HERB FORMULAS

SHI XIAO SAN

English: Sudden Smile Powder
Also Known As: Pteropus and Bulrush Formula
Losing the Smile Powder
Break into A Smile Powder

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Excr. Trogopterori Wu Ling Zhi 3-15g Clears the blood vessels, disperses stagnant Blood, alleviates pain and stops bleeding.
With Pu Huang, for abdominal pain, lochioschesis, menstrual irregularity and stabbing epigastric, joint pain and chest pain due to Blood Stasis.
Pollen Typhae Pu Huang 3-15g Raw: Strongly promotes Blood circulation.
Honey-fried: Stops bleeding.
Use in equal parts for hemorrhage due to Blood Stasis.
Wine or vinegar     Wine warms the menses and promotes Blood circulation.
Vinegar transforms Blood Stasis and promotes the circulation of Blood.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Invigorates Blood
  • Dispels Blood Stasis
  • Disperses accumulation
  • Alleviates pain

SYNDROMES

  • Blood Stagnation in the Stomach
  • Blood Stasis which obstructs the vessels of the lower abdomen
  • Liver Qi Stagnation with Blood Blockage

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Sharp pain in the chest or abdomen
  • Irregular menstruation
  • Dysmenorrhea
  • Retention of lochia
  • Postpartum abdominal pain
  • Acute, colicky lower abdominal pain
  • Severe pain in the middle abdomen
  • Epigastric pain
  • Postpartum bleeding
  • Pain beneath the heart
  • Swelling and pain of external injuries
  • T: Purple with purple spots
  • P: Wiry, choppy and tight

TREATS

  • Endometriosis
  • Lochioschesis
  • Coronary artery disease
  • Peptic ulcer
  • Dysmenorrhea
  • Infertility
  • Ectopic pregnancy
  • Viral hepatitis
  • Angina pectoris
  • Amenorrhea
  • Chronic gastritis
  • Dysfunctional uterine bleeding
  • Irregular menstruation
  • Uterine bleeding due to abortion or miscarriage
  • Postpartum abdominal pain
  • Upper gastrointestinal bleeding

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Contraindicated during pregnancy.
  • Use with caution for those with Stomach Deficiency.
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For severe Qi Stagnation: For concurrent Cold:
+ Rz. Cyperi Xiang Fu + Rz. Zingiberis Preparata Pao Jiang
+ Fr. Toosendan Chuan Lian Zi + Fol. Artemisiae Argyi Ai Ye
For irregular menstruation due to Blood Stagnation with Blood Deficiency:
 + Fr. Foeniculi Xiao Hui Xiang
+ Four-Substance Decoction
Si Wu Tang
+ Rx. Linderae Wu Yao
For angina pectoris due to Blood Stasis:
For a cold sensation:
+ 15g Rz. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong + Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui
+ 15g Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao + Fol. Artemisiae Argyi Ai Ye
+ 15g Flos Carthami Hong Hua
For postpartum pain in the chest and abdomen:
+ 30g Rx. Salviae Miltiorrhizae Dan Shen + Fr. Crataegi Shan Zha
For coronary Heart Disease:
For metrorrhagiae due to Blood Heat from Blood Stagnation:
+ Drive out Stasis in the Mansion of Blood Decoction
Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang
+ Four Substances (Things) Decoction
Si Wu Tang
+ Rx. Curcuma Yu Jin
+ Rx. Notoginseng
For post Liver transplant support:
   
+ Linking Decoction
Yi Guan Jian