Digestion

A traditional "summer-damp" formula, widely carried in Chinese households for travel and the hot, sticky season, typically reached for at the first sign of digestive unease or "summer cold".

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A "food-digesting, dampness-transforming" formula used in Chinese households for the all-too-familiar consequences of overeating, rich food, or a holiday dinner gone slightly too far.

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A classic "half-interior, half-exterior" formula from the Han dynasty, one of the most frequently discussed shao-yang remedies in Chinese households and the ancestor of dozens of later variations.

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• Immune Support

A "release the exterior, drain the interior, and clear heat" formula from the Jin dynasty, unusually comprehensive in that it covers exterior, interior, and heat in a single prescription.

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A "harmonize shaoyang and drain yangming" formula from the Han dynasty, the natural counterpart to Xiao Chaihu Tang, but with rhubarb added to address simultaneous interior heat and constipation.

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A "water metabolism" formula from the Han dynasty, best understood as a gentle regulator of how the body handles water, used for short-term patterns of thirst, reduced urine, and mild edema.

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A "strongly warm the center" variation of the classical Lizhong Wan, the same base formula with aconite added to address pronounced "spleen-kidney yang deficiency" patterns.

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A "tonify qi, strengthen the spleen, dry dampness, transform phlegm" formula from the Song dynasty, one of the most frequently prescribed "digestive tonic" formulas in TCM practice, especially for the post-illness or chronically weak patient.

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A "warm the center, move qi, transform dampness" digestive formula from the Qing dynasty, the formula of choice in TCM practice for the "weak stomach with cold and damp stagnation" presentation.

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A "tonify spleen qi, leach dampness, stop diarrhea" formula from the Song dynasty, the gentlest of the major spleen-tonifying formulas, often chosen for chronic digestive weakness in thin, tired patients.

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A foundational "dry dampness, transform phlegm, regulate qi, harmonize the center" formula from the Song dynasty, the ancestor of nearly every later phlegm-damp formula in the tradition.

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A "tonify qi, release the exterior, transform phlegm" formula from the Song dynasty, the formula of choice for the common cold in a weak or qi-deficient patient who normally catches every cold that goes around.

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A pediatric-oriented "open the spleen, harmonize the center, resolve food stagnation" formula from the Ming dynasty, one of the most commonly suggested TCM tonics for children with weak digestion.

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A "resolve the six stagnations" formula from the Yuan dynasty, qi, blood, phlegm, fire, dampness, and food, the classical TCM "regulate everything that gets stuck" formula.

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A "soothe the liver, move qi, harmonize the center" formula from the Ming dynasty, the formula of choice for "liver qi stagnation" presentations with chest and flank distension.

• Stress & Mood
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A flagship "tiao-he gan-pi" (harmonize liver and spleen) formula from the Song-dynasty "Formulary of the Bureau of Medicine" (1078), the most widely sold "liver-qi stagnation" formula in TCM.

• Stress & Mood
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A modern "qing-re zao-shi" (clear heat and dry dampness) single-component preparation from the 1977 Pharmacopoeia, essentially the isolated alkaloid berberine HCl extracted from Coptis (huanglian).

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A "jian-pi xiao-shi" (strengthen the spleen and digest food) formula from Wang Kentang's "Standards for Diagnosis and Treatment", the classical TCM "weak digestion" formula.

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A "run-chang tong-bian" (moisten the intestines and unblock the bowels) formula from Zhang Zhongjing's "Treatise on Cold Damage" (c. 200 CE), the canonical TCM "constipation from dryness" formula.

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A "wen-zhong bu-xu" (warm the middle and tonify deficiency) formula from Zhang Zhongjing's "Treatise on Cold Damage" (c. 200 CE), the "minor" sibling of the larger Da Jian Zhong Tang.

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A "wen-zhong bu-xu, yi-qi jian-zhong" (warm the middle, tonify deficiency, augment qi, and build the center) formula from Zhang Zhongjing's "Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet" (c. 220 CE), the Astragalus-augmented form of Xiao Jian Zhong Tang.

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A "qing-re li-shi, tui-huang" (clear heat, drain dampness, and reduce jaundice) formula from Zhang Zhongjing's "Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet" (c. 220 CE), the canonical "damp-heat jaundice" formula.

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A "qing-xie gan-dan shi-huo" (clear and drain excess fire from liver and gallbladder) formula from Liu Wansu's "Elucidations of Formulas" (1172), one of the most strongly purgative classical "liver-fire" formulas.

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A small, focused "wen-shen suo-niao" (warm the kidney and reduce urine) formula from the Song-dynasty "Wei's Family Formulary", the most prescribed classical OTC formula for frequent urination and childhood enuresis in East Asia.

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An "qing-gan he-wei, jiang-ni zhi-ou" (clear the liver and harmonize the stomach, descend counterflow and stop vomiting) formula, the augmented expansion of the classical Zuo Jin Wan with additional qi-regulating and pain-stopping herbs.

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A "jian-pi he-wei, li-qi zhi-tong" (strengthen the spleen, harmonize the stomach, regulate qi, stop pain) formula from the Qing-dynasty "Golden Mirror of Medicine", the "qi-regulating" expansion of the classical Liu Jun Zi Tang.

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A two-ingredient "qing-gan xie-huo, jiang-ni zhi-ou" (clear the liver and drain fire, descend counterflow and stop vomiting) formula from Zhu Danxi's Yuan-dynasty "Danxi's Experiential Therapy", perhaps the most distilled classical OTC formula for "liver-fire invading the stomach".

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A tablet form of the classical "qing-re xie-huo, li-niao tong-lin" (clear heat and drain fire, promote urine and unblock painful urination) formula from the Song-dynasty "Formulary of the Bureau of Medicine", the most prescribed classical OTC formula for "damp-heat" urinary discomfort.

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A pill form of the classical "qing-xin li-niao yang-yin" (clear the heart, promote urine, nourish yin) formula from the Song-dynasty "Key to Therapeutics of Children's Diseases", the foundational "heart-fire" formula in TCM pediatrics.

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