Qu Feng Zhi Bao Dan 祛风至宝丹
Great Treasure Special Pill to Dispel Wind

Tradition:

TCM

Source / Author:

Wondrous Lantern for Peering into the Origin and Developmnt of Miscellaneous Diseases (Za Bing Yuan Liu Xi Zhu)

Herb Name Hua Shi (Talcum) Chuan Xiong (Sichuan Lovage) Dang Gui (Chinese Angelica) Gan Cao (Licorice) Bai Shao (Chinese Peony) Fang Feng Huang Qi (Astragalus) Shi Gao (Gypsum) Huang Qin Jie Geng (Platycodon) Shu Di Huang (Rehmannia) Tian Ma (Gastrodia) Ren Shen (Ginseng) Qiang huo Du Huo Jing Jie (Schizonepeta) Bo He (Mint) Ma Huang (Ephedra) Da Huang (Rhubarb) Mang Xiao (Mirabilite) Huang Lian (Coptis) Huang Bai (Phellodendron) Xi Xin (Asarum) Quan Xie (Scorpion) Zhi Zi (Gardenia) Lian Qiao (Forsythia)

Latin Magnesium silicate Ligusticum chuanxiong Angelicae sinensis Glycyrrhiza uralensis Paeonia lactiflora Saposhnikovia divaricata Atractylodes macrocephala Calcium sulphate Scutellaria baicalensis Platycodum grandiflorum Rehmannia glutinosa Gastrodia elata Panax ginseng Notopterygium incisum Angelica pubescens Schizonepeta tenuifolia Mentha haplocalyx Ephedra sinensis Rheum palmatum Sodium sulphate Coptis chinensis Phellodendron chinense Asarum chinense Buthus martensi Gardenia jasminoidis Forsythia suspensa Amount 45 grams 37 ½ grams ea. 30 grams 21 grams ea. 19 ½ grams 15 grams ea. 9 grams 7 ½ grams

Preparation:

Powder and form Honey pills. Often formed into boluses of 6 grams

Function:

Dispels Wind, Purges Heat

Use:

Used for the following symptoms with strong Heat
1. Facial Paralysis or Facial asymmetry
2. Paralysis
3. Hemiplegia
4. Stroke (CVA)

Dose:

6 grams

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

1. The formula is still potent without Scorpion
2. Prepared Nux Vomica is a good addition.

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