Chinese Herbal Formula Index

Chinese herbal formulas are combinations rather than single ingredients, each one built to a traditional structure in which every herb has a defined role. Many of the formulas below have been in continuous recorded use for several hundred years, and some for well over a thousand.

This index lists every formula in the Aura Nutrition range alphabetically, with its traditional name, its English translation where one exists, and the herbs it is built around. Browse the full Natural Herb Supplements collection, or use the letters below to jump to a formula.

For the individual herbs used across these formulas, see our herb glossary.

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B C D F G H J L M N Q S T W X Y Z

B

Ba Zhen Tang

Eight Treasures Decoction

One of the best known tonifying formulas in Chinese medicine, combining two classical four-herb formulas into one. The name refers to its eight ingredients, traditionally regarded as addressing both Qi and Blood together rather than one or the other. Read more

Ba Zhen Yi Mu Tang

Eight Treasures with Motherwort

A variation on Ba Zhen Tang with the addition of Motherwort, a herb with a long association with women's health in both Chinese and European tradition. Read more

Ban Xia Hou Pu Tang

Pinellia and Magnolia Bark Decoction

Built around Pinellia and Magnolia Bark, and traditionally associated with a constricted feeling in the throat and chest. One of the classical formulas for the sensation the tradition describes as a plum pit in the throat. Read more

Bi Yan Pian

Nose Inflammation Tablets

Centred on Magnolia flower, traditionally the principal herb for the nose and nasal passages. The name translates directly to its traditional area of use. Read more

Bu Zhong Yi Qi Wan

Tonify the Middle and Augment the Qi

A classical formula led by Astragalus and Ginseng, traditionally used to lift and strengthen the central Qi generated by the digestion. Read more

C

Chai Hu Shu Gan San

Bupleurum Powder to Spread the Liver

Built around Bupleurum, the defining herb for the smooth flow of Qi, with Orange Peel supporting the digestion. One of the standard formulas where tension and stagnation appear together. Read more

D

Dang Gui Bu Xue Tang

Dang Gui Decoction to Tonify the Blood

A famously simple formula of just two herbs, Astragalus and Dong Quai, in a five to one ratio. Its elegance and the reasoning behind that ratio make it one of the most discussed formulas in the tradition. Read more

Dang Gui Shao Yao San

Dang Gui and Peony Powder

Combines Blood-nourishing herbs with herbs that drain dampness, a pairing traditionally used where both are part of the picture at once.

Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang

Angelica Pubescens and Mistletoe Decoction

A large formula traditionally used for the lower back and legs, combining herbs that address the local area with tonifying herbs that support the body underneath. Read more

F

Fang Feng Tong Sheng San

Siler Powder that Sagely Unblocks

A broad formula that works on the exterior and interior at once, traditionally used where heat and constraint appear together.

Fu Fang Dan Shen Pian

Compound Salvia Tablets

A modern formulation built on Red Sage and Notoginseng, two herbs traditionally associated with the heart and with moving the Blood.

G

Geng Nian An

Peaceful Menopause

A formula developed specifically for the menopausal transition, built on a Rehmannia base with herbs traditionally used to settle and cool. Read more

Guan Jie Yan Wan

Joint Inflammation Pills

Combines Mulberry Leaves and Job's Tears with herbs traditionally used for the joints and for draining dampness.

Gui Pi Tang

Restore the Spleen Decoction

One of the most widely used formulas in the tradition, addressing the spleen and heart together on the classical logic that thinking and worry deplete the digestion. Read more

Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan

Cinnamon Twig and Poria Pill

A classical formula for moving the Blood, combining Cinnamon Twig with Poria, Red Peony and Peach Kernel.

Gui Zhi Tang

Cinnamon Twig Decoction

Among the oldest and most studied formulas in Chinese medicine, dating to the Han dynasty. Just five herbs, and the foundation on which a great many later formulas were built.

H

Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San

Patchouli Powder to Rectify the Qi

Built on Patchouli, and traditionally used where dampness and summer heat combine to produce a heavy, sluggish feeling.

J

Jia Wei Xiao Yao San

Free and Easy Wanderer Plus

Xiao Yao San with two cooling herbs added. One of the most widely used formulas in modern practice, traditionally associated with emotional balance and the smooth flow of Qi. Read more

Jie Yu An Shen Pian

Relieve Constraint and Calm the Spirit Tablets

Combines Eucommia Bark and Liquorice Root with herbs traditionally used to settle the spirit.

Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan

Kidney Qi Pill from the Golden Cabinet

A classical kidney formula, taking the Liu Wei Di Huang base and adding two warming herbs. Named after the Han dynasty text in which it first appears.

Jin Suo Gu Jing Wan

Metal Lock Pill to Stabilise the Essence

Built around Lotus Seed and Magnolia-Vine Fruit, and traditionally used to consolidate and secure.

L

Li Zhong Wan

Regulate the Middle Pill

A warming digestive formula built on White Atractylodes and Ginseng, traditionally used where the digestion is cold and weak.

