THREE TREASURES FORMULAE

This is a comparison of the classical Chinese formulae with the Three Treasures formulae. This will help those practitioners who are familiar with the classical Chinese formulae to choose the appropriate, corresponding Three Treasures formula. As one can see, in some cases, there is more than one Three Treasures formula for one Chinese formula depending on the pattern being presented. For example, there are two versions of the formula Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang, i.e. Breaking Clouds and Tonify Qi and Ease the Muscles.

The Three Treasures Formulae Index

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Pinyin Translation The Three Treasures® Formula

Ban Xia Bai Zhu Tian Ma Tang Pinellia-Atractylodes-Gastrodia Decoction Clear Yang

Ban Xia Hou Po Tang Pinellia-Magnolia Decoction Open The Heart

Bi Xie Fen Qing Yin Dioscorea Separating the Clear Decoction Separate Clear and Turbid

BuZhongYiQiTang TonifyingtheCentreandBenefitingQiDecoction Breaking Clouds

BuZhongYiQiTang TonifyingtheCentreandBenefitingQiDecoction Tonify Qi and Ease the Muscles

Chai Hu Shu Gan Tang Bupleurum Soothing the Liver Decoction Break Into a Smile

Dan Zhi Xiao Yao San Moutan-Gardenia Free and Easy Wanderer Powder Freeing the Sun

Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang Angelica pubescentis-Loranthus Decoction Invigorate the Root

Er Chen Tang Two Old Decoction Limpid Sea

Gan Mai Da Zao Tang Glycyrrhiza-Triticum-Ziziphus Decoction Soothe the Shen

Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang Decoction for Eliminating Stasis below the Diaphragm Stir Field of Elixir

Gui Pi Tang Tonifying Spleen Decoction Calm the Shen

Gui Zhi Tang Cinnamon Twig Decoction Children’s Herbal Sentinel

Huo Po Xia Ling Tang Agastache-Magnolia-Pinellia-Poria Decoction Drain Fields

Jing Fang Jie Biao Tang Schizonepeta-Ledebouriella Releasing Expel Wind-Cold the Exterior Decoction

Lian Po Yin Coptis Magnolia Decoction Ease the Muscles

Liu Jun Zi Tang Six Gentlemen Decoction Prosperous Earth

Long Dan Xie Gan Tang Gentiana Draining the Liver Decoction Drain Fire

Mu Xiang Shun Qi Wan Aucklandia Subduing Qi Pill Buddha’s Hand

Sha Shen Mai Dong Tang Glehnia-Ophiopogon Decoction Jade Spring

Shen Ling Bai Zhu San Ginseng-Poria-Atractylodes Powder Central Mansion

Su Zi Jiang Qi Tang Perilla-Seed Descending Qi Decoction Clear Qi

Suan Zao Ren Tang Ziziphus Decoction Nourish the Soul

Wen Dang Tang Warming the Gall-Bladder Decoction Clear the Soul

Xiang Sha Liu Jun Zi Tang Saussurea-Amomum Six Gentlemen Decoction Soothe the Centre

Pinyin Translation The Three Treasures® Formula

Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang Blood Mansion Eliminating Stasis Decoction Red Stirring

Yi Yi Ren Tang Semen Coicis Decoction Clear Channels

Yin Mei Tang Attracting Sleep Decoction Root the Spirit

Yin Qiao San+Sang Ju Yin Lonicera-Forsythia Powder + Mulberry Leaf Expel Wind-Heat and Chrysanthemum Decoction

You Gui Wan Restoring the Right (Kidney) Pill Strengthen the Root

Yu Ping Feng San+Gui Zhi Tang Jade Windscreen Powder + Cinnamon Twig Decoction Herbal Sentinel-Yang

