Prescriptions for Dispersing Exogenous Wind
Cangerzi San
Name
The Prescription of Cangerzi San
Source
The book Ji Sheng Fang
Ingredients
Cang Er Zi 10 g,Xin Yi 10 g,Bai Zhi 10 g,Chuan Xiong 10 g,Huang Qin 10 g,Bo He 10 g,Chuan Bei Mu ( or Zhe Bei Mu) 10 g,Dan Dou Chi 10 g,Ju Hua 10 g,Gan Cao 10 g.Explanation
Xin Yi: Dispersing wind-cold, relieving nasal obstruction.
Cang Er Zi: Dispersing wind-cold, relieving nasal obstruction and relieving pain.
Ju Hua: Dispersing wind-heat, subduing liver yang, and removing liver heat to improve vision, clearing lung heat.
Gan Cao: Tempering the actions of all the other ingredients.
Huang Qin: Clearing heat and removing toxicity.
Bo He: Being used in larger dose so as to refresh the mind and dispel wind and heat pathogens.
Chuan Xiong, Bai Zhi: Dispelling wind pathogen and relieving pain.
Dou Chi: Dispersing external pathogens.
Bei Mu: Clearing and resolving heat-phlegm, dissipating nodulation.
The Effect of Cangerzi San
Effect
Expel wind and alleviate pain, relieve nasal obstruction.
Indications
Nasosinusitis, rhinitis.
Administrations
Decoct in water with slow fire. Boiling for ten minutes is ok for oral dose to be taken.
Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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