HERB FORMULAS

JING FANG BAI DU SAN

English: Schizonepeta and Saposhnikoviae Powder to to Overcome Pathogenic Influences
Also Known As: Schizonepeta and Ledebouriella Powder to to Overcome Pathogenic Influences
Saposhnikoviae Powder to Overcome Pathogenic Influences
Ledebouriella Powder to Overcome Pathogenic Influences
Schizonepeta and Siler Formula
Antiphlogistic Powder of Schizonepeta and Ledebouriella

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Hb. Schizonepetae Jing Jie 4.5-9g Releases the exterior, expels Wind, moves Qi, relieves muscle spasms, vents rashes, relieves itching and reduces swelling.
With Bo He, releases the exterior, disperses Wind in the head, vents rashes and alleviates itching.
With Bo He, Fang Feng and Qiang Huo, for External Wind-Cold.
With Fang Feng, for exterior excess, pruritic itching and initial-stage boils.
Rx. Saposhnikoviae Fang Feng 4.5-9g Releases the exterior, expels External Wind, expels Wind-Cold-Dampness and alleviates pain.
With Jing Jie and Qiang Huo, for Wind-Cold.
With Jing Jie, Qiang Huo and Qian Hu, for Wind-Cold with aversion to Cold, headache and muscle aches and pain.
With Qiang Huo, for Wind-Dampness.
Rz. et Rx. Notopterygii Qiang Huo 2-12g Expels Wind-Cold-Dampness, unblocks painful obstruction, alleviates pain and guides Qi to the Tai Yang and Du channels.
With Du Huo, expels Wind-Cold from the exterior, dispels Dampness and alleviates pain. Qiang Huo is better for superficial Wind-Dampness and upper extremities and Du Huo is better for deeper Wind-Dampness and lower extremities.
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 Jie Geng, for Skin conditions.
With JIng Jie and Fang Feng, for occipital headache from Wind-Cold without perspiration.
Rx. Angelicae Pubescentis Du Huo 2-12g Disperses Wind-Cold-Dampness, opens the channels and alleviates pain.
With Qiang Huo, for joint pain and numbness.
With Fang Feng, for numbness in the legs.
Rz. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong 2-10g Regulates Qi, helps Qiang Huo and Du Huo release the exterior, moves Blood, expels Wind-Cold, enhancing the pain relieving function of the formula (especially in the head and neck) and treats headaches.
With Fang Feng and Jie Geng, for headache due Wind-Cold Invasion.
Rx. Bupleuri Chai Hu 2-10g Expels Wind-Heat, raises Yang Qi, and resolves Phlegm and congestion.
With Bo He, releases the exterior, reduces fever, and expels the pathogenic influences, especially from the muscle layer.
With Gan Cao, for Wind-Heat fever.
Rx. Peucedani Qian Hu 2-9g Descends Qi, expels Phlegm and expels Wind.
With Fu Ling and Sheng Jiang, treats the manifestation and root.
With Jie Geng and Bo He, for symptoms of Wind-Heat.
With Chai Hu, for Wind-Heat constraining the Lungs, leading to a stifling sensation in the chest and cough with profuse sputum.
Rx. Platycodi Jie Geng 2-10g Opens the Lungs, expels Phlegm, expels pus, benefits the throat and directs the effects of other herbs to the upper body.
With Zhi Ke regulates the Qi flow in the chest and aids in the transformation of Phlegm for chest congestion.
With Zhi Ke and Qian Hu, improves Lung Qi circulation, expels Phlegm and stops cough.
With Gan Cao, disseminates Lung Qi, expels Phlegm, resolves toxicity, and expels pus for productive cough with hoarseness, pain and swelling of the throat due to Wind-Heat.
Fr. Aurantii Zhi Ke 2-10g Promotes the movement of Qi.
With Chai Hu and Bo He, for Upper Jiao surface Heat problems.
Poriae Fu Ling 2-9g Transforms Phlegm, strengthens the Spleen, leaches out Dampness and promotes urination.
With Qian Hu, Jie Geng and Zhi Ke, resolves Phlegm and stops cough.
Hb. Menthae Bo He 1-6g Disperses Wind-Heat, clears the head and eyes, vents rashes and benefits the throat.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao 1-6g Moistens the Lungs, resolves Phlegm, stops cough, clears Heat, relieves Fire toxicity and moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs.
(Dry-fried Sm. Armeniacae) (Chao Xing Ren) (6g) (Included in some versions.)
(Rz. Zingiberis Recens) (Sheng Jian) (6g) (Includedin some versions.)

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Induces sweat
  • Releases the Exterior
  • Dispels Wind
  • Alleviates pain
  • Treats skin and External diseases

SYNDROMES

  • Wind-Cold-Dampness (More severe than Ren Shen Bai Du San - no Qi Deficiency.)
  • Early-stage abscesses or sores that are red, swollen and painful

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Fever
  • Chills
  • Anhidrosis
  • Pain and stiffness of the head and neck
  • Stuffy nose
  • Blood shot eyes
  • Sores that are red, swollen and painful
  • Generalized body aches and pain
  • Headache
  • Swollen eyes
  • Thirst or no thirst
  • T:Normal
  • C: Thin white
  • P: Floating or Floating and rapid

TREATS

  • Epidemic parotitis
  • Early-stage abscesses or sores
  • Inflammations
  • Pustules
  • Urticaria
  • Dermatitis
  • Mastitis
  • Syphilis
  • Gangrene
  • Conjunctival disorders
  • Dysentery
  • Tonsillitis
  • Carbuncles
  • Boils
  • Eczema
  • Suppuration
  • Eye disorders
  • Scabies
  • Sinusitis

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Contraindicated for those with Heat.
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For tonsillitis: For testitis:
+ Fr. Arctii Niu Bang Zi + Fr. Toosendan Chuan Lian Zi
+ Rz. Belamcandae She Gan + Fr. Foeniculi Xiao Hui Xiang
For swelling and pain due to more Heat:
For swelling and pain due to excess pus formation:
+ Rx Scutellariae Huang Qin + Rx. Angelicae Dahuricae Bai Zhi
+ Rz. Coptidis Huang Lian + Fr. Gleditsiae Zao Jiao Ci
For allergic dermatitis:
For eczema or rashes:
+ Warming and Clearing Decoction
Wen Qing Yin
+ Eliminate Wind Powder
Xiao Feng San
For Exterior Cold and Interior Heat with a sore throat, a red tongue tip and a dry mouth:
For infectious hepatitis:
+ Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua + Fr. Arctii Niu Bang Zi
+ Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao + Lasiosphere/Calvatia Ma Bo
+ Fr. Arctii Niu Bang Zi + Rz. Belamcandae She Gan
+ Rx. Isatidis Ban Lan Gen
For more predominant Wind-Cold:
- Rx. Angelicae Pubescentis Du Huo + Rz. Zingiberis Recens Sheng Jiang
- Rz. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong
For suppurating sores due to Wind-Heat and toxins:
For mild Internal Dampness with fullness in the chest and epigastrium, anorexia and nausea:
+ Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua
+ Prepared Rz. Cyperi Zhi Xiang Fu + Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao
+ Fol. Perillae Zi Su Ye + Poria Rubra Chi Fu Ling
+ Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi