HERB FORMULAS

QING SHEN SAN - 清神散 - CLEAR HEAT FROM THE SPIRIT POWDER

English: Clear Heat from the Spirit Powder
Also Known As:

HERBS AND ACTIONS

Pharmaceutical Latin
Pin Yin
Dosage
Actions
Flos Chrysanthemi Ju Hua 4.5-20g Disperses Wind, clears Heat, calms the Liver Yang and extinguishes Wind.
With Fang Feng, for Wind-Heat irritating the exterior with slight chills, mild fever, headache and itchy eyes.
With Chuan Xiong, for headache due to Wind-Heat or Liver Yang Rising.
Hb. Schizonepeta Jing Jie 3-10g Releases the exterior and expels Wind.
With Fang Feng and Qiang Huo, for External Wind-Cold with chills, fever and anhidrosis.
Rz. et Rx. Notopterygii Qiang Huo 3-10g Releases the exterior and disperses Cold.
With Chuan Xiong, for headache and generalized body aches and pains associated with the common cold or painful obstruction.
With Fang Feng, for pain due to External Wind-Dampness.
With Jing Jie and Fang Feng, for occipital headache from Wind-Cold without perspiration.
Caulis Akebia Mu Tong 3-10g Promotes urination and unblocks painful urinary dysfunction.
Rx. Aucklandiae Mu Xiang 3-10g Promotes the movement of Qi and alleviates pain.
Rx. Glycyrrhizae Gan Cao 3-6g Moderates and harmonizes the harsh properties of other herbs.
Bombyx Batryticatus Jiang Can 3-10g Dispels Wind, disperses Wind-Heat, transforms Phlegm, softens hardness, eliminates toxins and dissipates nodules.
With Gan Cao, for hoarseness and painful, red throat due to Wind-Heat.
Rz. Acori Tatarinowii Shi Chang Pu 3-10g Opens the Orifices, vaporizes Phlegm, removes filth, calms the Spirit, disperses Wind, promotes Blood flow, reduces swelling and alleviates Wind-Damp Bi and sores.
Rz. Chuanxiong Chuan Xiong 3-10g Invigorates the Blood, promotes the movement of Qi, Expels Wind and alleviates pain.
Rx. Saposhnikoviae Fang Feng 3-10g Releases the exterior and expels External Wind.

FORMULA ACTIONS

  • Disperses Wind
  • Scatters the pathogen
  • Transforms Phlegm
  • Dredges an opening through the cavities

SYNDROMES

  • Wind pathogen closes the ear

CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS

  • Fullness and closure at the inside of the ear accompanied by decreased hearing, tinnitus, and a slight reddening of the ear drum
  • Nasal congestion
  • Rhinorrhea
  • Fever
  • Headache
  • T: Normal
  • C: Slightly white or Slightly yellow
  • P: Floating and rapid

TREATS

CONTRAINDICATIONS AND HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

NOTES

MODIFICATIONS

For a stronger effect:  
+ Rx Puerariae Ge Gen    
+ Rx. Angelicae Dahuricae Bai Zhi    
   
+ Fr. Xanthii Cang Er Zi