Traditional Chinese Medicine Descriptions for Common Symptoms and Diseases

Condition
SYMPTON / DISEASE DESCRIPTION
Traditional Chinese Medicine

Description
Abdominal Pain
Lower abdominal pain due to menstrual cramps

Lower abdominal pain with cold extremities
Lower abdominal pain due to endometriosis
Lower abdominal pain due to pelvic inflammatory disease
Intestinal spasms and cramps
Due to gallstones
Due to food poisoning, travelers diarrhea, or infection
Due to constipation
Due to irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
Due to ulcerative colitis (UC), Crohns disease
With hypochondriac pain, fidgeting, restlessness, and irritability
With acid regurgitation, belching
Dull pain with fatigue and diarrhea
Due to Kidney stone
Severe abdominal pain
With severe blood stagnation
Lung abscess, profuse yellow phlegm
Breast abscess
Ulcerative colitis with mucus and blood in the stool
All swelling and inflammation of the lymph nodes and glands
Irritable bowel syndrome with mucus and pus in the stool
With infection
See Addiction
Shoulder pain from injury
With severe pain
Heartburn, belching, indigestion, gastritis, ulcers, foul breath
Caused by stress
With excess heat, constipation, sweating, thirst, possible fever
With bleeding
With pus and redness
Inability to focus and concentrate
Inability to focus and concentrate with hyperactivity
Inability to focus and concentrate with poor memory
Inability to focus due to deficiency
With excess heat in all three jiaos manifesting in red face,
constipation, hyperactivity and short-temper
With blood stagnation manifesting in signs of purplish tongue,
possible distended sublingual veins
Withdrawal symptoms associated with smoking, drugs or alcohol
addiction
Liver damage with elevated liver enzymes
Blood stagnation in the uterus or lower jiao

Cold and deficiency of blood
Qi and blood stagnation in the lower jiao
Damp-heat in the lower jiao
Intestinal qi stagnation
Damp-heat in the Liver and Gallbladder
Damp-heat in the Intestines
Heat in the Large Intestine
Liver qi stagnation
Damp-heat in the Large Intestine
Liver qi stagnation
Stomach heat
Spleen qi deficiency
Qi stagnation with dampness accumulation
Severe qi and blood stagnation
Blood stasis
Phlegm and heat in the Lung
Phlegm stagnation in the upper jiao
Phlegm accumulation
Damp-heat in the Small and Large Intestine
Accumulation of toxic heat
Addisons Disease
Adrenal Insufficiency
Symptoms of adrenal insufficiency

Diminished function of the adrenal glands and endocrine system
Aging
Early signs of aging with weakness, fatigue, forgetfulness,

dizziness, etc.
Neurodegeneration with early signs of dementia and Alzheimers
disease
Poor memory and forgetfulness
Premature aging with chronic fatigue
Premature aging with decreased mental and physical performances
Kidney yang deficiency

Deficiencies of Kidney yin, yang and jing
(essence)
Deficiencies of qi, blood, yin and yang
Abscess
Abuse (Substance)
AC Separation
Acid Reflux
Acne
ADD/ADHD
(Children/Adults)
Addiction
Qi and blood stagnation

Stomach heat
Liver qi stagnation
Excess fire
Excess heat
Toxic and damp heat accumulation
Liver qi stagnation
Liver wind with shen (spirit) disturbance
Liver qi stagnation with Heart deficiency
Heart and Kidney deficiencies
Excess heat
Blood stagnation
Toxic heat in the Liver and shen (spirit)
disturbance
Toxic heat in the Liver

(essence)
Kidney and Lung deficiencies
(essence)
Agitation
AIDS
Alcohol Abuse
Allergy
Alopecia
Alzheimers Disease
Amenorrhea
Anemia
Ankle
Degeneration of soft tissue (muscles, ligaments, tendons, cartilage) Kidney and Liver yin deficiencies
Decrease in bone density
Kidney jing (essence) deficiency
Gray hair
Kidney jing (essence) deficiency and Liver
blood deficiency
Thirst with dry skin
Stomach and Lung yin deficiencies
General Kidney yin deficiency signs such as blurry vision,
Kidney yin deficiency
weakness of the back and knees, tinnitus, dryness, flushed cheeks,
possible low-grade fever, etc.
General Kidney yang deficiency signs such as coldness, low
libido, premature ejaculation, weakness and soreness of the back
and knees, pale complexion, polyuria, etc.
Short temper, flushed face, possible constipation
Liver qi stagnation or Liver yang rising
Compromised immune system; frequent viral and bacterial
Wei (defensive) qi deficiency
infections
For complications, see appropriate disease and symptoms
See Addiction
Allergic rhinitis or sinusitis, clear, watery nasal discharge, stuffy Wind-cold with fluid congestion
nose, sneezing
Allergic rhinitis or sinus infection, yellow nasal discharge, stuffy Damp-heat with fluid congestion
nose
Skin allergy, rash, itching, eczema, and other dermatological
Wind-heat at the skin level, heat in the blood
disorders
Adverse reactions from exposure to drugs, chemicals, heavy
Toxic heat
metals, environmental and airborne toxins
Asthma due to allergy with heat symptoms such as redness of the Lung heat
face, yellow phlegm and red tongue
Asthma due to allergy with cold symptoms such as clear or white Cold in the Lung
sputum
Profuse post-nasal drip and sputum in the throat
Phlegm accumulation
Ears plugged, nose and throat with yellow nasal discharge and
Toxic heat accumulation in the upper jiao
ticklish sore throat
Allergy with cough
Lung qi reversal
Food allergy with underlying digestive weakness and loose stool Spleen qi deficiency
Hair loss, premature gray hair, split ends, dry and dull hair
Blood deficiency with dryness
Stress related hair disorders
Blood deficiency with Liver qi stagnation
Forgetfulness, poor concentration, compromised mental and
physical functions
(essence) with phlegm obstruction
With constipation
Kidney deficiency with phlegm obstruction,
and heat and dryness in the Large Intestine
Dull lower abdominal pain, cold extremities, edema, generalized Coldness of the uterus with underlying qi and
weakness
blood deficiencies
Sharp lower abdominal pain in a fixed location due to fibroids
Coldness of the uterus with blood stagnation
with cold extremities, edema, generalized weakness
Amenorrhea with irregular or delayed menstruation with scanty
Kidney yang deficiency and blood stagnation
discharge, cold extremities
Caused by stress or change of environment
Liver qi stagnation
With severe blood stagnation, purplish tongue, dark complexion, Severe blood stasis
or past history of surgery
With fatigue, lack of energy, poor appetite
Blood and qi deficiencies
With insomnia, excessive worries, disturbed sleep
Spleen and Heart blood deficiencies
With irregular menstruation, cold extremities, dizziness, lumbago Coldness of the uterus
With chronic headache
Blood deficiency
With excessive stress, anxiety and insomnia
Liver qi stagnation with underlying deficiency
Acute ankle pain
Chronic ankle pain
Ligament or connective tissue injury
Acute sprain and strain with bruises and swelling
Anorexia
Antibiotics
(Side Effects)
Anxiety
Appendicitis (Chronic)
Appetite
Apprehension
Arm
Arrhythmia
Arteries
(blockage)
Arteriosclerosis
Arthralgia
Arthritis
Poor to no appetite, weight loss, sallow complexion

Anorexia with fatigue, thirst, dryness, dizziness and general
deficiencies
Dry mouth, thirst
Stress, irritability, restlessness, nervousness

With pronounced anger, neurosis or insomnia
With excessive worrying, pensiveness and indecisiveness
Spleen deficiency
Qi, yin, yang and blood deficiencies
Stomach yin deficiency
Liver qi stagnation
Liver fire with shen (spirit) disturbance
Liver qi stagnation with Spleen and Heart
deficiencies
Anxiety and stress with inability to calm down, overactive mind Liver qi stagnation with qi deficiency
in patients with deficiency
ADD or ADHD in children
Anxiety caused by forgetfulness
With hypertension
Liver and Kidney yin deficiency with Liver
yang rising
Chronic, dull pain in the lower right quadrant of the abdomen
Damp-heat
Moderate to severe infection
Toxic heat
With severe pain
With fever
Toxic heat accumulation
Loss of appetite due to excessive worrying
Spleen and Heart deficiencies
Loss of appetite because of generalized weakness and chronic
illness
Loss of appetite from stress and nervousness
Liver overacting on the Spleen
Excessive appetite with weight gain
Stomach heat
See Anxiety
Arm pain from injury
Shooting pain with numbness originating from dysfunction of the Qi and blood stagnation
cervical spine
With shortness of breath, general weakness
Kidney and Heart deficiencies
In angina pectoris
Chest bi zheng (painful obstruction syndrome)
With high cholesterol/triglycerides
Damp accumulation
With high cholesterol, fatty liver and obesity
Excessive damp accumulation
In peripheral vascular disease
With deficient type of hypertension
Liver yang rising with Liver and Kidney yin
deficiencies
With excess type of hypertension
Liver fire
With excessive blood stagnation manifesting in purplish tongue, Blood stasis
dark complexion
See Cholesterol
See Arthritis
Pain, swelling, inflammation, redness with heat sensations
Bi zheng (painful obstruction syndrome) due to
heat
Chronic arthritis with weakness, soreness, pain; worsens during
cold and rainy seasons
cold and damp
With severe pain
Bi zheng (painful obstruction syndrome) with
severe qi and blood stagnation
Of the neck and shoulder
Bi zheng (painful obstruction syndrome) with qi
and blood stagnation
Of the arm
Of the back
Of the knee and ankle
Osteoarthritis
Qi and blood stagnation with Kidney jing
(essence) deficiency
AST, ALT
Asthma
Atherosclerosis
Attention deficit
Atrophy
Autism
Autoimmune Diseases
Aversion to Cold/Wind
Back Pain
Gouty arthritis
With degeneration of soft tissue (muscles, ligaments, tendon,
cartilage)
With blood stagnation manifesting in purplish tongue, previous
trauma or history of surgery, dark complexion, etc.
Elevated levels of liver enzymes, AST and ALT (SGPT and
SGOT)
Elevated liver enzymes due to exposure to drugs, chemicals, heavy
Wheezing, dyspnea, yellow sputum, heat sensations
Wheezing, dyspnea, white sputum, chills
Chronic asthma with wheezing, shortness of breath, shallow
inhalation
Maintenance formula for asthma triggered by over-exertion
Maintenance formula for asthma triggered by allergies
Maintenance formula for asthma triggered by exposure to
chemicals, heavy metals, environmental and airborne toxins
With cough
With excessive phlegm or sputum that may or may not be easy to
cough out
With allergy, sinusitis or rhinitis manifesting in yellow nasal
discharge
With allergy, sinusitis or rhinitis manifesting in clear or white
nasal discharge
With severe dry throat, mouth and skin
See Cholesterol
See ADD
Muscle atrophy due to stroke
Muscle atrophy with weakness, poor appetite
Congenital deficiency with weakness of the bones
Degeneration and atrophy of soft tissue (muscles, ligaments,
tendons, cartilage)
Of the arm
Of the neck and shoulder area
Of the back area
Of the knee and ankle area
Muscle atrophy with weakness, dizziness, blurry vision,
listlessness, palpitation, shortness of breath, spontaneous sweating
With blood stagnation manifesting in numbness
Developmental delays and learning disabilities
Graves disease
Multiple sclerosis
Rheumatoid arthritis
Re bi (heat painful obstruction)

Liver and Kidney yin deficiencies
Hashimotos thyroiditis, chronic thyroiditis

Type I diabetes
Sjogrens syndrome

Stomach, Lung and Kidney yin deficiencies
Lung yin deficiency with heat
Myasthenia gravis
Reiters syndrome
Weak immune system with increased susceptibility to catching
colds
Acute low back pain
Chronic aches, weakness and soreness of the lower back
Zhong (central) qi deficiency

Excess heat in all three jiaos
With spasms and cramps
Blood stasis
Toxic-heat in the Liver
Toxic heat
Lung heat
Lung cold
Deficiencies of the Lung and the Kidney
Lung and Kidney deficiencies
Lung qi deficiency
Toxic heat
Lung qi reversal
Excessive phlegm accumulation
Lung heat
Lung cold
Wei (atrophy) syndrome

Kidney jing (essence) deficiency and Liver yin
deficiency
Qi, blood, yin and yang deficiency
Blood stagnation
Shen (spirit) disturbance
Excess Liver yang
heat

Qi and blood stagnation with Liver and Kidney
deficiencies
Qi and blood stagnation with Liver yin and
Upper back pain in the chest, ribs, thoracic area

Due to slipped disk
Due to bone spurs
Due to osteoporosis
Bacterial Infection
Bad Breath
Balance
Baldness
Bed-wetting
Behavior
Belching
Bells Palsy
Benign Prostatic
Hyperplasia (BPH)
Bile Duct
Binge Eating
Bipolar Disorder
Bladder
Bladder Stone
Due to recent traumatic injury

Due to kidney stones
Due to kidney infection
Due to dysmenorrhea
And soreness due to chronic nephritis or nephritic syndrome
With severe blood stagnation from previous injury
Due to Kidney yin deficiency with symptoms of blurry vision,
flushed cheeks, soreness and weakness of the back and knees, lowgrade fever, night sweats, etc
Due to Kidney yang deficiency with symptoms of coldness, low
libido, polyuria, weakness of the back and knees, etc.
Severe back pain
See Infection
Foul breath with excessive hunger
Excess heat in the body
With bitter taste in the mouth, short temper
With dry mouth
With throat infection
Poor balance with dizziness and vertigo
See Hair Loss
Bed-wetting, frequent urination, terminal dripping of urine
Disruptive, rude or aggressive behavior
ADD or ADHD
Acid reflux, heartburn, foul breath, indigestion
Poor appetite, loose stool, fatigue
Dry throat, thirst
Chronic, stubborn belching with blood stagnation (purplish
tongue) or for unknown reasons
Facial paralysis
With difficult, painful and burning urination
With back soreness, terminal dripping of urine, coldness
Moderate to severe cases of infection and inflammation
Inflammation or obstruction of the bile duct
With severe pain due to bile duct obstruction
Excessive appetite
Manic behavior
Depression
See Urinary Tract Infection, Urinary Stone, and Urination
(Frequent)
Kidney or urinary stones
With severe pain due to kidney stone
With bleeding
With fever or heat sensation
Bleeding
General bleeding
Abnormal uterine bleeding due to heat
Abnormal uterine bleeding due to cold
Bleeding from peptic and duodenal ulcers
body fluid deficiencies

Kidney yin, yang and jing (essence)
deficiencies
Heat in the lower jiao
Toxic heat in the Kidney

Stomach heat
Heat in all three jiaos
Liver fire
Lung and Stomach yin deficiencies
Liver wind rising
Liver yang rising with shen (spirit) disturbance
Stomach heat
Blood stasis
Wind attack with qi and blood stagnation
Stomach heat
Liver yang rising with shen (spirit) disturbance
Stagnation of phlegm, qi, blood and food with
deficiencies of the Spleen and the Heart
Shi lin (stone dysuria)

