HERB FORMULAS
English: | Powder to Take at Cockscrow |
Also Known As: |
Pharmaceutical Latin |
Pin Yin |
Dosage |
Actions |
Sm. Arecae | Bing Lang | 35-45g | Regulates Qi, reduces accumulations, drains downward, unblocks the bowels, promotes urination and relieves nausea. |
Fr. Chaenomelis | Mu Gua | 30g | Relaxes the sinews, increases Qi and Blood
circulation, unblocks the channels, harmonizes the Stomach, nourishes the Liver and transforms Dampness. With Wu Zhu Yu and Bing Lang, for Damp-Cold abdominal pain and diarrhea. With Wu Zhu Yu, disperses Cold, transforms Dampness, invigorates the channels and alleviates pain to treat the pain of "leg Qi" due to Cold-Dampness in the Lower Jiao preventing the smooth flow of Qi and Blood and "Leg Qi" entering the abdomen leading to intolerable stifling encumbrance with abdominal distention and fullness. With Wu Zhu Yu, Bing Lang and Zi Su ye, for "leg Qi" with swelling and pain in the lower extremities. |
Fr. Evodiae | Wu Zhu Yu | 6g | Warms the Middle Jiao, disperses Cold, promotes the movement of Qi, relieves Stagnation in the Liver channel, alleviates pain, descends rebellious Qi, stops vomiting, warms the Spleen, stops diarrhea and expels Damp-Cold. With Mu Gua and Bing Lang, for Damp-Cold Leg Qi. With Shen Jiang, for vertex migraine headaches. |
Per. Citri Reticulatae | Chen Pi | 30g | Regulates Qi, adjusts the Middle, relieves the diaphragm, dries Dampness, transforms Phlegm and descends Qi. |
Fol. Perillae | Zi Su Ye | 9g | Releases the Exterior, disperses Cold, promotes the movement of Spleen and Stomach Qi, harmonizes the Middle Jiao, relieves intestinal gas, improves Lung function, expands the chest and relieves Cold induced wheezing. With Jie Geng, for common colds with nasal congestion and productive cough. With Sheng Jiang, for Wind-Cold with chills, fever, headache, nasal congestion and anhidrosis. |
Rx. Platycodi | Jie Geng | 15g | Opens the Lungs, spreads Lung Qi, expels Phlegm and opens and raises Lung Qi, directing the effects of other herbs to the upper body. |
Rz. Zingiberis | Sheng Jiang | 15g | Releases the Exterior, induces perspiration, disperses Cold, warms the Middle, stops vomiting, warms the Lungs and stops coughing. With Chen Pi, for Cold-Dampness Obstructing the Middle with nausea and hiccup. |
- Promotes the movement of Qi
- Descends turbidity
- Disseminates Cold
- Transforms Dampness
- "Leg Qi" due to Cold Dampness in the legs and feet
- "Leg Qi" due to Wind-Dampness
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CONTRAINDICATIONS |
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HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS |
- This formula is most effective when taken early in the morning.
For spontaneous sweating, aversion to Wind, and a floating pulse due to Wind-Dampness: | For anhidrosis, body aches and pain and a deep, slow pulse due to Cold-Dampness: | ||
+ Ram. Cinnamomi | Gui Zhi | + Cx. Cinnamomi | Rou Gui |
+ Rx. Saposhnikoviae | Fang Feng | + Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata | Zhi Fu Zi |
For Damp-Heat in the Lower Jiao: |
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- Fr. Evodiae | Wu Zhu Yu | For Cold-Damp "leg Qi" rushing upward to the Heart with palpitations, a cold, stifling sensation in the chest and an almost imperceptible pulse: | |
- Rz. Zingiberis Recens | Sheng Jiang | ||
+ Three-Marvel Pill San Miao Wan |
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- Per. Citri Reticulatae | Chen Pi | ||
- Fol. Perillae | Zi Su Ye | ||
For stifling sensations in the chest, anorexia, a heavy sensation in the body and a greasy tongue coat due to more Dampness: | - Rx. Platycodi | Jie Geng | |
+ Lignum Aquilariae | Chen Xiang | ||
+ Rz. Atractylodis | Cang Zhu | + Cx. Cinnamomi | Rou Gui |
+ Poria | Fu Ling | + Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata | Zhi Fu Zi |
+ Cx. Magnoliae Officinalis | Hou Po | ||
For edema with Qi Deficiency: |
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For chronic edema: |
+ Rx. Astragali | Huang Qi | |
+ Rx. Stephaniae Tetrandrae | Han Fang Ji | For edema with Yang Deficiency: |
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+ Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata | Zhi Fu Zi | ||
+ Rx. Achyranthis Bidentatae | Niu Xi | ||
For restless leg syndrome: |
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+ Caulis Spatholobi | Ji Xue Teng |