Herbal Medicine

Symptom / Disease Index

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Lower abdominal pain due to menstrual cramps	Mense-Ease
Lower abdominal pain due to endometriosis, fibroids, or cysts	Resolve (Lower)
Lower abdominal pain due to pelvic inflammatory disease	V-Support
Intestinal spasms and cramps	Flex (SC)
Due to gallstones	Dissolve (GS)
Due to food poisoning, traveler’s diarrhea, or infection	GI Care II
Due to constipation	Gentle Lax (Excess)
Due to constipation and fecal compaction	GI DTX
Due to irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)	GI Harmony
Due to ulcerative colitis (UC), Crohn’s disease	GI Care (UC)
With hypochondriac pain, fidgeting, restlessness, and irritability	Calm
With acid regurgitation, belching	GI Care
Dull pain with fatigue and diarrhea	GI Tonic
Due to Kidney stone	Dissolve (KS)
Severe abdominal pain	add Herbal ANG
With severe blood stagnation	add Circulation (SJ)

Abscess

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
General abscess	Resolve (AI)
Lung abscess, profuse yellow phlegm	Pinellia XPT
Breast abscess	Resolve (Upper)
Ulcerative colitis with mucus and blood in the stools	GI Care (UC)
All swelling and inflammation of the lymph nodes and glands	Resolve (AI)
Irritable bowel syndrome with mucus and pus in the stools	GI Harmony
Anorectal abscess	Resolve (AI) with Astringent Complex
Skin abscess	Dermatrol (Damp)
With infection	Herbal ABX or Herbal AVR

Abuse (Substance)

See Addiction

AC Separation

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Shoulder pain from injury	Arm Support and Flex (TMX)
With severe pain	add Herbal ANG

Acid Reflux

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Heartburn, belching, indigestion, gastritis, ulcers, foul breath	GI Care
Caused by stress	add Calm
With excess heat, constipation, sweating, thirst, possible fever	add Gardenia Complex
With bleeding	add Notoginseng 9

Acne

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
General acne	Dermatrol (Clear)
With pus and redness	add Dermatrol (PS)
With infection and abscess	add Herbal ABX
Due to stress	add Calm or Calm (ES)
Due to hormone imbalance	add Calm or Gardenia Complex

ADD/ADHD (Children/Adults)

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Inability to focus and concentrate	Calm (Jr)
With hyperactivity	add Calm (ES)
With poor memory	add Enhance Memory
With insomnia	add Calm ZZZ
With excess heat in all three jiaos manifesting in red face, constipation, hyperactivity, and short temper	add Gardenia Complex
With blood stagnation manifesting in signs of purplish tongue, possible distended sublingual veins	add Circulation (SJ)

Addiction

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Withdrawal symptoms associated with smoking, drug or alcohol addiction	Liver DTX and Calm (ES)
Liver damage with elevated liver enzymes	Liver DTX
Kidney damage with proteinuria	Kidney DTX

Addison’s Disease

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Symptoms of adrenal insufficiency	Adrenal +

Adrenal Insufficiency

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Diminished function of the adrenal glands and endocrine system	Adrenal +

Aging

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Early signs of aging with weakness, fatigue, forgetfulness, dizziness, etc.	Imperial Tonic
Neurodegeneration with early signs of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease	Neuro Plus
Poor memory and forgetfulness	Enhance Memory
Premature aging with chronic fatigue	Cordyceps 3
Premature aging with decreased mental and physical performances	Adrenal +
Degeneration of soft tissue (muscles, ligaments, tendons, cartilage)	Flex (MLT)
Decrease in bone density	Osteo 8
Premature gray or white hair	Polygonum 14
Thirst with dry skin	Nourish (Fluids)
Diminished vision, dry eyes, visual problems	Lycium Support
Diminished hearing, auditory problems	Nourish
Vaginal dryness, lack of lubrication leading to painful intercourse	Balance Spring
Kidney yin deficiency with blurry vision, weakness of the back and knees, tinnitus, dryness, flushed cheeks, possible low-grade fever	Kidney Tonic (Yin)
Kidney yang deficiency with coldness, low libido, premature ejaculation, weakness and soreness of the back and knees, pale complexion, and polyuria	Kidney Tonic (Yang)

Agitation

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Short temper, flushed face, possible constipation	Calm or Calm (ES)

AIDS

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Compromised immune system; frequent viral and bacterial infections	Immune +
With viral infection	add Herbal AVR
With bacterial infection	add Herbal ABX
See specific diseases and symptoms for complications

Alcohol Abuse

See Addiction

Allergy

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Allergic rhinitis or sinusitis, clear or white watery nasal discharge, stuffy nose, sneezing	Magnolia Clear Sinus
Allergic rhinitis or sinus infection, yellow nasal discharge, stuffy nose	Pueraria Clear Sinus
Skin allergy, rash, itching, eczema, and other dermatological disorders	Silerex or
Dry lesions on the skin	Dermatrol (Dry)
Wet lesions on the skin	Dermatrol (Damp)
Allergic reactions from exposure to drugs, chemicals, heavy metals, environmental and airborne toxins	Herbal DTX
Asthma due to allergy with heat symptoms such as redness of the face, yellow phlegm, and red tongue	Respitrol (Heat)
Asthma due to allergy with cold symptoms such as clear or white sputum	Respitrol (Cold)
Profuse post-nasal drip and sputum in the throat	Pinellia XPT
Ears plugged, nose and throat with yellow nasal discharge, and ticklish sore throat	Herbal ENT
Allergy with cough	Respitrol (CF)
Food allergy with underlying digestive weakness and loose stools	GI Tonic

Alopecia

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Hair loss, premature gray hair, split ends, dry and dull hair	Polygonum 14
Due to stress	add Calm

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Alzheimer’s Disease

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Forgetfulness, poor concentration, compromised mental and physical functions	Neuro Plus

Amenorrhea

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Amenorrhea with a history of irregular or delayed menstruation with scanty discharge, cold extremities	Menatrol
Caused by stress or change of environment	add Calm
With severe blood stagnation, purplish tongue, dark complexion, or past history of surgery	add Circulation (SJ)
With yang deficient signs	add Kidney Tonic (Yang)
With yin deficient signs	add Kidney Tonic (Yin)

Anemia

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
With fatigue, lack of energy, poor appetite	Imperial Tonic
With insomnia, excessive worries, disturbed sleep	Schisandra ZZZ
With chronic headache	add Corydalin (CR)
With excessive stress, anxiety, and insomnia	add Calm ZZZ

