HERB FORMULAS

DAN XI BI YUAN FANG JIA JIAN - 丹洗鼻渊方加減 - DAN XI'S MODIFIED NASAL CONGESTION FORMULA

English: Dan Xi's Modified Nasal Congestion Formula
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Pulvis Arisaemae cum Felle Bovis Dan Nan Xing 6g Clears Heat, dissolves Phlegm, calms Wind and stops convulsions.
Rz. Pinelliae Preparatum Zhi Ban Xia 9g Dries Dampness and transforms Phlegm.
With Jiu Huang Qin, for Phlegm-Heat induced Rebellious Qi with cough, nausea, and vomiting.
Rz. Atractylodis Cang Zhu 9g Strongly dries Dampness, tonifies the Spleen induces sweating and expels Wind-Dampness.
Rx. Angelicae Dahuricae Bai Zhi 9g Expels Wind, eliminates Dampness, unblocks the nasal passages, dispels Cold and alleviates pain.
With Jiu Huang Qin, for Wind-Heat headache.
Wine-fried Rx. Scutellariae Jiu Huang Qin 9g Clears and eliminates Damp-Heat from the Upper Jiao
Massa Medicata Fermentata Shen Qu 9g Reduces Food Stagnation, promotes digestion and harmonizes the Stomach.
Flos Magnoliae Xin Yi Hua 9g Expels Wind-Cold and unblocks the nasal passages.
Hb. Schizonepetae Jing Jie 9g Releases the exterior and expels Wind

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Clears Heat
  • Transforms Phlegm
  • Expels Wind and Damp
  • Opens the nose

SYNDROMES

  • Phlegm-Heat Blocking the nose

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Copious sticky, continuous yellow or green nasal discharge or
  • Severe, continuous or sustained nasal congestion
  • Transient, declining sense of smell or loss of sense of smell
  • Generally severe frontal headache
  • Inflamed and swollen mucus membranes
  • Vertigo
  • Dizziness
  • Heavy woolly-headedness
  • Heaviness and aches in the body
  • Lethargy
  • Fatigue
  • Epigastric and abdominal distention
  • Anorexia
  • Loose or sluggish stools
  • T: Red
  • C: Greasy and yellow
  • P: Soft and rapid or Slippery and rapid

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For nasal congestion and sinusitis with severe congestion: For nasal congestion and sinusitis with a bitter taste in the mouth and a dry throat:
+ 6g Fr. Amomi Bai Dou Kou Fr. Amomi Bai Dou Kou
+ 12g Hb. Agastaches Mu Xiang Hb. Agastaches Mu Xiang
+ 12g Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao
+ 9g Rz. Acori Tatarinowii Shi Chang Pu Rz. Acori Tatarinowii Shi Chang Pu
+ 9g Fr. Xanthii Cang Er Zi + 9g Rz. Anemarrhenae Zhi Mu
+ 6g Hb. Menthae Bo He + 20g Rz. Phragmitis Lu Gen
For nasal congestion and sinusitis with insomnia with much dreaming:
For nasal congestion and sinusitis with tinnitus and loss of hearing:
+ 6g Fr. Amomi Bai Dou Kou + 6g Fr. Amomi Bai Dou Kou
+ 12g Hb. Agastaches Mu Xiang + 12g Hb. Agastaches Mu Xiang
+ 12g Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao + 12g Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao
+ 9g Rz. Acori Tatarinowii Shi Chang Pu + 9g Rz. Acori Tatarinowii Shi Chang Pu
+ 25g Fr. Zizyphi Spinosae Suan Zao Ren + 20g Hb. Eupatorii Pei Lan
For nasal congestion and sinusitis with signs of Wind-Heat:
 + 3 more grams Rz. Acori Tatarinowii Shi Chang Pu
+ 6g Fr. Amomi Bai Dou Kou + 15g Caul. Polygoni Multiflori Ye Jiao Teng
+ 12g Hb. Agastaches Mu Xiang
For nasal congestion and sinusitis with a cough with copious sputum:
+ 12g Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao + 6g Fr. Amomi Bai Dou Kou
+ 9g Rz. Acori Tatarinowii Shi Chang Pu + 12g Hb. Agastaches Mu Xiang
+ 15g Flos Lonicerae Jin Yin Hua + 12g Fr. Forsythiae Lian Qiao
+ 9g Fr. Arctii Niu Bang Zi + 9g Rz. Acori Tatarinowii Shi Chang Pu
+ 9g Hb. Menthae Bo He + 9g Sm. Armeniacae Xing Ren
+ 12g Flos Chrysanthemi Ju Hua + 6g Rx. Platycodi Jie Geng
    + 9g Sm. Trichosanthis Gua Lou Ren