formula | Jade Screen Powder Yu Ping Feng San |
source | Jian Yi Fang, Li Minshou, 1260 Cited: Jiu Yuan Fang, Zhang Song, 1213 |
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bubble_chart Composition 30 gm of Fangfeng, 60 gm each of Huangqi (honey-fried) and Baizhu.
bubble_chart Preparation and Dosage
Grind the above ingredients. Take 9 grams each time, add 300 ml of water and one jujube, decoct until reduced to 200 ml.
bubble_chart Efficacy
Replenishing qi and consolidating the exterior to stop sweating.
bubble_chart Indications
Exterior deficiency with spontaneous sweating, as well as weak individuals with loose striae and interstices, are prone to common colds, sweating with aversion to wind, pale complexion, a pale tongue or thin white coating, and a floating, slow pulse.
bubble_chart Formula Principles
In the formula, Astragalus Root replenishes qi and consolidates the exterior, serving as the sovereign herb to stop sweating; White Atractylodes Rhizome tonifies qi and invigorates the spleen, acting as the minister herb; Saposhnikovia Root is used as the assistant herb to disperse wind pathogens on the surface, working together with Astragalus Root and White Atractylodes Rhizome to tonify qi and expel pathogens. Moreover, Astragalus Root, when combined with Saposhnikovia Root, consolidates the exterior without retaining pathogens; Saposhnikovia Root, when combined with Astragalus Root, expels pathogens without harming the righteous qi, embodying the principle of supplementing while dispersing and dispersing while supplementing.