Prescriptions for Dispersing Exogenous Wind
Xiao Feng Tang (消风汤): Classic TCM Formula
Name
The Prescription of 消风汤
Source
The book Chang Jian Bing Yan Fang Xuan Bian
Ingredients
Chuan Xiong 9 g,Jing Jie 9 g,Fang Feng 9 g,Qiang Huo 9 g,Bo He 6 g,Xi Xin 3 g.Explanation
Fang Feng: Dispersing wind pathogen to relieve exterior syndrome, working together with
Jing Jie and Bo He to strongly dispel wind pathogen by diaphoresis.
Chuan Xiong: Promoting the circulation of blood, removing wind, relieving pain.
Qiang Huo: Being pungent and bitter in flavor and warm in nature, going up to disperse wind-cold-dampness pathogens in the exterior.
Xi Xin: Relieving exterior and dispelling cold, dispelling wind to alleviate pain.
The Effect of 消风汤
Effect
Expel wind and alleviate pain.
Indications
Prosopalgia.
Administrations
Decoct 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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