Formula for Treating Moxibustion Sores, Wind Stroke, and Cold Swelling Pain - Beiji Qianjin Yaofang
[Content] However, when it is burned with fire, the sore feels relief upon heating, and the pain stops. Apply this six or seven times a day, and it will heal…

Large Formula - Dictionary of Chinese Medicine Terms
…dosage; large quantity taken in one dose; capable of treating serious lower energizer diseases. An example of a large formula is the "Major Purgative Decoction" in the purgative method (Rhubarb Rhizoma, Magnolia Bark, Immature Orange Fruit…

Minor Formula - Dictionary of Chinese Medicine Terms
…the disease has no accompanying symptoms, so the number of medicinal ingredients should be few. An example of a minor formula is the "Fistular Onion Stalk, Fermented Soybean Decoction" (Fistular Onion Stalk, Fermented Soybean) in the sweating method.

Mild Formula - Dictionary of Chinese Medicine Terms
…medicines to treat the root, enhancing the body's resistance to disease, allowing the disease to naturally dissipate. Mild formulas such as the "Four Gentlemen Decoction" (Ginseng, White Atractylodes Rhizome, Poria, Liquorice Root) in the…

Compound Formula - Dictionary of Chinese Medicine Terms
[Content] A formula that combines two or several formulas is called a compound formula. There are two additional meanings: Adding other medicinal ingredients to the original formula; Each medicinal…

Classical Formula - Dictionary of Chinese Medicine Terms
…Han" by Ban Gu of the Later Han Dynasty records eleven classical formulas. These refer to clinical works before the Han Dynasty. The formulas recorded in the "Suwen" and "Lingshu"…

Dispersing Formula - Dictionary of Chinese Medicine Terms
[Content] Dispersing can remove stagnation, by adding ingredients such as Fresh Ginger Rhizome and tangerine peel. Dispersing means to scatter, and stagnation refers to the illness of blockage. For symptoms such as…

Tonic Formula - Dictionary of Chinese Medicine Terms
[Content] To tonify and address weakness, such as with Ginseng and Astragalus Root. Weakness refers to a deficiency syndrome that requires treatment with tonifying and nourishing herbs. Ginseng and Astragalus Root can…

Purgative Formula - Dictionary of Chinese Medicine Terms
[Content] Purging can remove blockages, such as with Pepperweed Seed and Rhubarb Rhizoma. Purging refers to purgation, and blockages are pathogenic factors that form an excess pattern. Interior excess must be…