Prescriptions for Treating Carbuncles and Abscess
Mudan San: Classic TCM Formula
Name
The Prescription of Mudan San
Source
The book Fu Ren Da Quan Liang Fang
Ingredients
Mu Dan Pi 30 g,Dang Gui 30 g,Rou Gui 30 g,Yan Hu Suo 30 g,E Zhu 60 g,Niu Xi 60 g,Chi Shao 60 g,San Leng 45 g.Explanation
Dang Gui, Chi Shao, Niu Xi and Dan Pi: Tonifying blood and activating blood to dissipate stasis.
Rou Gui: Warming the meridians and dredging collaterals.
San Leng, E Zhu and Yuan Hu: Promoting the flow of qi and activating blood to alleviate pain.
The Effect of Mudan San
Effect
Promote the flow of qi and activate blood, eliminate stasis and abdominal mass.
Indications
Weakness with poor appetite.
Administrations
All the drugs are ground into fine powder. 9 g of the powder is decocted in water for oral dose to be taken twice.
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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