HERB FORMULAS

QIANG HUO SHENG FENG TANG - 羌活胜风汤 - QIANG HUO OVERCOME WIND DECOCTION

English: Qiang Huo Overcome Wind Decoction
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Rz. et Rx. Notopterygii Qiang Huo 6g Releases the exterior and disperses Cold.
Hb. Schizonepetae Jing Jie 6g Releases the exterior and expels Wind.
With Fang Feng and Qiang Huo, for External Wind-Cold with chills, fever and anhidrosis.
Hb. Saposhnikoviae Fang Feng 10g Releases the exterior and expels External Wind.
With Jing Jie, for Exterior patterns in any season.
With Qiang Huo, for Wind-Dampness.
Rx. Angelicae Dahuricae Bai Zhi 6g Expels Wind, eliminates Dampness, reduces swelling, eliminates toxins and expels pus.
 With Huang Qin, for Wind-Heat headache.
With Fang Feng and Qiang Huo, for Wind-Cold with headache and stuffy nose.
Rx. Bupleuri Chai Hu 6g Disperses Wind-Heat and resolves Phlegm and congestion.
With Huang Qin, for Heat in the Shao Yang.
With Gan Cao, for Wind-Heat fever.
With Qiang Huo and Fang Feng, for Spleen Deficiency Dampness.
Cx. Fraxini Qin Pi 10g Clears Heat, resolves toxicity, drains Liver Fire and benefits the eyes.
Hb. Menthae Haplocalycis Bo He 6g Disperses Wind-Heat and cools and clears the head and eyes.
With Jing Jie, for Wind-Heat.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao 3g Clears Heat, relieves Fire toxicity and moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs.
Rx. Scutellariae Huang Qin 10g Drains Fire, detoxifies and calms ascending Liver Yang.
With Qiang Huo, for Cold-Dampness at the Exterior with Heat in the Interior.
Rx. Isatidis Ban Lan Gen 15g Drains Heat, relieves Fire toxicity, cools the Blood and benefits the throat.
With Qiang Huo, for Heat toxin affecting the head and neck.
Rz. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong 10g Invigorates the Blood, promotes the movement of Qi, expels Wind and alleviates pain.
With Fang Feng and Jing Jie, for headache due Wind-Cold Invasion.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Removes Pathogenic Wind and Heat

SYNDROMES

  • Wind-Heat Affects the eyes

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Photophobia
  • Hot lacrimation with faint unsmooth or uncomfortable sensations
  • Ciliary hyperemia
  • Punctate or dendritic opacity of the cornea or
  • Grayish-whitish discoid cloudiness
  • Headache
  • Red eyes
  • Stuffy nose
  • Eye pain
  • Restlessness
  • Chills and fever
  • T: Red tip
  • C: Thin and yellowish
  • P: Floating and rapid

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For a reddish tongue with yellow urine: For conjunctivitis:
+ 10g Fr. Gardeniae Zhi Zi - Cx. Fraxini Qin Pi
For sudden reddening of the eyes, hot tearing, photophobia, a rough sensation in the eyes and pain in the eyeballs: - Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao
+ Fr. Viticis Man Jing Zi
- Cx. Fraxini Qin Pi + Rx. Peucedani Qian Hu
- Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao + Hb Equiseti Mu Zei
- Rx. Isatidis Ban Lan Gen + Fol Mori Sang Ye
+ 10g Fr. Viticis Man Jing Zi + Rz. Zingiberis Recens Sheng Jiang
+ 10g Rx. Peucedani Qian Hu For sudden reddening of the eyes, hot tearing, photophobia, a rough sensation in the eyes, pain in the eyeballs and constipation:
+ 10g Hb. Equiseti Mu Zei
+ 10g Fol. Mori Sang Ye - Cx. Fraxini Qin Pi
    - Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao
    - Rx. Isatidis Ban Lan Gen
    + 10g Fr. Viticis Man Jing Zi
    + 10g Rx. Peucedani Qian Hu
    + 10g Hb. Equiseti Mu Zei
    + 10g Fol. Mori Sang Ye
    + 9g Rx. et Rz. Rhei Da Huang
    + 9g Natrii Sulfas Mang Xiao