Prescriptions for Dispelling Wind to Remove Dampness
Zeng Bu Sheng Feng Tang (增补省风汤)
Name
The Prescription of 增补省风汤
Source
The book Ming Yi Zhi Zhang
Ingredients
Jiang Ban Xia 3 g,Fang Feng 3 g,Quan Xie 6 g,Dan Xing 1.5 g,Zhi Gan Cao 1.5 g,Bai Fu Zi 1.5 g,Chuan Wu 1.5 g,Mu Xiang 1.5 g.Explanation
Fang Feng: Dispelling wind and releasing exterior, expelling wind-damp, alleviating pain.
Chuan Wu: Dispelling wind-damp, warming meridians and alleviating pain.
Dan Nan Xing: Clearing and resolving heat-phlegm, relieving convulsion.
Bai Fu Zi: Dispelling wind-phlegm, drying damp-phlegm, relieving spasms.
Jiang Ban Xia: Drying dampness and resolving phlegm, checking adverse rise of qi to stop vomiting.
Mu Xiang: Promoting the circulation of Qi to remove stagnancy.
Quan Xie: Extinguishing wind to relieve spasm, counteracting toxic pathogen and dissipating nodulation, unblocking collateral and alleviating pain.
Zhi Gan Cao: Harmonizing the spleen and stomach, tempering the actions of all the other ingredients.
The Effect of 增补省风汤
Effect
Dispel wind-damp, relieve convulsion, resolve phlegm, alleviate pain.
Indications
Apoplexy, facial paralysis, excessive phlegm.
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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