Ankle

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Acute ankle pain	Knee & Ankle (AC)
Chronic ankle pain	Knee & Ankle (CR)
Acute sprain and strain with bruises and swelling	Knee & Ankle (AC) and Flex (TMX)
Recovery from ligament or connective tissue injury	Knee & Ankle (CR) and Flex (MLT)

Anorexia

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Poor to no appetite, weight loss, sallow complexion	GI Tonic
With fatigue, thirst, dryness, dizziness, and general deficiencies	GI Tonic and Imperial Tonic
Due to constipation, abdominal fullness and distension, and intestinal toxin build-up	GI DTX
Due to depression	Shine or Shine (DS)
Due to stress and anxiety	Calm or Calm (ES)

Anxiety

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Stress, irritability, restlessness, nervousness	Calm
With pronounced anger, neurosis or insomnia	Calm (ES)
Anxiety and stress with inability to calm down, “overactive mind” in patients with deficiency	Calm ZZZ
With insomnia, excessive worrying, pensiveness, and indecisiveness	add Schisandra ZZZ
With depression	add Shine or Shine (DS)

Appendicitis (Chronic)

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Chronic, dull pain in the lower right quadrant of the abdomen	Resolve (AI)
With moderate to severe infection	Herbal ABX
With severe pain	add Herbal ANG
With fever	add Gardenia Complex

Appetite

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Loss of appetite with generalized weakness and loose stools in chronic illness or in children	GI Tonic
Loss of appetite from stress and nervousness	Calm
Loss of appetite from depression	Shine or Shine (DS)
Loss of appetite due to excessive worrying	Schisandra ZZZ
Excessive appetite with weight gain	Herbalite

Apprehension

See Anxiety

Arm

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Arm pain	Arm Support
With severe pain	add Herbal ANG
Due to injury	add Flex (TMX)
Recovery from broken bone	add Osteo 8
Recovery from weakness or atrophy of muscles, tendons and ligaments in the arm	add Flex (MLT)

Arteries (Blockage)

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
In angina pectoris	Circulation
With excessive blood stagnation manifesting in purplish tongue, dark complexion	Circulation (SJ)
With high cholesterol/triglycerides	Cholisma
With high cholesterol, fatty liver, and obesity	Cholisma (ES)
In peripheral vascular disease	Flex (NP)
With deficient-type hypertension	Gastrodia Complex
With excess-type hypertension	Gentiana Complex

Arteriosclerosis

See Cholesterol

Arthralgia

See Arthritis

Arthritis

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Arthritis with pain, swelling, inflammation, redness with heat sensations	Flex (Heat)
Arthritis with weakness, soreness, pain; worsens during cold and rainy seasons	Flex (CD)
Of the neck and shoulder	Neck Shoulder (CR) with a Flex formula
Of the arm	Arm Support with a Flex formula
Of the back	Back Support (CR) with a Flex formula
Of the knee and ankle	Knee & Ankle (CR) with a Flex formula
Osteoarthritis	Osteo 8 with a Flex formula
Gouty arthritis	Flex (GT)
With degeneration of soft tissue (muscles, ligaments, tendon, cartilage)	Flex (MLT) with a Flex formula
With blood stagnation manifesting in purplish tongue, previous trauma or history of surgery, and dark complexion.	Circulation (SJ) with a Flex formula
With severe pain	add Herbal ANG
To reduce inflammation	add Astringent Complex
With hyperactive immunity in an autoimmune conditions	add Gardenia Complex

AST, ALT

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Elevated levels of liver enzymes, AST and ALT (SGPT and SGOT)	Liver DTX
Elevated liver enzymes due to exposure to drugs, chemicals, heavy metals, environmental and airborne toxins	Liver DTX and Herbal DTX

Asthma

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Wheezing, dyspnea, yellow sputum, heat sensations	Respitrol (Heat)
Wheezing, dyspnea, white sputum, chills	Respitrol (Cold)
Chronic asthma with wheezing, shortness of breath, shallow inhalation	Respitrol (Deficient)
Maintenance formula for asthma triggered by over-exertion	Cordyceps 3
Maintenance formula for asthma triggered by allergies	Immune +
Maintenance formula for asthma triggered by exposure to chemicals, heavy metals, environmental and airborne toxins	Herbal DTX
With cough	Respitrol (CF) with a Respitrol formula
With excessive phlegm or sputum that may or may not be easy to cough out	Pinellia XPT with a Respitrol formula
With allergy, sinusitis or rhinitis manifesting in yellow nasal discharge	Pueraria Clear Sinus with a Respitrol formula
With allergy, sinusitis or rhinitis manifesting in clear or white nasal discharge	Magnolia Clear Sinus with a Respitrol formula
With severe dry throat, mouth and skin	Nourish (Fluids) with a Respitrol formula

Atherosclerosis

See Cholesterol

Attention Deficit

See ADD

Atrophy

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Degeneration and atrophy of soft tissue (muscles, ligaments, tendons, cartilage)	Flex (MLT)
Muscle atrophy due to stroke	add Neuro Plus
Muscle atrophy with weakness, poor appetite	add GI Tonic
Congenital deficiency with weakness of the bones	add Osteo 8
Muscle atrophy with weakness, dizziness, blurry vision, listlessness, palpitation, shortness of breath, spontaneous sweating	add Imperial Tonic
Of the arm	add Arm Support
Of the neck and shoulder area	add Neck & Shoulder (CR)
Of the back area	add Back Support (CR)
Of the knee and ankle area	add Knee & Ankle (CR)
With numbness	add Flex (NP)
Vaginal dryness or atrophy	Balance Spring
Optic atrophy: dry eyes, floaters, visual disturbance	Lycium Support

Atrophic Vaginitis

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Vaginal dryness or atrophy	Balance Spring
During menopause	add Nourish or Balance (Heat)

Autism

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Developmental delays and learning disabilities	Calm (Jr)

Autoimmune Diseases

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Hyperactive immune system	Gardenia Complex
Systemic lupus erythematosus	LPS Support
Rheumatoid arthritis	Flex (Heat)
Myasthenia gravis	C/R Support
Sjögren’s syndrome	Nourish (Fluids) and Herbal ENT
Type I diabetes mellitus	Equilibrium
Multiple sclerosis	Neuro Plus
Grave’s disease	Thyrodex
Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, chronic thyroiditis	Thyro-forte
General low-grade fever, fatigue, malaise	Nourish and Balance (Heat)
Psoriasis	Dermatrol (PS)
Ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease	GI Care (UC)
See also specific disease

Aversion to Cold/Wind

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Weak immune system with increased susceptibility to catching colds	Immune +
With fever and chills from bacterial infection	Herbal ABX
With fever and chills from viral infection	Herbal AVR