Qi and blood stagnation with heat pushing
blood out of the vessels
Qi and blood stagnation with heat or fire
accumulation
All causes
Heat in the lower jiao
Coldness and deficiency of the uterus
Stomach heat
Intestinal bleeding with diarrhea due to food poisoning

Rectal bleeding due to hemorrhoids
Lower gastrointestinal bleeding due to ulcerative colitis
Subcutaneous bleeding, purpura
Blister(s)
Bloating
Blood Clot
Blood Pressure
Blood Sugar Level
Boils
Bone Disorder
Bone Spur
Borborygmi
Bowel Movement
BPH
Brain
Bleeding and bruises from traumas

Excessive bleeding leading to anemia or fatigue and weakness
Oral herpes
Genital herpes
Nerve pain, shingles due to herpes zoster
Chicken pox
Dermatitis
With epigastric fullness, heartburn
With PMS, mood swings, breast distention, stress
With dysmenorrhea
Due to endometriosis
Due to ulcerative colitis
Due to weakness of the digestive system
Severe bloating and pain
Hypochondriac distention with stress
Severe blood stagnation in the extremities
Coronary heart condition
Severe blood stagnation in the body
See Hypertension or Hypotension
See Diabetes or Hyperglycemia
With infection
Osteoporosis
Acute phase of traumatic injuries with severe pain, inflammation
and bruises
Moderate to severe cases of infection and inflammation with bone
fracture
Delayed healing of bone fracture
Recovery phase of external injuries in all parts of the body;
strengthens the bones, tendons and ligaments
Bone spur
Bone spur with severe pain
Bone spur
Accompanied by severe pain
Neck and shoulder pain
Low back pain
Upper back pain
Arm (shoulder, elbow, wrist) pain
Knee and ankle pain
Due to food poisoning or gastrointestinal infection
Due to stress and anxiety
Due to weakness of the digestive system
See Constipation, Diarrhea, Ulcerative Colitis, Irritable Bowel
Syndrome (IBS), Hemorrhoid, Crohns disease
See Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy
Alzheimers, dementia, Parkinsons, post-stroke complications and
other neurodegenerative disorders with compromised mental and
physical functions
Poor memory, forgetfulness
Toxic heat in the Large Intestine

Spleen qi deficiency with inability to keep
blood in the vessels
Qi and blood deficiency
Toxic heat
Damp-heat in the lower jiao and Liver channel
Wind-heat invasion with toxic heat
accumulation in the Lung
Toxic and damp-heat accumulation
Stomach heat with qi stagnation
Liver qi stagnation
Liver qi stagnation with blood stasis
Liver qi stagnation
Qi stagnation
Liver qi stagnation
Blood stagnation
Blood stagnation
Blood stagnation

Kidney yin and jing (essence) deficiencies
Deficiency of Kidney jing (essence)
Liver and Kidney deficiencies
Qi and blood stagnation in the upper jiao
Liver qi stagnation
Liver qi stagnation

deficiencies
Breast
Breathing
Bronchitis /
Bronchiectasis
Bruises
Bruxism (Teeth
Grinding)
Bulimia
Burned Out
Bursitis
Calcification
Calcium
Calculi
Calf
Cancer / Carcinoma
Candidiasis
Canker Sore
Capsulitis
Carbuncle
Carpal Tunnel
Under-developed breasts
Breast distention, PMS, irritability
Breast lumps, benign breast disorder, fibrocystic disorders
Breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy or radiation
End stage breast cancer
See Asthma, Cough, Dyspnea, or Common Cold
Cough
Cough, dyspnea, fever, yellow sputum
Cough, dyspnea, clear white sputum, intolerance to cold, chills
Cough, profuse yellow sputum, chest congestion
Chronic bronchitis with dryness and scanty sputum
Moderate to severe cases of chronic bronchitis with infection and
inflammation
Coughing of blood
To enhance the antibiotic effect
See Trauma
With stress
With severe stress and insomnia
Kidney yang and jing (essence) deficiencies

Liver qi stagnation
Liver qi stagnation with phlegm and heat
Wei (defensive) qi and zhong (central) qi
deficiencies
Yuan (source) qi deficiency
Lung qi reversal
Lung heat
Lung cold
Lung heat with phlegm
Lung qi and yin deficiency
Lung heat
Toxic heat in the Lung
Liver qi stagnation
Liver qi stagnation with shen (spirit)
disturbance
Binge eating followed by abdominal pain or self-induced vomiting Shen (spirit) disturbance
Obesity, excess appetite with mental disorder
Shen (spirit) disturbance with Stomach heat
Fatigue, over-exhaustion, lack of interest, and decreased vitality
Chronic fatigue
Overall weakness and deficiency
Qi, blood, yin and yang deficiencies
Burned out with Kidney yin deficiency signs of night sweats, low- Kidney yin deficiency
grade fever, blurry vision, tinnitus, weakness and soreness of the
back and knees, etc.
Inflammation and redness of the joints
heat
With severe pain
Of the shoulder
Of the elbow
Of the hip
Of the knee
With degeneration of the soft tissue (muscle, ligaments, tendons, Liver and Kidney yin deficiencies
cartilage)
Calcification of joints
Phlegm accumulation
Calcium deficiency seen in osteoporosis or decreased bone density Deficiency of Kidney yin and jing (essence)
See Stones
Spasm and cramps
With severe pain
Chronic stiffness from old injuries with blood stagnation
Blood stasis
With knee or ankle pain
Nausea, vomiting, compromised immune system, generalized
Deficiencies of yin, yuan (source) qi, and wei
weakness, and other side effects of chemotherapy and radiation
(defensive) qi
Weakened or compromised immune system
Compromised respiratory and reproductive systems
Dry mouth and thirst
End stage cancer in patients who are too weak to receive
chemotherapy or radiation
Genital itching and yellow discharge
Ulcers in the mouth
Stomach heat
Frozen shoulder with pain
Painful inflammation
Toxic heat with phlegm accumulation
Wrist pain
Syndrome
Cartilage
Cataract
Cellulite
Cellulitis
Cerebral Circulation
Insufficiency
Chancre
Change of Life
Chemical
Chemotherapy
Chest Pain
Chicken Pox
Chills
Chinese Restaurant
Syndrome
Chlamydia
Cholecystitis
Cholelithiasis
Cholestasis
Cholesterol /
Triglycerides
With severe pain

Enhancing the growth of muscles, tendons, ligaments and
cartilages
With blurry vision, dry eyes, weakness of the lower back and
knees, tinnitus
With hypertension, flushed face, possible constipation
Accumulation of cellulite with excessive hunger
Cellulitis due to infection
Swelling, inflammation and enlarged glands
Forgetfulness, poor concentration associated with dementia or
Alzheimers Disease
Severe blood stagnation
Chancre of mouth
Chancre in the genital region
See Menopause
See Poisoning
See Cancer
Cardiovascular/coronary heart disorders, chest pain, dyspnea with
physical exertion
Cardiovascular/coronary heart disorders with severe pain
Asthma with fever, yellow phlegm
Asthma with chills, white or clear phlegm
Chest pain due to cough
Chronic respiratory condition
Chest congestion, pain with coughing, yellow sputum
Severe blood stagnation or past history of injury or surgery in the
chest area
With stomach ulcer
Blisters with itching
With severe itching
Common cold/flu with ticklish throat, fever
Common cold/flu with clear or white nasal discharge, sneezing
Fever and chills from stomach flu or food poisoning with diarrhea
With fever, sore throat, ear pain
Hypersensitivity to MSG with headache, thirst and abdominal
discomfort
Burning sensation with urination, discharge and pain
Inflammation of the gallbladder with or without gallstones
With elevated liver enzymes, possibly with liver impairment
With fatty liver and high cholesterol
Gallstones with or without cholecystitis
Gallstones with elevated liver enzymes, possibly with liver
impairment
With severe pain due to gallstones
With fever
See Cholecystitis, Cholelithiasis
Elevated levels
With excess type hypertension
With deficient type hypertension
With coronary heart disease
With obesity and excessive appetite
With fatigue

Liver blood and Kidney yin deficiencies
Liver yang rising
Stomach heat
Phlegm stagnation
Poor circulation with deficiencies of Kidney
yin, yang and jing (essence)
Blood stagnation
Blood stagnation in the chest

Heat in the Lung
Cold in the Lung
Lung qi reversal
Lung qi deficiency
Heat and phlegm in the Lung
Blood stagnation
Stomach fire
Toxic heat invading the Lung
Wind-heat invasion
Wind-heat invasion
Wind-cold invasion
Damp-heat in the intestine
Toxic, damp-heat
Damp-heat
Damp-heat
Damp-heat
Damp-heat
Damp-heat
fluid
Damp-heat
in the lower jiao and Liver channel

in the Gallbladder
in the Liver and the Gallbladder
in the Gallbladder drying up the
With qi and blood stagnation

Damp-heat in the Liver and the Gallbladder
Liver fire
Accumulation of damp and phlegm
Damp and phlegm with Liver fire
Damp and phlegm with Liver yang rising
Damp and phlegm with blood stagnation
Damp and phlegm with Stomach heat
Damp and phlegm with Lung and Kidney
deficiencies
Chronic Fatigue
Syndrome
Cigarette Smoking
Circulation, Poor
Cluster Headache
Cognitive Impairment
Cold
Cold Sores
Colic Pain
Colitis
Colon
Common Cold
Complexion
With fatty liver

Short-term tiredness and lack of energy
Chronic fatigue with generalized weakness
Chronic fatigue with reproductive and respiratory deficiencies
Adrenal insufficiency
Inability to concentrate
See Addiction
Poor peripheral circulation with numbness and pain of the
extremities
Poor circulation due to blood stagnation from previous injuries or
surgery
Coronary heart condition
Acute or chronic cluster headache with blood deficiency
Acute cluster headache
Severe cluster headache
Caused by stress
With short-temper, irritability, red face, red eyes and possible
constipation
Memory impairment due to neurodegenerative disorders
Damp and phlegm in the Liver

Qi deficiency
Lung and Kidney qi deficiencies
Kidney qi deficiency
Severe blood stasis
Qi and blood stagnation with blood deficiency
Liver qi stagnation or Liver yang rising
Liver fire
(essence) with phlegm

See Common Cold
Cold extremities with weakness of the lower back and knees, clear Kidney yang deficiency
polyuria
Cold extremities due to poor blood circulation
Blood stagnation
In females with weakness and irregular menstruation
Cold in the uterus with qi and blood
deficiencies
Female infertility with no ovulation
Coldness and pain of the joints
Cold bi zheng (painful obstruction syndrome)
Fever blisters with pain and inflammation
Wind-heat
See Gallstones, Kidney Stones or Bladder Stones
Ulcerative colitis or Crohns disease
Colitis with diarrhea due to infection
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
Liver qi stagnation
With bleeding
Heat accumulation pushing blood out of the
vessels
See Constipation, Diarrhea, Colitis, Diverticulosis, Irritable Bowel
Syndrome (IBS), Crohns Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, etc.
Cleansing
Toxic heat accumulation in the colon
Sore throat, headache
Wind-heat
Fever, dyspnea, chest congestion
Lung heat
Runny nose with clear watery discharge, sneezing, nasal
Lung cold
congestion
Chest congestion, profuse yellow sputum, cough
Prevention of common cold and flu
With severe sore throat and possible ear ache
Pale with fatigue and weakness
Qi deficiency
Pale with dizziness and anemia
Blood deficiency
Dark circles under the eyes, soreness and weakness of the lower
back and knees, dizziness, tinnitus, possible spermatorrhea, hair
loss and dryness
Dark complexion with purplish tongue, dry hair, coldness;
Blood stagnation
menstrual cramps and blood clots in women
Dark complexion from chronic blood stagnation resulting from

surgery or old injuries
Red complexion with high blood pressure and fast heart rate
See Infertility
Conception
Redness and swelling of the eyes, red eyes
Conjunctivitis
Inflammation and swelling of the eyes
Excess type constipation with yellow tongue coat and red face
Constipation
Deficient type constipation with dryness
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
With cold extremities, pale complexion, preference for warmth,
polyuria and excessive urinary urges at night
With thirst, dryness, dizziness; in postpartum or convalescing
patients
With hemorrhoid
With dryness and thirst
With bleeding
Post-surgical constipation
See Infection
Contagious Disease
Childhood convulsion
Convulsion
High blood pressure, redness of the face and eyes, tremors
Dryness of the eyes, soreness of the back and knees, tinnitus
Coronary Heart Disease Chest pain with numbness due to poor blood circulation
Chest pain with high cholesterol/triglycerides
Chest pain with high cholesterol/triglycerides, fatty liver and
obesity
Chest pain with deficient type hypertension, dizziness, tinnitus
Chest pain with excess type hypertension, headache, flushed face,
red eyes, anger
Chest pain with generalized weakness
Severe chest pain
Severe blood stasis manifesting in dark, purplish complexion,
purplish tongue, possible distended sublingual veins
General cough
Cough
Dyspnea, yellow nasal discharge or sputum, fever
Dyspnea, white nasal discharge or sputum, chills
Early stage of infection, cough with pronounced sore throat
Mid-to-late stage of infection, cough with chest congestion and
yellow sputum
Chronic dry and non-productive cough, chest pain
Cough due to exposure to drugs, chemicals, heavy metals,
environmental and airborne toxins
Chronic respiratory disease with weakness
With phlegm or feeling of plum-pit syndrome, hypochondriac
distension, short temper
Dry cough, thirst, dryness
Muscle spasms or intestinal cramping
Cramps
Menstrual cramps
Stomach cramp with acid reflux or ulcer
Intestinal cramps from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
Intestinal cramps from ulcerative colitis
With severe pain
Diarrhea, rectal bleeding, poor appetite, fever, night sweats,
Crohns Disease
weight loss
With pronounced poor appetite and weakness
Blood stasis
Liver fire rising
Excess heat in the Large Intestine
Heat in the Large Intestine with yin deficiency
Liver qi stagnation
Blood deficiency
Blood stagnation
Heat in the intestines
Liver wind
Liver wind with Liver yang rising
Liver and Kidney yin deficiency
Blood stagnation
Blood stagnation with damp and phlegm
Blood stagnation with damp and phlegm
Blood stagnation with Liver yang rising
Blood stagnation with Liver fire
Blood stagnation with qi deficiency
Blood stasis
Any cause
Lung heat
Lung cold
Wind-heat
Lung yin deficiency
Toxic heat
Liver qi stagnation or Liver fire
Liver yin and body fluid deficiencies
Blood stagnation
Stomach heat
Liver qi stagnation
Toxic heat accumulation in the intestines with
yin-deficient heat
Crying
With severe bleeding

Emotional disturbance during menopause
Cyst
From stress
With stress, fatigue, insomnia
Cysts in the breast
Cystitis
Ovarian or uterine cysts

Cysts elsewhere in the body
Acute stage with urinary urgency, burning and painful urination
Chronic stage with urinary urgency, frequent re-infection
Interstitial cystitis
Dairy Product
Intolerance
Degeneration
Dehydration
Delirium
Dementia
Dependence
Depression
With bleeding
With fever
Diarrhea and bloating
Of the nervous system
Heat pushing blood out of the vessels

