HERB FORMULAS

CHEN XIANG SAN - 沉香散 - AQUILARIA POWDER

English: Aquilaria Powder
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Lignum Aquilaria Chen Xiang 10g Promotes movement of Qi, warms the Kidneys and alleviates pain.
Fol. Pyrrosiae Shi Wei 10g Clears Damp-Heat and unblocks painful urinary dysfunction.
Sm. Abutili seu Malvae Dong Kui Zi 12g Promotes urination and unblocks painful urinary dysfunction.
Talcum Hua Shi 12g Promotes urination and drains Heat from the Urinary Bladder.
With Dong Kui Zi, for Damp-Heat in the Lower Jiao causing urinary discomfort and dysfunction.
Sm. Vaccariae Wang Bu Liu Xing 12g Promotes the movement of Blood, promotes lactation, invigorates the channels, reduces swelling and drains abscesses.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui 10g Tonifies, activates and harmonizes the Blood, reduces swelling, expels pus, generates flesh and alleviates pain.
With Bai Shao, regulates and harmonizes Qi and Blood.
Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao 10g Nourishes the Blood, astringes Yin, calms Liver Yang and Liver Wind and alleviates pain.
With Dang Gui, nourishes Yin and Blood.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata Zhi Gan Cao 10g Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi, moderates spasms and alleviates pain Moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs and guides the herbs to all twelve channels.
With Bai Shao, moderates spasms and alleviates pain, for painful spasms of the leg or abdomen.
Per Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi 10g Regulates Qi, adjusts the Middle and relieves the diaphragm.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Dredges the Liver
  • Promotes Qi circulation

SYNDROMES

  • Liver Qi Stagnation

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Frequent urination
  • Urgent urination
  • Acute urinary incontinence
  • Rough urination
  • Hypochondriac pain and distention
  • Alternating fever and chills
  • Depression
  • Dysphoria
  • Easily angered
  • Chest fullness
  • Bitter taste in mouth
  • Susceptibility to rage
  • Fidgeting
  • Abdominal pain and cramps
  • Distending pain in the lower abdomen
  • Breast distention and pain
  • Irritability
  • T: Pink or Red
  • C: Thin and white
  • P: Wiry or Tight

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For a bitter taste in the mouth, a sore throat, dysphoria and a quick temper due to the Liver Stagnation transforming into Fire: For severe distending pain in the abdomen and hypochondrium:
+ Rx. Curcumae Yu Jin
+ Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi + Rz. Cyperi Xiang Fu
+ Spica Prunellae Xia Ku Cao + Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang
+ Rx. Gentianae Long Dan Cao
For strangury due to Qi Lin:
For strangury due to Liver Qi Stagnation and Yang Deficiency:
 - Rx. Paeoniae Alba Bai Shao
- Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi
- Sm. Vaccariae Wang Bu Liu Xing + 10g Rx. Paeoniae Rubra Chi Shao
- Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui
- Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi + 10g Rz. Atractylodis Macrocephalae Bai Zhu
+ 6g Per. Citri Reticulatae Viride Qing Pi
For strangury due to Liver Qi Stagnation and Yang Deficiency with severe lower abdominal pain and distention:
+ 6g Fr. Foeniculi Xiao Hui Xiang
+ 9g Rx. Linderae Wu Yao
For strangury due to Liver Qi Stagnation and Yang Deficiency which gets worse with emotional upset:
 - Sm. Vaccariae Wang Bu Liu Xing
- Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui
- Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi
- Sm. Vaccariae Wang Bu Liu Xing + 6g Per. Citri Reticulatae Viride Qing Pi
- Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui
- Per. Citri Reticulatae Chen Pi + 6g Fr. Foeniculi Xiao Hui Xiang
+ 6g Per. Citri Reticulatae Viride Qing Pi + 9g Rx. Linderae Wu Yao
+ 9g stir-fried Fr. Toosendan Chuan Lian Zi
+ 6g Fr. Foeniculi Xiao Hui Xiang
+ 9g Rx. Linderae Wu Yao + 9g Rz. Corydalis Yan Hu Suo
+ 9g Sm. Zizyphi Spinosae Suan Zao Ren    
   
+ 12g Cx. Albizziae He Huan Pi    
+ 12g Cx. Polygoni Multiflori Ye Jiao Teng