Chapter 13治风剂 Formulas for Wind
1. Formulas for External wind
消风散 Xiao Feng San
(From Wai Ke Zheng Zong)
Ingredients:
Jing Jie (herba seu flos schizonepetae tenuifoliae) 6g
Fang Feng (radix ledebouriellae divaricatae) 6g
Chan Tui (periostracum cicadae) 6g
Niu Bang Zi (fructus arctii lappae) 6g
Cang Zhu (rhizoma atractylodis) 6g
Ku Shen (radix sophorae flavescentis) 6g
Mu Tong (caulis mutong) 3g
Shi Gao (gypsum) 6g
Zhi Mu (radix anemarrhenae asphodeloidis) 6g
Sheng Di Huang (radix rehmanniae glutinosae) 6g
Dang Gui (radix angelicae sinensis) 6g
Hei Zhi Ma (semen sesami indici) 6g
Gan Cao (radix glycyrrhizae uralensis) 3g
Actions: Expel wind, nourish blood, clear damp-heat, stop itching
Indications: Oozing, itchy, red skin lesions over a large part of the body, yellow or white tongue coating, forceful, floating and rapid pulse.
川芎茶调散 Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao San
From Tai ping hui min he hi hu fang
Ingredients:
Chuan Xiong (radix ligustici chuanxiong) 12g
Qiang Huo (radix & rhizoma notopterygii) 6g
Bai Zhi (radix angelicae dahuricae) 6g
Xi Xin (herba cum radice asari) 3g
Jing Jie (herba seu flos schizonepetae tenuifoliae) 12g
Fang Feng (radix ledebouriellae divaricatae) 5g
Bo He (herba menthae haplocalycis) 12g
Zhi Gan Cao (radixglycyrrhizae uralensis) 6g
Taken with green tea.
Actions: disperse Wind (wind-cold or wind-heat) and relieve pain
Indications: headache (in any part of the head) with fever and chills, dizziness, nasal congestion, thin white tongue coat with floating pulse.
独活寄生汤 Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang
(From Qian Jin Yao Fang)
Ingredients:
Du Huo (radix angelicae pubescentis)…9g
Xi Xin (herba cum radice asari) 3g
Fang Feng (radix ledebouriellae divaricatae)…6g
Qin Jiao (radix gentianae qinjiao)…6g
Sang Ji Sheng (ramulus sangjisheng)…6g
Du Zhong (cortex eucommiae ulmoidis)…6g
Niu Xi (radix achyranthis bidentatae)…6g
Rou Gui (cortex cinnamomi cassiae)…6g
Dang Gui (radix angelicae sinensis)…6g
Chuan Xiong (radix ligustici chuanxiong)…6g
Sheng Di Huang (radix rehmanniae glutinosae)…6g
Bai Shao (radix paeoniae lactiflorae)…6g
Ren Shen (radix ginseng)…6g
Fu Ling (sclerotium poriae cocos)…6g
Zhi Gan Cao (honey fried radix glycyrrhizae uralensis)…6g
Actions: Tonify Liver Kidney, tonify Qi & blood, expels Wind & Damp
Indications: Chronic Bi syndrom, lower back and knee pain with weakness and stiffness, or numbness. aversion to cold, palpitations, shortness of breath, pale tongue with white coat, thin weak slow pulse.
牵正散 Qian Zheng San
From Yang Shi jia zang fang
Ingredients:
Bai Fu Zi (rhizoma typhonii gigantei) 6g
Jiang Can (bombyx batryticatus) 6g
Quan Xie (buthus martensi) 3g
Actions: dispel Wind, transform Phlegm, stop facial paralysis
Indications: sudden facial paralysis with deviation of the eyes and mouth with facial muscle spasming. Pale tongue body with white coating.
小活络丹 Xiao Huo Luo Dan
Tai ping hui min he ji ju fang
Ingredients:
Zhi Cao Wu (radix aconiti kusnezoffii praeparata)…6g
Zhi Chuan Wu (radix aconiti carmichaeli praeparata)…6g
Tian Nan Xing (rhizoma arisaematis)…6g
Mo Yao (myrrha)…5g
Ru Xiang (gummi olibanum)…5g
Di Long (lumbricus)…6g
Actions: invigorates blood, unblocks channel, dispel Dampness, transforms Phlegm
Indications: Wind/Cold/Damp Bi syndrome: Chronic pain, weakness and numbness in lower limbs due to Wind stroke, fixed or migrating pain in the bones and joints with low range of motion, symptoms aggravated by cold, white moist tongue coat.