Yue Ju Wan Ligusticum-Gardenia Pill Release Constraint

Zhi Bo Di Huang Wan Anemarrhena-Phellodendron-Rehmannia Pill Water Passages

Zuo Gui Wan Restoring the Left (Kidney) Pill Nourish the Root

Classical Chinese The Three Treasures® Main Differences Formula and Actions Formula and ActionsBan Xia Bai Zhu Tian Clear Yang Tonify Kidney-Yang, nourish Liver- Blood Ma Tang Resolve Phlegm, extinguish Liver- Wind, subdue opentheMind’sorifices Resolve Phlegm, extinguish Liver-Yang, tonify Kidney-Yang, nourish Liver-Blood, Liver-Wind opentheMind’sorifices

Ban Xia Hou Po Tang Open the Heart Stronger calming the Mind action Restore descending of Restore descending of Stomach-, Lung- and Heart-Qi, Stomach- and Lung- Qi, resolve Qi- Phlegm resolve Qi-Phlegm

Bi Xie Fen Qing Yin Separate Clear from Turbid Tonify Qi, tonify Kidney- Yang Promote the separation of Promote the separation of clear from turbid in clear from turbid in urinary urinary passages, resolve Dampness, tonify Qi, passages, resolve Dampness tonify Kidney- Yang

Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang Breaking Clouds Tonify Kidney-Yang to strengthen Will- Tonify and raise Qi Tonify and raise Qi, tonify Kidney- Yang, open the Power (Zhi)

Mind’sorifices

Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang Tonify Qi and Ease the Muscles Resolves Dampness from the muscles Tonify and raise Qi Tonify and raise Qi, resolve Dampness from the muscles

Chai Hu Shu Gan Tang Calm the Mind, tonify Qi and Yin or Move Liver-Qi, eliminate Stomach and Spleen stagnation

Break into a SmileMove Liver-Qi, eliminate stagnation, calm the Mind, tonify Qi and Yin of Stomach and Spleen

Dan Zhi Xiao Yao San Freeing the Sun Stronger action in calming the Mind Move Liver-Qi, eliminate Move Liver-Qi, eliminate stagnation, nourish Liver- stagnation, nourish Liver- Blood, Blood, tonify Spleen-Qi, clear Liver- Heat

tonify Spleen-Qi, clear Liver-Heat

Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang Invigorate the Root Tonify Spleen-Qi, nourish Blood. Expel Wind-Dampness from ExpelWind-Dampnessfromthelowerpartofthebody, TonificationofKidney-Yangbalancedby the lower part of the body, tonify Kidney-Yang, tonify Spleen-Qi, nourish Blood introduction of Yin tonics so that it can tonify Kidney-Yang be used against a background of Kidney-

Yindeficiency

Er Chen Tang Limpid Sea ModifiedtoresolvePhlegmingeneral Resolve Damp-Phlegm Resolve Phlegm in general (i.e. Phlegm associated

with Dampness, Cold or Heat)

Gan Mai Da Zao Tang Soothe the Shen More pronounced action in calming Tonify Qi and Blood, calm Tonify Qi and Blood, calm the Shen, the Shen the Shen

Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang Stir Field of ElixirInvigorate Blood in Invigorate Blood and eliminate stasis in the

Stronger action in invigorating Blood, in the Lower Burner and Uterus

Lower Burner Lower Burner

Gui Pi Tang Calm the Shen More pronounced action in calming the Tonify Spleen-Qi, nourish TonifySpleen-Qi,nourishLiver-,Spleen-andHeart- Mind,opentheMind’sorifices Liver-, Spleen- and Heart- Blood,calmtheMind,opentheMind’sorificesBlood, calm the Mind

Gui Zhi Tang Children’s Herbal Sentinel - Tonify QiTonify Nutritive Qi, regulate Tonify Nutritive Qi, regulate Defensive Qi, release the - Resolve DampnessDefensive Qi, release the Exterior, resolve Dampness - Promote digestionExterior, expel exterior Wind

The following Table compares and contrasts the actions of the classical Chinese formulae with those of the Three Treasures formulae.

