HERB FORMULAS

MIAO XIANG SAN - 妙香散 - MARVELOUSLY FRAGRANT POWDER

English: Marvelously Fragrant Powder
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HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rx. Ginseng Ren Shen 15g Tonifies Heart Qi and calms the Spirit.
(Rx. Codonopsis) (Dang Shen) (30g) (May substitute for Ren Shen.)
Rz. Dioscoreae Shan Yao 30g Tonifies the Spleen and stops diarrhea.
Rx. Astragali Huang Qi 30g Tonifies Qi and Blood, strengthens the Spleen and raises the Yang Qi of the Spleen and Stomach.
With Ren Shen or Dang Shen, for Qi Deficiency with general debility, anorexia, fatigue, tired extremities and spontaneous sweat.
Poria Fu Ling 30g Promotes urination, leaches out Dampness, strengthens the Spleen, harmonizes the Middle Jiao and transforms Phlegm.
With Mu Xiang, for diarrhea and borborygmus due to Dampness.
With Zhi Gan Cao, for Spleen and Heart Deficiency causing facial edema, palpitations, and shortness of breath.
Poria Pararadicis Fu Shen 30g Quiets the Heart, calms the Spirit and soothes the nerves.
Rx. Polygalae Yuan Zhi 30g Calms the Spirit, sedates the Heart and clears the channel joining the Heart and Kidney.
Cinnabaris Zhu Sha 9g Sedates the Heart and calms the Spirit.
Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang 75g Promotes the movement of Qi, adjusts and regulates stagnant Qi in the Intestines, strengthens the Spleen and alleviates pain.
Moschus She Xiang 3g Strongly opens the Orifices, revives the Spirit, Invigorates the Blood and alleviates pain.
Rx. Platycodi Jie Geng 15g Opens the Lungs, spreads Lung Qi and expels Phlegm.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Preparata Zhi Gan Cao 15g Tonifies the Spleen, augments Qi, moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs and guides the herbs to all twelve channels.
With Ren Shen or Dang Shen, for palpitations due to Heart Qi Deficiency.
With Ren Shen and Fu Ling, strengthens the Spleen and augments Qi.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Tonifies the Heart
  • Calms the Shen

SYNDROMES

  • Heart Qi Deficiency

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Anxiety
  • Apprehensiveness
  • Worry
  • Distress
  • Palpitations
  • Insomnia
  • Forgetfulness
  • Nocturnal emissions
  • Spontaneous sweating
  • T: Pale
  • C: Thin and white or Little or None
  • P: Deficient

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Cinnabaris is no longer used in the United States.
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

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MODIFICATIONS