chest Chest pain
Medicine: San qi (notoginseng), San qi powder (notoginseng powder)

Symptoms: Chest and abdominal fullness Loss of appetite Dry, bound stool
Medicine: Raw ji nei jin (chicken gizzard lining), Ye tai shen (dang shen / codonopsis)

Symptoms: Dry mouth Thirst with excessive drinking Weak, slow pulse
Medicine: Bai zhu (atractylodes), used heavily at over one liang (about 30 g), Ren shen (ginseng)

Symptoms: Fever Restlessness and agitation Rash failing to erupt
Medicine: Ling yang jiao (antelope horn), Sheng shi gao (raw gypsum)

Symptoms: Thick yellow, foul-smelling nasal discharge Sensation of heat in the chest Clouded mind and dizziness
Medicine: Sheng shi gao (raw gypsum), heavily dosed at 1.5 liang (about 45 g), Long dan cao (Chinese gentian)

Symptoms: High fever with heat felt throughout the exterior and interior Urgent, labored breathing with wheezing Cough
Medicine: Sheng shi gao (raw gypsum), heavily dosed at 2.5 liang (about 75 g), Zhi mu (anemarrhena)

Symptoms: High fever so intense she fell into a coma and could not be roused even when shouted at Swollen, painful throat Red tongue
Medicine: Sheng shi gao (raw gypsum), heavily dosed at 4 liang (about 120+ g), Jing mi (rice)

Symptoms: High fever lasting four to five days Tongue coating yellow and turning black Severe interior heat
Medicine: Sheng shi gao (raw gypsum), heavily dosed — up to 6 liang (about 180 g) in a single day for a seven-year-old, Duan shi gao (calcined gypsum) — for external use only (astringing and promoting tissue regeneration); never to be taken internally

Symptoms: Vexing heat in the chest Palpitations Constipation
Medicine: Sheng huai shan yao (raw Huai Chinese yam), Xuan shen (figwort root)

Symptoms: Afternoon tidal fever Night cough Night sweats at dawn
Medicine: Sheng huai shan yao (dried Chinese yam), Da gan gou qi (sweet large wolfberry)

Symptoms: Missed periods Alternating chills and fever Dry cough
Medicine: Sheng huai shan yao (dried Chinese yam), Sheng zhe shi (raw hematite)

Symptoms: Painful swollen hemorrhoids Swollen painful eyelids High fever
Medicine: Sheng shigao (raw gypsum), Duan shigao (calcined gypsum — never for internal use, external use only)

Symptoms: Cough Wheezing and shortness of breath Stopped menstruation
Medicine: Sheng shan yao (dried Chinese yam, huai yam), Xuan shen (figwort root)

Symptoms: Shortness of breath Chest oppression and fullness Cold sensation in the chest and upper abdomen
Medicine: Sheng huang qi (raw astragalus root), Gan jiang (dried ginger)

Symptoms: Swollen head and face Skin ulcerating and weeping yellow fluid Spots over the body
Medicine: Sheng Shi Gao (raw gypsum), Ling Yang Jiao (antelope horn)

Symptoms: Shortness of breath Heat in the chest Loss of appetite
Medicine: Sheng huang qi (raw astragalus), Zhi mu (anemarrhena)

Symptoms: Shortness of breath Weak, empty feeling in the chest Urinary incontinence
Medicine: Ye tai shen (wild Codonopsis), Wu fu zi (black aconite)

Symptoms: Loss of voice Throat tightness Throat ulceration
Medicine: Sheng huang qi (raw astragalus), Zhi mu (anemarrhena)

Symptoms: Chest fullness Pain after meals Hot breath
Medicine: Sheng huang qi (raw astragalus), Zhi mu (anemarrhena)

Symptoms: Ravenous appetite Palpitations (zheng chong) Delirium
Medicine: Sheng shi gao (raw gypsum), Zhi mu (anemarrhena)

Symptoms: Vomiting blood Cough with blood-streaked phlegm A rush of heat rising from the chest
Medicine: Sheng Huai shan yao (raw Huai Chinese yam), Sheng Huai di huang (raw Huai rehmannia)

Symptoms: Vomiting Constipation Rebellious stomach qi
Medicine: Sheng zhe shi (raw hematite), Sheng hang shao (raw Hangzhou peony root)

Symptoms: Ben tun (running piglet syndrome) Qi rushing upward with heat Floating chi (foot) pulse
Medicine: Gui zhi jian (cinnamon twig tips), Sheng Huai shan yao (raw Huai Chinese yam)