Classical Chinese The Three Treasures® Main Differences Formula and Actions Formula and ActionsHuo Po Xia Ling Tang Drain Fields ResolveDampnessspecificallyfromthe Drain Dampness Drain Dampness, resolve Dampness from the muscles, muscles, tonify Spleen-Qi

tonify Spleen-Qi

Jing Fang Jie Biao Tang Expel Wind-Cold Same action but can address exterior Release the Exterior, expel Release the Exterior, expel Wind-Cold more than original formula

Wind-Cold

Lian Po Yin Ease the Muscles More pronounced action in resolving Drain Dampness, clear Heat Drain Dampness, clear Heat, resolve Dampness from Dampness from the muscles

the muscles, mildly tonify Spleen-Qi

Liu Jun Zi Tang Prosperous Earth Same actions Tonify Spleen-Qi, mildly Tonify Spleen-Qi, resolve Dampness resolve Dampness

Long Dan Xie Gan Tang Drain Fire Drain Heart-Fire Drain Liver-Fire Drain Liver - and Heart-Fire

Mu Xiang Shun Qi Wan Buddha’s Hand More digestive herbs, more herbs to Restore the descending Restore the descending of Stomach-Qi, move Qi in move Qi in the Middle Burner of Stomach-Qi the Middle Burner, resolve Dampness

Sha Shen Mai Dong Tang Jade Spring Nourish Spleen-Yin Nourish Stomach- and Lung- Yin Nourish Stomach-, Spleen- and Lung- Yin

Shen Ling Bai Zhu San Central Mansion More pronounced Yin-nourishing action Tonify Qi and Yin of Stomach Tonify Qi and Yin of Stomach and Spleen, and Spleen, resolve Dampness resolve Dampness

Sun Zi Jiang Qi Tang Clear Qi - Stronger action in making Qi descendRestore the descending of Restore the descending of Lung-Qi, resolve Phlegm, - Anti-allergy actionLung-Qi, resolve Phlegm, tonify Kidney-Yang, strengthen the Kidney’s tonify Kidney-Yang, strengthen grasping of Qi the Kidney’s grasping of Qi

Suan Zao Ren Tang Nourish the Soul - Stronger action in nourishing YinNourish Liver-Yin, settle the Nourish Liver-Blood and Liver-Yin, settle the Hun, - Stronger action in calming the SpiritHun, calm the Mind calm the Mind

Wen Dan Tang Clear the Soul Stronger action in calming the Mind Resolve Phlegm, clear Resolve Phlegm, clear Lung-Heat, settle the Po and and settling the Po and Hun Lung- Heat Hun, calm the Mind

Xiang Sha Liu Jun Zi Tang Soothe the Centre Stronger action in moving Qi and resolving Tonify Spleen-Qi, resolve Tonify Spleen-Qi, resolve Dampness and move Qi in the Dampness (in the Middle Burner) Dampness and move Qi in Middle Burner, tonify Stomach-Qi and Stomach-Yin the Middle Burner

Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang Red Stirring - Calms the MindInvigorate Blood and eliminate InvigorateBloodandeliminatestasisintheUpper - OpenstheMind’sorificesstasis in the Upper Burner Burner,calmtheMind,opentheMind’sorifices

Yi Yi Ren Tang Clear Channels - Invigorate BloodResolve Dampness, expel Resolve Dampness, expel Wind- Dampness from the Wind-Dampness from the Lower Burner, clear Heat, invigorate Blood Lower Burner, clear Heat

Yin Mei Tang Root the Spirit Stronger action in calming the Mind and Nourish Liver-Yin, settle the Hun Nourish Liver-Yin, settle the Hun, calm the Mind settling the Hun

Yin Qiao San (plus Sang Ju Yin) Expel Wind-HeatRelease the Exterior, expel Release the Exterior, expel Wind-Heat, restore the

