HERB FORMULAS

CHUAN XIONG CHA TIAO SAN

English: Ligusticum Chuanxiong Powder to Be Taken with Green Tea
Also Known As: Chuan Chiung and Tea Regulating Formula
Tea-Blended Ligusticum Powder
Cnidium and Tea Formula
Powder of Ligustici Chuanxiong Mixed with Camellia Sinensis

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Hb. Menthae Haplocalycis Bo He 3-12g Disperses Wind-Heat and cools and clears the head and eyes and benefits the throat.
With Jing Jie, for Wind-Heat.
Rz. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong 3-12g Expels Wind and alleviates pain.
With Xi Xin, for Wind-Cold headaches and Shao Yin Cold headaches.
Rx. Angelicae Dahuricae Bai Zhi 2-10g Expels Wind, eliminates Dampness, unblocks the nasal passages, dispels Cold and alleviates pain.
With Xi Xin, for Wind-Cold induced headaches, sinus headaches, orbital headaches and toothache aggravated by cold air.
With Fang Feng and Qiang Huo, for Wind-Cold with headache and stuffy nose.
With Qiang Huo, for Wind-Cold Dampness causing fever, chills and headaches.
Rz. seu Rx. Notopterygii Qiang Huo 2-10g Releases the exterior,disperses Cold, expels Wind-Cold-Dampness, unblocks painful obstruction, alleviates pain and Guides Qi to the Tai Yang and Du Channels.
With Chuan Xiong, for headache and generalized body aches and pains associated with the common cold or painful obstruction.
With Fang Feng, for pain due to External Wind-Dampness.
With Bai Zhi, Fang Feng and Xi Xin, for Wind-Cold with aversion to Cold, fever, headaches and muscle aches.
With Jing Jie and Fang Feng, for occipital headache from Wind-Cold without perspiration.
Hb. Asari Xi Xin 1-10g Disperses Wind-Cold and internal Cold, alleviates pain, warms the Lungs, transforms Phlegm and Thin Mucus, disperses and unblocks the Qi of the nasal orifices and relieves toothache.
With Chuan Xiong, for Wind-Cold headache, toothache and Bi pain.
With Chuan Xiong and Fang Feng, for Bi syndrome.
With Qiang Huo, Fang Feng and Chuan Xiong, for Wind-Cold.
With Chuan Xiang, Fang Feng, Jing Jie and Qiang Huo, for Wind headache.
(Dry-fried Rz. Cyperi) (Chao Xiang Fu) (2-10g) (May substitute for Xi Xin)
Hb. Schizonepetae Jing Jie 3-12g Releases the exterior and expels Wind.
With Bo He, releases the exterior to induce sweating and disperses Wind in the head.
With Fang Feng, for Exterior Excess.
With Fang Feng and Qiang Huo, for External Wind-Cold with chills, fever and anhidrosis.
Rx. Saposhnikoviae Fang Feng 2-10g Releases the exterior, expels External Wind, expels Wind-Dampness and alleviates pain.
With Jing JIe, for Wind-Cold and Exterior patterns in any season.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata Zhi Gan Cao 2-6g Moistens the Lungs, resolves Phlegm, stops cough and moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs.
Fol. Camelliae Lu Cha 2-12g Harmonizes the Stomach, descends Rebellious Stomach Qi and relieves diarrhea.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Dispels Wind
  • Alleviates pain

SYNDROMES

  • External Wind

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Headache due to Wind attack
  • Headache in any part of the head
  • Fever and chills
  • Dizziness
  • Nasal congestion
  • Stuffy nose
  • Clear or white nasal discharge
  • Sneezing
  • Body aches
  • Nasal obstruction
  • Vertigo
  • Aversion to Cold
  • Copious sputum
  • T: Normal
  • C: Thin and white
  • P: Superficial

TREATS

  • Upper respiratory tract infection
  • Tension headache
  • Postconcussion headache
  • Influenza
  • Trigeminal pain
  • Rhinitis
  • Nasal polyps
  • Common cold
  • Neurogenic headache
  • Acute and chronic rhinitis
  • Acute and chronic sinusitis
  • Migraine headache
  • Peripheral nerve numbness and paralysis
  • Sinusitis

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Contraindicated for those with headache due to Liver Yang Rising.
  • Contraindicated for those with headache due to Liver Wind.
  • Contraindicated for those with Kidney or Liver Yin Deficiency.
  • Contraindicated for those with Qi and Blood Deficiencies.
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For Wind-Cold headache: For Wind-Heat headache:
- Hb. Menthae Bo He - Rz. seu Rx. Notopterygii Qiang Huo
+ Rz. Zingiberis Recens Sheng Jiang - Hb Asari Xi Xin
+ Fol. Perillae Zi Su Ye + Flos Chrysanthemi Ju Hua
For chronic, stubborn headache:
+ Fr. Viticis Man Jing Zi
+ Flos Carthami Hong Hua
or
+ Bombyx Batryticatus Bai Jiang Can + Flos Chrysanthemi Ju Hua
+ Scorpio Quan Xie + Bombyx Batryticatus Bai Jiang Can
or
For headache due to Wind and Phlegm:
+ Bombyx Batryticatus Bai Jiang Can + Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia
+ Scorpio Quan Xie + Poria Fu Ling
+ Sm. Persicae Tao Ren
For Yang Ming (frontal) headache:
+ Flos Carthami Hong Hua + Rx. Puerariae Ge Gen
For headache with rhinitis or sinusitis:
For Tai Yang (occipital) headache:
+ Flos Magnoliae Xin Yi Hua + Rz. Ligustici Gao Ben
+ Fr. Xanthii Cang Er Zi
For Shao Yang (temporal) headache:
For neurogenic headache:
+ Rx. Bupleuri Chai Hu
+ Fr. Viticis Man Jing Zi
For Jue Yin (vertex) headache:
+ + Fr. Tribuli Bai Ji Li + Fr. Evodiae Wu Zhu Yu
For headache from hypertension:
+ Pheretima Di Long
- Rz. seu Rx. Notopterygii Qiang Huo
For sinusitis:
- Rx. Angelicae Dahuricae Bai Zhi - Hb. Asari Xi Xin
+ Flos Chrysanthemi Ju Hua - Rz. seu Rx. Notopterygii Qiang Huo
+ Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao - Hb. Schizonepetae Jing Jie
+ Rx. Puerariae Ge Gen - Fol. Camelliae Lu Cha
+ Ram. Uncariae cum Uncis Gou Teng + Flos Chrysanthemi Ju Hua
    + Flos Magnoliae Xin Yi Hua
    + Fr. Xanthii Cang Er Zi
    + Flos. Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua
    + Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin