Agastache Qi-Correcting Powder

Agastache Qi-Correcting Powder

Arecae Pericarpium (Da Fu Pi) 1 liang (30g), Angelicae Dahuricae Radix (Bai Zhi) 1 liang (30g), Perillae Folium (Zi Su Ye) 1 liang (30g), Poria (Fu Ling) 1 liang (30g), Pinelliae Rhizoma (Ban Xia qu) 2 liang (60g), Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma (Bai Zhu) 2 liang (60g), Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium (Chen Pi) 2 liang (60g), Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex (Hou Po processed with ginger juice) 2 liang (60g), Platycodonis Radix (Jie Geng, processed with ginger juice) 2 liang (60g), Agastachis Herba (Huo Xiang) 3 liang (90g), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma Praeparata cum Melle (Zhi Gan Cao) 2.5 liang (75g)

Grind the medicinals into powder. Take 9g with a decoction of sheng jiang and da zao. It may also be prepared as a decoction that includes sheng jiang and da zao.

Releases the exterior and removes dampness, rectifies qi and harmonizes the center.

Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San is indicated for the contraction of exogenous wind-cold and internal damage by internal dampness. The symptoms include aversion to co1d with fever, headache, chest and diaphragm distension and depression, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, bowel sounds and diarrhea. The tongue has a white, greasy tongue coating. It can also be used to treat conditions that are contracted from the clouds and mists in the mountains, malaria, etc.

This pattern, commonly seen in summer, is caused by externally contracted wind-cold and internal damage by dampness. Wind-cold contraction in the exterior obstructs wei yang and leads to exterior patterns marked by aversion to cold and fever. Internal damage by dampness in the middle jiao leads to spleen-stomach disharmony and disturbance of ascending and descending marked by vomiting and diarrhea. Qi stagnation due to blockage of dampness is marked by distension and depression of the chest and diaphragm as well as abdominal pain. The proper therapeutic method is to dispel wind-cold externally and remove damp-turbidity internally in combination with methods that rectify qi and harmonize the center.

1. Essential pattern differentiation Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San is the common formula used to treat exterior wind-cold and internal damage by dampness accumulation. This clinical pattern is marked by aversion to wind with fever, vomiting and diarrhea, white and greasy tongue coating. 2. Modern applications This formula may be used in the following biomedically defined disorders when the patient shows signs of dampness stagnation in spleen and stomach with exterior wind-cold contraction: acute gastroenteritis and common cold in the four seasons. 3. Cautions and contraindications This formula has a powerful effect to remove dampness and to harmonize the stomach and a mild effect to release the exterior and dissipate cold. After taking it, one should cover up with an extra layer to help release the exterior. It is not applicable for vomiting and diarrhea caused by damp-heat.

Liu He Tang (Six Harmony Decoction 六和湯)

Officinal Magnolia ( Magnolia officinalis ) is listed as "Endangered" in the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species.