桂枝芍药知母汤Gui Zhi Shao Yao Zhi Mu Tang
Cinnamon Twig, Peony and Anemarrhena Decoction
Ingredients
Gui Zhi (Ramulus Cinnamomi Cassiae) 12g. -warms and unblocks channels
Ma Huang (Herba Ephedrae) 6g. -unblocks channels, relieves superficial swellings
Fu Zi (Radix lateralis Aconiti Carmichaeli) 6g. -warms channels, relieves pain
Zhi Mu (Rhizoma Anemarrhenae Asphodeloidis) 12g. -clear heat from the joints, nourish yin
Shao Yao (Radix Paeoniae root) 9g. -clear heat, nourish yin
Bai Zhu (Rhizoma Atractyloids Macrocephaelae) 15g. -harmonizes ying and wei Qi levels (Bai Shao)
Fang Feng (Radix ledebouriellae) 12g. -expels wind and dampness
Sheng Jiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis officinalis Recens) 15g. -promotes Qi circulation
Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae uralensis) 6g. -harmonizes other herbs within formula, regulates middle jiao
Actions: Expell wind cold, clear damp-heat
Indications: swollen painful joints (especially lower extremities), warm joints when touched, pain worse at night, reduced range of motion in affected joints, chills, no sweating, weight loss, headache, dizziness Tongue - white greasy coat Pulse - wiry, slippery
2. Formulas for internal wind
羚角钩藤汤 Ling Jiao Gou Teng Tang
From Chong ding tong su shang lian lun
Ingredients:
Ling Yang Jiao (cornu antelopes)…4.5g
Gou Teng (ramulus cum uncis uncariae)…9g
Sang Ye (folium mori albae)…6g
Ju Hua (flos chrysanthemi morifolii)…9g
Bai Shao (eadix paeoniae lactiflorae)…9g
Sheng Di Huang (radix rehmanniae glutinosae)…15g
Chuan Bei Mu (bulbus fritillariae cirrhosae)…12g
Zhu Ru (caulis bambusae in taeniis)…15g
Fu Shen (sclerotium poriae cocos pararadicis)…9g
Gan Cao (radix glycyrrhizae uralensis)…3g
Actions: cools Liver, extinguishes Wind, increases fluids, soothes sinews
Indications: high fever, irritable, restlessness, dizziness, twitching and spasms of the extremities, possible loss of consciousness, deep red dry tongue with prickles, wiry rapid pulse.
镇肝熄风汤 Zhen Gan Xi Feng Tang
From Yi Xue zhong zhong can xi lu
Ingredients:
Huai Niu Xi (eadix achyranthis bidentatae)…30g
Dai Zhe Shi (haematitum)…30g
Long Gu (os draconis)…15g
Mu Li (concha ostreae)…15g
Gui Ban (plastrum testudinis)…15g
Xuan Shen (radix scrophulariae ningpoensis)…15g
Tian Men Dong (tuber asparagi cochinchinsnsis)…15g
Bai Shao (Radix paeoniae lactiflorae)…15g
Yin Chen Hao (herba artemisiae yinchen hao)…6g
Chuan Lian Zi (fructus meliae toosendan)…6g
Mai Ya (fructus hordei vulgaris germinantus)…6g
Gan Cao (radix glycyrrhizae uralensis)…5g
Actions: subdue Liver Yang, stop Liver Wind
Indications: dizziness, distension in the eyes , tinnitus, feverish sensation in head, headache, irritable, flushed face, wiry long forceful pulse, may be belching, progressive motor dysfunction of the body or development of facial asymmetry that occurs over a period of a few hours to a few days, severe dizziness, loss of consciousness, mental confusion. Wiry forceful pulse.
