Fang Feng Tong Sheng San 防风通圣散
Ledebouriella Powder that Sagely Unblocks

Tradition:

TCM

Source / Author:

Formulas from the Discussion Illuminating the Yellow Emperor’s Basic Questions (Huang di su wen man ming lun fang)

Herb Name Hua Shi (Talcum) Shi Gao (Gypsum) Jie Geng (Platycodon) Fang Feng (Saposhnikoviea) Ma Huang (Ephedra) Da Huang (Rhubarb root) * Mang Xiao (Mirabilite) Jing Jie (Schizonepeta) Bo He (Peppermint) Zhi Zi (Gardenia fruit) Lian Qiao (Forsythia) Huang Qin (Baical Skullcap) Chuan Xiong (Sichuan lovage) Dang Gui (Chinese angelica) Bai Shao (White Peony) Bai Zhu (White Atractylodes) Gan Cao (Licorice)

Latin Talcum Calcium sulphate Platycodon grandiflorum Saposhnikovia divaricata Ephedra sinica Rheum palmatum Mirabilitum Schizonepeta tenuifolia Mentha haplocalyx Gardenia jasminoides Forsythia suspensa Scutellaria baicalensis Ligusticum chuanxiong Angelica sinensis Paeonia lactiflora Atractylodes macrocephala Glycyrrhiza uralensis Amount 90 grams 30 grams ea. 15 grams ea. 60 grams

* Rhubarb root is wine-fried

Preparation:

Powder

Function:

Clears Wind, purges Heat, clears the Exterior

Use:

Fever and chills, dizziness, red eyes, thick yellow phlegm, bitter taste, red tongue with yellow coat and a rapid or wiry pulse.
1. Influenza
2. Acute upper respiratory tract infection
3. Carbuncles
4. Dermatitis
5. Acne
6. Urticaria
7. Heat rash
8. Food poisoning
9. Acute Mania
10. Obesity

Dose:

6–9 grams with a decoction of fresh Ginger

Cautions:

1. Only used for acute cases with Heat

Modifications:

1. With Chills, remove Ephedra
2. If there is no marked Fever, omit Gypsum.

Similar Formulas:

Niu Huang Shang Qing Wan

In pill form, this can be used more broadly for acute Wind-Heat or Heat-toxin.
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