Symptoms: Shortness of breath Blood stasis Fullness below the ribs
Medicine: San qi (notoginseng), Sheng mai ya (raw malt)

Symptoms: Bloody stool Heat in the chest Poor appetite
Medicine: Sheng huai di huang (raw rehmannia), Bai tou weng (pulsatilla)

Symptoms: Headache Worse at night Heat and restlessness in the chest
Medicine: Sheng hang shao (raw white peony), Bai zi ren (arborvitae seed)

Symptoms: Stomach pain Stuffiness in the epigastrium Belching
Medicine: Sheng huai shan yao (raw Huai mountain yam), Da gan gou qi (large sweet Gansu wolfberry)

Symptoms: Pain under both ribs Weak liver qi Faint, thread-like left pulse
Medicine: Sheng huang qi (raw astragalus), Sheng hang shao (raw white peony)

Symptoms: Tenesmus (li ji hou zhong) Abdominal pain Red and white discharge with pus and blood
Medicine: Bei sha shen (coastal glehnia root), Huang lian (coptis)

Symptoms: Malaria Red eyes Raving and agitation
Medicine: Sheng shi gao (raw gypsum), Watermelon

Symptoms: Zang zao (visceral agitation) Low mood Afternoon chills and night fever
Medicine: Gan cao (licorice), Xiao mai (wheat)

Symptoms: Chills Aversion to cold Headache
Medicine: Da huang (rhubarb), Mang xiao (Mirabilite / sodium sulfate)

Symptoms: Spontaneous sweating Insomnia Dizziness
Medicine: Xi yang shen (American ginseng), Sheng huang qi (raw astragalus)

Symptoms: Red tongue Dry mouth Uncontrollable sweating
Medicine: Xuan shen (figwort root / Scrophularia), Zhi mu (Anemarrhena)

Symptoms: Hot palms Thick, greasy tongue coating Vomiting
Medicine: Huo xiang geng (patchouli stem / Agastache), Bai kou ren (white cardamom kernel / Amomum cardamomum)

Symptoms: Hiccups Belching Qi rushing upward
Medicine: Gan jiang (dried ginger), Ren shen (ginseng)

Symptoms: Cholera with cramps Vomiting and diarrhea Severe cramping
Medicine: Huo xiang (agastache), Cang zhu (atractylodes lancea)

Symptoms: Miscarriage at the third month of pregnancy Red tongue Fever at night
Medicine: Ren shen (ginseng), Xi yang shen (American ginseng)

Symptoms: Pustules not fully raised Collapsed pustules without pus Half-raised, half-flat pustules
Medicine: Yan wo (edible bird's nest), Yan wo gen (bird's nest root — the part attached to the wall)

Symptoms: Pox not erupting fully Dry, dark-red pustules Pustules collapsing and sinking
Medicine: Da huang (rhubarb), Zi hua di ding (violet yam root)

Symptoms: Sore throat for over ten years Slow, wiry, tight pulse (about two beats per breath) Blue-yellow complexion
Medicine: Rou gui (cinnamon bark), Gao liang jiang (galangal)

Symptoms: Wheezing and fullness with shortness of breath Unable to lie flat, needing to sit propped up (yi xi bu de wo) Spontaneous sweating and aversion to wind
Medicine: Gui zhi (cinnamon twig), Fu ling (poria)

Symptoms: Hard lump in the abdomen Sunken and hidden pulse as if absent Blocked blood circulation in the lower burner
Medicine: Xin jiang sha (madder-dyed silk gauze), Tao ren (peach kernel)

Symptoms: Stomach pain (wei wan tong) Pain like a knife cut the moment water is swallowed Unable to swallow any solid food
Medicine: Da huang (rhubarb), Mang xiao (mirabilite / Glauber's salt)

Symptoms: Loss of voice (shi yin) Unable to produce any sound Hoarse voice
Medicine: Ma huang (ephedra), Sheng shi gao (raw gypsum)

Symptoms: Swollen throat and ear pain (hou zhong er tong) Tongue coating white at the edges and turbid in the center Dizziness (tou yun)
Medicine: Jie geng (Platycodon root), Ren zhong huang (licorice fermented in a bamboo tube in a cesspit over winter)

Symptoms: Abdomen distended like a drum (fu zhang ru gu) Blue veins standing out on the abdominal wall (fu bi qing jin bao qi) Whole body swelling (quan shen zhong zhang)
Medicine: Liyu (carp), Cong (scallion)