天麻钩藤饮Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin
(from Za Bing Zheng Zhi Xin Yi)
Ingredients:
Chief---Tian Ma (rhizoma gastrodiae elatae) 9g
Chief---Gou Teng (ramulus cum uncis uncariae) 12g
Deputy---Shi Jue Ming (concha haliotidis) 18g
Deputy--- Chuan Niu Xi (eadix cyathulae officinalis) 12g
Assistant---Huang Qin (radix scutellariae baicalensis) 9g
Assistant---Zhi Zi (fructus gardeniae jasminoidis) 9g
Assistant---Yi Mu Cao (herba leonuri heterophylli) 9g
Assistant---Du Zhong (cortex eucommiae ulmoidis) 9g
Assistant---Sang Ji Sheng (ramulus sangjusheng) 9g
Assistant---Ye Jiao Teng (caulis polygoni multiflori) 9g
Assistant---Fu Shen (sclerotium poriae cocos pararadicis) 9g
Actions: soothe Liver and stop wind; clear heat and move blood; tonify liver and kidney.
Indications: headache, dizziness, insomnia, tinnitus, blurred vision, heat rising to the head, red tongue, wiry rapid pulse.
大定风珠 Da Ding Feng Zhu
Da Ding Feng Zhu - Wen bing tiao bian
Ingredients:
Ji Zi Huang (chicken egg yolks)…2
E Jiao (gelatinum corii acini)…9g
Bai Shao (eadix paeoniae lactiflorae)…18g
Zhi Gan Cao (honey fried eadix glycyrrhizae uralensis)…12g
Wu Wei Zi (fructus schisandrae chinensis)…6g
Sheng Di Huang (radix rehmanniae glutinosae)…18g
Mai Men Dong (tuber ophiopogonis japonici)…18g
Huo Ma Ren (semen cannabis sativae)…6g
Gui Ban (plastrum testudinis)…12g
Bie Jia (carapax amydae sinensis)…12g
Mu Li (concha ostreae)…12g
Actions: nourishes Yin, extinguishes Wind
Indications: weariness, muscle spasms with alternating flexion and extension of the extremities, weak/faint pulse, deep red tongue with scanty or peeled coat.
消风散 Xiao Feng San
(From Wai Ke Zheng Zong)
Ingredients:
Jing Jie (herba seu flos schizonepetae tenuifoliae) 6g
Fang Feng (radix ledebouriellae divaricatae) 6g
Chan Tui (periostracum cicadae) 6g
Niu Bang Zi (fructus arctii lappae) 6g
Cang Zhu (rhizoma atractylodis) 6g
Ku Shen (radix sophorae flavescentis) 6g
Mu Tong (caulis mutong) 3g
Shi Gao (gypsum) 6g
Zhi Mu (radix anemarrhenae asphodeloidis) 6g
Sheng Di Huang (radix rehmanniae glutinosae) 6g
Dang Gui (radix angelicae sinensis) 6g
Hei Zhi Ma (semen sesami indici) 6g
Gan Cao (radix glycyrrhizae uralensis) 3g
Actions: Expel wind, nourish blood, clear damp-heat, stop itching
Indications: Oozing, itchy, red skin lesions over a large part of the body, yellow or white tongue coating, forceful, floating and rapid pulse.
川芎茶调散 Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao San
From Tai ping hui min he hi hu fang
Ingredients:
Chuan Xiong (radix ligustici chuanxiong) 12g
Qiang Huo (radix & rhizoma notopterygii) 6g
Bai Zhi (radix angelicae dahuricae) 6g
Xi Xin (herba cum radice asari) 3g
Jing Jie (herba seu flos schizonepetae tenuifoliae) 12g
Fang Feng (radix ledebouriellae divaricatae) 5g
Bo He (herba menthae haplocalycis) 12g
Zhi Gan Cao (radixglycyrrhizae uralensis) 6g
Taken with green tea.
Actions: disperse Wind (wind-cold or wind-heat) and relieve pain
Indications: headache (in any part of the head) with fever and chills, dizziness, nasal congestion, thin white tongue coat with floating pulse.
