I. Harmonize

Question 1

Xiao Chai Hu Tang (Minor Bupleurum decoction)

Answer 1

Indication: Shan han - Shao Yao; Women Shan Han: heat evil enters Sue Shi - Blood chamber

• alt fever/chills
• irritability
• bitter taste of mouth
• malaria

P: Wiry
T: Thin, white

• Chai hu
• Huang qin
• Ban Xia
• Sheng jiang
• Ren shen
• Da zao
• Zhi gan cao

Question 2

Chai Hu Gui Zhi Tang (Bupleurum and Cinnamon twig decoction)

Answer 2

Indication: Shao yang d/o where the exterior has not been completely released (Taiyang + Shaoyang)

• joint pain due to wind in joint

P: Floating, wiry
T: Thin, white

• Chai hu
• Gui zhi
• Huang qin
• Bai shao
• Zhi ban via
• Ren shen
• Gan cao
• Sheng jiang
• Da zao

Question 3

Hao Qin Qing Dan Tang (sweet wormwood and scutellaria decoction to clear the gallbladder)

Answer 3

Indication: Shao yang damp-heat (Shaoyang + Damp-heat)

• vomit w/ bitter and sour or yellow and sticky fluids

P: Soggy, wiry, or slipper on right, wiry on left
T: Red w/ greasy yellow or white coat

• Qing hao
• Huang qin
• Zhu ru
• Ban Xia
• Zhi ke
• Chen pi
• Bi yu san
• Chi fu ling

Question 4

Chai Ju Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang (Bupleurum plus dragon bone and oyster shell decoction)

Answer 4

Indication: Shan Han - premature purgatives and bring evil into yang ming stage syndromes

• frighten
• delirious speech
• inability to rotate the trunk
• difficult urination

P: Wiry, rapid
T: Red, slippery

• Chai hu (SY)
• Gui zhi (TY)
• Huang qin (SY)
• Da huang (YM)
• Long gu
• Mu li
• Qian dan
• Ren shen
• Fu ling
• Zhi ban via
• Sheng jiang
• Dao zao