formula | Upper-Clearing and Pain-Relieving Decoction Qing Shang Juan Tong Tang |
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Dispersing wind and dissipating cold, clearing heat to stop pain.
All headaches, regardless of left or right, partial or complete, new or chronic.
bubble_chart Formula Principles
In the formula, Sichuan Lovage Rhizome moves qi in the blood and dispels wind in the blood, ascending to the head and eyes, making it a key herb for wind-cold headache; Notopterygium, Pubescent Angelica, Saposhnikovia Root, Asarum, Dahurian Angelica, pungent and warm, disperse cold and dispel wind to relieve pain; Chrysanthemum Flower, Chastetree Fruit, pungent and cool, disperse wind and dissipate heat to relieve pain; Chinese Angelica nourishes blood and regulates blood, dredges collaterals and relieves pain; Atractylodes Rhizome disperses cold and transforms dampness to relieve pain; Skullcap Root clears heat to stop pain; the combination of medicinals Ophiopogon Tuber prevents excessive pungent warmth from damaging yin, Liquorice Root harmonizes the various herbs. Together, they achieve the effects of dispersing wind and dissipating cold, clearing heat to stop pain.
bubble_chart Formula Modificationbubble_chart Modern Application
Migraine, hypertension, intracranial diseases, trigeminal neuralgia, headache, neural Guanneng syndrome.