Xiao Yao San 逍遥散
Happy Wanderer,
Or Free and Easy Powder
Or Rambling Powder

Tradition:

TCM

Source / Author:

Formulary of the Pharmacy Service for Benefitting the People in the Taiping Era: 1107

Herb Name Chai Hu (Bupleurum) Dang Gui (Chinese angelica) Bai Shao (White Peony) Bai Zhu (White Atractylodes) Fu Ling (Poria) Zhi Gan Cao (Fried Licorice) Pao Jiang (fried Ginger) Bo He (Mint)

Latin Bupleurum chinense Angelica sinensis Paeonia lactiflora Atractylodes macrocephala Poria cocos Glycyrrhiza uralensis Zingiber officinale Mentha haplocalyx Amount 9 grams ea. 3 grams ea.

Preparation:

Powder. It may be prepared as a decoction with the above doses.

Function:

Moves Qi, calms the Liver, benefits Spleen, Qi and Blood

Use:

1. Acute and chronic Gastritis, Enteritis, Indigestion
2. PMS, Breast tenderness
3. Irritability, Stress, Emotions, mild depression
4. Dizziness, Headache especially due to stress
5. Hypochondriac pain

Dose:

take 6 grams of the powder twice daily with warm water

Cautions:

None noted

Modifications:

1. If Paeonia Mu Dan Pi and Gardenia Zhi Zi is added, it becomes Dan Zhi Xiao Yao San (also called Jia Wei Xiao Yao San). It is used if there are signs of Heat with Qi stagnation. This is good for Stress with Irritability and Depression with anger.
2. More deficiency, add Astragalus Huang Qi.

Similar Formulas:
Hei Xiao Yao San
Dan Zhi Xiao Yao San

This is a main formula for PMS, mild stress and Depression.
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