Table of Contents

Jiāo’s Formulas Author’s Foreword

Jiāo’s Formulas Translators’ Foreword

Jiāo’s Formulas Acknowledgments

Guide to the Use of this Book

Lecture One: Relevant Issue for the Clinical Application of Formulas

Lecture Two: Qì-Treating Formulas, Blood-Rectifying Formulas, and Supplementing Formulas

2.1 Guā Lóu Xiè Bái Bái Jiŭ Tāng (瓜蒌薤白白酒汤 Trichosanthes, Chinese Chive, and White Liquor Decoction)

2.2 Sì Jūn Zǐ Tāng (四君子汤 Four Gentlemen Decoction)

2.3 Bŭ Zhōng Yì Qì Tāng (补中益气汤 Center-Supplementing Qì-Boosting Decoction)

2.4 Xuán Fù Huā Dài Zhě Shí Tāng (旋覆花代赭石汤 Inula and Hematite Decoction)

2.5 Shēng Yáng Yì Wèi Tāng (升阳益胃汤 Yáng-Upbearing Stomach-Boosting Decoction)

2.6 Dīng Xiāng Shì Dì Tāng (丁香柿蒂汤¹ Clove and Persimmon Decoction

2.7 Sì Mó Tāng (四磨汤 Four Ground Decoction)

2.8 Dú Shēn Tāng (独参汤 Pure Ginseng Decoction)

2.9 Sì Wù Tāng (四物汤 Four Substances Decoction)

2.10 Dāng Guī Bŭ Xuè Tāng (当归补血汤 Chinese Angelica Blood- Supplementing Decoction)

2.11 Sháo Yào Tāng (芍药汤 Peony Decoction)

2.12 Táo Hé Chéng Qì Tāng (桃核承气汤 Peach Kernel Qì-Coordinating Decoction)

2.13 Dà Huáng Zhè Chóng Wán (大黄螗虫丸¹ Rhubarb and Ground Beetle Pill)

2.14 Xī Jiâo Dì Huáng Tāng (犀角地黄汤 Rhinoceros Horn and Rehmannia Decoction)

2.15 Guī Pí Tāng (归脾汤 Spleen-Returning Decoction)

2.16 Rén Shēn Yǎng Róng Tāng (Wán) (人参养荣汤(丸） Ginseng Provisioning-Nourishing Decoction)

2.17 Xiǎo Jì Yǐn Zǐ (小蓟饮子 Field Thistle Drink)

2.18 Huáng Tǔ Tāng (黄土汤 Yellow Earth Decoction)

2.19 Dāng Guī Liù Huáng Tāng (当归六黄汤 Chinese Angelica Six Yellows Decoction)

2.20 Fù Yuán Huó Xuè Tāng (复元活血汤 Origin-Restorative Blood-Quickening Decoction)

2.21 Shèn Qì Wán (肾气丸 Kidney Qì Pill)

2.22 Liù Wèi Dì Huáng Wán (六味地黄丸 Six-Ingredient Rehmannia Pill)

2.23 Hǔ Qián Wán (虎潜丸 Hidden Tiger Pill)

2.24 Tiān Wáng Bǔ Xīn Dān (天王补心丹 Celestial Emperor Heart- Supplementing Elixir)

2.25 Kŏng Shèng Zhěn Zhōng Dān (孔圣枕中丹 Sagacious Confucius’ Pillow Elixir)

2.26 Dà Bǔ Yīn Wán (大补阴丸 Major Yīn Supplementation Pill)

2.27 Yì Qì Cōng Míng Tāng (益气聪明汤 Qì-Boosting Sharp and Bright Decoction)

2.28 Qín Jiāo Fú Léi Tāng (秦艽扶羸汤 Large Gentian Emaciation Decoction)

2.29 Bǎi Hé Gù Jīn Tāng (百合固金汤 Lily Bulb Metal-Securing Decoction)

2.30 Yù Píng Fēng Sǎn (玉屏风散 Jade Wind-Barrier Powder)

2.31 Shí Hú Yè Guāng Wán (石斛夜光丸 Dendrobium Night Vision Pill)

2.32 Huán Shào Dān (还少丹 Rejuvenation Elixir)

Lecture Three: Effusing and Dispersing Formulas; Harmonizing and Relieving Formulas, and Formulas that Simultaneously Treat the Exterior and Interior

