Part 1 General Discussion Introduction to Chinese Herbal Formulas/ 2 Overview/ 2 General Introduction/2 1. Formulas and Treatment Methods/ 2 2. Formulas and Compatibility/ 6 3. Formulas and Compositions/ 8 4. Formulas and Dosage Forms/ 12 5. Formulas and Preparation Methods/16 Appendix: Textual research on doses in ancient formulas/ 19 Review questions/ 21 Part 2 Specific Discussion Chapter 1 Formulas that Release the Exterior/24 1.1 Release the exterior with pungent, warm herbs/24 1.2 Release the exterior with pungent, cool herbs/30 1.3 Release the exterior by supplementing anti-pathogenic qi/35 Summary/39 Review questions/ 40 Chapter 2 Formulas that Drain Downward/ 41 2.1 Formulas that drain downward with cold-property ingredients/41 2.2 Formulas that drain downward with warm-property ingredients/44 2.3 Formulas that drain downward with moistening ingredients/ 46 2.4 Formulas that drain downward with water retention-resolving ingredients/ 50 2.5 Formulas that drain downward with purgative and qi/blood-nourishing Huang Long Tang (Yellow Dragon Decoction)/ 52 Summary/53 Review questions/ 54 Chapter 3 Formulas that Harmonize/55 3.1 Formulas that harmonize the Shaoyang/55 3.2 Formulas that harmonize the liver and spleen/ 60 Summary/67 Review questions/ 68 Chapter 4 Formulas that Clear Heat/ 69 4.1 Formulas that clear heat in the qi phase/69 4.2 Formulas that clear heat in the Ying-nutrients phase and cool blood/ 73 4.3 Formulas that clear heat and remove toxins/ 75 4.4 Formulas that clear heat in qi and blood phases/ 80 4.5 Formulas that clear heat in zang-fu organs/ 82 4.6 Formulas that clear deficiency heat/ 95 Summary/99 Review questions/100 Chapter 5 Formulas that Resolve Summer-heat/102 Summary/ 109 Review questions/110 Chapter 6 Formulas that Warm the Interior/ 111 6.1 Formulas that warm the middle jiao and dispel cold/ 111 6.2 Formulas that resuscitate yang and prevent collapse/ 117 6.3 Formulas that warm the meridians to dispel cold/121 Summary/ 124 Review questions/125 Chapter 7 Formulas that Tonify or Reinforce/126 7.1 Formulas that tonify qi/ 126 7.2 Formulas that tonify blood/ 136 7.3 Formulas that tonify qi and blood/ 140 7.4 Formulas that tonify yin/142 7.5 Formulas that tonify yang/147 Summary/ 152 Review questions/154 Chapter 8 Formulas that Secure and Astringe/ 155 8.1 Formulas that consolidate the exterior and stop sweating/ 155 8.2 Formulas that reinforce the lung and stop coughing/ 157 8.3 Formulas that astringe the large intestine and stop diarrhea/159 8.4 Formulas that secure the essence gate and stop nocturnal emissions/urinaryincontinence/ 162 8.5 Formulas that secure the Chong and Ren meridians and stop uterine bleeding/ leucorrhea/ 165 Yi Huang Tang (Yellow-Transforming Decoction)/ 169 Summary/ 170 Review questions/171 Chapter 9 Formulas that Tranquilize the Mind/ 172 9.1 Formulas that tranquilize the mind with heavy materials/ 172 9.2 Formulas that tranquilize the mind by nourishing yin and blood/ 174 Summary/ 178 Review questions/179 Chapter 10 Formulas that Open the Orifices/ 180 10.1 Formulas that open the orifices with cold-property ingredients/ 181 10.2 Formulas that open the orifices with warm-property ingredients/ 187 Summary/ 189 Review questions/190 Chapter 11 Formulas that Regulate Qi/191 11.1 Formulas that circulate qi/ 191 11.2 Formulas that down-regulate qi/202 Summary/ 210 Review questions/211 Chapter 12 Formulas that Regulate Blood/ 212 12.1 Formulas that circulate blood and resolve stasis/212 12.2 Formulas that stop bleeding/ 229 Summary/ 236 Review questions/237 Chapter 13 Formulas that Dispel or Stop Wind/ 238 13.1 Formulas that dispel external wind/ 238 13.2 Formulas that stop internal wind/ 248 Summary/ 255 Review questions/256 Chapter 14 Formulas that Treat Dryness/ 257 14.1 Formulas that disperse external dryness/ 257 14.2 Formulas that nourish yin and moisten internal dryness/ 261 Summary/ 268 Review questions/269 Chapter 15 Formulas that Resolve Dampness/ 270 15.1 Formulas that resolve dampness with aroma/270 15.2 Formulas that clear heat and resolve dampness/ 274 15.3 Formulas that promote urination and drain dampness/ 285 15.4 Formulas that warm and transform water dampness/ 292 15.5 Formulas that remove wind and resolve dampness/ 298 Summary/ 303 Review questions/304 Chapter 16 Formulas that Resolve Phlegm/306 16.1 Formulas that dry dampness and resolve phlegm/ 306 16.2 Formulas that clear heat and resolve phlegm/ 311 16.3 Formulas that moisten the lung and resolve phlegm/316 16.4 Formulas that warm the lung cold and transform phlegm/ 317 16.5 Formulas that stop wind and resolve phlegm/320 Summary/ 324 Review questions/325 Chapter 17 Formulas that Promote Digestion/ 327 17.1 Formulas that promote digestion to resolve food stagnation/ 327 17.2 Formulas that strengthen the spleen to promote digestion/ 332 Summary/ 339 Review questions/339 Chapter 18 Formulas that Kill Parasites/Worms/ 337 Chapter 19 Formulas that Induce Emesis/340 Summary/ 342 Review questions/342 Chapter 20 Formulas that Treat Sores/Ulcers and Abscesses/ 343 20.1 External sores/ulcers and abscesses/344 20.2 Internal sores/ulcers and abscesses/ 350 Summary/ 354 Review questions/354 Index/ 355