Astringe Formulas


Astringe Formulas: Stabilize Exterior to Stop Sweating

Mu Li San Nickname: Oyster Sand
Remember: Eating oyster sand causes ...
Syndrome: Weak body constitution, spontaneous sweating, night sweating
Action: astringe yin to stop sweating, tonify qi to consolidate exterior
Key Sx: sweating, palpitations, SOB, (T: pale), (P: thin)


Astringe Formulas: Astringe LU to Stop Cough

Jiu Xian San Nickname: Jew's Young Formula
Remember: When the Young Jews had cough due to qi and yin deficiency they took Jiu Xian San to...
Action: astringe LU to stop cough, tonify qi and yin
Key Sx: chronic cough due to Lu Qi Yin deficiency


Astringe Formulas: Stabilize Diarrhea to stop diarrhea (SP/ST deficient cold to stop diarrhea)

Zhen Ren Yang Zang Tang Aka: Tai Ping Hui Min He Ji Ju Fang
Nickname: Z'hen Wren's Yang Zang Time
Syndrome: SP KD deficient cold type chronic diarrhea
Action: Astringes intestines, warm tonify SP and KD
Indications: loose stools and diarrhea, abdominal pain with preference for warmth and pressure (T: pale with white coat) (P: slow thin)
Si Shen Wan Aka: Tai Ping Hui Min He Ji Ju Fang
Nickname: "See shit'n wander left... must be due to..."
Syndrome: SP KD yang deficient type of KD diarrhea
Action: Warm KD, SP, consolidate intestines, stop diarrhea
Indications: early morning diarrhea, poor appetite, (T: pale with white coat) (P: deep slow)
Tao Hua Tang Action: Warm to astringe diarrhea
Nickname: Tao flower formula helps with....
Indications: deficient cold diarrhea
Ingredients: Chi Shi Zi, Gan Jiang, Geng Mi


Astringe Formulas: Bind Essence to Stop Enuresis and Spermatorrhea

San Piao Xiao San Remember: "Don't forget san piao xiao for too much urine and sperm"
Syndrome: HT and KD deficiency, miscommunication between HT KD
Action: Tonify HT and KD, astringe essence
Indications: Frequent urine, enuresis, spermatorrhea, trance, forgetfulness, (T: pale with white coating) (P: thin weak)
CC: not for lower jiao damp heat
Jin Suo Gu Jing Wan Nickname: "Jen Sold the Goo Jing Wand"
Remember: When Jen sold the Goo Jing Wand she could no longer...
Action: tonify KD to astringe the essence
Indications: spermatorrhea, fatigue, lumbago, tinnitus, (T: pale with white coat) (P: thin weak)
Suo Quan Wan Nickname: "slow the quan wand" (down)
Remember: please Would You tell easy wren to "slow the quan wand (down)...", he's making a mess and now we need a sham wow.
Action: warm KD to eliminate cold, astringe urine
Indications: UB deficient cold with frequent urine, enuresis, (T: pale) (P: deep weak)


Astringe Formulas: Consolidate to arrest vaginal bleeding and leucorrhea

Wan Dai Tang Nickname: The "Wan Die Tongue"
Remember: ... belongs to a woman with with profuse luecorrhea
Syndrome: LV stag, SP deficiency, too much damp flowing downwards
Action: tonify SP, sooth LV, eliminate damp, astring luecorrhea
Indications: large amount of clear luecorrhea (P: slow)
CC: not damp heat type
Gu Jing Wan Nickname: "Goo Jing Wand"
Remember: The Goo Jing Wand prevents...
Syndrome: leaking and flooding due to yin deficient with heat
Action: nourish yin, clear heat, consolidate menstruation
Indications: deep red or dark purple sticky menses (T: red) (P: wiry)
Yi Huang Tang Nickname: "Yucky Yellow Tongue"
Remember: He got Yucky Yellow Tongue when she had...
Indications: yellow luecorrhea with odor (T: yellow greasy coat)
Action: warm KD, stop luecorrhea, clear heat, eliminate damp
Ingredients: Shan Yao, Qian Shi, Bai Guo, Huang Bai, Che Qian Zi