Symptoms: Hard lump right of the navel Swollen, painful testicle Unbearable pain in every position
Medicine: Tiantai wu yao (lindera root from Mount Tiantai), Qing pi (green tangerine peel)

Symptoms: Raving madness for seven years Garbled, incoherent speech Tearing off clothes and going naked
Medicine: Long dan cao (gentian root), Huang lian (coptis root)

Symptoms: Nocturnal emission Spontaneous seminal emission Tinnitus
Medicine: Xi yang shen (American ginseng), Ren shen (ginseng)

Symptoms: Cough Chest fullness Shortness of breath
Medicine: Yun fu ling (Yunnan poria), Gui zhi (cinnamon twig)

Symptoms: Bedridden for three years Weak, flaccid, unusable limbs Chronic heavy drinking every day
Medicine: Wu wei zi (schisandra fruit), Huang lian (coptis / goldthread)

Symptoms: Pain in both flanks Gan jue (liver syncope with seizures) Convulsions triggered by any sound
Medicine: Xuan fu hua (inula flower), Xin jiang (newly dyed silk, the much-debated ingredient)

Symptoms: Amenorrhea Pain in both flanks (ribs) Vomiting when the pain flares
Medicine: Xin jiang (newly dyed silk), Xuan fu hua (inula flower)

Symptoms: Leg pain after childbirth Unable to stand or walk Abdominal distension
Medicine: Shi hu (dendrobium), Mu gua (papaya)

Symptoms: Fever in a child Chills and fever Fever that won't come down
Medicine: Cao hong hua (safflower), Dang gui (angelica root)

Symptoms: Pox rash Bluish rash Shivering with clenched teeth
Medicine: Sheng shi gao (raw gypsum), Ren shen (ginseng)

Symptoms: Belching dozens of times after eating a few bites Belching three or four times during each meal Loss of appetite
Medicine: Ren shen (ginseng), Mai men dong (dwarf lilyturf root)

Symptoms: Nocturnal emission and seminal loss Deficiency fire flaring upward Face and head feeling hot and flushed after an attack
Medicine: Huang bai (Phellodendron bark), Zhi mu (anemarrhena root)

Symptoms: Spontaneous sweating day and night Breathlessness Sweating at the slightest sound or a hot drink
Medicine: Chao suanzaoren (stir-fried sour jujube seed), Ren shen (Asian ginseng)

Symptoms: Malaria with chills and fever in rhythm Severe shivering then high fever Thirst
Medicine: Sheng shi gao (gypsum), Zhu ye (bamboo leaf)

Symptoms: Poor appetite Abdominal bloating Loose stools
Medicine: Ren shen (ginseng), Bai zhu (atractylodes)

Symptoms: Vomiting clear water Vomiting in huge volumes Vomiting day and night
Medicine: Jiang ban xia (ginger-processed pinellia), Guang chen pi (aged tangerine peel)

Symptoms: High fever Headache Cough
Medicine: Sheng shi gao (gypsum), Zhi mu (anemarrhena)

Symptoms: Sallow, pale complexion Weak, faint pulse Constipation
Medicine: Ren shen (ginseng), Mai men dong (ophiopogon)

Symptoms: High fever Curling up weakly with no strength Dry lips
Medicine: Hua shi (talc), Gan cao (licorice)

Symptoms: Sudden abdominal cramping pain Nausea Vomiting
Medicine: Xiang you (sesame oil, used as the scraping medium)

Symptoms: Low back pain Urinary blockage Bladder distension and urgency
Medicine: Fu Ling (Poria), Ze Xie (Alisma)

Symptoms: Vomiting Chest and flank pain Restlessness and irritability
Medicine: Sheng Shi Gao (raw gypsum), Zhi Mu (Anemarrhena)

Symptoms: Edema of the legs and feet Swelling extending up to the abdomen Abdomen hard as a drum on palpation
Medicine: Shu Di Huang (prepared Rehmannia), Dang Gui (Chinese Angelica)

Symptoms: Convulsions Collapsing to the ground with foaming at the mouth Loss of consciousness
Medicine: Fang Feng (Saposhnikovia root), Tian Ma (Gastrodia)

Symptoms: Crisis sweating (shivering, then sweating) Chills and shivering Inability to sweat
Medicine: Ren Shen (Ginseng), Shu Di Huang (prepared Rehmannia)