3.1 Má Huáng Tāng (麻黄汤 Ephedra Decoction)

3.2 Guì Zhī Tāng (桂枝汤 Cinnamon Twig Decoction)

3.3 Gé Gēn Tāng (葛根汤 Pueraria Decoction)

3.4 Rén Shēn Bài Dú Sän (人参败毒散 Ginseng Toxin-Vanquishing Powder)

3.5 Sāng Jú Yīn (桑菊饮 Mulberry Leaf and Chrysanthemum Beverage)

3.6 Yín Qiào Sän (银翘散 Lonicera and Forsythia Powder)

3.7 Xiǎo Chái Hú Tāng (小柴胡汤 Minor Bupleurum Decoction)

3.8 Yuè Jú Wán (越鞠丸 Depression-Overcoming Pill)

3.9 Xiāo Yáo Sǎn (逍遥散 Free Wanderer Powder)

3.10 Huò Xiāng Zhèng Qì Sän (藿香正气散 Agastache Qì-Righting Powder)

3.11 Tòng Xiè Yào Fāng (痛泻要方 Pain and Diarrhea Formula)

3.12 Gé Gēn Huáng Qín Huáng Lián Tāng 葛根黄芩黄连汤 Pueraria, Scutellaria and Coptis Decoction

3.13 Fáng Fēng Tōng Shèng Sǎn (防风通圣散 Saposhnikovia Sage-Inspired Powder)

3.14 Hāo Qín Qīng Dǎn Tāng (蒿芩清胆汤 Sweet Wormwood and Scutellaria Gallbladder-Clearing Decoction)

3.15 Wŭ Jī Sǎn (五积散 Five Accumulations Powder)

3.16 Shēn Sū Yīn (参苏饮 Ginseng and Perilla Beverage)

3.17 Sì Nì Sǎn (四逆散 Counterflow Cold Powder)

3.18 Chái Hú Shū Gān Sǎn (柴胡疏肝散 Bupleurum Liver-Coursing Powder

Lecture Four: Wind-Dispelling Formulas; Cold-Dispelling Formulas; and Dampness-Dispelling Formulas

4.1 Fēng Yǐn Tāng (风引汤 Wind-Drawing Decoction)

4.2 Tiān Má Wán (天麻丸¹ Gastrodia Pill)

4.3 Zhèn Gān Xī Fēng Tāng (镇肝熄风汤 Liver-Settling Wind-Extinguishing Decoction)

4.4 Dì Huáng Yǐn Zǐn (地黄饮子¹ Rehmannia Drink)

4.5 Xiāo Fēng Sǎn (消风散⁴ Wind-Dispersing Powder)

4.6 Qiān Zhèng Sǎn (牵正散 Pull Aright Powder)

4.7 Guì Zhī Sháo Yào Zhī Mǔ Tāng (桂枝芍药知母汤 Cinnamon Twig, Peony, and Anemarrhena Decoction)

4.8 Dú Huó Jì Shēng Tāng (独活寄生汤 Pubescent Angelica and Mistletoe Decoction)

4.9 Sān Bì Tāng (三痹汤 Three Impediment Decoction)

4.10 Qīng Zhèn Tāng (清震汤¹ Clearing Invigoration Decoction)

4.11 Lǐ Zhōng Tāng (理中汤¹ Center-Rectifying Decoction)

4.12 Dà Jiàn Zhōng Tāng (大建中汤 Major Center-Fortifying Decoction)

4.13 Xiǎo Jiàn Zhōng Tāng (小建中汤 Minor Center-Fortifying Decoction)

4.14 Sì Nì Tāng (四逆汤 Counterflow Cold Decoction)

4.15 Dāng Guī Sì Nì Tāng (当归四逆汤 Chinese Angelica Counterflow Cold Decoction)

4.16 Zhēn Wǔ Tāng (真武汤 True Warrior Decoction)

4.17 Sì Shén Wán (四神丸 Four Spirits Pill)

4.18 Bàn Liú Wán (半硫丸 Pinellia and Sulfur Pill)

4.19 Nuǎn Gān Jiān (暖肝煎 Liver-Warming Brew)

4.20 Wǔ Líng Sǎn (五苓散 Poria Five Powder)

4.21 Wǔ Pí Yǐn (五皮散(饮)¹) Five-Peel Powder (Beverage)

4.22 Bā Zhèng Sǎn (八正散 Eight Corrections Powder)

4.23 Yīn Chén Hāo Tāng (茵陈蒿汤 Virgate Wormwood Decoction)

Lecture Five: Fire-Clearing Formulas, Summerheat-Dispersing Formulas, and Dryness-Moistening Formulas