Back Pain

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Acute low back pain	Back Support (AC)
Due to recent traumatic injury	Back Support (AC) and Flex (TMX)
With spasms and cramps	Back Support (AC) and Flex (SC)
Chronic aches, weakness, and soreness of the lower back	Back Support (CR)
Due to osteoporosis	Back Support (CR) and Osteo 8
Due to slipped disk	Back Support (HD)
Due to bone spurs	Flex (SPR)
Due to kidney stones	Dissolve (KS)
Due to kidney infection	V-Support
Due to chronic nephritis or nephritic syndrome	Kidney DTX
Due to dysmenorrhea	Mense-Ease
Due to fibroids, cysts and endometriosis	Resolve (Lower)
With severe blood stagnation from previous injury	add Circulation (SJ)
Severe back pain	add Herbal ANG
With symptoms such as blurry vision, flushed cheeks, soreness and weakness of the back and knees, low-grade fever, and night sweats	Kidney Tonic (Yin)
With symptoms such as coldness, low libido, polyuria, and weakness of the back and knees	Kidney Tonic (Yang)

Balance

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Poor balance with dizziness and vertigo	Gastrodia Complex

Baldness

See Hair

Bed-wetting

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Bed-wetting, frequent urination, terminal dripping of urine	Kidney Tonic (Yang)

Behavior

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Disruptive, rude or aggressive behavior	Calm (ES)
ADD or ADHD	Calm (Jr)

Belching

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
With acid reflux, heartburn, foul breath, indigestion	GI Care
With poor appetite, loose stools, fatigue	GI Tonic
With dry throat, thirst	Nourish (Fluids)
With hypochondriac distension, irritability, stress, anxiety	Calm
With gas, indigestion, irritable bowel syndrome	GI Harmony
With constipation	Gentle Lax (Excess) or Gentle Lax (Deficient)
With constipation and fecal compaction	GI DTX
Chronic, stubborn belching with blood stagnation (purplish tongue) or for unknown reasons	Circulation (SJ)

Bell’s Palsy

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Facial paralysis	Symmetry

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
With difficult, painful, and burning urination	P-Support
With back soreness, terminal dripping of urine, coldness	add Kidney Tonic (Yang)
Moderate to severe cases of infection and inflammation	add Resolve (AI)
With more swelling and inflammation	add Astringent Complex and Resolve (Lower)

Bile Duct

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Inflammation or obstruction of the bile duct	Dissolve (GS)
With severe pain due to bile duct obstruction	Dissolve (GS) and Herbal ANG

Binge Eating

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Excessive appetite	Herbalite

Bipolar Disorder

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Manic behavior	Calm (ES)
Depression	Shine or Shine (DS)

Bladder

See Urinary stone, Urinary tract infection (UTI), and Urination (frequent)

Bladder Stone

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Kidney or urinary stones	Dissolve (KS)
With severe pain due to kidney stone	add Herbal ANG
With bleeding	add Notoginseng 9
With fever or heat sensation	add Herbal ABX

Bleeding

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
General bleeding	Notoginseng 9
Abnormal uterine bleeding due to heat	add V-Support
Bleeding from peptic and duodenal ulcers	add GI Care
Intestinal bleeding with diarrhea due to food poisoning	add GI Care II
Rectal bleeding due to hemorrhoids	add GI Care (HMR)
Lower gastrointestinal bleeding due to ulcerative colitis	add GI Care (UC)
Subcutaneous bleeding, purpura	add Schisandra ZZZ
Bleeding and bruises from traumas	add Flex (TMX)
Excessive bleeding leading to anemia or fatigue and weakness	add Imperial Tonic

Blister(s)

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Oral herpes	Lonicera Complex
Genital herpes	Gentiana Complex
Herpes zoster	Dermatrol (HZ)
Nerve pain from herpes infection	Flex (NP)
Dermatitis	Dermatrol (Damp) or Dermatrol (Dry)

Bloating

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
With epigastric fullness, heartburn	GI Care
With PMS, mood swings, breast distension, stress	Calm
With dysmenorrhea	Mense-Ease
Due to endometriosis	Resolve (Lower)
Due to irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)	GI Harmony
Due to ulcerative colitis	GI Care (UC)
Due to weakness of the digestive system	GI Tonic
With constipation	Gentle Lax (Excess) or Gentle Lax (Deficient)
With constipation and fecal compaction	GI DTX
Severe bloating and pain	add Herbal ANG

Blood Clot

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
In the extremities	Flex (NP)
In the heart	Circulation
Throughout the body	Circulation (SJ)

Blood Pressure

See Hypertension or Hypotension

Blood Sugar Level

See Diabetes mellitus

Bone Disorder

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Osteoporosis	Osteo 8
Delayed healing of bone fracture	Osteo 8
Recovery phase of external injuries in all parts of the body; strengthens the bones, tendons and ligaments	Osteo 8 plus Flex (MLT)
Acute phase of traumatic injuries with severe pain, inflammation and bruises	Flex (TMX)
Herniated disk of the spine	Back Support (HD)
Bone spur	Flex (SPR)
Bone spur with severe pain	Flex (SPR) plus Herbal ANG

Bone Spur

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Bone spur anywhere in the body	Flex (SPR)
Accompanied by severe pain	add Herbal ANG
Neck and shoulder pain	add Neck & Shoulder (AC)
Low back pain	add Back Support (AC)
Arm (shoulder, elbow, wrist) pain	add Arm Support
Knee and ankle pain	add Knee & Ankle (AC)

Borborygmi

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Due to food poisoning or gastrointestinal infection	GI Care II
Due to irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)	GI Harmony
Due to weakness of the digestive system	GI Tonic
Due to constipation	Gentle Lax (Excess), Gentle Lax (Deficient) or GI DTX
Due to stress and anxiety	Calm

Bowel Cleansing

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Intestinal/colon detox	GI DTX

Bowel Movement

See Constipation, Diarrhea, Ulcerative colitis (UC), Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), Hemorrhoids, Crohn’s disease

BPH

See Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)

Brain

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Alzheimer’s, dementia, Parkinson’s, post-stroke complications and other neurodegenerative disorders with compromised mental and physical functions	Neuro Plus
Poor memory, forgetfulness	Enhance Memory

Breast

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Under-developed breasts	Venus
Breast distension, PMS, irritability	Calm
Breast lumps, benign breast disorder, fibrocystic disorders	Resolve (Upper)
Breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy or radiation	C/R Support
End stage breast cancer	CA Support

