01
Decoctionis Cinnamoni Ramulus
Guizhi Tang
"Imperium Orientalis Han Occidentalis · Tractatus de Nocturno Periculo"
Compositio：Ramulus cinnamomi, radix paeoniae, zingiber recens, fructus jujubae, licorice pullata melle.
Disperdat superficiem et harmonizat nutritivum et defensivum qi. Quinque herbae in ordine stricto — laudatur sicut 'principis omnium formulae'.
02
Four Gentlemen Decoction
Sijunzi Tang
Song · Imperial Grace Formulary
Compositio：Ginseng, white atractylodes, poria, honey-fried licorice
The foundational qi-tonifying formula; countless tonics descend from these four gentle 'gentlemen'.
03
Decoctionum Quattuor Substantias
Siwu Tang
Tang · Formularum Secretorum Injurum; in Song Popularizata
Compositio：Rehmanniae Praeparata, Tangkuei, Paeonia Alba, Lignum Acori Sichuanense
The foundational blood-nourishing formula, adapted for countless blood-related conditions.
04
Pila Rehmanniae Sex Composita
Liuwei Dihuang Wan
'Canones Diagnostici Qian Yi, Aevi Song'
Compositio：Rehmanniae Praeparata, Corni, Dioscoreae, Alismatis, Cortex Moutan, Poria
Tres tonici cum tribus dranis coniuncti; nutriendo yin renis per plus octingentis annorum.
05
Pulsum Generans Pulvis
Shengmai San
Jin · Origines Medicinae a Zhang Yuansu
Compositio：Ginseng, ophiopogon, schisandra
Supplet qi et generat fluida — classicum trinum compactum.
06
Pulvis Vindicium Jadiantis
Yupingfeng San
Yuan · Formularum Hereditariarum Effectivorum
Compositio：Astragalus, atractylodes albus, saposhnikovia
Firmat superficiem 'sicut parietem ventorum' — formula classica pro his, qui facile morbi frigore captant.
07
Decoctionum Minoris Bupleuri
Xiao Chaihu Tang
"Imperium Orientalis Han Occidentalis · Tractatus de Nocturno Periculo"
Compositio：Bupleuri, scutellariae, ginseng, pinelliae, licorice melliflua, zingiberis, datun.
Harmonizat stratum shaoyang cum alternis frigis et febris — inter formulas classicae amplissime usatae.
08
Libera et Facilis Peregrinus
Xiaoyao San
Song · Formularium Gratiae Imperialis
Compositio：Bupleurum, tangkuei, peonia alba, atractylodes albus, poria, glycyrrhiza, mentha, zingiber.
Calmat liver, fortificat spleen, nutritum sanguinem — formula dilecta ad dolores pertinentes ad stressum.
09
Formula Huoxiang Zhengqi
Huoxiang Zhengqi San
Song · Formularium Gratiae Imperialis
Compositio：Agastache, perilla, angelica dahurica, areca peel, poria, atractylodes, pinellia, tangerine peel, magnolia bark, platycodon, licorice, et cetera
Discharges the superficies, transforms humidity, regulates the qi — the summer essential of domestic medicine across Asia.
10
Pila Palatina Protegens
Angong Niuhuang Wan
Qing · Systema Identificatio Morborum Calorum
Compositio：Bovis bezoar, muscum, margaritam, cinnabram, realgarem, coptum, scutellariam, gardeniam, curcumam, borneolum et cetera (cornu rhinocerotis nunc a concentu cornu bovis substitutum)
Caloret, phlegmatum dissolvit, orificia aperit — una ex 'tres magnis herbis medicamentorum calentiae'.
Formulae informatio ex textibus classicis propter usum culturali et educativum collecta est. Medicina herbaria Sinensis individualiter prae scribi potest — consultare medicum licentiatum; neque semper se prae scribere.