Toxin-Resolving Powder

Toxin-Resolving Powder

Bupleuri Radix (Chai Hu) 30 liang (900g), Peucedani Radix (Qian Hu) 30 liang (900g), Chuanxiong Rhizoma (Chuan Xiong) 30 liang (900g), Aurantii Fructus (Zhi Qiao) 30 liang (900g), Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix (Qiang Huo) 30 liang (900g), Angelicae Pubescentis Radix (Du Huo) 30 liang (900g), Poria (Fu Ling) 30 liang (900g), Platycodonis Radix (Jie Geng) 30 liang (900g), Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma (Ren Shen) 30 liang (900g), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gan Cao) 30 liang (900g)

Take 6g of the powder per dose, add 1g of sheng jiang and bo he to it and boil them together. It can be taken any time. Take it warm if the cold is more severe, and lukewarm if the fever is more serious. It can also be prepared as a decoction following the ratio of each ingredient in the original formula.

Dissipates cold, removes dampness, boosts qi, and releases the exterior.

Bai Du San is indicated for the pattern of externally contracted wind-cold-dampness. The symptoms are strong aversion to cold, high fever, headache, neck stiffness and pain, body soreness and pain, absence of sweating, stuffy nose, harsh voice, cough with phlegm, pi, and distressed chest and diaphragm. The tongue is pale with a white coating, and the pulse is superficial and forceless upon pressing.

This formula treats patterns of zheng qi deficiency with externally contracted wind-cold-dampness. Strong aversion to cold, stiff and painful head and neck, body aches, and an absence of sweat are signs of wind-cold-dampness attacking the surface of the flesh and lingering within the channels. The stuffy nose with a harsh voice, cough with phlegm, pi, and suppressed chest and diaphragm are symptoms of wind-cold invading the lung, blocking it, and causing the lung qi to fail to diffuse which further results in fluid accumulation transforming into phlegm. A white and greasy tongue coating, and a superficial pulse that is forceless with pressure are characteristic for deficient constitution contracted external wind-cold-dampness. The treatment should dissipate cold, remove dampness, and boost qi to release the exterior.

1. The combination of ren shen with other medicinals

1. Essential pattern differentiation This is a commonly used formula to boost qi and release the exterior. This clinical pattern is marked by strong aversion to cold, high fever, body soreness and pain, absence of sweat, superficial pulse that is forceless with pressure. 2. Modern applications This formula may be used in the following biomedically defined disorders when the patient shows signs of the externally contracted wind-cold-dampness with qi-deficient constitution pattern: common cold, flu, bronchitis, allergic dermatitis, and eczema. 3. Cautions and contraindications Most of the medicinals in this formula are acrid, warm, aromatic, and dry. It is not applicable for yin-deficient patients with externally contracted pathogens, and is forbidden for dysentery caused by epidemic pestilence, damp-warmth, or intestinal accumulation of damp-heat.

1. Jing Fang Bai Du San (Schizonepeta and Saposhnikovia Toxin-Resolving Powder, 荊防敗毒散)

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