Breath, Bad

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Foul breath with excessive hunger	Herbalite
Excess heat in the body	Gardenia Complex
With bitter taste in the mouth, short temper	Gentiana Complex
With dry mouth	Nourish (Fluids)
With throat infection	Herbal ENT

Breathing

See Asthma, Dyspnea, Cough

Bronchitis / Bronchiectasis

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Cough	Respitrol (CF)
Cough, dyspnea, fever, yellow sputum	Respitrol (Heat)
Cough, dyspnea, clear white sputum, intolerance to cold, chills	Respitrol (Cold)
Cough, profuse yellow sputum, chest congestion	Pinellia XPT
Chronic bronchitis with dryness and scanty sputum	Respitrol (Deficient) and Nourish (Fluids)
Moderate to severe cases of chronic bronchitis with infection and inflammation	Respitrol (Deficient) and Herbal ABX
Coughing of blood	Notoginseng 9 with a Respitrol formula
To enhance the antibiotic effect	add Herbal ABX
To enhance the antiviral effect	add Herbal AVR
To enhance the anti-inflammatory effect	add Astringent Complex

Bruises

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Due to blood stasis	Flex (TMX)
Due to blood deficiency	Schisandra ZZZ

Bruxism (Teeth Grinding)

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
With stress	Calm
With severe stress and insomnia	Calm (ES)

Bulimia

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Binge eating followed by abdominal pain or self-induced vomiting	Calm (ES)
Obesity, excess appetite with mental disorder	Calm (ES) with Herbalite

Burned Out

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Fatigue, over-exhaustion, lack of interest, and decreased vitality	Adrenal +
Chronic fatigue	Cordyceps 3
Overall weakness and deficiency	Imperial Tonic
Short term fatigue and tiredness	Vibrant

Bursitis

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Inflammation and redness of the joints	Flex (Heat)
Of the shoulder	Neck & Shoulder (AC)
Of the arm	Arm Support
Of the hip	Back Support (AC)
Of the knee	Knee & Ankle (AC)
With degeneration of the soft tissue (muscle, ligaments, tendons, cartilage)	Flex (MLT)
With severe pain	Herbal ANG
With severe inflammation	add Astringent Complex

Calcification

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Calcification of joints	Flex (SPR)

Calcium

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Calcium deficiency seen in osteoporosis or decreased bone density	Osteo 8

Calculi

See Stones

Calf

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Spasms and cramps	Flex (SC)
With severe pain	add Herbal ANG
Chronic stiffness from old injuries with blood stagnation	add Circulation (SJ)
With knee or ankle pain	add Knee & Ankle (AC)

Cancer / Carcinoma

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Side effects of chemotherapy and radiation: nausea, vomiting, compromised immune system, generalized weakness, and others	C/R Support
Weakened or compromised immune system	Immune +
Compromised respiratory and reproductive systems	Cordyceps 3
Dry mouth and thirst	Nourish (Fluids)
End stage cancer in patients who are too weak to receive chemotherapy or radiation	CA Support

Candidiasis

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Genital itching and yellow discharge	V-Support

Canker Sore

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Ulcers in the mouth	Lonicera Complex

Capsulitis

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Frozen shoulder with pain	Arm Support and Neck & Shoulder (AC)
With severe pain	add Herbal ANG

Carbuncles

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Carbuncles with painful inflammation	Resolve (AI) and Dermatrol (Damp)
Non-healing carbuncles after rupturing	add Immune +

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Wrist pain	Arm Support
With severe pain	Arm Support and Herbal ANG

Cartilage

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Enhancing the growth of muscles, tendons, ligaments, and cartilages	Flex (MLT)

Cataract

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
With blurry vision, dry eyes, weakness of the lower back and knees, tinnitus	Lycium Support
With hypertension, flushed face, possible constipation	Gentiana Complex

Cellulite

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Accumulation of cellulite with excessive hunger	Herbalite

Cellulitis

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Swelling, inflammation, and enlarged glands	Herbal ABX and Resolve (AI)
With wet or oozing appearance	Herbal ABX and Dermatrol (Damp)
With severe inflammation	Astringent Complex
With fever	add Gardenia Complex

Cerebral Circulation Insufficiency

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Forgetfulness, poor concentration associated with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease	Neuro Plus
Poor memory and forgetfulness	Enhance Memory
Severe blood stagnation	Circulation (SJ)

Chancre

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Chancre of mouth	Herbal ABX and Lonicera Complex
Chancre in the genital region	Herbal ABX with Gentiana Complex

Chemical

See Poisoning

Chemotherapy

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
To alleviate side effects associated with chemotherapy and radiation	C/R Support
End stage cancer in patients who are too weak to receive chemotherapy or radiation	CA Support
See also Cancer / Carcinoma

Chest Pain

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Coronary heart disorders	Circulation
Cardiovascular/coronary heart disorders with severe pain	Circulation with Herbal ANG
Asthma with fever, yellow phlegm	Respitrol (Heat)
Asthma with chills, white or clear phlegm	Respitrol (Cold)
Chest pain due to cough	Respitrol (CF)
Chronic respiratory condition	Respitrol (Deficient)
Chest congestion, pain with coughing, yellow sputum	Pinellia XPT
Severe blood stagnation or past history of injury or surgery in the chest area	Circulation (SJ)
Due to acid reflux and erosive esophagitis	GI Care
After eating greasy or fatty food; due to gallstones	Dissolve (GS)

Chickenpox

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Blisters with itching	Lonicera Complex
With severe itching	add Silerex
To enhance the antiviral effect	add Herbal AVR
See also Shingles

Chills

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Common cold/flu with ticklish throat, fever, chills	Lonicera Complex
Common cold/flu with clear or white nasal discharge, sneezing	Respitrol (Cold)
Fever and chills from stomach flu or food poisoning with diarrhea	GI Care II
With fever, sore throat, ear pain	Herbal ENT
Infectious mononucleosis	Resolve (AI)

Chinese Restaurant Syndrome

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Hypersensitivity to MSG with headache, thirst and abdominal discomfort	GI Care II with Liver DTX

Chlamydia

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Burning sensation with urination, discharge, and pain	V-Support

Cholecystitis

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Inflammation of the gallbladder with or without gallstones	Dissolve (GS)
With elevated liver enzymes, possibly with liver impairment	add Liver DTX
With fatty liver and high cholesterol	add Cholisma (ES)

Cholelithiasis

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Gallstones with or without cholecystitis	Dissolve (GS)
Gallstones with elevated liver enzymes, possibly with liver impairment	add Liver DTX
With severe pain due to gallstones	add Herbal ANG
With fatty liver and high cholesterol	add Cholisma (ES)
With fever	add Gardenia Complex

