An Tai Zhu Gao (Foetus Quieting Plaster)
From: Rhymed Prose on Medical Principles and Applications (1870)

Ba Ji Shu Di Jiu (Morinda and Cooked Rehmannia Wine)
From: Chinese Medicinal Wines and Elixirs (2008) by Various

Ba Wei Di Huang Wan (Eight Ingredient Pill with Rehmannia)
From: Fu Qing-Zhu's Women's Disorders by Fu Qing-Zhu (1826)

Ba Xian Chang Shou Wan (Mai Wei Di Huang Wan) (Eight Immortal Pill for Longevity)
From: Achieving Longevity by Guarding the Source by Gong Ting-Xian (1615)

Ba Zhen Tang (Eight Treasure Decoction)
From: Collected Treatises of Jing-Yue by Zhang Jie Bin / Zhang Jing Yue (1624)

Ba Zhen Yi Mu Wan (Eight Treasure Pill to Benefit Mothers)
From: Collected Treatises of Jing-Yue by Zhang Jie Bin / Zhang Jing Yue (1624)

Bai He Gu Jin Tang (Lily Bulb Decoction to Preserve the Metal)
From: Writing for Posterity of Zhou Shen-Zhai (1573)

Bai Zi Yang Xin Wan (Arborvitae Seed Pill to Nourish the Heart)
From: Compilation of Materials of Benevolence for the Body (1549)

Bu Fei Tang (Tonify the Lungs Decoction)
From: Everlasting Categorisation of Inscribed Formulas (1331)

Bu Gan Tang (Tonify the Liver Decoction)
From: Golden Mirror of the Medical Tradition by Wu Qian (1742)

Bu Gu Wan (Tonify the Bone Pill)
From: Guang An Men Hospital (1990) by Guang An Men Hospital

Bu Qi Yang Xue Jiu (Fortify Qi and Nourish Blood Wine)
From: Chinese Medicinal Wines and Elixirs (2008) by Various

Bu Qing Ke Li (Restore Clarity Granules)
From: Journal of Ethnopharmacology 324, 117786 by Xiao-min Liu, Hui Shi & Wei Li (2024)

Bu Shen Gu Chi Wan (Tonify the Kidneys to Firm the Teeth Pills)
From: Chengdu Jiuzhitang Jinding Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Bu Shen Huo Xue Tang (Tonify the Kidney and Invigorate Blood Decocotion)
From: The Great Compendium of Traumatology by Zhao Lian (1891)

Bu Shen Qiang Du Zhi Wang Tang (Kidney Supplementing Governer Vessel Strengthening Joint Deformity Decoction)
From: Ten Lectures on the Use of Formulas from the Personal Experience of Jiao Shu-De by Jiao Shu-De (2005)

Bu Shen Qu Han Zhi Wang Tang (Kidney Supplementing Cold Dispelling Joint Deformity Decoction)
From: Ten Lectures on the Use of Formulas from the Personal Experience of Jiao Shu-De by Jiao Shu-De (2005)

Bu Shen Zhi Chan Tang (Tonify the Kidneys to Stop Tremors Decoction)
From: Encephalopathy Department, Shanghai Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine by Wentao Li

Chai Hu Si Wu Tang (Bupleurum and Four Substance Decoction)
From: Collection of Writings on the Mechanisms of Illness, Suitability of Qi, and the Safeguarding of Life as Discussed in Basic Questions (1186)

Chang Ning Tang (Intestinal Serenity Decoction)
From: Fu Qing-Zhu's Women's Disorders by Fu Qing-Zhu (1826)

Da Bu Yin Wan (Great Tonify the Yin Pill)
From: Essential Teachings of Dan-Xi by Zhu Dan-Xi (1732)

Da Bu Yuan Jian (Great Tonify the Primal Decoction)
From: Collected Treatises of Jing-Yue by Zhang Jie Bin / Zhang Jing Yue (1624)

Da Qin Jiao Tang (Major Large Gentian Decoction)
From: Collection for Preserving Life of Pathogenesis in the Simple Questions by Liu Wansu (1417)

Dang Gui Huo Xue Jian (Invigorate the Blood with Angelica Pills)
From: Essential Subtleties on the Silver Sea by Unknown, attributed to Sun Si Miao (Maybe composed in the Song - Ming Dynasty, published ~1579)

Dang Gui Ji Xue Teng Tang (Tangkuei and Spatholobus Decoction)
From: Traditional Chinese Traumatology (c. 1960)

Dang Gui Liu Huang Tang (Tangkuei and Six Yellows Decoction)
From: Secrets from the Orchid Chamber by Li Gao / Li Dong Yuan (1276)