5.1 Bái Hǔ Tāng (白虎汤 White Tiger Decoction)

5.2 Liáng Gé Sǎn (凉膈散 Diaphragm-Cooling Powder)

5.3 Qīng Wēn Bài Dú Yǐn (Sǎn) (清瘟败毒饮(散) Scourge-Clearing Toxin-Vanquishing Beverage (Powder))

5.4 Huà Bān Tāng (化斑汤 Macule-Transforming Decoction)

5.5 Huáng Lián Jiě Dú Tāng (黄连解毒汤¹ Coptis Toxin-Resolving Decoction)

5.6 Lóng Dǎn Xiè Gān Tāng (龙胆泻肝汤 Gentian Liver-Draining Decoction)

5.7 Xiāng Rú Yǐn (香薷饮 Mosla Beverage)

5.8 Qīng Shŭ Yì Qì Tāng (清暑益气汤² Summerheat-Clearing Qì-Boosting Decoction)

5.9 Zhú Yè Shí Gāo Tāng (竹叶石膏汤 Lophatherum and Gypsum Decoction)

5.10 Qīng Wèi Sǎn (清胃散 Stomach-Clearing Powder)

5.11 Qīng Zào Jiù Fèi Tāng (清燥救肺汤 Dryness-Clearing Lung-Rescuing Decoction)

5.12 Tōng Yōu Tāng (通幽汤 Dark-Gate-Freeing Decoction)

5.13 Huó Xuè Rùn Zào Shēng Jīn Tāng (活血润燥生津散 Blood-Quickening Dryness-Moistening Liquid-Engendering Decoction)

5.14 Zī Zào Yǎng Yíng Tāng (滋燥养营汤 Dryness-Enriching Provisioning- Nourishing Decoction)

5.15 Zhì Gān Cǎo Tāng (炙甘草汤 Honey-Fried Licorice Decoction)

Lecture Six: Phlegm-Eliminating Formulas, Abductive Dispersing Formulas, and Offensive Precipitating Formulas

6.1 Èr Chén Tāng (二陈汤 Two Matured Ingredients Decoction)

6.2 Jīn Shuǐ Liù Jūn Jiān (金水六君煎 Six Gentlemen Metal and Water Brew)

6.3 Líng Zhú Èr Chén Jiān (苓朮二陈煎 Poria and White Atractylodes Two Matured Ingredients Brew)

6.4 Qīng Qì Huà Tán Wán (清气化痰丸 Qì-Clearing Phlegm-Transforming Pill)

6.5 Sān Zī Yäng Qīn Tāng (三子养亲汤 Three-Seed Filial Devotion Decoction)

6.6 Jīn Fèi Cǎo Sǎn (金沸草散 Inula Powder)

6.7 Méng Shí Gŭn Tán Wán (礞石滚痰丸 Chlorite/Mica Phlegm-Rolling Pill).

6.8 Fú Líng Wán (茯苓丸 Poria Pill)

6.9 Kòng Xián Dān (控涎丹 Drool-Controlling Elixir)

6.10 Bǎo Hé Wán (保和丸 Harmony-Preserving Pill)

6.11 Píng Wèi Sǎn (平胃散 Stomach-Calming Powder)

6.12 Pī Qì Wán (痞气丸 Glomus Pill)

6.13 Dà Chéng Qì Tāng (大承气汤 Major Qì-Coordinating Decoction)

6.14 Xiǎo Chéng Qì Tāng (小承气汤 Minor Qì-Coordinating Decoction)

6.15 Zēng Yè Chéng Qì Tāng (增液承气汤 Humor-Increasing Qì-Coordinating Decoction)

6.16 Sān Yī Chéng Qì Tāng (三一承气汤 Three-in-One Qì-Coordinating Decoction)

Lecture Seven: Ejecting Formulas; Securing-Astringent formulas; and Worm-Killing Formulas

7.1 Guā Dì Sǎn (瓜蒂散¹ Melon Stalk Powder)

7.2 Sān Shèng Sǎn (三圣散 Sagacious Three Powder)

7.3 Yán Tāng Tàn Tù Fāng (盐汤探吐方 Mechanical Ejection Brine) with Modern Advances

7.4 Chì Shí Zhī Yŭ Yú Liáng Tāng (赤石脂禹余粮汤 Halloysite and Limonite Decoction)

7.5 Táo Huā Tāng (桃花汤 Peach Blossom Decoction)

7.6 Mŭ Lì Sǎn (牡蛎散 Oyster Shell Powder)

7.7 Bǎi Zī Rén Wán (柏子仁丸 Arborvitae Seed Pill)

7.8 Mì Yuán Jiān (秘元煎 Origin-Securing Brew)

7.9 Sāng Piāo Xiāo Sän (桑螵蛸散 Mantis Egg-Case Powder)

7.10 Wū Méi Wán (乌梅丸 Mume Pill)

7.11 Shī Jūn Zī Wán (使君子丸¹ Quisqualis Pill)

7.12 Huà Chóng Wán (化虫丸² Worm-Transforming Pill)

Lecture Eight: Heavy Settling Formulas, Toxin-Relieving Formulas, and Formulas with Anti-Cancer Actions

