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1003 消風散 (Xiao Feng San)

 

Dang Gui & Arctium Fromula

 

Eliminate Wind Powder

 

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【Formulation】

Chinese Name	Pharmaceutical Name	Pin Yin Name	English Name
當歸	Radix Angelicae sinensis	Dang Gui	Angelica
生地黃	Rhizoma Rehmanniae	Sheng Di Huang	Raw Rehmannia
防風	Radix Saposhnikoviae	Fang Feng	Saposhnikovia
蟬蛻	Periostracum Cicadae	Chan Tui	Cicada
知母	Rhizoma Anemarrhenae	Zhi Mu	Anemarrhena
苦參	Radix Sophorae flavescentis	Ku Shen	Sophora Root
胡麻	Semen Sesami nigrum	Hu Ma	Sesami
荊芥	Herba Schizonepetae	Jing Jie	Schizonepeta
蒼朮	Rhizoma Atractylodis	Cang Zhu	Atractylodes
牛蒡子	Fructus Arctii	Niu Bang Zi	Arctium
石膏	Gypsum Fibrosum	Shi Gao	Gypsum
甘草	Radix Glycyrrhizae	Gan Cao	Licorice
木通	Caulis Akebiae	Mu Tong	Akebia Stem

 

【Classic Literature Reference】

Wai Ke Zheng Zong (Orthodox Surgery, 1617).

Compiler: Chen, Shi-gong.

 

【Indications】

Traditional: Skin disorders due to wind-dampness or wind-heat, marked by skin rashes or cloudy maculae all over the body with itching and oozing liquid if scratching occurs; a white or yellow tongue coating; and a superficial, rapid, and forceful pulse.

Modern: Recalcitrant eczema, acute and chronic urticaria, atopic dermatitis, drug dermatitis, psoriasis, conjunctivitis, pruritus, prickly heat, acne, scabies, other skin diseases aggravated by hot weather, and acute nephritis.^1,2

 

Pattern of Wind-Dampness/Wind-Heat

 

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