THREE TREASURES REMEDIES

CLASSICAL ANTECEDENTS
The following is a list of the classical Chinese formulae in pinyin and English with the
corresponding Three Treasures formula. As one can see, in some cases, there is more
that one Three Treasures formula for one Chinese formula. For example, there are two
versions of the formula Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang, i.e. Breaking Clouds for depression and
Tonify Qi and Ease the Muscles for chronic fatigue syndrome.

3 TREASURES FORMULAE INDEX

Pin-Yin
Ban Xia Bai Zhu Tian Ma Tang
Ban Xia Hou Po Tang
Bi Xie Fen Qing Yin
Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang
Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang
Chai Hu Shu Gan Tang
Dan Zhi Xiao Yao San
Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang
Er Chen Tang
Gan Mai Da Zao Tang
Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang
Gui Pi Tang
Gui Zhi Tang
Huo Po Xia Ling Tang
Jing Fang Jie Biao Tang
Lian Po Yin
Liu Jun Zi Tang
Long Dan Xie Gan Tang
Mu Xiang Shun Qi Wan
Sha Shen Mai Dong Tang
Shen Ling Bai Zhu San
Su Zi Jiang Qi Tang
Suan Zao Ren Tang
Wen Dang Tang
Xiang Sha Liu Jun Zi Tang
Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang
Yi Yi Ren Tang
Yin Mei Tang
Yin Qiao San + Sang Ju Yin
You Gui Wan
Yu Ping Feng San + Gui Zhi Tang Jade Windscreen Powder + Cinnamon Twig Decoction
Yue Ju Wan
Zhi Bo Di Huang Wan
Zuo Gui Wan
Translation Three Treasures Formula
Pinellia-Atractylodes-Gastrodia Decoction Clear Yang
Pinellia-Magnolia Decoction Open The Heart
Dioscorea Separating the Clear Decoction Separate Clear and Turbid
Tonifying the Centre and Benefiting Qi Decoction Breaking Clouds
Tonifying the Centre and Benefiting Qi Decoction Tonify Qi and Ease the Muscles
Bupleurum Soothing the Liver Decoction Break Into a Smile
Moutan-Gardenia Free and Easy Wanderer Powder Freeing the Sun
Angelica pubescentis-Loranthus Decoction Invigorate the Root
Two Old Decoction Limpid Sea
Glycyrrhiza-Triticum-Ziziphus Decoction Soothe the Shen
Decoction for Eliminating Stasis below Stir Field of Elixir
the Diaphragm
Tonifying Spleen Decoction Calm the Shen
Cinnamon Twig Decoction Children's Herbal Sentinel
Agastache-Magnolia-Pinellia-Poria Decoction Drain Fields
Schizonepeta-Ledebouriella Releasing Expel Wind-Cold
the Exterior Decoction
Coptis Magnolia Decoction Ease the Muscles
Six Gentlemen Decoction Prosperous Earth
Gentiana Draining the Liver Decoction Drain Fire
Aucklandia Subduing Qi Pill Buddha's Hand
Glehnia-Ophiopogon Decoction Jade Spring
Ginseng-Poria-Atractylodes Powder Central Mansion
Perilla-Seed Descending Qi Decoction Clear Qi
Ziziphus Decoction Nourish the Soul
Warming the Gall-Bladder Decoction Clear the Soul
Aucklandia-Amomum Six Gentlemen Decoction Soothe the Centre
Blood Mansion Eliminating Stasis Decoction Red Stirring
Semen Coicis Decoction Clear Channels
Attracting Sleep Decoction Root the Spirit
Lonicera-Forsythia Powder + Mulberry Leaf Expel Wind-Heat
and Chrysanthemum Decoction
Restoring the Right (Kidney) Pill Strengthen the Root
Herbal Sentinel-Yang
Ligusticum-Gardenia Pill Release Constraint
Anemarrhena-Phellodendron-Rehmannia Pill Water Passages
Restoring the Left (Kidney) Pill Nourish the Root
REMEDIES WITHOUT CLASSICAL ANTECEDENT
The following is a list of the new remedies for which there is no classical antecedent.