Cholestasis

See Cholecystitis, Cholelithiasis

Cholesterol / Triglycerides

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Elevated levels	Cholisma
With excess-type hypertension	add Gentiana Complex
With deficient-type hypertension	add Gastrodia Complex
With coronary heart disease	add Circulation
With obesity and excessive appetite	add Herbalite
With fatigue	add Cordyceps 3
With fatty liver and obesity	Cholisma (ES)

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Short-term tiredness and lack of energy	Vibrant
Chronic fatigue with generalized weakness	Imperial Tonic
Chronic fatigue with reproductive and respiratory deficiencies	Imperial Tonic with Cordyceps 3
Adrenal insufficiency	Adrenal +
Forgetfulness and inability to concentrate	Enhance Memory
Chronic fatigue with low-grade fever due to viral infection	Herbal AVR
Sluggishness, poor blood circulation, purplish tongue	Circulation (SJ)
Stress-related	Calm or Calm (ES)
Due to weakness of the digestive tract	GI Tonic
Due to accumulation of toxins and allergens	Herbal DTX

Cigarette Smoking

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
With wheezing, dyspnea, shortness of breath, phlegm	Respitrol (Heat) or Respitrol (Cold)
To eliminate storage of phlegm and sputum in the Lung	Pinellia XPT
To stop production of phlegm and sputum in the Spleen	Pinellia Complex
Withdrawal symptoms associated with smoking, drug, or alcohol addiction	Calm (ES) and Liver DTX
To restore lung health and respiratory functions	Cordyceps 3 or Respitrol (Deficient)

Circulation, Poor

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Poor blood circulation to the heart	Circulation
Poor blood circulation throughout the body	Circulation (SJ)
Poor blood circulation to the limbs	Flex (NP)

Cleansing

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Intestinal/colon detox	GI DTX
Liver detox	Liver DTX<
Kidney detox	Kidney DTX
Accumulation of allergens, chemicals and toxins in the body	Herbal DTX

Clot, Blood

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Coronary heart condition	Circulation
Severe blood stagnation in the body	Circulation (SJ)
Severe blood stagnation in the extremities	Flex (NP)

Cluster Headache

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Acute cluster headache	Corydalin (AC)
Chronic cluster headache with blood deficiency	Corydalin (CR)
Severe cluster headache	add Herbal ANG
Caused by stress	add Calm or Calm (ES)
With extreme stress, heat, short temper, irritability, red face, red eyes, and possible constipation	add Gentiana Complex

Cognitive Impairment

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Memory impairment due to neurodegenerative disorders	Neuro Plus<
Poor memory and forgetfulness	Enhance Memory

Cold

See Common cold or specific diseases

Cold Sores

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Fever blisters with pain and inflammation	Lonicera Complex
Moderate to severe cases of infection and inflammation	Lonicera Complex and Herbal AVR

Colic Pain

See Stones

Colitis

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease	GI Care (UC)
With diarrhea due to infection	add GI Care II
With moderate to severe cases of infection and inflammation	add Herbal ABX
With bleeding	add Notoginseng 9
To enhance anti-inflammatory effect	add Astringent Complex

Colon

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Cleansing	GI DTX
See also Constipation, Diarrhea, Colitis, Diverticulitis, Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), Crohn’s disease, Ulcerative colitis (UC), etc.

Common Cold

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Sore throat, headache	Lonicera Complex
Dyspnea, chest congestion, fever	Respitrol (Heat)
Runny nose with clear watery discharge, sneezing, nasal congestion	Respitrol (Cold)
Chest congestion, profuse yellow sputum, cough	Pinellia XPT
With cough	add Respitrol (CF)
With severe sore throat and possible ear ache	add Herbal ENT
Due to viral infection	add Herbal AVR
With severe inflammation	add Astringent Complex
Prevention of common cold and flu	Immune +

Complexion

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Pale with fatigue and weakness	Imperial Tonic
Pale with dizziness and anemia	Schisandra ZZZ
Dark circles under the eyes, soreness and weakness of the lower back and knees, dizziness, tinnitus, possible spermatorrhea, hair loss and dryness	Nourish or Kidney Tonic (Yin)
Dark complexion with purplish tongue, dry hair, coldness; menstrual cramps and blood clots in women	Menatrol
Dark complexion from chronic blood stagnation resulting from surgery or old injuries	Circulation (SJ)
Red complexion with high blood pressure and fast heart rate	Gardenia Complex

Conception

See Infertility

Conjunctivitis

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Redness and swelling of the eyes, “red eyes”	Gentiana Complex
Inflammation and swelling of the eyes	Gardenia Complex
Moderate to severe cases of infection and inflammation	Gardenia Complex and Herbal ABX

Constipation

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Excess-type constipation with yellow tongue coat and red face	Gentle Lax (Excess)
Deficient-type constipation with dryness	Gentle Lax (Deficient)
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)	add GI Harmony
With cold extremities, pale complexion, preference for warmth, polyuria and excessive urinary urges at night	add Kidney Tonic (Yang)
With thirst, dryness, dizziness; in postpartum or convalescing patients	add Schisandra ZZZ
Post-surgical constipation	add Flex (TMX)
With hemorrhoids	add GI Care (HMR)
With dryness and thirst	add Nourish (Fluids)
With bleeding	add Notoginseng 9
Intestinal/colon detox	GI DTX

Contact Dermatitis

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Wet lesions	Dermatrol (Damp)
Dry lesions	Dermatrol (Dry)
With itching	add Silerex

Contagious Disease

See Infection

Convulsion

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Childhood convulsion	Calm (Jr)
High blood pressure, redness of the face and eyes, tremors	Symmetry with Gastrodia Complex
Dryness of the eyes, soreness of the back and knees, tinnitus	Symmetry with Nourish

Coronary Heart Disease

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Chest pain with numbness due to poor blood circulation	Circulation
Chest pain with high cholesterol/triglycerides	add Cholisma
Chest pain with high cholesterol/triglycerides, fatty liver and obesity	add Cholisma (ES)
Chest pain with deficient-type hypertension, dizziness, tinnitus	add Gastrodia Complex
Chest pain with excess-type hypertension, headache, flushed face, red eyes, anger	add Gentiana Complex
Chest pain with generalized weakness	add Imperial Tonic
Severe blood stasis manifesting in dark, purplish complexion, purplish tongue, possible distended sublingual veins	Circulation (SJ)