Liu Wei Di Huang Tang

Six Ingredient Pill with Rehmannia

Perhaps the most famous kidney formula in Chinese medicine, and the base from which many others are derived. Its six herbs are arranged in three that tonify and three that drain, a structure traditionally held up as a model of balance. Read more

Long Dan Xie Gan Tang

Gentian Decoction to Drain the Liver

A strongly cooling formula traditionally used where heat and dampness affect the liver and gallbladder channels.

M

Mai Men Dong Tang

Ophiopogon Decoction

Built on Lily-Turf Root, traditionally used where dryness affects the lungs and throat.

Mai Wei Di Huang Wan

Ophiopogon and Schisandra Rehmannia Pill

The Liu Wei Di Huang base with Lily-Turf Root and Magnolia-Vine Fruit added, extending its traditional focus toward the lungs.

N

Nuan Gong Yun Zi Wan

Warm the Palace Pill

A warming formula built on Rehmannia and Eucommia Bark, traditionally associated with women's reproductive health.

Q

Qi Bao Mei Ran Dan

Seven Treasures Beard-Blackening Elixir

Built on He Shou Wu, and named for a folk tradition associating the formula with maintaining hair colour.

Qian Lie Shu Pian

Prostate Comfort Tablets

A modern formulation on a classical Rehmannia base, developed with men's wellness in mind.

S

Shao Yao Gan Cao Tang

Peony and Liquorice Decoction

Just two herbs, and one of the simplest formulas in the entire tradition. Traditionally used where the muscles cramp and tighten.

Shen Ling Bai Zhu San

Ginseng, Poria and Atractylodes Powder

A gentle digestive formula built on the Si Jun Zi Tang base with Job's Tears and other herbs that drain dampness.

Shen Tong Zhu Yu Tang

Drive Out Stasis from a Painful Body

A Blood-moving formula traditionally used where discomfort is fixed in one place rather than moving around.

Sheng Mai San

Generate the Pulse Powder

Three herbs, Ginseng, Lily-Turf Root and Magnolia-Vine Fruit, traditionally used together where both Qi and fluids are depleted.

Shi Du Qing Pian

Clear Damp Toxin Tablets

Combines Dong Quai with Green Chiretta, a notably bitter cooling herb.

Shi Quan Da Bu Tang

All-Inclusive Great Tonifying Decoction

Ba Zhen Tang with Astragalus and Cinnamon Bark added, making it one of the most comprehensive tonifying formulas in the tradition.

Si Jun Zi Tang

Four Gentlemen Decoction

The foundational Qi-tonifying formula of Chinese medicine, and the base for a large family of digestive formulas. Its four herbs are described as gentlemen because none is harsh.

Si Ni San

Frigid Extremities Powder

A four-herb formula traditionally used where constrained Qi prevents warmth reaching the hands and feet.

Si Wu Tang

Four Substance Decoction

The foundational Blood-nourishing formula, and the counterpart to Si Jun Zi Tang. Combined, the two make Ba Zhen Tang.

T

Tao Hong Si Wu Tang

Four Substance Decoction with Safflower and Peach Pit

Si Wu Tang with two Blood-moving herbs added, shifting it from nourishing toward moving.

Te Xiao An Mian Pian

Specially Effective Peaceful Sleep Tablets

Built on Silktree Bark and Red Sage, traditionally used to settle the Shen, the spirit or mind, for restful sleep. Read more

Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan

Emperor of Heaven's Special Pill to Tonify the Heart

A large formula combining Rehmannia with herbs traditionally used to nourish the heart and calm the spirit.

Tong Bian Ling Pian

Free the Stool Tablets

Built on Peach Kernel and Rhubarb Root, traditionally used where the bowels need moving.

W

Wen Jing Tang

Warm the Menses Decoction

A warming formula for the monthly cycle, combining Dong Quai with Black Cardamon and other warming herbs.

Wu Zi Yan Zong Wan

Five Seed Pill to Continue the Family Line

Five seeds and berries including Dodder Seeds and Goji Berries, traditionally associated with reproductive health.

X

Xiang Sha Liu Jun Zi Tang

Six Gentlemen with Aucklandia and Amomum

An extension of the Si Jun Zi Tang family with aromatic herbs added, traditionally used where the digestion is both weak and stagnant.

Xiao Chai Hu Tang

Minor Bupleurum Decoction

One of the great classical formulas, traditionally described as harmonising rather than tonifying or draining, and used where the body sits between two states. Read more

Xiao Yao San

Free and Easy Wanderer

The base formula from which Jia Wei Xiao Yao San is derived, built on Bupleurum and traditionally used for the smooth flow of Qi.

Z

Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan

Anemarrhena, Phellodendron and Rehmannia Pill

The Liu Wei Di Huang base with two cooling herbs added, traditionally used where deficiency and heat appear together.

Where to Go Next

Browse the full Natural Herb Supplements collection, or explore our multi-pack bundles for longer courses.

For the individual herbs used across these formulas, see the Aura herb glossary. If you are new to Chinese herbal medicine, our beginner's glossary of TCM terms explains the concepts behind these descriptions.