Kidney yin deficiency with shen (spirit)
disturbance
Liver qi stagnation
Liver qi stagnation with qi deficiency
Liver qi stagnation with phlegm accumulation
Qi and phlegm stagnation
Damp-heat in the Urinary Bladder
Damp-heat in the Urinary Bladder with yin
deficiency
Damp-heat accumulation and blood stagnation
in the lower jiao
Fire accumulation in the lower jiao

deficiencies
Of bone density
Decrease in function of adrenal glands and the endocrine system Kidney qi deficiency
Pre-mature aging with gray hair and hair loss
Liver blood deficiency with Kidney yin
deficiency
Hypothyroidism
Degenerative arthritis of the upper body
Liver yin and Kidney yin deficiencies
Degenerative arthritis of the lower body
Liver yin and Kidney yin deficiencies
Of soft tissue (muscle, tendon, ligament, cartilage)
Decreased or absence of libido
Causing cramps
Blood deficiency with qi and blood stagnation
From diarrhea due to food poisoning
Due to chronic diarrhea with weak digestion and poor appetite
Due to excess fire, fever, inflammation or infection
Fire in the qi (energy) level
Resulting in excessive thirst and dryness
Yin and fluid deficiency
With anxiety, irritability, restlessness and insomnia
Liver fire
With constipation
Qi stagnation and excess fire
With heat sensation
Excess fire
With severe blood stagnation manifesting in purplish tongue, dark Severe blood stasis
complexion or in cases where other herbs dont seem to work
Memory impairment due to neurodegenerative disorders
(essence) with phlegm
See Addiction
With fatigue, lack of interest
Stagnation of phlegm, qi, blood and food
With signs of vegetative state
Severe stagnation of phlegm, qi, blood and food
With restlessness, irritability, anger (manic depressives)
Liver and Heart fire
With increased appetite and weight gain
Stomach heat
With poor appetite
With sexual dysfunction or lack of libido
With low energy
qi deficiency
With insomnia or too little sleep

Post-partum depression
Pre-menopausal and menopausal depression
With inability to concentrate
Dermatitis
Detox
Diabetes
With headache
Rash, itching, redness
Severe itching
With redness and heat sensation
Accumulation of toxic substances in the body leading to
compromised liver function (alcohol, drugs, medication, smoking,
etc.)
Accumulation of toxic substances in the body leading to
compromised kidney function
metals, hormones in meat, environmental and airborne toxins
Accumulation of toxic substances in the gastrointestinal tract
To cleanse the blood
To cleanse the lymphatic system
For weight loss
High blood glucose
With impotence
With urinary tract infection
With blurry vision

With high cholesterol
With peripheral neuropathy
Diarrhea
Diet
Discharge
With excessive thirst

Loose stool or diarrhea with poor appetite and weakness
With foul-smelling stool, burning sensation of anus, abdominal
discomfort and pain, nausea and vomiting, travelers diarrhea
Due to ulcerative colitis, Crohns disease, diarrhea with pus and
blood
With bleeding
Extreme thirst and dryness from diarrhea
Poor appetite, fatigue, loose stool
Excess appetite, overweight
Food poisoning or travelers diarrhea
Excessive appetite with high cholesterol
Excessive appetite with high cholesterol, fatty liver and obesity
Excessive appetite with gallstone
Excessive appetite with hepatitis
Clear and watery nasal discharge
Thick and yellow nasal discharge

lack of nourishment to the shen (spirit)
blood deficiency
yin-deficient heat
Wind-heat or damp-heat at the skin level
Toxic heat
Excess heat accumulation

Blood stagnation
Damp and phlegm accumulation
Stomach fire
Yin deficiencies of the Lung, the Stomach and
the Kidney
the Kidney with yang deficiency of the Kidney
the Kidney with damp-heat in the Urinary
Bladder
the Kidney with false heat
the Kidney with damp and phlegm
accumulation
the Kidney with qi and blood stagnation
Stomach and Lung yin and fluid deficiency
Spleen deficiency
Toxic heat in the intestines
Liver qi stagnation
Yin and fluid deficiency
Dampness accumulation with Stomach heat
Damp accumulation
Damp phlegm accumulation
Damp-heat in the Gallbladder
Wind-cold at the exterior
Damp-heat at the nose
Distention
Dizziness
Diverticulitis
Dreams
Drooling of Saliva
Drugs
Dryness
Duodenum
Dysentery
Yellow vaginal discharge

Clear vaginal discharge
Ear discharge from infection
Nipple discharge from fibrocystic disorder
Head
Head: due to deficient type of hypertension
Head: due to excess type of hypertension
Chest: coronary heart disease
Chest: wheezing or dyspnea with fever, yellow sputum
Chest: wheezing or dyspnea with white sputum
Chest: chronic respiratory disorder with dyspnea
Hypochondriac area
Abdomen: due to irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
Abdomen: due to ulcerative colitis (UC) or Crohns disease
Abdomen: with weakness of digestion
Lower abdomen: due to fibroids
Lower abdomen: due to endometriosis
Breast distention
Severe breast distention
Swelling and edema
Due to anemia
Due to hypertension
From exposure to drugs, chemicals, heavy metals, environmental
and airborne toxins
With migraine or headache from blood deficiency
With ear, nose or throat infection
With blurry vision, tinnitus, hot flashes, low-grade fever or night
sweats
With flu or common cold
Diverticulitis with inflammation
With acute constipation
With chronic constipation or dry stool
With severe pain
Increased dreams, difficulty falling and staying asleep, poor
appetite, epigastric fullness and distension, fatigue
Nervousness, forgetfulness, restlessness, weakness
Anger, short temper, hypochondriac discomfort
Difficulty falling or staying asleep, stress, anxiety, restlessness
with deficiency
With paralysis, bells palsy
With profuse saliva, poor appetite, pale complexion, loose stool
With ulceration in the tongue, bitter taste, constipation, irritability
See Addiction, Detox, Poisoning
Dry eyes
Dry skin, hair, nails
General dryness with thirst
Severe dryness with tinnitus, hair loss, blurry vision, weakness and
soreness of back and knees, hot flashes, low-grade fever, malar
flush, night sweats, etc.
Ulcer with abdominal pain
Diarrhea with foul-smelling stool, burning sensation of anus,
abdominal discomfort and pain, nausea and vomiting
With bleeding
With fever

Toxic heat invasion
Phlegm accumulation and Liver qi stagnation
Liver yang rising with yin deficiency
Liver fire
Xiong bi (painful obstruction of the chest)
Lung heat
Lung cold
Lung qi deficiency
Liver qi stagnation
Liver qi stagnation
Qi, blood and phlegm stagnation
Liver qi stagnation
Liver qi stagnation
Fluid and damp accumulation
Liver yang rising or Liver fire
Toxic heat
Blood deficiency
Wind-heat and toxic heat invasion
Kidney yin-deficient heat
Wind-heat or wind-cold invasion
Qi stagnation with heat
Yin deficiency with stagnation
Liver fire
Liver wind
Stomach heat
Lung and Stomach yin deficiency
Stomach heat
Dysmenorrhea
Dyspnea
Dysuria
Ear Infection
Eating Disorder
Eczema
Edema
Elbow
Emaciation
With bloating and blood clots

Due to endometriosis or uterine fibroids
With pelvic infection or inflammation
With severe pain
Cough, dyspnea, chest congestion, yellow sputum, with or without
fever
Cough, white sputum or nasal discharge, chills
Chronic respiratory disorder; dyspnea with light physical exertion
Cough with no other significant signs
Chronic respiratory disorder with underlying Lung and Kidney
deficiency
Painful urination due to heat
Moderate to severe cases of kidney stone with infection and
inflammation
Chronic nephritis
Due to prostatitis
Due to prostate enlargement
With bleeding
With fever
With severe pain
Ear infection with fever, pain
With swelling
With fever
See Anorexia, Bulimia
Skin allergy, rash, eczema, itching, general dermatological
disorders
Of the genital area
Chronic itching
Skin reaction due to exposure to drugs, chemicals, heavy metals,
Chronic eczema with underlying blood deficiency or anemia
With redness, burning or fever
Stubborn eczema due to blood stagnation with dark appearance
and purplish tongue
General edema with swelling
With coldness of extremities, dizziness, irregular menstruation
Edema in hypothyroid patients

Toxic heat accumulation and blood stagnation
Lung heat
Lung cold
Lung qi reversal
Lung and Kidney qi deficiency
Damp-heat in the Urinary Bladder
Dysuria due to stone; shi lin (stone dysuria)
Toxic heat with dampness and Kidney
deficiency
Damp-heat accumulation in the lower jiao
Damp accumulation and qi stagnation
channels
Damp-heat accumulation
Toxic heat accumulation with blood deficiency
Blood stagnation
Water accumulation
Spleen deficiency with damp and cold
Kidney yang deficiency with damp
accumulation
Liver yin deficiency with Liver yang rising
Stomach heat with damp
Kidney deficiency
Spleen deficiency
Yin deficiency with damp
Due to hypertension
Due to obesity and excess appetite
With coldness and weakness
Due to chronic kidney disease
With weak digestive system and diarrhea
With lymphedema
Due to diabetes
Tennis elbow, golfers elbow, pain
With severe pain
Soft tissue degeneration (muscles, tendons, ligaments and
cartilage)
Weight loss, fatigue, over-all deficiency
Chronic fatigue with compromised lung and kidney functions
Weight loss, loose stool, poor appetite, fatigue with weak digestive Spleen deficiency
Emotion
Emphysema
Endocrine Disorder
system
Instability with stress, PMS, nervousness
Instability with Heart fire manifesting in restlessness, insomnia
and anger
Instability with mood swings in menopause patients
Instability, over-active mind, stress and insomnia in patients with
deficiency
Excessive worrying, pensiveness, anemia
Depression
Pent-up emotion with red face, constipation, excess fire
Chronic, stubborn emotional imbalance that doesnt seem to
respond to any treatment
Dyspnea, wheezing, scanty or no sputum, weakness
Dyspnea, wheezing, white sputum
Dyspnea, wheezing, fever
Maintenance formula to improve breathing
Cough with no other pronounced symptoms
Diabetes mellitus
Hyperthyroidism
Hypothyroidism
Addisons disease
Cramps and pain with or without menstruation
Endometriosis
Severe menstrual cramps
With back pain
Causing infertility
Energy
Chronic fatigue with generalized weakness and deficiency in qi,
blood, yin and yang
Chronic fatigue with Lung and Kidney weakness
Low energy and weak immune system
Low energy and weak digestive function
Chronic sluggishness with blood stagnation signs of purplish
tongue, dark complexion, past history of trauma or surgery
Enhancement (Breast) To enhance the size and the shape of the breasts
Enteritis
Ulcerative colitis, Crohns disease
Moderate to severe cases of ulcerative colitis and Crohns disease
Chronic enteritis with weakness, poor appetite, and diarrhea
Due to chemotherapy
With excess heat and inflammation
Enteritis with pain
Enteritis with bleeding
Epicondylitis (Lateral or Tennis elbow
Medial)
For degeneration of the joint and related soft tissue (muscle,
ligaments, tendons, cartilages)
For severe pain
Liver qi stagnation
Kidney and Liver yin deficiencies
Qi, blood, phlegm, food, fire and damp
accumulation
Excess accumulation of fire
Blood stagnation
Lung cold
Lung heat
Lung qi reversal
(essence)
Yin deficiency with dampness and heat
Excess heat
Kidney deficiency
Blood stagnation in the lower jiao
Qi deficiency
Blood stagnation
Kidney yang and jing (essence) deficiencies
Qi deficiency and heat accumulation
Excess heat
Epigastric Pain
Epilepsy
Erection Difficulty
Erysipelas
Esophageal Reflux
Estrogen
Eyes
Eye
(With Dark Circles)
Facial Paralysis
Fainting
Fallopian Tubes
Fat
Fatigue
Epigastric fullness and pain, stomach ulcer, gastritis, acid reflux

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), Crohns disease, gas with
indigestion
Pain due to gallstones
With severe pain
With obesity and excessive appetite
Childhood convulsions, epilepsy, seizures and twitching of
muscles
Convulsion, epilepsy, seizure or twitching in adults
See Impotence
Skin and lymph infection
See Acid Reflux
Breast discomfort with PMS
Breast discomfort with lumps, possible fibroids
Infertility
Menopause
Osteoporosis
Dryness of the eyes with blurred vision
Hypertensive patients with red eyes, blurred vision, dizziness or
vertigo
Hypertensive patients with red eyes, flushed face, short temper
Red eyes due to infection
Dry eyes with blurred vision
With generalized weakness, possible tinnitus, blurry vision, night
sweating, low-grade fever
With coldness, soreness and weakness of the low back and knees,
spermatorrhea, low libido, polyuria, hair loss, etc.
Bells Palsy
See Hypoglycemia, Hypotension
Infertility due to obstruction
Inflammation of the fallopian tubes
Abscess and inflammation
Infertility due to scarring, coldness and weakness
Obesity with excess appetite
High cholesterol and triglycerides levels
Fatty tissue deposit, such as lipomas
Chronic fatigue with generalized weakness
Weakness, insomnia, excess worries
Patients who are burned out with fatigue, lack of energy and drive
Chronic fatigue with lung and kidney weakness
Low energy and weak immune system
Low energy and weak digestive function, poor appetite, loose
stool
Due to coronary artery disease
Due to chronic nephritis
In cancer patients
Fatty Liver
Fear
In chronic patients with severe blood stagnation manifesting in

purplish tongue
Fatty liver with high cholesterol and obesity
With hepatitis
Fear, restlessness, anxiety
Easily frightened, poor sleep, excessive dreams
Stomach heat
Liver qi stagnation
Stomach fire
Liver wind
Liver wind
Toxic heat accumulation with phlegm
Liver qi stagnation
Liver qi stagnation with phlegm stagnation
Depends on each phase
Liver yang rising
Liver fire rising
Qi and blood stagnation of the lower jiao
Phlegm obstruction
Blood stagnation with Kidney yang deficiency
Damp-heat accumulation with heat
Phlegm stagnation
Qi deficiency
Spleen and Heart qi deficiencies
Deficiency of Spleen and Stomach
Chest pain; chest bi zheng (painful obstruction
syndrome)
Yuan (source) qi and wei (defensive) qi
deficiencies
Blood stasis
Shen (spirit) disturbance with fire
Spleen and Heart blood deficiency with shen
(spirit) disturbance
Fertility
Fever
Fever Blister
Fibrocystic Disease
Fibromyalgia
See Infertility
General fever
Fever in viral infections, common cold and flu
Fever in bacterial infections, pneumonia, or bronchitis, cough,
dyspnea
Fever, chest congestion, yellow sputum
Low-grade fever in the evening with perspiration
Various types of infection
Fever due to hyperthyroidism
Fever due to exposure to drugs, chemicals, heavy metals,
Fever with swelling and inflammation
Unremitting fever due to blood stagnation manifesting in purplish
tongue
Cold sores with pain and inflammation
Fever blister with severe pain
Fibrocystic breast masses
Fibroids in the uterus and ovaries
With coldness and/or numbness
With heat sensations
Due to stress
With extreme fatigue due to deficiency
Due to bone spurs
Fidgeting
Filatovs Disease
Fire
Fissures
Five-Center Heat
Flatulence
Flu
Focus
Follicular Phase
With severe pain

