Description
Qu Feng Shang Qing San (Wind-Dispelling and Upper-Clearing Powder), from A Close Examination of the Precious Classic on Ophthalmology (Shen Shi Yao Han).
Actions: Dispel wind and relieve pain
Indications: Indicated for the treatment of pain in the supraorbital bone due to externally contracted pathogen wind, with sudden forehead pain, aggravated by pressure, normal vision, aversion to wind, light red tongue with thin and white coating, and floating pulse
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Huang Qin
as printed: Radix Scutellariae (jiu huang qin) 60 g
|
60g | 22.22% | — | |
|
Bai Zhi
as printed: Radix Angelicae Dahuricae (bai zhi) 45 g
|
45g | 16.67% | — | |
|
Qiang Huo
as printed: Rhizoma et Radix Notopterygii (qiang huo) 30 g
|
30g | 11.11% | — | |
|
Fang Feng
as printed: Radix Saposhnikoviae (fang feng) 30 g
|
30g | 11.11% | — | |
|
Chai Hu
as printed: Radix Bupleuri (chai hu) 30 g
|
30g | 11.11% | — | |
|
Chuan Xiong
as printed: Rhizoma Chuanxiong (chuan xiong) 36 g
|
36g | 13.33% | — | |
|
Jing Jie
as printed: Herba Schizonepetae (jing jie) 24 g
|
24g | 8.89% | — | |
|
Gan Cao
as printed: Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae (gan cao) 15 g
|
15g | 5.56% | — |
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 neutral (+0.06)
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Grams by band: cold 22%, cool 11%, neutral 6%, warm 61%.
Pairs warm and cool. 61% of the weighed grams are warm or hot and 33% cool or cold — the net is their average, not the whole story.
Taste
- pungent 56%
- sweet 11%
- bitter 33%
From 100% of the weighed grams.
Channels reached
- Lung 53%
- Gallbladder 47%
- Stomach 44%
- Liver 44%
- Large intestine 39%
- Spleen 39%
Share of the grams entering each channel, from 100% of the weighed grams.
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 crude powder; decoct 12 g each time with water for oral use
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Formula family
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