Name
The Prescription of Zengsun Xiaoyao San
Source
The book Guo Huan Zhang Fang
Ingredients
Chai Hu 10 gDang Gui 10 gBai Shao 15 gChen Pi 15 gQing Ban Xia 10 gQiang Huo 10 gGui Zhi 10 gBai Jie Zi 10 gFu Zi 10 gQin Jiao 10 gFu Ling 10 gExplanation
Chai Hu: Release exterior, soothe the liver and release liver depression, ascend yang qi.
Dang Gui: Tonify blood and activate blood, alleviate pain
Chen Pi: Promote the circulation of qi, strengthen the stomach.
Bai Shao: Tonify blood, astringe yin to check sweating, emolliate liver to alleviate pain, calm and suppress liver yang.
Gui Zhi: Release exterior, warm and unblock the meridians, warm and reinforce the yang qi.
Ban Xia: Dry dampness and resolve phlegm, check adverse rise of qi.
Qiang Huo: Release exterior and disperse cold, expel wind-damp and alleviate pain.
Qin Jiao: Dispel wind-damp, unblock collaterals to alleviate pain.
Fu Pian: Reinforce fire and strengthen yang, dispel cold to alleviate pain.
Bai Jie Zi: Warm the lung and dispel phlegm, promote qi flow and dissipate nodulation, resolve swelling and alleviate pain.
Fu Ling: Induce diuresis and drain dampness, invigorate spleen.
The Effect of Zengsun Xiaoyao San
Effect
Soothe the liver, harmonize the spleen, dispel wind-cold.
Indications
Shoulder pain caused by wind-cold.
Administrations
All the drugs are decocted in water for oral dose to be taken twice after meal.