Due to blood stagnation manifesting in purplish tongue
See Irritability
Fever, pharyngitis, enlarged lymph
Excess fire and heat signs
Fissures with dryness
With ulceration or from hemorrhoids
With acute constipation
With chronic constipation or dry stool
With infection
With sweating, irritability
With thirst, dryness
With extreme Kidney yin deficiency
Due to irritable bowel syndrome
With burning diarrhea or infection
With weakness, poor appetite with diarrhea
With ulcerative colitis, Crohns disease
Stress related bloating and distension
With gallstones
See Common Cold, Influenza
Intestinal Flu
ADD, ADHD
Inability to focus, poor memory, forgetfulness
Alzheimers disease
Infertility; follicular phase

Wind-heat
Lung heat
Damp-heat in the Lung
Yin deficiency with false heat
Heat at various parts of body
Liver fire excess
Toxic heat
Heat with phlegm stagnation
Blood stasis
Wind-heat
Liver qi stagnation with phlegm
cold and deficiency
heat
Liver qi stagnation
deficiency
Blood stasis
Toxic heat accumulation with dampness
Excess fire in all three jiaos
Yin deficiency
Yin deficiency
Toxic heat
Yin deficiency with heat
Yin deficiency
Liver qi stagnation
Liver qi stagnation
Damp-heat in the Liver
Toxic, damp-heat in the Intestines
Qi and blood deficiency, Kidney jing (essence)
Food Poisoning
Forgetfulness
Fracture
Frozen Shoulder
Fullness
Fungal Infection
Furuncle
Gallbladder
Gallstones
Gas
Gastritis
Gastroenteritis
Diarrhea, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting

With fever
Poor memory, forgetfulness
Poor memory, poor concentration associated with Alzheimers
disease
With dizziness, weakness, difficulty sleeping, anemia, excessive
thinking and worrying
ADD or ADHD in children
Diminished mental and physical functions
With Kidney yin deficient signs of blurry vision, weakness of the
back and knees, tinnitus, dryness, flushed cheeks, possible lowgrade fever, etc.
With Kidney yang deficient signs of coldness, low libido,
premature ejaculation, weakness and soreness of the back and
knees, pale complexion, polyuria, etc.
See Bone Disorders
Acute pain and immobility
Chronic, dull pain, immobility, numbness
Pain due to bone spur
With severe pain
Due to peptic ulcers
With irritability and stress
With constipation
Before or during menstruation
Due to endometriosis, uterine or ovarian fibroids
Due to gallstone
Due to irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), Crohns disease
Due to ulcerative colitis
With weakness, poor appetite and loose stool
In those undergoing chemotherapy/radiotherapy
See Infection
Swelling with redness and pain
With severe pain
Chronic, non-healing cases with blood stagnation manifesting in
purplish tongue
See Cholecystitis, Cholelithiasis
See Stones
See Flatulence
Heartburn, acid reflux, stomach pain
Stress related gastritis with heartburn, acid reflux, stomach pain
Gastritis with weakness, poor appetite and loose stool
With bleeding
Ulcerative colitis, Crohns disease or symptoms like such
Gastrointestinal symptoms associated with exposure to drugs,
chemicals, heavy metals, environmental and airborne toxins
With bleeding
With fever or excess heat
deficiency
(essence)
Spleen and Heart deficiency
(essence)

Qi and blood stagnation with Liver yin
deficiency
Stomach heat
Liver overacting on the Spleen and Stomach
Qi stagnation of the Large Intestine
Liver qi stagnation
Liver qi stagnation
Stomach yin and qi deficiencies
Damp-heat
Toxic heat
Blood stasis
Stomach fire
Stomach fire with Liver qi stagnation
Toxic heat
Heat in the blood
Excess accumulation of heat
Gastroesophageal
Reflux Disease (GERD)
Gastroptosis
Genital Herpes
Genital Itching
Germs
Glandular Fever
Glomerulonephritis
Glucose
Goiter
Gonorrhea
Gout
Graves Disease
Growth
Acid reflux, heartburn, stomach pain and discomfort

Stress related
Downward displacement of the stomach
See Herpes
Itching and discomfort in the genital area
Chancre, sore, warts
See Infection
Compromised kidney function with proteinuria and edema
Drug related
See Diabetes, Hypoglycemia
Enlargement of the thyroid gland due to hyperthyroidism
Enlargement of the thyroid gland due to hypothyroidism
Discharge, dysuria with burning sensation and pain
Pain, redness and swelling
With severe pain
See Hyperthyroidism
Growth retardation
Gums
Hair
Bleeding or swollen gums

Premature gray hair, dry scalp, hair, nails
Stress-related hair disorders
Halitosis
Hands
See Bad Breath

Cold hands with weakness or anemia
Cold hands due to poor circulation
Feeling of heat in the palms and feet
Pain or numbness of the arm
Tingling, pain or numbness of the hands originating from cervical
disorder
Excessive consumption of alcohol
Hangover with headache
Hangover
Hangover with stomach pain, nausea and vomiting

With excessive thirst
With excess heat and fire signs
See Nodules
Hardness
Hashimotos Thyroiditis See Hypothyroidism
See Allergy
Hay Fever
Immediate relief for a variety of headache or migraine
Headache
Due to hypertension with dizziness
Due to stress
Temporal or vertex headache with flushed face, anger
Due to common cold, fever, sore throat
Sinus headache with white watery nasal discharge
Sinus headache with yellow thick nasal discharge
With ear, nose or throat infection
Blood deficient type of hollow headache
Stubborn, stabbing headache due to previous trauma to the head or
blood stagnation
Headache with excess heat signs manifesting in red face, fast
heartbeat and possible constipation
With facial paralysis, Bells palsy, TMJ or trigeminal neuralgia
Diminished hearing or ringing of the ear
Hearing Loss
Stomach fire with rising Stomach qi

Liver qi stagnation
Qi and yang deficiency
Damp and toxic heat in the lower jiao
Liver qi and phlegm stagnation with shen
Spleen and Kidney yang deficiencies
Hot bi zheng (painful obstruction syndrome)
deficiencies
Stomach heat
Liver yin and blood deficiencies
Liver qi stagnation with yin and blood
deficiencies
Liver blood deficiency
Toxic heat in the Liver with qi and blood
stagnation
Heat in the Liver and the Stomach
Yin and fluid deficiencies
Excess fire accumulation

Liver qi stagnation
Damp-heat in the Liver channel
Wind-heat
Wind-cold with fluid congestion
Damp-heat with fluid congestion
Toxic heat invasion
Blood deficiency with qi and blood stagnation
Blood stasis
Excess heat
Heart
Heart Attack
(Prevention)
Heartbeat
Heartburn
Heaviness
Heavy Metal
Helicobacter pylori
Infection
Hematemesis
Hematochezia
Hematuria
Hemiplegia
Hemoptysis
Hemorrhage
Hemorrhoids
Hepatitis
Herbicide Poisoning
Herniated Disk
Herpes (Genital)
Herpes (Oral)
Herpes Zoster
Hiccup
High Blood Pressure
Tinnitus
See Angina Pectoris, Cholesterol, Hypertension, Hypotension,
Coronary Heart Disease
Coronary heart disease
Fast with high blood pressure

Acid reflux with stomach pain and discomfort
Heaviness and/or sluggish feeling
Obesity with excessive appetite
See Poisoning, Detox
Stomach or duodenal ulcer due to H. Pylori infection
Excess fire
Stomach fire
Damp accumulation
Stomach heat
Vomiting of blood
Blood in the stool
In ulcerative colitis, Crohns disease
With hemorrhoid
Blood in the urine with infection
Muscle stiffness, paralysis, difficult movement
With muscle cramps and spasms
Stomach heat
Heat in the Intestines
Damp-heat and toxic heat in the Intestines
Heat and blood stagnation in the lower jiao
Heat in the bladder or lower jiao
Qi and blood stagnation with Liver yin and
body fluid deficiencies
Heat in the Lung or deficiency
Facial paralysis, Bells Palsy

Coughing of blood
See Bleeding
Excess type constipation with hemorrhoids
Deficient type constipation with hemorrhoids
With severe pain
With bleeding
With elevated liver enzymes
With gallstones or cholecystitis
Blood stagnation in the upper jiao
Stomach heat

Heat in the Large Intestine with yin deficiency
Toxic heat in the Liver, damp-heat in the
Gallbladder
Due to exposure to drugs, chemicals, heavy metals, environmental Toxic heat
and airborne toxins
With fatigue and weakness
Qi, yin, yang and blood deficiency
Adverse reactions from exposure to insecticide, pesticide,
herbicide and other toxins
Compromised liver function due to exposure to toxins
Compromised kidney function due to exposure to toxins
Slipped disk with pain
With back sprain and strain
With severe pain
Genital herpes outbreak with lesions and pain
channels
Frequent genital herpes outbreaks
channels with underlying yin deficiency
With severe pain
Severe qi and blood stagnation with heat
Fever blisters with pain and inflammation
Wind-heat
Acute pain and inflammation of herpes zoster
Damp-heat
With severe pain
With foul breath, hunger, redness of the face
Stomach heat
With poor appetite, loose stool or diarrhea, generalized weakness Spleen qi deficiency
Chronic and unknown in cause
Blood stagnation
See Hypertension
Hip Fracture
HIV
Hives
Hordeolum (Sty)
Hormones
Hospital-acquired
Infection
Hot Flashes
Hyperactivity
Hyperglycemia
Hyperhydrosis
Hyperlipidemia
Hypertension
Hyperthermia
Hyperthyroidism
Hyper-triglyceridemia
Hypochondriac Pain
Post-traumatic care
To strengthen and rebuild the bones and connective tissues
(muscles, ligaments, tendons, cartilage)
For pain associated with hip fractures
With severe pain
Immune deficiency with frequent infections
Chronic fatigue with immune deficiency
See Itching
Localized infection of one or more sebaceous glands
Estrogen deficiency
Testosterone deficiency
Low libido in men or women
Hypothyroidism
Hyperthyroidism
Diabetes Mellitus
To detox hormones present in milk and meat
See Infection

With menopause signs

With thirst, dryness, and sweating
With irritability and restlessness
With insomnia due to deficiency
Yin deficiency with deficient heat

Yin deficiency with deficient heat and dryness
Yin deficiency with Liver qi stagnation
Yin deficiency with Spleen and Heart
deficiencies
Yin deficiency with shen (spirit) disturbances
With insomnia due to excess

See Menopause
ADD, ADHD
See Diabetes
Excessive sweating with a weak immune system

Liver fire
Yin deficiency
Toxic heat
Lung qi deficiency and wei (defensive) qi

deficiency
Due to excess heat manifesting in red face, fast heartbeat, possible Excess heat accumulation
high blood pressure and constipation
See Cholesterol
Excess type with flushed face, anger, redness of eyes
Deficient type with dizziness, vertigo, tinnitus, and blurry vision Liver yang rising with Liver and Kidney yin
deficiencies
Hypertension in patients with chronic kidney disorder
With excess fire manifesting in red face, red eyes, heat sensation, Excess fire in all three jiaos
fast heart rate, high blood pressure and possible constipation
With coronary heart disease
Blood stagnation
With headache
With blood stagnation manifesting in purplish tongue
Blood stasis
Hyperthermia due to hyperthyroidism
Liver qi stagnation with heat
With elevated T3 and T4 levels and enlarged thyroid gland
Qi and phlegm stagnation with shen (spirit)
disturbance
With irritability
disturbance and Liver qi stagnation
With hypertension
disturbance and rising Liver yang
With excess heat or fever
Excess fire
See Cholesterol
With fidgeting, restlessness, irritability
Liver qi stagnation
With anger, neurosis
Liver fire
Due to hepatitis
With cholecystitis or gallstones
Damp-heat in the gallbladder
In patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
Liver qi stagnation
Hypoglycemia
Hypotension
Hypothermia
Hypothyroidism
Hysterectomy
Hysteria
IBS (Irritable Bowel

Syndrome)
Immuno-deficiency
Impotence
Incomplete Evacuation
Incomplete Emptying
Incontinence
Indigestion
With severe pain

Chronic pain with blood stagnation
Low blood sugar level, dizziness
With overall weakness and deficiencies of yin, yang, qi and blood
Low blood pressure with dizziness, fatigue
Coldness of the body and extremities
With fatigue, aversion to cold, decreased heart rate and blood
pressure, muscle weakness or sluggishness, and other related
symptoms
With low energy
With depression
With coldness or slow metabolism
Post-operative healing
Decrease in bone density following the operation
Hot flashes, irritabilities, mood swings, night sweating
With dry hair or graying of hair
Mild to moderate cases of irritability and stress
Moderate to severe cases of mood swings, anger, restlessness,
irritability
Disorientation, crying spells, inability to control oneself, restless
sleep
Stress, anxiety, restlessness, insomnia in patients with deficiency
Excessive worrying, pensiveness, dreams, anemia, mostly in
women
See irritable bowel syndrome
With frequent viral or bacterial infections
With weak constitution
Due to chemotherapy and radiation
With respiratory and reproductive weakness
End-stage cancer patients who cannot receive chemotherapy or
radiation
Generalized male sexual dysfunction
Due to complications of diabetes
Decreased sexual desire and stamina due to adrenal depletion
Due to nervousness and anxiety
With poor appetite, weakness, loose stool or diarrhea
With palpitation, shortness of breath, spontaneous sweating,
sallow complexion, emaciation, listlessness, poor appetite, loose
stool
Due to irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) or stress
Due to ulcerative colitis, Crohns disease
Due to food poisoning, improper food intake, travelers diarrhea or
colitis
Urinary symptoms due to benign prostatic hypertrophy
With coldness symptoms such as cold extremities, weakness and
coldness of the lower back and knees, light-colored urine
Indigestion and burning diarrhea with stomach pain, fullness and
discomfort due to improper food intake
Loose stool, poor appetite, weak digestion and generalized
weakness
Food stagnation
Slow digestion, or due to irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)

Blood stagnation
Deficiencies of qi and yang
Cold accumulation with Kidney yang
deficiency
Yang deficiency of Heart, Spleen, and Kidney
Qi deficiency
Qi, blood, food and phlegm stagnation
Yang deficiency
Blood stagnation
Kidney yin deficiency with deficient fire
Yin and body fluids deficiencies
Kidney jing (essence) and Liver blood
deficiencies
Liver qi stagnation
Spleen and Heart blood deficiencies with shen

Qi and yin deficiencies
Kidney yin and yang deficiencies
Spleen qi deficiency with Kidney yang
deficiency
Liver qi stagnation
Toxic heat in the Intestines
Stagnation or damp-heat in the lower jiao
Damp-heat in the intestines
Food stagnation
Liver qi stagnation
Infection
Infectious
Mononucleosis
Infertility
Inflammation
Generalized: Various types of infection

Sinus: infection with clear and watery discharge
Sinus: infection with sticky and yellowish discharge
Lung: Fever, dyspnea, chest congestion
Lung: Runny nose with clear watery discharge, sneezing, nasal
congestion
Lung: Chest congestion, profuse yellow sputum, cough
Heat at various parts of body