Stronger action in invasion of Wind-Heat

Wind-Heat, restore the descending of Lung-Qi descending of Lung-Qi

You Gui Wan Strengthen the Root Tonify Yuan Qi Tonify and warm Kidney-Yang Tonify and warm Kidney-Yang, strengthen the Will-Power (Zhi)

Yu Ping Feng San Herbal Sentinel – Yang Strengthen the Lung’s and Kidney’s Consolidate the Exterior, Consolidate the Exterior, tonify Qi, strengthen the Defensive-Qi systems to treat the Root tonify Qi Lung’s and Kidney’s Defensive Qi systems

Yue Ju Wan Release Constraint Stronger action in stimulating the Move Liver-Qi, eliminate Move Liver-Qi, eliminate stagnation, stimulate the movement of the Hun stagnation movement of the Hun

Zhi Bo Di Huang Wan Water Passages - Stronger action in draining Damp-HeatNourish Kidney-Yin, resolve Nourish Kidney-Yin, resolve Damp- Heat from from urinary passagesDamp-Heat from the Bladder the Bladder -Tonify Qi

- BalancedtonificationofKidney-YinandKidney-Yang

Zuo Gui Wan Nourish the Root Stronger moistening action Nourish Kidney-Yin Nourish Kidney-Yin, moisten from urinary passages

FORMULAE WITHOUT CLASSICAL ANTECEDENT The following is a list of formulas for which there is no classical antecedent.

Name PatternsArouse Power Tonify Kidney-Yang, promote the descending of Heart-Qi, resolve Damp-Heat in the Lower Burner,

calm the Mind

Bend Bamboo Nourish Liver-Blood, subdue Liver-Yang

BenefittheSinews ResolveDampness,invigorateBlood,expelWind-Dampness,resolvePhlegm

BrightentheEyes NourishLiver-Blood,benefittheeyes,subdueLiver-Yang(secondaryaction)

Bright Spirit Liver- and Heart-Qi stagnation and Phlegm

BrocadeSinews Liver-Blooddeficiencynotnourishingthejoints

Chemo-Support Tonify Qi, nourish Blood and Yin, resolve Dampness, clear Heat, cool Blood

Clear Lustre Expel Wind, clear Heat, cool Blood, resolve Dampness

Clear Metal Clear Heat, clear Heat at Qi and Nutritive Qi Level, resolve Phlegm

Clear the Root Clear Heat, resolve Dampness from the Lower Burner, invigorate Blood, resolve Toxic Heat, tonify Qi and Yin

Expel Toxic Heat Resolve Toxic Heat

GloriousSea Liver-Blooddeficiency,BloodHeat,Dampness

Harmonize the Centre Tonify Qi and Yin or Stomach and Spleen, resolve Dampness, resolve Phlegm in Middle Burner

Herbal Sentinel - Yin Tonify Lung-Qi and Kidney-Yin, strengthen the Lung’s and Kidney’s Defensive-Qi system

Jade Screen Expel Wind, restore the diffusing of Lung-Qi

Nourish the Root and Nourish Kidney-Yin, expel Wind- Dampness Clear Wind

Peaceful Sunset Nourish Kidney-Yin, invigorate Blood, resolve Phlegm, clear Heat, cool Blood, extinguish interior Wind

Radio-Support Tonify Qi, nourish Blood, nourish Yin, invigorate Blood, cool Blood

Searching Soul Tonify Kidney-Yang, nourish Liver Blood, stimulate the Hun, strengthen Will-Power

SettlingtheSoul DrainLiver-andHeart-Fire,calmtheMind,opentheMind’sorifices,settletheHun,resolvePhlegm

Smooth Passage Tonify Spleen-Qi, pacify the Liver, move Qi in the Lower Burner, harmonize Liver and Spleen, resolve Dampness

WelcomeFragrance ExpelWindfromthenose,resolveDampness,resolveToxicHeat,openthenoseorifices,tonifyQi