Cough

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
General cough	Respitrol (CF)
Dyspnea, yellow nasal discharge or sputum, fever	add Respitrol (Heat)
Dyspnea, white nasal discharge or sputum, chills	add Respitrol (Cold)
Early stage of infection, cough with pronounced sore throat	add Herbal ENT
Mid-to-late stage of infection, cough with chest congestion and yellow sputum	add Pinellia XPT
Chronic dry and non-productive cough, chest pain	add Nourish (Fluids)
Moderate to severe cases of infection and inflammation	add Herbal ABX
Cough due to exposure to drugs, chemicals, heavy metals, environmental and airborne toxins	add Herbal DTX
Chronic respiratory disease with weakness	add Respitrol (Deficient)
With phlegm or feeling of plum-pit syndrome, hypochondriac distension, short temper	add Calm (ES)
Dry cough, thirst, dryness	add Nourish (Fluids)
With severe inflammation	add Astringent Complex
With post-nasal drip	add Pinellia Complex

Cramps

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Muscle spasms and cramps	Flex (SC)
Menstrual cramps	add Mense-Ease
Stomach cramp with acid reflux or ulcer	add GI Care
Intestinal cramps from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)	add GI Harmony
Intestinal cramps from ulcerative colitis	add GI Care (UC)
With severe pain	add Herbal ANG
From yin/fluid deficiency	add Nourish (Fluids)

Crohn’s Disease

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Diarrhea, rectal bleeding, poor appetite, fever, night sweats, weight loss	GI Care (UC)
With pronounced poor appetite and weakness	GI Tonic
With severe bleeding	add Notoginseng 9
With stress	add Calm
With more fever	add Gardenia Complex
With more inflammation	add Astringent Complex
With damp and phlegm accumulation	add Pinellia Complex

Crying

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Emotional disturbance during menopause	Balance (Heat)
From stress	Calm or Calm (ES)
With stress, fatigue, insomnia	Calm ZZZ
Depression	Shine or Shine (DS)

Cyst

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Cysts in the breast	Resolve (Upper)
Ovarian or uterine cysts	Resolve (Lower)
Cysts elsewhere in the body	Resolve (AI)
With damp and phlegm accumulation	add Pinellia Complex

Cystic Acne

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
General acne	Dermatrol (Clear)
With pus and redness	Dermatrol (PS) Herbal ENT
With lesions that are wet	add Dermatrol (Damp)
Due to stress	add Calm (ES)
Due to hormone imbalance	add Calm
With damp and phlegm accumulation	Pinellia Complex

Cystitis

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Acute stage with urinary urgency, burning and painful urination	V-Support
Interstitial cystitis	add Circulation (SJ)
With bleeding	add Notoginseng 9
With fever	add Gardenia Complex
Chronic stage with urinary urgency, frequent re-infection	Gentiana Complex with Nourish
Moderate to severe cases of infection and inflammation	Gentiana Complex and Herbal ABX

Degeneration

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Of the nervous system	Neuro Plus
Poor memory and forgetfulness	Enhance Memory
Decrease in function of adrenal glands and the endocrine system	Adrenal +
Hypothyroidism	Thyro-forte
Pre-mature aging with gray hair and hair loss	Polygonum 14
Degenerative arthritis of the upper body	Neck & Shoulder (CR) with a Flex formula
Degenerative arthritis of the lower body	Back Support (CR) with a Flex formula
Degenerative arthritis of the legs	Knee & Ankle (CR) with a Flex formula
Of soft tissue (muscle, tendon, ligament, cartilage)	Flex (MLT)
Of bone density or discs	Osteo 8
Decreased or absence of libido	Vitality
Vaginal atrophy and dryness	Balance Spring
Blurred vision and deteriorated eye functions	Lycium Support

Dehydration

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Resulting in excessive thirst and dryness	Nourish (Fluids)
Causing cramps	add Flex (SC)
From diarrhea due to food poisoning	add GI Care II
Due to chronic diarrhea with weak digestion and poor appetite	add GI Tonic
Due to excess fire, fever, inflammation or infection	add Gardenia Complex

Delirium

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
With anxiety, irritability, restlessness and insomnia	Calm (ES)
With constipation	add Gentle Lax (Excess)
With heat sensation	add Gardenia Complex
With severe blood stagnation manifesting in purplish tongue, dark complexion or in cases where other herbs don’t seem to work	add Circulation (SJ)

Dementia

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Memory impairment due to neurodegenerative disorders	Neuro Plus
Poor memory and forgetfulness	Enhance Memory

Dependence

See Addiction

Depression

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Depression	Shine
Depression and stress	Shine (DS)
Severe depression	add Circulation (SJ)
With alcohol or drug abuse	add Liver DTX

Dermatitis

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Mild to moderate rash, itching, redness	Silerex
With moderate to severe cases of infection and inflammation	add Herbal ABX
With lesions that are wet	add Dermatrol (Damp)
With lesions that are dry	add Dermatrol (Dry)
With abscesses, sores and pus	add Dermatrol (PS)
With redness and heat sensation	add Gardenia Complex
With more inflammation and swelling	add Astringent Complex

Detox

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Accumulation of toxic substances in the body leading to compromised liver function (from alcohol, drugs, medication, and smoking.)	Liver DTX
Accumulation of toxic substances in the body leading to compromised kidney function	Kidney DTX
Adverse reactions from exposure to drugs, chemicals, heavy metals, hormones in meat, environmental and airborne toxins	Herbal DTX
Accumulation of toxic substances in the gastrointestinal tract; colon detox	GI DTX
To invigorate blood circulation and promote self healing	Circulation (SJ)
To cleanse the lymphatic system	Resolve (AI)
For weight loss	Herbalite
For bacterial detox	Herbal ABX
For viral detox	Herbal AVR

Diabetes Mellitus

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
High blood glucose	Equilibrium
With impotence	add Vitality
With urinary tract infection	add V-Support
With high cholesterol	add Cholisma
With excessive thirst	add Nourish (Fluids)
With retinopathy	add Lycium Support
With neuropathy	add Flex (NP)
With nephropathy	add Kidney DTX
With obesity	add Herbalite
With coronary artery disease	add Circulation
With infection	add Herbal ABX

Diarrhea

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Loose stools or diarrhea with poor appetite and weakness	GI Tonic
With foul-smelling stools, burning sensation of anus, abdominal discomfort and pain, nausea and vomiting, traveler’s diarrhea, food poisoning, stomach flu	GI Care II
Due to ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, diarrhea with pus and blood	GI Care (UC)
Due to irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)	GI Harmony
Due to side effect of chemotherapy and radiation	C/R Support
Moderate to severe cases of infection and inflammation	add Herbal ABX
With bleeding	add Notoginseng 9
Extreme thirst and dryness from diarrhea	add Nourish (Fluids)