Symptoms: Vomiting Chest and diaphragm discomfort Irritability and insomnia
Medicine: Ban Xia (Pinellia), Fu Ling (Poria)

Symptoms: Diarrhea day and night Unconscious Unresponsive when called
Medicine: Shu Di Huang (prepared rehmannia), Sheng Shan Yao (dried Chinese yam)

Symptoms: Unrelenting uterine bleeding Blood streaming out in large amounts Critical, life-threatening condition
Medicine: San Qi (notoginseng), Sheng Huang Qi (raw astragalus)

Symptoms: Swelling the size of a palm at the Huantiao point (GB30) Skin color unchanged Hard to the touch with a rooted base
Medicine: San Qi (notoginseng), Sheng Huang Qi (raw astragalus)

Symptoms: Fullness and stuffiness in the upper body Irritability and restlessness Craving cold food and drink
Medicine: Dried ginger (gan jiang), Atractylodes (bai zhu)

Symptoms: Body heat and high fever Dryness and scorching thirst Constant desire to drink water
Medicine: Prepared rehmannia (shu di huang), Raw Chinese yam (sheng shan yao)

Symptoms: Severe phlegm wheezing (tan chuan shen ju) — coughing phlegm and gasping for air Wheezing that stopped after treatment, then suddenly returned Palpitations (xin zhong zheng chong)
Medicine: Prepared rehmannia (shu di huang), Dried Chinese yam slices (huai shan yao)

Symptoms: Nosebleeds four times a day Calm, even pulse Bleeding worse after cooling medicine
Medicine: Gan jiang (dried ginger), Bai zhu (atractylodes)

Symptoms: Chest fullness and tightness Recurrent stuffy sensation of heat Episodes of heavy wheezing every ten to fifteen days
Medicine: Gan jiang (dried ginger), Bai zhu (atractylodes)

Symptoms: Shortness of breath Steadily decreasing appetite Thin watery phlegm
Medicine: Gan jiang (dried ginger), Sheng huang qi (raw astragalus)

Symptoms: Persistent sensation of heat in the heart region Abdominal pain Diarrhea
Medicine: Sheng hang shao (raw white peony root), Huai shan yao (Chinese yam)

Symptoms: Hard mass in the stomach region Loss of appetite Food unable to pass downward
Medicine: Sheng jineijin (raw chicken gizzard lining), Sheng jiuqu (raw fermented rice wine starter)

Symptoms: Fever Abdominal pain Increased frequency of bowel movements
Medicine: Sheng baishao (raw white peony root), Huai shanyao (Chinese yam slices)

Symptoms: Hard mass in the abdomen Decreased appetite Clouded consciousness
Medicine: Sheng huangqi (raw astragalus), Dangshen (party root)

Symptoms: Stomach fullness and oppression Inability to eat properly Blocked feeling at the cardia
Medicine: Sheng jineijin (raw chicken gizzard lining), Baizhu (white atractylodes)

Symptoms: Lump under the ribs Pain in the lump Belching
Medicine: Sheng jineijin (raw chicken gizzard lining), Chaihu (bupleurum)

Symptoms: Pain below the navel Crying and wailing day and night Flooding and replete pulse at both chi positions
Medicine: Danggui (Chinese angelica root), Danshen (red sage root)

Symptoms: Hard lumps all over the belly Abdominal pain Palpitations
Medicine: Sheng jineijin (raw chicken gizzard lining), Sanleng (common burreed rhizome)

Symptoms: Pterygium growing over both eyes Severe eye pain Red, swollen eyes
Medicine: Lingyangjiao (antelope horn)

Symptoms: Lump under the ribs Skin color unchanged Hard to the touch
Medicine: Dang gui (Chinese angelica), Dan shen (red sage root, salvia miltiorrhiza)

Symptoms: Both legs aching and numb Stabbing leg pain Lying on the back with knees bent
Medicine: Dang gui (Chinese angelica), Dan shen (red sage root, salvia miltiorrhiza)

Symptoms: Unremitting diarrhea Loose, watery stools Soft, weak pulse
Medicine: Raw bai zhu (atractylodes), Da zao / cooked jujube flesh (red dates)

Symptoms: Unconsciousness Hot phlegm surging upward Panting until the chest feels filled
Medicine: Antelope horn (ling yang jiao), Borax (peng sha)

