Description
Chu Feng Qing Pi Yin (Wind-Eliminating and Spleen-Clearing Drink), from A Close Examination of the Precious Classic on Ophthalmology (Shen Shi Yao Han).
Actions: Dispel wind and dissipate pathogen, clear heat and unblock the bowels
Indications: Indicated for the treatment of prickly-ash-like sore (trachoma), millet sore (conjunctival folliculitis) and trichiasis due to wind-heat, accompanied by dry, itching and pain eye, increase of gritty secretion in eyes and lacrimae, complicated by invasion of exogenous pathogen
Category: Formulas that Release the Exterior with Acrid-cool Medicinals.
Source: Xi S, Gong Y. Essentials of Chinese Materia Medica and Medical Formulas: New Century Traditional Chinese Medicine. Academic Press/Elsevier, 2017, pp. 435–438.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Chen Pi
as printed: Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae (guang chen pi)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Lian Qiao
as printed: Fructus Forsythiae (lian qiao)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Fang Feng
as printed: Radix Saposhnikoviae (fang feng)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Zhi Mu
as printed: Rhizoma Anemarrhenae (zhi mu)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Mang Xiao
as printed: Natrii Sulfas Exsiccatus (xuan ming fen)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Huang Qin
as printed: Radix Scutellariae (huang qin)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Xuan Shen
as printed: Radix Scrophulariae (xuan shen)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Huang Lian
as printed: Rhizoma Coptidis (huang lian)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Jing Jie
spike (sui); as printed: Spica Schizonepetae (jing jie sui)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Da Huang
as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Rhei (da huang)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Jie Geng
as printed: Radix Platycodonis (jie geng)
|
g | — | — | |
|
Sheng Di Huang
as printed: Radix Rehmanniae (sheng di huang)
|
g | — | — |
Preparation
Decoct the ingredients with water for oral use
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Formula family
Full herb lists
- This formula = Xie Xin Tang + Bai Hu Cheng Qi Tang + Chen Pi, Fang Feng, Jie Geng, Jing Jie, Lian Qiao, Sheng Di Huang, Xuan Shen and Zhi Mu
- This formula = Bai Hu Cheng Qi Tang + Xie Xin Tang + Chen Pi, Fang Feng, Jie Geng, Jing Jie, Lian Qiao, Sheng Di Huang, Xuan Shen and Zhi Mu
- This formula = Da Huang Huang Lian Xie Xin Tang + Xie Xin Tang + Bai Hu Cheng Qi Tang + Chen Pi, Fang Feng, Jie Geng, Jing Jie, Lian Qiao, Sheng Di Huang, Xuan Shen and Zhi Mu
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