独活寄生汤 Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang
(From Qian Jin Yao Fang)
Ingredients:
Du Huo (radix angelicae pubescentis)…9g
Xi Xin (herba cum radice asari) 3g
Fang Feng (radix ledebouriellae divaricatae)…6g
Qin Jiao (radix gentianae qinjiao)…6g
Sang Ji Sheng (ramulus sangjisheng)…6g
Du Zhong (cortex eucommiae ulmoidis)…6g
Niu Xi (radix achyranthis bidentatae)…6g
Rou Gui (cortex cinnamomi cassiae)…6g
Dang Gui (radix angelicae sinensis)…6g
Chuan Xiong (radix ligustici chuanxiong)…6g
Sheng Di Huang (radix rehmanniae glutinosae)…6g
Bai Shao (radix paeoniae lactiflorae)…6g
Ren Shen (radix ginseng)…6g
Fu Ling (sclerotium poriae cocos)…6g
Zhi Gan Cao (honey fried radix glycyrrhizae uralensis)…6g
Actions: Tonify Liver Kidney, tonify Qi & blood, expels Wind & Damp
Indications: Chronic Bi syndrom, lower back and knee pain with weakness and stiffness, or numbness. aversion to cold, palpitations, shortness of breath, pale tongue with white coat, thin weak slow pulse.
牵正散 Qian Zheng San
From Yang Shi jia zang fang
Ingredients:
Bai Fu Zi (rhizoma typhonii gigantei) 6g
Jiang Can (bombyx batryticatus) 6g
Quan Xie (buthus martensi) 3g
Actions: dispel Wind, transform Phlegm, stop facial paralysis
Indications: sudden facial paralysis with deviation of the eyes and mouth with facial muscle spasming. Pale tongue body with white coating.
小活络丹 Xiao Huo Luo Dan
Tai ping hui min he ji ju fang
Ingredients:
Zhi Cao Wu (radix aconiti kusnezoffii praeparata)…6g
Zhi Chuan Wu (radix aconiti carmichaeli praeparata)…6g
Tian Nan Xing (rhizoma arisaematis)…6g
Mo Yao (myrrha)…5g
Ru Xiang (gummi olibanum)…5g
Di Long (lumbricus)…6g
Actions: invigorates blood, unblocks channel, dispel Dampness, transforms Phlegm
Indications: Wind/Cold/Damp Bi syndrome: Chronic pain, weakness and numbness in lower limbs due to Wind stroke, fixed or migrating pain in the bones and joints with low range of motion, symptoms aggravated by cold, white moist tongue coat.
桂枝芍药知母汤Gui Zhi Shao Yao Zhi Mu Tang
Cinnamon Twig, Peony and Anemarrhena Decoction
Ingredients
Gui Zhi (Ramulus Cinnamomi Cassiae) 12g. -warms and unblocks channels
Ma Huang (Herba Ephedrae) 6g. -unblocks channels, relieves superficial swellings
Fu Zi (Radix lateralis Aconiti Carmichaeli) 6g. -warms channels, relieves pain
Zhi Mu (Rhizoma Anemarrhenae Asphodeloidis) 12g. -clear heat from the joints, nourish yin
Shao Yao (Radix Paeoniae root) 9g. -clear heat, nourish yin
Bai Zhu (Rhizoma Atractyloids Macrocephaelae) 15g. -harmonizes ying and wei Qi levels (Bai Shao)
Fang Feng (Radix ledebouriellae) 12g. -expels wind and dampness
Sheng Jiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis officinalis Recens) 15g. -promotes Qi circulation
Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae uralensis) 6g. -harmonizes other herbs within formula, regulates middle jiao
Actions: Expell wind cold, clear damp-heat
Indications: swollen painful joints (especially lower extremities), warm joints when touched, pain worse at night, reduced range of motion in affected joints, chills, no sweating, weight loss, headache, dizziness Tongue - white greasy coat Pulse - wiry, slippery
2. Formulas for internal wind
羚角钩藤汤 Ling Jiao Gou Teng Tang
From Chong ding tong su shang lian lun
Ingredients:
Ling Yang Jiao (cornu antelopes)…4.5g
Gou Teng (ramulus cum uncis uncariae)…9g
Sang Ye (folium mori albae)…6g
Ju Hua (flos chrysanthemi morifolii)…9g
Bai Shao (eadix paeoniae lactiflorae)…9g
Sheng Di Huang (radix rehmanniae glutinosae)…15g
Chuan Bei Mu (bulbus fritillariae cirrhosae)…12g
Zhu Ru (caulis bambusae in taeniis)…15g
Fu Shen (sclerotium poriae cocos pararadicis)…9g
Gan Cao (radix glycyrrhizae uralensis)…3g
Actions: cools Liver, extinguishes Wind, increases fluids, soothes sinews
Indications: high fever, irritable, restlessness, dizziness, twitching and spasms of the extremities, possible loss of consciousness, deep red dry tongue with prickles, wiry rapid pulse.