Symptoms: High fever with convulsions Opisthotonos (head thrown back, eyes rolled up) Drowsiness
Medicine: Antelope horn (ling yang jiao), Raw gypsum (sheng shi gao)

Symptoms: Leg pain Low back pain Shoulder pain
Medicine: Bai Zhu (atractylodes), Dang Gui (Chinese angelica)

Symptoms: High fever No sweating Throat swelling and pain
Medicine: Sheng Shi Gao (raw gypsum), Jing Mi (japonica rice)

Symptoms: Whole-body swelling Scanty urine Rapid but weak pulse
Medicine: Ren Shen (ginseng), Mai Dong (ophiopogon root)

Symptoms: Surging high fever Delirium and unconsciousness (shen hun zhan yu) Swollen, red head and face
Medicine: Sheng Shi Gao (raw gypsum), Lu Dang Shen (Codonopsis root from Luzhou, Shanxi)

Symptoms: Fever Palpitations (xin zhong zheng chong) Labored, reversed breathing (chuan ni)
Medicine: Sheng Shi Gao (raw gypsum), Ren Shen (ginseng)

Symptoms: Red, hot, swollen throat Swollen, red cheeks Swelling of the neck
Medicine: Sheng Shi Gao (raw gypsum), Jin Yin Hua (honeysuckle)

Symptoms: Abdominal pain Bloody stool Diarrhea
Medicine: Long yan rou (longan fruit), Huai shan yao (Chinese yam)

Symptoms: Heavy uterine bleeding Cold palms Weak limbs
Medicine: Huang qi (astragalus), Dang gui (angelica)

Symptoms: Vertigo Splitting headache Vomiting phlegm
Medicine: Ban xia (pinellia), Tian ma (gastrodia)

Symptoms: Black menstrual blood with clots Bloody stool Watery diarrhea
Medicine: Huang qi (astragalus), Ren shen (ginseng)

Symptoms: Chills Heavy body Swollen head and face
Medicine: Huang qin (scutellaria), Huang lian (coptis)

Symptoms: Weak legs and knees Cold buttocks and lower abdomen Smelly sweating in the genital area
Medicine: Zhi mu (anemarrhena), Huang bai (phellodendron)

Symptoms: Rectal prolapse Ashen complexion Red-white diarrhea
Medicine: Ying su ke (poppy husk), He zi (chebulic myrobalan)

Symptoms: Unbearable toothache Swollen painful gums Loose teeth
Medicine: Huang lian (coptis), Hu tong lei (poplar resin)

Symptoms: Urinary retention Protruding eyeballs Belly distended like a drum
Medicine: Zhi mu (anemarrhena), Huang bai (phellodendron)

Symptoms: Convulsions after fright Phlegm pouring from the mouth Eyes rolled up showing white
Medicine: Chen xiang (agarwood), Tian ma (gastrodia)

Symptoms: Fever Muscle wasting Limb fatigue
Medicine: Huang qi (astragalus), Ren shen (ginseng)

Symptoms: Belly bloated like a drum Painful distension and oppressive misery Nausea without being able to vomit
Medicine: Da huang (rhubarb), Ba dou (croton seed)

Symptoms: Diarrhea Heavy, weary limbs No appetite for food
Medicine: Huang qi (astragalus), Ren shen (ginseng)

Symptoms: Abdominal distension and wheezing Wheezing audible outside the room Unable to lie down and rest
Medicine: Bai qian niu (white pharbitis / morning glory seed), Qing pi (green tangerine peel)

Symptoms: Abdominal pain with audible borborygmus Pain at the pit of the stomach Loss of appetite
Medicine: Gan jiang (dried ginger), Hei fu zi (black aconite)

Symptoms: Dark, lusterless facial complexion Darkness especially around the lips Hollow, hungry feeling at the heart
Medicine: Sheng ma (bugbane rhizome), Ge gen (kudzu root)

Symptoms: Mouth twisted toward the right Slight sweating on the left cheek Limp, relaxed left side of the face
Medicine: Sheng ma (bugbane rhizome), Ge gen (kudzu root)

Symptoms: Unbearable headache Unable to sleep day or night Aversion to wind and cold
Medicine: Huang qi (astragalus root), Ren shen (ginseng)

Symptoms: Boil below the brain, above the nape Numbness spreading without swelling Pain so severe sleep became impossible
Medicine: Huang lian (coptis rhizome), Huang qin (scutellaria root)

