Name
The Prescription of 连翘败毒散
Source
The book Gu Jin Yi Jian
Ingredients
Chai HuQiang HuoJie GengJin Yin HuaLian QiaoFang FengJing JieBo HeChuan XiongDu HuoQian HuFu LingGan CaoZhi QiaoSheng JiangExplanation
Fang Feng: Dispersing wind pathogen to relieve exterior syndrome, working together with Jing Jie and Bo He to strongly dispel wind pathogen by diaphoresis.
Jing Jie: Dispelling wind and releasing exterior.
Qiang Huo and Du Huo: Removing wind, cold and dampness pathogens from the whole body.
Chuan Xiong: Promoting the circulation of blood, dispersing pathogenic wind.
Chai Hu: Being pungent in flavor and dispersing in nature, expelling the pathogens from the muscles and skin, aiding Qiang Huo and Du Huo in driving away exo-pathogens, relieving pain.
Zhi Qiao: Descending Qi.
Jie Geng: Promoting the flow of the lung-Qi.
Qian Hu: Removing phlegm.
Fu Ling: Eliminating dampness.
Gan Cao: Tempering the actions of all the other ingredients, invigorating Qi, regulating the stomach.
Bo He: Expelling wind pathogen.
Sheng Jiang: Regulating the stomach and descending the adverse flow of Qi.
Lian Qiao: Dispersing wind-heat, clearing heart-heat and removing toxicity.
Yin Hua: Dispersing wind-heat, clearing summer-heat and removing toxicity.
The Effect of 连翘败毒散
Indications
Sores and boils, acute mastitis.
Administrations
All the drugs are ground into fine powder. The powder is decocted in water with Sheng Jiang for oral dose to be taken.