Wind-cold at exterior
Damp-heat in the interior
Lung heat
Lung cold
Lung: Common cold and influenza

Severe sore throat, strep throat, or tonsillitis
Oral herpes with blisters
Gastrointestinal infection with abdominal pain and diarrhea
Genital: Infection of the genital area, such as herpes, gonorrhea,
and other sexually transmitted diseases; bacterial or fungal
infections
Genito-urinary infection in both women and men
Infection with inflammation and swelling
Infection with pain
Shingles
Wind-heat or wind-cold at the exterior

Toxic heat invasion
Wind-heat or Stomach heat
Damp-heat in lower jiao
Male infertility, low sperm count, poor sperm motility,

morphology and mobility of the sperm, generalized male sexual
dysfunction
Female infertility (Menstrual Phase)
Female infertility (Follicular Phase)
Female infertility (Ovulatory Phase)

Female infertility (Luteal Phase)
Female infertility due to weakness and cold
Female infertility due to obstruction (cysts, endometriosis, tubal
obstruction, fibroids, etc.)
Female infertility with coldness, irregular or delayed menstruation
with scanty discharge
With extreme stress
With inflammation or infection of the pelvis (ovaries, uterus,
fallopian tubes)
Women past 35 years of age with more prominent signs of yin
deficiency and heat signs
Women past 35 years of age with more prominent signs of yang
deficiency and cold signs
Soft tissue or joint inflammation with pain and redness
Joint pain that worsens with cold and dampness
Inflammation with severe pain
Muscle spasm and cramps
Inflammation and pain due to external injuries
Tonsillitis
Pelvic inflammatory disease
With swelling and redness
Inflammation in ulcerative colitis
Inflammation due to intestinal flu or travelers diarrhea
Chronic nephritis or nephrotic syndrome
Hepatitis
Ear infection and inflammation
With fever and other heat signs of red face, fast heartbeat, high
blood pressure or constipation

Damp-heat
Toxic heat invasion

Qi and blood deficiency, Kidney jing (essence)
deficiency
Liver qi stagnation
Coldness in the uterus
Kidney yang deficiency and blood stagnation
Liver qi stagnation
Heat accumulation in the lower jiao
Hot bi zheng (painful obstruction syndrome)
Cold bi zheng (painful obstruction syndrome)
Wind-heat
Damp-heat
Heat in the Liver channel
Excess heat
Influenza
Injury
Inner Ear Disorder
Insecticide Poisoning
Insomnia
Insulin
Intercourse
Intermittent
Claudication
Intestinal Flu
Intestines
Irritability
Inflammation of soft tissue (muscle, ligaments, tendon, cartilage)

Herniated disk
Gout
See Common Cold
Bone fracture, severe pain, bruises
Of the neck and shoulder area
Of the upper back
Of the low back
Of the arm
Of the leg, knee or ankle
With severe pain
Chronic history of injury/trauma with residual pain
Sprain and strain of muscles
Inner ear infection and pain
Dizziness, vertigo and poor balance
With severe pain
Swelling and feeling of pressure
Tinnitus
Due to restlessness, stress, anxiety
Due to excessive worries and dreams, fatigue, pensiveness, poor
appetite
Due to hyperthyroidism
Due to depression
Fatigue with stress and an overactive mind with difficulty falling
or staying asleep
Chronic insomnia with blood stagnation manifesting in dark
complexion, purplish tongue
Diabetes Mellitus
Causing bladder infection
Painful intercourse due to endometriosis
Difficult intercourse with yeast infection
See also Infertility, Impotence, Libido
With pain in the calf
With severe pain
Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal discomfort
With bleeding
See Constipation, Diarrhea, or specific disorders
Stress, anxiety, restlessness, insomnia, nervousness, poor appetite
Above symptoms, but more severe, with or without neurosis
With crying spells and melancholy attacks during menopause
With Fidgeting, restlessness, short temper, high blood pressure
Irritability due to hyperthyroidism

Re bi (heat painful obstruction)
Blood stagnation
Toxic fire accumulation
Liver wind rising
Dampness accumulation
Toxic heat
Shen (spirit) disturbance with Liver fire
Shen (spirit) disturbance due to Spleen and
Heart deficiencies
Shen (spirit) disturbance with qi and phlegm
stagnation
Liver qi stagnation and qi deficiency
Blood stagnation
Yin deficiency
Liver yin deficiency with qi and blood
stagnation
Heat forcing blood out of the vessels
Liver qi stagnation
Liver fire
Liver yin deficiency with false heat
Liver fire
Shen (spirit) disturbance with qi and phlegm
stagnation
ADD, ADHD
Liver wind and shen (spirit) disturbance
With anxiety, stress, insomnia and an over-active mind in patients Liver qi stagnation with qi deficiency
with deficiency
With high blood pressure, excess heat, red face, fast heartbeat and Excess heat accumulation
possible constipation
Irritable Bowel
Syndrome (IBS)
IBS
IBS due to stress
Itching
General skin itching

Genital itching
Genital itching with hypertension
Severe itching
Psoriasis
With fever
To increase the success of in vitro fertilization
Yellow skin and sclera with hepatitis
Yellow skin and sclera with cholecystitis or gallstones
Infectious jaundice
With fatty liver and obesity
Genital itching
See Neck Pain, Shoulder Pain, Back Pain, Arthritis and other
related disorders
Degeneration of joint and surrounding tissue (muscle, ligaments,
tendons, cartilages)
Spurs or stiffness or calcification
Chronic nephritis or nephritic syndrome
Compromised kidney functions
With bleeding
With back pain
Fever, pharyngitis, enlarged lymph glands
Urinary, pulmonary, wound infections
Acute knee pain
Chronic knee pain
Ligament injury
Acute sprain and strain
Gout
IVF
Jaundice
Jock Itch
Joint
Kidney
Kissing Disease
Klebsiella Infection
Knee
With fracture
With severe pain
Lactation
Lactose Intolerance
Large Intestine
Lateral Epicondylitis
LDL Cholesterol
Leg
Libido
Lack of lactation during nursing period

Due to deficiency
Weakness of the digestive function, loose stool or diarrhea
See Diarrhea, Constipation, Ulcerative Colitis, Colitis, Crohns
Disease, Enteritis, or the specific disorder
Tennis elbow
For degeneration of the joint and related soft tissue (muscle,
ligaments, tendons, cartilage)
For severe pain
Elevated levels
With hypertension due to deficiency
With hypertension due to excess
With hepatitis
With fatty liver and obesity
See Circulation (Poor), Pain, Osteoporosis, Restless Leg, Cramps,
Knee, Ankle
Decreased libido

Damp-heat in the Intestines with Liver qi
stagnation
Toxic heat
Toxic heat
Toxic heat
Toxic heat

Toxic heat
Kidney deficiency
Toxic heat
Toxic heat accumulation with qi and blood
stagnation
Blockage
Qi, blood, yin and yang deficiency

Damp accumulation
Liver yang rising with yin deficiency
Liver fire with dampness
Damp heat accumulation
Excess libido
Kidney yin deficiency with rising fire

cartilages
Lin (Dysuria) Syndrome Burning sensations during urination due to infection
Kidney stone
Frequent urination profuse in amount, coldness
With severe pain
With fever, painful urination and dark yellow urine
With edema and water accumulation
See Cholesterol
Lipid
See Cholesterol
Lipoprotein
See Stones
Lithiasis
See Hepatitis, Detoxification, Gallstones, Cholecystitis, Fatty
Liver
Liver and Cancer
See Back Pain
Low Back Pain
See Back Pain
Lumbago
Lumbar Radiculopathy Herniated disk with pain

With recent trauma
With severe back pain
Hard swelling with redness and pain
Lump
See Asthma, Cough, Dyspnea, Bronchitis and Pneumonia, etc.
Lung
Lupus
Lupus
Female infertility, Luteal Phase
Luteal Phase
Early symptoms of rash, fever, malaise, body ache
Lyme Disease
Swelling
Lymph Nodes
Swelling and pain
Lymphadenitis
Accumulation of lymphatic fluids causing swelling
Lymphedema
All types of inflammation and swelling with heat sensation
Lymphadenopathy
Swelling and enlarged lymph nodes with possible nodules or
fibroids in the breasts
Swelling and enlarged lymph nodes with possible nodules or
fibroids in the female reproductive organs
Lymphadenopathy with immune deficiency
With edema
Degeneration of macula and diminished vision
Macula
Malabsorption, diarrhea, fatigue, poor appetite
Malabsorption
Syndrome
See Cancer
Malignancy
Malnutrition in children with fatigue, poor energy, lack of appetite
Malnutrition
Malnutrition with generalized deficiency and over-all
constitutional weakness
See Breast
Mammary Gland
Mild cases of hyperactivity with anger and irritability
Mania
In severe cases with blood stagnation signs of dark complexion,
purplish tongue
Manic Depressive Illness See Bipolar
See Breast
Mastitis
Mass, swelling or nodules
Mass
In the breast
In the female reproductive organs (ovarian cysts, uterine fibroids,

Ligament

Phlegm accumulation in the lower jiao
Toxic heat
Excess heat
Damp accumulation
Toxic heat accumulation with yin deficiency

Toxic heat invasion
Damp accumulation
Dampness with toxic heat
Dampness and phlegm accumulation
Damp accumulation
Liver qi and phlegm stagnation
Blood and phlegm stagnation in the lower jiao
Damp and water accumulation
Liver heat with shen (spirit) disturbance

Blood stagnation
Phlegm and damp accumulation

Qi and blood stagnation with phlegm
Medial Epicondylitis
Memory
Menieres Disease
Menopausal Syndrome
myomas, etc)
Golfers elbow
With severe pain
Forgetfulness, poor memory
Decreased mental function due to injury and/or degeneration
Decreased mental function due to excessive stress and exhaustion
Dizziness, vertigo, and loss of balance
Mood swings, emotional instability, hot flushes, night sweating
With thirst and dryness with yin deficient signs listed above
With pronounced irritability and mood swings
With pronounced anger, restlessness
With tiredness, insomnia and excessive worrying
With qi deficiency, insomnia, irritability, restlessness, stress,

restless mind
Menstruation (Disorders Diarrhea: Loose stool or diarrhea with lower abdominal fullness,
During Period)
profuse menstrual amount, sallow complexion, edema, bland taste
in the mouth, poor appetite
Diarrhea: Watery stool, lower abdominal coldness and feeling of
prolapse, coldness of limbs, delayed menstruation
Diarrhea: Abdominal pain followed by loose stool, abdominal
pain lessens with defecation, hypochondriac distension and pain,
nausea, breast tenderness
Edema: Edema of the face and limbs, loose stool, scanty urine,
light in color
Fever: Low-grade fever during the period and subsides after each
cycle, period usually comes early, profuse in amount, purplish in
color and thick in texture, chest and hypochondriac distension,
irritability, dizziness, redness of the face and eyes, bitter taste in
the mouth, dry throat
Fever: Low-grade fever or heat sensation which is exacerbated
before each cycle, early periods, dark in color and scanty in
amount, irritability, dry mouth, throat, emaciation
Headache: Usually occurs before or during each cycle, fixed in
location and stabbing in nature, blood clots with lower abdominal
pain
Headache: Dizziness, distension and pain before the period,
irritability, short temper, restless sleep, tinnitus, hypochondriac
pain, bitter taste in the mouth, bright red menstrual color, yellow
vaginal discharge
Headache: Feeling of emptiness and pain after cycles, dizziness,
fear of light and prefers quiet environments, palpitation, insomnia,
dry mouth, poor appetite, sallow complexion, light menstrual
amount
Low back pain: Acute pain, lower abdominal bloating, possible
blood clots
Low back pain: Soreness and weakness sensation with fatigue
Nose bleeding: Bleeding occurs usually during or before periods,
bitter taste in the mouth, dry throat, redness of the face, eyes,
dizziness, irritability, short temper, insomnia, breast tenderness or
hypochondriac pain
Nose bleeding: Bleeding occurs usually during or after periods,
dizziness, tinnitus, dry mouth, throat, afternoon fever
Nose bleeding: Bleeding usually occurs during or after periods,
light colored menstrual blood, fatigue, loose stool, poor appetite
Menstrual Amount
See also amenorrhea
Profuse: Early and profuse in amount or incessant bleeding, bright
red in color, emaciation, flushed cheeks, wu xin re (five-center
accumulation
Deficiency of Kidney yin and jing (essence)
Deficiency of qi and Kidney
Liver wind rising
Yin deficiency with deficient heat
Yin deficiency with deficient heat and dryness
Yin deficiency with Liver qi stagnation
Yin deficiency with shen (spirit) disturbance
Yin deficiency with Spleen and Heart blood
deficiencies
Spleen and Kidney yang deficiencies

Liver qi stagnation
Spleen qi deficiency with deficiency cold

Liver fire
Kidney yin deficiency with deficient heat
Blood stagnation
Liver yang rising
Blood deficiency

Kidney deficiency
Liver fire
Yin deficiency
Spleen qi deficiency with inability to keep
blood within the vessels
Kidney and Liver yin deficiency
heat), dizziness, tinnitus, tidal fever, night sweating, insomnia,

soreness of the lower back and knees, dry eyes, dry stool
Profuse: Early, profuse in amount or prolonged in length, bright
red or dark and black in color, thick in texture with clots, redness
of the face, irritability, short temper, stifling sensation in the chest,
breast tenderness, dizziness, headache, bitter taste in the mouth
Profuse: Prolonged duration, light in color, sensations of
emptiness in the lower abdomen, preference for pressure, pale
complexion, listlessness, shortness of breath, spontaneous
sweating, poor appetite, loose stool, edema
Profuse: Delayed, profuse in amount or incessant in bleeding,
dark in color with clots, lower abdominal coldness and pain with
preference for warmth and pressure, possible infertility
Profuse: Profuse yellow vaginal discharge before and after cycles,
fetid in smell and thick in texture, genital itching, epigastric
fullness, heaviness sensation
Scanty: As little as a few drops, light in color, delayed onset, dull
abdominal pain, preference for pressure, pale complexion,
dizziness, blurry vision, palpitation, forgetfulness, insomnia, dry
skin and hair
Scanty: Dark purple with clots, delayed onset, thick in texture,
stabbing or needling pain in the lower abdomen, dark complexion,
breast distension
Scanty: Light red or dark red in color, scanty in amount, lower
abdominal pain after each cycle, irregular menstruation, dizziness,
tinnitus, weakness of the back and extremities
Scanty: Light or dark in color, possible clots, lower abdominal
coldness and pain that lessens with warmth, cold extremities, clear
vaginal discharge
Scanty: Thick yellow in texture, turbid vaginal discharge,
overweight, epigastric fullness, nausea, heaviness sensation
Light red: Scanty in amount, delayed, lower abdominal dull pain,
Menstrual
lusterless complexion, dizziness, palpitation, insomnia, dry skin,
hair and nails
Color
Light red: Scanty, early and profuse in amount, lochia, pale
complexion, fatigue, spontaneous sweating, aversion to wind,
feeling of emptiness in the lower abdomen
Light red: Clots, coldness of the limbs, lower abdominal pain that
is alleviated by warmth, soreness and weakness of the lower back,
clear leukorrhea, loose stool
Dark purple: Thick with clots, lower abdominal pain, irritability,
thirst, low grade fever before menstrual cycles, yellow thick
vaginal discharge
Dark purple: Clots, lower abdominal fullness, distension and pain
that worsens with pressure, emotional instability, breast distension
and tenderness
Dark purple: Blood clots with coldness in the lower abdominal
and legs, purplish tongue, symptoms alleviated with warmth
Menstrual Cramps/Pain Severe menstrual pain with bloating and blood clots
Dull menstrual pain, coldness of extremities, fatigue
With severe pain and cramps due to endometriosis
Pain with water retention
Menstrual
Duration
Liver fire
Deficiency and coldness of the chong

