Prescriptions for Dispelling Wind to Remove Dampness
Zhenbao Sansheng Dan
Name
The Prescription of Zhenbao Sansheng Dan
Source
The book Yang Yi Da Quan
Ingredients
Huo Ma Ren 90 g,Da Huang 90 g,Shan Yu Rou 90 g,Shan Yao 90 g,Tu Si Zi 90 g,Zhi Qiao 90 g,Bing Lang 90 g,Niu Xi 90 g,Yu Li Ren 105 g,Che Qian Zi 105 g,Du Huo 105 g.Explanation
Da Huang: Removing blood stasis through invigorating blood circulation and purgating, clearing away heat from blood.
Ma Zi Ren and Yu Li Ren: Moistening the lung and lubricating the intestine.
Du Huo: Dispelling wind-damp, alleviating pain, releasing exterior.
Zhi Qiao: Promoting the flow of Qi, removing stagnancy, strengthening the stomach.
Che Qian Zi: Inducing diuresis, draining dampness, clearing liver-fire and lung-heat.
Bing Lang: Promoting digestion, moving qi and inducing diuresis.
Niu Xi: Activating blood and dredging meridians, tonifying the liver and kidney, strengthening tendon and bone, promoting diuresis, conducting fire (blood) to go downward.
Shan Yu Rou and Tu Si Zi: Tonifying the liver and kidney, securing essence.
Shan Yao: Tonifying qi, nourishing yin, and tonifying the spleen, lung and kidney.
The Effect of Zhenbao Sansheng Dan
Effect
Tonify the liver and kidney, strengthen tendon and bone, activate blood and promote the flow of qi.
Indications
Hemiplegia.
Administrations
All the drugs are pounded into fine powder. The powder is made with honey into pills. 100 pills are taken each time with tea.
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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