HERB FORMULAS

MING MU XI XIN TANG JIA JIAN - 明目细辛汤加囊 - MODIFIED BRIGHTEN THE EYES ASARUM DECOCTION

English: Modified Brighten the Eyes Asarum Decoction
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Hb. cum Rx. Asari Xi Xin 3g Releases Exterior Wind and Cold, disperses and unblocks the Qi of the nasal orifices and clears the orifices of the head.
With Ma Huang, alleviates coughing and wheezing due to Phlegm caused by Wind-Cold.
With Chuan Xiong, for Wind-Cold headache and toothache.
With Fang Feng, Qiang Huo and Chuan Xiong, for Wind-Cold.
Rx. Saposhnikoviae Fang Feng 10g Releases the Exterior and expels External Wind.
With Jing Jie and Qiang Huo, for Wind-Cold.
With Ma Huang, dispels Wind-Cold from the Exterior.
Rz. et Rx. Notopterygii Qiang Huo 10g Releases the Exterior and disperses Cold.
With Chuan Xiong, for headaches and generalized body aches and pains associated with the common cold or painful obstruction.
With Jing Jie and Fang Feng, for an occipital headache from Wind-Cold without perspiration.
Hb. Schizonepetae Jing Jie 10g Releases the Exterior and expels Wind.
With Bo He, disperses Wind in the head.
With Fang Feng, for Exterior Excess.
With Fang Feng and Qiang Huo, for External Wind-Cold with chills, fever and anhidrosis.
With Dang Gui and Chuan Xiong, for itching from Wind due to Blood Deficiency
Rz. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong 10g Invigorates the Blood, promotes the movement of Qi, expels Wind and alleviates pain.
With Dang Gui, Tao Ren and Hong Hua, for a headache from Blood Stagnation.
With Xi Xin, for Wind-Cold headaches.
With Gao Ben, for severe headaches without Interior Fire.
Rx. et Rz. Ligustici Gao Ben 10g Expels Wind and Cold.
With Xi Xin, for Wind-Cold-Damp headache, vertex headaches, stiff neck and toothaches.
Hb. Ephedrae Ma Huang 6g Induces sweating, releases the Exterior and warms and disperses Cold pathogens
Per. Zanthoxyli Chuan Jiao 3g Warms the Middle Jiao, disperses Cold and alleviates abdominal pain.
Rx. Angelicae Sinensis Dang Gui 6g Tonifies, invigorates and harmonizes the Blood and disperses Cold.
With Tao Ren and Hong Hua, for symptoms associated with Blood Stasis.
With Chuan Xiong, harmonizes, nourishes and invigorates the Blood and disperses Blood Stasis.
Flos Carthami Hong Hua 6g Invigorates the Blood, dispels Blood Stasis, opens the channels and alleviates pain.
Sm. Persicae Tao Ren 6g Breaks up Blood Stasis and invigorates Blood circulation.
With Hong Hua, invigorates the Blood for all types of Blood Stagnation.
Fr. Viticis Man Jing Zi 10g Dispels Wind-Heat in the Liver channel and clears and benefits the head and eyes.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Expels Wind
  • Scatters Cold
  • Resolves the Exterior
  • Invigorates the Blood
  • Breaks up Stasis

SYNDROMES

  • Wind-Cold

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Red eyes with slight pain
  • A rough sensation in the eyes
  • Profuse, sticky eye discharge
  • Photophobia
  • Pyretophobia
  • Stuck together eyelashes
  • Swelling at the inner ends of the eyebrows
  • Aversion to Wind and Cold
  • Nasal congestion
  • Runny nose
  • T: Normal
  • C: Thin and white
  • P: Floating and tight

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