Si Wi Xiao Feng Yin  四物消風飲
Four Substances Eliminate Wind Decoction

Tradition:

TCM

Source / Author:

Golden Mirror of the Medical Tradition (Yi Zong Jin Jian)

Herb Name Sheng Di Huang (Rehmannia) Dang Gui (Chinese Angelica) Jing Jie (Schizonepeta) Fang Feng (Saposhnikovia) Chi Shao Yao (Red Peony) Chuan Xiong (Sichuan Lovage) Bai Xian Pi (White Dittany) Chan Tui (Cicada Slough) Bo He (Mint) Du Huo (Pubescent Angelica) Chai Hu (Bupleurum) Da Zao (Jujube)

Latin Rehmannia glutinosa Angelica sinensis Schizonepeta tenuifolia Saposhnikovia divaricata Paeonia rubra Ligusticum chuanxiong Dictarnnus dasycarpum Periostracum cicada Mentha haplocalyx Angelica pubescens Bupleurum chinense Zizyphus jujuba Amount 9 grams 6 grams 4 ½ grams ea. 3 grams ea. 2 grams ea. 2 pieces

Preparation:

Decoction.
Also used in Powder or Pill form.

Function:

Nourishes Blood, Clears Wind

Use:

1. Urticaria
2. Eczema
3. Psoriasis
4. Allergic Dermatitis

Dose:

Divided into 3 doses to be taken over the course of the day
Powder of Pills, take 6 grams 3 times daily.

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

1. Eczema, add Paeonia Mu Dan Pi, Burdock seed (Niu Bang Zi)
2. Psoriasis, add Paeonia Mu Dan Pi, Sophora Ku Shen
3. Severe Itching, add Oyster shell (Mu Li), Mother of Pearl (Zhen Zhu Mu)

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