Prescriptions for Dispelling Wind to Remove Dampness
Bafeng Xuming Tang
Name
The Prescription of Bafeng Xuming Tang
Source
The book Bei Ji Qian Jin Yao Fang
Ingredients
Ren ShenGui XinDang GuiDu HuoHuang QinGan JiangGan CaoShi GaoXing RenExplanation
Dang Gui: Tonifying blood and activating blood, alleviating pain and moistening intestines.
Huang Qin: Clearing heat and removing toxicity.
Du Huo: Removing cold-dampness in the lower-Jiao and the joints.
Gui Xin: Warming and clearing the blood vessels.
Shi Gao: Being pungent and sweet in flavor and very cold in nature, facilitating the flow of the lung-Qi to clear away the lung-heat and preventing the other drugs warm in nature from producing heat.
Xing Ren: Discending the lung-Qi, assisting Shi Gao in removing heat from the lung to relieve asthma.
Ren Shen, Gan Jiang and Gan Cao: Replenishing qi, warm the spleen and stomach.
The Effect of Bafeng Xuming Tang
Effect
Expel wind, relieve convulsion, tonify blood and dredge meridians.
Administrations
Decoct in water for oral dose to be taken twice.
Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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