Prescriptions for Promoting Blood Circulation to Remove Blood Stasis
Ze Lan San (泽兰散)
Name
The Prescription of 泽兰散
Source
The book Liu Juan Zi Gui Yi Fang
Ingredients
Ze Lan 6 g,Fang Feng 6 g,Shu Jiao 6 g,Shi Gao 6 g,Fu Zi 6 g,Gan Jiang 6 g,Xi Xin 6 g,Xin Yi 6 g,Chuan Xiong 0.9 g,Dang Gui 0.9 g,Gan Cao 1.2 g.Explanation
Dang Gui and Chuan Xiong: Soothing the liver and tonifying blood.
Xi Xin: Promoting the circulation of blood through the channels to disperse pathogenic cold.
Shi Gao: Removing heat and restlessness.
Gan Jiang: Warming the lung and dispelling cold so as to eliminate retained phlegm and warming up the spleen-Yang to remove dampness.
Gan Cao: Tonifying qi and harmonizing the spleen and stomach, tempering the actions of all the other ingredients.
Fu Zi: Restoring yang from collapse, reinforcing fire and strengthening yang, dispelling cold to alleviate pain.
Shu Jiao: Warming middle energizer and alleviating pain.
Ze Lan: Activating blood, dispelling blood stasis and resolving swelling.
Fang Feng: Dispelling wind-damp and releasing exterior, alleviating pain.
Xin Yi: Dispersing wind-cold, relieving nasal obstruction.
The Effect of 泽兰散
Indications
Incised wound.
Administrations
All the drugs are pounded into fine powder. 2g of the powder is taken with warm wine three times a day.
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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