Prescriptions for Treating Carbuncles and Abscess
Si Sheng San (四生散): Classic TCM Formula
Name
The Prescription of 四生散
Source
The book Qi Xiao Liang Fang
Ingredients
Huang QiQiang HuoSha Yuan ZiBai Fu ZiExplanation
Qiang Huo: Being pungent and bitter in flavor and warm in nature, going up to disperse wind-cold-dampness pathogens in the exterior.
Bai Fu Zi: Dispelling wind-phlegm, drying damp-phlegm, relieving spasms, alleviating pain, removing toxicity and dissipating nodulation.
Huang Qi: Tonifying qi and dispelling toxin to promote skin generation.
Sha Yuan Zi: Tonifying the kidney, nourishing essence, and nourishing liver to improve vision.
The Effect of 四生散
Effect
Tonify the liver and kidney, dispel toxin and improve vision.
Indications
Corporic tinea, photophobia, wind pathogen in liver and kidney.
Administrations
All the drugs are ground into fine powder. 6 g of the powder is taken with peppermint liqueurs.
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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