NAME PATTERNS INDICATIONS

Arouse Power Tonify Kidney-Yang, promote the descending of Establish the communication between Heart and
Heart-Qi, resolve Damp-Heat in the Lower Burner, Kidneys in gynaecological problems and sexual
calm the Mind. problems of men and women

Bend Bamboo Nourish Liver-Blood, subdue Liver-Yang Headaches

Benefit the Sinews Resolve Dampness, invigorate Blood, expel Wind- Chronic Painful Obstruction Syndrome (Bi)
Dampness, resolve Phlegm Syndrome

Brighten the Eyes Nourish Liver-Blood, benefit the eyes, subdue Eye problems or chronic headaches from Liver-
Liver-Yang (secondary action) Blood deficiency

Bright Spirit Liver- and Heart-Qi stagnation and Phlegm Depression and anxiety

Brocade Sinews Liver-Blood deficiency not nourishing the joints Chronic Painful Obstruction Syndrome from
Blood deficiency

Chemo-Support Tonify Qi, nourish Blood and Yin, resolve Side effects of chemotherapy
Dampness, clear Heat, cool Blood

Clear Lustre Expel Wind, clear Heat, cool Blood, resolve Skin diseases from Blood-Heat and Damp-Heat
Dampness

Clear Metal Clear Heat, clear Heat at Qi and Nutritive Qi Level, Qi or Ying level of an invasion of Wind-Heat
resolve Phlegm

Clear the Root Clear Heat, resolve Dampness from the Lower Prostate problems, chronic prostatitis, benign
Burner, invigorate Blood, resolve Toxic Heat, prostatic hyperplasia. Prevention of prostate
tonify Qi and Yin problems

Expel Toxic Heat Resolve Toxic Heat Bacterial or viral infections. Pustules, acute attack
of genital herpes, acute tonsillitis with purulent
tonsils, infected eczema, acne with large pustules,
sinusitis with purulent nasal discharge.

Glorious Sea Liver-Blood deficiency, Blood Heat, Dampness Skin problems from Liver-Blood deficiency
together with some Blood-Heat or Damp-Heat

Harmonize the Centre Tonify Qi and Yin or Stomach and Spleen, resolve Digestive problems, type II diabetes
Dampness, resolve Phlegm in Middle Burner

Herbal Sentinel - Yin Tonify Lung-Qi and Kidney-Yin, strengthen the Treat the Root of allergic asthma and allergic
Lung’s and Kidney’s Defensive-Qi system rhinitis in people with a tendency to Kidney-Yin
deficiency

Jade Screen Expel Wind, restore the diffusing of Lung-Qi Treat the Manifestation in allergic rhinitis

Nourish the Root and Nourish Kidney-Yin, expel Wind- Dampness Chronic Painful Obstruction Syndrome in the
Clear Wind middle-aged and elderly with an underlying
Kidney-Yin deficiency

Peaceful Sunset Nourish Kidney-Yin, invigorate Blood, resolve Problems of the elderly.
Phlegm, clear Heat, cool Blood, extinguish interior Prevention in the elderly
Wind

Radio-Support Tonify Qi, nourish Blood, nourish Yin, invigorate Treat the side-effects of radiotherapy
Blood, cool Blood

Searching Soul Tonify Kidney-Yang, nourish Liver Blood, Depression

stimulate the Hun, strengthen Will-Power.

Settling the Soul Drain Liver- and Heart-Fire, calm the Mind, open Anxiety, insomnia, manic behaviour
the Mind’s orifices, settle the Hun, resolve Phlegm

Smooth Passage Tonify Spleen-Qi, pacify the Liver, move Qi in the Irritable bowel syndrome, abdominal distension
Lower Burner, harmonize Liver and Spleen, and pain, alternation of constipation and loose
resolve Dampness from the Intestines, move the stools
stools, stop diarrhoea