8.1 Shēng Tiě Luò Yīn (生铁落饮 Iron Flakes Beverage)

8.2 Cí Zhū Wán (磁朱丸 Loadstone and Cinnabar Pill)

8.3 Hēi Xí Dān (黑锡丹¹ Galenite Elixir)

8.4 Jīn Yín Huā Jiǔ (金银花酒 Lonicera Flower Wine)

8.5 Zhēn Rén Huó Mìng Yīn (真人活命饮 True Man Life-Giving Beverage)

8.6 Xiǎo Jīn Dān (小金丹 Minor Golden Elixir)

8.7 Xī Huáng Wán (犀黄丸 Rhinoceros Bezoar Pill)

8.8 Tài Yǐ Zǐ Jīn Dān (太乙紫金丹 Tài Yǐ Purple Gold Elixir)

8.9 Fēi Lóng Duó Mìng Dān (飞龙夺命丹 Flying Dragon Life-Clutching Elixir)

Lecture Nine: Commonly Used Gynecological and Pediatric Formulas

9.1 Wēn Jīng Tāng (温经汤 Channel-Warming (Menses-Warming) Decoction)

9.2 Xiōng Guī Jiāo Ài Tāng (芎归胶艾汤 Chuanxiong, Chinese Angelica, Ass Hide Glue, and Mugwort Decoction)

9.3 Dāng Guī Sháo Yào Sǎn (当归芍药散 Chinese Angelica and Peony Powder)

9.4 Yù Lín Zhū (毓麟珠 Unicorn-Rearing Pill)

9.5 Qǐ Gōng Wán (启宫丸¹ Uterus-Opening Pill)

9.6 Bǎo Tāi Wán (保胎丸 Fetus-Safeguarding Pill)

9.7 Shēng Huà Tāng (生化汤 Engendering Transformation Decoction)

9.8 Sài Jīn Huà Dú Sǎn 赛金化毒散 Better-than-Gold Toxin-Transforming Powder

9.9 Wŭ Lì Huí Chūn Dān (五粒回春丹 Five Grains Return-of-Spring Elixir)

9.10 Xiǎo Ér Zhì Bǎo Dìng (小儿至宝锭 Children’s Supreme Jewel Lozenge)

9.11 Niú Huáng Zhèn Jīng Wán (牛黄镇惊丸 Bovine Bezoar Fright-Settling Pill)

Lecture Ten: Prof. Jiāo’s Empirical Formulas

10.1 Yì Shén Tāng (挹神汤 Spirit-Lifting Decoction)

10.2 Zhèng Yán Tāng (正颜汤 Face-Righting Decoction)

10.3 Sān Huà Fù Suì Tāng (三化复遂汤 Three Transformations Successful Recovery Decoction)

10.4 Zhèn Gān Fù Suì Tāng (镇肝复遂汤 Liver-Settling Successful Recovery Decoction)

10.5 Huó Yū Fù Suì Tāng (活瘀复遂汤 Stasis-Quickening Successful Recovery Decoction)

10.6 Bǔ Shèn Qū Hán Zhì Wāng Tāng (补肾祛寒治尪汤 Kidney-Supplementing Cold-Dispelling Lameness Decoction)

10.7 Bǔ Shèn Qīng Rè Zhì Wāng Tāng (补肾清热治尪汤 Kidney- Supplementing Heat-Clearing Lameness Decoction)

10.8 Bǔ Shèn Qiáng Dū Zhì Wāng Tāng (补肾强督治尪汤 Kidney- Supplementing GV-Strengthening Lameness Decoction)

10.9 Xiè Shū Tāng (燮枢汤 Pivot-Harmonizing Decoction)

10.10 Sān Hé Tāng (三合汤 Triple Combination Decoction)

10.11 Sì Hé Tāng (四合汤 Quadruple Combination Decoction)

10.12 Zú Héng Xiāo Zhong Tāng (足胻消肿汤 Calf and Ankle Swelling- Dispersing Decoction)