(thoroughfare) channel
Blood deficiency
Blood stagnation

Blood deficiency
Qi deficiency
Kidney and Spleen yang deficiency
Liver qi stagnation
Cold accumulation
Blood and qi stagnation in the lower jiao
Coldness and blood deficiency with blood
stagnation
Qi and blood stagnation with damp
accumulation
Kidney yin deficiency with heat
Prolonged: Bright red or purplish red in color, thick in texture

with blood clots, soreness and weakness of low back and
extremities, dizziness, five-heart heat, thirst
Prolonged: Light in color, coldness of extremities, low back pain, Kidney yang deficiency
slightly overweight
Menstrual
Irregularity
Mental Health
Disorders
Metabolic Disorder
Prolonged: Light in color, edema, listlessness, poor appetite,

lower abdominal fullness and distension, loose stool
Prolonged: Dark purple with clots, lower abdominal pain which
worsens with pressure, pain lessens with passage of clots
Shortened: Light in color, low-grade fever, night sweats, flushed
cheeks, tinnitus
During menopause
Early: Profuse in amount, dark red or purplish in color, thick with
fetid odor, irritability, dry mouth, preference for coldness,
constipation, yellow urine
Early: Scanty in amount, red in color with no clots, dizziness,
palpitation, insomnia, soreness of the lower back, wu xin re (fivecenter heat), flushed cheeks
Early: Amount may be profuse or scanty, color may be red or
purplish with clots, breast distension and tenderness, chest,
hypochondriac and lower abdominal fullness and pain, emotional
instability with possible short temper, bitter taste in the mouth or
dryness
Early: Light in color, scanty in amount, feeling of emptiness in
the lower abdomen, listlessness, palpitation, shortness of breath,
poor appetite, loose stool
Early: Profuse during the first day and dramatically decreases
later or incessant bleeding that is purple with clots, lower
abdominal fullness, distension and pain
Delayed: Scanty in amount, light in color, dizziness, palpitation
absence of abdominal pain
Delayed: Scanty in amount, dark in color with clots, lower
abdominal dull pain, preference for pressure, pain lessens with
warmth, cold extremities, dark complexion
Delayed: Scanty in amount, purplish in color, lower abdominal
pain which worsens with pressure and lessens with warmth,
purplish complexion
Delayed: Purplish red blood with lower abdominal distension and
pain, chest and hypochondriac pain, breast tenderness
Irregular: May be twice a month or once in two months, may be
profuse or scanty in amount, breast tenderness, lower abdominal
distension and pain, hypochondriac distension, lower back
soreness
Irregular: Pale in color and scanty in amount, dizziness,
palpitation, fatigue, listlessness, loose stool
Anxiety
Delusion
Depression
With high blood pressure, fast heart rate, high temperature
Chronic case with blood stasis signs of dark complexion, purplish
tongue with distended sublingual veins
Developmental delays
See Addiction for substance dependence
See Bulimia, Anorexia, Sexual Dysfunction for eating and sexual
disorders
Hyperlipidemia
Obesity with excessive appetite
Slow metabolism with low energy
Slow metabolism in chronic fatigue syndrome
Slow metabolism with overall weakness and deficiency
Slow metabolism with adrenal insufficiency
Slow metabolism due to hypothyroidism
Rapid metabolism due to hyperthyroidism
Blood stagnation
Yin deficiency
Liver qi stagnation
Qi deficiency
Blood stagnation
Blood deficiency
Excess cold
Liver qi stagnation
Liver qi stagnation with Kidney yin deficiency
Heart and Spleen deficiency

Liver qi stagnation
Qi stagnation
Blood stagnation
Qi deficiency
Severe qi deficiency
Qi and blood deficiencies
Kidney qi deficiency
Excess heat
Metastasis
Migraine
Miscarriage
Molds
Mononucleosis
Mood Swing
Mouth
Mucus
Mumps
Muscle Tension
Myasthenia Gravis
Nasal Congestion
Nausea
Neck Pain
Nephritis
See Cancer
See Headache
Weakness, fatigue, and coldness after miscarriage
Habitual miscarriage with yin deficient signs of low-grade fever,
night sweats, flushed cheeks, dizziness, tinnitus, etc.
Habitual miscarriage with yang deficient signs of coldness, low
libido, soreness and weakness of the back and knees, polyuria
See Allergy
Infection causing swelling of lymph glands with fatigue
Mood swings, irritability
Insomnia, restlessness and anger in excess patients
During menopause
In depression
Insomnia, stress, overactive mind, anxiety with weakness in
patients with deficiency
Excessive worrying, pensiveness, dream-disturbed sleep
In chronic cases with blood stagnation signs of dark complexion,
purplish tongue, distended sublingual veins
Dry mouth
Ulcers
Profuse yellow phlegm, chest congestion, cough and possible
fever
Cough, dyspnea, chest congestion, yellow sputum
Clear or white phlegm, nasal congestion, sneezing
Irritable bowel syndrome with mucus in stool
Ulcerative colitis or Crohns disease with mucus in stool
Mucus in stool due to food poisoning or travelers diarrhea
With bleeding
Swollen, painful glands with infection and inflammation
Muscle tightness and tension
Muscle tension in the neck and shoulders
Tension due to stress
Tightness or degeneration of soft tissues: muscles, tendons,
ligaments and cartilages
General weakness and fatigability after exercise
Thick yellow nasal discharge, nasal obstruction, sinus infection
Clear watery nasal discharge, nasal obstruction, allergy
With stomach pain, acid regurgitation
With vomiting due to chemotherapy
With vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhea due to food poisoning
With vomiting and abdominal pain due to gallstones
With poor appetite and weakness
Unexplained cause, exhibiting dark complexion, purplish tongue
Acute neck and shoulder pain
Chronic neck and shoulder pain
Coldness in the uterus with qi, blood, yin and

yang deficiencies
Toxic heat with dampness

Liver qi stagnation
Liver fire
Kidney yin deficiency with Liver qi stagnation
Food, phlegm, qi and blood stagnation
Blood stagnation
Stomach fire
Lung heat
Lung cold
Liver qi stagnation
Liver qi stagnation

Stomach heat
Blood stagnation
deficiency
Chronic neck pain due to osteoporosis
Pain due to bone spurs
With severe pain
Compromised kidney function with edema and proteinuria
Kidney deficiency with dampness
Compromised kidney and liver function
Kidney deficiency with damp-heat in the Liver
Compromised kidney function due to exposure to drugs, chemicals Kidney deficiency with toxic heat
and other toxins

To improve kidney function for recovery
With edema
With high blood pressure
Nephrotic Syndrome
Nerves
Nervousness
Neuralgia
Neuropathy
Neurosis
Night Sweat
Nocturnal Emission
Nodules
Nose
Nutrition
Obesity
Obsessive-Compulsive
Disorder (OCD)
Olecranon Bursitis
Operation
(Post-Op Care)
With lupus
See Nephritis
Oral herpes
Genital herpes
Neuropathy with numbness and pain of extremities
Pain due to multiple sclerosis with generalized weakness and
deficiency
Shingles
Temporo-mandibular joint pain
See Stress, Anxiety
See Stress, Anxiety
Peripheral neuralgia with pain, numbness, tingling and swelling
With severe pain
See Neuralgia
Stress, irritability, restlessness, insomnia, nervousness
Above symptoms, more severe
Excessive worrying, pensiveness, over thinking, poor appetite
Insomnia, nervousness, anxiety, overactive mind, stress and
weakness
Severe or chronic condition with blood stagnation signs of dark
complexion, purplish tongue, distended sublingual veins
Perspiration at night
Nocturnal emission
Anywhere in the body due to infection and inflammation
In the breast area
In the lower abdominal area
In the neck due to hyperthyroidism
In the neck due to hypothyroidism
In the lymphatic system
Profuse white or clear nasal discharge, sneezing
Allergy with clear or white nasal discharge
Allergy with yellow nasal discharge
Nose bleeding
Dry nose, throat, thirst
See Malnutrition
With excessive hunger
With diabetes
With excess type hypertension
With deficient type hypertension
With coronary artery disease
Presence of recurrent, unwanted and intrusive physical and mental
activities
Painful elbow
With severe pain
Enhances recovery and prevents adhesions and complications
To treat or reduce the risk of infection in post-operative patients
To enhance growth of bones
Kidney deficiency
Water accumulation
Kidney and Liver yin deficiency with Liver
yang rising
Stomach fire flaring upward
Qi and blood stagnation with Kidney deficiency
Toxic and damp heat accumulation

Liver qi stagnation
Liver fire
Blood stagnation
Phlegm stagnation
Phlegm stagnation
Phlegm and blood stagnation
Liver fire with phlegm stagnation
Yang deficiency with phlegm stagnation
Phlegm stagnation
Lung cold
Wind-cold attacking the Lung
Wind-heat attacking the Lung
Stomach fire
Stomach fire with phlegm and damp
Stomach fire with yin deficiency
Stomach fire with damp-heat
Stomach fire with Liver yin deficiency
Stomach fire with phlegm stagnation
Damp-phlegm accumulation
Toxic heat
Osteoarthritis
Osteoporosis
Otitis Media
Otolaryngological
Disorders
Ovaries
Overdose
Overeating
Overweight
Ovulation
Pain
Palpitation
Pancreas
Paralysis
Paranoia
Parkinson's Disease
Parotitis
Patella
Pelvic Inflammatory
Disease (PID)
Pelvic Pain
To enhance the recovery and growth of soft tissue (muscles,

tendons, ligaments and cartilage)
Post-operative recovery in deficient and weak patients
Post-operative pain: See pain or the affected parts of the body
Joint pain
Decreased density of bones
Osteoporosis with bone fracture or broken bone
With low libido
With menopause symptoms such as hot flashes, irritability and
night sweating
Inflammation of the ear with pain, fever or hearing impairment
With flu or common cold symptoms of sore throat, etc.
With severe pain
Disorders of the ear, nose and throat
See Fibrocystic Disease, Endometriosis, Infertility, Menstrual
Irregularities
Overdose of drugs or other toxic materials
Excessive appetite
See Obesity
Ovulation difficulties due to coldness, weakness and blood clots
during menstruation
Coldness, soreness and weakness of the lower back and knees with
constitutional weakness
Stress related
Due to endometriosis or fibroids
Infertility
A general formula to relieve pain
See specific condition, disease, or body part
Increased heart rate with insomnia, fatigue, and over-thinking
Increased heart rate with chest pain, coronary heart disorder
Increased heart rate and blood pressure due to hyperthyroidism
Increased heart rate in menopausal women
See Diabetes
Impaired function of the extremities or the face in post-stroke
Facial paralysis
Personality disorder
Tremor, muscle rigidity, poor balance, impaired mental and
physical functions
Inflammation or infection of the parotid salivary gland
Acute knee pain
Chronic knee pain
With severe pain
Yellow discharge with foul odor
Foul smelling yellow discharge, pelvic pain in hypertensive
patients
Endometriosis
Chronic pelvic inflammatory disease with weakness and thirst
With severe pain
Due to pelvic inflammatory disease
Due to dysmenorrhea
Due to fibroids or endometriosis
Kidney yin and Liver blood deficiencies

Qi and blood deficiency
Qi and blood stagnation with Kidney jing
Deficiency of Kidney jing (essence)
Deficiency of Kidney jing (essence) with blood
stagnation
Kidney jing (essence) deficiency and deficient
heat flaring
Wind-heat invasion
Toxic heat
Stomach heat
Blood stagnation with Kidney yang deficiency
Liver qi stagnation
Varies
Heart and Spleen blood deficiencies
Blood stagnation
Qi and phlegm stagnation
Deficient heat
(essence) with Liver yang rising
Damp-heat accumulation in the lower jiao with
Blood and phlegm stagnation in the lower jiao
Penis
Peptic Ulcer
Period
Peripheral Neuropathy
Personality Disorder
Pesticide Poisoning
Pfeiffers Disease
Pharyngitis
Phlegm
Pituitary Gland
Plaque
Plasma
PMS (Premenstrual
Syndrome)
Pneumonia
Poison Oak/Ivy
Poisoning
Due to genito-urinary infection

Post-surgical pelvic pain or scar tissues
With severe pain
With high fever
See Impotence, Premature Ejaculation, Sexual Dysfunction,
Sexually Transmitted Disease, Infection
Gastric and duodenal ulcer
Stress-induced gastric and duodenal ulcers
Peptic ulcer with poor appetite, fatigue, loose stool
With severe pain
With bleeding
See Menstrual Irregularity, Menstrual Cramp, Amenorrhea,
Menopausal Syndrome
Neuropathy with pain, numbness, tingling and swelling
Diabetic neuropathy
See Mental Health Disorder
With sore throat
With fever, cough, dyspnea
With severe pain
Profuse yellow phlegm, chest congestion, cough and possible
fever
Cough, dyspnea, chest congestion, yellow sputum
Clear or white phlegm, nasal congestion, sneezing
Nodules or swellings
Nodules or swellings with redness and pain
With cough
With bleeding
Diabetes mellitus
Hyperthyroidism
Hypothyroidism
See Cholesterol
See Blood
Breast distention, bloating, mood swings
Insomnia, restlessness and anger
With lower abdominal pain and dysmenorrhea
With edema and coldness
With insomnia, anxiety, stress, irritability, overactive mind and
weakness in patients with deficiency
Cough, dyspnea, fever
Chest congestion, fever, cough with yellow sputum
With high fever
Itching of the skin
With infection
Food poisoning with abdominal pain and diarrhea

Stomach heat
Stomach heat with Liver qi stagnation
Stomach heat with Spleen qi deficiency