Di Huang Shen Jin Jiu (Rehmannia and Lycopodium Wine)
From: Chinese Medicinal Wines and Elixirs (2008) by Various

Di Huang Yin Zi (Rehmannia Drink)
From: A Simple Book of Formulas (1191) by Wang Shuo

Di Huang Yin Zi (Rehmannia Drink)
From: Comprehensive Recording of Sagely Beneficence from the Zhenghe Era (1117) by Song Imperial Court

Ding Xiang Jiao Ai Tang (Clove, Ass-Hide Gelatin and Mugwort Decoction)
From: Secrets from the Orchid Chamber by Li Gao / Li Dong Yuan (1276)

Du Huo Dang Gui Jiu (Angelica Pubescens and Tangkeui Wine)
From: Chinese Medicinal Wines and Elixirs (2008) by Various

Du Qi Wan (Capital Qi Pill)
From: Symptom, Cause, Pulse and Treatment (1706)

Er Dong Er Di Jiu (Two Winters Two Earths Wine)
From: Chinese Medicinal Wines and Elixirs (2008) by Various

Er Long Zuo Ci Wan (Pill for Deafness that is Kind to the Left (Kidney))
From: Discussion of Warm Epidemics (1642) by Wu You-Xing / You-Ke

Fu Ling Ju Hua Jiu (Poria and Chrysanthemum Wine)
From: Chinese Medicinal Wines and Elixirs (2008) by Various

Gan Lu Yin (Sweet Dew Drink)
From: Formulary of the Pharmacy Service for Benefiting the People of the Taiping Era by Tai Yi Ju (Imperial Medical Bureau) (1107)

Gu Ben Zhi Beng Tang (Stabilise the Root and Stop Excessive Uterine Bleeding Decoction)
From: Fu Qing-Zhu's Women's Disorders by Fu Qing-Zhu (1826)

Gu Ti Di Huang Jiu (Securing the Body Wine with Rehmannia)
From: Chinese Medicinal Wines and Elixirs (2008) by Various

Gu Yin Jian (Stabilise the Yin Decoction)
From: Collected Treatises of Jing-Yue by Zhang Jie Bin / Zhang Jing Yue (1624)

Guo Qi Yin (Delayed Menstruation Drink)
From: Indispensable Tools for Pattern Treatment by Wang Ken-Tang (1602)

Hei Xiao Yao San (Black Rambling Powder)
From: Writings Taking Personal Responsibility for the Medical Tradition (Qing dynasty)

Hu Qian Wan (Hidden Tiger Pill)
From: Essential Teachings of Dan-Xi by Zhu Dan-Xi (1732)

Hu Qian Wan (Hidden Tiger Pill)
From: Medical Formulas Collected and Analysed by Wang Ang (1682)

Huan Shao Dan (Rejuvenation Special Pill)
From: Hong's Collection of Experimental Formulas (1170)

Ji Sheng Shen Qi Wan (Life Saver Kidney Qi Pill)
From: Formulas to Aid the Living by Yan Yong-He (1253)

Jia Wei Liu Wei Di Huang Wan (Augmented Six Ingredient Rehmannia Pill)
From: Golden Mirror of the Medical Tradition by Wu Qian (1742)

Jia Wei Si Wu Tang (Augmented Four Substance Decoction)
From: Fang's Orthodox Lineage of Pulse and Symptoms (1749)

Jin Shui Liu Jun Jian (Six Gentlemen of Metal and Water Decoction)
From: Collected Treatises of Jing-Yue by Zhang Jie Bin / Zhang Jing Yue (1624)

Kang Zhuang Jiu (Robust Health Wine)
From: Chinese Medicinal Wines and Elixirs (2008) by Various

Lian Zhu Yin (String of Pearls Drink)
From: Formulary and Mnemonics from 'No Mistake' Pharmacy (1956)

Ling Pi Di Huang Jiu (Epimedium and Rehmannia Wine)
From: Chinese Medicinal Wines and Elixirs (2008) by Various

Liu Wei Di Huang Wan (Six Ingredient Rehmannia Pill)
From: Craft of Medicines and Patterns for Children by Qian Yi (1119)

Ming Mu Di Huang Wan (Improve Vision with Rehmannia Pill)
From: Scrutiny of the Precious Jade Case (1642) by Fu Ren-Yu

Nei Bu Huang Qi Tang (Astragalus Decoction to Tonify the Interior)
From: Formulas Bequeathed by the Unorthodox Genius Liu Jian-Zi (499) by Liu Jian-Zi