Symptoms: Unrelenting abdominal pain Cold sweat pouring out Cold extremities (four-reversal, si jue)
Medicine: Shu ai (cooked moxa), Cong bai (scallion white)

Symptoms: Frequent urination with scant output Fullness and distension of the lower abdomen Heaviness in the lower back and legs
Medicine: Fuling (Poria), Hupo (Amber)

Symptoms: Abdominal pain Lower back bent so he could not straighten up Greenish-yellow, lusterless complexion
Medicine: Chenxiang (Agarwood), Fuzi (Prepared aconite)

Symptoms: Swelling of the face and limbs Loose, frequent stools Abdominal distension
Medicine: Cangzhu (black atractylodes), Houpo (magnolia bark)

Symptoms: Slight swelling of the whole body Swelling and pain of the lower limbs Pain so severe it could not bear to be touched
Medicine: Qianghuo (notopterygium), Fangfeng (saposhnikovia root)

Symptoms: Sore, swollen throat Red swelling in front of and behind the ears Stiff root of the tongue (she ben qiang)
Medicine: Jiegeng (platycodon root), Gancao (licorice)

Symptoms: Palpitations — a feeling of something moving inside the heart (xin dong ji) Knotted pulse: beats that stop and then resume of their own accord (jie mai) Cold limbs
Medicine: Zhi gancao (honey-fried licorice), Renshen (ginseng)

Symptoms: Weary, heavy limbs (si zhi kun juan) Dry heat inside with aversion to cold (zao re wu han) Wandering, intermittent pain
Medicine: Fuzi (prepared aconite root), Ganjiang (dried ginger)

Symptoms: Distension of the chest and abdomen (xin fu zhang man) Vomiting right after eating (shi ze ou) Stabbing pain under both ribs (liang xie ci tong)
Medicine: Chaihu (bupleurum), Shengma (cimicifuga)

Symptoms: Red swollen face (tou mian chi zhong) Ear pain (er tong) Swelling especially severe in front of and behind the ears
Medicine: Wine-fried huangqin (baical skullcap root), Wine-fried huanglian (coptis rhizome)

Symptoms: Yellow skin and eyes (shen mu ju huang) Heavy, weak limbs (zhi ti chen zhong) Hard, painful epigastrium (xin xia pi ying)
Medicine: Fuzi (prepared aconite root, 附子), Ganjiang (dried ginger, 干姜)

Symptoms: Dizziness with blackouts (tou xuan yan hei) Inability to see (mu bu jian wu) Restlessness and mental confusion (xin fan shen luan)
Medicine: Tianma (gastrodia, 天麻), Chaihu (bupleurum, 柴胡)

Symptoms: Cold shins and calves (zu jing han) Spontaneous diarrhea with undigested food (zi li wan gu bu hua) Cold pain around the navel and abdomen (qi fu leng teng)
Medicine: Fuzi (prepared aconite root, 附子), Ganjiang (dried ginger, 干姜)

Symptoms: Diarrhea in the middle of the night (ye ban zi li) Reversal cold in the four limbs (si zhi ni leng) Slight abdominal pain (fu zhong wei tong)
Medicine: Huangqi (astragalus, 黄芪), Shaoyao / baishao (white peony root, 芍药/白芍)

Symptoms: Fever (fa re) Restlessness and inability to sleep (fan zao bu de mian) Thirst with desire to drink (kou ke yin shui)
Medicine: Da huang (rhubarb, 大黄), Mang xiao (mirabilite / sodium sulfate, 芒硝)

Symptoms: Half-body numbness (ban shen ma mu) Aversion to wind and cold (e feng han) Incessant sweating (han chu bu zhi)
Medicine: Huangqi (astragalus, 黄芪), Baizhu (atractylodes, 白术)

Symptoms: Morning diarrhea Pain around the navel Borborygmus (gurgling abdomen)
Medicine: Gan jiang (dried ginger), Fu zi (aconite)

Symptoms: Swollen painful joints Difficulty bending and straightening Stuffy fullness below the heart
Medicine: Qiang huo (notopterygium), Du huo (angelica pubescens)

Symptoms: Spasmodic twitching of hands and feet Picking at bedclothes and grasping at the air (xun yi mo kong) Clouded consciousness and delirium
Medicine: Ren shen (ginseng), Huang qi (astragalus)

Symptoms: Diarrhea with undigested food (xia li qing gu) Cold hands and feet (si zhi ni leng) Heavy body
Medicine: Ren shen (ginseng), Bai zhu (atractylodes)