Welcome Fragrance Expel Wind from the nose, resolve Dampness, Sinusitis, sinus congestion
resolve Toxic Heat, open the nose orifices, tonify
Qi
 The following Table compares and contrasts the actions of the classical Chinese formulae with
those of the Three Treasures formulae.
CLASSICAL CHINESE FORMULA THREE TREASURES FORMULA
AND ACTIONS AND ACTIONS
Ban Xia Bai Zhu Tian Ma Tang Clear Yang
Resolve Phlegm, extinguish Liver-Wind Resolve Phlegm, extinguish Liver- Wind,
subdue Liver-Yang, tonify Kidney-Yang,
nourish Liver-Blood, open the Mind’s orifices
Ban Xia Hou Po Tang Open the Heart
Restore descending of Stomach- and Lung- Restore descending of Stomach-, Lung- and
Qi, resolve Qi-Phlegm Heart-Qi, resolve Qi- Phlegm
Bi Xie Fen Qing Yin Separate Clear from Turbid
Promote the separation of clear from Promote the separation of clear from turbid
turbid in urinary passages, resolve in urinary passages, resolve Dampness,
Dampness tonify Qi, tonify Kidney- Yang
Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang Breaking Clouds
Tonify and raise Qi Tonify and raise Qi, tonify Kidney- Yang,
open the Mind’s orifices
Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang Tonify Qi and Ease the Muscles
Tonify and raise Qi Tonify and raise Qi, resolve Dampness from
the muscles
Chai Hu Shu Gan Tang Break into a Smile
Move Liver-Qi, eliminate stagnation Move Liver-Qi, eliminate stagnation, stop
pain, calm the Mind, tonify Qi and Yin of
Stomach and Spleen
Dan Zhi Xiao Yao San Freeing the Sun
Move Liver-Qi, eliminate stagnation, Move Liver-Qi, eliminate stagnation, nourish
nourish Liver- Blood, tonify Spleen-Qi, Liver-Blood, tonify Spleen-Qi, clear Liver-
clear Liver-Heat Heat
Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang Invigorate the Root
Expel Wind-Dampness from the lower part Expel Wind-Dampness from the lower part
of the body, tonify Kidney-Yang of the body, tonify Kidney-Yang, tonify
Spleen-Qi, nourish Blood
Er Chen Tang Limpid Sea
Resolve Damp-Phlegm Resolve Phlegm in general (i.e. Phlegm
associated with Dampness, Cold or Heat)
Gan Mai Da Zao Tang Soothe the Shen
Tonify Qi and Blood, calm the Shen Tonify Qi and Blood, calm the Shen, lift
depression, calm anxiety
Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang Stir Field of Elixir
Invigorate Blood in Lower Burner Invigorate Blood and eliminate stasis in the
Lower Burner, stop pain
Gui Pi Tang Calm the Shen
Tonify Spleen-Qi, nourish Liver-, Spleen- Tonify Spleen-Qi, nourish Liver-, Spleen- and
and Heart- Blood, calm the Mind Heart-Blood, calm the Mind, open the
Mind’s orifices
Gui Zhi Tang Children’s Herbal Sentinel
Tonify Nutritive Qi, regulate Defensive Qi, Tonify Nutritive Qi, regulate Defensive Qi,
release the Exterior, expel exterior Wind release the Exterior, resolve Dampness
Huo Po Xia Ling Tang Drain Fields
Drain Dampness Drain Dampness, resolve Dampness from the
muscles, tonify Spleen-Qi
Jing Fang Jie Biao Tang Expel Wind-Cold
Release the Exterior, expel Wind-Cold Release the Exterior, expel Wind-Cold
Lian Po Yin Ease the Muscles
Drain Dampness, clear Heat Drain Dampness, clear Heat, resolve
Dampness from the muscles, mildly tonify
Spleen-Qi
MAIN DIFFERENCES
Tonify Kidney-Yang, nourish Liver-
Blood, open the Mind’s orifices
Stronger calming the Mind action, more
for depression
Tonify Qi, tonify Kidney- Yang, stop
urinary pain
Tonify Kidney-Yang to strengthen Will-
Power (Zhi), lift mood, treat depression
Resolves Dampness from the muscles,
specific for chronic fatigue syndrome
Calm the Mind, tonify Qi and Yin or
Stomach and Spleen
Stronger action in calming the Mind
Tonify Spleen-Qi, nourish Blood.
Tonification of Kidney-Yang balanced
by introduction of Yin tonics so that it
can be used also for Painful Obstruction
Syndrome occurring against a
background of Kidney-Yin deficiency
Modified to resolve Phlegm in general
More pronounced action in calming the
Shen
Stronger action in invigorating Blood,
stop pain in the Lower Burner and
Uterus
More pronounced action in calming the
Mind, open the Mind’s orifices, both for
anxiety and depression
- Tonify Qi
- Resolve Dampness
- Promote digestion
Resolve Dampness specifically from the
muscles, tonify Spleen-Qi, treat chronic
fatigue syndrome
Same action but can treat exterior
headache more than original formula
More pronounced action in resolving
Dampness from the muscles, treats
chronic fatigue syndrome
Continued overleaf
Liu Jun Zi Tang Prosperous Earth Same actions
Tonify Spleen-Qi, mildly resolve Dampness Tonify Spleen-Qi, resolve Dampness

