Traditional Formula Classifications (Pin Yin)

Exterior Resolving Formulas

Resolve the Exterior with Warmth and Acridity
Ge Gen Tang (Pueraria Plus Combination - adapted)
Gui Zhi Tang (Cinnamon Twig Combination)
Resolve the Exterior with Coolness and Acridity
Sang Ju Yin (Mulberry & Chrysanthemum)
Yin Qiao San (Lonicera & Forsythia Combination)

Heat Clearing Formulas

Clear Heat and Resolve Toxin
Bi Yan Pian (Nasal Clear Combination)
Chuan Xin Lian Kang Yan (Isatis Combination - adapted)
Gan Mao Ling (Cold Relief Combination)
Huang Lian Jie Du Tang (Coptis & Scute Toxin-Resolving Combination)
Huang Lian Shang Qing (Coptis to Clear the Upper)
Qing Bi Tang (Pueraria Nose-Clearing Combination - adapted)
Zhong Gan Ling (Heavy Cold Relief Combination)
Clear Organ Heat
Long Dan Xie Gan Tang (Gentiana Gallbladder-Disinhibiting Combination)
Clear Vacuity Heat
Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan (Anem-Phello & Rehmannia)

Precipitant Formulas

Moist Precipitation
Ma Zi Ren Wan (Apricot & Rhubarb Combination)

Harmonizing Formulas

Harmonize Lesser Yang
Chai Hu Gui Zhi Tang (Bupleurum & Cinnamon)
Xiao Chai Hu Tang (Minor Bupleurum)
Harmonize the Liver and Spleen
Dan Zhi Xiao Yao San (Moutan & Gardenia Free Wanderer)
Dang Gui Shao Yao San (Dang Gui & Peony Combination)
Si Ni San (Four Counterflow Combination)
Xiao Yao San (Free Wanderer Combination)
Harmonize the Spleen/Stomach and Intestine
Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang (Pinellia Combination)

Dampness Dispelling Formulas

Dry Dampness and Harmonize the Stomach
Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San (Agastaches Qi Rectifying)
Ping Wei San (Stomach Calming Combination)
Dispel Dampness and Clear Heat
Ba Zheng Tang (Dianthus Eight Correct Herb Combination)
Li Dan (Gallbladder-Disinhibiting Combination)
Yu Dai Wan (Lower Burner Discharge Remedy)
Disinhibit Water and Percolate Dampness
Wu Ling San (Poria Five Combination)
Transform Water Damp
Jie Jie Wan (Kai Kit) (Resolve Swelling Combination - adapted)
Zhen Wu Tang (True Warrior Combination)
Dispel Wind and Overcome Dampness
Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang (Du Huo & Loranthus)
Guan Jie (Joint Care - adapted)
Su Jing Huo Xue Tang (Channel Coursing, Blood Quickening Combination)

Dryness Moistening Formulas

Enrich Yin and Moisten Dryness
Sha Shen Mai Dong Tang / Bai He Gu Jia Ting (Ophiopogon Plus Metal-Securing Combination - adapted)

Interior Warming Formulas

Warm the Center and Dispel Cold
Li Zhong Wan (Center-Rectifying Combination)
Xiao Jian Zhong Tang (Minor Center-Constructing Combination)

Qi Rectifying Formulas

Move Qi
Ban Xia Hou Po Tang (Pinellia & Magnolia)
Su Gan Wan (Liver-Soothing Combination)
Downbear Qi and Calm Panting
Ding Chuan Tang (Clear Lung Heat & Transform Phlegm - adapted)

Abductive Dispersion and Accumulation Transforming Formulas

Disperse Food and Abduct Stagnation
Bao He Wan (Citrus & Crataegus)
Kang Ning Wan (Curing Combination)
Disperse Concretions, Conglomerations, Accumulations and Gatherings
Gui Zhi Fu Ling Tang (Cinnamon & Poria Combination)

Worm Expelling Formulas

Wu Mei Wan (Mume Combination)