Niu Xi Jia Pi Jiu (Achyranthes and Acanthopanax Wine (or literally "Ox Knee with Bark Wine"))
From: Chinese Medicinal Wines and Elixirs (2008) by Various

Niu Xi Shi Hu Jiu (Achyranthes and Dendrobium Wine)
From: Chinese Medicinal Wines and Elixirs (2008) by Various

Nu Ke Bai Zi Ren Wan (Arborvitae Seed Pills for Women's Disorders)
From: Fine Formulas for women (1237)

Qi Ju Di Huang Wan (Goji Berry, Chysanthemum and Rehmannia Pill)
From: Craft of Medicines and Patterns for Children by Qian Yi (1119)

Qi Wu Jiang Xia Tang (Seven Substance Decoction for Directing Downward)
From: Practice of Syndrome Treatment in Kampo (1963) by Otsuka Keisetsu

Qing Jing San (Clear the Menses Powder)
From: Fu Qing-Zhu's Women's Disorders by Fu Qing-Zhu (1826)

Qu Feng Zhi Bao Dan (Greatest Treasure Special Pill to Dispel Wind)
From: Wondrous Lantern for Peering into the Origin and Development of Miscellaneous Diseases (1773) by Shen Jin-Ao

Que Lao Jiu (Step Back from Old Age Wine)
From: Chinese Medicinal Wines and Elixirs (2008) by Various

Ren Shen Yang Rong Tang (Ginseng Decoction to Nourish Luxuriance)
From: Discussion of Illnesses, Patterns and Formulas Related to the Unification of the Three Aetiologies (1174)

San Cai Tang (Three Talents Decoction)
From: Medical Formulas Collected and Analysed by Wang Ang (1682)

Shan Zhu Cong Rong Jiu (Dioscorea, Cornus and Cistanches Wine)
From: Chinese Medicinal Wines and Elixirs (2008) by Various

Shen Qi Di Huang Tang (Codonopsis, Astragalus and Rehmannia Decoction)
From: Illuminating the Origins of Miscellaneous Diseases with a Rhinoceros Candle: Colorectal Disease by Shen Jinao (1773)

Shen Qi Jiu (Ginseng and Lycium Wine)
From: Chinese Medicinal Wines and Elixirs (2008) by Various

Sheng Yu Tang (Sage-Like Healing Decoction)
From: Secrets from the Orchid Chamber by Li Gao / Li Dong Yuan (1276)

Shi Bu Wan (Ten Tonic Pill)
From: Formulas to Aid the Living by Yan Yong-He (1253)

Shi Hu Ye Guang Wan (Dendrobium Pill for Night Vision)
From: Experiental Formulas from the Auspicious Balmboo Hall (1326)

Shi Quan Da Bu Tang (All Inclusive Great Tonifying Decotion)
From: Transmitted Trustworthy and Suitable Formulas (1180)

Shi Wei Wen Dan Tang (Ten Ingredient Warm the Gallbladder Decoction)
From: Indispensable Tools for Pattern Treatment by Wang Ken-Tang (1602)

Shu Di Dang Shen Tang (Prepared Rehmannia and Codonopsis Decoction)
From: Journal of Ethnopharmacology 324, 117786 by Xiao-min Liu, Hui Shi & Wei Li (2024)

Shun Jing Tang (Smooth the Menses Decoction)
From: Fu Qing-Zhu's Women's Disorders by Fu Qing-Zhu (1826)

Si Wu Tang (Four Substance Decoction)
From: Secret Formulas to Manage Trauma and Reconnect Fractures Received from an Immortal (c. 846) by Lin Dao Ren

Tai Shan Pan Shi San (Mount Tai Bedrock Powder)
From: Systematic Great Compendium of Medicine (1556)

Tong You San (Unblock the Stomach Opening Decoction)
From: Discussion of the Spleen and Stomach by Li Gao / Li Dong Yuan (1249)

Tong You Tang (Free Darkness Decoction)
From: Secrets from the Orchid Chamber by Li Gao / Li Dong Yuan (1276)

Wen Qing Yin (Warming and Clearing Drink)
From: Song Family Secret Texts on Women's Disorders (1612)

Xiang Bei Yang Rong Tang (Cyperus and Fritillaria Decoction to Nourish Luxuriance)
From: Golden Mirror of the Medical Tradition by Wu Qian (1742)

Xin Jia Yu Nu Jian (Newly Augmented Jade Woman Decoction)
From: Revised Popular Guide to the Discussion of Cold Damage by Yu Gen-Chu, Revised by He Bing-Yuan (Qing dynasty)