Yin deficiency with stagnation
Toxic heat
Wind-heat invasion
Lung heat
Toxic heat with severe qi and blood stagnation
Lung heat
Lung cold
Phlegm accumulation
Toxic heat with phlegm
Lung qi reversal
(essence)
Yin deficiency with dampness and heat
Excess heat
Liver qi stagnation
Liver fire
Liver qi stagnation with blood stagnation
Liver qi stagnation with coldness
Lung heat
Toxic heat
Toxic heat
Pollution
Polycystic Ovary
Syndrome
Polydypsia
Polydypsia
Polyneuropathy
Polyps
Polyphagia
Polyuria
Poor Memory
Post-Menstrual Care
Post-Nasal Drip
Postpartum Care
Premature Aging

herbicide, heavy metal, and other toxins
With fever
Chronic cases with blood stagnation signs of dark complexion,
purplish tongue with distended sublingual veins
Itching of skin
Moderate to severe cases of infection and inflammation of the skin
To strengthen the immune system
See Detox, Poisoning
See Fibrocystic Disease, Endometriosis, Infertility, Menstrual
Irregularities
Irregular menstruation with severe pain and coldness
Irregular menstruation with pain but no coldness
Infertility
Increased intake of fluid, thirst
Increased intake of fluid, thirst in diabetes
Neuropathy with pain, numbness, tingling and swelling
Intestinal polyps
Increased intake of food in diabetic patients
Increased hunger
With coldness and weakness
Due to infection with dark urine and pain
In diabetic patients
Due to enlarged prostate
Due to chronic nephritis or nephritic syndrome
See Forgetfulness
Dizziness with signs of anemia, poor sleep, excessive dreams and
worrying
Fatigue and generalized weakness
Soreness and weakness of the back and knees, feeling of
emptiness in the lower abdomen
Post-nasal drip that is yellow in color, possible inflammation
Post-nasal drip that is white in color, nasal obstruction
Plum-pit syndrome with feeling of foreign object obstructed in the
throat
Residual blood stagnation with pain
To treat or reduce the risk of infection
Generalized weakness, dizziness, post-partum tonic
Pale face, insomnia with anemia
With severe pain
Post-partum depression
With bleeding
Insufficient lactation due to blockage or deficiency
Constipation
Prematurely gray hair, hair loss, brittle hair with split ends
Prematurely gray hair, hair loss due to stress
With decreased mental and physical functions
With poor memory and forgetfulness
With decreased libido in men and women
To prevent osteoporosis
Toxic heat
Blood stagnation
Wind-heat attacking the exterior
Blood stagnation with cold accumulation

Qi, blood and phlegm stagnation
Varies
Damp accumulation
Stomach yin deficiency with heat
Stomach heat
Blood deficiency
Qi and blood deficiencies
Blood stagnation
Toxic heat
Blood, qi, yin and yang deficiencies
Blood deficiency
Qi, blood, phlegm and food stagnation
Qi deficiency
Qi and blood deficiencies with qi stagnation
Qi and blood stagnation and deficiencies
Liver blood deficiency with Liver qi stagnation
Deficiency of qi, blood, yin and yang
Kidney yin and jing (essence) deficiency
Premature Ejaculation

With soreness and weakness of the low back and knees, hair loss,
coldness, polyuria, or loose stool
With wu xin re (five-center heat), night sweating, dry mouth,
dizziness, tinnitus, dry stool
With irritability, bitter taste in the mouth, yellow urine, possible
genital itching
With emaciation, fatigue, weakness of limbs, poor appetite, loose
stool
Generalized male sexual dysfunction with low libido
Premenstrual Syndrome Breast distention, bloating, mood swings

(PMS)
Insomnia, restlessness and anger
PMS with lower abdominal pain and dysmenorrhea
PMS with edema and coldness
With insomnia, anxiety, stress, irritability, overactive mind and
weakness in patients with deficiency
Organ prolapse
Prolapse
Prostate
Proteinuria
Psoriasis
Psychosis
Psychological Disorder
Pulmonary Disorders
Purple Tongue
Purpura
Pus
Pyelonephritis
Radiation Therapy
Rash
Raynauds Syndrome
Hemorrhoid
Enlarged prostate with difficult, painful and burning urination
Enlarged prostate with back soreness, terminal dripping of urine,
overall coldness
Excessive swelling with thick tongue coating
Proteinuria due to nephritis
With edema
Itching, silvery, scaling papules and plaques on the skin
With heat sensation, red discoloration of the skin, possible burning
sensation
Mental impairment and confusion
See Mental Health Disorder
See Asthma, Cough, Dyspnea, Pneumonia, Bronchitis, Common
Cold, Flu or other specific disorders
Severe blood stagnation manifesting in chronic symptoms
Purpura due to fatigue, weakness and Spleen qi deficiency
Subcutaneous bleeding
Excess heat with feverish sensation, red face, red tongue, rapid
pulse
Lung abscess, profuse yellow phlegm
Breast abscess
General formation of abscess due to infection and inflammation
With hard mass
Infection of the kidneys
See Cancer
Itching, redness and swelling of skin
Genital rash and itching
Severe itching
Rash due to exposure to drugs, chemicals, heavy metals,
Coldness of the extremities
To increase peripheral blood circulation

Liver qi stagnation
Liver fire
Liver qi stagnation with blood stagnation
Liver qi stagnation with coldness
Spleen qi deficiency with inability to hold the
organs in place
Damp-heat accumulation with blood stagnation
Phlegm accumulation
Kidney deficiency with dampness
Damp accumulation
Toxic heat
Severe blood stagnation

Phlegm stagnation in the upper jiao
Phlegm and damp accumulation
Toxic heat
Toxic heat
Yang deficiency
Red Blood Cells

Regurgitation
Rehabilitation
Reiters Syndrome
Renal Colic
Reproductive System
Respiratory Disorders
Restless Leg Syndrome
Restlessness
Rheumatism
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rhinitis
Rib Pain
Ringing of Ears
Rotator Cuff Tear /
Tendonitis
Runny Nose
Sadness
Salpingitis
Scabies
Scapular Pain
Schizophrenia
Sciatica
Scrofula
Scrotum
Seizure
Semen
Sexual Dysfunction
Deficiency of red blood cells in anemia

See Nausea, Vomiting, Acid Reflux
See Detoxification, Addiction
Urinary urgency, burning urination, redness and painful eyes,
ulcers, pain, etc.
With severe pain in the flank due to kidney stones
With severe pain
With edema
See Sexual Dysfunction, Infertility, Infection, and other related
organs
See Asthma, Cough, Dyspnea, Pneumonia, Bronchitis, Common
Cold, Flu
Constant movement of the leg
See Stress, ADD/ADHD
See Arthritis
See Arthritis
See Sinusitis
Pain in the chest, ribs, thoracic area
With spasms
With severe pain
See Tinnitus
Acute pain and immobility
Chronic, dull pain, immobility, numbness
With neck pain
With severe pain
With degeneration of soft tissue (muscle, ligaments, tendons,
cartilage)
See Common Cold
See Depression
Inflammation of the fallopian tube
To reduce adhesions and scar tissue
With fever
Dermatitis with eruptions
Pain in the scapula or in between the scapulas
With severe pain
Disturbed thoughts, delusion, hallucination, bizarre behavior
Sciatica with back pain
Sciatic pain with arthritis that worsens during cold and rainy
seasons
With severe pain
Scrofula
With redness and heat sensation
Itching of the scrotum
Infection of the scrotum, swelling with pain with possible eczema
or oozing of fluids, yellow urine, constipation
For prevention and treatment of seizure
See Sexual Dysfunction
Diminished sexual and physical performances
Impotence, premature ejaculation, inability to sustain erection
Sexual dysfunction due to complications of diabetes
Decreased libido in men and women
Sexual dysfunction with chronic fatigue
Blood deficiency

Damp accumulation
Liver wind rising with lack of nourishment to

the tendons and muscles

deficiency
Liver blood deficiency and Kidney yin
deficiency

Blood stagnation
Wind-heat or toxic heat
Coldness and deficiency of the lower back
Qi and blood stagnation with phlegm formation
Heat accumulation
Liver wind rising
deficiencies
Kidney yin and yang deficiencies
Kidney and Lung deficiencies
Sexually Transmitted
Disease (STD)
SGPT, SGOT
Shin Splints
Shingles
Shortness of Breath
Shoulder Pain
Sigh
Sinusitis
Sjogrens Syndrome
Skin
Sleep
Excess libido in men and women with emaciation, dry stool or

constipation, dry mouth, yellow urine
Excess libido in men and women with dysuria, thirst, decreased
appetite
Male infertility due to sperm disorder (morphology, motility and
mobility)
Female infertility
Infection in the genital area with itching, pus, discharge, and pain
Kidney yin deficiency with deficient fire
Elevated levels of liver enzymes SGPT and SGOT (AST and

ALT)
Elevated liver enzymes due to exposure to drugs, chemicals and
other toxins
Muscle spasms and cramps
Pain of the affected area with or without lesions
With severe pain
See Asthma, Cough, Dyspnea
Frozen shoulder, acute pain and immobility
Frozen shoulder, chronic dull pain

Varies

Toxic heat
Liver yin or blood deficiency

deficiency
Bone spurs
With severe pain
Shoulder pain radiating down the arm
With degeneration or for maintenance of soft tissue (muscle,
Liver blood deficiency and Kidney yin
tendons, cartilage, ligaments)
deficiency
Radiating to the right shoulder blade or the back due to gallstones Damp-heat in the Liver and Gallbladder
Frequent sighing with chest or hypochondriac distension, poor
Liver qi stagnation
appetite
Due to depression
Qi, blood, food, phlegm stagnation
With shortness of breath, spontaneous sweating, fatigue
Lung qi deficiency
With anxiety, stress, restlessness, overactive mind, insomnia and Liver qi stagnation with qi deficiency
weakness
Thick yellow nasal discharge, nasal obstruction, sinus infection
Clear watery nasal discharge, nasal obstruction, allergy
With headache
Dry mouth, itchy eyes, swollen glands, dental cavity, fatigue
Yellow discoloration of the skin in jaundice patients
Dry skin and hair
Blood deficiency
Itching, redness and swelling of skin, dermatitis
Dermatitis with moderate to severe cases of infection and
inflammation
Psoriasis or severe itching
Toxic heat
Rash in the lower body and genital region
Nodules, swellings and redness
Phlegm heat accumulation
Adverse reactions on the skin from exposure to drugs, chemicals, Toxic heat
heavy metals, environmental and airborne toxins
Redness and burning sensation affecting the upper body
Toxic heat invading the upper jiao
With fever, redness and burning sensation all over the body
Shingles
Toxic heat
Insomnia in weak or deficient patients with excessive worrying,
Deficiency of blood in the Heart and Spleen
pensiveness and poor or dream-disturbed sleep
Insomnia with stress, anxiety, irritability, overactive mind and
restlessness in patients with overall weakness and deficiency
Insomnia due to stress and anxiety in excess patients

Hypersomnia, constant sleepiness, poor appetite, loose stool,
weakness
Generalized coldness, tinnitus, polyuria, edema
Herniated disk with pain
Slipped Disk
Sluggishness or heavy sensation in the body
Sluggishness
Sluggishness or heaviness with poor appetite, loose stool and
edema
Sluggishness due to deficiency
See Diarrhea, Constipation, Enteritis, Crohns Disease
Small Intestine
See Addiction, Detoxification
Smoking
Dryness
Chronic chest tightness, dyspnea or wheezing
See Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Social Diseases
Soft Tissue
cartilages
Redness and swelling of the throat from common cold or influenza
Sore Throat
With swollen tonsils
With fever
With yellow or greenish phlegm
Spasms and cramps of the skeletal or intestinal muscles
Spasm
Spastic colon or irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
Infertility, generalized male sexual dysfunction
Sperm Count (Low)
Infertility, generalized male sexual dysfunction with chronic
fatigue
Infertility with impotence
With emaciation, fatigue, listlessness, pale complexion, shortness
Spermatorrhea
of breath, spontaneous sweating, poor appetite, forgetfulness
Easily aroused, bitter taste in the mouth, yellow urine, low grade
fever
Irritability, genital itching or feeling of dampness
Toxic reactions
Spider bite
See Anemia, Immunodeficiency
Spleen
Desire for added energy, improved athletic performance
Sports Formulas
Lack of energy, history of low energy
Sports injuries, trauma
Spasms, muscle cramps, sprain and strains
Severe muscle pain
For maintainance of healthy soft tissue (muscles, tendons,
ligaments and cartilage)
Acute muscle and tendon or ligaments sprain and strain
Sprain and Strain
Bone spurs
Spur (Bone)
Bone spur with severe pain
Pain of the neck and shoulder
Low back pain
Arm pain
Knee or ankle pain
Sputum
Yellow, profuse, purulent sputum, chest congestion
Yellow sputum, fever, dyspnea, cough or asthma
White sputum, nasal obstruction or discharge, sneezing
Profuse white or clear sputum with poor appetite, fatigue, loose
stool
Staphylococcal Infection Infection
See Neck, Shoulder, Back, Arthritis, Bone Spurs, Spasms
Stiffness

Damp accumulation
Spleen qi deficiency with water accumulation
Qi deficiency
Yin deficiency
Lung qi deficiency
Wind-heat invasion
Liver qi stagnation
Toxic heat
Qi deficiency
Blood stagnation
Liver blood deficiency and Kidney jing
Lung heat
Lung cold
Stomach
Stones
Stool
Strep Throat
Stress
Stroke
Subluxation
Sugar
Surgery
Sweat
Heartburn, acid reflux, stomach pain, ulcers, gastritis

Stomach pain due to stress
Stomach pain due to gallstones
Dull stomach pain with poor appetite, fatigue and loose stool
Severe stomach pain
General stomach problem with thirst and dryness
Chronic, stubborn stomach pain with manifestations of blood
stagnation such as dark complexion, purplish tongue with
distended sublingual veins
Gallstones
With severe pain
With bleeding
See Diarrhea, Constipation
See Sore Throat, Infection
Moderate cases of stress, anxiety, irritability, restlessness,
nervousness
Moderate cases of stress with excess type hypertension
Stress with acute headache
Stress with chronic headache
Moderate cases of stress with stomach or duodenal ulcer
Severe cases of stress, anxiety, irritability, restlessness,
nervousness
Severe cases of stress with excess type hypertension
Severe cases of stress with headache
ADD or ADHD
Stress causing weakness of the digestive system with loose stool
Stress, anxiety, restlessness, insomnia in patients with deficiency
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) due to stress
Ulcerative colitis (UC) or Crohns disease due to stress
Patients with increased risk of stroke due to excess type
hypertension
Patients with increased risk of stroke due to deficient type
hypertension
Patients with increased risk of stroke due to high cholesterol levels
Patients with increased risk of stroke due to coronary heart disease
Treats the complications of stroke; to be used only after
hemorrhage stops
Facial paralysis
Neck, cervical vertebrae
Upper back, thoracic vertebrae
Low back, lumbar vertebrae
Herniated disk
With severe pain
See Diabetes, Hypoglycemia
Post-surgical weakness
Enhances post-surgical recovery, reduces adhesions
With severe pain during post-surgical recovery
Enhances bone growth
Enhances soft tissue growth (muscles, tendons, ligaments,
cartilage)
Post-surgical constipation
Night sweating, irritability, hot flushes
Spontaneous sweating with impaired immune system
Stomach fire
Stomach fire with Liver qi stagnation
Blood stagnation

Heat in the blood
Liver qi stagnation
Liver qi stagnation with damp-heat
Liver qi stagnation with qi and blood stagnation
Liver qi stagnation with qi and blood stagnation
Liver overacting on the Stomach
Liver fire with damp-heat
Liver fire with qi and blood stagnation
Spleen qi deficiency with Liver qi stagnation
Liver qi stagnation
Liver qi stagnation with damp-heat
accumulation
Liver fire rising
Liver yang rising with Liver and Kidney yin
deficiencies
Phlegm and damp
Blood stagnation
(essence) with qi and blood stagnation
Kidney jing (essence) deficiencies
Liver blood and Kidney jing (essence)
deficiencies
Yin deficiency with deficiency heat
Sticky, yellowish sweating