Blood Rectifying Formulas

Dispel Stasis and Quicken the Blood
Dan Shen Yin (Salvia Plus Combination - adapted)
Jin Gu Die Shang Wan (Sinew & Bone Trauma Combination)
Tao Hong Si Wu Tang (Carthamus & Persica with Four Substances)
Tong Jing Tang (Menses-Freeing Combination)
Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang (Expelling Stasis in the Blood Mansion)
Stanch Bleeding
Zhi Xue Tang (Blood Staunching Combination)

Dispel Phlegm and Relieve Cough Formulas

Dry Dampness and Transform Phlegm
Er Chen Tang (Citrus & Pinellia Plus - adapted)
Huang Lian Wen Dan Tang (Coptis Warm Gallbladder Combination)
Diffuse the Lung and Transform Phlegm
Zhi Sou San (Alleviate Cough Combination)
Clear Heat and Transform Phlegm
Qing Qi Hua Tan Wan (Pinellia X Clear Qi & Transform Phlegm Combination)
Warm the Lung and Transform Phlegm
Xiao Qing Long Tang (Minor Blue Dragon - adapted)
Moisten the Lung and Transform Phlegm
Qing Fei Tang (Lung-Clearing Combination)

Spirit Quieting Formulas

Quiet the Spirit with Heavy Settlers
Chai Hu Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang (Bupleurum & Dragon Bone)
Nourish the Heart and Quiet the Spirit
Suan Zao Ren Tang / Gan Mai Da Zao Tang (Zizyphus Plus Combination)
Tian Wang Bu Xin Tang (Heavenly Emperor Heart Supplementing Elixir)

Wind Dispelling Formulas

Course and Dissipate External Wind
Qing Shang Juan Tong Tang (Clear the Upper & Relieve Pain)
Xiao Feng San (Wind-Dispersing Combination)
Calm and Extinguish Internal Wind
Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin (Gastrodia & Uncaria)

Supplementing Formulas

Supplement Qi
Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang (Supplement the Center & Boost Qi Combination)
Shen Ling Bai Zhu San (Ginseng & Atractylodes)
Si Jun Zi Tang (Four Gentlemen)
Xiang Sha Liu Jun Zi Tang (Six Gentlemen with Saussurea & Cardamom Combination)
Supplement the Blood
Shou Wu Zhi (Shou Wu Combination)
Si Wu Tang (Four Substances Combination)
Supplement Qi and Blood
Ba Zhen Tang (Eight Pearls Combination)
Gui Pi Tang (Spleen-Returning Combination)
Ren Shen Yang Ying Tang (Ginseng Nutritive)
Shi Quan Da Bu Tang (Perfect Great Supplementation Combination)
Supplement Yang
Ba Wei Di Huang Wan (Rehmannia Eight Plus - adapted)
Er Xian Tang (Two Immortals Combination)
Huan Shao Dan (Rejuvenation Elixir)
Ren Shen Lu Rong Wan (Ginseng & Velvet Antler - adapted)
You Gui Yin (Restore the Right Combination)
Supplement Yin
Liu Wei Di Huang Wan (Rehmannia Six Combination)
Qi Ju Di Huang Wan (Lycium & Rehmannia Combination)
Yi Guan Jian (Linking Decoction)
Zuo Gui Yin (Restore the Left Combination)
Boost Qi and Enrich Yin
Huang Qi Ling Zhi San (Astragalus & Ganoderma - adapted)
Sheng Mai San (Pulse-Engendering Combination)

Securing and Astringing Formulas

Constrain Sweat and Secure the Exterior
Yu Ping Feng Tang (Jade Screen Combination)
Stem Flooding and Check Discharge
Bu Xue Tiao Jing Tang (Supplement Blood & Adjust Menses)
Constrain the Lung and Suppress Cough
Ding Chuan Tang (Clear Lung Heat & Transform Phlegm - adapted)

Formulas for External Use

Trauma and Injury Care
Jin Gu Die Shang Wan (Sinew & Bone Trauma Combination)