Long Dan Xie Gan Tang Drain Fire Drain Heart-Fire

Drain Liver-Fire Drain Liver - and Heart-Fire

Mu Xiang Shun Qi Wan Buddha’s Hand More digestive herbs, more herbs to
Restore the descending of Stomach-Qi Restore the descending of Stomach-Qi, move Qi in the Middle Burner
move Qi in the Middle Burner, resolve
Dampness

Sha Shen Mai Dong Tang Jade Spring Nourish Spleen-Yin

Nourish Stomach- and Lung- Yin Nourish Stomach-, Spleen- and Lung- Yin

Shen Ling Bai Zhu San Central Mansion More pronounced Yin-nourishing action
Tonify Qi and Yin of Stomach and Spleen, Tonify Qi and Yin of Stomach and Spleen,
resolve Dampness resolve Dampness

Sun Zi Jiang Qi Tang Clear Qi - Stronger action in making Qi descend

Restore the descending of Lung-Qi, resolve Restore the descending of Lung-Qi, resolve - Anti-allergy action
Phlegm, tonify Kidney-Yang, strengthen Phlegm, tonify Kidney-Yang, strengthen the
the Kidney’s grasping of Qi Kidney’s grasping of Qi

Suan Zao Ren Tang Nourish the Soul - Stronger action in nourishing Yin
Nourish Liver-Yin, settle the Hun, calm the Nourish Liver-Blood and Liver-Yin, settle the - Stronger action in calming the Spirit
Mind Hun, calm the Mind
- Stronger action in promoting sleep

Wen Dan Tang Clear the Soul Stronger action in calming the Mind
Resolve Phlegm, clear Lung- Heat Resolve Phlegm, clear Lung-Heat, settle the and settling the Po and Hun
Po and Hun, calm the Mind

Xiang Sha Liu Jun Zi Tang Soothe the Centre Stronger action in moving Qi and
Tonify Spleen-Qi, resolve Dampness and Tonify Spleen-Qi, resolve Dampness and resolving Dampness (in the Middle
move Qi in the Middle Burner move Qi in the Middle Burner, tonify Burner)
Stomach-Qi and Stomach-Yin

Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang Red Stirring - Calms the Mind

Invigorate Blood and eliminate stasis in Invigorate Blood and eliminate stasis in the - Opens the Mind’s orifices
the Upper Burner Upper Burner, calm the Mind, open the
Mind’s orifices - Treat depression

Yi Yi Ren Tang Clear Channels - Invigorate Blood

Resolve Dampness, expel Wind-Dampness Resolve Dampness, expel Wind- Dampness
from the Lower Burner, clear Heat from the Lower Burner, clear Heat,
invigorate Blood

Yin Mei Tang Root the Spirit Stronger action in calming the Mind
Nourish Liver-Yin, settle the Hun Nourish Liver-Yin, settle the Hun, calm the and settling the Hun
Mind

Yin Qiao San (plus Sang Ju Yin) Expel Wind-Heat Stronger action in treating acute cough
Release the Exterior, expel Wind-Heat, Release the Exterior, expel Wind-Heat, from exterior Wind-Heat
restore the descending of Lung-Qi restore the descending of Lung-Qi

You Gui Wan Strengthen the Root Tonify Yuan Qi

Tonify and warm Kidney-Yang Tonify and warm Kidney-Yang, strengthen
the Will-Power (Zhi)

Yu Ping Feng San Herbal Sentinel – Yang Strengthen the Lung’s and Kidney’s
Consolidate the Exterior, tonify Qi Consolidate the Exterior, tonify Qi, Defensive-Qi systems to treat the Root
strengthen the Lung’s and Kidney’s of allergic asthma and allergic rhinitis
Defensive Qi systems

Yue Ju Wan Release Constraint Stronger action in stimulating the

Move Liver-Qi, eliminate stagnation Move Liver-Qi, eliminate stagnation, movement of the Hun to relieve
stimulate the movement of the Hun depression

Zhi Bo Di Huang Wan Water Passages - Stronger action in draining Damp-Heat

Nourish Kidney-Yin, resolve Damp-Heat Nourish Kidney-Yin, resolve Damp- Heat from urinary passages
from the Bladder from the Bladder -Tonify Qi
- Balanced tonification of Kidney-Yin
and Kidney-Yang

Zuo Gui Wan Nourish the Root Stronger moistening action

Nourish Kidney-Yin Nourish Kidney-Yin, moisten