Diet

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Excessive appetite, overweight	Herbalite
Excessive appetite with high cholesterol	add Cholisma
Excessive appetite with high cholesterol, fatty liver and obesity	add Cholisma (ES)
Excessive appetite with gallstones	add Dissolve (GS)
Excessive appetite with hepatitis	add Liver DTX
Poor appetite due to food poisoning or traveler’s diarrhea	GI Care II
Poor dietary choices resulting in toxicity in the colon	GI DTX
Poor appetite, fatigue, loose stools	GI Tonic

Discharge

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Clear and watery nasal discharge	Magnolia Clear Sinus
Thick and yellow nasal discharge	Pueraria Clear Sinus
Ear discharge from infection	Herbal ENT
Yellow or yellow/greenish vaginal discharge	V-Support
Nipple discharge from fibrocystic disorder	Resolve (Upper)

Distension

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Head: distension and pain	Corydalin (AC)
Head: due to deficient type of hypertension	Gastrodia Complex
Head: due to excess type of hypertension	Gentiana Complex
Chest: coronary heart disease	Circulation
Chest: wheezing or dyspnea with fever, yellow sputum	Respitrol (Heat) with Pinellia XPT
Chest: wheezing or dyspnea with white sputum	Respitrol (Cold) with Pinellia XPT
Chest: chronic respiratory disorder with dyspnea	Respitrol (Deficient)
Hypochondriac area	Calm
Abdomen: due to irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)	GI Harmony
Abdomen: due to ulcerative colitis (UC) or Crohn’s disease	GI Care (UC)
Abdomen: with weakness of digestion	GI Tonic
Abdomen: with constipation	Gentle Lax (Deficient) or Gentle Lax (Excess)
Lower abdomen: due to fibroids, cysts or endometriosis	Resolve (Lower)
Breast distension	Calm
Severe breast distension	Calm and Resolve (Upper)
Swelling and edema	Herbal DRX

Diverticulitis

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Diverticulitis with inflammation	Resolve (AI)
With acute constipation	add Gentle Lax (Excess)
With chronic constipation or dry stools	add Gentle Lax (Deficient)
With severe pain	add Herbal ANG
With severe inflammation	add Astringent Complex

Dizziness

With blurry vision, tinnitus, hot flashes, low-grade fever
or night sweatsBalance (Heat) or Nourish

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Due to anemia	Schisandra ZZZ
Due to hypertension or Meniere’s syndrome	Gastrodia Complex or Gentiana Complex
From exposure to drugs, chemicals, heavy metals, environmental and airborne toxins	Herbal DTX
With migraine or headache from blood deficiency	Corydalin (CR)
With ear, nose or throat infection	Herbal ENT
With flu or common cold	Lonicera Complex or Respitrol (Cold)
From anxiety, stress	alm (ES)

Dreams

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Increased dreams, difficulty falling and staying asleep, poor appetite, epigastric fullness and distension, fatigue	Schisandra ZZZ
Nervousness, forgetfulness, restlessness, weakness	Enhance Memory
Anger, short temper, hypochondriac discomfort	Calm (ES)
Difficulty falling or staying asleep, stress, anxiety, restlessness with deficiency	Calm ZZZ

Drooling of Saliva

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
With paralysis, Bell’s palsy	Symmetry
With profuse saliva, poor appetite, pale complexion, loose stools	GI Tonic and Pinellia Complex
With ulceration in the tongue, bitter taste, constipation, irritability	Herbal ENT and Gentle Lax (Excess)

Dryness

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Dry eyes	Lycium Support
Dry skin, hair, nails	Polygonum 14
Vaginal dryness	Balance Spring
General dryness with thirst	Nourish (Fluids)
Severe dryness with tinnitus, hair loss, blurry vision, weakness and soreness of back and knees, hot flashes, low-grade fever, malar flush, and night sweats	Kidney Tonic (Yin) and Balance (Heat)

Duodenum

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Ulcer with abdominal pain	GI Care
See also specific diseases and conditions

Dysentery

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Diarrhea with foul-smelling stools, burning sensation of anus, abdominal discomfort and pain, nausea and vomiting	GI Care II
Moderate to severe cases of infection and inflammation	add Herbal ABX
With bleeding	add Notoginseng 9
With fever	add Gardenia Complex

Dysmenorrhea

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
With bloating and blood clots	Mense-Ease
Due to cysts, fibroids, or endometriosis	add Resolve (Lower)
With pelvic infection or inflammation	add V-Support
With severe pain	add Herbal ANG
With back pain	add Back Support (CR)

Dyspnea

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
With cough, chest congestion, yellow sputum, with or without fever	Respitrol (Heat)
Cough, white sputum or nasal discharge, chills	Respitrol (Cold)
Cough with no other significant signs	Respitrol (CF)
With profuse amount of phlegm and sputum	Pinellia XPT
Chronic respiratory disorder; dyspnea with light physical exertion	Respitrol (Deficient)
Chronic respiratory disorder with underlying Lung and Kidney deficiency	Cordyceps 3

Dysuria

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Painful urination due to infection	V-Support
Due to kidney or urinary stones	Dissolve (KS)
Chronic nephritis	Kidney DTX
Due to prostate enlargement	P-Support
Post menopausal	Balance (Heat) with Nourish
Due to post-surgical adhesion	Flex (TMX)
Due to yeast infection	V-Support
With infection and inflammation	add Herbal ABX
With bleeding	add >Notoginseng 9
With fever	add Gardenia Complex
With severe pain	add Herbal ANG

Ear Infection

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Ear infection with fever, pain	Herbal ENT
Moderate to severe cases of infection and inflammation	add Gentiana Complex
With swelling	add Resolve (AI)
With fever	add Gardenia Complex

Eating Disorder

See Anorexia, Bulimia, Obesity

Eczema

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Mild to moderate general itching and skin conditions	Silerex
Moderate to severe skin condition with wet or oozing appearance	Dermatrol (Damp)
Moderate to severe skin condition with dry or flaky appearance	Dermatrol (Dry)
Of the genital area	V-Support
Skin reaction due to exposure to drugs, chemicals, heavy metals, environmental and airborne toxins	add Herbal DTX
Chronic eczema with underlying blood deficiency or anemia	add Schisandra ZZZ
With redness, burning or fever	add Gardenia Complex
Stubborn eczema due to blood stagnation with dark appearance and purplish tongue	add Circulation (SJ)
Stress related	add Calm or Calm (ES)

Edema

With lymphedemaadd Resolve (AI)