Xiong Gui Tiao Xue Yin (Chuanxiong and Tangkuei Drink to Regulate the Blood)
From: Restoration of Health from the Myriad Diseases by Gong Ting-Xian (1587)

Yang He Tang (Temperate Yang Decoction)
From: Complete Collection of Pattern and Treatments in External Medicine (1740)

Yang Xin Tang (Nourish the Heart Decoction)
From: Systematic Great Compendium of Medicine Past and Present (1556) by Xu Chun-Fu

Yi Shou Jiu (Boosting Longevity Wine)
From: Chinese Medicinal Wines and Elixirs (2008) by Various

You Gui Wan (Restore the Right [Kidney] Pill)
From: Collected Treatises of Jing-Yue by Zhang Jie Bin / Zhang Jing Yue (1624)

You Gui Yin (Restore the Right [Kidney] Drink)
From: Collected Treatises of Jing-Yue by Zhang Jie Bin / Zhang Jing Yue (1624)

Yu Zhu San (Jade Candle Powder)
From: Confucians' Duties to Their Parents by Zhang Cong-Zheng / Zi-He (1228)

Yue Hua Wan (Moonlight Pill)
From: Awakening of the Mind in Medical Studies by Cheng Guo-Peng (1732)

Zan Yu Dan (Special Pill to Aid Fertility)
From: Collected Treatises of Jing-Yue by Zhang Jie Bin / Zhang Jing Yue (1624)

Zhen Zhu Mu Wan (Mother-of-Pearl Pill)
From: Formulas of Universal Benefit from My Practice (1132) by Xu Shu-Wei

Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan (Anemarrhenae, Phellodendron and Rehmannia Pill)
From: Craft of Medicines and Patterns for Children by Qian Yi (1119)

Zhou Gong Bai Sui Jiu (Master Zhou's Hundred Years Wine)
From: Chinese Medicinal Wines and Elixirs (2008) by Various

Zhu Jing Wan (Preserve Vistas Pill)
From: Indispensable Tools for Pattern Treatment by Wang Ken-Tang (1602)

Zhu Jing Wan (Preserve the Vision Pill)
From: Essential Subtleties on the Silver Sea by Unknown, attributed to Sun Si Miao (Maybe composed in the Song - Ming Dynasty, published ~1579)

Zhu Yang Jiu (Invigorate Yang Wine)
From: Chinese Medicinal Wines and Elixirs (2008) by Various

Zhu Ye Yu Nu Jian (Lophatherum Jade Woman Decoction)
From: Systematic Differentiation of Warm Pathogen Diseases by Wu Tang / Wu Ju Tong (1798)

Zi Shen Ming Mu Tang (Enrich Kidneys and Improve Vision Decoction)
From: Restoration of Health from the Myriad Diseases by Gong Ting-Xian (1587)

Zi Shui Qing Gan Yin (Enrich Water and Clear the Liver Drink)
From: Externally Contracted Patterns from Xitang (1725)

Zi Yin Jiang Huo Tang (Decoction to Enrich Yin and Direct Fire Downward)
From: Restoration of Health from the Myriad Diseases by Gong Ting-Xian (1587)

Zong Zi Yao Jiu (Boosting Progeny Medicinal Wine)
From: Chinese Medicinal Wines and Elixirs (2008) by Various

Zuo Gui Wan (Restore the Left [Kidney] Pill)
From: Collected Treatises of Jing-Yue by Zhang Jie Bin / Zhang Jing Yue (1624)

Zuo Gui Yin (Restore the Left (Kidney) Drink)
From: Collected Treatises of Jing-Yue by Zhang Jie Bin / Zhang Jing Yue (1624)

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Reference Notes:

Individual herb information has sourced mainly from TCM Wiki and American Dragon for basic data and then updated manually with my own notes. Zhou, Xie and Yan (2011): Encyclopedia of Traditional Chinese Medicines, Vol. 5, and A+ Medical Encyclopaedia have been used for entries not available from those sources with additional material searched for and filled in where available. Western herbs not appearing in the Chinese literature have used Ross (2010): Combining Western Herbs and Chinese Medicine: A Clinical Materia Medica, White Rabbit Institute of Healing and therapeutika.ch. Choices of which source to use or combine have been my own.

These pages are intended to assist clinicians and are not intended for self-diagnosis or treatment for which a qualified professional should be consulted. Actions and indications are taken from traditional uses and do not necessarily reflect the evidence base which should be researched independently. Dosages are for guidance only and will vary dependening on the potency of the batch and the tolerance of the individual so should be evaluated by a professional based on individual needs.