Description
He Ji Ju Xiao Feng San (Wind-Dispersing Powder), from Beneficial Formulas from the Taiping Imperial Pharmacy (Tai Ping Hui Min He Ji Ju Fang).
Actions: Dispel wind and relieve itching, move qi, and eliminate dampness
Indications: Indicated for the treatment of wind-damp urticaria, with refractory numbness and itch of skin, or scalp swelling and itching, pain in the supraorbital bone, dizziness verging on fainting, nausea due to phlegm counterflow
Category: Formulas That Scatter and Dissipate External Wind.
Source: Xi S, Gong Y. Essentials of Chinese Materia Medica and Medical Formulas: New Century Traditional Chinese Medicine. Academic Press/Elsevier, 2017, pp. 719–721.
Composition
| Herb | Amount | % | Role | Function |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Chuan Xiong
as printed: Rhizoma Chuanxiong (chuan xiong) 6 g
|
6g | 8.33% | — | |
|
Jing Jie
spike (sui); as printed: Spica Schizonepetae (jing jie sui) 6 g
|
6g | 8.33% | — | |
|
Gan Cao
as printed: dry-fried Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae (chao gan cao) 6 g
|
6g | 8.33% | — | |
|
Fu Ling
as printed: Poria (fu ling) 6 g
|
6g | 8.33% | — | |
|
Qiang Huo
as printed: Rhizoma et Radix Notopterygii (qiang huo) 6 g
|
6g | 8.33% | — | |
|
Jiang Can
as printed: Bombyx Batryticatus (bai jiang can) 6 g
|
6g | 8.33% | — | |
|
Fang Feng
as printed: Radix Saposhnikoviae (fang feng) 6 g
|
6g | 8.33% | — | |
|
Chinese giant-hyssop
leaf; as printed: Folium Agastachis (huo xiang ye) 6 g
|
6g | 8.33% | — | |
|
Chan Tui
as printed: Periostracum Cicadae (chan tui) 6 g
|
6g | 8.33% | — | |
|
Ren Shen
as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng (ren shen) 6 g
|
6g | 8.33% | — | |
|
Hou Po
as printed: Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis (hou po) 6 g
|
6g | 8.33% | — | |
|
Chen Pi
as printed: Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae (chen pi) 6 g
|
6g | 8.33% | — |
Energetics dose-weighted
The formula's overall nature, taste balance and channel reach, weighted by each herb's dose. Classical formulas often pair warm and cool herbs on purpose, so a net figure summarises the mix — it doesn't describe every herb in it.
Nature
Net nature not shown: the chief herb (Chinese giant-hyssop) has no recorded temperature.
From 92% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cold 9%, neutral 27%, warm 64%.
Small but decisive: Chan Tui 6g (cold, 9% of the grams). Dose weighting nearly cancels a herb this small, but it may be what the formula is for.
Taste
- pungent 41%
- sweet 27%
- bitter 18%
- salty 9%
- bland 5%
From 92% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Lung 73%
- Spleen 55%
- Liver 46%
- Stomach 27%
- Heart 27%
- Kidney 27%
Share of the grams entering each channel, from 92% of the weighed grams.
1 herb not profiled (no recorded temperature, taste or channels): Chinese giant-hyssop.
Dose-weighted from each herb's recorded nature, taste and channels (missing values are left out, never counted as neutral). It describes the composition — it is not a recommendation.
Preparation
Grind the ingredients into fine powder, and take in 6 g doses
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