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
General edema with swelling	Herbal DRX
Edema in hypothyroid patients	add Thyro-forte
Due to hypertension	add Gastrodia Complex
Due to obesity and excess appetite	add Herbalite
With coldness and weakness	add Kidney Tonic (Yang)
Due to chronic kidney disease	add Kidney DTX
With weak digestive system and diarrhea	add GI Tonic
Due to diabetes mellitus	add Equilibrium
With poor blood flow	add Circulation (SJ)

Elbow

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Tennis elbow, golfer’s elbow, pain	Arm Support
With severe pain	add Herbal ANG
Soft tissue degeneration (muscles, tendons, ligaments and cartilage)	add Flex (MLT)

Emaciation

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Weight loss, fatigue, overall deficiency	Imperial Tonic
Weight loss, loose stools, poor appetite, fatigue, anorexia, anemia, weak digestive system	GI Tonic
Chronic fatigue with compromised lung and kidney functions	Cordyceps 3
Kidney yin deficiency with blurry vision, weakness of the back and knees, tinnitus, dryness, flushed cheeks, possible low-grade fever	Kidney Tonic (Yin)
Kidney yang deficiency with coldness, low libido, premature ejaculation, weakness and soreness of the back and knees, pale complexion, and polyuria	Kidney Tonic (Yang)

Emotion

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Instability with stress, PMS, nervousness	Calm
Instability with Heart fire manifesting in restlessness, insomnia, and anger	Calm (ES)
Instability with mood swings in menopause patients	Balance (Heat)
Instability, over-active mind, stress and insomnia in patients with deficiency	Calm ZZZ
Excessive worrying, pensiveness, anemia	Schisandra ZZZ
Depression	Shine
Depression and stress	Shine (DS)
Pent-up emotion with red face, constipation, excess anger	add Gardenia Complex
Chronic, stubborn emotional imbalance that doesn’t seem to respond to any treatment	add Circulation (SJ)

Emphysema

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Dyspnea, wheezing, scanty or no sputum, weakness	Respitrol (Deficient)
Dyspnea, wheezing, white sputum	Respitrol (Cold)
Dyspnea, wheezing, fever, yellow sputum	Respitrol (Heat)
Maintenance formula to improve breathing	Cordyceps 3
Cough with no other pronounced symptoms	Respitrol (CF)
To eliminate storage of sputum and phlegm in the Lung	Pinellia XPT
To stop production of sputum and phlegm by the Spleen	Pinellia Complex

Endocrine Disorders

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Diminished function of the adrenal glands and endocrine system	Adrenal +
Diabetes mellitus	Equilibrium
Hyperthyroidism, Graves disease	Thyrodex
Hypothyroidism, Hashimoto’s disease	Thyro-forte
Addison’s disease	Adrenal +
Menopause	Nourish or Balance (Heat)

Endometriosis

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Cramps and pain with or without menstruation	Resolve (Lower)
Severe menstrual cramps	add Mense-Ease during the period
With back pain	add Back Support (AC)
Causing infertility	Resolve (Lower) and Blossom (Phase 1-4)

Energy

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Short-term tiredness and lack of energy	Vibrant
Chronic fatigue with generalized weakness and deficiency in qi, blood, yin and yang	Imperial Tonic
Patients who are burned out with fatigue, lack of energy and drive	Adrenal +
Chronic fatigue with Lung and Kidney weakness	Cordyceps 3
Low energy and weak immune system	Immune +
Low energy and weak digestive function	GI Tonic
Chronic sluggishness with blood stagnation signs of purplish tongue, dark complexion, past history of trauma or surgery	Circulation (SJ)
Too much energy, hyperactivity, overexcitement	Gardenia Complex

Enhancement (Breast)

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
To enhance the size and the shape of the breasts	Venus

Enteritis

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Diarrhea with foul-smelling stools, burning sensation of anus, abdominal discomfort and pain, nausea and vomiting	GI Care II
Chronic enteritis with weakness, poor appetite, and diarrhea	add GI Tonic
With fever, excess heat and inflammation	add Herbal ABX
With pain	Herbal ANG
With bleeding	Notoginseng 9
Ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease	GI Care (UC)
Moderate to severe cases of ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease	GI Care (UC) and Herbal ABX
Due to chemotherapy	C/R Support

Epicondylitis (Lateral or Medial)

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Tennis elbow, golfer’s elbow	Arm Support
For degeneration of the joint and related soft tissue (muscle, ligaments, tendons, cartilages)	Flex (MLT)
From trauma or recent sports injury	add Flex (TMX)
For severe pain	add Herbal ANG
For severe inflammation	add Astringent Complex

Epididymitis

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Inflammation and swelling of the epididymis	V-Support and Herbal ABX or Astringent Complex

Epigastric Pain

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Epigastric fullness and pain, stomach ulcer, gastritis, acid reflux	GI Care
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)	GI Harmony
Pain due to gallstones	Dissolve (GS)
With severe pain	add Herbal ANG
Due to stress	add Calm

Epilepsy

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Prevention of epilepsy and seizures	Gastrodia Complex
Treatment of epilepsy and seizures	Symmetry

Erectile Dysfunction

See Impotence

Erysipelas

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Skin and lymph infection	Resolve (AI) Herbal ABX
With dry lesions on the skin	Dermatrol (Dry)
With wet lesions on the skin	Dermatrol (Damp)

Esophageal Reflux

See Acid reflux

Estrogen

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Breast discomfort with PMS	Calm
Breast discomfort with lumps, possible fibroids	Resolve (Upper)
Infertility	Blossom (Phase 1-4)
Menopause	Nourish
Menopause with hot flashes and mood swings	Balance (Heat)
Osteoporosis	Osteo 8
Dryness of the eyes with blurred vision	Lycium Support
Deficiency manifesting in vaginal dryness or atrophy	Balance Spring

Eyes

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
Dry eyes, blurred vision, floaters, spots in front of the eyes, lasik recovery, photophobia, cataracts, and night blindness	Lycium Support
Hypertensive patients with red eyes, blurred vision, dizziness or vertigo	Gastrodia Complex
Hypertensive patients with red eyes, flushed face, short temper	Gentiana Complex
Red eyes due to infection	Herbal ABX

Eyes, with Dark Circles

SYMPTOM / DISEASE DESCRIPTION	HERBAL FORMULAS
With generalized weakness, possible tinnitus, blurry vision, night sweating, low-grade fever	Kidney Tonic (Yin)
With coldness, soreness and weakness of the low back and knees, spermatorrhea, low libido, polyuria, hair loss	Kidney Tonic (Yang)