镇肝熄风汤 Zhen Gan Xi Feng Tang
From Yi Xue zhong zhong can xi lu
Ingredients:
Huai Niu Xi (eadix achyranthis bidentatae)…30g
Dai Zhe Shi (haematitum)…30g
Long Gu (os draconis)…15g
Mu Li (concha ostreae)…15g
Gui Ban (plastrum testudinis)…15g
Xuan Shen (radix scrophulariae ningpoensis)…15g
Tian Men Dong (tuber asparagi cochinchinsnsis)…15g
Bai Shao (Radix paeoniae lactiflorae)…15g
Yin Chen Hao (herba artemisiae yinchen hao)…6g
Chuan Lian Zi (fructus meliae toosendan)…6g
Mai Ya (fructus hordei vulgaris germinantus)…6g
Gan Cao (radix glycyrrhizae uralensis)…5g
Actions: subdue Liver Yang, stop Liver Wind
Indications: dizziness, distension in the eyes , tinnitus, feverish sensation in head, headache, irritable, flushed face, wiry long forceful pulse, may be belching, progressive motor dysfunction of the body or development of facial asymmetry that occurs over a period of a few hours to a few days, severe dizziness, loss of consciousness, mental confusion. Wiry forceful pulse.
天麻钩藤饮Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin
(from Za Bing Zheng Zhi Xin Yi)
Ingredients:
Chief---Tian Ma (rhizoma gastrodiae elatae) 9g
Chief---Gou Teng (ramulus cum uncis uncariae) 12g
Deputy---Shi Jue Ming (concha haliotidis) 18g
Deputy--- Chuan Niu Xi (eadix cyathulae officinalis) 12g
Assistant---Huang Qin (radix scutellariae baicalensis) 9g
Assistant---Zhi Zi (fructus gardeniae jasminoidis) 9g
Assistant---Yi Mu Cao (herba leonuri heterophylli) 9g
Assistant---Du Zhong (cortex eucommiae ulmoidis) 9g
Assistant---Sang Ji Sheng (ramulus sangjusheng) 9g
Assistant---Ye Jiao Teng (caulis polygoni multiflori) 9g
Assistant---Fu Shen (sclerotium poriae cocos pararadicis) 9g
Actions: soothe Liver and stop wind; clear heat and move blood; tonify liver and kidney.
Indications: headache, dizziness, insomnia, tinnitus, blurred vision, heat rising to the head, red tongue, wiry rapid pulse.
大定风珠 Da Ding Feng Zhu
Da Ding Feng Zhu - Wen bing tiao bian
Ingredients:
Ji Zi Huang (chicken egg yolks)…2
E Jiao (gelatinum corii acini)…9g
Bai Shao (eadix paeoniae lactiflorae)…18g
Zhi Gan Cao (honey fried eadix glycyrrhizae uralensis)…12g
Wu Wei Zi (fructus schisandrae chinensis)…6g
Sheng Di Huang (radix rehmanniae glutinosae)…18g
Mai Men Dong (tuber ophiopogonis japonici)…18g
Huo Ma Ren (semen cannabis sativae)…6g
Gui Ban (plastrum testudinis)…12g
Bie Jia (carapax amydae sinensis)…12g
Mu Li (concha ostreae)…12g
Actions: nourishes Yin, extinguishes Wind
Indications: weariness, muscle spasms with alternating flexion and extension of the extremities, weak/faint pulse, deep red tongue with scanty or peeled coat.