Sweating due to hyperthyroidism
Swelling
Swimmers Ear
Systemic Lupus
Erythematosus (SLE)
Tachycardia
Tan yin (Phlegm
Retention)
Taste
Tendonitis
Tendon
Tenesmus
Tension
Tension Headache
Terminal Cancer
Terminal Dribbling
Testicles
Testosterone
Thirst
Thoracic Pain
Profuse sweating due to excess heat, red face, possible

constipation, rapid heart rate, high blood pressure
With common cold, See Common Cold
Swelling with edema
Swelling with pain and inflammation
With severe pain
Edema of the lower body with coldness
Swelling and inflammation of the upper body with heat sensation
and redness
Infection with pain
With severe pain
Lupus with inflammation in joints, tendons, and other connective
tissues and organs
See Palpitation
Swelling with edema
Yellow phlegm and sputum in the chest
Bitter taste, short temper, headache, hypochondriac pain, possible
stickiness sensation in the mouth
Above symptoms with constipation
Sweet taste, fatigue, poor appetite, epigastric distension, irregular
bowel movement, possible stickiness sensation in the mouth
Sour taste
See Neck, Shoulder, Arm, Wrist, Elbow, Ankle, Knee, Back
cartilages
Due to food poisoning or travelers diarrhea
With feeling of incomplete evacuation, hypochondriac pain,
bloating, pain which lessens with defecation
With pain, feeling of rectal prolapse, fatigue
Stress, irritability, anxiety
Severe restlessness with insomnia, redness of the face, anger
Headache with stress and anxiety
Headache with excessive emotional distress, insomnia
disturbance
Excess heat
Water accumulation
Toxic heat invasion
Toxic heat invasion
Severe qi and blood stagnation with toxic heat
Toxic heat accumulation with yin deficiency
Phlegm, damp and water retention

Phlegm and damp retention in the chest
Liver fire
Excess heat with stagnation
Qi, blood, phlegm and food stagnation
Liver qi stagnation
Liver qi stagnation
Liver fire
Liver qi stagnation
Liver qi stagnation with shen (spirit)
disturbance
With severe pain
Maintenance formula for chronic pain or in cases of deficient type Blood deficiency
of headaches with dull and hollow pain
Chronic headache with possible previous head injuries manifesting Blood stagnation
in dark complexion, purplish tongue and distended sublingual vein
Terminal, end-stage cancer patients with extreme weakness
Urinary symptoms, painful urination that is dark in color due to
benign prostatic hypertrophy and heat
With polyuria, coldness and frequent urinary urges at night and
coldness
See Impotence, Premature Ejaculation, Infection
Impotence due to lack of testosterone
Lack of libido in women
General thirst and dryness
Increased desire and intake of water in diabetic patients
Pain in the chest, ribs, thoracic area
For severe pain
Throat
Thrombocytopenia
Thrombosis
Throwing Up
Thyroid Gland
Tidal Fever
Tinnitus
TMJ
Tonic
Tonsillitis
Toothache
Toxins
Traumatic Injuries
For stabbing pain with previous trauma history, purplish tongue,

dark distended sublingual vein, dark complexion
See Sore Throat
Decrease in number of blood platelets
Obstruction in the vessels
See Vomiting
Hyperthyroidism
Hypothyroidism
Afternoon fever with sweating, irritability
Dizziness and vertigo in hypertensive patients
Dizziness, night sweats, and generalized weakness
Tinnitus due to compromised Kidney and ear functions
Tinnitus due to exposure to drugs, chemical, and other toxins
Temporo-mandibular joint pain
Generalized fatigue, lack of energy, dizziness, and weakness
Weakened immune system with frequent viral or bacterial
infections
Respiratory and reproductive weakness
Weak digestion, fatigue, loose stool
Forgetfulness and poor memory
Female infertility due to deficiency
Thirst and dryness
Sore throat with redness and swelling
With severe pain and swelling
With swelling and pain, worsens with intake of spicy food and
lessens with coldness
Pain with stomach ulcer
Toothache especially at the root, dry throat, palpitation, dizziness,
irritability, insomnia
With bleeding
With inflamed gums, bad breath, thirst and excess hunger
Headache from exposure to toxic substances
Respiratory symptoms from exposure to toxic substances
Dermatological reactions from exposure to toxic substances
For chronic exposure to toxins with blood stagnation signs of dark
complexion, purplish tongue and distended sublingual veins
To strengthen the immune system to guard against toxic invasion
With severe pain, inflammation, bruises, broken bones
To facilitate recovery following traumatic injuries to the bones
Blood stagnation
Blood deficiency
Blood stagnation
Liver fire rising
Kidney, Heart and Spleen yang deficiencies
Yin deficiency
Kidney deficiency
Toxic heat

Qi deficiency
Body fluids deficiency
Wind-heat invasion
Toxic heat with phlegm stagnation
Wind-heat invasion
Stomach heat
Stomach heat
Toxic heat
Toxic heat with qi and blood stagnation
Toxic heat in the exterior
Blood stagnation
Blood stagnation
Broken bone or bone fracture in patients with osteoporosis
Travelers Diarrhea
Trichomoniasis
Trigeminal Neuralgia
Triglycerides
Tuberculosis
Tumor
Twitching
Type A Personality
Ulcer
Ulcerative Colitis (UC)

Upper Back Pain
Upper Respiratory
Infection
Urinary Stones
To enhance recovery of connective tissue (muscles, tendons,

ligaments, cartilage)
With severe pain
Chronic, old injury with recurrent pain
Injury to the head
Injury to the neck and shoulder area
Injury to the arm
Injury to the back
Injury to the upper back
Herniated disk
Injury to the knees or ankles
For severe pain
With bleeding
Infection in the genital region
Facial nerve pain
See Cholesterol
Cough, yellow-greenish sputum, dyspnea
Dry cough with scanty sputum, dyspnea
See Cancer
Of the face, dizziness, tinnitus, short temper
Of the face, intermittent in nature, dizziness, wiry, possible
stiffness and cramping of other parts of the body
Excessive competitive drive, impatience, overactive mind, stress
but with deficient constitution
All the above symptoms but excess in body constitution also
manifesting in possible red face, eyes, constipation, high blood
pressure, fast heart rate
Gastric and duodenal ulcer
Stress-induced gastric and duodenal ulcers
Ulcerative colitis, Crohns disease
Ulcer in the oral cavity
With severe pain
With dry mouth and thirst
Ulcerative colitis with mucus, pus and blood in the stools with
feeling of incomplete evacuation and abdominal cramps
Pain in the upper back, chest, ribs, thoracic area
Initial stage of infection with slight sore throat, feverish sensation,
cough, yellow phlegm
Severe sore throat, ear infection and yellow nasal discharge
Fever, cough, dyspnea
Sneezing, white or clear nasal discharge
Cough
Recurrent infection or to enhance the antibiotic function of any of
the formulas above
With severe pain
Blood stagnation with Kidney yin and jing

(essence) deficiencies
Chronic blood stagnation
Qi and blood stagnation and toxic heat
Toxic heat
Yin and qi deficiencies of the Lung
Liver yang rising
Stomach heat with yin deficiency

Stomach heat with Liver qi stagnation
Toxic heat in the intestine
Stomach heat
Wind-heat invasion
Toxic heat
Lung heat
Wind-cold invasion
Lung qi reversal
Toxic heat
With bleeding
Urinary Tract Infection Painful and difficult urination with itching and discharge
(UTI)
Frequent recurrences of urinary tract infection due to diabetes
With severe pain
With bleeding
With high fever
Recurrent infection with yin-deficient heat signs of thirst, dryness,
flushed cheeks, low-grade fever
In diabetic patients
Urination (Frequent)
Frequent urination with burning sensations, cystitis, urinary tract
infection (UTI)
Due to prostate enlargement
Frequent urinary urges, especially at night, coldness, clear
urination
Interstitial cystitis
Urination (Incontinent) With coldness, weakness and soreness of the lower back and
knees, clear urination
Clear, profuse, frequent urges especially at night, coldness
Urine
Dark, yellow, painful urination
High urine ketone level or high blood glucose level
Urolithiasis
With severe pain
Rash, itching of the body
Urticaria
Rash of the lower body and genital region
Severe itching
See Fibroids, Infertility, Menopause, Dysmenorrhea,
Uterus
Endometriosis, Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, Irregular
Menstruation
Vaginal Infection
Foul smelling-yellow discharge, pelvic pain, itching due to
infection
Vaginal infection due to complications of diabetes
Vaginal infection leading to lower abdominal pain
Vaginitis with yellow discharge and foul odor
Vaginitis
Vaginal infection leading to lower abdominal pain
Causing male infertility
Varicocele
Distended purplish black veins mostly on the legs
Varicose Veins
With water retention
Distended sublingual vein
Vein
See Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Venereal Diseases
Dizziness and vertigo with headache, flushed face and anger
Vertigo
Dizziness and vertigo with or without nausea and vomiting and yin
deficiency
See Infection, Common Cold, Gastritis, Gastroenteritis, Hepatitis,
Viral Infection
Herpes, HIV, Influenza, Pneumonia, Sore Throat, Urinary Tract
Infection
Blurry vision due to deficient type hypertension
Vision
Blurry vision due to excess type hypertension
Vision impairment due to diabetes
Dry, blurry vision
Hoarseness due to a common cold/flu with itching, painful throat
Voice
Hoarseness due to overuse, dry throat, scanty sputum

Damp-heat in the lower jiao with yin deficiency
Yin-deficient heat
Blood stagnation
Deficient fire with damp accumulation
Toxic heat

Blood stagnation
Blood stagnation
Blood stagnation with water accumulation
Blood stagnation
Liver fire rising
Liver yin deficiency with Liver yang or Liver
wind rising

Liver fire
Yin deficiency
Kidney deficiency with false heat
Wind-heat invasion
Yin deficiency
Vomiting
Vulvitis
Wasting Syndrome
Water Retention
Weak Muscle
Weakness
Weight Control
Wheezing
Whiplash
White Blood Cells
Withdrawal
Nausea and vomiting due to chemotherapy

Nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhea due to food
poisoning
Nausea, vomiting, epigastric, chest and hypochondriac distension
and pain, emotional instability, stress related
From exposure to toxic materials or smell
Caused by gallstones
Inflammation of the vulva
Severe itching
Due to immune deficiency
Due to cancer with chemotherapy and radiation treatments
End-stage cancer
Weight loss, decreased energy, overall weakness
Digestive weakness, loose stool, fatigue
Degeneration of soft tissue (muscles, ligaments, tendons, cartilage)
Degeneration of bones
See Edema
Low energy and fatigue, weakness and soreness especially of the
back and knees
Weakness of muscle due to adrenal gland under-activity
Lack of muscle tone, digestive weakness, loose stool, fatigue
Post-stroke complications
Degeneration of soft tissue (muscles, ligaments, tendons, cartilage)
For immediate boost of energy
Decreased energy, overall weakness of constitution
Poor appetite, loose stool
Respiratory and reproductive weakness
Anemia, restless sleep, pale complexion
Adreno-insufficiency in patients who are burned-out with
decreased mental and physical functions
Weakness of the immune system
End stage cancer patients who cannot receive chemotherapy or
radiation
Weakness in cancer patients receiving chemotherapy or radiation

Liver qi stagnation
Toxic heat invasion
Toxic heat
Yuan (source) qi and yin deficiencies
deficiencies
deficiencies
Qi deficiency
Qi, yin, yang and blood deficiencies
Blood deficiency
Kidney deficiency
Weakness of the bones

Degeneration of soft tissue (muscles, ligaments, tendons, cartilage) Liver blood and Kidney jing (essence)
deficiencies
Weakness of the back and knees
Kidney deficiency
Weakness of the legs, knees and ankles
Kidney deficiency
Weakness of the neck and shoulders
low-grade fever, etc.
See Obesity
See Asthma
See Neck Pain
Low white blood cells count in immuno-compromised patients
Qi deficiency
Compromised respiratory and reproductive functions
See Addiction
Wrist
Worrying
Yawning
Yeast Infection
(Vaginal)
Wrist pain
Degeneration of soft tissue (muscles, ligaments, tendons, cartilage) Liver blood & Kidney jing (essence)
deficiencies
With severe pain
With insomnia, weakness, poor appetite
Spleen and Heart deficiency
Short-term fatigue and lack of energy
Qi deficiency
Fatigue, coldness, decreased dietary intake, loose stool, frequent Kidney yang deficiency
urinary urges especially at night, decreased libido
Overall weakness of the constitution
With listlessness, stifling sensation in the chest, sighing,
Liver qi stagnation
abdominal distension, plum-pit sensation, emotional instability
With chest congestion and stabbing pain in a fixed location,
Chest bi zheng (painful obstruction syndrome)
palpitation, shortness of breath, dizziness, intermittent pulse
Itching and pain in the genital region
Frequent yeast infection due to complications of diabetes

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Condition

SYMPTON / DISEASE DESCRIPTION

Traditional Chinese Medicine

Lower abdominal pain due to menstrual cramps

Blood stagnation in the uterus or lower jiao

Symptoms of adrenal insufficiency

Early signs of aging with weakness, fatigue, forgetfulness,

Kidney yang deficiency

Qi and blood stagnation

Deficiencies of Kidney yin, yang and jing

Poor to no appetite, weight loss, sallow complexion

Stress, irritability, restlessness, nervousness

Re bi (heat painful obstruction)

Hashimotos thyroiditis, chronic thyroiditis

Kidney yang deficiency

Zhong (central) qi deficiency

With spasms and cramps

Wei (atrophy) syndrome

Qi and blood stagnation

Upper back pain in the chest, ribs, thoracic area

Due to recent traumatic injury

body fluid deficiencies

Kidney yang deficiency

Shi lin (stone dysuria)

Intestinal bleeding with diarrhea due to food poisoning

Bleeding and bruises from traumas

Toxic heat in the Large Intestine

Toxic heat accumulation

Kidney yin, yang and jing (essence)

Kidney yang and jing (essence) deficiencies

With severe pain

Severe qi and blood stagnation

Blood stagnation in the chest

in the lower jiao and Liver channel

With qi and blood stagnation

With fatty liver

Damp and phlegm in the Liver

Poor memory and forgetfulness

Dark complexion from chronic blood stagnation resulting from

With severe bleeding

Ovarian or uterine cysts

Heat pushing blood out of the vessels

Kidney yin, yang and jing (essence)

With insomnia or too little sleep

With blurry vision

With peripheral neuropathy

With excessive thirst

Stagnation of phlegm, qi, blood and food with

Toxic heat in the Kidney

Yellow vaginal discharge

Damp-heat in the lower jiao

With bloating and blood clots

Qi and blood stagnation

Kidney yin deficiency

Kidney yang deficiency

Epigastric fullness and pain, stomach ulcer, gastritis, acid reflux

In chronic patients with severe blood stagnation manifesting in

With severe pain

Heat in all three jiaos

Diarrhea, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting

Kidney yang deficiency

Qi and blood stagnation

Acid reflux, heartburn, stomach pain and discomfort