Foreword ix
Preface x
Acknowledgments xii
Notes on using this book xiii
Part I Theories and concepts in the composition of Chinese herbal formulas 1
1 Common types of herbal combination 3
2 The process of formula composition 5
3 Dosages for individual herbs 8
4 Dosage in herbal formulas 9
5 Form of administration, preparation methods and their applications 11
6 Administration 15
7 Treatment principles and their sequence 15
8 Commonly used treatment methods and their applications 18
9 Commonly used treatment strategies 20
10 Contraindications and cautions in the use of Chinese herbal medicine 24
11 Combining western medicine with Chinese herbal formulas 29
12 Substitutions for unavailable, protected and banned herbs 33
Part II Syndromes and formula composition 35
1 Exterior syndrome and formula composition 37
1 Wind-cold syndrome 38
2 Wind-heat syndrome 47
2 Accumulation syndrome and formula composition 55
1 Accumulation syndrome due to excess heat in the intestine 57
2 Accumulation syndrome due to excess cold in the Middle-Jiao 64
3 Syndrome of water accumulation 66
3 Internal heat syndrome and formula composition 71
Syndromes in warm-febrile diseases 73
1 Syndrome of heat at the Wei level (the Defensive level) 73
2 Syndrome of heat at the Qi level 74
3 Syndrome of heat at the Ying level (the Nutritive level) 78
4 Syndrome of heat at the Xue level (the blood level) 82
5 Syndrome of aftermath of warm-febrile diseases 85
Heat in different organs 91
6 Syndrome of heat in the Heart and Small Intestine 92
7 Syndrome of heat in the Liver 95
8 Syndrome of heat in the Stomach and Large Intestine 99
9 Syndrome ofdamp-heat in the Spleen and Large intestine 102
10 Syndrome of heat in the Lung 109
11 Syndrome of heat in the Kidney and Bladder 112
4 The internal cold syndrome and formula composition 117
The internal cold syndrome 118
5 Deficiency syndrome and formula composition 129
Syndrome of Qi deficiency 131
1 Syndrome of Spleen-Qi deficiency 132
2 Syndrome of Lung-Qi deficiency 138
3 Syndrome of Heart-Qi deficiency 143
Syndrome of blood deficiency 149
4 Syndrome of Liver-blood deficiency 149
5 Syndrome of Heart-blood deficiency 154
Syndrome of Yin deficiency 157
6 Syndrome of Lung-Yin deficiency 158
7 Syndrome of Stomach-Yin deficiency 161
8 Syndrome of Heart-Yin deficiency 163
9 Syndrome of Liver-Yin deficiency 166
10 Syndrome of Kidney-Yin deficiency 171
Syndrome of Yang deficiency 176
11 Syndrome of Kidney-Yang deficiency 176
12 Syndrome of Spleen-Yang deficiency 180
13 Syndrome of Heart-Yang deficiency 185
6 Syndrome of abnormal discharge and formula composition 191
Syndrome of abnormal discharge 192
7 Syndrome of dampness and formula composition 201
1 Damp-cold syndrome 202
2 Damp-heat syndrome 211
8 Syndrome of food accumulation and formula composition 225
Syndrome of food accumulation 226
9 Syndrome of phlegm and formula composition 233
Syndrome of phlegm 234
10 Syndrome of Qi stagnation and formula composition 249
1 Syndrome of Liver-Qi stagnation 250
2 Syndrome of Qi stagnation in the Stomach, Spleen and Large Intestine 258
3 Syndrome of Qi stagnation in the Lung 265
11 Syndrome of blood stagnation and formula composition 271
Syndrome of blood stagnation 273
12 Syndrome of bleeding and formula composition 285
Syndrome of bleeding 286
13 Syndrome of disturbance of Heart-shen and formula composition 297
Syndrome of disturbance of Heart-shen 300
14 Syndrome of internal wind and formula composition 313
1 Syndrome of Liver-wind 314
2 Syndrome of internal wind due to excess heat in the Heart and Liver 320
3 Syndrome of internal wind generated by Yin deficiency 323
15 Locked-up syndrome and formula composition 329
Locked-up syndrome 330
16 Syndromes caused by external wind, damp, cold or heat and formula composition 335
Syndromes caused by external wind, damp, cold or heat 336
17 Syndrome of dryness and formula composition 347
Syndrome of dryness 348
1 Syndrome of external-dryness 348
2 Syndrome of internal dryness 348
Syndrome of dryness in the Lung 350
Syndrome of dryness in the Stomach and Large Intestine 355
18 Syndrome of disharmony and formula composition 361
1 Syndrome of disharmony between the Liver and Spleen (Stomach and Large Intestine) 362
2 Syndrome of disharmony at the Shao Yang level 368
3 Syndrome of disharmony between Ying-Qi and Wei-Qi 371
4 Syndrome of disharmony between the Yin, Yang, Qi and blood of the internal organs 374
19 Yong (carbuncle) and Yang (ulceration) syndrome and formula composition 383
Syndrome of Yong Yang 384
1 Yang syndrome 384
2 Yin syndrome 391
Appendix 1 Daily dosages for individual crude herbs above 6-9 grams 397
Appendix 2 Commonly used herbal combinations and their applications 401
Bibliography 409
General index 411
Herbs and formulas index 443
Ofertas